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Meaning. According to tradition, "the birds and the bees" is a metaphorical story sometimes told to children in an attempt to explain the mechanics and results of sexual intercourse through reference to easily observed natural events. For instance, bees carry and deposit pollen into flowers, a visible and easy-to-explain parallel to fertilization.
Era. Songwriter (s) Barry Stuart. "The Birds and the Bees" was a 1964 single release by Jewel Akens that is said to have been written by the twelve-year-old son of Era Records owner Herb Newman; the songwriting credit on the Jewel Akens recording of "The Birds and the Bees" reads Barry Stuart, which is the song's standard songwriting credit. [1]
Even tiny Twiddlebugs do it!" Molly Ringwald - the theme song for The Secret Life of the American Teenager from 2008 to 2012, in which Ringwald also stars as Anne Juergens. Ringwald's rendition is upbeat, containing such lines as "Falling in love is such an easy thing to do. Birds can do it, we can do it. Let's stop talking, let's get to it.
Talk: (The Same Thing Happens with) The Birds and the Bees
Warm Sounds. Warm Sounds was an English musical duo, consisting of Denver Gerrard and Barry Husband, and later adding John Carr. [1] They are considered a one hit wonder for their hit single, "Birds and Bees", from 1967. [2] However they had an "airplay hit" follow up with "Sticks and Stones" in August 1967. [1]
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Animal Fair (Roud 4582 [1]) is a traditional folk song and children's song. It was sung by minstrels and sailors as early as 1898. [2] The song was referred to in Life magazine in 1941 as a cadence of soft shoe tap dancing. [3]
And the birds and the bees are at rest. and continues with much the same formula and similar natural details for a further eight stanzas, at one point referencing the fairy myths of Oberon. To The Lady Bird, or excerpted stanzas from it, went on to appear in various publications through the next century and beyond.