Kids Jam: Ep. 7 The Plants

- Kids Jam is supported by Arcadia Foundation.

County of Northampton.

The Sylvia Perkin Perpetual Charitable Trust.

St Luke's Pediatrics.

- Hi and welcome to Kids Jam.

I'm Kira Willey, and I'm so happy you're here.

You know, we can all make music in lots of different ways.

We can clap our hands, tap our feet, use our voices, play instruments, and at Kids Jam, we are all about making music.

Today we get to make music with The Plants.

They'll get us using our imaginations, dancing and singing, and maybe we can even be part of the band.

A little later we'll head to the music room with some friends to create some of our own music and do some movement, and some mindfulness, too.

But right now, let's get ready to jam with The Plants.

- Hi, everybody.

We're The Plants!

It is so good to see you guys today.

Our first song is called The Best Version of Me.

Because you know what?

Music helps me be the best version of me.

- You're pretty good, Dan.

You're pretty good.

♪ Yeah I'll be ♪ ♪ The very best version of me ♪ ♪ Gonna sing out loud, you'll see ♪ ♪ You'll see, you'll see ♪ ♪ All the things I can achieve ♪ ♪ Once upon a time ♪ ♪ There was this kid at school teasing kids ♪ ♪ Who were different Thought it made him cool ♪ ♪ He was laughing and snickering behind their backs ♪ ♪ When a teacher said something made him stop in his tracks ♪ ♪ He said, Hey, man, why you being like that?

♪ ♪ Is this really who you are and how you want to act?

♪ ♪ I mean, how would you feel if you were in their shoes?

♪ ♪ You could be a better person, but you got to choose ♪ ♪ I want to be the best version of me ♪ ♪ Change starts with me ♪ ♪ With me and me and me ♪ ♪ Ah, da-da-da-da-da-da-da ♪ ♪ Yeah, I'll be ♪ ♪ The very best version of me ♪ ♪ Gonna make you proud Gonna sing out loud ♪ ♪ You'll see, you'll see You'll see ♪ ♪ All the things I can achieve ♪ ♪ There and then the boy decided ♪ ♪ He was done being mean ♪ ♪ But those people he called friends didn't seem to agree ♪ ♪ One day they were posting things online ♪ ♪ Spreading rumors, I think we need that call of mine ♪ ♪ Hey, man, why you being like that?

♪ ♪ Is this really how you are and how you want to act?

♪ ♪ I mean, how would you feel if you were in their shoes?

♪ ♪ You could be a better person but you got to choose ♪ ♪ I want to be the best version of me ♪ ♪ Change starts with me ♪ ♪ With me and me and me ♪ ♪ Ah, da-da-da-da-da-da-da ♪ ♪ Yeah, I'll be ♪ ♪ The very best version of me ♪ ♪ Gonna make you proud Gonna sing out loud ♪ ♪ You'll see, you'll see, you'll see ♪ ♪ All the things I can achieve ♪ ♪ Well, fact is, the boy, he was me ♪ ♪ And I got three tips to help you succeed ♪ ♪ You gotta stop judging others ♪ ♪ Doesn't mean that you're better ♪ ♪ We're all proud of the world so let's enjoy it together ♪ ♪ Surround yourself with people make you happy and proud ♪ ♪ And free yourself of those trying to bring you down ♪ ♪ Finally, you got to be willing to make a change ♪ ♪ You are the only thing standing in your way ♪ ♪ I know ♪ ♪ I'll never be done growing ♪ ♪ No stopping us knowing ♪ ♪ Just wait and see ♪ ♪ Yeah, I'll be ♪ ♪ The very best version of me ♪ ♪ Yeah, I'll be ♪ ♪ The very best version of me ♪ ♪ Yeah, I'll be ♪ ♪ The very best version of me ♪ ♪ Yeah, I'll be ♪ ♪ The very best version of me ♪ ♪ How would you feel if they were in your shoes?

♪ ♪ You could be a better person But you got to choose.

♪ - So our next song, we got a special guest.

Keir is going to come back out and play with us.

So with this song, I'm going to need you to go and ask a grown-up for something that you can make music with.

It could be like a pot or a spoon or two spoons.

- Seven spoons!

- Seven!

That would be a lot of spoons.

It'd be pretty awesome.

Yeah.

So go ask your grown-ups, see if you can have something to play with, like a pot or a pan, because in this song, you're going to get to take a solo.

That means you're going to make something up when it comes to your turn.

