Need A Silly Song To Learn And Sing For 30 Days...

[The Albatross]

I have absolutely no scientific evidence to prove what I'm about to say... it was just an "idea" that popped in my mind. When I was rehabbing stroke patients. Part of the speech therapy was "singing" instead of speaking words (to minimize facial paralysis). I knew already that stutters were rehabbed with moderate success "singing" their sentences... that it uses a different part of the brain.

So... I figured, when I set up the challenge, that perhaps some of the benefits of the challenge, might be mood improvement over all, and a sort of cognitive boot camp where I overcome some of my vocal inhibitions with other in stressful situations where I "sing" my conversation.

I have just such an incidence today that is moderately stressful (meeting with a former ENT who I don't feel good about). I'm going to employ the technique... sort of melodically speaking what I want to say... and see what happens to my stress level. If nothing else, it will give me a mindful diversion... and frankly, I don't care what he thinks. If it helps me get through the appointment, it's a win in my book, eh? :O_o:

 

[Tanishq]

Hey Loloma and Alby will you join me if I am dancing right now(On that "be happy" song). :D Please?!? :headphone:

 

[The Albatross]

Sorry Jaret, doc appointment in 25 minutes.. got to get going. But I'll sing it on the way and dance in the car??? ;)

 

[Tanishq]

Fine Alby. That post made me cheerful and right now I am playing that video song on laptop. :joyful:

Dance in the car and make others dance,too. :cool:

 

[Jen93]

I was singing this in the shower yesterday. It was weird. A song from girl guides.

The other day (the other day)
I met a bear (I met a bear)
Up in the woods (up in the woods)
Away up there (away up there)

The other day I met a bear, up in the woods away up there.

He looked at me (he looked at me)
I looked at him (I looked at him)
He sized up me (he sized up me)
I sized up him (I sized up him)

He looked at me, I looked at him, he sized up me I sized up him

He said to me (he said to me)
"Why don't you run? (Why don't you run?)
I see you don't (I see you don't)
Have any gun." (have any gun.)

He said to me "Why don't you run? I see you don't have any gun."

And so I ran (and so I ran)
Away from there (away from there)
And right behind (and right behind)
Me was that bear (me was that bear)

And so I ran away from there, and right behind me was that bear.

Ahead of me (ahead of me)
I saw a tree (I saw a tree)
A great big tree (a great big tree)
Oh golly gee! (Oh golly gee!)

Ahead of me I saw a tree, a great big tree oh golly gee!

The lowest branch (the lowest branch)
was ten feet up (was ten feet up)
I had to jump (I had to jump)
and trust my luck (and trust my luck)

The lowest branch was ten feet up. I had to jump and trust my luck.

And so I jumped (and so I jumped)
Into the air (into the air)
But I missed that branch (but I missed that branch)
On the way up there (on the way up there)

And so I jumped into the air, but I missed that branch on the way up there.

Now don't you fret (Now don't you fret)
And down you frown (and don't you frown)
I caught that branch (I caught that branch)
On the way back down (on the way back down)

Now don't you fret and don't you frown. I caught that branch on the way back down.

That's all there is (That's all there is)
There ain't no more. (There ain't no more)
Until I meet (until I meet)
That bear once more (that bear once more)

That's all there is there ain't no more, until I meet that bear once more.

 

[JustBe]

I haven't thought of that song in forever!

 

[Jen93]

Yeah, I have no idea why I had it in my head yesterday. :confused: Beats having a flashback in the shower though.

 

[The Albatross]

Ha, Jen, you can sure say that again. :tup:

 

[The Albatross]

Okay taking another run at this again... in tandem with the 10/20/30 words thing (both are on my 101 goals in 1001 days list):

Day 1. Today was the Tigger Song. I don't eactly know why I picked that one... maybe because I'm going to both mom's today and doing housework. Trying to focus on fun fun fun fun fun... is a stretch but better than focusing on housework housework housework housework housework.

 

[Eleanor]

Housework song ...

In every job that must be done,
there is an element of fun
Find the fun and
SNAP!
The job's a game!

And every task you undertake,
Becomes a piece of cake,
A lark!
A spree!
It's very clear to see...

That a spoon full of sugar helps the medicine...


The Snow White song is good too...

Just whistle while you work...

:whistling:

 

[Eleanor]

Of course it all does GO faster if you have friendly forest animals helping you... :D

 

[The Albatross]

Day 2: Sly and the Family Stone's "Sing a Simple Song"... isn't really a silly song, but it damn sure is when I sing it. (I love Rose's voice)