But one by the Animaniacs might help. (^)

I got the first eighteen into an Irish Jig. After Grant, not so jiggy.

The Onanist: But one by the Animaniacs might help. (^)

Over in one.

Came for Animaniacs

/left satisfied

Yakko FTW

The one by Jonathan Coulton is full of win.

oldebayer: I got the first eighteen into an Irish Jig. After Grant, not so jiggy.

Yeah, the civil war kinda killed the mood.

The Onanist: But one by the Animaniacs might help. (^)

A Winrar is you!

By the way, the first link is out of sync, try http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Vvy0wRLD5s8

When I was in 2nd or 3rd grade, we did a presidential name song at a pageant dealy for our parents. I still remember our class' section -

The father of our country,
George Washington was one.
Two was John Adams,
Then Thomas Jefferson.
Then was James Madison and also James Monroe,
And John Quincy Adams, was number six, you know.

(These are the presidents, mighty mighty presidents, uh huh!)

I dunno, who needs to memorize the order of the presidents, anyway? If you ever really need to know, you could always just use a lifeline.

SordidEuphemism: The one by Jonathan Coulton is full of win.

Came to say this

/satisfied, etc

Um, this is old news. I learned the presidents at age four using a song that only included the president's names. It's much easier to go through them that way when needing to remember the order.

All that rhyming crap just gets in the way.

Begs to differ

When I was 10 I had to memorize a stupid song called Fifty Nifty because it named all fifty states in alphabetical order. I STILL have it memorized more than two decades later. While I'd normally consider it a waste of "disk space" in my head, it comes in handy from time to time.

AL AK AZ AR CA CO CT DE FL GA HI ID IL IN IA KS KY LA ME MD MA MI MN MS MO MT NE NV NH NJ NM NY NC ND OH OK OR PA RI SC SD TN TX UT VT VA WA WV WI WY

Yes, I realize they're not in order by abbreviation, but they are in order by spelling.

SordidEuphemism: The one by Jonathan Coulton is full of win.

For some reason my favorite line in that song is "Grover Cleveland served another term." I find Cleveland's non-contiguous presidency surreal.

Gamer Grrrl: When I was 10 I had to memorize a stupid song called Fifty Nifty because it named all fifty states in alphabetical order. I STILL have it memorized more than two decades later. While I'd normally consider it a waste of "disk space" in my head, it comes in handy from time to time.

AL AK AZ AR CA CO CT DE FL GA HI ID IL IN IA KS KY LA ME MD MA MI MN MS MO MT NE NV NH NJ NM NY NC ND OH OK OR PA RI SC SD TN TX UT VT VA WA WV WI WY

Yes, I realize they're not in order by abbreviation, but they are in order by spelling.

I learned this one too. Still works for me. Fifty nifty United States from 13 original colonies...

The Fifty Nifty United States song was written by Ray Charles.

Me: Um, this is old news. I learned the presidents at age four using a song that only included the president's names. It's much easier to go through them that way when needing to remember the order.

All that rhyming crap just gets in the way.

I wonder if that is the same song I had to learn in 4th grade. Can still do it. Can't remember someone's name 2 mins after meeting them...but can remember this stupid song. Yay brain!

I will book mark this under shiat I will need next time I am on Jepoardy.

/baby.... ooooooooooo

The Onanist: But one by the Animaniacs might help. (^)

Thread over. Here's a better synced copy (new window).

jaylectricity: So where the hell is the song? I see the first two and the last two in the article.

This is the song. [pops]

Gamer Grrrl: When I was 10 I had to memorize a stupid song called Fifty Nifty

So did I. I also learned a song for the Spanish alphabet and when to use por and para

(tune of "We Three Kings")

Pray for, pay for, thank for use por
For the sake of, in exchange for
Motive, cause, in place of, duration
by, per, through, for, use por


(tune of "London Bridge")

Destined person, place, or time
In order to, in order to become
On the verge of, considering
purpose use para

I learned a different song...

Washington Adams Jefferson, Madison and Monroe, these are the US Presidents all lined up in a row...

/Also still know fifty nifty United States
//Probably the most useful things I learned in Elementary School.

Good lord that is one painful freaking song to endure.

