The music man

[Tobchette]

Blatantly posting for traffic.

If you didn't grow up in England... do you know the music man song?

Or is there anyone who did grow up in England and doesn't know this song?

There's a good reason why I really need to know this, I promise.

I'm in Scotland and I was taught it in primary school over 30 years ago.

My kids also sing it at nursery.

I grew up here and I do know it now, but only from hearing it during DC’s childhood, never heard it during my own. Not sure if that helps or not.

I moved to the UK when I was 8, I have no idea what the music man song is.

Yes, I know it, but I'm not from England.

I grew up abroad and I know it and sing it to my children.

I grew up in Wales and I have no idea what it is.

Umpa umpa umpapa, umpapa, umpapa,

Umpa Umpa umpapa, umpapapa

I know it!! And I live in England. I remember it from when I was a kid but I haven't heard it here in the U.K for decades 😳. On holiday in Spain it's on every night as part of the kiddies entertainment.

Yes, sang it as a child in England in the 70s, and seems even more common when mine were young in the 00s.

Holidays to Pontins as a kid so I definitely know this song!

And the Crocodile March

When you say England, do you mean exclusively England? I can't see why it wouldn't be known in the rest of the UK.

So imagine you are in an Irish pub, some city in Europe on a Friday. It's karaoke night. Late enough that everyone has had a few and the pub is full.

Some crazy lady gets up on stage and sings the music man. Doing actions and everything.

Is it a hit or a flop?

Is everyone singing back asking what can she play?
Or is she singing to a crowd of confused and disturbed faces?

This is a fairly standard nursery rhyme type song in england. I'm sure most children know it nowadays. And I knew it as a child and I'm in my 30s.

@Tobchette

So imagine you are in an Irish pub, some city in Europe on a Friday. It's karaoke night. Late enough that everyone has had a few and the pub is full.

Some crazy lady gets up on stage and sings the music man. Doing actions and everything.

Is it a hit or a flop?

Is everyone singing back asking what can she play?
Or is she singing to a crowd of confused and disturbed faces?

Please tell me this was you and it was a flop?! 🤣

Vio-vio-vio-lin ... thanks for the ear worm OP!

Even if people didn't know it it is any easy song to pick up. 8m guessing the response was b. What a miserable lot.

Never heard it til I met my husband, and I was a music teacher!!

What a fantastic image 😂

Did you she do the Dambusters 'goggles' action - or the aeroplane wings?

The wiggles do a smashing version of it
I’m Irish and we sang it in a Playschool I worked in 20 years ago

Know it and hate it. Would probably be amused if someone sang it at karaoke but would not join in!

@Tobchette

So imagine you are in an Irish pub, some city in Europe on a Friday. It's karaoke night. Late enough that everyone has had a few and the pub is full.

Some crazy lady gets up on stage and sings the music man. Doing actions and everything.

Is it a hit or a flop?

Is everyone singing back asking what can she play?
Or is she singing to a crowd of confused and disturbed faces?

🤣

@SingleHandSue

Holidays to Pontins as a kid so I definitely know this song!

And the Crocodile March

Yup.

Yes I do know the music man, as it happens, he comes from down my way.

Gotta be a smash hot at the pub, esp the call and response - What can you playyyyy?