Comments on: Whooosh! Primary Songs Went Right Over My Head http://www.mormonmentality.org/2006/10/09/whooosh-primary-songs-went-right-over-my-head.htm Thoughts and Asides by Peculiar People Fri, 30 Jul 2010 07:54:04 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.1 By: Kathryn Jensen http://www.mormonmentality.org/2006/10/09/whooosh-primary-songs-went-right-over-my-head.htm/comment-page-1#comment-116793 Kathryn Jensen Sun, 28 Mar 2010 04:17:04 +0000 http://www.mormonmentality.org/2006/10/09/whooosh-primary-songs-went-right-over-my-head.htm#comment-116793 We always sang: "Has given me an earthly home, with parents kind of weird" I think we knew better, but although our parents were wonderful, calling them "dear" was just not them or us. My daughter had a serious confusion with the song "The Holy Ghost" She was totally baffled why we were singing "When Christ was on the earth he promised he would sin." I'll never sing "Love One Another" again without thinking of your "shalmeno" When I go walking through meadows of clover, I always seem to get stung by a bee. That's a song with a lovely melody that never connected with me at all. I suspect that was one that confused so many children. As I kid I thought we were thankful not just that God blessed us but the he was "ever reblessing" us. You know, again and again. I thought about it like someone being rebaptized. It wasn't until I started playing for Mutual that I figured it out. We loved singing "You hoo unto Jesus" when we were little. I'm sure that's why they changed the words. Right up there with the "oh happy hour" that has also been changed. We always sang: “Has given me an earthly home, with parents kind of weird” I think we knew better, but although our parents were wonderful, calling them “dear” was just not them or us.
My daughter had a serious confusion with the song “The Holy Ghost” She was totally baffled why we were singing “When Christ was on the earth he promised he would sin.”
I’ll never sing “Love One Another” again without thinking of your “shalmeno”
When I go walking through meadows of clover, I always seem to get stung by a bee. That’s a song with a lovely melody that never connected with me at all. I suspect that was one that confused so many children.
As I kid I thought we were thankful not just that God blessed us but the he was “ever reblessing” us. You know, again and again. I thought about it like someone being rebaptized. It wasn’t until I started playing for Mutual that I figured it out.
We loved singing “You hoo unto Jesus” when we were little. I’m sure that’s why they changed the words. Right up there with the “oh happy hour” that has also been changed.

]]> By: Kristina http://www.mormonmentality.org/2006/10/09/whooosh-primary-songs-went-right-over-my-head.htm/comment-page-1#comment-100687 Kristina Wed, 28 Jan 2009 18:25:18 +0000 http://www.mormonmentality.org/2006/10/09/whooosh-primary-songs-went-right-over-my-head.htm#comment-100687 lolololol this is the best I laughed so hard. unfortunatly as a child I think I understood all the songs I wish I hadn't these comments are great! lolololol
this is the best I laughed so hard. unfortunatly as a child I think I understood all the songs I wish I hadn’t these comments are great!

]]> By: Dackie http://www.mormonmentality.org/2006/10/09/whooosh-primary-songs-went-right-over-my-head.htm/comment-page-1#comment-83809 Dackie Tue, 29 Apr 2008 01:32:23 +0000 http://www.mormonmentality.org/2006/10/09/whooosh-primary-songs-went-right-over-my-head.htm#comment-83809 When I was young and in Primary, I always wondered why we were singing about naughty pretty flower..."In my pretty garden, the flowers are 'naughty'. It wasn't until I was teaching the songs in Primary as an adult that I realized that the flowers were nodding, not naughty. I made sure I taught the primary children the difference so that they wouldn't grow up so bothered by that double standard as I was! When I was young and in Primary, I always wondered why we were singing about naughty pretty flower…”In my pretty garden, the flowers are ‘naughty’. It wasn’t until I was teaching the songs in Primary as an adult that I realized that the flowers were nodding, not naughty. I made sure I taught the primary children the difference so that they wouldn’t grow up so bothered by that double standard as I was!

