If I Only Had A Brain

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For anyone who loves “The Wizrd of Oz”, I just discovered that the Scarecrows’ song, “If I Only Had A Brain”, works very well on the whistle.

~Larry

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So does the theme from Bob the Builder, and my son actually likes to here me play that!

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That’s kewl, for sure! :slight_smile:

~Larry

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Hey Larry, could we have a sample listen???

Do you learn by sound or by reading music. I am a music reader…mainly due to my childhood study of the clarinet…so I have this “need” of sheet music…which I am trying to get out of this addiction.

Addicted to sheet music

Nancy

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Nancy, it’s a song that’s been stuck in my head since I first saw the movie. Sorry I can’t provide notation for you, but it’s one of th few tunes I picked from my brain!

~Larry

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Oh, I thought you were talking about this song! :stuck_out_tongue:

Artist : Mc 900 Foot Jesus
Song : If I Only Had A Brain

Suppose I accidentally got my sh** together
Would I get a medal?
Or a pat on the back and a little feather
I could stick in my cap or pin it to my shirt
Go out in the yard and poke it in the dirt
Or leave it in the woods where it couldn’t be found
If it fell over, would it make a sound?
And if it did, would it be the sound that you like?
Or should I do it over until I get it right?

You say everything I know is wrong
So do me a favor, and play along
As the rusty gears turn
Don’t be alarmed if you smell something burning upstairs
It’s a little BB rolling around in a box car
See us together

Maybe it wouldn’t be hard to explain
If I only had a brain

(chorus)
Somewhere on a higher mental plain
{Somewhere On A Higher mental plain}
I might learn to come in from the rain
{I might learn to come in from the rain}
If I had a clue would I still be here with you?
{If I had a clue would I still be here with you?}
Gee whiz, if I only had a brain
{Gee Whiz, If I only had a brain}

Who’s that?
Oh, my little friend cupid
Wearing a shirt that says I’m with stupid
Always nearby wherever I go
He’s looking out for me, don’t you know

Mr. excitement, never in a rut
Johnny on the spot with an arrow in the butt
Ouch! I guess your love is true
Now, if I could only get a clue

(chorus)
Had A Brain
Had a brain
had a brain
had a brain

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My hubby just asked me why I was whistling “If I only had a brain” all day today…

What note do you start with Larry???

Can’t wait till after work and I can figure out how to play it!!

Nancy

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I don’t know abc formating but here’s the first few notes
bc db ga bga bg gf# ge

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:laughing:

I want to hear you play that one first! Never in a million years would I have thought I’d see the name “MC 900 Foot Jesus” on this board!

BTW, if the avatar photo is of yourself, your long lost twin brother lives in Indianapolis.

  • Jan
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Yep, that’s really me… and I feel sorry for the other goofy looking guy in Indianapolis! :laughing:
As for MC 900 Foot Jesus, let’s just say that my musical interests are extremely diverse… Everyone has a little secret he keeps, I light the fires while the city sleeps.

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Raindog1970 wrote:

Yep, that’s really me… and I feel sorry for the other goofy looking guy in Indianapolis!

:laughing: I won’t tell him you said that! The good news is that he’s also a musician… but he plays keyboard.

You do know how to get a keyboardist off of your front porch, don’t you? Pay him for the pizza. :smiley:

As for MC 900 Foot Jesus, let’s just say that my musical interests are extremely diverse… > Everyone has a little secret he keeps, I light the fires while the city sleeps> .

What a good idea for an OT: What other music do you listen to? Drag some skeletons from closets!

And I believe that little snippet at the end was from a song of his called “The City Sleeps”. It scares me that I knew that!

Jan