Okki-Tokki-Unga: Action Songs for Children (Songbooks)

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Daniel C. wrote, “It is an Inuit song about hunting…I learned this song in grade one..My teacher said at the end the hunter dies by drowning.” J.F. wrote: "I found this explanation on another link, perhaps it's from the west coast of Alaska, as it says here and Northwest Territories or even Nunavut. sung very lively, with actions being: paddle your kayak, fist-over-fist, one stroke on the right side, then 1 stroke on the left side) Motivated to utilise early educational concepts to create high-quality children's music, the classmates created a music project for their classes and produced their first album in 1991, dedicated to Field's deceased niece. Like a university assignment, they produced a folder of essays that explained the educational value of each song on the album. They needed a keyboardist, so Field asked his old band mate, Fatt, for his assistance in what they thought would be a temporary project. The group received songwriting help from John Field, Anthony's brother and former band mate, and from Phillip Wilcher, who was working with the early childhood music program at Macquarie. After contributing to their first album, hosting the group's first recording sessions in his Sydney home, and appearing in a couple of the group's first videos, Wilcher chose to leave the group to pursue a career in classical music. I’m now 42 yrs old, but in kindergarten we sang this inuit seal hunting song and I remember it well, in adition to all the actions – I still humm it from time to time:

The Dorothy the Dinosaur and Friends Video (1999) • Captain Feathersword the Friendly Pirate (2000) The first was Wiggledance! when Captain crashes into the wall in front of the audience and behind the stage.

Iron Woobie: She has never let the hate get to her, and she's said she doesn't want people to worry about her. In Whoo Hoo! Wiggly Gremlins, Anthony absentmindedly tells one of the gremlins what to watch out for in the gremlins, thinking that said gremlin is Murray. When Murray asks Anthony who he's talking to, Anthony replies, "Well, I'm talking to Murray!" before realizing his mistake. The gremlin he was talking to was played by Simon Pryce, who would become the Red Wiggle ten years later. First Installment Wins: While the current lineup does have its fans, everyone who grew up with the original lineup of Greg, Murray, Anthony, and Jeff will always prefer them. There are two other replies here, that reference this song that tie what Hélenè remembers with what I remember. One is Amy E, December 21st, 2015.

Anthony and Greg joke about how the show is being shown live, and, as such, nothing can be edited out. note The VOD version of the show ends the show with Greg's thank-you, editing out his collapse off stage.Over three thousands Native American songs are on file at the National Archive and can be traced thru the Library of Congress. My deceased ex husband would sing a lullaby(?) To our daughter that his mother or grandmother would sing in chippewa. It went something like this, bab in da na, da ma ja da, da gutch in da na, da be da bin.

We sing this song at our family gatherings. I think it is an old camp song. The hand motions are fun. Is Sam a nice, talented guy who was handed a raw deal by the band, or is he a Jerkass who thoroughly deserved his Unpersonning? It's quite possibly the most contentious issue in the fandom. I Remember a song from Girl Scouts in the 60’s. I don’t know how to spell it since the Indian language was primarily a spoken language. I’ll do my best. My words are a slight bit different.On January 22nd, a mere four days after his cardiac arrest, Greg was discharged from the hospital. Naturally, he posed for a picture on his way out, triumphantly pointing at the exit sign. The fact they play their own instruments (for the most part) elevates them from the normal "Triple threats who couldn't get any decent acting work" to "Musicians who specifically cater to children." I just came across this song on the Wiggles debut CD from 1991! My son absolutely loves it, but he calls it the “walkie-talkie” song. He IS only three though. Personally, I had never heard it before. I assumed it was soemthing aboriginal, since many of their songs are from the native Austrialians or New Zealanders. Thanks for all of the information! Jeff was obviously at a bit of a disadvantage when it came to entertaining children as unlike the rest of the band, he was not a preschool teacher. However, him falling asleep and having the audience wake him up endeared him to the fan base so much that he arguably became one of the the most popular members.

Bizarro Episode: Space Dancing is... weird. The story takes place in one of Jeff's dreams where the band, for whatever reason, go on a journey into space where they meet aliens and planets have faces, and one of Anthony's real-life dogs makes a cameo as an Italian-accented usher at a nightclub (though unlike Wags, she's a regular-looking dog). It's safe to assume that the band and everyone involved with them as a whole are all clean and sober, but this is definitely a surreal video. okta kocta noova, okta kocta noova, ay me saday me sadora me sadaym, (paddling much faster to catch up to the whale, then aimed and fired your harpoon)Make grabbing motion}……Hey tacomamishawalka GRUNT Hey tacomamishawalka GRUNT Hey tacomamishawalka GRUNT