]]> By: a random John http://www.mormonmentality.org/2006/10/09/whooosh-primary-songs-went-right-over-my-head.htm/comment-page-1#comment-1031 a random John Sun, 05 Nov 2006 23:03:45 +0000 http://www.mormonmentality.org/2006/10/09/whooosh-primary-songs-went-right-over-my-head.htm#comment-1031 farr eastman-spiritual adventurer, You are not crazy. Other than that the rhythm isn't that catchy. The MTC is also known for its use of techniques that look a lot like brainwashing. farr eastman-spiritual adventurer,

You are not crazy. Other than that the rhythm isn’t that catchy. The MTC is also known for its use of techniques that look a lot like brainwashing.

]]> By: farr eastman-spiritual adventurer http://www.mormonmentality.org/2006/10/09/whooosh-primary-songs-went-right-over-my-head.htm/comment-page-1#comment-1023 farr eastman-spiritual adventurer Sun, 05 Nov 2006 19:52:16 +0000 http://www.mormonmentality.org/2006/10/09/whooosh-primary-songs-went-right-over-my-head.htm#comment-1023 It dawned on me yesterday, before finding this website that pounding, into a child's head, repeatedly, "FOLLOW THE PROPHET" with a catchy rythmn kind works like brainwashing??? Am I crazy? LIke I always told my bishop, when asked if I follow the prophet, "sure, as long as he does what is right" Am I crazy? It dawned on me yesterday, before finding this website that pounding, into a child’s head, repeatedly, “FOLLOW THE PROPHET” with a catchy rythmn kind works like brainwashing??? Am I crazy? LIke I always told my bishop, when asked if I follow the prophet, “sure, as long as he does what is right” Am I crazy?

]]> By: a random John http://www.mormonmentality.org/2006/10/09/whooosh-primary-songs-went-right-over-my-head.htm/comment-page-1#comment-575 a random John Thu, 19 Oct 2006 05:01:28 +0000 http://www.mormonmentality.org/2006/10/09/whooosh-primary-songs-went-right-over-my-head.htm#comment-575 <p>As an update, tonight my wife asked our son what song he wanted to sing. He replied, "Bowl! Bowling!" We couldn't figure it out. Finally he sang, "I love to see the ten bowl, I'm going there some day." He does love to bowl though:</p> <p> <object width="425" height="350"></object></p> <param value="http://www.youtube.com/v/FVDreAYE0FU" name="movie" /> <param value="transparent" name="wmode" /> <embed width="425" height="350" wmode="transparent" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" src="http://www.youtube.com/v/FVDreAYE0FU"></embed> As an update, tonight my wife asked our son what song he wanted to sing. He replied, "Bowl! Bowling!" We couldn’t figure it out. Finally he sang, "I love to see the ten bowl, I’m going there some day." He does love to bowl though:

]]> By: MBD http://www.mormonmentality.org/2006/10/09/whooosh-primary-songs-went-right-over-my-head.htm/comment-page-1#comment-572 MBD Thu, 19 Oct 2006 04:50:39 +0000 http://www.mormonmentality.org/2006/10/09/whooosh-primary-songs-went-right-over-my-head.htm#comment-572 "I Am a Child of God", as I recall, never gave me any trouble until it reached the line, "Teach me all that I must do", which, and tell me it doesn't sound like this, I naturally always thought was "Teach me all that I'm a stew". I was a rational enough child to know what a stew was, and that I was not one, and also that the word "all" seemed extraneous, but I never asked for any explanation. I did learn a lesson from the song "Revently, Quietly", but it wasn't about being reverent. I learned not to be too judgmental of others. It's true. I thought we were singing about the man who lived next-door to me, whose first name was Lee, and who didn't come to church very often like we "normal" people did. So when we sang "Reverent Lee, Quiet Lee, lovingly we think of Lee", I thought, "Well, I must have been wrong about Lee. He's apparently much more pious than I realized, if we're dedicating a whole song to him." OK, I didn't verbalize it quite that way in my head at that time, but you get the idea. “I Am a Child of God”, as I recall, never gave me any trouble until it reached the line, “Teach me all that I must do”, which, and tell me it doesn’t sound like this, I naturally always thought was “Teach me all that I’m a stew”. I was a rational enough child to know what a stew was, and that I was not one, and also that the word “all” seemed extraneous, but I never asked for any explanation.

