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

[whalefish.livejournal.com]

I know a lot of these from childhood, but my mum just recited a lot of them, so I don't know the tunes that well. I'll have to get hold of her later and see if she can sing them for me or something.

Twinkle Twinkle Little Star is a TUNE though.

[justfanoe.livejournal.com]

Some of these, like "Jack and Jill" and "Old Mother Hubbard" and "Hey Diddle Diddle" I'm pretty sure have no canonical tune.