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goodnight Irenenoun
An involuntary departure.
Etymology: From the blues/folk song “Goodnight Irene” first popularized by Huddie 'Leadbelly' Ledbetter.
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goodnight Irene
"Goodnight, Irene" or "Irene, Goodnight," is a 20th-century American folk standard, written in 34 time, first recorded by American blues musician Huddie 'Lead Belly' Ledbetter in 1933. A version recorded by the Weavers was a #1 hit in 1950. The lyrics tell of the singer's troubled past with his love, Irene, and express his sadness and frustration. Several verses refer explicitly to suicidal fantasies, most famously in the line "sometimes I take a great notion to jump in the river and drown," which was the inspiration for the title of the 1964 Ken Kesey novel Sometimes a Great Notion and a song of the same name from John Mellencamp's 1989 album, Big Daddy, itself strongly informed by traditional American folk music.
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Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of goodnight irene in Chaldean Numerology is: 3
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of goodnight irene in Pythagorean Numerology is: 6
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