I did learn a lesson from the song “Revently, Quietly”, but it wasn’t about being reverent. I learned not to be too judgmental of others. It’s true. I thought we were singing about the man who lived next-door to me, whose first name was Lee, and who didn’t come to church very often like we “normal” people did. So when we sang “Reverent Lee, Quiet Lee, lovingly we think of Lee”, I thought, “Well, I must have been wrong about Lee. He’s apparently much more pious than I realized, if we’re dedicating a whole song to him.” OK, I didn’t verbalize it quite that way in my head at that time, but you get the idea.

]]> By: matt http://www.mormonmentality.org/2006/10/09/whooosh-primary-songs-went-right-over-my-head.htm/comment-page-1#comment-452 matt Mon, 16 Oct 2006 03:33:40 +0000 http://www.mormonmentality.org/2006/10/09/whooosh-primary-songs-went-right-over-my-head.htm#comment-452 I think they changed Popcorn popping to "blossoms" popping. It stills seems wrong to me to say blossoms. Though it was fun on my mission to teach popcorn popping to first gen members/investigators complete with full body primary actions. The Colombians loved it. I think they changed Popcorn popping to “blossoms” popping. It stills seems wrong to me to say blossoms.

Though it was fun on my mission to teach popcorn popping to first gen members/investigators complete with full body primary actions. The Colombians loved it.

]]> By: Anonymous http://www.mormonmentality.org/2006/10/09/whooosh-primary-songs-went-right-over-my-head.htm/comment-page-1#comment-448 Anonymous Mon, 16 Oct 2006 01:34:54 +0000 http://www.mormonmentality.org/2006/10/09/whooosh-primary-songs-went-right-over-my-head.htm#comment-448 I laughed so hard that I cried. Never having been in Primary myself, it's hilarious to read what my own kids might someday think about the songs we sing. 26 and 27, my sister-in-law and I had a fight (a REAL fight) about "blossoms popping." She sang the song incorrectly while on a road trip and when I corrected her, she was offended. She maintained that since SHE was raised in the church and I was not, she was correct. I maintained that since I was the one of us who had been active as an adult (and having always served in Primary), I was correct. Good times. As for the feathers behind the head, it's how my kids were taught to sing the song by my mother-in-law and I can't remember seeing anything different in my Primary experiences as an adult. I laughed so hard that I cried. Never having been in Primary myself, it’s hilarious to read what my own kids might someday think about the songs we sing.

26 and 27, my sister-in-law and I had a fight (a REAL fight) about “blossoms popping.” She sang the song incorrectly while on a road trip and when I corrected her, she was offended. She maintained that since SHE was raised in the church and I was not, she was correct. I maintained that since I was the one of us who had been active as an adult (and having always served in Primary), I was correct. Good times.

As for the feathers behind the head, it’s how my kids were taught to sing the song by my mother-in-law and I can’t remember seeing anything different in my Primary experiences as an adult.

]]> By: a random John http://www.mormonmentality.org/2006/10/09/whooosh-primary-songs-went-right-over-my-head.htm/comment-page-1#comment-337 a random John Thu, 12 Oct 2006 04:38:20 +0000 http://www.mormonmentality.org/2006/10/09/whooosh-primary-songs-went-right-over-my-head.htm#comment-337 Kristine, It appears that it is in the Winter 2004 issue, on page 90. Sadly it isn't online at the U's library. However by trying to find the text of it online I believe I have found <a ="https://drum.umd.edu/dspace/bitstream/1903/2916/1/umi-umd-2707.pdf#search=%22%22who%20shall%20sing%20if%20not%20the%20children%22%22" rel="nofollow">the thesis in question here</a>. This came about because it references your article. You wouldn't happen to have a pdf (or .doc) of your article sitting on a hard drive would you? Kristine,

It appears that it is in the Winter 2004 issue, on page 90. Sadly it isn’t online at the U’s library. However by trying to find the text of it online I believe I have found the thesis in question here. This came about because it references your article.

You wouldn’t happen to have a pdf (or .doc) of your article sitting on a hard drive would you?

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