This song is called School Bus.

♪ My name is Dan, and I'm on my way to school ♪ ♪ School ♪ ♪ To see my buddy Ramsay He's so cool ♪ ♪ Cool ♪ ♪ Backpack up, open my case ♪ ♪ See that smile on Ramsay's face ♪ ♪ I sit down and play my guitar ♪ ♪ Riding on a school bus ♪ ♪ Riding on a school bus Riding on a school bus ♪ ♪ Riding on a school bus ♪ ♪ Riding on a school bus Riding on a school bus ♪ ♪ Riding on a school bus ♪ ♪ Riding on a school bus!

♪ - Who else we got on this here school bus?

- Me!

♪ My name is Adam and I just got on this school bus ♪ ♪ School bus ♪ ♪ Hear my friends playing that country music ♪ ♪ Music ♪ ♪ Oh, when I hear that sound ♪ ♪ Everybody keeps getting down ♪ ♪ And I pulled out ♪ ♪ A mandolin ♪ ♪ Riding on a school bus ♪ ♪ Riding on a school bus Riding on a school bus ♪ ♪ Riding on a school bus ♪ ♪ Riding on a school bus, ooh ♪ ♪ Riding on a school bus ♪ ♪ Riding on a school bus!

♪ ♪ Riding on a school bus.

♪ All right, this is your turn.

You got your pot or your pan?

- Or your hands?

- You're going to take a solo.

Are you ready?

One, two, here you go!

Yeah.

Little bit louder.

Whoo!

You hear 'em?

♪ Riding on a school bus ♪ ♪ Riding on a school bus Riding on a school bus ♪ ♪ Riding on a school bus ♪ ♪ Riding on a school bus Riding on a school bus ♪ ♪ Riding on a school bus ♪ ♪ Riding on a school bus!

♪ ♪ Riding on a school bus ♪ - All right.

We gotta speed this bus up.

- Oh, no.

- Or we're never going to get to school on time!

- I don't wanna get to school!

♪ My name is Dave and I'm driving the school bus ♪ ♪ School bus ♪ ♪ Some kids in the back making a fuss ♪ ♪ Fuss ♪ ♪ Well, I know something they don't know ♪ ♪ I can play a mean banjo ♪ ♪ I put that bus in park and off I go ♪ ♪ Riding on a school bus ♪ ♪ Riding on a school bus Riding on a school bus ♪ ♪ Riding on a school bus ♪ ♪ Riding on a school bus, ooh ♪ ♪ Riding on a school bus ♪ ♪ Riding on a school bus!

♪ - ♪ Riding on a school bus.

♪ - What if we make music from stuff like coconuts?

- What?

- This one time, we took this crazy trip and we found coconuts, and all these people were making music, and it was just coconuts that they were using.

- It's true.

True story.

- True story.

The song is all about that true, fateful day.

It's called Coconuts.

♪ Floating on a raft.

I got the paddle in my hand ♪ ♪ On my way to paradise A tropical island ♪ ♪ Sun on my face and a nice, cool ocean breeze ♪ (MIMICS SEA BIRD) ♪ Sit back, relax and put my mind at ease ♪ ♪ Ease ♪ ♪ Now the winds are picking up I ride my raft to shore ♪ ♪ But the ocean has a rough ride for us in store ♪ ♪ Now I'm rumbling, tumbling Falling to the ground ♪ ♪ Look up to the trees and something's falling down ♪ - ♪ Down ♪ - ♪ Down ♪ ♪ Oh!

♪ - What was that?

♪ It was a co-co-co-co-co Co-co-co-co-coconut ♪ ♪ It was a co-co-co-co-co Co-co-co-co-coconut ♪ - Welcome to Coconut Island.

Yes, we have so many coconuts here that you can play.

Would you like to try one?

Oh, my goodness.

- ♪ We woke up on a beach ♪ ♪ To the sound of a groovin' band ♪ ♪ They sang, welcome to Paradise ♪ ♪ To Coconut Island ♪ ♪ In the harbor we hope that you'll stay ♪ ♪ We've got plenty of coconuts that we can play ♪ - ♪ Play ♪ ♪ We got a coconut guitar A coconut drum set ♪ ♪ You hear the coco saxophone but we're not finished yet ♪ ♪ You hear the bumping and bumping ♪ ♪ Of the electro coco-bass ♪ ♪ A coconut kazoo solo in your face ♪ - Dude!

That was right in my face!

