February 15, 2012 - Posted by Ramona Hatch - 0 Comments
We will be participating in a conference the remainder of this week, so I will have time to post song selections to the FACS Soundtrack Project. However, I want to keep up my commitment to posting a song for each weekday of 2012. So here’s what I’m going to do. I’m posting three FACS-appropriate songs today to finish out the week. I think you’ll be able to figure out the content area connections for yourself, right?
One of my all time favorite songs.
The story is told of the power of gold and its lure on the unsuspecting
It glitters and shines, it badgers and blinds
And constantly needs protecting
Balance the cost of the soul you lost with the dreams you lightly sold
Are you under…the power of gold
The letters and calls got you climbing the walls
And everyone wants a favor
They beg to remind you of times left behind you
But you know the past is a loser
The face you’re wearing is different now
And the days run hot and cold
Are you under…the power of gold
You’re a creature of habit, run like a rabbit
Scared of a fear you can’t name
Your own paranoia is looming before you
And nobody thinks that it’s a game
Balance the cost of the soul you lost
With the dreams you lightly sold
Then tell me that you’re free of the power of gold
The power of gold
The women are lovely, the wine is superb
But there’s something about the song that disturbs you
The women are lovely, the wine is superb
But there’s something about the song that disturbs you
The women are lovely, the wine is superb
But there’s something about the song that disturbs you
Gold coast slave ship bound for cotton fields,
Sold in a market down in new Orleans.
Scarred old slaver know he’s doin alright.
Hear him whip the women just around midnight.
Ah brown sugar how come you taste so good
(a-ha) brown sugar, just like a young girl should
A-huh.
Drums beating, cold English blood runs hot,
Lady of the house wondrin where it’s gonna stop.
House boy knows that he’s doin alright.
You should a heard him just around midnight.
Ah brown sugar how come you taste so good
(a-ha) brown sugar, just like a black girl should
A-huh.
I bet your mama was a tent show queen, and all her boy
Friends were sweet sixteen.
I’m no schoolboy but I know what I like,
You should have heard me just around midnight.
Ah brown sugar how come you taste so good
(a-ha) brown sugar, just like a young girl should.
I said yeah, I said yeah, I said yeah, I said
Oh just like a, just like a black girl should.
I said yeah, I said yeah, I said yeah, I said
Oh just like, just like a black girl should.
More on Monday!
Ramona
February 14, 2012 - Posted by Ramona Hatch - 0 Comments
Obviously, the topic today is love so today’s selection is What Is Love? by Howard Jones. The video is a little off the wall, but your students will probably enjoy it.
Amusing? Interesting? Ridiculous? It’s your call.
What is love
Oh baby, don’t hurt me
Don’t hurt me no more
Oh, baby don’t hurt me
Don’t hurt me no more
What is love
Yeah
Oh, i don’t know why you’re not there
I give you my love, but you don’t care
So what is right and what is wrong
Gimme a sign
What is love
Oh baby, don’t hurt me
Don’t hurt me no more
What is love
Oh baby, don’t hurt me
Don’t hurt me no more
Whoa whoa whoa, oooh oooh
Whoa whoa whoa, oooh oooh
Oh, i don’t know, what can i do
What else can i say, it’s up to you
I know we’re one, just me and you
I can’t go on
What is love
Oh baby, don’t hurt me
Don’t hurt me no more
What is love
Oh baby, don’t hurt me
Don’t hurt me no more
Whoa whoa whoa, oooh oooh
Whoa whoa whoa, oooh oooh
What is love, oooh, oooh, oooh
What is love, oooh, oooh, oooh
What is love
Oh baby, don’t hurt me
Don’t hurt me no more
Don’t hurt me
Don’t hurt me
I want no other, no other lover
This is your life, our time
When we are together, i need you forever
Is it love
What is love
Oh baby, don’t hurt me
Don’t hurt me no more
What is love
Oh baby, don’t hurt me
Don’t hurt me no more (oooh, oooh)
What is love
Oh baby, don’t hurt me
Don’t hurt me no more
What is love
Oh baby, don’t hurt me
Don’t hurt me no more (oooh, oooh)
What is love?
Have a wonderful Valentine’s Day!
Ramona
February 13, 2012 - Posted by Ramona Hatch - 0 Comments
Today’s song selection for the FACS Soundtrack Project is in tribute to Whitney Houston and the approach of Valentine’s Day. This song is one of my favorite Whitney Houston hits. It poses the question that everyone, and particularly teenagers, need to be able to answer when they evaluate their romantic relationships. How do you distinguish real love from infatuation or physical attraction? Always an important discussion for a FACS course involving relationships.
Sensational example of an 80s music video!
