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"Eeny, meeny, miny, moe" – which can be spelled a number of ways – is a children's counting-out rhyme, used to select a person in games such as tag, or for selecting various other things. It is one of a large group of similar rhymes in which the child who is pointed to by the chanter on the last syllable is chosen.
After the success of Casanova on the Continental European charts, "Eeny Meeny Miny Moe" was released as the follow-up single. The track's title and chorus lyrics deal with a famous children's counting rhyme in English-speaking countries (Eeny Meeny Miny Moe). Its Bouzouki and Balalejka-theme is highly inspired by Boney M.'s "Rasputin".
Their first recording was the 1958 single "Eeny-Meeny-Miney-Moe", released by Ditto, a small recording studio in Hollywood, California. A second single, "The Big Kiss"/"What's the Password", was also released by Ditto.
The song appeared in the UK Singles Chart on May 22, 2010, at number fifty-eight. The next week "Eenie Meenie" rose to number seventeen and peaked at number nine in the next two weeks. [20] In Ireland, it debuted at number forty-one in the Irish Singles Chart on April 15, 2010, [21] and rose the number twelve on May 17, 2010. [22]
The spelling of their names changed to Meeny, Miney and (sometimes) Mo. In the comics, the trio spoke English in a style roughly mimicking the Three Stooges. While Meeny's name no longer exactly matched the word "meany", he was still portrayed as a wannabe tough guy. [24]
First full version recorded in Mother Goose's Melody, published in London around 1765 Diddle, Diddle, Dumpling, My Son John: Great Britain c. 1797 [123] The rhyme is first recorded in The Newest Christmas Box published in London around 1797. Eeny, Meeny, Miny, Moe 'Eenie, Meenie, Minie, Mo' Unknown [j] < 1820 [124] Unknown Frère Jacques
The version all my friends and I used was "eeny meenie miney moe, catch a nigger by the toe, if he squeels, let him go, eeny meenie miney moe." I don't think I've ever heard any other version than this. -- 222.155.38.107 ( talk ) 12:01, 10 May 2010 (UTC) [ reply ]
En Den Dino is an Israeli counting rhyme.It was featured on an episode of Sesame Street.It's an Israeli version of the Eeny, meeny, miny, moe counting method. [1] [2]A variant of the song is also popular in Serbia, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Montenegro and Croatia.