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title: "3 Tuli Kupferberg Quotes - Famous Singer (Listen to the mocking bird)"
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# Tuli Kupferberg

(1923–2010)   Singer   United States

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Tuli Kupferberg was a singer from the United States, best known for *Listen to the mocking bird*.

## Quick Facts About Tuli Kupferberg

Born September 28, 1923

Died July 12, 2010

Nationality United States

Profession Singer

Notable works Listen to the mocking bird

## About Tuli Kupferberg

Naphtali "Tuli" Kupferberg was an American counterculture poet, author, singer, editorial cartoonist, comic artist, columnist, publisher, and co-founder of the rock band The Fugs.

##  Quotes by Tuli Kupferberg

> [Nobody who lived through the '50s thought the '60s could've existed. So there's always hope.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/tuli-kupferberg/nobody-who-lived-through-the-50s-thought-the-60s-could-ve-existed-so/)

[Tuli Kupferberg](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/tuli-kupferberg/)

[Hope](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/hope/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/873/tuli-kupferberg-78694_hope_nobody-who-lived-through-the-50s-thought_354122.png)

> [When patterns are broken, new worlds emerge.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/tuli-kupferberg/when-patterns-are-broken-new-worlds-emerge/)

[Tuli Kupferberg](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/tuli-kupferberg/)

[Patterns](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/patterns/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/c8a/tuli-kupferberg-78694_patterns_when-patterns-are-broken-new-worlds-emer_397980.png)

> [“There was once a big atomic bomb That wanted to be a bullet. His friends all asked why, when he was such…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/tuli-kupferberg/there-was-once-a-big-atomic-bomb-that-wanted-to-be-a-bullet-his/)

[Tuli Kupferberg](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/tuli-kupferberg/)

[Atomic bomb](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/atomic-bomb/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/2be/tuli-kupferberg-78694_atomic-bomb_there-was-once-a-big-atomic-bomb-that-wa_758164.png)

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