East of the Sun (and West of the Moon)

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"East of the Sun (and West of the Moon)" is a popular song written by Brooks Bowman, an undergraduate member of Princeton University's Class of 1936, for the 1934 production of the Princeton Triangle Club's production of Stags at Bay. [1] It was published in 1934 by Santly Bros. and soon became a hallmark of the Princeton Tigertones, [2] Princeton University's signature all-male a cappella group. The standard is also sung by the Princeton Nassoons.

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  2. ↑ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2013-03-12. Retrieved 2013-03-06.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
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