Elizabeth Mitchell & You Are My Flower - "Froggie Went a Courtin'" [Official Music Video]

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11 жыл бұрын

Watch the official music video for "Froggie Went a Courtin'" by Elizabeth Mitchell & You Are My Flower, from Mitchell's fourth Smithsonian Folkways album 'Blue Clouds.'
Choreography: Carole Abizaid
Sound Editing and Mixing: Justin Guip
Production Assistants: Ihor Shuhan, Christopher Washington, Dan Vallancourt
Key Grip: Todd Mathews
Production Design: Zhanna Gurvich
Cinematography: Matt Kehoe, Matthew Perez, Thomas Schnaidt
Producer: Hollis Gilstrap
Animation: Heather Freeman
Editor: Beth Cramer
Director: Beth Cramer
Filmed at Zena Farm, Woodstock, NY, May 2012
'Blue Clouds' available on CD and Digital.
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Over the course of six beautiful albums in nearly 15 years, Elizabeth Mitchell has invited listeners to join her, husband Daniel Littleton, their daughter Storey, and other friends and relatives to become part of an extended musical family. On 'Blue Clouds,' she raises her special kind of family-centric music to new heights by bringing clarity and beauty to a surprising range of songs.
"This tale of courtship between a frog and a mouse has been sung so many different ways in the folk tradition. We recorded another version-slower, with a repeating, echoing 'uh-huh' throughout- many years ago on our album 'You Are My Sunshine.' I never loved the 'king kong kitchie' version until I started singing it with my students in a folk music class I was teaching this year. Something magical happened when I heard the children sing it this way. My friend Natalie taught me some verses I had never heard before, and it became clear that it was time to interpret the song again! I invited my friends Jay Ungar, Molly Mason, and Ruthy Ungar over to help me bring the music to life. Playing with this extraordinary family of musicians is an experience I will never forget. I changed the last verse from 'they now had wealth and children three' to 'they had good health and children three and they all lived happily ever after.'"
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@billybob7345 Жыл бұрын

I'm only here because I got a letter in the mail saying this is the best video on KZfaq.

@rawr6925 Ай бұрын

Literally me too

@bidensucksassliterally3920 Жыл бұрын

I wish we could go back to the past where everyone knew how to play an instrument and there was no internet phone tvs just neighbors friends and family have a big party 24/7

@ulalaFrugilega 3 жыл бұрын

Suddenly found myself smiling, then realized a warm light inside me.

@henryshobbies8191 3 жыл бұрын

This is the best version of Froggie Went a Courtin' that I've heard.

@coreydallmeyer67 3 жыл бұрын

Keem oh Come oh come oh kee, way down yonder in a hollow tree,owl and a bat and a bumble bee, king Kong kitchy kitchy kiemeo

@karenkoenig5518 3 жыл бұрын

This bought such a smile to me and filled my Spirit with Joy. The older songs were simple and happy. My uncle would play the spoons to songs like this

@tiffanypao Жыл бұрын

I love Elizabeth Mitchell. Her voice is pure and full of light. I love using her music for my elementary music classroom!

@jackiek553 4 жыл бұрын

This is how the world should be, in deep harmony and joy with one another. My grandma always sang this song to me when I was little. Brings back many good memories & makes me smile.

@madmh6421 3 жыл бұрын

Thank-you so verry much. A touch of happiness in an otherwise cold cruel world!!!

@akayawindwood5019 9 ай бұрын

Oh my! This is how I want to live. Community, love, celebration, all of it. ❤️❤️❤️

@Smolfox 4 жыл бұрын

This aint what im lookin fer... CRAMBOOOOOOOOONE

@NallDave 3 жыл бұрын

What a beautiful version of this song. Lovely. Made my day.

@mgbell4445 5 жыл бұрын

Oh how I wish I would have discovered Elizabeth Mitchell when my sons were little. What beautiful, tender music.

@aylaricci4024 7 жыл бұрын

never heard this version before :) Grew up singing this with my Grandma, who taught it to me

@carlcat 5 жыл бұрын

I first heard this song live in Play School in 1950, I was a lot younger then. I've since heard many versions, some with ominous endings. This version is one of my favorites. Thanks for the memories.

