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    What pop song was conceived while eating boiled eggs and fried chicken in a Chinese restaurant?

    Question #789. Asked by Jayne. (Apr 06 00 11:56 PM)


    essaychess

    		'Mother and Child Reunion', by Paul Simon

    Apr 07 00, 1:53 AM
    zbeckabee

    		"Mother and Child Reunion" is a song written by Paul Simon, and is on his eponymous debut album. It was released as a single in 1972, and reached #4 on the American charts.

    The song was one of the earliest by a white musician to feature prominent elements of reggae. The name has its origin in a chicken and egg dish called "Mother and Child Reunion" that Paul Simon saw on a Chinese restaurant's menu. The song has been interpreted as a meditation on death, specifically the death of a mother and the hope of reunification in the afterlife. The references to a "strange and mournful day" may support this theory.

    http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mother_and_child_reunion

    Jan 14 08, 8:29 PM

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