Popular Rock Songs With Nursery Rhymes?

by thunderbird

Posted: 11 years ago 12 replies

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I once saw a bunch of examples of modern popular songs (non-children's) that had at least one or two lines from nursery rhymes. Do you know of any?

Kurt 11 years ago

Mary Had A Little Lamb - YouTube
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kenmichaels 11 years ago

Off the top of my head
Marlyn Manson
Metallica
SOD
Tool

and i think i have even heard Rob Zombie do it.
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whateverpedia 11 years ago

The Musical Box by Genesis (featuring Old King Cole):

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thunderbird 11 years ago

I've found that myriad songs are inspired by nursery rhymes. For example, "Enter the Sandman" by Metalica is a heavy metal play on the children's melody, "Hush Little Baby."

Metallica - Enter Sandman [Official Music Video]...

Here's an article on it: CBC Music: "Heavy metal and nursery rhymes with Korn and Metallica"
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- MissTerraK 11 years ago
  
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  thunderbird 11 years ago
  
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  Kenny Rogers Handprints on the Wall (Lyrics on Screen) - YouTube
  
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  That's funny. Alice Cooper also did a variation of Itsy Bitsy Spider.
  
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  MissTerraK 11 years ago
  
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  That's funny. Alice Cooper also did a variation of Itsy Bitsy Spider.
  
  Yes he did, and it is very dark!
  
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  Steven Wagenheim 11 years ago
  
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Riptor

11 years ago

Pink Floyd - Take it Back

@ around the 3.00 minute mark children in the background are singing 'Ring a Ring O Roses' a little obscure but it is there.

Take It Back - YouTube

Ring a ring o'roses
A pocketful of posies
ah-tishoo,ah-tishoo
We all fall down.

The King has sent his daughter
To fetch a pail of water
ah-tishoo, ah-tishoo
We all fall down.

The bird upon the steeple
Sits high above the people
ah-tishoo, ah-tishoo
We all fall down.

The cows are in the meadow
Lying fast asleep
ah-tishoo, ah-tishoo
We all get up again.

Ring a Ring O'roses Nursey Rhyme is nearer to a Scarey Rhyme as it supposedly depicts symptoms of the Bubonic Plague, back in the 17th century.

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thunderbird

11 years ago

Originally Posted by Riptor

Pink Floyd - Take it Back

@ around the 3.00 minute mark children in the background are singing 'Ring a Ring O Roses' a little obscure but it is there.

Take It Back - YouTube

Ring a ring o'roses
A pocketful of posies
ah-tishoo,ah-tishoo
We all fall down.

The King has sent his daughter
To fetch a pail of water
ah-tishoo, ah-tishoo
We all fall down.

The bird upon the steeple
Sits high above the people
ah-tishoo, ah-tishoo
We all fall down.

The cows are in the meadow
Lying fast asleep
ah-tishoo, ah-tishoo
We all get up again.

Ring a Ring O'roses Nursey Rhyme is nearer to a Scarey Rhyme as it supposedly depicts symptoms of the Bubonic Plague, back in the 17th century.

What's the connection between these nursery rhymes and the Pink Floyd song, "Take it Back"? Is that song about a water nymph?

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Dmagnet 11 years ago

Harry Chapin - Cat's in the Cradle

Cat's In The Cradle - YouTube
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Popular Rock Songs With Nursery Rhymes?

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