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The Gnu

"The Gnu" (sometimes known as "A Gnu", "I'm a Gnu" or "The Gnu Song") is a 1956 humorous song about a talking gnu by Flanders and Swann.

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Genre
Novelty song
Composer
Donald Swann
Lyricist
Michael Flanders

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The Gnu

Nodes39
Edges38
Triples11
Avg. degree1.95
Density0.051282
Components1

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The Gnu

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related to Legacy · 6
The Gnu → British English, GNU, It, Richard Stallman, The, The Longman Pronunciation Dictionary
related to External links · 2
The Gnu → Flanders, Swann
Composer · 1
The Gnu → Donald Swann
Genre · 1
The Gnu → Novelty song
Lyricist · 1
The Gnu → Michael Flanders

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Important terminology

gnu song flanders swann word piano verse singer performed known i'm 1956 humorous two g-noo beginning donald michael schwa unpalatalised

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SubjectPredicateObjectConfidenceSrc
The GnuComposerDonald Swann1.00infobox
The GnuGenreNovelty song1.00infobox
The GnuLyricistMichael Flanders1.00infobox
The Gnurelated to External linksFlanders0.60section
The Gnurelated to External linksSwann0.60section
The Gnurelated to LegacyThe0.60section
The Gnurelated to LegacyBritish English0.60section
The Gnurelated to LegacyThe Longman Pronunciation Dictionary0.60section
The Gnurelated to LegacyIt0.60section
The Gnurelated to LegacyRichard Stallman0.60section
The Gnurelated to LegacyGNU0.60section

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