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To wonder what it is about Shotgun by George Ezra...

101 replies

DizzyPhillips · 19/04/2019 13:42

...that seems to send preschoolers mental?!

Kids parties etc this song comes on and they go nuts! The girls in DDs nursery say the kids ask for it, but I have friends with kids at different nurseries who say the same thing so it can’t just be DDs pals.

I mean it’s catchy and upbeat but so are lots of songs 🤷🏻‍♀️

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ipswichwitch · 19/04/2019 18:14

Both DC love Shotgun, which is nice since we can’t play Uptown Funk anymore - DS2 kept singing “uptown fuck you up!” instead 😂

PumpkinPie2016 · 19/04/2019 18:14

My DS is 5 and loves that song tooGrin his drama group did it in their panto and it was by far his favourite (closely followed by baby shark!).

I quite like George Ezra - his songs are quite catchy and his voice is very good, which these days, is a bit of a rarity!

ipswichwitch · 19/04/2019 18:15

Should have added he’s 5 and doesn’t have a clue! His big brother sings “uptown funky what” which is much less embarrassing

LucyBabs · 19/04/2019 18:19

Pmsl at "uptown fuck you up" :-)

Shotgun is so popular in my dc school.. They even learnt it in Irish and sang it in assembly

PortiaCastis · 19/04/2019 20:05

Ha uptown fuck you up is very funny and the Cameron vid is hilarious

Goneback2school · 19/04/2019 20:12

Had a sing song on the way home from the minders this evening to this song with my 6 and 4 year olds. They love it and wouldn't get out of the car until it was over.

IncyWincyGrownUp · 19/04/2019 20:21

It’s been on heavy rotation in our house too. The entire school can sing it too, they belt it out while waiting for assembly to start.

AllTheUserNamesAreTaken · 19/04/2019 20:25

Yep, five year old DS loves it!

alittleprivacy · 19/04/2019 20:28

It’s a big hit with my 6yo and his whole class too. They can all sing the whole thing. In fairness though despite my DS’s enjoyment of it his strong preference is for 80s pop with Chain Reaction, I’m So Excited and The Riddle being our current car playlist.

Ellenborough · 19/04/2019 20:30

I can't stand George Ezra and I've been trying to work out why for months, as everyone else seems to think he's great. It just hit me the other day what it is. All his songs are SO repetitive. He writes to a very consistent formula; find a catchy hook, rinse and repeat at nauseam. That's probably why small children like it.

The other group that did this was Scouting for Girls. Just keep repeating the same two lines over and over again for three minutes and bingo, you have a hit. Hmm

chillpizza · 19/04/2019 20:32

My toddler daughter asks for the Ezra hot sun song and marshmallows (Marshmello happier) songs. She’s obsessed.

chillpizza · 19/04/2019 20:35

Oh and she knows hold my girl by mr Ezra too. She would be amazing at song pop as she can work out a song in 5 seconds.

Andanotherthingg · 19/04/2019 20:35

I have an amazing video of dd (4.5) rocking out to it with a plastic guitar Grin it's her favourite.. and one of mine too Blush

Owlettele · 19/04/2019 20:40

I don't think it's the reference to guns tbf. Dd loves this but used to sing shotco before she realised it said shotgun.

I think it's the catchy rhythm and that the words are easily identified and would be familiar to pre schoolers so they can follow it easier than some pre-school songs ?! The verses are quite simple to pick up .

Andanotherthingg · 19/04/2019 20:58

Isn't shotgun in reference to "riding shotgun" (like he says in the song) as in sitting in the front passenger seat??

Andanotherthingg · 19/04/2019 21:02

Oh wait... Never mind that isn't what you meant Blush

Must remember to rtft.. Grin

Tawdrylocalbrouhaha · 19/04/2019 21:20

I mentioned this thread to a friend and she told me her daughter goes around singing "I'll be riding someone, underneath the hot sun". This is in Dublin too.

Hecateh · 19/04/2019 21:26

better than Baby Shark Grin Grin Grin

Mesmeri · 19/04/2019 21:45

I like George Ezra's version of Mungo Jerry's In The Summertime with updated lyrics. And I like the video of him singing Listen to the Man with Ian McKellen.

Owlettele · 19/04/2019 21:46

😀😀🤣

LotsToThinkOf · 19/04/2019 21:49

My 6 and 3yo love George Ezra, as do most of their friends and I have no idea what the fascination is!

Whitelisbon · 19/04/2019 21:59

My 5yo twins and 3yo love George Ezra, shotgun is a particular favourite.
The 3yo has finally worked out how to say alexa, so we listen to shotgun approx every 10 minutes from morning to bedtime.
I've taken to making alexa angry (pressing the mute button) when I've had enough.

rosablue · 19/04/2019 23:35

Has anybody else noticed that for nearly every other George Ezra song, you can sing Shotgun along to it and it works! You have to choose your moment, usually it’s around the chorus or catchy bits, but you can sing the two together like a slightly odd ‘harmony’ or songs mixed together...

Try it - it’s a different distraction when all his songs are on. It works quite well on plenty of other songs too Grin

LucyBabs · 20/04/2019 01:52

tawdry brilliant!

Beamur · 20/04/2019 11:11

Think yourselves lucky.
It was Gangnam style when my DD was this age. Guaranteed to send kids mental at parties.