“You know, of all the songs I have ever sung, that is the one I've had the most requests not to.”
Tom Lehrer (1928) American singer-songwriter and mathematician
Afterword to "I Hold Your Hand In Mine"
Songs by Tom Lehrer (1953)
Monsoon
Escapology (2002)
“You know, of all the songs I have ever sung, that is the one I've had the most requests not to.”
Tom Lehrer (1928) American singer-songwriter and mathematician
Afterword to "I Hold Your Hand In Mine"
Songs by Tom Lehrer (1953)
Neil Diamond (1941) American singer-songwriter
I've Been This Way Before
Song lyrics, Serenade (1974)
Amanda Palmer (1976) American punk-cabaret musician
As quoted in "Getting Real With Amanda Palmer" at AfterEllen (18 July 2007)
“French for "Games without frontiers" (background vocals throughout the song, sung by Kate Bush)”
Peter Gabriel (1950) English singer-songwriter, record producer and humanitarian
Jeux sans frontieres
Games Without Frontiers
Song lyrics, Peter Gabriel (III) (1980)
Brian Hayes (scientist) (1900) American scientist, columnist and author
Variant: I'm not a gambling person, but I've been around long enough and I know how to play it.
Source: Group Theory in the Bedroom (2008), Chapter 12, Group Theory In The Bedroom, p. 232
Michael Jordan (1963) American retired professional basketball player and businessman
As quoted in Nike Culture : The Sign of the Swoosh (1998), by Robert Goldman and Stephen Papson, p. 49
Larry Bird (1956) basketball player and coach
Dan Shaughnessy (September 7, 1997) "There'll Be No Bird Watching", Boston Globe, p. D1.
“I've been looking for a girl like you - not you, but a girl like you.”
Groucho Marx (1890–1977) American comedian