"The More We Get Together" is a popular English

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, originally written for a British charitable organisation for children, claimed authorship by

Irving King Jimmy Campbell (born James Alexander Campbell-Tyrie; 5 April 1903–19 August 1967) and Reg Connelly (born Reginald John Connelly; 22 October 1895–23 September 1963) were English songwriters and Music publisher (popular music), music p ...

in 1926, based on an old Viennese tune, "

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", like" Did You Ever See a Lassie?". It is very popular throughout the world.

Lyrics

Original

:Oh the more we are together, together, together, :Oh the more we are together :The merrier we’ll be. :For your friends are my friends :And my friends are your friends, :So, the more we are together, :The merrier we’ll be.

Later

:The more we get together, together, together, :The more we get together, :The happier we’ll be. :For your friends are my friends, :And my friends are your friends. :The more we get together, :The happier we’ll be.

In popular culture

*British songwriters

Jimmy Campbell and Reg Connelly Jimmy Campbell (born James Alexander Campbell-Tyrie; 5 April 1903–19 August 1967) and Reg Connelly (born Reginald John Connelly; 22 October 1895–23 September 1963) were English songwriters and Music publisher (popular music), music p ...

, under the pseudonym

, claimed authorship in 1926 as the official song of the

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, with lyrics, "...The more we are together the merrier we'll be..." King said it was "founded on an old air". *The first trailer club in the United States, th
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since the first half of the XX century. *Curad used the tune in their 1960's "ouchless" bandage jingle. *In 1976, children's performer

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". *The song was used in a UK advert for

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in 2006. *The theme song of the Singaporean show ''

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'' played the tune at the beginning and end of the theme song. It is also played at the interlude. * In 2011, the song was included in

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commercial, with some modified lyrics. *In August 2013, Subway New Zealand used the tune to advertise their Limited Time $5 Lunch Deals. *In 2014, a rendition of the song was played in the trailer for version 1.1 of ''

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''. *In 2021, the song was used in a television advertisement for

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References

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