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nursery rhyme



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Its name is inspired by the nursery rhyme Old Mother Goose, reflecting the idea of an ancient goose emerging from the mud of a fossil deposit.

From Science Daily ● Jul. 11, 2026

Their lead single “Fabienk” is studded with hair-trigger riffs — if you can even call them that — that mix the playful nursery rhyme melodies of Battles with the no-wave drone of Sonic Youth.

From Salon ● Jun. 5, 2026

They had a song for him, roughly to the tune of the nursery rhyme Three Blind Mice.

From BBC ● Apr. 17, 2026

But several of those madcap ideas flummoxed fans—Carlin pointed to the 1972 single “Mary Had a Little Lamb,” which was inspired by the nursery rhyme.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Feb. 27, 2026

Lelia recognizes this, too, and they all gallop on broomsticks while they recite an old nursery rhyme.

From "Native Speaker" by Chang-rae Lee




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