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Sunday, March 21, 2021

The Beatles - Ob-la-di, Ob-la-da

After ANZAC, we moved on to "Beatlemania." We learned about the Beatles and how different their music was from the 1940s. We also learned how their music had a huge impact on the world. As for this activity, we were required to listen to a Beatles song of our choosing and answer some questions about it. 

Title of song: Ob-La-Dim Ob-La-Da



Lyrics:
Desmond has a barrow in the marketplace
Molly is the singer in a band
Desmond says to Molly, "Girl, I like your face"
And Molly says this as she takes him by the hand

Ob-la-di, ob-la-da
Life goes on, bra
La-la, how the life goes on
Ob-la-di, ob-la-da
Life goes on, bra
La-la, how the life goes on

Desmond takes a trolley to the jeweler's store
Buys a twenty carat golden ring (rin-ring)
Takes it back to Molly waiting at the door
And as he gives it to her she begins to sing (sing)

Ob-la-di, ob-la-da (la-la-la-la la-la-)
Life goes on, bra (la-la la-la-la-laaa)
La-la, how the life goes on
Ob-la-di, ob-la-da (la-la-la-la la-la-)
Life goes on, bra (la-la la-la-la-laaa)
La-la, how the life goes on
Yeah

In a couple of years
They have built a home sweet home
With a couple of kids running in the yard
Of Desmond and Molly Jones (ha ha ha ha)

Happy ever after in the market place
Desmond lets the children lend a hand (arm!) (leg!)
Molly stays at home and does her pretty face
And in the evening she still sings it with the band

Yes!
Ob-la-di, ob-la-da
Life goes on, bra
La-la, how the life goes on
Hey!
Ob-la-di, ob-la-da
Life goes on, bra
La-la, how the life goes on

In a couple of years
They have built a home sweet home (home: H-O-M-E)
With a couple of kids running in the yard
Of Desmond and Molly Jones (ha ha ha ha ha ha ha)

Hey!
Happy ever after in the market place
Molly lets the children lend a hand (foot!)
Desmond stays at home and does his pretty face
And in the evening she's a singer with the band

Yeah!
Ob-la-di, ob-la-da
Life goes on, bra
La-la, how the life goes on
Hey!
Ob-la-di, ob-la-da
Life goes on, bra
La-la, how the life goes on (ha ha ha ha)
And if you want some fun (ha ha ha ha ha ha ha)
Take Ob-la-di-bla-da (ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha)
(Ha ha ha ha)
Ahh...
Thank you (ha ha)

What the song was about: The line Ob-la-di, ob-la-da means "life goes on" in Nigerian. The song is about the relationship between Molly who is a member of a band and Desmond. They then fall in love as they met each other in the market place, and have their own children as well as their own home. Yet, Molly continues her musical career. 

How different does it sound to music from the 1940s? It sounds quite different from the 1940s because that era was built more around jazz. Yet, the 1960s were built more around rock; which is more energetic. 

1 comment:

  1. Hi Vann,
    I like how you included a catchy title to hook up your reader's attention. I like how you included the lyrics and the video of the particular song of the Beatles that you have chosen for this task to give the reader's a deeper understanding. Could you please tell why you have chosen this specific song of the Beatles out of all of their other songs? Anyways keep up the good work and have a nice day.

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