I'm Henry VIII, I Am

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"I'm Henry VIII, I Am" is a 1965 novelty pop song, originally a British music hall tune, that became a major hit for the band Herman's Hermits.

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instanceOf song ⓘ
artist Herman's Hermits ⓘ
associatedAct British Invasion ⓘ
associatedWith 1960s pop culture ⓘ
basedOn "I'm Henery the Eighth, I Am" ⓘ
chartSuccess major hit single ⓘ
countryOfOrigin United Kingdom ⓘ
culturalOrigin British popular music ⓘ
decade 1960s ⓘ
format single ⓘ
genre music hall ⓘ
novelty ⓘ
pop ⓘ
hasHumorousWordplay yes ⓘ
hasMeter simple duple ⓘ
hasRecordingArtistNationality English ⓘ
hasRefrain "I'm Henry the Eighth, I am" ⓘ
hasShortLength yes ⓘ
hasStructure verse-chorus form ⓘ
hasSubject marriage ⓘ
serial husbands ⓘ
hasTempo up-tempo ⓘ
intendedEffect humor ⓘ
isCoverOf "I'm Henery the Eighth, I Am" ⓘ
language English ⓘ
leadVocalistOnRecording Peter Noone ⓘ
lyricalTheme man who is the eighth husband of a woman ⓘ
madeFamousBy Herman's Hermits ⓘ
medium 7-inch vinyl single ⓘ
notableFor comic lyrics ⓘ
fast tempo ⓘ
repetitive chorus ⓘ
originallyFrom British music hall ⓘ
originalPublicationYear 1910 ⓘ
originalSongwriters Fred Murray ⓘ
R. P. Weston ⓘ
performancePractice audience sing-along ⓘ
performedBy Herman's Hermits ⓘ
performedInStyleOf British music hall ⓘ
popularizedIn United Kingdom ⓘ
United States ⓘ
recordedBy MGM Records artists Herman's Hermits ⓘ
linked to: Herman's Hermits
releaseYear 1965 ⓘ
titleReferences Henry VIII of England ⓘ

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Herman's Hermits → notableWork → I'm Henry VIII, I Am ⓘ
"I'm Henry VIII, I Am" → isCoverOf → "I'm Henery the Eighth, I Am" ⓘ
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"I'm Henry VIII, I Am" → basedOn → "I'm Henery the Eighth, I Am" ⓘ
subject linked to: I'm Henry VIII, I Am
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"I'm Henry VIII, I Am" → hasRefrain → "I'm Henry the Eighth, I am" ⓘ
subject linked to: I'm Henry VIII, I Am
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Peter Noone → notableSongPerformed → I'm Henry VIII, I Am ⓘ