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I don't know if it's exactly crafty, but I have an idea...

I've always found that one of the easiest ways for me to learn something is to put it into a song form. I know the states and capitols, presidents in order, and monarchs of england in order all because of songs. I've also written a few myself for some of my classes (environmental science to the tune of Journey's Small Town Girl, for example).

That said, there just really aren't a large amount of FREE learning/teaching songs out there. So... What do you guys think about writing and recording our own? I can't sing well AT ALL, so I don't want to put my voice on the tracks, but I am pretty good at writing them and fitting information together well in the lyrics.

I'll probably make a separate community for it if there's enough interest, but for now, this is kind of what I'm thinking...

First, we should make a comprehensive list of "learning/teaching songs" that we already know of and where we can listen to them online FOR FREE. Here are the ones I know of at the moment:

Presidents of the United States (PG-13!!!):
Number 5 on http://www.matthewmatic.com/

Presidents of the United States:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y2YR80hTRmw
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0P3W3LKw1d0

States and Capitols:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l0w72RvPQ80

Nations of the World:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dglc0MdJy8A

Schoolhouse Rock (Many Songs Listed Here):
http://www.youtube.com/results?search_query=schoolhouse+rock&search=Search

Spanish Alphabet:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=abVbLbcKwOg


If you know of any others, please post them in the comments so I can add them to the list.



What I'm looking to do is take simple information that would be beneficial for the general public to know, like The Vice Presidents in Order, Bones in the Body, Spanish Numbers, French Alphabet, etc and write the lyrics to the tune of catchy songs, like The Jackson 5's ABC or Brittany Spears' Crazy. I know, I know, they're not the most glamorous tunes, but they're catchy and upbeat and will keep people, especially kids, entertained.


So... what I need is a few partners in crime, especially a few who don't mind lending their voices to the tracks. I'm hoping to put out a new song maybe once every couple of weeks or so via youtube. We can even make a website with all of the videos posted there and a list of people who wrote/sang them, lyrics, etc.


So... Anyone up for helping me with this unique adventure?

Thoughts, suggestions, and comments very welcome!