Search results
Results from the WOW.Com Content Network
"I've Got a Lovely Bunch of Coconuts" is a novelty song composed in 1944 (as "I've Got a Lovely Bunch of Cocoanuts") by Fred Heatherton, a songwriting pseudonym for a collaboration of English songwriters Harold Elton Box and Desmond Cox, with Lewis Ilda (itself a pseudonym of American songwriter Irwin Dash). [1]
The key is in understanding how the lyricist wrote the song, with a view to what collection of words sounded good. Lyrics to songs are not necessarily factual depictions of the real world. Ghmyrtle 08:59, 3 August 2021 (UTC) Indeed. Personally I've always had some difficulty in imagining coconuts in "a bunch".
"Doggie" was one in a series of successful novelty songs since the 1930s, following on the success of songs such as Bing Crosby's "Pistol Packin' Mama" and Merv Griffin's "I've Got a Lovely Bunch of Coconuts". Prior to the release of "Doggie", composer Bob Merrill penned "If I Knew You Were Comin' I'd've Baked a Cake". [4]
Box and Cox Publications, known as Box & Cox, was a music publisher who had offices at number 7, Denmark Street. [1] Their greatest hit was "I've Got a Lovely Bunch of Cocoanuts," written with Irwin Dash under the pseudonym "Fred Heatherton." [2] The principals were Elton Box (1903–1981) and Desmond Cox (1903–1966).
The search engine that helps you find exactly what you're looking for. Find the most relevant information, video, images, and answers from all across the Web.
A U.S. Postal Service worker from Compton was arrested on suspicion of swiping more than 20 checks from the mail and depositing $281,000 into various bank accounts under her name, authorities said.
The song's lyrics describe the uses of the different parts of a coconut tree. [2] Cayabyab, in an interview with ABS-CBN, said that the song was composed in the novelty style popularized by Yoyoy Villame, whom at times the song was incorrectly attributed to. [4] The song borrows some melodies from Guy Lombardo's 1944 recording of "It's Love ...
You've heard it a million times: Eat fewer calories, lose weight. But what if you're in a calorie deficit—consuming fewer calories than you're burning—and still not losing?