The Name Game
Rhyming song by Shirley Ellis / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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This article is about the song. For the word games, see word chain and Shiritori. For the American Horror Story: Asylum episode, see The Name Game (American Horror Story).
"The Name Game" is a song co-written and performed by Shirley Ellis[2] as a rhyming game that creates variations on a person's name.[3] She explains through speaking and singing how to play the game. The first verse is done using Ellis's first name; the other names used in the original version of the song are Lincoln, Arnold, Tony, Billy, Marsha, and Nick.
Quick Facts Single by Shirley Ellis, from the album ...
"The Name Game" | |
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Single by Shirley Ellis | |
from the album The Name Game | |
B-side | "Whisper to Me Wind" |
Released | November 1964 (1964-11)[1] |
Genre | |
Length | 2:39 |
Label | Congress |
Songwriter(s) |
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Producer(s) | Charles Calello |
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