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"The Name Game" is a song co-written and performed by Shirley Ellis [2] as a rhyming game that creates variations on a person's name. [3] She explains through speaking and singing how to play the game. The first verse is done using Ellis's first name; the other names used in the original version of the song are Lincoln, Arnold,
Shirley Marie O'Garra [1] (stage name Shirley Ellis, married name Shirley Elliston; [2] January 19, 1929 – October 5, 2005 [3]) was an American soul music singer and songwriter of West Indian heritage.
The song was released shortly after Ellis had released "The Name Game". "The Clapping Song" incorporates lyrics from the song "Little Rubber Dolly", [3] a 1930s song recorded by the Light Crust Doughboys, and also features instructions for a clapping game.
Lincoln R. Chase (June 29, 1926 – October 6, 1980) was an American songwriter and occasional recording artist. As a writer, his most notable songs were "Such a Night", "Jim Dandy", and several of Shirley Ellis' hits in the early 1960s including "The Name Game" and "The Clapping Song".
"The Name Game" is the tenth episode of the second season of the FX anthology television series American Horror Story. The episode, written by Jessica Sharzer and directed by Michael Lehmann, originally aired on January 2, 2013. The episode is named for the 1964 song of the same name by Shirley Ellis, which is
Before Charli XCX began her performance for Billboard’s Women in Music Awards on March 6, the Grammy-nominated singer prefaced that her heart was beating “really, really fast.” Singing an ...
TikTokers and best friends tell TODAY.com about the viral game they created: Taylor Swift song or a musical number from 'Wicked’? ... Maddie Ellis. October 14, 2024 at 2:21 AM ... Ketai names a ...
These songs were replaced by "I Got You Babe" by Sonny & Cher (a No. 1 hit on the Billboard Hot 100) and two Top 5 hits: "The Name Game" and "A Lover's Concerto." This resulted in what was a Mr. Holland's Opus-esque album, as two songs from the 1993 re-release, "A Lover's Concerto" and "1-2-3", have been featured in the 1996 film Mr. Holland's ...