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2 unusual facts about The Name Game


The Name Game

"The Name Game" can also refer to any of several variations on a word game also known in the United States as "States", in Croatia and Serbia as "Kalodont", in Russia as "Goroda", and in Japan as "Shiritori", in which the players in turn name words in a given category beginning with the final letter of the previous word.

The Brazilian singer Xuxa recorded a song using the same play and same sample in the song "Jogo da Rima".



see also

Shirley Ellis

Cover versions of her hits have been recorded by Madeline Bell, The Belle Stars, Laura Branigan, Aaron Carter, Gary Glitter, Ricardo Ray, Pia Zadora, Southern Culture on the Skids, Gladys Knight and the Pips (a version of "The Nitty Gritty", produced by Norman Whitfield) as well as a 1980s high energy dance version of The Name Game by actor and personality "Divine" aka.