♪ They're playing co-co-co-co-co ♪ ♪ Co-co-co-co-coconuts ♪ ♪ They're playing co-co-co-co-co ♪ ♪ Co-co-co-co-coconuts ♪ ♪ They're playing co-co-co-co-co-co ♪ ♪ Co-co-co-co-coconuts ♪ ♪ They're playing co-co-co-co-co-co ♪ ♪ Co-co-co-co-coconuts ♪ - This place is amazing!

♪ Sun is going down At last I understand ♪ ♪ This place is paradise ♪ ♪ A Coconut Island ♪ - ♪ There's no place that I would rather be ♪ ♪ When the moon comes up It's a super crazy party ♪ ♪ See the coco-acrobat on the coco-trapeze ♪ ♪ You got a coco fire breather Always aims to please ♪ ♪ You see a juggler juggling coconuts, of course ♪ ♪ A coconut ringmaster backwards on his horse ♪ (MIMICS COCONUTS CLICKING) - That's not a horse.

- (WHINNIES) - He's just got two coconuts and he's hitting them together.

- Actually, he's just using his hands and his mouth.

- This guy.

♪ They're playing co-co-co-co-co-co ♪ ♪ Co-co-co-co-coconuts ♪ ♪ This place is co-co-co-co-co-co ♪ ♪ Co-co-co-co-coconuts ♪ - Sing along!

♪ This place is co-co-co-co-co-co ♪ ♪ Co-co-co-co-coconuts ♪ - The words are easy!

♪ This place is co-co-co-co-co-co ♪ ♪ Co-co-co-co-coconuts ♪ - Little bit louder.

♪ This place is co-co-co-co-co-co ♪ ♪ Co-co-co-co-coconuts ♪ ♪ This place is co-co-co-co-co-co ♪ ♪ Co-co-co-co-coconuts ♪ ♪ This place is co-co-co-co-co-co ♪ ♪ Co-co-co-co-coconuts ♪ ♪ This place is co-co-co-co-co-co ♪ ♪ Co-co-co-co-coconuts ♪ ♪ This place is co-co-co-co-co-co ♪ ♪ Co-co-co-co-coconuts ♪ ♪ It's co-co-co-co-co-co Co-co-co-co-coconuts ♪ ♪ It's co-co-co-co-co-co Co-co-co-co-coconuts ♪ ♪ It's coconuts, coconuts!

♪ - It's coconuts, man.

- Welcome to the music room.

We are all about making music here at Kids Jam.

And you at home can make music with us, too.

Let's get ready with a few deep breaths and a stretch.

Take a long breath in.

Let it all the way out.

Good.

Do that one more time.

A long breath in.

Let it out.

Now stretch your arms out wide, wide to your sides.

Good.

Wrap those arms around your body.

Give yourself a big hug.

A big hug.

Squeeze it, squeeze it, squeeze it, squeeze it.

You feel a stretch in your back?

I feel a good stretch across my back.

Come on, really squeeze.

Give yourself a good hug.

You know why?

Because you're awesome.

That's why.

Good.

Squeeze it one more time.

Take a breath in.

Let it out.

Let those hands go, give a little wiggle.

And hold still.

Now we're ready.

We can all make music, right?

We can sing with our beautiful voices.

We can make rhythms and beats with our bodies by clapping and stomping and snapping.

Creating our own music can be a way of expressing ourselves, of saying how we feel.

I have a question for you.

How would you play a rhythm on your body if you were feeling really excited?

Can you play a rhythm that shows me that you're really excited?

What would you do?

Yeah, I think I would do something like...

Right?

Show me a rhythm that says you're really excited.

Yeah.

Can you do it, too?

Good.

All right.

How about this?

Show me a rhythm you'd play if you felt really tired.

Yeah.

Boy, I can...

I can...

Wait.

Are you asleep?

Oh, my goodness.

Show me a rhythm you would play if you were angry.

Show me angry.

Yeah.

Very good.

All right.

Are you doing this at home?

Show me one more.

How about a rhythm you would play if you feel really happy?

What would you play?

Yeah.

Beautiful, my friends.

Thank you for showing us how you feel with rhythm today.

That was awesome.

Now let's head back to the Kids Jam studio for more songs.

We'll see you next time in the music room.

- So this next song is about how not just people love music.

Did you know that?

- I thought only people loved music, Dan.

- No, no.

Animals love music, too.

- You learn something new every day.

- Animals are crazy.

They can do all sorts of things.

