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The concealed entrance to a priest hole in Partingdale House, Middlesex (in the right pilaster) Some have suggested [according to whom?] that this rhyme refers to priest holes—hiding places for itinerant Catholic priests during the persecutions under King Henry VIII, his children Edward, Queen Elizabeth and, later, under Oliver Cromwell.
"The Name Game" is a song co-written and performed by Shirley Ellis [2] as a rhyming game that creates variations on a person's name. [3] She explains through speaking and singing how to play the game. The first verse is done using Ellis's first name; the other names used in the original version of the song are Lincoln, Arnold,
Busta Rhymes: The Coming: 1996 "Against All Odds" Flipmode Squad: Jamal: Extinction Level Event: The Final World Front: 1998 "All Night" None Swizz Beatz: Anarchy: 2000 "Anarchy" None Nottz: Anarchy: 2000 "Bladow!!" None Scott Storch: Anarchy: 2000 " The Body Rock" Rampage Puff Daddy Mase: Puff Daddy: Extinction Level Event: The Final World ...
Where sources could be identified, they could often be traced to popular adult songs, including ballads and those in music hall and minstrel shows. [16] They were also studied in 19th century New York. [17] Children also have a tendency to recycle nursery rhymes, children's commercial songs and adult music in satirical versions.
The terms "nursery rhyme" and "children's song" emerged in the 1820s, although this type of children's literature previously existed with different names such as Tommy Thumb Songs and Mother Goose Songs. [1] The first known book containing a collection of these texts was Tommy Thumb's Pretty Song Book, which was published by Mary Cooper in 1744 ...
The Missing Notebook Rhymes is a compilation album partially released in 2017 by British-American rapper MF Doom under the shortened alias "Doom". The album was intended to be a 15-song compilation of rare or unreleased Doom tracks that would be released on Adult Swim's website one song a week for 15 weeks—however, on 27 September 2017 Adult Swim abruptly announced the cancellation of the ...
The rhyme is thought by some commentators to have originated as a counting-out rhyme. [1] Westmorland shepherds in the nineteenth century used the numbers Hevera (8), Devera (9) and Dick (10) which are from the language Cumbric. [1] The rhyme is thought to have been based on the astronomical clock at Exeter Cathedral. The clock has a small hole ...
"My Whole World Is Falling Down" is a song written by Bill Anderson and Jerry Crutchfield and performed by Brenda Lee. Its chorus is based on the nursery rhyme "London Bridge Is Falling Down". [1] The song reached #8 on the Adult Contemporary chart and #24 on the Billboard Hot 100 in 1963. [2] The song is featured on her 1964 album, By Request. [3]