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prov. 1 It is hard, often fruitless, to attempt to curb the natural playfulness and tendency to mischief of most growing boys. 2 Even grown men usually remain somewhat boyish at heart.
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Boys Will Be Boys is a 1935 British comedy film directed by William Beaudine which stars Will Hay, Gordon Harker and Jimmy Hanley. The film is set at Narkover School, where headmaster Doctor Alec Smart ( Will Hay) becomes involved in the disappearance of a valuable necklace.
The setting is loosely based on the works of Beachcomber, where Narkover is a school specializing in gambling and extortion, and the headmaster is a "Dr. Smart-Allick".
"Boys Will Be Boys" is a single by British rock group the Ordinary Boys.
It was released in 2005, when it reached number 16 in the UK Singles Chart, but it re-entered the charts in January 2006, following singer Samuel Preston's appearance on Celebrity Big Brother. It reached number 3 in the UK Singles Chart and went to number 1 in the UK Official Download Chart on 8 February 2006.
In the film Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix, the song can be heard playing during a scene into the Gryffindor common room (at min. 31:35). In the film Van Wilder 2: The Rise of Taj the song is used in the intro. In the film The Best Man, the song is part of the soundtrack, and it can be heard during a scene on a train of the London Underground "The Tube" (at min. 28:32).
The song was also covered in a 'Oompa-ska' style by Goldfrapp for BBC Radio 1's Live Lounge on 27 April 2006. It was subsequently released by Goldfrapp on their single " Satin Boys, Flaming Chic". The song was ranked at number 49 in the 100 biggest selling singles of 2006.
The toasted verse towards the end of the song is performed by Ranking Junior, the son of Ranking Roger of 2-Tone group the Beat.
Boys Will Be Boys may refer to:
Boys Will Be Boys is a 1984 album by English musician Gary Glitter. It features two top 30 hits: "Dance Me Up" and "Another Rock 'n' Roll Christmas". It was the first album released by Glitter since Silver Star seven years earlier. It is the only studio album of Glitter's never released on CD.
Boys Will Be Boys is the debut record from the group Rabbitt, the South African rock quartet led by Trevor Rabin. It was released in 1975 on Jo'Burg Records in South Africa, and promptly went gold faster than any other disc released in the country. The band would go on to win the Sarie Award (South Africa's equivalent to the Grammy) for "Best Contemporary Pop".
Boys Will Be Boys would later be re-issued in 1989, both in Germany (on Line Music) and in the States (on Jet).
"Boys Will Be Boys" is an English-language dance-pop song by Mexican pop singer Paulina Rubio. It was released as the lead single from the singer's most recent EPs, Brava! Reload and Bravísima!. The song was produced by RedOne, which makes this song his fourth collaboration with Paulina.
The song was released on March 24, 2012 on iTunes and Amazon in Europe countries first and then internationally. "Boys Will Be Boys" is Rubio's first single in English since 2002.