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Songs that help build self-esteem
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Subject: RE: Songs that help buld self-esteem From: Pauline L Date: 19 Jan 05 - 04:28 PM I think that simply learning to sing or play songs can raise self esteem. Pauline the Teacher |
Subject: RE: Songs that help buld self-esteem From: Cluin Date: 18 Jan 05 - 10:59 PM Billy Joe Shaver's "I'm Just an Old Chunk of Coal (But I'm Gonna Be a Diamond Some Day)" |
Subject: RE: Songs that help buld self-esteem From: Azizi Date: 18 Jan 05 - 07:24 PM Thanks, Joe, for fixing the mixed-up text. I appreciate it! |
Subject: ADD: Johnny Cuckoo From: Azizi Date: 18 Jan 05 - 03:18 PM Since that the lyrics & directions for "Johnny Cuckoo" got mixed in together in my previous post, I'll write just the lyrics here. Also see the correction of "two Johnny Cuckoos" when the song is repeated again {each time the song is repeated the number of "Johnny Cuckoos is increased by one} JOHNNY CUCKOO ante-bellum African American game song Here comes one Johnny Cuckoo Here comes one Johnny Cuckoo On a cold and stormy night What did you come for Come for, Come {here} for What did you come for On a cold and stormy night I come for me {We come for us} A soldier, soldier, solider I come for me {We come for us} A soldier, soldier, solider On a cold and stormy night [Slight increase in speed, begin, double offbeat clap] You look too black and dirty, You look too black and dirty Dirty dirty You look too black and dirty On a cold and stormy night I am {We are} just as good as you are You are. You are. I am {We are} just as good as you are On a cold and stormy night Now here comes two Johnny Cuckoos On a cold and stormy night |
Subject: Songs that help buld self-esteem From: Azizi Date: 18 Jan 05 - 03:07 PM Greetings! I'm interested in creating a list of traditional or contemporary songs that help {or helped} children, youth, and/or adults develop and reinforce self-esteem and/or group esteem. These songs can be from the wide ranks of folk music, or from other music genres. For instance, the 1968 James Brown R&B song "Say It Loud, I'm Black and I'm Proud" is a song that can be still used to help promote self-esteem in Black youth. In my opinion, the antebellum African American children's game song 'Johnny Cuckoo' also helped Black children performing it develop self-esteem. Since this song that is based on the English folk song "Three Dukes A'Riding" doesn't appear to be in the Mudcat Song Index, I'll post its text here: JOHNNY CUCKOO from: Bessie Jones, Bess Hawes Lomaz "Step It Down: "Games, Plays, Songs & Stories from the Afro-American Heritage {University of Georgia Press,1972}; this song is also included as as #10 on the 3rd CD of "A Musical Journey From The Georgia Sea Islands To The Mississippi Delta" (4 CD set}' Alan Lomax; 1993 Atlantic Recording --- Any suggestions of songs for this list will be appreciated. Ms. Azizi |
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