here are the really classic songs that almost every Chinese from 10 to their 40s, or had gone through the chinese education would definitely, not only have heard of, be familiar with, but also know how to sing:
#Songs with gov. involvement / taught at school
warning: Communist stuff inside, you might have been conditioned to knee-jerk react negatively but please keep in mind of the cultural difference and appreciate the music.
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Ode to the Motherland, version sung at the 2008 Beijing olympic by a kid, another more modern version. (original
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ๆไปฌๆฏๅ ฑไบงไธปไนๆฅ็ญไบบ the official song for the Communist Youth League, a random MV version by TFBOYS. (Communist Youth League wiki page)
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ไธญๅฝไบบๆฐ่งฃๆพๅๅๆญ Anthem of the People's Liberation Army(not to be confused with the national anthem, and yes every child is taught when they went through mandatory military training before high school/college). (March version, can be very commonly heard in China(campaigns, sports events, marching and festivals and such), might sound familiar to you if youve been in china for some time)
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่ฎฉๆไปฌ่ก่ตทๅๆกจ the song taught in Chinese elementary school music class about playing and having fun with your friends (as a big family). (as China has unified textbook across the whole country so basically every school and to every child, same for many other songs in this list), a random chorus version from youtube rec. .
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ไธไธๅชๆๅฆๅฆๅฅฝ the song praising motherly love.
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ๅญฆไน ้ท้ๅฅฝๆฆๆ ท the song encouraging good deeds and to learn from the communist model Lei Feng. ไธๆน็บข the song praising Mao Zedong.
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ๅไบฌๆฌข่ฟไฝ the song for the 2008 Olympic, Beijing Welcomes You, another upload with subtitles and translated.
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้พๅฟไปๅฎต the theme song of CCTV's Spring Festival Gala [(2017 version)](https://www.youtube.com/w
I was adopted from South Korea in 1975. My father is Polish-American and my mother is Irish-American. My father's father was a Captain in the American Army in World War II. One of my father's great hobbies was learning about World War II history. And it soon became mine. In the 1970's our house hold watched such TV shows like MASH and Baa Baa Black Sheep. MASH, if you don't know, was a show about an Army Hospital during the Korean War. It was the only media on TV that had Asians and more specifically, Koreans, on a weekly basis. The other show, of which I fell in love with when I was 3 years old was the World War II TV show called, "Baa Baa Black Sheep". It was about a Marine fighter squadron in the South Pacific Islands of the Solomons and specifically Major "Pappy" Boyington and his wacky squadron fighting the Japanese. It showed the cool looking blue "gull-winged" Corsair fighter plane, of which I also fell in love with. I loved the dog fight scenes and would pretend I was a Black Sheep fighter pilot. I would watch this show all the time with my father and even when he wasn't there. I had my own fighter pilot "helmet". Although it was more for bomber crews due to it's furry inside to help with warmth when at high altitude. It was black leather and had that flip down furry forehead piece and floppy ears. I would wear this head gear every time I watched the show.
One day, I was getting ready to watch my favorite show...I grabbed my black pilot's hat...got in front of the mirror in the bathroom...quickly put on the helmet...making sure it was positioned right...and looked into the mirror...I put my right hand up in front of me as if I was grasping the Corsair's stick and pretended to shoot a Jap Zero in my crosshairs..."rattatat a tat, ratta tat a tatt tatt!..." and while watching my Korean face, in the black helmet (which was the color of the headgear Japanese pilots wore)...my ratta tatts slowed down...then I stared into the mirror for a few more seconds. My mother was in the kitchen doing whatever it is that mothers do...I went into the kitchen and asked my mother, "Mahh, Mahhhhh, I'm Baa Baa Black Sheep, right?"
"Sure, sure..." as she continued to do what mom's do...
"No, Mahhhh, I'm Baa Baa Black Sheep, right?"
"Yes honey, yes, of course you are." and she continued to do what she was doing without looking at me.
"But Maahhh, I'm really Baa Baa Black Sheep?" and my voice kinda trailed off sheepishly...
"Yes, honey, you are Baa
... keep reading on reddit โกI can hear the rap perfectly but can't place it. The guy is rapping the lyrics of at least the first four lines of baa baa black sheep (I think he was wearing shades and it was live action)?
Do you modify them to be vegan, or do you start from scratch with a new vegan lullaby?
Watching this Postmodern Jukebox video (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Bp0F9SF3RmU) and it got me thinking. How did this melody originate? Which of the three songs came first, or did it exist in a form before that? And why is it so pervasive and memorable, especially (it would seem) to infants and children? Are there any special aspects of the chord progression that make it easy to learn?
Middle child,
Meek and mild,
Shepherdโs daughter dressed in black.
Brought to trial,
Summer smiles,
Tribulations dialed back.
Missing master,
Missing Dame,
Missing boy from Orphan Lane.
Middle child,
Wicked, wild,
Winking, wishing well her hosts.
Pushing forward,
Tumbling after,
Checking names of future ghosts.
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