Daisy Bell pg. 45-48
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Daisy Bell is also known as
Bicycle Built for Two
What year was Daisy Bell released
1892
Daisy Bell is a celebration of which type of bike
tandem- bicycle for 2 riders
the song is filled with numerous puns about which inanimate object
bicycle
Harry Dacre is the pen name of
Frank Dean
what year was Frank Dean (Harry Dacre) born
1857
what year did Frank Dean (Harry Dacre) die
1922
why did Harry Dacre voyage to the US
he was exhausted and wanted a break after writing hundreds of songs in England
about how many songs did Harry Dacre write in England
hundreds
Dacre arrived in New York from
England
True or False: Dacre took his bike with him to NY
true
what did Dacre have to pay when he arrived in New York
import duties for his bike
why did a friend quip that Dacre was lucky to have brought a bike instead of a tandem
cuz he would have had to pay double in import fees
what reportedly inspired this song
a friend’s joke to Dacre that he was lucky to NOT have brought a tandem
one scholar disputed the claim that the joke inspired the song by reporting that
Dacre wrote a piece about a donkey cart built for two
why did Dacre modify the lyrics about a donkey cart built for two
they weren’t a common vehicle in the US
what entertainer turned the song into a hit in 1892
Katie Lawrence
what year was Katie Lawrence born
1868
what year did the entertainer Katie Lawrence die
1913
entertainer Katie Lawrence turned the 1892 song into a hit in which 2 countries
the US & Great Britain
what year did kate carney have success with “Sarah or a Donkey Cart Built for Two”
1893
Kate Carney was a
vocalist
what year was Kate Carney born
1869
what year did Kate Carney die
1950
what city did vocalist Kate Carney enjoy success in 1893 with “Sarah or A Donkey Cart Built for Two:
London
what is unclear about “Sarah or A Donkey Cart Built for Two”
whether this was the og or a later satire
which artist made a spoof of the song in 2014
Weird Al Yankovic
why did Weird Al make a spoof of the song in 2014
to support music education in disadvantaged schools
what year did Weird Al record a spoof of Daisy Bell
2014