Singing In The Tree House, 2

Songwriting, Videos | Posted by Jannie on 20 March 2011 @ 8:55 AM 44 Comments

xoxoxoxoxoox

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On 20 March 2011 at 3:55 pm Jannie Funster said,

Hey, where is everybody??

Have a beautiful day!

xoxoxo
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On 20 March 2011 at 4:23 pm Aimee said,

Perfect song to be sung on the first day of spring from a tree house
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On 20 March 2011 at 4:31 pm Daisy said,

Aw…that was lovely, Jannie. I hope you’re having a wonderful Sunday.
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On 20 March 2011 at 10:06 pm Vered | Blogger for Hire said,

Beautiful! Hope you had a good weekend.
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On 20 March 2011 at 10:17 pm Glenn Buttkus said,

Caught this video first on FACEBOOK,
then clicked in to see it a second time
here in Funstertown, at Kelly’s Clubhouse
Tree Sanctum. Too bad the quality of the
video is slightly out of focus, and we missed
some of your expressions. Melva and I just
returned from a weekend at the ocean
with our one month old today granddaughter,
Rylee. Oh the joys of grandparenthood.
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On 20 March 2011 at 10:26 pm Jeanne said,

Jannie,

I loved the first video version of this song (that was posted on Facebook ever-so-briefly) but I love this version (which took its place there) even more. I can’t wait to hear this song on your second CD!!

I LOVE IT!!!

Jeanne (aka Jeanne whose bicycle was green, I mean!)
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On 21 March 2011 at 3:00 am SnaggleTooth said,

I’m here, but can’t watch til Weds probably. (twiddles thumbes, taps toes, whistles, waves Howdy)

Hey Glenn, Grandparenthood is really great I think too! Congrats
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On 21 March 2011 at 5:21 am sheila said,

Wonderful! Now I’m wondering what all my old kid girlfriends are up to!
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On 21 March 2011 at 5:44 am Jo Miffo said,

Oh my gosh Jannie, you are soooooo talented in all the best ways, this is the first time I’ve heard you sing in a long time & ya brillient, fricking amazing babes

Why haven’t I seen you on facebook my cheery friend & some others have, I feel left out ???

But even better I have just seen you on you tube, ya amazin girl xoxoxox

Kelly doing her back flips as well & I could hear you in the back ground laughing Shes very good at them, talented just like her momma xoxoxox

Made me giggle soooo much hunny bunny when saw you up that bloody tree, just like Micheal Jackson, ya just the bestest, craziest person I know at this moment in time (apart from myself ofcourse)

I did go to Chester & I walked along the river & on the wall with Pascell & Andy, then we had lunch in a tapas restaurant that was very yummy. I’ve put plenty on pictures up on my FACEBOOK profile, so open an account & see then… (you dont have to add anyone if you don’t want to just add me & av a good old nosy at what ” The Mifflin Misfits” are up to)

Love you Jannie, you crazy muva chucker xoxoxoxoxox
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On 21 March 2011 at 6:25 am G-Man said,

You Rock Jannabelle!!
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On 21 March 2011 at 7:02 am Jannie said,

Hey, friends!

I’m back, and popping in for a minute before I have to wake Kelly. Back to school today after her week off.

And Monday’s are always my best songwriting days, so I’ll catch up with you all later.

Yeah, I think I’ll try the video on my new camera next time, the iPhone refracted the light on this, or something.

Anyhoo…

peachie-poo.

xooxoxoxo
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On 21 March 2011 at 9:25 am Lynn said,

That was some good singin’, Jannie Muffin!!! I like some singing in the morning. xoxoxo
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On 21 March 2011 at 10:28 am susan said,

How cute Jannie – and how spring appropriate too! Yay Spring – and thanks for reminding me to get my bike out of winter storage.
hugs
suZen
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On 21 March 2011 at 11:08 am Jingle Poetry said,

fabulous…
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On 21 March 2011 at 11:09 am Jingle Poetry said,

join us today, share 1 to 3 poems as first time participant, welcome and have fun.

old poems /poems unrelated to our theme are welcome.
missed your presence, hope to see you in.

xoxox
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On 21 March 2011 at 3:17 pm Dot said,

Can’t watch from where I am but I will when I can. Just saying hello.
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On 21 March 2011 at 4:41 pm Jannie said,

Dearest Aimee, did you break out your bike for the season?

