A nonsense song is a type of song written mainly for the purpose of entertainment using nonsense syllables at least in the chorus. Such a song generally has a simple melody and a quick (or fairly quick) tempo and repeating sections.[1]
^Citron, Stephen (1998). Song Writing. Limelight: New York.
A nonsensesong is a type of song written mainly for the purpose of entertainment using nonsense syllables at least in the chorus. Such a song generally...
Nonsense is a communication, via speech, writing, or any other symbolic system, that lacks any coherent meaning. In ordinary usage, nonsense is sometimes...
poems. As an author, he is known principally for his popular nonsense collections of poems, songs, short stories, botanical drawings, recipes and alphabets...
a children's nonsensesong that has been considered a popular campfire song. It is often described to be a spinning song, that is, a song that would be...
toeses to be. In 1952, this last version was used as the basis for the nonsensesong with the same name in the musical comedy Singin' in the Rain, sung by...
Who Swallowed a Fly") is a children's rhyme and nonsensesong of a kind known as cumulative. The song tells the nonsensical story of an old woman who...
I po") is a novelty song written by Spike Milligan and performed by the Goons, usually led by Harry Secombe. It is a nonsensesong, consisting of small...
Literary nonsense (or nonsense literature) is a broad categorization of literature that balances elements that make sense with some that do not, with...
Non-lexical vocables in music – Form of nonsense syllable used in a wide variety of music Nonsense verse Nonsensesong Tzvetkova, Juliana (2017). Pop Culture...
Nonsense verse is a form of nonsense literature usually employing strong prosodic elements like rhythm and rhyme. It is often whimsical and humorous in...
incongruity, non-sequiturs, irrational or absurd situations, and expressions of nonsense. Surreal humour grew out of surrealism, a cultural movement developed in...
Monster and his housemate sitting at their breakfast table, singing a nonsensesong about Sugar Puffs, in the scat style. Finishing with the strapline 'Feed...
theme, and then he would enthusiastically sing a country music-flavored nonsensesong. Severinsen substituted for Ed McMahon on occasions when Ed was absent...
- manically happy at times, exhibited by singing the 1940s popular nonsensesong "Mairzy Doats", before crashing into grief. The arrival of his niece-in-law...
featured the RIAA Platinum singles "Nonsense" and "Feather", with the latter reaching number-one on the US Pop Songs chart and peaking at number 21 on the...
in his sarcastic nonsensesong "The Big Royalty Check". Morrison has stated that "Brown Eyed Girl" is not among his favourite songs, remarking "it's not...
made spoken word audio CD bringing together a collection of Lear's nonsensesongs. A Right Royal Bastard, Sarah Miles, Macmillan, 1993, p. 26 Sarah Miles...
the Looking Glass (1872) mentions the Menai Bridge in chapter 8 in a nonsensesong. From 1877 to 1920, the ship HMS Clio was docked at Menai Bridge; it...