There’s a boy I know
He’s the one I dream of
Looks into my eyes
Takes me to the clouds above
Ooh, I lose control
Can’t seem to get enough
When I wake from dreaming
Tell me is it really love
How will I know?
(Don’t trust your feelings)
How will I know?
How will I know?
(Love can be deceiving)
How will I know?
How will I know if he really loves me
I say a prayer with every heart beat
I fall in love whenever we meet
I’m asking you what you know about these things
How will I know if he’s thinking of me
I try to phone but I’m too shy
(Can’t speak)
Falling in love is all bitter sweet
This love is strong why do I feel weak
Oh, wake me, I’m shaking
Wish I had you near me now
Said there’s no mistaking
What I feel is really love
Oh tell me how will I know?
(Don’t trust your feelings)
How will I know?
How will I know?
(Love can be deceiving)
How will I know?
How will I know if he really loves me
I say a prayer with every heart beat
I fall in love whenever we meet
I’m asking you what you know about these things
How will I know if he’s thinking of me
I try to phone but I’m too shy
(Can’t speak)
Falling in love is all bitter sweet
This love is strong why do I feel weak
If he loves me, if he loves me not
If he loves me, if he loves me not
If he loves me, if he loves me not
How will I know?
How will I know?
How will I know?
How will I know?
How will I know if he really loves me?
I say a prayer with every heart beat
I fall in love whenever we meet
I’m asking you ’cause you know about these things
How will I know if he’s thinking of me?
I try to phone but I’m too shy
(Can’t speak)
Falling in love is all bitter sweet
This love is strong why do I feel weak
How will I know?
(How will I know?)
How will I know?
How will I know?
(I say a prayer)
How will I know?
How will I know?
(I’ll fall in love)
How will I know?
Share your FACS-appropriate song selections by clicking on the Comment button. I’d love to hear from you.
Ramona
February 10, 2012 - Posted by Ramona Hatch - 0 Comments
My goals for the FACS Soundtrack Project are to provide you with another resource for getting your students’ attention while also elevating the image of FACS in your school. Remember we want FACS to Rock in 2012!
Well, I guarantee that today’s selection will make your class sit up and take notice. It’s a heavy metal tribute to the all-American favorite Kraft Macaroni & Cheese. Who knew, right? Hey, it’s Friday! Time to let go and get ready for the weekend.
Hold on to your apron strings! This one really rocks!
Cupboard’s bare, i’m so hungry
Life ain’t fair, give me some money
Macaroni maniac, a cheddar cheese heart attack
I love, i love, i love, i love
Kraf dinner
Boiling water, i can’t wait
It’s getting hotter, it feels so great
Macaroni maniac, a cheddar cheese heart attack
I love, i love, i love, i love
Kraf dinner
Well that was fun, but now that i’m all done
Now sedate, i think i’ll buy a crate
Macaroni maniac, a cheddar cheese heart attack
I love, i love, i love, i love
Kraf dinner
Kraf dinner
Dinner
Kraf dinner
My dinner
I want it now
Have a great weekend!
Ramona
February 9, 2012 - Posted by Ramona Hatch - 3 Comments
Entrepreneurship is a topic that overlaps many of the FACS content areas
. Whether you’re instructing your students in the successful operation of a day care center or the fundamentals of running a catering service, it’s all about using the skills learned in class to making a living, right?
Of course, the likelihood of getting rich by running a day care center or catering service are pretty remote. Okay, Martha Stewart is an exception to that statement. I’m aware that she got her start as a business owner by running a catering service. (Of course, her background as a stock broker didn’t hurt!) The bottom line is that whatever business your students would consider going into, their goal is to make money. That’s the foundation of the entrepreneurial spirit and that’s what today’s song is all about.
I’ve got the brains, you’ve got the looks
Let’s make lots of money
You’ve got the brawn, I’ve got the brains
Let’s make lots of -
I’ve had enough of scheming and messing around with jerks
My car is parked outside, I’m afraid it doesn’t work
I’m looking for a partner, someone who gets things fixed
Ask yourself this question: Do you want to be rich?
I’ve got the brains, you’ve got the looks
Let’s make lots of money
You’ve got the brawn, I’ve got the brains
Let’s make lots of money
You can tell I’m educated, I studied at the Sorbonne
Doctored in mathematics, I could have been a don
I can program a computer, choose the perfect time
If you’ve got the inclination, I have got the crime
Oh, there’s a lot of opportunities
If you know when to take them, you know?
There’s a lot of opportunities
If there aren’t, you can make them
Make or break them
I’ve got the brains, you’ve got the looks
Let’s make lots of money
Let’s make lots of –
(Aahhhhh) Money
(Aahhhhh)
(Aahhhhh – Di du da di da bu di ba)
You can see I’m single-minded, I know what I could be
How’d you feel about it, come and take a walk with me?
