Tie Me Kangaroo Down, Sport
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"Tie Me Kangaroo Down, Sport" is a 1959 Australian novelty song by entertainer Rolf Harris that became an international hit and a staple of Australian pop culture.
Statements (37)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | song ⓘ |
| chartSuccessIn |
Australia
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Canada NERFINISHED ⓘ New Zealand NERFINISHED ⓘ United Kingdom NERFINISHED ⓘ United States NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| composer | Rolf Harris NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | Australia ⓘ |
| genre |
novelty
ⓘ
pop ⓘ |
| hasChorus | “Tie me kangaroo down, sport” NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasControversialLyrics | racially offensive references to Aboriginal Australians ⓘ |
| hasCulturalReferenceTo |
cockatoo
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kangaroo ⓘ koala (referred to as “koala bear”) NERFINISHED ⓘ wallaby ⓘ |
| hasISWC | T-010.140.136-3 ⓘ |
| hasNotableInstrument | wobble board ⓘ |
| hasNotableLine |
“Keep me cockatoo cool, Curl”
ⓘ
“Let me abos go loose, Lou” ⓘ “Tan me hide when I’m dead, Fred” ⓘ “Watch me wallabies feed, mate” ⓘ |
| hasRevisedVersion | version with altered lyrics removing racial references ⓘ |
| hasTheme |
Australian animals
ⓘ
Australian outback ⓘ comic narrative ⓘ |
| includedOn | Rolf Harris compilation albums ⓘ |
| isStapleOf | Australian pop culture ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| madeFamousBy | Rolf Harris NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| originalLabel |
Columbia Records (Australia)
NERFINISHED
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EMI NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| originalMedium | 78 rpm record ⓘ |
| performer | Rolf Harris NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| recordingDate | 1959 ⓘ |
| releaseDate | 1959 ⓘ |
| writer | Rolf Harris NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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