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Humpty Dumpty is a character in an English nursery rhyme, probably originally a riddle and one of the best known in the English-speaking world.He is typically portrayed as an anthropomorphic egg, though he is not explicitly described as such.
"I Am the Walrus" is a song by the English rock band the Beatles from their 1967 television film Magical Mystery Tour. Written by John Lennon and credited to Lennon–McCartney, it was released as the B-side to the single "Hello, Goodbye" and on the Magical Mystery Tour EP and album.
"Dirty Old Egg-Sucking Dog" is a song written by Jack Clement and originally recorded by Johnny Cash on Columbia Records for his novelty album Everybody Loves a Nut, released in 1966. Cash notably performed the song at Folsom Prison on January 13, 1968, and it appears on his live album At Folsom Prison released later that year.
The cuckoo (Cuculus canorus) was until recent times a common visitor to the English countryside in spring and early summer, and its distinctive call was considered the first sign of spring. It is a nest parasite, and the female really does eat an egg of the host species when she lays her own egg in the nest. It is an important bird in folklore.
The lyrics are about the protagonist Ah Cheng's new quest for love in the movie, [12] and the last line of the song, "愛你愛甲白目眉" means "I will love you until we grow old," (lit. 'I will love you until your eyebrows turn white') which is what lead singer Ng Ki-pin thought of intuitively after watching the movie script. [ 7 ]
McCartney later performed the original "Scrambled Eggs" version of the song, plus additional new lyrics, with Jimmy Fallon and the Roots on Late Night with Jimmy Fallon. [ 27 ] When asked whether some of the lyrics from "Yesterday" are a reference to his early loss of his mother, Mary McCartney , he stated that "I didn't mean it to be, but ...
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The song name was a 1920s slang term for a big spender, a traveling businessman in the habit of spending large amounts of money in nightclubs. [4] The song is also known as "I Want a Big Butter and Egg Man" or "Big Butter and Egg Man from the West". Armstrong recorded the song again in 1951 for Decca Records as a duet with Velma Middleton.