I’m looking for a partner, regardless of expense
Think about it seriously, you know, it makes sense
Let’s (Got the brains)
Make (Got the looks)
Let’s make lots of money (Oohh money)
(Let’s) You’ve got the brawn
(Make) I’ve got the brains
Let’s make lots of money (Oohh money)
I’ve got the brains (Got the brains)
You’ve got the looks (Got the looks)
Let’s make lots of money (Oohh money)
Money
Have a great Thursday!
Ramona
February 8, 2012 - Posted by Ramona Hatch - 0 Comments
This one needs no explanation. It’s perfect for a fashion design, textiles and apparel, or fashion merchandising course. Check it out!
I want a girl with a mind like a diamond
I want a girl who knows what’s best
I want a girl with shoes that cut
And eyes that burn like cigarettes
I want a girl with the right allocations
Who’s fast and thorough
And sharp as a tack
She’s playing with her jewelry
She’s putting up her hair
She’s touring the facility
And picking up slack
I want a girl with a short skirt and a lonnnng jacket……
I want a girl who gets up early
I want a girl who stays up late
I want a girl with uninterrupted prosperity
Who uses a machete to cut through red tape
With fingernails that shine like justice
And a voice that is dark like tinted glass
She is fast and thorough
And sharp as a tack
She’s touring the facility
And picking up slack
I want a girl with a short skirt and a lonnnnng…. lonnng jacket
I want a girl with a smooth liquidation
I want a girl with good dividends
At Citibank we will meet accidentally
We’ll start to talk when she borrows my pen
She wants a car with a cupholder arm rest
She wants a car that will get her there
She’s changing her name from Kitty to Karen
She’s trading her MG for a white Chrysler La Baron
I want a girl with a short skirt and a lonnnnggggggggg jacket
Happy Wednesday!
Ramona
February 7, 2012 - Posted by Ramona Hatch - 0 Comments
Color harmonies and color theory are concepts that come up in several FACS content areas. Whether you teach interior design, fashion design, textiles and apparel or even culinary arts, you’ll be able to use a color-themed song. Today, I’ve chosen Paint It Black by the Rolling Stones as our FACS Soundtrack Project selection. However, there are lots of other songs with a color theme. Two others suggested by reader Paige are Big Green Tractor and Purple Rain. Thanks for sharing, Paige!
Here’s a challenge for today! Let’s try to complete the color wheel (primary and secondary colors only, of course) with FACS-related song titles! We need songs to represent white, red, yellow, blue, and orange. Ideas?
Check out You Tube for alternate videos of this song.
I see a red door and I want it painted black
No colors anymore I want them to turn black
I see the girls walk by dressed in their summer clothes
I have to turn my head until my darkness goes
I see a line of cars and they’re all painted black
With flowers and my love both never to come back
I see people turn their heads and quickly look away
Like a new born baby it just happens every day
I look inside myself and see my heart is black
I see my red door and must have it painted black
Maybe then I’ll fade away and not have to face the facts
It’s not easy facin’ up when your whole world is black
No more will my green sea go turn a deeper blue
I could not foresee this thing happening to you
If I look hard enough into the settin’ sun
My love will laugh with me before the mornin’ comes
I see a red door and I want it painted black
No colors anymore I want them to turn black
I see the girls go by dressed in their summer clothes
I have to turn my head until my darkness goes
Hmm, hmm, hmm,…
I wanna see it tainted, tainted black
Black as night, black as coal
I wanna see the sun blotted out from the sky
I wanna see it tainted, tainted, tainted, tainted black
Yeah!
Hmm, hmm, hmm,…
Happy Tuesday, Everyone!
Ramona
February 6, 2012 - Posted by Ramona Hatch - 0 Comments
Well, Super Bowl XLVI is history. If you’re a football fan, regardless of the team you hoped to see win, it was a great game. I loved every minute of it! The halftime show was definitely incredible, don’t you think? Pretty good for a Midwestern city! Good job, Indy!
Madonna’s performance highlighted some of her biggest hits, so I have chosen one of my favorites for today’s selection for the FACS Soundtrack Project. The lyrics could be used to generate some discussion about money management, advertising, commercialism and spending.
See if you catch the spelling error in the lyrics.
Have a great week!
Ramona
February 3, 2012 - Posted by Ramona Hatch - 0 Comments
It’s Super Bowl weekend! As a huge professional football fan, I will be glued to the TV. I don’t really have an emotional investment in the outcome of the game. (I’m always partial to the Manning brothers, however.) Being a diehard Chicago Bears fan, my fervor waned when my team was eliminated from the playoff hunt. So what does that leave to be excited about? The food and the commercials, of course!
