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Post by Beck on Dec 12, 2007 13:37:36 GMT 10
No doubt you all remember at least a couple of kids songs... rhymes... whatever.
"Jack and Jill went up the hill To fetch a pail of water.
Jack fell down and broke his crown, and Jill came tumbling after"
Is actually about a kings beheading and then his queens "tumbling after" o.o
Ring a ring a rosy is of course about a plague.
Anyone know any others offhand?
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Post by Allan on Dec 12, 2007 21:16:21 GMT 10
I knew about "Ring a Ring a Rosy", and had heard the "Jack and Jill" one but thought it was only an urban legend for some reason.
"Humpty Dumpty" is an interesting one - the common theory I've heard is that it's about a high profile leader - usually one of the King Richards, or Cardinal Wolsley. I've also heard that it's about a cannon that was on top of a church roof that was shot down, and that it was actually a tower that toppled (not that I can see how a tower can sit on a wall...).
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Post by shred on Dec 13, 2007 23:19:08 GMT 10
The stuff about "Jack and Jill" and "Ring a ring a rosy" is all new to me. Yes, that's how clueless I am about nursery rhymes.  |
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Post by Lizzie on Dec 14, 2007 11:20:24 GMT 10
I always thought the Ring Around the Rosie one was true too, but apparently it's not. |
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Post by Nico on Dec 15, 2007 3:59:08 GMT 10
Ring a-ring o' roses, its called here, I think most of all that stuff is Urban legend, but I guess we never really know
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Post by Beck on Dec 15, 2007 7:56:12 GMT 10
I choose to believe its true, they all fit. Even if its not about the Black Plague chances are it was about one plague. The words to all nursery rhymes have been changed a little to be more kid friendly, same with fairy tales which were all not nice endings |
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Post by Allan on Dec 15, 2007 18:22:10 GMT 10
Very true, Beck. And regardless of the accuracy of exactly what they're about, they were all about something from the times, with meaning in there.
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Post by buffymanic on May 6, 2008 0:47:53 GMT 10
In some nursary's they aren't allowed to sing 'baa baa black sheep' anymore because its racist! They sing a similar song but I can't remember how it goes, stupid isn't it!
I've got a friend thats convinced that Roald Dahl hated kids and actually wrote his books in an attempt to scare them....... I was never scared by his books though
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Post by Allan on May 6, 2008 19:12:57 GMT 10
That sounds vaguely familiar about Roald Dahl, Tash. I think he's similar to Tim Burton in many ways - both figure that it's okay for kids to get frightened, as long as they're entertained. Roald Dahl never frightened me, either - I thought his books were funnier than anything.
I'd heard about "Baa Baa Black Sheep" being banned, and it's yet another example of political correctness gone mad.
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Post by Bre on Aug 11, 2010 7:20:24 GMT 10
I think we all know where "Puff the Magic Dragon" comes from. |
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