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Zooey Deschanel and Joseph Gordon-Levitt dance to She & Him's "Why Do You Let Me Stay Here?" in a music video about a bank heist in w...
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Zooey Deschanel and Joseph Gordon-Levitt dance to She & Him's "Why Do You Let Me Stay Here?" in a music video about a bank heist in which the teller's heart is stolen along with the cash.
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I dedicate this song especially to the current students of my first introductory Anthropology professor at the University of Bri...
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**November 21st**
I dedicate this song especially to the current students of my first introductory Anthropology professor at the University of British Columbia, Canada -- who are a very fortunate bunch. I can only hope that you enjoy and appreciate that class and prof as much as I did! And that anthro continues to inspire you throughout your life, wherever it may take you :)
The line about Anthro professors all being kinda crazy I will specifically dedicate to that prof, who has continued to inspire me towards craziness ever since that first class back in 2004.
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If you leave a comment, especially if you've watched this in a class, I'd love to know where/what school you're from.
The chords are super simple: Am, C, G, D. Feel free to learn it, play it, reappropriate it, share it, and add your own verses! Also, any video responses are welcome.
Also, I'll be playing this song at the AAA meeting in December. Kinda incredible, eh? :)
I graduated with a BA in Anthro and Religious Studies in May '09 from UBC - now doing a Masters in Anthro at U of Toronto, Canada.
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Lyrics:
Hey Mom & Dad, I've got to come out and say, I've got to tell you, it's the only way Something I've learned about myself since I was away (at college) I really think that I might be a little bit -- of an Anthropologist
Mom & Dad, I've been led astray, I've been experimenting with archaeolog(a)y On an excavation, tried C-14 dating And ground penetrating radar for the first time -- (if you know what I mean)
I see the visions in your head of me digging up dino bones Or do I study insects in a laboratory all alone? But I'm just looking for the story of our people as a whole Wanting to learn about and understand all cultures as our own ...
[Chorus] The World seems to increasingly need, Anthropology Now we're exploring, asking Who Why and How we be People The difference between us, is not so much Tell me your story, your piece of what is Humanity.
Mom & Dad, I think you should know, I do fieldwork, everywhere I go I want to travel, see Peru and Vietnam My heroes are Margaret Mead and Barack Obama's mom -- (did you know she was an Anthropologist?)
If you think of natives on an island painted up singing war songs It's misleading though historically you're not totally wrong But you can do Anthropology reading graffitied bathroom stalls Or in a war zone ... or a December shopping mall.
Then there's Linguistics -- I think that's how we use our tongues; Physical Anthro says what body parts we all have in common, You can even study monkeys, I hear that part's really fun All these fields tell us part of what it means to be human ...
[Chorus]
Hey Mom & Dad, it wasn't how you raised me. Anthro professors, they're all kinda crazy Got their agendas, trying to recruit our P-O-Vs Deep down inside they're all in love with -- Malinowski
At the same time, I think it's what my heart has always known Do you remember Hallowe'en when I was Indiana Jones? The other kids they stopped coming around, I had to play alone I guess they didn't like my kinship charts, of all their homes.
Some cross-cultural connexions might just help us all relate Misunderstanding's at the root of so much global hate How many wars, metaphors or literally, Could be avoided if the world was "us", instead of "you" and "me"?
I dedicate this song especially to the current students of my first introductory Anthropology professor at the University of Bri...
more
**November 21st**
I dedicate this song especially to the current students of my first introductory Anthropology professor at the University of British Columbia, Canada -- who are a very fortunate bunch. I can only hope that you enjoy and appreciate that class and prof as much as I did! And that anthro continues to inspire you throughout your life, wherever it may take you :)
The line about Anthro professors all being kinda crazy I will specifically dedicate to that prof, who has continued to inspire me towards craziness ever since that first class back in 2004.
*
If you leave a comment, especially if you've watched this in a class, I'd love to know where/what school you're from.
The chords are super simple: Am, C, G, D. Feel free to learn it, play it, reappropriate it, share it, and add your own verses! Also, any video responses are welcome.
Also, I'll be playing this song at the AAA meeting in December. Kinda incredible, eh? :)
I graduated with a BA in Anthro and Religious Studies in May '09 from UBC - now doing a Masters in Anthro at U of Toronto, Canada.
***
Lyrics:
Hey Mom & Dad, I've got to come out and say, I've got to tell you, it's the only way Something I've learned about myself since I was away (at college) I really think that I might be a little bit -- of an Anthropologist
Mom & Dad, I've been led astray, I've been experimenting with archaeolog(a)y On an excavation, tried C-14 dating And ground penetrating radar for the first time -- (if you know what I mean)
I see the visions in your head of me digging up dino bones Or do I study insects in a laboratory all alone? But I'm just looking for the story of our people as a whole Wanting to learn about and understand all cultures as our own ...
[Chorus] The World seems to increasingly need, Anthropology Now we're exploring, asking Who Why and How we be People The difference between us, is not so much Tell me your story, your piece of what is Humanity.
Mom & Dad, I think you should know, I do fieldwork, everywhere I go I want to travel, see Peru and Vietnam My heroes are Margaret Mead and Barack Obama's mom -- (did you know she was an Anthropologist?)
If you think of natives on an island painted up singing war songs It's misleading though historically you're not totally wrong But you can do Anthropology reading graffitied bathroom stalls Or in a war zone ... or a December shopping mall.
Then there's Linguistics -- I think that's how we use our tongues; Physical Anthro says what body parts we all have in common, You can even study monkeys, I hear that part's really fun All these fields tell us part of what it means to be human ...
[Chorus]
Hey Mom & Dad, it wasn't how you raised me. Anthro professors, they're all kinda crazy Got their agendas, trying to recruit our P-O-Vs Deep down inside they're all in love with -- Malinowski
At the same time, I think it's what my heart has always known Do you remember Hallowe'en when I was Indiana Jones? The other kids they stopped coming around, I had to play alone I guess they didn't like my kinship charts, of all their homes.
Some cross-cultural connexions might just help us all relate Misunderstanding's at the root of so much global hate How many wars, metaphors or literally, Could be avoided if the world was "us", instead of "you" and "me"?
