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Dec 12 2009, 3:35 AM EST
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Change: wife and I spend a lot of time looking after the younger of our two grandsons, Axel, who has just turned 19 months. Though he can't talk yet he is sungvery bygood Lewat Diteletting accompaniedus byknow what he likes to
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Apr 21 2009, 11:24 AM EDT
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Change: take, so we didn't really get the timing right, but we're sure Axel will not mind.Here is the song performed by The Wiggles themselves, and here is our attempt. (Coming April 22)attempt.
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Apr 16 2009, 4:20 AM EDT
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Change: The Wiggles are a favourite of my grandson, Axel, so his father and I made this video for his first birthday. Due to Axel's heavy schedule, we only had time to do one take, so we didn't really get the timing right, but we're sure Axel will not mind.Here
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Mar 3 2009, 4:58 AM EST
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Change: Though Tom Paxton was especially noted for satirical songs of social comment, he could also write delightful children's songs such as this one. It was popularised especially by Peter, Paul and Mary.My performance here is dedicated to my second grandson, Axel. The lyrics are here. The
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Feb 18 2009, 8:48 AM EST
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Jan 24 2009, 3:03 AM EST
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Change: Terence Alan Milligan (1918-2002) dedicated his life to making people laugh, through his performances on radio and television, in shows such as :"The Goon Show" and "Q8". I remember hearing him perform his poems in regular short five minute segments, and loving every minute of it.Here is my rendition
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Nov 27 2008, 5:03 AM EST
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Change: This is an American descendant of a traditional English folk song called "The Cutty Wren" or "The Hunting of the Wren," which was about the
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Oct 26 2008, 4:03 AM EDT
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Change: This song, composed in 1926, was one of the songs that intrigued me in my childhood as I explored my parents' collection of 78 rpm recordings. I knew little about dragons, but I had a vivid mental picture of this thirteen-tailed monster.The recording I knew
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Oct 23 2008, 12:15 AM EDT
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Change: song, and YouTube's songster, Lew Dite. Or you can see me singing it above. Here are the lyrics. Kemo KimoThis variation on The Frog Went a-Courting goes back hundreds of years and was known in both England and America. The Smithsonian Institute included Chubby Parker's version in
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Mar 20 2008, 3:44 AM EDT
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Change: the words of the song here. There's a Hole in the BucketThis circular children's song has been recorded by Burl Ives, Pete Seeger, Chubby Checker and, my favourite version, Harry Belafonte singing with Odetta (1960).The song is probably of German origin. I remember Liebe Heinrich from my
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Mar 5 2008, 5:37 AM EST
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Mar 5 2008, 5:05 AM EST
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Change: a video of my performance. There's a Hole in the BucketThis circular children's song has been recorded by Burl Ives, Pete Seeger, Chubby Checker and, my favourite version, Harry Belafonte singing with Odetta (1960).The song is probably of German origin. I remember Liebe Heinrich from my
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Mar 3 2008, 11:22 PM EST
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Change: little Felix, who already has enough teddy bears to organise a picnic. There's a Hole in the BucketThis circular children's song has been recorded by Burl Ives, Pete Seeger, Chubby Checker and, my favourite version, Harry Belafonte singing with Odetta (1960).The song is probably
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Mar 3 2008, 7:55 PM EST
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Change: The story of how teddy bears became such a popular toy is interesting. Stuffed toys were becoming popular by the end of the nineteenth century,
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Dec 18 2007, 9:06 AM EST
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Change: here, and here are the lyrics. The Cat Came Back (Harry S Miller)A tall story about a very tough cat. Over the years various verses have been added to the song since it was written in 1893.Here is Doc Watson's version of the song.Here is my
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Nov 8 2007, 4:10 AM EST
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Change: A tall story about a very tough cat. Over the years various verses have been added to the song since it was written in 1893.Here is Doc Watson's version of the song.Here is my rendition.The Frog Went a-Courting Can a mouse and
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Oct 26 2007, 5:20 AM EDT
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Change: I first heard this sung by Burl Ives, on a 78 record from my parents' collection. Here is my video. The Cat Came Back (Harry S Miller)A tall story about a very tough cat. Over the years
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Oct 26 2007, 4:30 AM EDT
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Change: video of the song here. The Cat Came Back (Harry S Miller)A tall story about a very tough cat. Over the years various verses have been added to the song since it was written in 1893.Here is Doc Watson's version of the song.Here is my rendition.
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Change: video is one of four I made with this lovely young lady from Brunei. Aunt RhodyA sad children's song. So many children's songs seem to be about death. Here it is sung by Lew Dite accompanied by a mountain dulcimer. You can watch my video of the song here.
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