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"Mama Told Me Not to Come", also written as "Mama Told Me (Not to Come)", is a song by American singer-songwriter Randy Newman written for Eric Burdon's first solo album in 1966. Three Dog Night 's 1970 cover topped the US pop singles chart.
Additionally, the musical riff "my mama done tol' me" is used to identify a black duck from 'South' Germany in the 1942 Looney Tunes cartoon The Ducktators, and the song is featured prominently (with revised lyrics) in the 1943 Merrie Melody cartoon Fifth Column Mouse as well as in Coal Black and de Sebben Dwarfs.
The scholars Iona and Peter Opie noted that many variants have been recorded, some with additional words, such as "O. U. T. spells out, And out goes she, In the middle of the deep blue sea" [3] or "My mother [told me/says to] pick the very best one, and that is Y-O-U/you are [not] it"; [3] while another source cites "Out goes Y-O-U." [4] "Tigger" is also used instead of "tiger" in some ...
"Thus spake my mother That for me they would buy A barque and fair oars To go away with vikings. Stand up in the stern, Steer an expensive vessel, Hold course for a haven, Hew down a man and another." Translation used in Vikings (2013 TV series) "My Mother told me Some day I will buy A galley with good oars And sail to distant shores. Stand up ...
The original version of "Shop Around" by the Miracles (credited as "The Miracles featuring Bill 'Smokey' Robinson"), was released in 1960 on Motown's Tamla label, catalog number T 54034. [3] The song, written by Smokey Robinson and Berry Gordy , depicts a mother giving her now-grown son advice about how to find a woman worthy of being a ...
Best known for songs like "End of the Road," "I'll Make Love to You" and "One Sweet Day," Boyz II Men also had a hit with "A Song for Mama," a 1997 song about a mother's steadfast love and support.
Kate Hudson is looking to her mom, Goldie Hawn, for musical inspiration. The Running Point actress and singer, 45, released the deluxe version of her debut album, Glorious, on Feb. 21, featuring ...
The song returned to the charts when The Belle Stars covered the song in 1982, on their self-titled LP. [6] This version charted at number 11 in the UK, [2] and number 4 in Australia. It was the 33rd biggest selling single in Australia in 1983. [7] Pia Zadora's cover of the song entered the US top 40 in 1983, when it peaked at number 36 on the ...