In 1997, Linda Tillery and the Cultural Heritage Choir covered the song with alternate names from the album Shakin' a Tailfeather.Įllis told Melody Maker magazine that the song was based on a game she played as a child.
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Sheldon Cooper in Season 9 Episode 21 briefly sings "The Name Game" in The Big Bang Theory. Character Sister Jude ( Jessica Lange) sang her version of the song in season 2 episode 10 "The Name Game" of American Horror Story. Stacy's version was sampled by Mariah Carey on her 1999 single " Heartbreaker", from her album Rainbow. In 1990, Cree Summer Francks (as Elmyra) performed a cover version of the song for an episode of Tiny Toon Adventures using the Tiny Toons' names (except Plucky Duck's, as mentioned by that episode's end credits).
In 1982, Stacy Lattisaw's "rap" recording "Attack of the Name Game" scored #70 on the Hot 100. Joanie Bartels covered the song with different names, releasing it as a single from the 1980 album, Sillytime Magic and the 1994 video The Extra-Special Substitute Teacher. In 1975, Anne Renée recorded "Un jeu d'fou" in French. In 1965, singer Olivia Molina recorded a Spanish version, "Juego De Palabras". The Brazilian singer Xuxa recorded a song using the same play and the same sample in the song "Jogo da Rima". Often sung by relative unknowns for collections of songs for children, other cover versions have been recorded by artists as diverse as Dean Ford and the Gaylords (1965), Divine (1980), and Soupy Sales (1965). Judy Moody, Hannah Banana, and many other phrases have been referenced from this song. It features a classroom of third-grade schoolchildren singing along to the game. "The Name Game" has been recorded by dozens of recording artists in the years since, notably Laura Branigan, whose version produced by Jeff Lorber was included on her 1987 album Touch, released as the fifth single. The song later became a popular children's singalong. Ellis performed "The Name Game" on major television programs of the day, including Hullabaloo, American Bandstand and The Merv Griffin Show. A Rhythm & Blues singer for 10 years before that success, Ellis was also successful with "The Clapping Song (Clap Pat Clap Slap)" (#8 pop and #16 R&B), and "The Nitty Gritty" (#8 on the Hot 100 and #4 on the Cash Box R&B chart). The record was re-released in 1966 and again in 1973. The record scored number 3 on the Billboard Hot 100, and number 4 on the magazine's R&B charts during 1965. It was written by American singer Shirley Ellis and Lincoln Chase, and Ellis's recording, produced by Charles Calello, was released during late 1964 as "The Name Game".
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