Sunday, December 7, 2008

References Humpty Dumpty in Popular Music

There are many variations on the theme of something breaking for good in contemporary pop music:
In ABBA's song "On and On and On", extra video verse:
Standing up is scary if you think you're gonna fallLike a Humpty Dumpty, 'fraid of falling off the wall
In Dolly Parton's 1980 song "Starting Over Again", a song about a divorce:
And all the king's horsesAnd all the king's menCouldn't put mommy and daddy back together again
Genesis, Squonk:
All the king's horses and all the king's menCould never put a smile on that face
Aimee Mann, Humpty Dumpty:
All the king's horses and all the king's menCouldn't put baby together again
Billy Joel, The great wall of china:
All the king's men and all the king's horsesCan't put you together the way you used to be
Two Gallants, Get Proud:
And Humpty Dumpty is climbing higher up the wall,and how he got there I just won't recall.
Further into the song...
And Humpty Dumpty told me not to tell you why,as if I even had reason to try!
Travis, The Humpty Dumpty Love Song:
All of the king's horses and all of the king's menCouldn't pull my heart back together again.
Ben Folds, Lovesick Diagnostician:
All the king's horsesAnd all the king's menCouldn't get back my girlfriend.
Breaking Dawn by Stephenie Meyer (book)
All the king's horses and all the king's men...


(From Wikipedia)

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