Over the Hedge by T Lewis and Michael Fry

Over the Hedge

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  1. ailurophile17

    ailurophile17 said, 10 months ago

    I was expelled from the first grade back in 1959 for refusing to sing this song along with the rest of the class. I put my fingers in my ears and “sang” “I hate this song, I hate this song.” Y’know what, I still do! Didn’t like that song about being on top of spaghetti or the hairway to Steven either.

  2. Big Sister

    Big Sister said, 10 months ago

    @ailurophile17

    The Hairway to Steven?? Do you remember the words? I’ve never heard it. I liked “I’m looking over, my dead dog rover…” And Battle Hymn of the Night Wear. Got in lots of trouble for both of them.

  3. NebulousRikulau

    NebulousRikulau said, 10 months ago

    I always wanted to get the proper lyrics for “To Anacreon in Heaven”, but that was long before the Internet and none of the local libraries had it.
    Some may know it better as the tune used for the musical version of Francis Scott Key’s poem “The Defense of Fort McHenry”, known as “The Star Spangled Banner”.

  4. K M

    K M said, 10 months ago

    @NebulousRikulau

    A defunct act calling themselves the Sons of Anacreon post these as the lyrics to “To Anacreon in Heaven.”

  5. ailurophile17

    ailurophile17 said, 10 months ago

    I remember first hearing about “To Anacreon in Heaven” (not the one Steven took the hairway to) in a “Ripley’s Believe it or Not” paperback back in the mid-60’s when I was around ten years old. Considering the origins of our national anthem, I’ve always thought either “America the Beautiful,” “This Land is Your Land” or “Louie Louie” would be far better choices.

  6. DragonRydr

    DragonRydr said, 10 months ago

    @K M

    After reading about the Sons Of Anacreon, I can see why the song is so deucedly hard to sing, you have to be DRUNK to get that octave shift!

  7. Casey S

    Casey S said, 10 months ago

    This is great.

  8. Katiekicks

    Katiekicks said, 10 months ago

    @ailurophile17

    They shouldn’t be able to force first graders to sing songs they don’t like. That’s gotta be unconstitutional.

  9. surfstuff55

    surfstuff55 said, 10 months ago

    @NebulousRikulau

    Baltimore is celebrating the 200th anniversary starting this year

  10. CrimsonFoxx

    CrimsonFoxx said, 10 months ago

    I’m wondering what took them so long to figure this out.

  11. NebulousRikulau

    NebulousRikulau said, 10 months ago

    @K M

    A defunct act calling themselves the Sons of Anacreon post these as the lyrics to “To Anacreon in Heaven.”
    ===
    Yeah, NOW I can find them. 40 years ago, I couldn’t.

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