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By the time she was in her early teens, McCann recorded "Down Came a Blackbird", a song which was given to her by her manager, Kasey Walker. McCann's version of the song was sent to Seymour Stein, president of the Asylum Records label, who signed her to a recording contract in 1997.
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In the past it has often been attributed to George Steevens (1736–1800), who used it in a pun at the expense of Poet Laureate Henry James Pye (1745–1813) in 1790, but the first verse had already appeared in print in Tommy Thumb's Pretty Song Book, published in London around 1744, in the form: Sing a Song of Sixpence, A bag full of Rye,
"Down Came a Blackbird" is a song recorded by American country music artist Lila McCann. It was released in May 1997 as her debut single and the first from her album Lila. The song reached number 28 on the Billboard Hot Country Singles & Tracks chart. The song was written by Micheal Smotherman and Mark Spiro.
I OWN NOTHING Lyrics: Down came a blackbird Set on a fence Talkin' in riddles Makin' no sense Cause she's gone You're baby's gone Down came a blackbird Perched on pole Took out a mirror And...
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“Down Came a Blackbird” is a song by Lila McCann, released on her 1997 album titled “Lila”. The song was written by Mark Spiro and Michael Smotherman. Although there is limited information available about the song, it did manage to peak at #28 on Billboard’s Country Singles chart in 1997.
The birds began to sing— Wasn't that a dainty dish. To set before the king? The king was in the counting-house. Counting out his money, The queen was in the parlor. Eating bread and honey, The maid was in the garden. Hanging out the clothes. Along came a blackbird. And snipped off her nose. Source: Knock at a Star (1999) More About This Poem.
Oct 9, 2018 · ‘Sing a Song of Sixpence’ was alluded to in one of the greatest eighteenth-century poetic putdowns: Henry James Pye, who was appointed Poet Laureate to King George III in 1790, wrote a very bad ode in honour of the king’s birthday, which featured references to a ‘feathered choir’.