I've seen a giraffe... No, not a giraffe, an elephant, paint with a paintbrush.

- What?

- I'm serious.

So if they can like art, they can probably like music too.

I saw a piano player playing with an elephant once.

True story.

- You got lots of true stories.

- Facts.

Well, this is a story about a little trip I took to the zoo one night.

Philadelphia Zoo.

True story.

♪ Late one night in Philly ♪ ♪ I had nothing to do ♪ ♪ I heard some music playing ♪ ♪ It was coming from the zoo ♪ ♪ I knew that they weren't open ♪ ♪ Because it was way too late ♪ ♪ That music was hypnotic ♪ ♪ So I slipped through the gate ♪ ♪ That place was going crazy ♪ ♪ It was really quite the sight ♪ ♪ Those animals are tame by day ♪ ♪ But wild in the night ♪ ♪ At the Funkazoo ♪ - ♪ At the Funkazoo ♪ - ♪ Funkazoo ♪ - ♪ At the Funkazoo ♪ - ♪ At the Funkazoo ♪ - ♪ At the Funkazoo ♪ - ♪ At the Funkazoo ♪ ♪ I saw break-dancing turtles Spinning on their back ♪ ♪ An octopus DJ ♪ ♪ Mixing up the tracks ♪ ♪ Polar bear doing the robot and hippos doing the twist ♪ ♪ Penguins flapping their wings ♪ ♪ Saying can you move like this?

♪ ♪ That place was going crazy ♪ ♪ It was really quite the sight ♪ ♪ Those animals are tame by day but wild in the night ♪ ♪ At the Funkazoo ♪ - ♪ At the Funkazoo ♪ - ♪ At the Funkazoo ♪ - ♪ At the Funkazoo ♪ - ♪ At the Funkazoo ♪ - ♪ At the Funkazoo ♪ - ♪ At the Funkazoo!

♪ - ♪ At the Funkazoo ♪ - ♪ At the Funkazoo ♪ - ♪ At the Funkazoo ♪ - ♪ At the Funkazoo ♪ - ♪ At the Funkazoo ♪ - ♪ At the Funkazoo ♪ ♪ Those alligators are moving ♪ ♪ Just jumping to the funk Let me see you ♪ ♪ Jump, jump, jump, jump, jump, jump, yeah ♪ ♪ Those elephants are groovin' Side to side with the jump ♪ ♪ Let me see you Side, side, side ♪ ♪ Side, side, side ♪ - ♪ Giraffe hokey-pokey ♪ ♪ Put your neck in and out ♪ ♪ And turn yourself around ♪ - ♪ Gorilla, funky monkey ♪ ♪ Swing your arms all bent ♪ ♪ Ooh-ooh-aah, ooh-ooh-ooh Ooh-aah-aah ♪ ♪ That place was going crazy ♪ ♪ It was really quite the sight ♪ ♪ Those animals are tame by day but wild in the night ♪ ♪ At the Funkazoo ♪ - ♪ At the Funkazoo ♪ - ♪ At the Funkazoo ♪ - ♪ At the Funkazoo ♪ ♪ At the Funkazoo ♪ ♪ At the Funkazoo ♪ ♪ At the Funkazoo ♪ - ♪ At the Funkazoo ♪ - ♪ At the Funkazoo ♪ - ♪ At the Funkazoo ♪ - ♪ At the Funkazoo ♪ - ♪ At the Funkazoo ♪ ♪ At the Funka... ♪ ♪ ...Zoo.

♪ - Crazy animals.

- True story?

- True story.

- Truest story.

All right.

For our last song, you guys have to stand up because we're going to need your help to dance with this one.

But there there's a red light on this one.

Beep-boop, beep-boop, warning.

This song is called The Spinaround.

So what you have to do before you dance to this song is one, check your surroundings, look around you.

If you've got space to spin, then you can say, "Clear!"

- Clear.

- Yeah, I heard you.

I heard them.

That was crazy.

And then the next thing you have to do is you have to make sure that you are aware of your body.

Because guess what?

Sometimes when I spin too much, I get to a point where I'm like, "Oh, no."

If you're aware, say, "Aware."

- Aware!

- Hey, Dan, my body wants pizza.

- Yeah?

That's good.

It's good to be aware of your body.

- Thank you.

- How is it doing for spinning?

- Oh, it should be good.

- Oh, cool, cool, cool.

So the song is called The Spinaround.

One, two, three, four.

