The Muffin Man is preserved in the Bodleian Library with lyrics very similar to those used today: <poem> Do you know the muffin man? The muffin man, the muffin man. Do you know the muffin man Who lives in Drury Lane?</poem> Victorian households had many of their fresh foods delivered, such as muffins, which were delivered door-to-door by a muffin man. The "muffin" in question was the bread product known in the United States as English muffins, not the much sweeter cupcake-shaped American variety. Drury Lane is a thoroughfare bordering Covent Garden in London. The rhyme and game appear to have spread to
The World According to Gessle sung like Elvis Presley. The Japanese release of this album features the ballad "Love doesn't live here", the song was also recorded by Belinda Carlisle, which featured on her album "A Woman and a Man". Gessle used Brainpool and Gyllene Tider as backing musicians for the album. "The World According to Gessle" was re-released in 2003 as a low budget edition in a cardboard sleeve, and again re-released in May 2008 as an anniversary edition. This time it was a double CD, with 26 bonus tracks. Original release 2008 remastered re-release The World According to Gessle The World According to