As promised, this week’s song is another one by Key Wilde and Mr Clarke, but more up my son’s alley. The Rattling Can is one of those songs where the lyrics build on top of each other, in the style of the old lady that swallowed a fly. Except it has bubbles and science instead of insects and livestock. It’s a toe-tapping good time. The song seems to barrel along with slightly increasing speed and wonderful energy, and towards the end it’s amazing that the singer can get everything in, never mind having the ability to sing a long string of complicated words without needing to stop for a breath. At one point in time, Mr B could recite this entire song. Verbatim. Without missing a beat. It took a few repeated hearings to realize that he’s saying Quark, not Quack. Very huge difference. One of the things I love about this song is that it’s geared towards children, but it’s not watered down. Go ahead. Make up a song that has lyrics about protons and neutrons and atoms. Pure awesomeness. Because then it leads to amazing discussions in the car about science and such. And while I may fumble around with my answers, I love any song that invites my child to ask questions.
(FYI, while poking around on the interweb for information about this song, I discovered that it’s Mr Clarke who sports the accent. Man, was I off on that one!)
While I couldn’t find a video of this online (which, really, is a shame. Can you imagine how fun a video of this might be?), if you click on this fancy little Play button, it will open up a MySpace player where you can hear the tune. Rock on…
And now for the results:
MR B: Yes! And when I sing it, I sound like a Brit! 
MISS P: It’s okay, but I like Mary the Fairy better… 
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What a great song – now it’s going to be stuck in my head for the rest of the evening!!! I’m visiting from VB members to remember. Have a wonderful evening. Stop by if you get a chance.
Dayna
This song sounds great! My daughter will love it, so I’m going to have to get it for her (and I love it, because being a Science teacher, loooooove to find opportunities to introduce my kids to real science terms).
Thanks so much for sharing!
Kristina
Science teacher here. Love this! Passing it onto our 7th grade teacher who has these topics. Thank you for sharing this. Oh yes, and I love anything that forces me to sing with an accent.
Nice! I can’t wait to get home to revisit with my kids! Love it when friends share awesome things!!
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My kids wouldn’t spend 20 seconds listening to that.
It’s really not their age group anymore.
From VB
Hi Dayna! Thanks for stopping by. It is a toe tappin’ little number, ain’t it?
Kristina – oh yay, a science gal! Glad to hear that you liked it. TMBG has a ton of wonderful science-related songs too.
Val – wow, another science teacher! The accent thing is pretty funny. Mr. B doesn’t even realize he’s doing it, but he sings the words with an accent too.
Thanks for stopping by, Coffee!
Wow, Pamela – thanks for the award!
Very impressive!
That’s great! And now my daughter is trying to sing everything in an accent
Sharon
Thanks, Andrea!
Sharon – Mr. B’s “accent” just sounds like he’s gotten a shot of novocaine…it’s hilarious!