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"Roly-Poly" is a song by South Korean girl group T-ara. It was taken from their second mini album John Travolta Wannabe which was released on 29 June 2011. The song was written and produced by Shinsadong Tiger and Choi Kyu-sung , who were also behind the group's 2009 song " Bo Peep Bo Peep ".
The lyrics are an absurdist celebration of fish heads, describing them in the high-pitched chorus as "roly poly" and delicious to eat. The verses describe various things they (mostly) cannot do such as play baseball , wear sweaters , play the drums , and drink cappuccino in Italian restaurants with oriental women.
"Roly Poly" was first recorded by Bob Wills and His Texas Playboys in 1946, staying on the charts for 18 weeks and reaching number three. [3] It has been recorded by many Western swing bands since. Notable renditions have been recorded by fellow Texans, country crooners Jim Reeves and Ray Price .
The lyrics recount the tale of a nameless narrator being visited in his dreams by the "hurdy gurdy man" and his close associate, the "roly poly man", who come "singing songs of love". The song invokes "histories of ages past" with "unenlightened shadows cast" and the "crying of humanity" through "all eternity", and says " 'tis then when the ...
On August 1, Core Contents Media announced that a repackage of John Travolta Wannabe would be titled Roly-Poly in Copacabana and limited to only 10,000 copies. The repackage contains one new song, a Eurodance remix of "Roly-Poly" titled "Roly-Poly in Copacabana", which was named after the famous 1980s disco club. [6]
Jam roly-poly, a traditional British pudding; Roly Poly (sandwich store chain), a chain of sandwich shops in the United States "Roly Poly" (Bob Wills song) "Roly-Poly" (T-ara song) Roly-Poly (game), an ancestor of Roulette; Roly Poly (horse), thoroughbred racehorse; The Roly Poly Man, a close associate of the Hurdy Gurdy Man in the 1968 song by ...
Unlike his debut, Here’s Willie Nelson contains more cover songs, including two made famous by Bob Wills and the Texas Playboys, “Roly Poly” and “Right or Wrong.” Wills, one of Nelson’s idols, would also write the liner notes for the LP.
Its single "Roly-Poly" peaked atop the Korea K-Pop Hot 100 chart and was the highest-selling digital single of 2011 in South Korea, with over four million digital downloads. [1]