Super Bowl Sunday ranks right up there with Thanksgiving as an American food-focused event. With that designation in mind, today’s song pays homage to a great American classic food—the cheeseburger.
Tried to amend my carnivorous habits
Made it nearly seventy days
Losin’ weight without speed, eatin’ sunflower seeds
Drinkin’ lots of carrot juice and soakin’ up rays
But at night I’d had these wonderful dreams
Some kind of sensuous treat
Not zucchini, fettucini or Bulgar wheat
But a big warm bun and a huge hunk of meat
Chorus:
Cheeseburger in paradise (paradise)
Heaven on earth with an onion slice (paradise)
Not too particular not too precise (paradise)
I’m just a cheeseburger in paradise
Heard about the old time sailor men
They eat the same thing again and again
Warm beer and bread they said could raise the dead
Well it reminds me of the menu at a holiday inn
Times have changed for sailors these days
When I’m in port I get what I need
Not just Havanas or bananas or daiquiris
But that American creation on which I feed
Chorus:
Cheeseburger in paradise (paradise)
Medium rare with mustard ‘be nice (paradise)
Heaven on earth with an onion slice (paradise)
I’m just a cheeseburger in paradise
I like mine with lettuce and tomato
Heinz 57 and French fried potatoes
Big kosher pickle and a cold draft beer
Well good god almighty which way do I steer for my
Chorus:
Cheeseburger in paradise (paradise)
Makin’ the best of every virtue and vice (paradise)
Worth every damn bit of sacrifice (paradise)
To get a cheeseburger in paradise
To be a cheeseburger in paradise
I’m just a cheeseburger in paradise
Coda:
I like mine with lettuce and tomato
Heinz 57 and french fried potatoes
Big kosher pickle and a cold draft beer
Well good god almighty which way do I steer for my
Go Giants!
Have a great weekend!
Ramona
February 2, 2012 - Posted by Ramona Hatch - Comments Off
The topics of first love, relationships, and break-ups are always appropriate in Family and Consumer Science courses. Today’s song by teen heartthrob Justin Bieber speaks to first love and all of the overwhelming emotions it evokes. You could use this song to open a dialogue on dating and relationships. Whether your students are Bieber fans or not, they’re bound to relate to this pop culture classic.
You know you love me, I know you care
Just shout whenever, and I’ll be there
You are my love, you are my heart
And we will never ever ever be apart
Are we an item? Girl, quit playing
We’re just friends, what are you saying?
Say there’s another and look right in my eyes
My first love broke my heart for the first time
And I was like…
Baby, baby, baby oooh
Like baby, baby, baby nooo
Like baby, baby, baby oooh
I thought you’d always be mine (mine)
Baby, baby, baby oooh
Like baby, baby, baby nooo
Like baby, baby, baby oooh
I thought you’d always be mine (mine)
Oh, for you I would have done whatever
And I just can’t believe we ain’t together
And I wanna play it cool, but I’m losin’ you
I’ll buy you anything, I’ll buy you any ring
And I’m in pieces, baby fix me
And just shake me ’til you wake me from this bad dream
I’m going down, down, down, down
And I just can’t believe my first love won’t be around
And I’m like
Baby, baby, baby oooh
Like baby, baby, baby nooo
Like baby, baby, baby oooh
I thought you’d always be mine (mine)
Baby, baby, baby oooh
Like baby, baby, baby nooo
Like baby, baby, baby oooh
I thought you’d always be mine (mine)
[Ludacris:]
Luda! When I was 13, I had my first love,
There was nobody that compared to my baby
and nobody came between us or could ever come above
She had me going crazy, oh, I was star-struck,
she woke me up daily, don’t need no Starbucks.
She made my heart pound, it skipped a beat when I see her in the street and
at school on the playground but I really wanna see her on the weekend.
She knows she got me dazing cause she was so amazing
and now my heart is breaking but I just keep on saying…
Baby, baby, baby oooh
Like baby, baby, baby nooo
Like baby, baby, baby oooh
I thought you’d always be mine (mine)
Baby, baby, baby oooh
Like baby, baby, baby nooo
Like baby, baby, baby oooh
I thought you’d always be mine (mine)
I’m gone (Yeah Yeah Yeah, Yeah Yeah Yeah)
Now I’m all gone (Yeah Yeah Yeah, Yeah Yeah Yeah)
Now I’m all gone (Yeah Yeah Yeah, Yeah Yeah Yeah)
Now I’m all gone (gone, gone, gone…)
I’m gone
More tomorrow!
Ramona