@thsu8 4 жыл бұрын

Wow! Thank you for sharing.....what a timeless song!

@Calum_S 5 жыл бұрын

Very different to the version I heard before, but wonderfully sung. It's always surprising how many variations there are on folk songs.

@jonwoll6586 3 жыл бұрын

its how i found this version thumbs up

@julieg1931 2 жыл бұрын

I love everything about this. I met Ruth and Mike in Australia. Very inspirational.

@marissaelera5817 8 жыл бұрын

This is one of the most beautiful music videos I've ever watched. Thank you.

@saraelizabethdiamond1951 5 жыл бұрын

Enjoyed this very much! My father used to sing /play this for my 3 sisters and I when we were little!

@gwynstephen9689 5 жыл бұрын

Wonderful bless you all for this! Finally version with lyrics just like grandparents played in the 1950’s They used fiddle banjo mandolin harmonica and guitar West Virginia transplants to Cali in the depression era Best thing ever happened to me was having them as kin

@janfashing1978 5 жыл бұрын

Wow! Blown away from old school. Makes me Happy!

@69williAM19 10 жыл бұрын

Thank you. This is the best rendition of this folk tune I have ever heard...and seen.

@ghillzballer 10 жыл бұрын

This makes me so incredibly happy

@Jenifferwinter 3 жыл бұрын

Me too!!!

@ulalaFrugilega 3 жыл бұрын

Incredibly lucky I am that these triggers actual memories I had almost forgotten, they seemed so far away in different time and world...

@vincepeterson2834 3 жыл бұрын

Love this song!! This song was on one of the Burrell Ives records I had as a little kid. You do a great job on the song.

@juliatojulia 8 күн бұрын

A happy song on a good day!❤🐸🐸🪿🐝

@caprisun2k1 11 жыл бұрын

love this song! we sang it during a school performance back when I was in 1st or 2nd grade 25 yrs ago its stuck with me ever since!

@krystalcarpenter71 5 жыл бұрын

This makes me smile as I think about my own marriage and how lucky I actually am

@timszon 10 жыл бұрын

Love this family a lot , Very Beautiful each and everyone of you. This is how it should be literally . Very jealous right now

@LauraLBrown 8 жыл бұрын

Hands down my favorite version. Makes me feel happy

@LoveDieKreuzen 5 жыл бұрын

I have been playing this song for my elderly Mum who has dementia but remembers songs from her childhood. I never heard it before last month. I am so in love with this version in particular! Particularly fascinating is that the song originated in Scotland in 1548!

@TomsRoadVideo 10 жыл бұрын

Such an awesome presentation of this old song.....It brings back some wonderful childhood memories......grew up in the foothills of the Blue Ridge Mountains....

@rachelgill7073 8 жыл бұрын

Thank you for your beautiful music. Very uplifting. My children and I have enjoyed listening very much.

@JESUS61660 9 жыл бұрын

Her voice is Southern Honey! Love it! Please keep on doin' whatcha doin' and you'll forever have a fan in me!

@BHKoga127 8 жыл бұрын

Had the silly "Crambone" clip from Tom & Jerry stuck in my head and stumbled on this while looking for it. Really love this rendition, pretty cool and want to hear more from this band now.

@michaelstrauss7483 3 жыл бұрын

A frog he would a wooing go.

@melfromalice 10 жыл бұрын

Can (and do) watch this over and over..

@marydposey 9 жыл бұрын

Just precious!!! Good job!

@belletollz 9 жыл бұрын

just delightful. spreads happiness. and such a lovely voice

@ZuccaEZagara 3 ай бұрын

Just adorable!!!❤

@MOMSHARI123 9 жыл бұрын

THAT WAS AMAZING GOD BLESS YOU ALL . THANK YOU

@donaldcramer2484 3 жыл бұрын

This made my heart feel happy.

@jamesposton2864 7 жыл бұрын

I've heard at least 3 different versions of this song so nobody can say their version is the only one, but I love em all! We always played the one that had the "Uh huh's" in it,

@chloedassler6156 5 жыл бұрын

Yeah, everybody has their own version. I am trying to find one closest to the one my mom sang for me when I was a child, it was my favorite song for her to sing me.

