Context: My informant went to elementary school in the ‘70s and sang me this song he said was used to pick on other kids you didn’t like. He told me it was a song that everyone knew, and everyone was afraid to have it sung to them. He remembers it today because of how funny… Continue Reading »
Background: The performer is my college roommate and friend. She spent the first fifteen years of her life in Minneapolis, Minnesota before moving to Thousand Oaks, California for high school. She is currently in her twenties and attends school at the University of Southern California. Main Text: “Brick Wall Waterfall Boy you think you got… Continue Reading »
Background: The performer is my college roommate and friend. She spent the first fifteen years of her life in Minneapolis, Minnesota before moving to Thousand Oaks, California for high school. She is currently in her twenties and attends school at the University of Southern California. Main Text: “Happy llama Sad llama Totally rad llama Super… Continue Reading »
Main Piece: (to the tune of the Barney Theme Song) “I hate you You hate me Let’s get together and kill Barney With a baseball bat and two-by-four No more purple dinosaur!” Background: The performer is a friend of mine in his early twenties. He spent his entire childhood in Long Beach, California and now… Continue Reading »
Main Piece: At the informant’s elementary school, there were very intricate birthday traditions. When there was a birthday in the class they would go outside and stand in a large circle. The birthday child would stand in the middle holding a globe. Then all the kids would sing “The earth goes around the sun, tra-la-la…. Continue Reading »