Dearest Daisy, I had a lovely Sunday. Swept 3 floors and washed my hair1

Dearest Vered. Thanks! Yes, a lovely weekend, and a little songwriting this morning. I’m always inspired after the weekend when I get my alone time again.

Dearest Glenn, wow a newborn. That makes 4 grand kids now? Yes, I’ll try to ensure future videos are a little more in focus!

Dearest Jeanne — ah thanks. I like my vocal tone better in this one that the first one I posted. Worked a bit more on chords for this today. Your name comes in on the first E minor of the whole tune — special you!!!

Dearest Snaggle, and hopefully I’ll be a grandma one day too! See you Wednesday from a fast computer!

Dearest Jo — I’ve come a looooong way with my singing — Imm almost as good as you now. Yep, you’ve heard me at my worst, and now I’m getting better. Are you and I FB friends? I usually steer clear of it, cause I’m afraid of spending hours and hours on there and not washing my dishes ever again. Those backflips were about a year ago. I’ll have to post an update — she’s so much stronger now. Did Michael Jackson climb trees?? I WILL go on your FB and see you and yours in all your amazing glory, whooooohoooooo!!!

Dearest Galen, I like that name Jannabelle, thanks. And YOU more than rock too.

And I gotta fly for a while!

xoxoo
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On 21 March 2011 at 4:46 pm Aimee said,

Not yet. I will be brushing up on my bike skills very soon though, as I have a little boy who wants to ride a “big boy” bike this spring
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On 21 March 2011 at 5:00 pm Hilary said,

Hi Jannie .. love the banana seat bicycles .. gosh those days of freedom .. of just expaliering our limbs as we free-wheel around .. or career down a hill with the wind rushing past .. and where are all those girls who used to fly down the street .. bypassed us down the paths through the woods to pastures new on streets elsewhere ..

Enough of snow this year .. love it and let me know how ebay goes ..

Great song .. and the acoustics are fun coming to us from the tree house ..

Cheers for now .. Hilree xoxoxxo
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On 21 March 2011 at 5:33 pm LL Cool Joe said,

Love the lyrics! I was worried you were going chuck that mug across the room though.
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On 21 March 2011 at 6:20 pm debbie said,

You just ooze talent! This was fantastic.
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On 21 March 2011 at 7:22 pm KB said,

Listening to this was a lovely way to start my day. Thanks sweetie x
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On 21 March 2011 at 9:02 pm Jennifer Sussannah Devore said,

Quelle belle chanteuse!
So filled with the chirpings and loungings of a summer’s night … I immediately craved a raspberry Italian soda and a wee pastis to follow. Regardez! Les lucioles!
Salut!
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On 21 March 2011 at 9:04 pm Jennifer Susannah Devore said,

P.S. I have been diligently building m,y new media site – my book titles, blog, TV/film reviews, etc. – and have made certain to include JF in my recommended links. I shall be sending you the url as soon as the site est un fait accompli!
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On 22 March 2011 at 1:18 am J.D. Meier said,

Very nice … for some reason, you reminded me of Edie Brickell.
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On 22 March 2011 at 3:24 am Barbara Swafford said,

Hi Jannie,

Awesome lyrics, awesome singing. You rock, girl.
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On 22 March 2011 at 4:13 am Jo Miffo said,

Good morning my darling Jannie cupcake

I’ve found you on facebook & have sent you a friend request wheyhey…

But I do know what you mean about once you get on it nothing else gets done around the place, its just too addictive, but a brilliant way to keep in touch with folk
Today is my day to catch up with everything that I didn’t do at the weekend but someone’s gota do it & no one else is offering !!! Yesterday I met up with my dad & we did a bit of shopping in town together & had a coffee & natter
Tomorrow I get my hair done woooooo can’t wait to look beautiful again
Cann’t wait to hear your new cd, exciting times ya so bright & talented hun

Well its time to start on these awful chores around the house Have a lovely day my dear xoxoxoxoxox
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On 22 March 2011 at 9:05 am Jannie said,

