Poptimists Goes The Weasel

[freakytigger.livejournal.com]

Yesterday I got sent a CD of nursery rhymes for my kid - it was rub though. But it reminded me to do the much promised NURSERY RHYMES CANON. These selections are from the top ranked nursery rhyme CD at Amazon.co.uk, from "Oxbridge Baby" (ew). Other CDs have about a billion rhymes on but this is a CANON POLL and we frown on such inclusiveness. You get six ticks.

[Poll #1126074]

Bonus task - can we compile a CD of pop records which quote or reference all of these? Adam Ant - "Puss In Boots". Fergie - "London Bridge" - there, 16 to go!

Comments

[katstevens.livejournal.com]

So many of these are RLY MENACING melodies (worst offenders: Ring A Roses, Popping Weasels). I suppose they're all about the plague tho so we can't judge them too much for providing STARK WARNINGS about the impending perils of adult life.

Is there a canonical tune to Pat-A-Cake? We always did it as a kind of tribal chant (also quite terrifying, as if we were going to sacrifice the baker's man if he didn't churn out cakes quick enough).

Best one out of the lot: Sing A Song Of 6d. It mentions pie!

[atommickbrane.livejournal.com]

Well, there's canonical rhythm and metre to it I guess - dunno the technical poetry terms re SCALE and all that but there's definitely a BEAT.

USE OTHER FACTS PLS!

[carsmilesteve.livejournal.com]

ring a ring of roses NOT about plague after all.

pop goes the weasel is about GIN or certainly BOUZE

Re: USE OTHER FACTS PLS!

[miss-newham.livejournal.com]

It is about hatters pawning their 'weasels' for booze, weasels being accessories, says Anthony Newley. Hooray, I think I will listen to Anthony Newley for the rest of the afternoon now.

Re: USE OTHER FACTS PLS!

[carsmilesteve.livejournal.com]

cobblers!

the weasel is a tool used in shoemaking i thought?

[miss-newham.livejournal.com]

Er... I have run out of facts about 'Pop goes the weasel' now and don't know anything about shoes!