Playground Rhymes for Grownups

(idea) by Pseudo_Intellectual (2.2 wk) (print) ? (I like it!) Sat Mar 17 2001 at 2:33:34

When it became apparent that the estate of Dr. Seuss was not going to free up its refusal to permit him to compose chamber music featuring Seussical words, classical musucian and satirist Cam Wilson approached CBC personality and professional wit Bill Richardson to provide him with lyrics for whimsical - but ironic - children's music. He ultimately presented a suite of the following works, dealing in nursery-rhyme idiom with adult issues such as diet fads, consumerism, the stock market and anti-depressants:

The work, commissioned by the LCMSTCS, was premiered on March 11, 2001 at the Green Eggs and Cam event at the Vancouver East Cultural Centre, sung by soprano Rosalind Beale-Dala. The text of its songs was once listed here, but no more! Hope you enjoy their titles at least.

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I'm not a dyke just 'cause I shaved my head, but if it keeps certain people away, fuckin' A right on	If you had swerved a little to the right, you'd have missed it	Andrew Dice Clay's Nursery Rhymes	Bill Richardson
How I learned the secret of the pendulum from Japanese playground equipment	The Horny E2 Portland Conflagration post-soiree wrap-up	Allah Had No Son	Dr. Seuss
Lindelöf space	Ring around the Rosie	Everyman Sleep Schedule	Matt Groening
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