Daisy Bell

"Daisy Bell (Bicycle Built For Two)"
"Daisy Bell (Bicycle Built For Two)"
Song
Released	1892
Genre	Music hall, standard
Songwriter(s)	Harry Dacre

"Daisy Bell (Bicycle Built for Two)" is a song written in 1892 by British songwriter Harry Dacre with the well-known chorus "Daisy, Daisy / Give me your answer, do. / I'm half crazy / all for the love of you", ending with the words "a bicycle built for two". The song is said to have been inspired by Daisy Greville, Countess of Warwick, one of the many mistresses of King Edward VII.^[1]^[2] It is the earliest song sung using computer speech synthesis by the IBM 7094 in 1961, a feat that was referenced in the film 2001: A Space Odyssey (1968).

^ Carroll, Leslie (3 June 2008). Royal Affairs: A Lusty Romp Through the Extramarital Adventures That Rocked the British Monarchy. Edward VII and Daisy Greville, Countess of Warwick 1861–1938: NAL Trade. ISBN 978-0-451-22398-2.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location (link)
^ "Local history: The socialist socialite". BBC. 22 May 2009.

[1] Carroll, Leslie (3 June 2008). Royal Affairs: A Lusty Romp Through the Extramarital Adventures That Rocked the British Monarchy. Edward VII and Daisy Greville, Countess of Warwick 1861–1938: NAL Trade. ISBN 978-0-451-22398-2.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location (link)

[2] "Local history: The socialist socialite". BBC. 22 May 2009.

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