{"id":301,"date":"2009-02-14T21:27:43","date_gmt":"2009-02-15T03:27:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/thekurths.com\/?p=301"},"modified":"2009-02-14T21:27:43","modified_gmt":"2009-02-15T03:27:43","slug":"the-fox-song","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/thekurths.com\/blog\/2009\/02\/14\/the-fox-song\/","title":{"rendered":"The Fox Song, Etc."},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Last Saturday, our friends the Hendleys came over.  The plan was to eat dinner, then Curt and I would watch the kids (all 4 of them) while our wives did some girly stamping and cardmaking.  Well, Curt had a brilliant idea &#8212; he brought his ukulele over, along with a &#8220;fakebook&#8221; (a book of song lyrics with chords written in above the lyrics, so you can &#8220;fake&#8221; your way through playing the song).  We set up my <a href=\"http:\/\/www.amazon.com\/Blue-Microphones-Snowball-Microphone-Bundle\/dp\/B000EOPQ7E\">microphone<\/a> and recorded ourselves (to the utter neglect of our children, but hey, whattaya want from us?).  The results are&#8230; well, here:<\/p>\n<p><script src=\"https:\/\/thekurths.com\/js\/mp3-player.js\"><\/script><\/p>\n<table>\n<tr>\n<td>L-O-V-E<\/td>\n<td><object classid=\"clsid:d27cdb6e-ae6d-11cf-96b8-444553540000\" width=\"290\" height=\"24\" codebase=\"http:\/\/download.macromedia.com\/pub\/shockwave\/cabs\/flash\/swflash.cab#version=6,0,40,0\"><param name=\"id\" value=\"audioplayer1\" \/><param name=\"FlashVars\" value=\"playerID=1&amp;soundFile=https:\/\/thekurths.com\/music\/fakebook_ep\/01 L-O-V-E.mp3\" \/><param name=\"quality\" value=\"high\" \/><param name=\"menu\" value=\"false\" \/><param name=\"wmode\" value=\"transparent\" \/><param name=\"src\" value=\"https:\/\/thekurths.com\/audio\/player.swf\" \/><embed id=\"audioplayer1\" type=\"application\/x-shockwave-flash\" width=\"290\" height=\"24\" src=\"https:\/\/thekurths.com\/audio\/player.swf\" wmode=\"transparent\" menu=\"false\" quality=\"high\" flashvars=\"playerID=1&amp;soundFile=https:\/\/thekurths.com\/music\/fakebook_ep\/01 L-O-V-E.mp3\"><\/embed><\/object><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>King of the Road<\/td>\n<td><object classid=\"clsid:d27cdb6e-ae6d-11cf-96b8-444553540000\" width=\"290\" height=\"24\" codebase=\"http:\/\/download.macromedia.com\/pub\/shockwave\/cabs\/flash\/swflash.cab#version=6,0,40,0\"><param name=\"id\" value=\"audioplayer2\" \/><param name=\"FlashVars\" value=\"playerID=1&amp;soundFile=https:\/\/thekurths.com\/music\/fakebook_ep\/02 king of the road.mp3\" \/><param name=\"quality\" value=\"high\" \/><param name=\"menu\" value=\"false\" \/><param name=\"wmode\" value=\"transparent\" \/><param name=\"src\" value=\"https:\/\/thekurths.com\/audio\/player.swf\" \/><embed id=\"audioplayer2\" type=\"application\/x-shockwave-flash\" width=\"290\" height=\"24\" src=\"https:\/\/thekurths.com\/audio\/player.swf\" wmode=\"transparent\" menu=\"false\" quality=\"high\" 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flashvars=\"playerID=1&amp;soundFile=https:\/\/thekurths.com\/music\/fakebook_ep\/03 i want to grow old with you.mp3\"><\/embed><\/object><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Friendly, Friendly World<\/td>\n<td><object classid=\"clsid:d27cdb6e-ae6d-11cf-96b8-444553540000\" width=\"290\" height=\"24\" codebase=\"http:\/\/download.macromedia.com\/pub\/shockwave\/cabs\/flash\/swflash.cab#version=6,0,40,0\"><param name=\"id\" value=\"audioplayer4\" \/><param name=\"FlashVars\" value=\"playerID=1&amp;soundFile=https:\/\/thekurths.com\/music\/fakebook_ep\/04 friendly friendly world.mp3\" \/><param name=\"quality\" value=\"high\" \/><param name=\"menu\" value=\"false\" \/><param name=\"wmode\" value=\"transparent\" \/><param name=\"src\" value=\"https:\/\/thekurths.com\/audio\/player.swf\" \/><embed id=\"audioplayer4\" type=\"application\/x-shockwave-flash\" width=\"290\" height=\"24\" src=\"https:\/\/thekurths.com\/audio\/player.swf\" wmode=\"transparent\" menu=\"false\" quality=\"high\" 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flashvars=\"playerID=1&amp;soundFile=https:\/\/thekurths.com\/music\/fakebook_ep\/05 dream lover.mp3\"><\/embed><\/object><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/table>\n<p>But the real gem of the night was when Curt&#8217;s son, Joel, wanted to sing something called The Fox Song.  