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Old 27-03-2011, 23:28
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Not sure if this should be in here or the Music forum but I'll post it here. It's inspired by the "songs you remember from school assembly" thread.

I remember a few as I used to have all the tapes of kids' songs:

I'm a Pink Toothbrush
The Hokey Pokey
Twinkle, Twinkle Little Star
The Wheels on the Bus
Head, Shoulders, Knees and Toes
Alphabet Song
Mary Had a Little Lamb
Frere Jacques
Alouette
I can sing a rainbow (or is this more of a hymn than a kids song? I just happen to remember it)

Which children's songs do you remember?
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Old 28-03-2011, 00:44
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Hungry Hungry
Gillygillyossenfeferkatzanellanbogen-by-the-Sea
Oh My Darling
Banana Boat Song
Little Brown Jug
You Can't Drive A Car With A Tiger In The Tank
Elmo James
Would You Like to Swing On A Star
If I Had A Hammer
Lord Of The Dance

Those were the ones we sang in school singalongs.
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Old 28-03-2011, 01:02
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Out of those ones I know Lord of the Dance but strangely enough I never heard of the others. I was a 90s kid though.
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Old 28-03-2011, 01:04
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Out of those ones I know Lord of the Dance but strangely enough I never heard of the others. I was a 90s kid though.
We are talking 30 to 35 years ago, with the ones I listed above.
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Old 28-03-2011, 01:17
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Would You Like to Swing On A Star
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Isn't it "Would you like to wish on a star?". Only reason I remember it was because it was the theme tune to some show about a teenage alien who was pretending to be human. She was well hot - had a huge crush on her
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Old 28-03-2011, 01:19
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Superman (some funny song we all used to dance to at kids parties where you had to do mad actions like 'sound the horn' and 'ski'!)
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Old 28-03-2011, 01:22
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Superman (some funny song we all used to dance to at kids parties where you had to do mad actions like 'sound the horn' and 'ski'!)
Ah, the Lori Anderson track, I take it ().
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Old 28-03-2011, 01:48
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The Hearse Song.
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Old 28-03-2011, 01:50
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Didnt REM do a cover of that, back when they were still good?

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6TGtb7QsG9w
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Old 28-03-2011, 02:08
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In the charts..

Mr Blobby beat Take That to Xmas number one in 1993. Was a great song, and the video had loads of celebs in it. If you listen to it on earphones its AMAZING.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h37KQu64RY4

Star Trekking across the universe (On the starship enterprise under captain Kirk)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FCARA...eature=related

Aga - do do do push pineapple shake the tree
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=POv-3...eature=related

Nelly the elephant
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P3USG...eature=related

Birdie song
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Thuui...eature=related

Cartoons - WitchDoctor
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UNAr5...eature=related

Chirpy Chirpy Cheep Cheep
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8Xyww...eature=related

Teletubbies say eh oh (almost beat Spice Girls to xmas number one)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1wyW7uaXV8E&feature=fvst

Lets do the crazy frog (This caused so much stir on DS back in its day)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8ha3hM91nGs

Spitting Image - The chicken Song
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AJF6PBhAhlo

Remember your a womble!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EP7CD...eature=related


Such wonderful, fun hits. Where are they now? Although the chicken song makes no sense.
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Old 28-03-2011, 02:27
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I like the Fimbles theme song

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mrO3PyFs6K8
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Old 28-03-2011, 02:28
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Such wonderful, fun hits. Where are they now? Although the chicken song makes no sense.
The chicken song is really catchy
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Old 28-03-2011, 03:21
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uncle billy had a ten foot willy & beware of the badger
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Old 28-03-2011, 11:12
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Banana splits tune

na na na na na na na
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Old 28-03-2011, 11:20
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I was looking for some of these when I was contributing to a thread about Charlie Drake. My era was late 50's/early 60's and there used to be a radio programme called 'Childrens Favorites'. This website mentions loads of the songs from that era and if you can be bothered to click on the Amazon links you'll find some more.

http://www.whirligig-tv.co.uk/radio/
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Old 28-03-2011, 11:20
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Banana splits tune

na na na na na na na
They were responsable for getting me in to the big breakfast when it used to show them!
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Old 28-03-2011, 11:29
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The chicken song is really catchy
Never did learn to speak Arapaho.

Never Met a nice South African on the B-side was quite amusing too.
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Old 28-03-2011, 11:35
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All the flowers are waking
Spring has come again
God has sent the sunshine
God has sent the rain
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Old 28-03-2011, 11:44
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There's a worm at the bottom of the garden
Skyscraper Wean (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1U8HtzXZiUg)
The chants you used to sing on school trips - Everywhere We Go, People Wanna Know etc
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Old 28-03-2011, 12:10
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Fuzzy Wuzzy wuz a bear,
Fuzzy Wuzzy had no hair.
Fuzzy Wuzzy wuzn't fuzzy
Wuzzy?
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Old 28-03-2011, 12:12
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Out of those ones I know Lord of the Dance but strangely enough I never heard of the others. I was a 90s kid though.
Is this the one with a devil on your back, cos i was just singing it
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Old 28-03-2011, 12:44
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Is this the one with a devil on your back, cos i was just singing it
The one where it's hard to dance with one!
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Old 28-03-2011, 13:41
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I was at primary school in the early 70's and we had a regular class (which I think was called musical movement) where we listened to either tapes or a radio programme. Anyhow, one of the songs on there was called the Chocker (sp) Box. I have always remembered some of the words but have never been able to find it. (well, I've only googled!)

No-one else can remember it - does it mean anything to anyone on here?

This is the Chocker Box
Filled with memories evergreen
Open up the chocker box
See the good times that have been

Hey ho the rain and snow
See the good times that have passed
So open up the chocker box
Just turn the locks
Return the clocks
And *something something* to the past
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Old 28-03-2011, 13:44
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Cauliflowers fluffy and cabbages green,
Strawberries sweeter than any I’ve seen.
Beetroot purple and onions white,
All grow steadily day and night.

The apples are ripe, and the plums are red,
The broadbeans are sleeping in the blankety bed.

Love it!
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Old 28-03-2011, 14:06
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The Laughing Policeman.............

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hI1nPd7hezM

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