Jack Johnson - Upside Down

For the most part, I find children’s programming to be insufferable. Watch a few episodes of Barney or Dora the Explorer and you’ll understand what I mean. The mindlessly repetitive music, while no doubt entertaining for my three-year-old son, grates on my sanity.

There are exceptions, though. My son’s very fond of Curious George, for example, and I was surprised to discover that the music for the movie was actually quite enjoyable. It’s hardly mainstream, but I found the opening song, Upside Down by Jack Johnson, to be a pleasant departure from the standard intolerability of children’s music. Now, if only kids’ shows would follow the same, “Make it bearable for adults, too,” approach…

Upside Down by Jack Johnson

Who’s to say
What’s impossible
Well they forgot
This world keeps spinning
And with each new day
I can feel a change in everything
And as the surface breaks reflections fade
But in some ways they remain the same
And as my mind begins to spread its wings
There’s no stopping curiosity

I want to turn the whole thing upside down
I’ll find the things they say just can’t be found
I’ll share this love I find with everyone
We’ll sing and dance to Mother Nature’s songs
I don’t want this feeling to go away

Who’s to say
I can’t do everything
Well I can try
And as I roll along I begin to find
Things aren’t always just what they seem

I want to turn the whole thing upside down
I’ll find the things they say just can’t be found
I’ll share this love I find with everyone
We’ll sing and dance to Mother Nature’s songs
This world keeps spinning and there’s no time to waste
Well it all keeps spinning spinning round and round and

Upside down
Who’s to say what’s impossible and can’t be found
I don’t want this feeling to go away

Please don’t go away
Please don’t go away
Please don’t go away
Is this how it’s supposed to be
Is this how it’s supposed to be