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The title of the Van der Graaf Generator's album Pawn Hearts resulted from a spoonerism by David Jackson, who said one time: "I'll go down to the studio and dub on some more porn hearts", meaning to say 'horn parts'. [24] American indie rock musician Ritt Momney's name is a spoonerism of the name of the American politician Mitt Romney. [25]
"Big Spender" is a song written by Cy Coleman and Dorothy Fields for the musical Sweet Charity, first performed in 1966. Peggy Lee was the first artist to record the song (on single released on Jan 29, 1966), also on the album Big Spender (released July 30, 1966).
Blushing or erubescence is the reddening of a person's face due to psychological reasons. [ 1 ] [ 2 ] [ 3 ] It is normally involuntary and triggered by emotional stress associated with passion , embarrassment , shyness , fear , anger , or romantic stimulation .
Eva is the center of attention [in the song] but the lyric does not allow a transfer of meaning outside of the context of her story. Part of the song's popularity lies in the way it finds an image—the suitcase in the hall—to express the nomadic nature of modern civilization, the feeling of urban rootlessness that many people experience.
The "I Have 6 Eggs" riddle has gone viral across social media, puzzling many with its deceptively easy setup. Despite its basic premise of just counting some eggs, this riddle has proven a bit ...
Really Rosie is a musical with a book and lyrics by Maurice Sendak and music by Carole King.The musical is based on Sendak's books Chicken Soup with Rice, Pierre, One was Johnny, Alligators All Around (which comprise 1962's The Nutshell Library), and The Sign on Rosie's Door (1960).
The meaning of the song has been greatly speculated due to Rice not giving many interviews to promote the album explaining the lyrics. One popular interpretation of the song talks about the story of the daughter of a clarinet teacher while another is related to a fictional story that Rice told at concerts about him having a conversation with a woman while working at a call center.
The Hanging Tree "Are you, are you, coming to the tree." This phrase may sound familiar if you recently watched The Hunger Games: Mockingjay Part 1.It was part of the song "the hanging tree ...