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Barbara's Rhubarb Bar (German: Barbaras Rhabarberbar) [1] is a German and Dutch tongue twister that gave rise to a popular novelty song.The tongue twister is based on repetition of the sound "bar", and celebrates a well-liked seasonal dessert.
The BBC Pronunciation Unit, also known as the BBC Pronunciation Research Unit, is an arm of the British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC) comprising linguists (phoneticians) whose role is "to research and advise on the pronunciation of any words, names or phrases in any language required by anyone in the BBC". [1]
"Rub-a-dub-dub" is an English language nursery rhyme first published at the end of the 18th century in volume two of Hook's Christmas Box [1] under the title "Dub a dub dub" rather than "Rub a dub dub". It has a Roud Folk Song Index number of 3101.
The song, as sung by Julius La Rosa, was a huge hit in the early 1950s (hitting number 2 on the Billboard charts). So it is entirely likely that Lamm knew the song. I don't know what else needs to known to settle the matter. Given that Lamm sings the lyrics clear as day in the 1973 concert, this information should be inserted into the article.
“Femininomenon” has been described as an alt-pop, dance-pop, [4] and new wave [5] song. The song opens with production consisting of strings [6] [7] and piano, [8] as Chappell Roan reflects on an ex-partner who could not satisfy her.
"Hey Tuttie Tatie" (also "Hey Tutie Teti" or "Hey Tuttie Taiti") is a traditional Scots air. Its age is unknown, though it is reputed to have been played by the army of Robert the Bruce before the Battle of Bannockburn in 1314 and during the Siege of Orléans in 1429 (when France and Scotland allied) [citation needed].
After hearing Pete Seeger performing Tzena, [1] with The Weavers as backing, Gordon Jenkins made an arrangement of the song for the Weavers with English lyrics. [ 2 ] The Jenkins/Weavers version, released by Decca Records under catalog number 27077, was one side of a two-sided hit, reaching No. 2 on the Billboard magazine charts in 1950 while ...
Over the years its popularity increased, and it was eventually named the second national anthem in 1977. It has English and Māori lyrics, with slightly different meanings. Since the late 1990s, the usual practice when performed in public is to perform the first verse of the national anthem twice, first in Māori and then in English.