![]() ![]() Than to have a world party on the day you came to be The charity, led by her grandson Harry, will “encourage young people to excel in areas like sports, education, health and the environment across the 53 Commonwealth countries.” The concert was also a fundraiser for The Queen’s Commonwealth Trust, so she gets to join my list also of people who use their birthdays to raise donations or show generosity to others. The Queen’s actual birthday of April 21 was also marked with an honorary gun salutes in Hyde Park and at the Tower of London and in the town of Windsor. Many of the Royal family members joined her in the box for this rocking birthday bash, which was also televised and aired on BBC channels. The concert was a “break in tradition” for the Queen as she usually celebrates more privately (and maybe noshing on jellied corgis, per a previous blog). The Queen took the throne, in case you aren’t old enough to remember, in 1952! At the end of the concert, Prince Charles, 70, took the stage to lead a rousing round of cheers for his mother, who at 92 is also the oldest living monarch. Shaggy, Kylie Minogue, Shawn Mendes, and Ladysmith Black Mambo were also among those on the bill for the longest-reigning, living monarch’s shindig in London’s Albert Hall. We’re talking Sting, Tom Jones… In fact, the opening number for the night was his “It’s Not Unusual,” which I have long loved for the hilarity of the “oonga shaka” chorus. This year, though, to celebrate her 92nd birthday, Queen Elizabeth II was feted with a star-studded pop concert. He decided to make his official birthday in June, and the habit stuck. I’ve mentioned this before - the two birthdays for the monarch goes back to 1748 when England’s King George II, born in November, wanted a fair weather birthday celebration. Many Brits love their Queen, and the fact that she has two birthdays regularly gets a spike in news coverage at this time of year. ASL birthday generosity birthday kindness birthday song Sign language Singing Happy Birthday The teacher and students are pretty wonderful too for learning the signs to make this birthday message so special to him. “I am 34 years old and Mr James was my janitor at Hickerson as well!!!! GOD BLESS this wonderful man!!!!!!!!!!” Jordan Carter commented. “What a blessing you have been to the students and staff of many Coffee County schools.” James! You haven’t aged a bit,” wrote Elizabeth Fox. Anthony was posted on the school’s website.ĭozens commented on the video to wish a happy birthday to the custodian, who has served in the county for 20 years. The cute video of the children singing and signing to a very shocked Mr. The custodian, identified by The Tennessean as James Anthony, immediately brought his hands to his head in disbelief, his mouth open in a stunned smile. And a teacher providing her students with a valuable lesson along the way.Ī Tennessee kindergarten class learned how to sign Happy Birthday to surprise the hearing impaired school custodian with the birthday song. But this one is about kiddos returning the favor for an adult in their lives. My last blog gave two examples of birthday kindness from strangers to little boys. Today, whether you’re in the Black community or not, if you’re a certain age, there’s a very good chance “In da Club” is on your birthday playlist. The song’s simple statement earned it a spot atop the Billboard Hot 100 and several other charts, including internationally in countries like Greece, Switzerland, and Austria. Like, ‘Go shorty, it’s your birthday.’ It’s not rocket science. “Don’t overthink things, just organically see what you feel when the production comes in. “Simplicity is a big key to hit music,” said 50 via People. Yet it may be the song’s simplicity that truly drove it to becoming a top birthday song. Noting, “This is only logical, with the rapper’s prior near death experience due to nine bullets including one to the face.” The Source writer in the article, “ How 50 Cent’s ‘In Da Club’ influenced birthday themes all over the world,” further noted the song glorifies life. ![]() It’s the Simple Things: 50 Cent Birthday Song So, its a hit on your big day and whatever other day you want to rock the house. After all, regardless, “we gonna party LIKE it’s your birthday.” The central hook, “Go shorty, it’s your birthday/ We gonna party like it’s your birthday…” doesn’t even require it to be a birthday for fun to be had. Dre and his beastly beat making over calmly accurate handclaps and driving synths,” saw 50 Cent, born Curtis Jackson, making way more than his moniker in profits off of the celebratory song’s success. A Source columnist even suggested the song challenged Stevie Wonder’s “Happy Birthday” as “ the birthday song” of the Black community. In fact the 50 cent birthday song was a quick international hit when it was released in 1993.
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