Clever little song, but what is the backing tune? It’s so familiar, but I just can’t think of the name. I’m sure as soon as I hear it, I’ll :smack:
BTW, “U.S. States and Capitals” is to the tune of “Turkey in the Straw” or “Ol’ Zip Coon”, so it’s not that.
don’t know the actual name, but it is on my mobile phone as “mexican hat dance”
<Nitpick>The actual song title is Yakko’s World</nitpick>
And now the nations of the world, brought to you by Yakko Warner! It is, indeed, sung to the tune of the Mexican Hat Dance.
For a bonus point, what mistake did Wakko make while reciting all 50 State Capitals?
:smack: Mexican Hat Dance, huh? I have that in a songbook somewhere. I’ll have to look it up.
I don’t know if it’s the mistake you mean, but he pronounces Pierre, South Dakota like the name, not like “pier” as it should be.
It’s a much more fundamental mistake than that.
DC isn’t a state. Right?
That’s right in a nit picky sort of way, but there is one glaring error.
Well, I’m stumped. I just looked at the lyrics, and the song seems to have all 50 states (plus D.C.) and all the capitals are right as far as I can tell. “Oklahoma and its City,” is a bit ambiguous, but that’s probably not what you mean either, right?
Is it that Jefferson City, MO is referred to as Jefferson? I just spent ten minutes cross-checking those lyrics with a list of states and capitals, and that’s all I can come up with.
You guys are sure jumping through hoops for a single bonus point. You’re looking in the wrong place for the answer, though.
Oh, wait… Rhode Island isn’t next to Delaware.
True, but only nit pickingly so. Like saying that there aren’t that many buffalo in Utah. You guys are looking at stuff to closely.
You had me going with Jefferson City. That’s pretty glaring, although it blew by me. You must have nailed it with Delaware and Rhode Island though, which are not even close to be next to each other.
In other news, I’ve been listening to Mexican Hat Dance and Countries of the World, and while the tunes have occasional similarities, they are hardly the same. Google backs you up though, so I’m confused.
There’s no Wyoming.
OK, there is, but it was invisible for a second, I tell ya,.
I’m not sure if you were referring to the song or the country. I’m glad you’re all better now! For all I know, Wyoming might have been invisible. Possibly David Lane is there on a ski trip?
Anyway, I’m still not spotting the error aside from the ones that “Eror” pointed out. You’d better just give it to us. The proof will be in the pudding.
Hmmm. I may very well still be referring to the country…
Quick, someone help me. Wyoming isn’t a country, is it? I mean, they didn’t secede or anything, right?
If you watch the cartoon, it’s obvious. The Warners are at school, learning Geography. And it’s the jeopardy round. The category is State Capitals.
And the answer is <Alex Trebek>not in the form of a question</AT>
I guess you had to be there
As a Delawarean and east-coaster, you’re right – Providence is not “next to” Dover. However, Delaware and Rhode Island are the two smallest states in the union. To Wakko, living in a water tower in Los Angeles (Burbank?) they’re practically in the same county. His home city is larger and more populous than both states together, and even though it’s a six-hour drive from one to the other, a Californian might well ignore the intervening roads. And states. Even though one of them is New York. :dubious:
His real error is pointing out that Annapolis has “wonderful clam chowder.” Annapolis, as he points out, is on the Chesapeake (always “The Chesapeake” or “The Bay” - never just “Chesapeake Bay”), which is one of the best places in America to catch Maryland Blue Crabs (second on the list are the brothels of Baltimore, and thereon hangs a tale!). The crabbing is so simple that nobody bothers with clams, which are generally indisposed to live in the brackish water of the Chesapeake anyway. If you’re ordering a seafood stew in Annapolis, it had better be cream of crab soup. And yes, it is wonderful. [/pedant]
I’m kinda partial to the one where Yakko sings all the words in the English language, with commentary by Dot and Dick Button.