Jannie is drinking beer up in her tree, and will look very forward to replying to all these lovely comments later today.

xoxoxoxo

whoohooooo

xoxoxoxoxo

whooooohoooo

xoxoxooxoo
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On 22 March 2011 at 12:24 pm Mama Zen said,

Bravo! Bravo!
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On 22 March 2011 at 1:28 pm Paige von Liber said,

that was so great. i loved my banana seat bike with the monkey handlebars and a playing card stuck in the spokes…zipping along the Roller Coaster Hills in Lakewood (there was no “lake”)

that is a funny looking mic you are holding :-p
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On 22 March 2011 at 6:14 pm Alice Audrey said,

You sure are good at the fun, ethereal, sweet songs.
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On 23 March 2011 at 12:17 am joanny said,

Oh Jannie that song is fantastic, I love the freedom it conjures up — on the banana seat bicycles, and the song is lighthearted in tone, sung from the viewpoint of sitting in a tree house with being up high in the sky and the freedom that comes with it. I confess I listened to you sing it a couple of times.

Joanny

sorry I have not been around I took a short blogging hiatus; real life beckoned with far too much work.
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On 23 March 2011 at 12:19 am Moonduswriter said,

Always the darling – as she sings, plays , dances…
What a delightful song – wonder where those girls did go?
Oh they are us

Love you Jannie
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On 23 March 2011 at 9:49 am Jannie said,

I have NOT forgotten all you sweeties.

Got my Immigration meeting today, whoooohoooo.

See you all later.

Typed from iPhone in my car on this sunny morn.

Xxxxxxxooooooo
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On 23 March 2011 at 11:11 am Hilary said,

Hi Jannie ..

I got me a letter from a fun loving friend
all the way from Austin land in the US of A;
It has kestrels, flowers and cardinals too
with a pressed flower, writings and tales galore –
of beer halls, cafes, taco shops, jolly-jump-ups and all …

Much appreciated by the girl with a new button
tulips for positives, letters for friends ..
F for Funster fun, H for Hilarious hours ..
then K for Kelly muffin, XYZ for fantasy times ahead ..

Mucho loves to thee, Hardwick sends his best to BB .. and he’s enjoying the longer warmer days
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On 23 March 2011 at 12:40 pm Chris Edgar said,

Hi Jannie — okay, this one just screams show tune. It’s wistfully sung by the main character’s grandfather about the girls of his youth, after the boy’s father tells him that he can’t be in the bike race or something like that because he has real man’s blue-collar work to do like coal mining (a la Billy Elliot). It’s kind of like Quicksilver: The Musical, but the plot doesn’t matter that much, as people will really pack the aisles because it’s a Jannie “jukebox show.”
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On 23 March 2011 at 2:06 pm Jannie said,

Love you guys!!! I hope to get back over to this posts’ comments later this afternoon.

But I might not.

But I might! I’d really like to!

I did read all words and drank in their wonderfulness!

xoxoxoxo
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On 23 March 2011 at 3:11 pm secret agent woman said,

Brings back good memories of riding my banana-seat bike barefooted in the summer.
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On 23 March 2011 at 4:17 pm Jannie said,

I’m back!!

Hey, Hilary, do you do much eBay? I think I’d need a nice BIG banana seat bike, tho. Womansize, not for a 6-year-old. And wow — I never heard this word before. — expaliering. will Google!

Hey Joey — you thought I’d pull a Kelly with her Silent Night songbook flung afar?

Oh my goodness, Debbie. You just ooze awaesome words. Thanks.

Ah KB — glad the song started your day nicely. My singing teacher always used to say the fast way to raise the energy in a room is to sing.

Ah, Jennifer Sussannah — your new site sounds just AWESOME!! So exciting. Oh, and so sweet to inclue me in your links. You are too too much. (But I love it. And you.) Next time you hear this I’ll be playing guitar too. whoooohoooo. I am finding I do have to learn my songs a capella to really “own” all the notes. Sounds funny, but it’s the way it works with some tunes for me.

Hey J.D. ! I remember you comparing me to Edie once before and I am very honored at the comparison. She’s great!

