"Auld Lang Syne," by the eighteenth century Scottish poet Robert Burns, is a song about friends and remembering times long ago.

VOA: special.2009.12.28

Often,they sang about the long ride to the cattle markets where the cows were sold for beef, as in this song called, "Git Along Little Dogie."

VOA: special.2010.03.25

And,the expression swan song has long been a part of the English language.

VOA: special.2010.04.11

Here is one Beach Boys song, "All Summer Long."

VOA: special.2009.06.22