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==In popular culture== *"Oranges and Lemons" and people remembering the words to it is a common motif in ''[[Nineteen Eighty-Four]]'' by [[George Orwell]].<ref>{{Cite book|last=Orwell|first=George|author-link=George Orwell|title=1984|title-link=Nineteen Eighty-Four|date=8 June 1949 |publisher=Secker & Warburg |isbn=978-1443434973 |edition=1st |location=England |at=part 2, chapters 4, 8, 10}}</ref> *"[[The God Complex]]", a 2011 episode of ''[[Doctor Who]]'', quotes the line "Here comes a candle to light you to bed, here comes a chopper to chop off your head."<ref>[https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b0103y2x/features/the-god-complex-the-fourth-dimension "The God Complex β The Fourth Dimension"], [[BBC]]{{dead link|date=January 2025}}</ref> *In [[It (2017 film)|It]] and [[It Chapter Two]] a creepy rendition of "Oranges and Lemons" plays through the opening logos and throughout both films especially when [[It (character)|Pennywise]] is around.<ref>https://laist.com/shows/the-frame/it-movie-score-meet-the-adorable-4-year-old-singer-of-your-nightmares</ref>
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