This week I have been thinking about some of the songs that my mom used to sing around the house, or songs that she used to sing to me.
When my mom was younger, she used to sing the chorus from "Bali Hai" around our apartment or house. As I got older, she stopped singing this song so much, maybe because some of her own daughters were singing plenty of musical theater around the house already. The chorus starts about 3:44 in this clip (which has the actress Juanita Hall's own voice and a deleted scene):
Speaking of South Pacific, when I was little I also remember my mom singing "I'm Gonna Wash that Man Right Outta My Hair" when she helped me wash my hair (or helped one of my siblings wash their hair):
My mom would sometimes sing "Blue Velvet" to me and my sisters too, but she would sometimes change the lyrics to say, "She wore bluuuuue panties on her bottom." I have no idea where she first came up with this change in the lyrics, but she usually only sing this silly version if she was helping one of us get dressed after a bath. Here's one version of "Blue Velvet" by The Clovers, without my mom's changes in the lyrics:
I also remember her singing "Jesus Said Love Everyone" to my younger siblings when they were babies, usually if she was putting them down to sleep in a crib. I think it was the song that she used to let the babies know it was time to go down.
Happy Mother's Day to my mom. We'll sing some of these songs and think of you today. I love you.
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Fun to know the songs she sang. Lovely tribute to her. We're happy to join you singing.
What of fun snip-it of information into what your Mom was like. She sounds like she was such a fun loving Mom. Thanks for sharing.
I was doing a little blog stalking and had fun reading your posts about Lucy, our trip to England last summer, and these posts about mom. I remember she would always sing to me after dramatic statements to leave home, "Oh you will never run away, you'll never run away, you'll never run away..." :) Excited to see you next week! Love you!
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