Hey Jo! I’ll be sure to confirm your wonderfulness on FB and look at your photos, whoooohooooo. I want to put more photos on my page there. And maybe sped up to 30 minutes a day on there too. What do you mean beautiful AGAIN?? you are ALWAYS beautiful, no matter your hair or the clothes you wear. If all goes as planned I’ll be cashing in a little investment in Canada this summer to put a nice lump sum towards the cd — it will take about $4000 to record with bass etc. And the FIRST cd will soon be on its way to YOU. Yep, getting me arse in gear, bit by bit.

Gotta zip to the loo.

I’ll be back!!

xoxoxo
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On 23 March 2011 at 5:00 pm Jannie said,

Hey Aimee. I know you were up there. I want a bike. But I want new inline skaates too, and I do love flying on the latter the most.

Hi Barbara — always AWESOME to see you. Glad you got to pop by on a singing post. This song may rock yet — you never know until the recording starts. I hear some lone wailing guitar.

Thanks Mama Z. watch it twice and there’s your encore.

Hey Paige — I’ve heard of many lakewoods that have no lake. What’s up with that?? Oh, I can’t wait to hear this with bass and drums!!! I LOVE WRITING AND RECORDING SONGS!!!

Ah, thanks Alice Audrey. have you heard my “Bones.” Not quite so sweet or ethereal. I’ll send you a free MP3 of it!!

Joanny — you are just the type of lovely artsy whimsical lady to like a song like this. Oh Honey, worry not about being away blog-wise. funster friends are ever in my heart!!

Dearest Lovely observant and astute Moon. You GOT it!!!!!! It’s us indeed. Oh, you are so smart! And guess what?? I’m gonna post another new song sooner than later. just go for it and share with you all!!

HIlary — I sent a lady a letter. It flew across the sea. And boy were its arms tired when it reached its destiny. The letter was also involved with beer, candy, pansies, painted toes and Chinese food!!!

Chris!!! You of sonwriting soul have impressed and inspired me completely !! I LOVE it!! I have not thought too much lately about my musical, but that could totally, totally beakey scene in the show. And yes – I do tend towards show tune type lyrics, scenes you can see!!

Hey Secret Agent Woman, you have to be careful with bare feet in Texas summers, of course. But up North going without shoes was easy — except in the hot wharf tar. And in freshly-cut hayfields, ow.

xoxoxoox
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On 23 March 2011 at 5:14 pm Hilary said,

Hi Jannie .. I made the word up .. should have been espaliering our limbs .. that’s better – spelled right ..not sure it’s a word, but sounds good!

Ebay .. no I don’t – could do with some lessons sometime!!

Your letter certainly went round the town visiting all possible selling places .. but eventually arrived at its rightful destination .. after beer, pansies, candy, painted toes (not here!) and Chines food .. I thought it was tacos .. oh well Austin must have some secret places .. see you soon .. cherry bye .. ooh almost asparagus time – delicious! Hilree xoxoxo
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On 23 March 2011 at 9:13 pm SnaggleTooth said,

I do like this song alot, Jannie! I almost guessed your tune from the lyrics here before too- It really reminds me of my childhood… you should be selling alot of these cds- Good job
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On 24 March 2011 at 10:50 pm Margaret Bednar said,

I had a pony and later a horse. Did FINALLY get a ten speed when I was a senior in high school. But NEVER a banana seat bike. Oh, HOW I longed for one (and also knee high zip up boots in the ’70’s but that is a gripe for another day. Yes, my childhood wasn’t quite complete.

… would a 45 year old woman look funny on a banana seat bike? ;P

(what a crazy FUN post!)
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On 31 March 2011 at 5:50 pm Jannie said,

Oh hi 3 ladies. So glad I checked in her. Hilary — I’ll help you with ebay — so easy!!

Hey, Snaggle, fellow songwriter, yes you would guess the melody, or at least the changes, and such. Bravo!! I am excited about the new reordings, going back in a few weeks, to lay down 3 new songs, and hopefully do 3 good vocals!!

Hi Margaret!! Nope, a 45-year-old woman would look PERFECT on a banana seat bike!! Ill soon be 47 and aim to look STUNNING on one in a fuzzy bikini.

xoxoxo