<Ul> <Li> John Burroughs, a naturalist who lived and worked in the Catskill Mountains, wrote a small pamphlet called "Birds and Bees: Essays" in which he explained the workings of nature in a way that children could understand . </Li> <Li> In the 1993 film The Remains of the Day, Stevens uses the metaphor on Lord Darlington's godson . </Li> <Li> In the American hidden - camera comedy show Impractical Jokers, the 4 guys frequently make use of the verse . </Li> <Li> Robie Harris has written children's works such as It's Not the Stork!, It's Perfectly Normal, and It's So Amazing, which have been the center of controversy and book challenges in the United States . </Li> <Li> Jewel Akens earned One - hit wonder status with his Era Records single "The Birds and the Bees" in 1964, which reached #3 on the Billboard Hot 100 . The song went on to hit the Top Ten in several European countries in 1965 and would later be covered by many other artists including Dean Martin and Brenda Lee . </Li> <Li> In the song "It Must Be Love", originally recorded in 1971 by Labi Siffre, then also recorded by ska / pop band Madness in 1981 . The line goes "Bless you and bless me, Bless the bees, And the birds". </Li> <Li> In 1968 The Monkees released an album called The Birds, The Bees & The Monkees . </Li> <Li> In the Placebo song "Meds", Brian Molko sings "I was confused by the birds and the bees". </Li> <Li> In the Eminem song "I'm Shady" the line goes "I like birds, bees, I like people". </Li> <Li> American indie pop musical duo from Los Angeles - The Bird and the Bee . </Li> <Li> Many songs feature an extended version of this phrase; "the birds and the bees and the flowers and the trees". </Li> <Li> The song "Hummingbird Heartbeat" by Katy Perry also states "this is the story of the birds and the bees", referring to sexual intercourse . </Li> <Li> The American classic song "Let's Fall in Love" contains the suggestive lyric, "Birds do it . Bees do it ." </Li> <Li> The song "Sowing the Seeds of Love" by Tears for Fears has this phrase among the lyrics . </Li> <Li> The Little Mix song "Nothing Else Matters" from Glory Days contains the lyrics "only the birds and the bees know that we go, a little bit high, little bit low". </Li> <Li> One of the Simpsons episodes is titled "The Burns and the Bees". </Li> <Li> An episode of Futurama is entitled "The Bots and the Bees", as is an episode of Malcolm in the Middle . </Li> <Li> One of the tracks is called "The Bird and The Bees" in the debut album It's Classy Not Classic by the Electronic Rock band Breathe Carolina </Li> <Li> "The birds and bees" lecture was mentioned in James Dasner's "The Maze Runner". </Li> <Li> In The Dick Van Dyke Show episode entitled "Go Tell the Birds and the Bees" (Season 5, Episode 10), Rob and Laura are forced to meet with the school psychologist when school officials catch wind of their son's version of the "Birds and the Bees". </Li> </Ul> <Li> John Burroughs, a naturalist who lived and worked in the Catskill Mountains, wrote a small pamphlet called "Birds and Bees: Essays" in which he explained the workings of nature in a way that children could understand . </Li> <Li> In the 1993 film The Remains of the Day, Stevens uses the metaphor on Lord Darlington's godson . </Li> <Li> In the American hidden - camera comedy show Impractical Jokers, the 4 guys frequently make use of the verse . </Li>

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