Tuesday, June 08, 2010

Major Questions in Life

Written by Billy Rose in 1924, this song originally said "Spearmint" instead of "chewing gum." Lonnie Donegan, the skiffle guy who was a big influence on Lennon and McCartney, changed it because the BBC wouldn't play stuff that used trademarks in it.

But I never knew there was a version with Sha Na Na.

Be warned: This might cause you to go blind, insane, or both ...

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Steph said...

Oh my, I remember this song from when I was little! Will undoubtedly be stuck in my head for the rest of the night!

Tuesday, June 8, 2010 at 5:37:00 PM PDT

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