Speaking of Canada, last night I suddenly found myself unable to get Gordon Lightfootās āCarefree Highwayā out of my head. I have absolutely no idea why; I donāt think Iād heard it in years.
Ta rah rah boom de ay! (I donāt know any of the words other than the schoolyard one or a schoolyard one so itās basically just those six nonsense syllables over and over again to the tune of the song.)
Ta rah rah boom de ay! (I donāt know any of the words other than the schoolyard one or a schoolyard one so itās basically just those six nonsense syllables over and over again to the tune of the song.)
(Over and over and over and over and over again)
In my school playground it was:
Ta ra ra boom de ay
My knickers flew away
They went on holiday
They came back yesterday
Ta rah rah boom de ay! (I donāt know any of the words other than the schoolyard one or a schoolyard one so itās basically just those six nonsense syllables over and over again to the tune of the song.)
(Over and over and over and over and over again)
That actually is how the refrain goesāTa-ra-ra Boom-de-ay repeated eight times. You can hear the song here.
Ta ra ra boom de ay
My knickers flew away
They went on holiday
They came back yesterday
I suspect those are unofficial!
On our playground, it was:
Ta-ra-ra Boom-de-ay!
Our teacher passed away!
Because of tooth decay,
We have no school today!
We threw her in the bay.
She scared the fish away.
We took her out. (beat, beat)
She smelled like sauerkraut.
On my playground in the 1970s in Florida, it was more... violent than that...
Ta ra ra boom de ay!
My teacher went away!
I killed her yesterday...
I'm pretty sure this one would not fly nowadays (for the same reason that Julie Brown's "The Homecoming Queen's Got A Gun" doesn't--she doesn't sing that in concerts anymore because of real-life school shootings...).
All my earworms are rather obscure at the moment, as weāre rehearsing for a concert of early (11th-17th century) women composers next Sunday afternoon. Definitely music that deserves to be rediscovered!
'Come by the Hills' - a song by The Corries who were a Scottish folk duo back in the 1970s. I love the song for one line 'The cares of tomorrow can wait 'til this day is done'.
'Come by the Hills' - a song by The Corries who were a Scottish folk duo back in the 1970s. I love the song for one line 'The cares of tomorrow can wait 'til this day is done'.
The Corries, of course, also gave us Flower of Scotland which may be a dirge, but it's a considerably better dirge than God Save the Quing.
A perennial earworm has made another appearanceāKansasās āCarry On Wayward Son.ā
It really is a good thing I love the song; itās one of a handful of songs that can, with just a few chords, make me feel like 17-year-old me, riding around in my dadās white Chevy Impala with my arm propped in the open window. (As it happens, Kansasās āDust in the Windā is also in that handful of songs.)
A perennial earworm has made another appearanceāKansasās āCarry On Wayward Son.ā
It really is a good thing I love the song; itās one of a handful of songs that can, with just a few chords, make me feel like 17-year-old me, riding around in my dadās white Chevy Impala with my arm propped in the open window. (As it happens, Kansasās āDust in the Windā is also in that handful of songs.)
We have a friend over today and just before lunch on one of the hottest days of the current heatwave in the UK he and my husband have gone out for a walk. This, predictably, is my ear worm.
Iāve now got the other Xanadu in my head (I thought for a moment you were a fellow Rush fan, Chastmastr!).
I have liked their stuff, or at least some of it. Not a fan of some of their philosophies over the years, sadly. (They did get away from Ayn Rand, thank God.)
Ah, the Sherman Brothers loved their big words. Protocoligorically correct, anyone?
In this case, I think they actually shortened the word. In Mary Nortonās bookāthe singular Bed-Knob and Broomstick, which Iāll admit to liking much better than the movieāthe spell in question is instasubstitutionary locomotion, if I remember aright.
"Space Unicorn" by Parry Gripp is now in my head. Do you ever find yourself realizing that something has been running in the background in your mind for an indeterminate amount of time? (That's normal for me...)
"Space Unicorn" by Parry Gripp is now in my head. Do you ever find yourself realizing that something has been running in the background in your mind for an indeterminate amount of time? (That's normal for me...)
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This was on a programme last night.
https://youtu.be/LJvv4KtzUVw?is=ndhslsElfRxas_tl
(Over and over and over and over and over again)
In my school playground it was:
Ta ra ra boom de ay
My knickers flew away
They went on holiday
They came back yesterday
I suspect those are unofficial!
On our playground, it was:
Ta-ra-ra Boom-de-ay!
Our teacher passed away!
Because of tooth decay,
We have no school today!
We threw her in the bay.
She scared the fish away.
We took her out. (beat, beat)
She smelled like sauerkraut.
Ta ra ra boom de ay!
My teacher went away!
I killed her yesterday...
I'm pretty sure this one would not fly nowadays (for the same reason that Julie Brown's "The Homecoming Queen's Got A Gun" doesn't--she doesn't sing that in concerts anymore because of real-life school shootings...).
The Corries, of course, also gave us Flower of Scotland which may be a dirge, but it's a considerably better dirge than God Save the Quing.
https://youtu.be/HT0wGSbASZE?is=Rl8_CsBHrxYAJQNU
I 'ates you, Doublethink!
It really is a good thing I love the song; itās one of a handful of songs that can, with just a few chords, make me feel like 17-year-old me, riding around in my dadās white Chevy Impala with my arm propped in the open window. (As it happens, Kansasās āDust in the Windā is also in that handful of songs.)
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This is a particularly good arrangement. Alternatively you could try this Peter Sellars take on it.
https://youtu.be/aUkR8YhJNn8?is=pVDCP4dzkzA2YtEX
https://youtu.be/1M5ZVm8ea1U?si=eYIXJB1ZxiuJ-IlK
I have liked their stuff, or at least some of it. Not a fan of some of their philosophies over the years, sadly. (They did get away from Ayn Rand, thank God.)
https://youtu.be/AK5jyVCdXwc?is=6gZuBx1_LfsNnzfO
Ooof! Thatās like being run over by a pair of Sherman tanksā¦
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I love that reference!!
(For those who donāt know, the song was written by the Sherman brothers, who created a lot of music for Disney back in the day.)
https://youtu.be/4fKUnhAIVp0?is=Wkjdw-yXqFXsF67r
Or the delight! ā¤ļø
https://youtu.be/5OSKsyFCSU4?is=MSwQrvarybEeYDAo
You know I never connected The Slipper & The Rose with Bedknobs & Broomsticks.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=17o1OlroNSE