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A melody is recorded for "London Bridge" in an edition of John Playford's The Dancing Master published in 1718, but it differs from the modern tune recorded above and no lyrics were given. An issue of Blackwood's Magazine in 1821 noted the rhyme as being sung to the tune of " Nancy Dawson ", now better known as " Nuts in May ," and the same ...
The first page of "London Bridge is Falling Down" from an 1815 edition. Tommy Thumb's Song Book is the earliest known collection of British nursery rhymes, printed in 1744. No original copy has survived, but its content has been recovered from later reprints. It contained many rhymes that are still well known.
Oh dear. I would put all this into the article itself, but it's a bit cumbersome, and extremely remote from the supposed topic - London Bridge. A similar claim is made in the book "Folk Music" by Norm Cohen (2005) (Greenwood Press), on page 35, relating to the song "London Bridge is Falling Down".
"London Bridge Is Falling Down" "London's Burning" "Michael Finnegan" "Miss Susie" "My Ding-a-Ling" "One, Two, Buckle My Shoe" "One, Two, Three, Four, Five" "On Top of Old Smokey" "Fast Food Song" (a song using the names of several fast food franchises) "Popeye the Sailor Man" (theme song from the 20th-century cartoon series) "Ring Around the ...
scan of Tommy Thumb's pretty song book. Tommy Thumb's Pretty Song-Book is the oldest extant anthology of English nursery rhymes, published in London in 1744.It contains the oldest printed texts of many well-known and popular rhymes, as well as several that eventually dropped out of the canon of rhymes for children.
A London Bridge features in the traditional 17th century nursery rhyme London Bridge Is Falling Down. – Operation Lion – Operation Lion is the overarching plan for any royal death, of which ...
Newtrament is a musician, MC and DJ known for releasing an early UK electro/hip hop record - "London Bridge is Falling Down" - on Jive Records. [1] [2] It was based on the nursery rhyme (previously adapted by the reggae group Culture) with a political message that electoral politics were a sham.
Taylor Swift. Lyrics to "So Long, London" from Taylor Swift's new album The Tortured Poets Department leaked the night before the album's release. See the song lyrics to "So Long, London" below ...