Finally, sunshine! It’s been raining in New York for the past few days. I miss summer. Last week, via Twitter, I stumbled across a tweet referencing Funky Brown Chick. Although the site attached to Molly Muffin‘s Twitter looks like a spamblog, they linked to the YouTube clip below. It was nice to see a video shot during a time when I traipsed around Midtown with bare arms, only concerning myself with hanging out in the sunshine with my friend Rachel. Sprinkles fell from my cupcake, not the sky. The official start of Spring 2010 is March 20th. Can’t get here fast enough.
On a different note, I haven’t updated in a while because I’ve been going out a bunch. When the sun is hidden behind grey clouds and the mercury level on the thermostat drops, my natural tendency is to eat comfort food and hibernate in my apartment. This year, I’m determined to brave the cold and stay active during winter months. So, as always, in between Funky Brown Chick posts, you can keep up with me on Twitter and Foursquare.
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Here’s some sunshine for you: Mary Hopkin – fresh out of 1970 – singing Twanna Harbor.
Third time lucky with a good URL! Here’s some sunshine and coconut trees for you: Mary Hopkin – fresh out of 1970 – singing Twanna Harbor.
Me again – I’ve just been watching the clip instead of merely listening to it. Round about 1:09 minutes into the YouTube video there’s a funky brown chick. She’s the only one on the whole clip who is actually smiling and having a good time! You would imagine, in late January London, that a song of sunshine, campfires, fresh-caught fish and wine under coconut trees in the warm sunshine, that the dozen willowy dancers would be more enthusiastic. But no. Just one funky brown chick with a dazzling and genuine smile!
I just had to share this. I looked up the lyrics – to Twanna Harbor – and found this verse:
Sing a song of Temma Harbour, climb a coconut tree Catch a fish and light a fire, drink some wine with me And if you say you like me and I like you, We can go a little deeper in the long bamboo
Fresh-cooked fish, wine… and dessert in the deep bamboo: delicious! May the thought warm up cold New York for you.
This is a really cool video..FUN!
You give good cupcake.
Guy Sez: Ah, but there’s only one Funky Brown Chick ;) THANK YOU for the video link. Just watched it. LOVED the woman’s smile! She looked so happy when she noticed the camera slowly watching her dance. Cute! And, yes, the lyrics warmed me on this cold winter morning.
Marsha: Thanks! Glad you like it.
Baba Doodlius: Thanks, babe!