John Heywood
John Heywood (c. 1497 – c. 1580) was an English writer known for his plays, poems, and collection of proverbs. Although he is best known as a playwright, he was also active as a musician and composer, though no works survive.
Life
Heywood was born in 1497, probably in Coventry, and moved to London some time in his late teens. He spent time at Broadgate Hall, Oxford, and was active at the royal court by 1520 as a singer. He did not have the education of some of his peers; he was very intelligent, as can be seen by his translation of Johan Johan from the original French La Farce du paste. By 1519, he was being paid 100 shillings four times a year for being a 'synger' in the royal court of Henry VIII. In 1523 Heywood became a member of the Mercers' Company in London. He began receiving a salary as a virginal player in 1527. By 1523, records of London Freemans indicate, John Heywood was married to Elizabeth Rastell, daughter of John Rastell the printer. Through this marriage, Heywood entered into a very dramatic family. Rastell was a composer of interludes and was the first publisher of plays in England. When Rastell built his own house in Finsbury Fields, he built a stage explicitly for the performance of plays, and his wife made costumes. It appears that the whole family, including Thomas More, were involved in these productions. In this private theatre, Heywood found an audience for his early works, and a strong artistic influence in his father-in-law. In the 1520s and 1530s, he was writing and producing interludes for the royal court. He enjoyed the patronage of Edward VI and Mary I, writing plays to present at court. While some of his plays call for music, no songs or texts survive.
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John Heywood was an English writer.
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Temptation
by: John WaiteWhen you tell me that you're leaving
And that you've got to be alone
Sometimes you seem to me like you're far away
In some different danger zone
I couldn't stop you if I wanted
You found somebody else for sure
What you don't know is I've found some love
Like some revolving door
Yeah
Temptation's gonna come into our lives
Gonna break up our happy home
Temptation
Me and you are going through it
And we should know better
To leave that thing alone
You always seem to be distracted
Just like your mind is somewhere else
If you don't wanna be alone with some strange guy
You're gonna wind up on the shelf
Yeah
Temptation's gonna come into our lives
Gonna break up our happy home
Temptation
Me and you are going through it
And we should know better
Yeah yeah
To leave that thing alone
Temptation's gonna go into our lives
Gonna break up our happy home
Temptation
Me and you are going through it
And we should know better
Yeah yeah
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Gonna break up our happy home
Temptation
Me and you are going through it
And we should know better
Yeah yeah
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