@crinna 4 жыл бұрын

We sing the uh huh version as well but this one is lovely too

@spacepisces9287 4 жыл бұрын

My mum sang the uh huh version with the dark ending

@belletollz 11 жыл бұрын

i love this version. can listen ms mitchell's voice all day. great video!

@CopperJenny 7 жыл бұрын

Absolutely charming!

@timm2020 7 жыл бұрын

This is one of the songs I grew up on.

@earthchildapothecary8609 5 жыл бұрын

Doing a unit study for Valentine's Day centered around this ballad - This version is my fave ❤😍💕 #homeschoolLIFE

@RoZita870 5 жыл бұрын

What a delicious wedding is this!

@pfeiferjeff 3 ай бұрын

So pure. Love it

@debbieastle7950 3 жыл бұрын

I LOVE this arrangement.

@1957f100 11 жыл бұрын

Grandma and mom used to sing this... they are from the south

@johncastellenas1081 11 ай бұрын

I love your music. Thank you for the song.

@lkate18 10 жыл бұрын

my dad used to sing this song to me when i was a baby..froggy went a courtin and he did go uh huh...good memories :)

@mandyblaxland847 5 жыл бұрын

How wonderfully beautiful this was to find today - thank you for sharing :) xxx

@vl9919 8 жыл бұрын

Beautiful video and terrific version of the song.

@chloedassler6156 5 жыл бұрын

I loved for my mom to sing me this when I was a kid. I haven't found the same version she sang though, everyone who does it has their own.

@lilianmendoza7509 Жыл бұрын

ALL RIGHT ♥️ VERY GOOD 🌻

@karensteudler1542 11 жыл бұрын

Beautiful Americana & very professional - Thank you so much !

@gabbyboteo8316 8 жыл бұрын

I am 21 with a 7 month old and we enjoy her music :) So sad lots of children now a days listen to radio music and don't get the chance to listen to actual kids songs

@ivanandrade4748 10 жыл бұрын

That was beautiful she has a really nice voice

@samsamba 11 жыл бұрын

Absolutely delightful! Thank you!

@depressedteadepressoespres186 3 жыл бұрын

8 years and 924k views and no comments? Not even weird bots? Damn.

@GenralTweet 10 жыл бұрын

As an Appalachian american, I absolutely love this. My summer wedding will be based off of this song and video :) Thank you, Elizabeth Mitchell for providing such a good preview of our amazing culture!

@ttinyball 10 жыл бұрын

This is my 3 year old daughter's favorite song. Every time she hears it she says: "I want to play my guitar!" I am so glad EM decided to reinterpret the song. Fantastic song on a fantastic album. EM makes being a parent listening to children's music more than just tolerable. She makes it fun! And, yes, sometimes I seek this song out for myself to listen to, like now for instance.

@brucebaxter2154 6 жыл бұрын

Makes my heart happy!

@racliburn 11 жыл бұрын

so whimsical! beautiful

@rolandjaudes3041 3 жыл бұрын

The best !!

@snapdragonseeds 10 жыл бұрын

That is magical and truly beautiful. The musical instruments and the generations are completely interconnected.

@edwinbulaga8452 5 жыл бұрын

The olden times were great

@DanDDirges 7 жыл бұрын

Just when I thought America was in decline I hear this! Come on down out of the holler!

@jimmytompkins7750 3 жыл бұрын

I had to come back to this now!

@markokuhar670 3 жыл бұрын

@@jimmytompkins7750 lololol

@jonwoll6586 3 жыл бұрын

new hope

@alanjohnston1 4 жыл бұрын

love this

@LittleLulubee 5 жыл бұрын

Aww, I wish I could live such a carefree life

@jonwoll6586 3 жыл бұрын

love

@sandynocera8264 5 жыл бұрын

My grandson loves this song!

@LizBuchanan26 11 жыл бұрын

Beautifully done, Elizabeth!

@TheBookerstein 4 жыл бұрын

Beautiful family

@loriregina9970 5 жыл бұрын

Love this!

@LawrieFWhite 3 жыл бұрын

Pure joy- 🙏💕 for posting. 🇦🇺

@deedeeequestrian8482 3 жыл бұрын

This is my preferred version of this song. I love it! thank you for creating this.

