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'''Kookaburra''' was a traditional nursery rhyme. [[Trish Webber]] sang it to calm | {{wikipediainfo|Kookaburra (song)}} | ||
{{retitle|"Kookaburra"}} | |||
'''"Kookaburra"''' was a traditional nursery rhyme. [[Trish Webber]] sang it to calm her daughter [[Chloe Webber|Chloe]] whenever times got tough. The song's effect on Chloe subdued [[Chloe Webber's father|a monster based on a drawing of her father]]. ([[TV]]: {{cs|Fear Her (TV story)}}) | |||
Trish was heard to sing, in part: | |||
<poem> | |||
Kookaburra sits in the old gum tree | |||
Merry, merry king of the bush is he | |||
Laugh, Kookaburra! Laugh, Kookaburra! | |||
Gay your life must be | |||
</poem> | |||
{{ | == Behind the scenes == | ||
* A loop of the song plays in the ''[[Art Attack (video game)|Art Attack]]'' game on the ''[[Defending the Earth! (tie-in website)|Defending the Earth!]]'' website. The audio itself originated from {{wi|Barney & Friends}}. | |||
* The song is strongly associated with the [[Girl Guides]], since writer Marion Sinclair originally wrote it for a Girl Guides song competition in [[Australia]]. This makes it likely that audience members Chloe's age in [[Britain]] would have recognised the song on transmission several parts of the [[English language|English]]-speaking world. The song has no particular tradition, however, in the {{w|American Girl Scouts}}, perhaps lessening the impact of the song on American audiences. | |||
[[Category:Nursery rhymes]] | |||
[[Category:Poetry from the real world]] | |||
[[Category:Songs from the real world]] | [[Category:Songs from the real world]] | ||
Latest revision as of 21:11, 27 June 2024
"Kookaburra" was a traditional nursery rhyme. Trish Webber sang it to calm her daughter Chloe whenever times got tough. The song's effect on Chloe subdued a monster based on a drawing of her father. (TV: Fear Her [+]Loading...["Fear Her (TV story)"])
Trish was heard to sing, in part:
Kookaburra sits in the old gum tree
Merry, merry king of the bush is he
Laugh, Kookaburra! Laugh, Kookaburra!
Gay your life must be
Behind the scenes[[edit] | [edit source]]
- A loop of the song plays in the Art Attack game on the Defending the Earth! website. The audio itself originated from Barney & Friends.
- The song is strongly associated with the Girl Guides, since writer Marion Sinclair originally wrote it for a Girl Guides song competition in Australia. This makes it likely that audience members Chloe's age in Britain would have recognised the song on transmission several parts of the English-speaking world. The song has no particular tradition, however, in the American Girl Scouts, perhaps lessening the impact of the song on American audiences.
