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Magical Moments

“Your Life will be Filled with Magical Moments” Now what more can be said except that anything is possible at any given moment. Probably the greatest example of something from nothing comes from the songwriters Galt Mac Dermot, Gerome Ragni and James Rado when they penned this fascinating ditty. “Gliddy glup gloopy nibby nabby noopy la la la lo lo” “Sabba sibby sabba nooby abba nabba le le lo lo” “Tooby ooby walla nooby abba nabba” “Early morning sing a song” Yes, ‘Good Morning Starshine’ that light hearted pop song featured in ‘Hair’ (1967) rose to #3 on the US charts in July of 1969 and hit #6 in the United Kingdom in October. Over the decades, it has been covered by 16 different bands, performed live by top artists like Diana Ross and the Supremes, and featured in countless television shows, commercial ads and movies. Proving that, with the right magical timing, even gibberish can leave the world ‘Feeling Groovy’ man. So, no matter how dumb people think your words are, they might make someone smile and that’s enough for me. Don’t listen to them they swore it could not be done man will never fly

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Silent One

Date: 12/14/2023 1:34:00 PM

I agree my friend and I like how you are writing creatives haibuns.. I always count my blessings and that is why it is full of magical moments.. nicely done here

Jerry Brotherton
Date: 12/14/2023 5:19:00 PM

You know what they say, give a monkey a typewriter and sooner or later it might write a novel.

Bill Baker

Date: 12/13/2023 10:05:00 PM

Great Haibun, Jerry. Very entertaining and a memory magnet to boot. wing wang tally wally bing bang, the old wirch doctor song. :-) those crazy songs never complete go away in our minds. Have a pleasant week, my friend. Bill

Jerry Brotherton
Date: 12/14/2023 5:15:00 PM

Man, I forgot about that one.

Sara Etgen-Baker

Date: 12/13/2023 3:29:00 PM

oh my, you've taken me back to my late teenage years. Loved those gooey songs with their Gliddy glup gloopy nibby nabby noopy la la la lo lo”...so easy to sing along with a feel so positive. You're right, if those songs with those sounds can make the charts so can our words. Nicely said, Jerry. Have a splendid evening, Sara

Jerry Brotherton
Date: 12/14/2023 5:14:00 PM

Another of my favorites is 'na, na, na, na, na, na, na, naaaa...Hey Jude. Now that's some brilliant lyrics for sure.

Tom Cunningham

Date: 12/13/2023 2:33:00 PM

Wow, that takes me back, you got me humming it now Jerry. It was a very catchy song pleasing to the ear. Tom

Jerry Brotherton
Date: 12/14/2023 10:14:00 AM

The nice thing is even if you don't know the words, no one else does either.