who wrote "humpty dumpty" and when?
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There are various apocryphal theories of an original "Humpty Dumpty", who was not an egg:\n\nAccording to an insert taken from the East Anglia Tourist Board in England, Humpty Dumpty was a powerful cannon during the English Civil War. It was mounted on top of the St Mary's at the Wall Church in Colchester defending the city against siege in the summer of 1648. Although Colchester was a Royalist stronghold, it beseiged by the Roundheads for 11 weeks before finally falling. The church tower was hit by enemy cannon fire and the top of the tower was blown off, sending "Humpty" tumbling to the ground. Naturally all the King's horses and all the King's men (Royalist cavalry and infantry respectively) tried to mend "him" but in vain. Other reports have Humpty Dumpty refering to a sniper nicknamed One-Eyed Thompson, who occupied the same church tower. \nVisitors to Colchester can see the reconstructed Church tower as they reach the top of Balkerne Hill on the left hand side of the road. An extended version of the rhyme gives additional verses, including the following:\n\nIn Sixteen Hundred and Forty-Eight \nWhen England suffered the pains of state \nThe Roundheads lay siege to Colchester town \nWhere the King's men still fought for the crown \nThere One-Eyed Thompson stood on the wall \nA gunner of deadliest aim \nFrom St. Mary's Tower his cannon he fired \nHumpty-Dumpty was its name... \nIn another theory, Humpty Dumpty referred to King Richard III of England, the hunchbacked monarch, the "Wall" being either the name of his horse, or a reference to the supporters who deserted him. During the battle of Bosworth Field, he fell off of his steed and was said to have been "hacked into pieces". (However, although Shakespeare's play depicts Richard as a hunchback, other historical evidence suggests that he was not.) \nHumpty Dumpty may also refer to a Roman war machine called a Testudo used to cross moats and climb over castle walls. Humpty Dumpty refers to the turtle-like look of the machine and the noise of the wheels.
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Do you mean the song?  It's an unattributed folk song.  No one knows who wrote it.
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Robert Miles - Children\nIt was written when some kids were killed in a car crash after a rave where he was the DJ.
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I believe you're referring to the song "Lonley Boy".  I can't remember who sings it offhand, but the song came out I'd say, in the 1970's.\n   "he was born on a summer day, 1951..."   "oh...oh what a lonley boy...oh what a lonley boy...oh what a lonley boy!"
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I LOVE Boondocks by little big town...I completely feel like they could have written that song about ME lol.
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Dave Pelzer who wrote ---A Child Called "IT"---\nWrote the book "A Man Named Dave" (The answer is "A Man Named Dave")
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Its definately Bob Geldof - "I don't mind at all", from the early 90s or maybe late 80s - great song!!!  Sorry - it's called "the great song of indifference"  just looked it up there!
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That Humpty Dumpty is an egg is not actually stated in the rhyme. In its first printed form, in 1810, it is a riddle, and exploits for misdirection the fact that "humpty dumpty" was 18th-Century reduplicative slang for a short, clumsy person. Whereas a clumsy person falling off a wall would not be irreperably damaged, an egg would be. The rhyme is no longer posed as a riddle, since the answer is now so well known. Similar riddles exist in other languages, such as "Boule Boule" in French, or "Thille Lille" in Swedish. It is often assumed that Humpty Dumpty died, and the rhyme is used when an accidental death has taken place.
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Patrick Swayze.  Next time what you can do is go to Google and type in the name with song after it.  Pops right up. Just an FYI
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Music written by Charles Fox and words by Norman Gimbel.\n\nReleased 1973 on the album Never, Never, Never.\n\nThe song was originally sung by folk-singer and songwriter Lori Lieberman. She was inspired by Don McLean: Coaxed by a friend, she went to see the then-unknown McLean sing at the famous Troubadour Club on the Sunset Strip in Los Angeles in the early 70's.\n\nMcLean’s performance of "American Pie" and other songs inspired Lieberman so much, that she penned a poem about the singer. Still in the nightclub she made some notes on a napkin, and she said "I saw Don Mclean play the Troubadour in L.A. one night and I was so moved by his lyrics and melodies that I went home and wrote a poem about it." She felt as though this young man had found her personal letters and read them out loud, and that he was killing her softly with his words. That poem – originally titled "Killing Me Softly With His Blues" – inspired songwriters Norman Gimbel and Charles Fox to write this song for Lori Lieberman and she went on to record it and released it on her debut album 1971.\n\nThe song was included in an airline’s in-flight music program. During a cross-country flight, soul singer Roberta Flack heard the song and immediately was intrigued by it. Upon landing, Flack investigated the song, contacted Gimbel and Fox, and offered to record it. They agreed, and in 1973 it became a No. 1 hit for Roberta Flack. Twenty-six years later, Lieberman is still licking her wounds. She was never given credit for the lyrics, and her version, as beautifully done as Flack’s, quickly disappeared.\n\nRoberta Flack released her recording of this song on a single in late January 1973, and within a month it was number one in the US Billboard, and had been certified gold by the RIAA. In August of the same year Roberta Flack then released an Album entitled "Killing Me Softly" containing the hit single and a few other songs including "Jesse" and When You Smile. Roberta Flack 1973 received the Grammy Awards for "Pop Female Vocal" and "Record of the Year" and the composers received the award for the "Song of the Year". The song was interpreted meanwhile by many other artists and orchestras.
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Muze Annotations\nThe beloved author of such classic children's books as "Henry Huggins" and "Dear Mr. Henshaw" tells of her early life in Oregon, first on the family farm in Yamhill, and later in Portland during the Depression. Readers will learn about the childhood of the creator of Ramona, and find parts of her life that made their way into her books.\n\n\nPublisher's Notes\nGenerations of children have grown up with Henry Huggins, Ramona Quimby, and all of their friends, families, and assorted pets. For everyone who has enjoyed the pranks and schemes, embarrassing moments, and all of the other poignant and colorful images of childhood brought to life in Beverly Cleary books, here is the fascinating true story of the remarkable woman who created them.\n\n\nSynopses\nFollows the popular children's author from her childhood years in Oregon through high school and into young adulthood, highlighting her family life and her growing interest in writing.
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It's from episode 105 of South Park - An Elephant Makes Love to a Pig. The song is not actually a Loverboy song. It's just a joke, dude.
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Charlie Murphy. You know, from the Rick James skit. "Show Charlie murphy your titties!"
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who wrote this should change pusher.
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honey,that's a bit too hard.Is that really your homework?? gee..who wrote it? John Ashberry.Please tell us who wrote it.
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The Great April Fools Switcheroonie was masterminded by comic strip creators Rick Kirkman and Jerry Scott, creators of the Baby Blues daily newspaper comic strip. A surprisingly massive undertaking, it involved contacting dozens of comic strip creators and had them drawing somebody else's strips for one day, April 1, 1997, widely known as April Fool's Day.
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"How to Violate Civil Rights and Not Get Caught", by Captain Dunkin, and \n"Mommy, is that the Cop that Ate my Donut?" by Sargeant Sprinkles