@karlcatt 11 жыл бұрын

It's called a shruti box. It is a bellows driven free reed instrument in the accordeon family, but it doesn't play melody, just drones or chord drones - changing them mid-play is challenging. But your description's very nice. Luka Bloom called his one 'a musical handbag'.

@rodwhite8602 9 жыл бұрын

I love it !!!

@margludwig8995 5 жыл бұрын

one of my favorite songs that my mom used to sing to me now I sing it to my grandkids

@PearlgraceandCoMusic 9 жыл бұрын

Loved it! So sweet!!!

@reahdahal2347 8 жыл бұрын

Me too...😊

@rtj630 10 жыл бұрын

Love this.

@topdawgrhodes243 5 жыл бұрын

Elizabeth Mitchell should be wildly famous with how beautiful her voice is, i mean she is a better lyricist than Lady Gaga or Beyonce. This woman's name should be known worldwide based on her talent alone. Sucks that it isn't because she deserves it

@Mathiaswillyg 4 жыл бұрын

Mit dieser Musik fühlt man sich gut

@michaelcraig9449 6 жыл бұрын

Totally cool. wish I lived some place like that..excellent.

@tahoeman191 6 жыл бұрын

I love music like this!

@ZemirahRose 11 жыл бұрын

Definitely purchasing...lovely!! Thanks for sharing!

@ShuoHuanChang 7 жыл бұрын

thx for sharing, loving it!

@chrtownes 11 жыл бұрын

i love it! so beautiful!

@bryansmith3009 2 жыл бұрын

Love it.

@eugenieguillaumin6720 7 жыл бұрын

thank you - beautiful

@rabiakeeble1265 3 жыл бұрын

I grew up singing this......hahaha

@Galiuros Жыл бұрын

This song was featured on KXCI 91.3 in Tucson

@SoniaPimentel13BAKERSFIELD 11 жыл бұрын

Beautiful song and video had me crying

@jamesposton2864 7 жыл бұрын

pure Americana!

@Jack-fs2im 5 жыл бұрын

James Poston this is originally a Scottish song from 1547 about a French king(frog) attempting to marry an British Queen,probably Mary Stuart.and his courting of her.but I love this American version

@hannagurganus7784 Жыл бұрын

this version is the closest i remember my grandma singing to me

@charlessalmon3673 7 жыл бұрын

And there's a yodel somewhere in there but it's a little to high for me.

@CraftQueenJr 8 жыл бұрын

I am ten this is my favoriteso g here are the lyrics Froggie went a courtin' and he did ride With a sword and a pistol by his side When he rode he came to ms mousie's door Where he'd often been before Ms mousie came a tripin' down Green glass slippers and a golden gown He took ms mousie upon his knee And said ms mousie will you marry me Next verse in next comment

@CraftQueenJr 8 жыл бұрын

Kimo cimo cimo kee way down yonder in a hollow tree Owl in the back and the bumblebee King con kitchie kitchie cimeo Without my uncle rats consent I a would not marry the president Old rat laughed till he shook his sides To think ms mousie would a be a bride Kimo cimo cimo kee way down yonder in a hollow tree Owl in the back and the bumblebee King con kitchie kitchie cimeo What will the wedding supper be Two butter beans and a black eyed pea What more will the wedding supper be Two buttercups and dewdrop tea Next verse in next comment

@CraftQueenJr 8 жыл бұрын

Kimo cimo cimo kee way down yonder in a hollow tree Owl in the back and the bumblebee King con kitchie kitchie cimeo First came in was a silver moth Spread her wings for a table cloth Next came in was a bumblebee set a little banjo on her knee Next came in was the old gray goose Picked up his fiddle and he cut loose Next came in were two little ants They got up to have a dance Kimo cimo cimo kee way down yonder in a hollow tree Owl in the back and the bumblebee King con kitchie kitchie cimeo What a feast for a wedding day Still they left for the honeymoon right away Now the live far off in a hollow tree Where they have good health and children three

@goth6irl 8 жыл бұрын

wow

@moonlight.3x3 7 жыл бұрын

CraftQueenJr. u rock!