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Topic: Beatles = Bathtime Fun for Children Posted: September 14 2009 at 19:06 |
Ok, so I've never been a huge fan of the Beatles, though they've been growing on me.
My daughter is just about two and I bath time is Daddy time. Many of her bath time toys have their own song, and frankly, I'm struck by the number of times the Beatles appear during the bath time juke box.
Here are some of her bath toys (and accompanying lyrics):
I am you and you are she and we are they and we're all here together, Sitting in the bathtub having lots of fun see how they run, I'm crying. This is the bathtub . . . You are the baby . . . woo I am the Walrus . . . coo coo ka choo.
And that's right, if you ask her what the Walrus says, she totally answers coo coo ka choo
Also on the bathtub line up is Yellow Submarine (original lyrics) and Octopus' Garden (also original lyrics).
As I mentioned, I was surprised at how many times the Beatles appeared in the bathtub.
Does anyone else know of any Beatles songs for the bath tub?
And a related question, I need a song for a turtle and an albatross? Any ideas?
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-------someone please tell him to delete this line, he looks like a noob-------
I don't have an unnatural obsession with Disney Princesses, I have a fourteen year old daughter and coping mechanisms.
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Tarquin Underspoon
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Posted: September 14 2009 at 19:36 |
Best thread title ever. I commend you.
And as far as bathtime Beatles tunes, may I suggest:
Piggies
Good Day Sunshine
Being For the Benefit of Mr. Kite
Maxwell's Silver Hammer (that might be bad parenting with the theme and all)
And the ever-appropriate: She Came In Through The Bathroom Window
They just kinda have that bathtub feel 
Edited by Tarquin Underspoon - September 14 2009 at 19:37
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Posted: September 14 2009 at 21:43 |
I don't know about bath time, but I teach ESL to kids and use more and more Beatles songs to do so
Much more fun for me than Barney song.
Funny thing is, I have to come up with a bunch of moves to go along with the lyrics to make it easier for them to remember the songs and the words. You should see my Yellow Submarine routine  .
But I'll definitely see what I can do with Tarquin's suggestions. Thanks!
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Posted: September 14 2009 at 22:48 |
Ob-La-Di, Ob-La-Da always entertained me immensely as a little kid, so I would definitely recommend that one! Bath time-specific? Well . . . not really, but yeah . . . great song for kids nonetheless.
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Posted: September 14 2009 at 23:11 |
Maybe not the Beatles, but maybe Syd Barrett's "Terrapin"? note: terrapin are a type of turtle.
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Posted: September 15 2009 at 15:47 |
Many of the rhymes written by John Lennon are easily appealing to children. Nonsense rhymes from English kids or just the absurd style of English humour was greatly misunderstood in America during the 60's. My kids have taken a liking to almost every Beatle record. They request Beatles music quite often and stand in front of the stereo singing all the words until the album is finished.
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Posted: September 15 2009 at 16:28 |
hahhahah... that is great stuff...
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Posted: September 15 2009 at 16:36 |
No ones mentioned Octopus's Garden or Yellow Submarine or Helter Skelter wait, forgot the last one unless you like to bathe in blood or something.
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Posted: September 15 2009 at 17:14 |
A lot of their stuff has rhymes that would appeal to little kids. Ob-La-Di Ob-la-da would be pretty good. Maybe Maxwell's Silver Hammer, but that might be pushing the envelope for Tori (how old is she now? two??). More realistically speaking, Good Day Sunshine would be a good one.
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Posted: September 15 2009 at 17:20 |
It seems how great were the Beatles .
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Posted: September 15 2009 at 19:21 |
Not a Beatles song, but we were able to get the kids into the tub by singing Splish Splash. May have gotten that idea from Sesame Street.
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Posted: September 15 2009 at 19:31 |
Good ideas all, Ob-La-Di is a great recommendation, and I think Maxwell's Silver Hammer could be altered to become more age appropriate. You'll note the reworked lyrics to I am the Walrus for much the same reason. The original is a little trippy.
Slarti, thanks for the ideas, though the first two that you mentioned (the ones that you didn't actually disqualify) were half of the reason for the original post.
and Tarquin, thank you for the compliment.
Jeff (J-Man), she will actually turn two on Monday, we're having the big party on Saturday.
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-------someone please tell him to delete this line, he looks like a noob-------
I don't have an unnatural obsession with Disney Princesses, I have a fourteen year old daughter and coping mechanisms.
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Posted: September 15 2009 at 19:56 |
there's nothing in world like daddy time... a princess of a young lady...and take the Beatles with that. I have to admit.. my weary jaded soul warmed appreciably reading your post Roland. As i said.. great stuff. Enjoyed your post.
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Posted: September 16 2009 at 06:46 |
Slartibartfast wrote:
No ones mentioned Octopus's Garden or Yellow Submarine
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that's probably because they're mentioned in the opening thread.
How about "Yesterday all my bubbles seemed so far away"?
Sorry.
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Posted: September 16 2009 at 14:18 |
Oh, and to the topic starter . . . not to nitpick, but the Walrus doesn't go ''Coo Coo Ka Choo", he goes, "Goo Goo G'joob".
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Posted: September 16 2009 at 15:56 |
Happiness is a Warm Tub?
Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Bath?
Scrub Me Do?
.....ok...fine....those were all stretches.... 
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Posted: September 16 2009 at 16:34 |
My kids copped Yellow sub and Octopus's Garden and Birthday which gets played every birthday ( I was just reminded when I asked ) Help was mentioned but when I first asked what were the standouts I heard Heaps.  My kids for some strange reason practically know the whole Discography
Bath is mentioned in Norwegian Wood,remember he did not want to sleep in it 
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Posted: September 16 2009 at 17:53 |
Roland113 wrote:
Good ideas all, Ob-La-Di is a great recommendation, and I think Maxwell's Silver Hammer could be altered to become more age appropriate. You'll note the reworked lyrics to I am the Walrus for much the same reason. The original is a little trippy.
Slarti, thanks for the ideas, though the first two that you mentioned (the ones that you didn't actually disqualify) were half of the reason for the original post.
and Tarquin, thank you for the compliment.
Jeff (J-Man), she will actually turn two on Monday, we're having the big party on Saturday.
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Tell her I wish her a happy birthday!  -Jeff
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Roland113
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Posted: September 17 2009 at 20:20 |
micky wrote:
there's nothing in world like daddy time... a princess of a young lady...and take the Beatles with that. I have to admit.. my weary jaded soul warmed appreciably reading your post Roland. As i said.. great stuff. Enjoyed your post.
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Thank you Mickey, I had some what of a jaded heart as well until Tori was born. I think I've smiled more over the the past two years than I had in the twenty years before that. I'm thirty-seven and I feel like a kid again. Ok, I'll have to get a (modest) bath time picture to post in the forum. Give me a couple of days and I'll post a picture of her.
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-------someone please tell him to delete this line, he looks like a noob-------
I don't have an unnatural obsession with Disney Princesses, I have a fourteen year old daughter and coping mechanisms.
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Roland113
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Posted: September 17 2009 at 20:22 |
p0mt3 wrote:
Oh, and to the topic starter . . . not to nitpick, but the Walrus doesn't go ''Coo Coo Ka Choo", he goes, "Goo Goo G'joob".
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Yet you nitpick anyways  You'll notice that I've changed every other lyric in my version, why should this one be any different.
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-------someone please tell him to delete this line, he looks like a noob-------
I don't have an unnatural obsession with Disney Princesses, I have a fourteen year old daughter and coping mechanisms.
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