♪ Spin around and count to ten ♪ ♪ Five, six, seven, eight while you rotate ♪ ♪ Nine, ten Sing it all over again ♪ ♪ Spin around, spin around Spin around, spin around ♪ ♪ I made up a game today ♪ ♪ All you do is dance while I play ♪ ♪ I know just what you'll say ♪ - ♪ All I do is dance?

♪ - No!

♪ First you jump up and down ♪ ♪ Then you move your arms all around ♪ ♪ And make your favorite sound ♪ ♪ Now do all that while you spin around ♪ ♪ That's all there is to the Spinaround ♪ ♪ That's all that's there with the Spinaround ♪ ♪ One, two, three, four Spin around and count to ten ♪ ♪ Five, six, seven, eight While you rotate ♪ ♪ Nine, ten Sing it all over again ♪ ♪ Spin around, spin around Spin around ♪ ♪ One, two, three, four Spin around and count to ten ♪ ♪ Five, six, seven, eight while you rotate ♪ ♪ Nine, ten Sing it all over again ♪ ♪ Spin around, spin around Spin around, spin around ♪ ♪ Spin around, spin around Spin around ♪ ♪ I love to spin around ♪ ♪ When I'm gonna fall to the ground ♪ ♪ Get up but fall back down ♪ ♪ That's what happens when you dance to the Spinaround ♪ ♪ I'm starting to feel OK ♪ ♪ Dizzy head is going away ♪ ♪ I think I'm ready to play ♪ ♪ Another round of the Spinaround ♪ ♪ So glad I found the Spinaround ♪ ♪ Let's all get down with the Spinaround ♪ ♪ One, two, three, four Spin around and count to ten ♪ ♪ Five, six, seven, eight while you rotate ♪ ♪ Nine, ten Sing it all over again ♪ ♪ Spin around, spin around Spin around ♪ ♪ One, two, three, four Spin around and count to ten ♪ ♪ Five, six, seven, eight while you rotate ♪ ♪ Nine, ten Sing it all over again ♪ ♪ Spin around, spin around Spin around, spin around ♪ ♪ Spin around, spin around Spin around ♪ ♪ Are you jumping up and down?

♪ ♪ Still moving your arms all around?

♪ ♪ And making your favorite sounds?

♪ ♪ That's an integral part to the Spinaround ♪ ♪ That's really the heart of the Spinaround ♪ ♪ Let's all get down with the Spinaround ♪ ♪ One, two, three, four Spin around and count to ten ♪ ♪ Five, six, seven, eight while you rotate ♪ ♪ Nine, ten Sing it all over again ♪ ♪ Spin around, spin around Spin around ♪ ♪ One, two, three, four Spin around and count to ten ♪ ♪ Five, six, seven, eight while you rotate ♪ ♪ Nine, ten Sing it all over again ♪ ♪ Spin around, spin around Spin around, spin around ♪ ♪ Spin around, spin around Spin around, spin around ♪ ♪ Spin around, spin around Spin around, spin around!

♪ - Thanks, everybody.

We are The Plants.

We've had so much fun.

Don't forget, always keep music in your heart.

- Always.

- I hope you had fun making music today with The Plants.

Remember, we all have music inside us, so keep singing your own song.

I am Kira Willey.

I will see you next time on Kids Jam.

Supporters of Kids Jam - Arcadia Foundation.

County of Northampton.

The Sylvia Perkin Perpetual Charitable Trust.

St Luke's Pediatrics.

And special thanks to Nazareth Music Center.

♪ Well, I peek out from those covers ♪ ♪ I see his yellow eyes ♪ ♪ I think he wants to eat me ♪ ♪ But that's no big surprise ♪ ♪ He comes closer ♪ ♪ I await ♪ ♪ To hear his monstrous growl ♪ ♪ He walks straight up to my face ♪ ♪ And softly says... ♪ - Meow!

Meow!

- Wait a minute.

It was a cat the whole time?

- Oh, my little Fluffy McFlufferson?

- Fluffy.

- That's a weird name.

- He's a cutie.

- He's a cutie.

♪ There's no monster under my bed ♪ - Oh, yeah.

♪ Just a cat messing with my head, oh yeah ♪ ♪ Now I can go to sleep ♪ ♪ Because monsters are nothing but make-believe ♪ ♪ Monsters are nothing but make-believe ♪ ♪ Make-believe, make-believe ♪ ♪ Monsters are make-believe ♪ ♪ So I'll go to sleep.

♪ Oh, Fluffy.

He's a cutie.