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[gfish]

Also, pardon the video linkage, but this Discovery Channel promo makes me happily weepy. If people can make money promoting a worldview like that, maybe we aren't completely screwed.

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[brithistorian.livejournal.com]

That was awesome! I heard the song when they used it as the closing music on the Skepticality podcast yesterday, but I had no idea where it came from.

[mdlbear]

Awesome!

Almost makes me wish we had cable.

[stolen-tea.livejournal.com]

Thank you!!!

[maida-mac.livejournal.com]

Oh! Thanks for sharing that. It made me grin happily.

[maribou]

The warm fuzzy feelings, they have knocked me abaft.

*refrains from playing it over and over and over and ...ah, wotthehell*

[gement.livejournal.com]

Seconded. Especially the playing it over and over and...

Boom-de-yada, boom-de-yada, boom-de-yada, boom-de-yada...

[corivax.livejournal.com]

Ooo. I've seen this as a commercial, but it was a shorter version, so it's keen to see the whole thing.

[corivax.livejournal.com]

Also, Bear Grylls has such a cute little choirboy intonation!

[gramina.livejournal.com]

Thank you so much!

I know I'm going to be singing this in the car -- so I figured maybe I should try to write down the lyrics. They're probably not actually completely correct (and feel free to correct them!) but in case anyone else is interested, I heard:

(Spoken)
It never gets old, huh?
Nope.
It kinda makes you wanna break into song?
Yep.

(Song)

I love the mountains
I love the clear blue skies
I love big bridges
I love when grey whales fly
I love the whole world
And all its sights and sounds
CH: Boomdiyada boomdiyada boomdiyada boomdiyada

I love the ocean
I love real dirty things
I love to come fast
I love Egyptian kings
I love the whole world
And all its craziness
CH: Boomdiyada boomdiyada boomdiyada boomdiyada

I love tornadoes
I love arachnids
I love hot magma
I love the giant squids
I love the whole world
It’s such a brilliant place
CH: Boomdiyada boomdiyada boomdiyada boomdiyada
Boomdiyada boomdiyada boomdiyada boomdiyada
Boomdiyada boomdiyada boomdiyada boomdiyada
Boomdiyada boomdiyada boomdiyada boomdiyada

[memegarden.livejournal.com]

Thanks for transcribing it!

I would make three changes:
1.) break "It kinda makes you wanna...
...break into song?" into two lines, since there are two speakers.
2.) for "grey whales", I hear "great whites" (and that does appear to be a shark, not a whale, in the image)
3.) for "I love to come fast", while it sounds ambiguous, I think it's "I love to go fast", which would also make more sense.

[lostmachine.livejournal.com]

I dig on that promo too.

Like mdlbear said
Almost makes me wish I had cable.

You will like this one:

http://www.ted.com/index.php/talks/view/id/253