Here is a fun video that is a great reminder of the English alphabet and also a number of country names in the English language.<\/p>\n
This is a children\u2019s song by the group They Might Be Giants (TMBG).\u00a0 TMBG is an American alternative rock band that formed in the 1980\u2019s.\u00a0 They are known for their unconventional, experimental, and sometimes odd songs.\u00a0 They started producing alternative rock songs in the 1980’s and 90’s, finding some success at that time.\u00a0 Then like all of us do, the band members grew older and started having families.\u00a0 That is when the band became known for their children\u2019s songs.\u00a0 They even won a Grammy Award* in 2002 for their children\u2019s song Boss of Me<\/em>.\u00a0 Then the band won another \u201cGrammy\u201d in 2009 for their album Here Come the 123s<\/em>.\u00a0 I don\u2019t have children, but I do have young nephews and I know how much they love the many songs of They Might Be Giants.\u00a0 The songs are very catchy**, after hearing one of the songs you might find yourself singing it all day.<\/p>\n As I said, this music video is a song that goes through the English alphabet by naming countries that begin with each letter of the alphabet.\u00a0 As always in English alphabet the poor letter X<\/strong> is often left out because so few words in English start with X.\u00a0 Notice what the group did to fill in the gap \u2013 this often gets a laugh out of my young nephews.\u00a0 Listen and try to figure out as many of the country names as you can on your own.\u00a0 This is a great way to practice your aural skills.\u00a0 I have the countries listed below the video for you too, so you can check that you heard them correctly.\u00a0 If you really end up loving this song, you can hear many more like it on the band\u2019s CD entitled Here Come the ABCs<\/em>.\u00a0 Enjoy!<\/p>\n