Back in grade school, we had to learn a song called "The Presidential Boogie". It was a recitation of the Presidents, last names only, to a cheesy disco beat. The song ended with Carter. No history in the song, no first names, but plenty of horns and keyboards and female backup vocals. It still comes to me in times of Presidential trivia.

This song is MUCH better. (new window)

Made me think of: Tom Lehrers's The Elements

...I'm off to poison the pigeons
(my pulse will be quickenin' with each drop of strychenin')

Crappy song? since when have Outkast and the black eyed peas do a presidential song?...

I remember reading a book in 3rd Grade that says it would have me remember the president's in order in 15 minutes and I would never forget it. It was right. It used an interesting string of mnemonic devices to connect all the presidents in order.

dittybopper: How about the Periodic Table?

The Elements.

Get out of my head!

How about:
All: We are the mediocre presidents.
You won't find our faces on dollars or on cents!
There's Taylor, there's Tyler,
There's Fillmore and there's Hayes.
There's William Henry Harrison,
Harrison: I died in thirty days!
All: We... are... the...
Adequate, forgettable,
Occasionally regrettable
Caretaker presidents of the U-S-A!

Or:

Washington's no stranger to love
Adams know the rules and so does Jefferson
A full commitment's what Madison's thinking of
Monroe wouldn't get this from any other guy

Quincy Adams just wants tell you how he's feeling
Gotta make Jackson understand

Never gonna Van Buren
Never gonna Harrison
Never gonna Tyler, Polk and Taylor
Never gonna Fillmore, Pierce
Never gonna Buch-an-an
Never gonna Lincoln, Johnson, and Grant you

Not nearly as catchy as the 16 counties of Maine song!

Sing it if you know it!

Maine County Song
(Sing to the tune of Yankee Doodle Dandy)

The 16 counties in our State are Cumberland and Franklin, Piscataquis and Somerset,
Aroostook, Androscoggin.
Sagadahoc and Kennebec,
Lincoln Knox and Hancock.
Waldo Washington and York,
Oxford and Penobscot!

In the lines we were given, two of the stanzas made a rhyme out of "President". How the fark is that going to help you memorize order when "President" applies to all of them? Also, Bush strengthened security? We're singing lies now?

Asteroth: SordidEuphemism: The one by Jonathan Coulton is full of win.

For some reason my favorite line in that song is "Grover Cleveland served another term." I find Cleveland's non-contiguous presidency surreal.

For me it's "Andrew Jackson got rid of all the Indians." How'd you like that to be your one-line legacy?

/though I suppose you could avoid that by not killing off the natives

I_Approve_Of_This_Message: Thread over. Here's a better synced copy (new window).

Thanks for the synched copy...I was hit by an anvil earlier and just posted the link before checking the sync on it.

/I lurve teh Animaniacs.

AgentMSK
Piscataquis
Aroostook
Androscoggin
Sagadahoc
Kennebec

You crazy northerners. I've got 75 counties and the only one with questionable pronunciation is Ouachita.

Then again, it must be nice to have a decent school system and liquor.

AgentMSK: Not nearly as catchy as the 16 counties of Maine song!

Sing it if you know it!

Maine County Song
(Sing to the tune of Yankee Doodle Dandy)

The 16 counties in our State are Cumberland and Franklin, Piscataquis and Somerset,
Aroostook, Androscoggin.
Sagadahoc and Kennebec,
Lincoln Knox and Hancock.
Waldo Washington and York,
Oxford and Penobscot!

I hate that song and the retards who made us memorize it!

The one we learned in elementary school started like this:

Washington then John Adams followed by Jefferson number three.
Madison, Monroe, John Quincy Adams and Jackson Ol' Hickory.
Martin Van Buren a little obscure an' he was number eight.
William Henry Harrison died too early, or came too late.

I can't remember any more than that. Anyone else know that song?

Mike Rhyner, talk show hose of the Hardline, Sports radio 1310 AM (The ticket) can name all of the President's based on the number requested(i.e. Who is the 39th President) as well as the previous and following president. Impressive!

hose = host

Police forces should adopt it to replace reciting the alphabet in sobriety tests to boost revenues.