Fab Friday 3/23 Random Funny

Random, smile-worthy clip today! It has nothing to do with any planned theme for Fab Fridays, I just found it on a music teacher blog and thought it was share-worthy. Watch and you may agree! These guys aren't too bad!

Fab Friday 3/9 "Get Back" Misheard

Do you like the Beatles? Their hit, "Get Back", has quite a few people singing the wrong lyrics right off the bat...
Is it "Jo-Jo was a man who thought he was an owner", "Jo-Jo was a man who thought he was a loner", or "Jo-Jo was a man who thought he was a woman"? Yikes!

Fab Friday 3/2 Misunderstood Lyrics

March is here! This month, we'll take a listen to some well-known songs with lyrics that people have goobered up over the years. For some, I will post the video. Not all examples will get that treatment, though, because I try to keep the themes as clean as possible. I know my students see and hear a lot worse than what I allow in my room, but this here's a family show!

This week, we'll listen to one of my favorites as a youth - Shake it Up by the Cars (1981). So is it "Don't let nobody pick your fun" or "Don't let nobody pick your bum"? You decide! :0)

The video can be found on YouTube, but I will not post it here. Nothing too racy, just a bit flouncy with the girls...

Fab Friday 2/24

Here we go again...another fabulous cover tune by Mike Tompkins. He's very adept at his overdubbing craft! Maybe I'm just smitten because they didn't have this cool technology when I was listening to the cool, popular songs of my teen years! Anyway, enjoy this cover of "Rolling in the Deep" by Adele and Happy Friday!

Fab Friday 2/17

Speaking of cover tunes...these guys got lots of press when Glee featured them in last year's MJ episode. There are several talented performers out there that have covered Michael Jackson's "Smooth Criminal", but I like how this is off the beaten path.

Fab Friday 2/10

Remember Nick Pitera and his One Man Disney video? This is FreddeGredde... Same vein of using technology to duplicate and harmonize. Fredde is from Sweden and this cover of "Killer Queen" is pretty fun to behold!

For February, I'll try to highlight clips that are covers of existing songs. Since most of my classes are touching on the roots of, techniques for, and careers relating to popular music, covers are a fun way to witness the love affair we have with pop classics.

Fab Friday 1/27 Creative Concept

Last week's string of creative concept videos were particularly catchy and enjoyable. The artists were able to have both a good song and a unique video, something very difficult to pull off. This video from 2008 doesn't necessarily support a strong song; however, the star of the show is clearly the creative concept behind the video itself. You'll be so drawn in by the visuals that you may not care whether the music/lyrics are worthy.