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Sneakers

posted Wednesday October 15th, 2014

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Last week, Annabelle and her good friend Sophia performed a song in front of their entire school. I’m partial, but I can’t stop watching the video — or asking Annabelle to perform the song for me again or to write down the lyrics. Annabelle wrote the song (among others) and taught herself to play the ukulele this summer. I love that she has music as an outlet — particularly since Sophie shuts me down every time I so much as hum. Here are the girls’ audition video and the song lyrics. I hear that next they are planning to perform a song by Sophia. I can’t wait.

SNEAKERS

People gathered in a park
all the sneers, all the remarks about people’s sneakers oh oh.
Some were weaker, some were cheaper, some would only last a week
or some were just a little bit old fashioned.
But they all run fast,
they all won’t last forever.
And I’ll bet you that they’ll bring someone together.

(CHORUS)
Cause everyone needs everyone
and everything needs everything.

People gathered in a mall
all whispering to the wall about people’s purses oh oh.
Some were weaker, some were cheaper, some would only last a week
or some were just a little bit old fashioned.
But they all carry,
they all bring stuff wherever.
And I’ll bet you that they’ll bring someone together.

(CHORUS)
Cause everyone needs everyone
and everything needs everything.

ukeWe all depend on the end
and we all started at the heart.
Until we think about our plan to understand this world
then we all put on sour faces and insult other people’s sneakers.
Is that what this is all about now?
(REPEAT)

(ukulele solo)

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6 Responses to “Sneakers”

  1. Go Annabelle!!! Is this a possible future songwriter in the making? What an excellent song!!!

  2. This was AMAZING! Annabelle and her friend have some skills!! I hope she keeps pursuing music. The world needs her voice and her message.

  3. Wow, that was really good!

  4. Awesome singing and songwriting!

  5. Omg Annabelle!,,that should be in a movie! That’s amazing!!! Bravo!!!!

  6. Gobsmacked! Love them (not in scary Internet stalker way- just loves all singers and acustic guitar players from afar way). Need to find eukalale for my own kiddos. Thanks for the smiles.

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