Brobdingnagian Bards Podcast #80: Frog Kissin' (Patreon)

Greetings all

The Brobdingnagian Bards Patreon page is officially back up and running. I feel bad that I said it was canceled and now it's back. But sometimes that's the way things work.

Over the past few months, I figured out how to improve the page. We made it something that I am more proud of. It's not just a way to support the Bards...which we also appreciate. But with every transaction, I like to make sure that you get more than you expected.

Nevertheless, I'm gonna still cross-publish the public Brobdingnagian Bards' podcasts here. We're already on #81. So I'll get that out to you tomorrow.

One of the BIG CHANGES to that Patreon is some mini-episodes. One of the things people tell us they love about Brobdingnagian Bards is our interactions and banter. So on the Bards Patreon page, we're trying to publish an extra episode per month where we banter on various topics. We have a couple that come out this month. But of course, summer is coming. So we will mostly likely take a break until Gen Con. But we shall see...

Any case, without further ado, thank you for supporting my solo Patreon. And here's the show notes for the Bards last Podcast episode about "Frog Kissin'"

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Sometimes you have to kiss a bunch of frogs to find true love. Listen to our story behind our song “Frog Kissin’” and get an update about our next CD.

It’s all on the Brobdingnagian Bards Podcast #80

0:02 - HOW LONG IS A BROBDINGNAGIAN MINUTE?

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5:03 - BARD NEWS

Frog Kissin Story

New monthly Bards Blog

New CD, Another Faire to Remember

Marc Gunn

MAR 17: Wings Cafe & Tap House, Marietta, GA @ 3-7 PM

MAR 23-24: Sherwood Forest Faire, Paige, TX

MAR 28: Dragon Con Filk Music Concert w/ Brobdingnagian Bards @ 8 PM

MAR 30-31: Sherwood Forest Faire, Paige, TX

APR 19-21: Jordan Con, Crowne Plaza Ravinia, Atlanta, GA

Andrew McKee

MAR 2 - APR  21st: Sherwood Forest Faire, Paige, TX

MAY 18th - JUN 9th: New Jersey Ren Faire, Columbus, NJ

10:19 - TODAY’S SONG STORY: FROG KISSIN’

Recorded by Chet Atkins originally.

I heard a version by Ed Kilbourne. It was in 4/4 time and sounded nothing like our version. Our is in 3/4 time. That was the only way I could make it sound like a song that belonged at a Renaissance Festival.

Stage performance choreography

Frog Kissin' Lyrics

words and music by Buddy Kalb, arrangement Marc Gunn

Do you remember in the fairy tale, how the wicked witches spellTurned the handsome prince to a toad?By the power of a potion, she handed him the notionHe was lower than the dirt in the road.And though she left him green and warted, her evil plans were thwartedTheir chanced to happen by a young missWho in spite of his complexion, offered him affectionAnd broke the wicked curse with her kiss

So if you've never been frog kissingThen you don't know what you've been missin',There's a wealth of opportunity under each and every log.And if you've never been charm-breakin',Then you've never been handsome prince makin'.You've got to slow down, turn around, bend down,Kiss you a frog!

Once upon a time ago, I was down and feelin' lowLike a lonely frog in a pondMy life was just a joke, and I was just about to croakCuz I'd be zapped by life's wicked wand.But in the depths of my depression, there came a true expressionOf love from a person so sweet.She gave me warm fuzzy feelings, feelings that were healin'And she knocked me off my little webbed feet.

There's a happy-ever-after-land, deep in the heart of manWhere a prince and princess abides.But all we get are glimpses, of the happy prince or princess'Cauce they're covered with a green warty hide.Though they're full of life's potential, they're lacking one essentialTo enable them to shine like a star.That's a handsome guy or missus, to smother them with kissesAnd love them just the way that they are.

That's the secret of frog kissingYou can do it too if you'll just listenThere's a wealth of opportunity under each and every log.That's the secret of charm-breakin',That's the secret of handsome prince makin'.You've got to slow down, turn around, bend down,Kiss you a…You've got to slow down, turn around, bend down,Kiss you a…You've got to slow down, turn around, bend down,Kiss you a frog!

23:50 - Brobdingnagian Bards “Frog Kissin’” from Brobdingnagian Fairy Tales

26:47 - CLOSING

Brobdingnagian Bards Podcast was produced by Marc Gunn and Andrew McKee. Sign up to our mailing list to download free MP3s and get monthly updates of what's new. Find it all at thebards.net