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"my mama" / "BLACK BANANA"

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    (Guitar music starts)
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    I've been looking
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    Several days now
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    Where did they go?
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    Where did they go?
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    My mama told me long ago
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    I've lost so many precious things, I know
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    They won't be back
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    Where did they go?
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    My mama told me long ago
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    Ain't nobody's ever gonna tell me
    to abandon my old friend
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    Happy days, walking on the shore
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    Happy days, walking on the shore
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    Happy days, walking on the shore
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    Ain't nobody's ever gonna tell me
    to abandon my good memories at all
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    I've seen so many pretty things
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    They don't mean a thing now
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    Listen to the song
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    My mama told me long ago
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    Ain't nobody's ever gonna tell me
    to doubt my good old days
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    Happy days, walking on the shore
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    Happy days, walking on the shore
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    Happy days, walking on the shore
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    Ain't nobody's ever gonna tell me
    to abandon my good memories at all
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    Abandon my good memories at all
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    Abandon my good memories at all
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    (Music ends)
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    (Applause)
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    Thank you.
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    (Applause)
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    Thank you for giving me the opportunity
    to perform tonight at TED New York.
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    I've been a dedicated TED fan and viewer,
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    and also, I actually used to live
    in Manhattan when I was younger,
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    so New York is like a second home to me,
    and it's great to be back.
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    The song I just performed
    was called "my mama,"
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    and the next song I'm going to perform
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    is another original song of mine
    called "BLACK BANANA."
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    This song I wrote about the importance
    of being patient with your dreams.
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    Because I think commitment
    will always be rewarded.
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    Just like fruit ripens
    when the time is right.
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    So it's my interpretation
    of building the future.
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    (Guitar music starts)
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    Clap your hands.
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    One!
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    Two!
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    One, two, one, two, three, four.
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    Sitting here, killing time,
    I've been doing it all day
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    I've been always smart
    when it comes to gettin' away
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    Got a soda pop fizzin' hard
    in my empty brain
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    When the time is right I'll move
    alright so don't get too uptight
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    Silly girls in bathing suits
    cleaning cars on Sundays
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    They're living a lie
    don't make as fool of yourself too soon
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    Lining my bananas
    on the window sill to ripen
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    When the time is right I'll move
    alright so don't get too uptight
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    Bananananana sekasanaide
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    Bananananana-ri yuki makase
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    Bananananana mō ato
    chotto dake jukusu made
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    Black Banana Black Banana
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    Banananananana
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    Remember last December
    when we went to get some pizza
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    Was a brat, was running fast
    to get home by my curfew
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    Silly me, tripping quick,
    I was almost killed by a honker
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    When the time is right I'll move
    alright so don't get too uptight
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    Bananananana isoganaide
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    Bananananana-ri yuki makase
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    Bananananana mō ato
    chotto dake jukusu made
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    Black Banana Black Banana
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    Banananananana
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    Bananananana Don't push me baby
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    Bananananana All I want is leeway
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    Bananananana You gotta be patient
    for the fruit to ripen
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    Black Banana Black Banana
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    Banananana
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    Bananananana isoganaide
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    Bananananana-naru yoni nare
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    Bananananana wagamamana mi ga jukusu made
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    Black Banana Black Banana
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    Bananananana
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    Bananananana
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    Banananananana
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    (Music ends)
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    Thank you.
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    (Applause)
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    (Guitar music)
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    (Music ends)
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    (Applause)
Title:
"my mama" / "BLACK BANANA"
Speaker:
Rei
Description:

Singer-songwriter Rei brings her mix of indie rock and blues to the TED stage in a performance of two songs, "my mama" and "BLACK BANANA."
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Video Language:
English
Team:
closed TED
Project:
TEDTalks
Duration:
08:37
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  • Krystian Aparta

    The English transcript was edited on 3/26/2018. At 06:22, "Bananananana wagamamana mi ga jukusu made" was changed to "Bananananana mō ato chotto dake jukusu made." At 07:44, "Banananananano yori nari" was changed to "Bananananana-naru yoni nare."

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