Talk:Daisy Bell

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[edit] Influence of Sarah, Sarah

The Wikimedia Help Desk received an e-mail from a music historian:

I don't know who to send this to, so could you please forward this to whomever should get it.

I am writing about music and I was researching the song "Daisy Bell". Here is the webpage address:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Daisy_Bell

Anyway, there is a reference towards the bottom of the page concerning a link that displays a London broadside that contains lyrics to a song called "Sarah, Sarah" by Harry Bedford. I mention this because the comment made at the bottom of the Wilipedia article suggests that "Daisy Bell" was inspired by "Sarah, Sarah".

I just wanted to mention that i could find very little on Harry Bedford but there is a CD out with a song by him from the 1920's and that the International Film Database has a movie listing of him. there is nothing in their biography but his birthdate was 1873. This means that he was only 18-19 years old when "Daisy Bell" was a hit. I seriously doubt that he wrote "Sarah, Sarah" before "Daisy Bell" because of his age. Maybe the broadside has a misattributed date or Harry was gifted at humorous lyricism at a very early age.

Thanks . Alan Linquist

He didn't know where to make the comment so I placed it here. Capitalistroadster 03:15, 21 December 2005 (UTC)

[edit] Parodies

A vulgar 'schoolyard' version of the song has emerged, with a much less innocent tone. It's lyrics are; Daisy, Daisy, Give me your answer do. I'm so crazy, My balls are blue. I got a condom on, A plastic bag will do, So lay on your back, And open your crack And let me push it through.

I am not sure if this is entirely appropriate. If anyone feels it isn't revelevent, etc. feel free to delete it.Ĝ
I feel similarly, perhaps there's a more appropriate way to reference this?

[edit] Dunlop

Daisy Greville also seems to be the mother of the heir of the Earl of Warwick, in 1882. Her husband died three years after Dunlop, in 1924. No solid citation for this remarriage to John Dunlop anywhere, so I'm calling it a hoax, probably based on a subtle pun that she inspired the song "Daisy Bell/Bicycle Built For Two", and Dunlop invented the bicycle (tricycle) tire. Sentence removed. -- Yamara 02:21, 15 July 2007 (UTC)