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Nellie the Elephant, the Glossary

"Nellie the Elephant" is a children's song written in 1956 by Ralph Butler and Peter Hart about a fictional anthropomorphic elephant of that name.^[1]

Anthropomorphism

Anthropomorphism is the attribution of human traits, emotions, or intentions to non-human entities.

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Cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) is an emergency procedure consisting of chest compressions often combined with artificial ventilation, or mouth to mouth in an effort to manually preserve intact brain function until further measures are taken to restore spontaneous blood circulation and breathing in a person who is in cardiac arrest.

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Children's Favourites

Junior Choice is a BBC Radio programme originally broadcast from 1967 until 1982 with Christmas specials from 2007 to present, with the exception of 2016.

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Children's song

A children's song may be a nursery rhyme set to music, a song that children invent and share among themselves or a modern creation intended for entertainment, use in the home or education.

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Coventry University

Coventry University is a public research university in Coventry, England.

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Cover version

In popular music, a cover version, cover song, remake, revival, or simply cover is a new performance or recording by a musician other than the original performer or composer of the song.

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Desert Island Discs

Desert Island Discs is a radio programme broadcast on BBC Radio 4.

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Dig That Groove Baby

Dig That Groove Baby is the first full-length album by the punk band Toy Dolls, released in 1983.

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Elephant

Elephants are the largest living land animals.

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George Martin

Sir George Henry Martin (3 January 1926 – 8 March 2016) was an English record producer, arranger, composer, conductor, and musician.

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Jacqueline Wilson

Dame Jacqueline Wilson (Aitken; born 17 December 1945) is an English novelist known for her popular children's literature.

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London

London is the capital and largest city of both England and the United Kingdom, with a population of in.

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Mandy Miller

Mandy Miller (born Carmen Isabella Miller on 23 July 1944) is an English former child actress who made a number of films in the 1950s.

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Novelty song

A novelty song is a type of song built upon some form of novel concept, such as a gimmick, a piece of humor, or a sample of popular culture.

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Parlophone

Parlophone Records Limited (also known as Parlophone Records and Parlophone) is a record label founded in Germany in 1896 by the Carl Lindström Company as Parlophon.

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Punk rock

Punk rock (also known as simply punk) is a music genre that emerged in the mid-1970s.

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Ralph Butler

Ralph Thomas Butler (12 October 1886 – 8 April 1969) was a British songwriter, responsible for the lyrics of many popular songs of the 1930s and later, mostly with comic or novelty elements.

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Refrain

A refrain (from Vulgar Latin refringere, "to repeat", and later from Old French refraindre) is the line or lines that are repeated in music or in poetry — the "chorus" of a song.

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Rhythm

Rhythm (from Greek ῥυθμός, rhythmos, "any regular recurring motion, symmetry") generally means a "movement marked by the regulated succession of strong and weak elements, or of opposite or different conditions".

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Ron Goodwin

Ronald Alfred Goodwin (17 February 19258 January 2003) was an English composer and conductor known for his film music.

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Sound recording and reproduction

Sound recording and reproduction is the electrical, mechanical, electronic, or digital inscription and re-creation of sound waves, such as spoken voice, singing, instrumental music, or sound effects.

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That's the Way (I Like It)

"That's the Way (I Like It)" is a song by American disco and funk band KC and the Sunshine Band from their self-titled second studio album (1975). Nellie the Elephant and That's the Way (I Like It) are 1984 singles.

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Toy Dolls

Toy Dolls are an English punk rock band formed in 1979.

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UK singles chart

The UK Singles Chart (currently titled the Official Singles Chart, with the upper section more commonly known as the Official UK Top 40) is compiled by the Official Charts Company (OCC), on behalf of the British record industry, listing the top-selling singles in the United Kingdom, based upon physical sales, paid-for downloads and streaming.

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References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nellie_the_Elephant

Also known as Nelly the Elephant.