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Folderol, a nonsense refrain in songs, is used in genres as diverse as Christmas songs ("Deck the Halls") and naval songs like "Don't Forget Your Old Shipmate". The European pop genre yé-yé was named after the frequent use of English-derived "Yeah!" as filler. Spanish yeyé signer Massiel won the 1968 Eurovision Song Contest with La, la, la.
A nonsense song is a type of song written mainly for the purpose of entertainment using nonsense syllables at least in the chorus. Such a song generally has a simple melody and a quick (or fairly quick) tempo and repeating sections.
“Mairzy Doats” is a novelty song written and composed in 1943 by Milton Drake, Al Hoffman, and Jerry Livingston. It contains lyrics that make no sense as written, but are near homophones of meaningful phrases. The song's title, for example, is a homophone of "Mares eat oats".
Much like Grande's EP, "Fruitcake" blends contemporary pop production, wintry innuendos, and Carpenter's signature wit to great effect: "A Nonsense Christmas" is a festive twist on her viral hit ...
It became known as one of Carpenter's signature songs along with 2024's "Espresso". [1] [2] [3] The song drew associations with Ariana Grande's style. [4] [5] An accompanying music video for "Nonsense" was released on November 10, 2022. [6] Additionally, a sped-up version and a holiday remix, entitled "A Nonsense Christmas", were released. [7]
A year later, her songs "Nonsense" and "Feather" also appeared on the Hot 100, with the latter also marking her first number one on the US Pop songs chart. In 2024, Carpenter found success with the songs "Espresso", "Please Please Please" and "Taste" which all peaked top three on the Hot 100.
The popularity of the song is lampooned in a 1940s film short. [4] In the film, The King's Men (who also performed on Fibber McGee and Molly) play young men living in a boarding house who are endlessly singing the song while getting dressed, eating dinner, playing cards, etc., until an exasperated fellow boarder (William Irving) finally has them removed to an insane asylum.
These are lists of songs.In music, a song is a musical composition for a voice or voices, performed by singing or alongside musical instruments. A choral or vocal song may be accompanied by musical instruments, or it may be unaccompanied, as in the case of a cappella songs.