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  2. The Purple People Eater - Wikipedia

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    The sound of a toy saxophone was produced in a similar fashion, as the saxophone was originally recorded at a reduced speed. [6] "The Purple People Eater" tells how a strange creature from outer space (described as a "one-eyed, one-horned, flying, purple people eater") descends to Earth because it wants to be in a rock 'n' roll band. Much of ...

  3. List of forms of word play - Wikipedia

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    Onomatopoeia: a word or a grouping of words that imitates the sound it is describing; Phonetic reversal; Rhyme: a repetition of identical or similar sounds in two or more different words Alliteration: matching consonants sounds at the beginning of words; Assonance: matching vowel sounds; Consonance: matching consonant sounds

  4. Chantilly Lace (song) - Wikipedia

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    The song was recorded at the Gold Star Studios in Houston, Texas. [1] Originally cut for Pappy Daily's D label, the recording was purchased by Mercury Records and reissued in the summer of 1958, [4] just over six months after Chuck Berry released "Sweet Little Sixteen", which uses the same chord progression.

  5. It’s the new Pet Sounds — literally. The internet is lapping up a catchy new parody song poking fun at former President Donald Trump’s “they’re eating the cats” debate comment — with ...

  6. Mairzy Doats - Wikipedia

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    If the words sound queer and funny to your ear, a little bit jumbled and jivey, Sing "Mares eat oats and does eat oats and little lambs eat ivy." [4] This hint allows the ear to translate the final line as "a kid'll eat ivy, too; wouldn't you?" [5] Milton Drake, one of the writers, said the song had been based on an English nursery rhyme ...

  7. The color purple: It's a new movie and an old hue that's rich ...

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    In creating a world in sound, “purple doesn't have as clear a set of connotations” as some other colors, like the sadness of blue or the rage of red, said Nate Sloane, who specializes in the ...

  8. Non-lexical vocables in music - Wikipedia

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    Adriano Celentano's 1972 song "Prisencolinensinainciusol" is sung in gibberish that is meant to sound like American English. Jack Black uses non-lexical vocables whilst singing as Tenacious D. "Da Da Da" by German group Trio uses the phrase "da da da" throughout the song.

  9. Let’s talk about some words that trigger white people - AOL

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    My editor, Genetta Adams, is one of those people who doesn’t like the word moist. When I asked her why, she said, “It’s stupid for me not to like it, and I know it’s stupid, but the way ...