A/S/L and which version of “Happy Birthday” do you sing?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I never heard of any but the classic Happy Birthday to you.
F, 70s, Fl/Ma/Va

You have NEVER heard the Stevie Wonder Happy Birthday song, which is a tribute to MLK?

Not PP, and I’m sure I’ve heard the song before, but if the question is about which version you sing at someone’s birthday party…I can’t recall anyone ever singing that version.

Same. Heard the song a lot (especially radio). Never heard someone sing it at a party.

[Anonymous]

I thought ASL for American Sign Language.

And, I'm dating myself, but on a Happy Days episode, someone (don't know who) taught Fonzie (or Ritchie?) how to sign "Happy Birthday To You". And I still remember all of it except the "Dear" and how to do most letters (to spell out the name).

So, I literally thought the OP was about this Happy Days episode...

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Stevie Wonder
55/F/DC

What is this

Yeah, what’s the Stevie wonder song?

[Anonymous]

You mainly only hear the Stevie Wonder version at African American/diaspora gatherings.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:“a/s/l” just sent me hurtling backwards in time

I thought American Sign Language.

+1

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I thought ASL for American Sign Language.

And, I'm dating myself, but on a Happy Days episode, someone (don't know who) taught Fonzie (or Ritchie?) how to sign "Happy Birthday To You". And I still remember all of it except the "Dear" and how to do most letters (to spell out the name).

So, I literally thought the OP was about this Happy Days episode...

It was the Fonz. It was happy born day I think. I love the Fonz and 70s tv!

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I’ve never heard the fake sneeze or the one saying the person’s age

The fake sneeze is the one here https://www.dcurbanmom.com/jforum/posts/list/15/688911.page

The age one is the one where the kid replies with their age after the group sings “how olldddd are youuuu? How olddddd are you?” “She’s tennnn years pld, she’s teennn years olddd, she’s tennnn years old”

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Stevie Wonder
55/F/DC

What is this

Yeah, what’s the Stevie wonder song?

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RcVZfJO01NI

I believe they also use it at Chuck E Cheese for the birthday song.

[Anonymous]

When I moved to NY from DC with small kids a few years ago, I was shocked to find that everyone at kids’ parties sings “are you one, are you two, are you three..” and so on until reaching the real age and cheering at the end of the birthday song. Had never heard this before at age 40!

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I’ve never heard the fake sneeze or the one saying the person’s age

The fake sneeze is the one here https://www.dcurbanmom.com/jforum/posts/list/15/688911.page

The age one is the one where the kid replies with their age after the group sings “how olldddd are youuuu? How olddddd are you?” “She’s tennnn years pld, she’s teennn years olddd, she’s tennnn years old”

Nope. Never heard either of those. Ever. Wild.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:You mainly only hear the Stevie Wonder version at African American/diaspora gatherings.

I'm so white I sing Bjork's version. It's not popular. I don't have her vocal chops.

[Anonymous]

Standard Happy Birthday followed by the Stevie Wonder version. Usually if it’s for kids they like to sing the cha cha cha version.
55, F, DC

[Anonymous]

We do the first one (regular happy birthday) usually.
My kids' preschool adds Cha Cha Cha so that's the norm at those bdays.

I'm 43 & grew up in NJ, Asian.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Standard Happy Birthday followed by the Stevie Wonder version. Usually if it’s for kids they like to sing the cha cha cha version.
55, F, DC

I do the same. I love the Stevie Wonder version so I’ll often send the video by text to DC

[Anonymous]

I thought the cha cha cha thing was Australian.