…my friends won’t you sing with
me? Yes! I’m in a cheerful mood. Music does that to me and I’m finding a lot
of it on the Net, together with an overflowing bucket of nostalgia.
So what am I listening to? Old forgotten childhood songs, all reprised on YouTube. One remembrance leads to another and from ‘Where
have you been Billy Boy?” to “Oh dear what can the matter be?’ to ‘The bear
went over the mountain’ to ‘Down by the bay’ – and beyond – I’ve been humming
along. And the lyrics have been coming
back (like a song!) too. Silly songs, lively tunes make for a cache of
treasures. As the memories flood in, I
am amazed at the amount we learned and sang as little ones. And if YouTube has it, the songs will be
carried forward at least for another generation. Clap if you like that.
Aiming to enlarge the repertoire, I
did a recce on the Net (now, that’s one voyage of discovery that can keep one
engaged for a lifetime) and came up with a whole host of new and even more
delightful songs by people who are happy to share. I made a connection, too. And thereby hangs a tale. I searched by keywords using ‘children’s
songs’, ‘songs for children on themes’ and so on. One of the sites threw up a lovely little
number – catchy lyrics, catchier tune – about one of the many ‘cycles’ in
nature. But there was no sheet music, so
I took a chance and emailed the author.
Bonus upon bonus, he not only sent me the sheet music by return, but was
most chuffed that his music had reached the opposite side of the globe. Now, he wants a clip of the children singing
his song. I think that means I have a
goal! So do the children. The name of the song? ‘Can
you make the connection?’ It’s about a fruit bat, a tree and you!!
At present count, I have more than eighty
songs playing over and over again in my mind; enough to keep me singing for a
long, long, time.
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