As far as we can tell, this is a song he made up on his own, and it&#8217;s GREAT, especially considering he&#8217;s only 3!  But it takes him about 2 and a half minutes to get to the song &#8212; before that, he&#8217;s just playing on a 4-note piano while we all wait anxiously for him to sing the Fox Song.  I&#8217;m including the full recording (waiting for him to start singing is hilarious, in an Andy Kaufman kind of way), but also just the part where he&#8217;s singing, which I&#8217;ve dubbed the &#8220;Radio Edit.&#8221;<\/p>\n<table border=\"0\">\n<tr>\n<td>The Fox Song<\/td>\n<td><object classid=\"clsid:d27cdb6e-ae6d-11cf-96b8-444553540000\" width=\"290\" height=\"24\" codebase=\"http:\/\/download.macromedia.com\/pub\/shockwave\/cabs\/flash\/swflash.cab#version=6,0,40,0\"><param name=\"id\" value=\"audioplayer6\" \/><param name=\"FlashVars\" value=\"playerID=1&amp;soundFile=https:\/\/thekurths.com\/music\/fakebook_ep\/06 the fox song.mp3\" \/><param name=\"quality\" value=\"high\" \/><param name=\"menu\" value=\"false\" \/><param name=\"wmode\" value=\"transparent\" \/><param name=\"src\" value=\"https:\/\/thekurths.com\/audio\/player.swf\" \/><embed id=\"audioplayer6\" type=\"application\/x-shockwave-flash\" width=\"290\" height=\"24\" src=\"https:\/\/thekurths.com\/audio\/player.swf\" wmode=\"transparent\" menu=\"false\" quality=\"high\" flashvars=\"playerID=1&amp;soundFile=https:\/\/thekurths.com\/music\/fakebook_ep\/06 the fox song.mp3\"><\/embed><\/object><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>The Fox Song (Radio Edit)<\/td>\n<td><object classid=\"clsid:d27cdb6e-ae6d-11cf-96b8-444553540000\" width=\"290\" height=\"24\" codebase=\"http:\/\/download.macromedia.com\/pub\/shockwave\/cabs\/flash\/swflash.cab#version=6,0,40,0\"><param name=\"id\" value=\"audioplayer7\" \/><param name=\"FlashVars\" value=\"playerID=1&amp;soundFile=https:\/\/thekurths.com\/music\/fakebook_ep\/07 the fox song (radio edit).mp3\" \/><param name=\"quality\" value=\"high\" \/><param name=\"menu\" value=\"false\" \/><param name=\"wmode\" value=\"transparent\" \/><param name=\"src\" value=\"https:\/\/thekurths.com\/audio\/player.swf\" \/><embed id=\"audioplayer7\" type=\"application\/x-shockwave-flash\" width=\"290\" height=\"24\" src=\"https:\/\/thekurths.com\/audio\/player.swf\" wmode=\"transparent\" menu=\"false\" quality=\"high\" flashvars=\"playerID=1&amp;soundFile=https:\/\/thekurths.com\/music\/fakebook_ep\/07 the fox song (radio edit).mp3\"><\/embed><\/object><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/table>\n<p>And now, as if this post weren&#8217;t long enough, I&#8217;ll include some words from Curt about The Fox Song:<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>&#8230;[Joel] said, &#8220;I&#8217;ll sing The Fox Song.&#8221; He tinkered around for a while, and then he sang a fox song. I think he must have composed it himself. I realize I may just be a proud father speaking, but I know a little something about music, and this was beautiful. First of all, the lyrics are deliciously nonsensical, on a par with anything Lewis Carol ever wrote in his poetry. He also managed to come up with an Aeolian melody, sung almost pitch perfect in a minor key even though his piano played only a major chord. He also displayed a real flair for performance, with subtle intonations and variations that keep an otherwise repetitive tune interesting the whole way through. And he ends with a flourish that is simultaneously surprising and logical, making the entire song memorable by returning to its initial lyrical theme with a strong musical punctuation. Simply beautiful.<\/p>\n<p>Here are the lyrics:<\/p>\n<p><em>When that fox went away<br \/>\nYou can&#8217;t climb a tree<br \/>\nYou have to sing the words<br \/>\nAnd without watch TV<br \/>\nWhen you have a song<br \/>\nYou can&#8217;t when you move, move&#8230; a FOX!!!<br \/>\n<\/em><br \/>\n(spoken: Hmph. That doesn&#8217;t rhyme.)<\/p>\n<p>There&#8217;s a little bit more on the recording where he asks if our music book contains the song Mary Had a Little Lamb. That&#8217;s not part of The Fox Song, just so you know.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Last Saturday, our friends the Hendleys came over. The plan was to eat dinner, then Curt and I would watch the kids (all 4 of them) while our wives did some girly stamping and cardmaking. 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