As a parent, all one wants is the best for their kids. However, this desire has been highly compromised by the increased misuse of the internet. The internet has occasional been labelled as a ‘dumpsite’ by many critics. Due to lack of regulation of content that is posted online.
For the kids, a lot needs to be done to ensure that the content they view is safe for them and does not misguide them. The music category is a major contribution among the many materials posted online. There are many music genres, and the videos are posted on YouTube.the wheels on the bus is among the many school bus videos on YouTube.
Origin
This rhyme was written in 1939 by Verna Hills, an American folk Song artist. It has been recorded at least nine times. The first recording was done in 1982 by Raffi, a Canadian artist. It has then been filed seven more times by other artists such as Madonna, Zouzounia, Blippi among others. The latest recording was done in 2016 by ChuChu TV.
Genre
The song falls under the category/genre of children’s music. Online searches on ‘school bus videos youtube’ directs the searcher to Youtube and ‘The Wheels on the Bus’ is among the top appearances. The song has gained significant popularity over time due to its clarity, and it is very fantastic. The children also learn the lyrics to the song quickly due to many word repetition.
Versions of the Song
Since the song is done from a repetition of words, the artists have twisted the song and added their own words that make the song even more interesting. The children seem to enjoy the song as they sing along, and do various activities, like rolling their hands, slap palming in front, pushing their hands in front and backward. However, the significant parts of the song like ‘The Driver says move on back…’ has remained untouched.
Despite the song originating from America, it has gained more popularity across the world in the United States, Canada, and Australia and the United Kingdom. With the song, being translated into other languages giving the song a wide range of audience by cutting across the globe. The translations of this song Makes the song an enjoyable song to children across.
With the various translations of the song it easier for children to understand it because it is translated according the children’s understanding capacity, race and ethnicity, without the song losing its meaning and tempo.
As the kids sing along to this rhyme, they also get to learn on multi-tasking since it gives them the opportunity to sing while doing other activities at the same time. Thus making the song fun and as well as a means of learning and communication.
There you have it; this is the song for your kid. As you enjoy your kids before they grow up, give them something awesome to experience.