Cocktails & Mocktails; E-Fu; Blue Danube

[Dennis R. Preston]

Yes, and linguists have greatly benefitted from "Happy Birthday (although
that fact is apparently less well-known than the song's top popularity).

dInIs

>I would never argue with Barry about words. But I'd guess that "Happy
>Birthday" would top any list of "Most Famous Songs"
>
>Bob
>
>Bapopik at AOL.COM wrote:   V. "The Blue Danube"--The First "Pop Hit" in the
>World
>
>>   Strauss wrote over 550 compositions: polkas, operettas, marches,
>>individual dances and of course--almost synonymous with Strauss and
>>Vienna--waltzes.  In 1867 he composed perhaps the most famous piece ever
>>written, "The Blue Danube."  The phrase "pop hit" to refer to a popular
>>success was first applied to this piece.
>>
>>


Dennis R. Preston
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Michigan State University
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