List of repetitive songs

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Repetitive songs contain stanzas that repeat, exactly or almost exactly, for an arbitrarily large number of iterations. Simple repetitive songs are common in many cultures, especially among children.^{[1] [2]}

Songs on this list must be wholly repetitive. This excludes ordinary songs with a refrain.

Many animals communicate with members of their species using repetitive songs. The whale song is an example.

Contents 1 List of songs 1.1 Repeating songs 2 References 3 See also

[edit] List of songs

[edit] Repeating songs

• "Michael Finnigan"
• "The Song That Never Ends"
• "There's a Hole in My Bucket"
• "John Jacob Jingleheimer Schmidt"
• "Found a Peanut"
• "Yon Yonson"
• "10 Green Bottles"
• "99 Bottles of Beer"
• "Jesus' Blood Never Failed Me Yet"
• "Ti amo"

[edit] References

1. ^ R. D. Abrahams. "A Note on Neck-Riddles in the West Indies as They Comment on Emergent Genre Theory." The Journal of American Folklore, 1985. 85-94, see p. 88 [1]
2. ^ Jackson, William. "Features of the Kriti: A Song Form Developed by Tyāgarāja". Asian Music, 1992. 19-66, see p. 20-21 [2]

[edit] See also

• Perpetuum mobile
• Donald Knuth, "The Complexity of Songs"
• Cumulative song
• List of silent musical compositions