HonoraryMancunian@lemmy.world to Showerthoughts@lemmy.worldEnglish · 22 days agoThe Popeye theme tune is basically a limerickmessage-squaremessage-square3fedilinkarrow-up127arrow-down11
arrow-up126arrow-down1message-squareThe Popeye theme tune is basically a limerickHonoraryMancunian@lemmy.world to Showerthoughts@lemmy.worldEnglish · 22 days agomessage-square3fedilink
minus-squareAdmiral Patrick@dubvee.orglinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up6·edit-222 days agoAnother fun fact: Because both are written in the common metre (alternating between 8 and 6 syllables), much of Emily Dickinson’s poetry can be read to the tune of the “Gilligan’s Island” theme
minus-squareBizzle@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3·21 days agoCurrently singing Amazing Grace to the tune of House of the Rising Sun
Another fun fact: Because both are written in the common metre (alternating between 8 and 6 syllables), much of Emily Dickinson’s poetry can be read to the tune of the “Gilligan’s Island” theme
Currently singing Amazing Grace to the tune of House of the Rising Sun