Who invented the periodic table song?
Tom Lehrer
“The Elements” is a song by musical humorist and lecturer Tom Lehrer, which recites the names of all the chemical elements known at the time of writing, up to number 102, nobelium. It was written in 1959 and can be found on his albums Tom Lehrer in Concert, More of Tom Lehrer and An Evening Wasted with Tom Lehrer.
Who sang the hippopotamus song?
Flanders and Swann
The Hippopotamus Song/Artists
What are the 12 elements?
The twelve elements of nature are Earth, Water, Wind, Fire, Thunder, Ice, Force, Time, Flower, Shadow, Light and Moon.
What is the newest element found?
In December, 2016, four new elements were added to the periodic table:
- Nihonium (Nh), element 113.
- Moscovium (Mc), element 115.
- Tennessine (Ts), element 117.
- Oganesson (Og), element 118.
Who composed Mud Mud glorious mud?
Donald Swann
Hippopotamus/ComposersWhat was the name of Flanders and Swann’s song?
Couldn’t find anything. Although Flanders & Swann wrote numerous songs together and toured the world with their revues At The Drop Of A Hat and At The Drop Of Another Hat, if there is one song for which they will be remembered it is “The Hippopotamus Song.”
How many songs did Michael Flanders and Donald Swann write?
Flanders and Swann were a British comedy duo. Lyricist, actor and singer Michael Flanders (1922–1975) and composer and pianist Donald Swann (1923–1994) collaborated in writing and performing comic songs. They first worked together in a school revue in 1939 and eventually wrote more than 100 comic songs together.
What was the name of Flanders and Swann’s revue?
Although Flanders & Swann wrote numerous songs together and toured the world with their revues At The Drop Of A Hat and At The Drop Of Another Hat, if there is one song for which they will be remembered it is “The Hippopotamus Song.”. In his memoirs Swann’s Way, the then surviving member of the duo explained how it came about.
When did Flanders and Swann perform at Notting Hill?
In December 1956, Flanders and Swann hired the New Lindsey Theatre, Notting Hill, to perform their own two-man revue At the Drop of a Hat, which opened on New Year’s Eve. Flanders sang a selection of the songs that they had written, interspersed with comic monologues, accompanied by Swann on the piano.