What is it…about…Iron Man…

May 21, 2008

You will not thank me for this post…

I was standing at this roadside BBQ yesterday that is quite famous in my tiny area of the world waiting for my ‘heart attack with a side of obesity’ meal and there’s this little kid humming Iron Man over and over and over. I had expected the line I was in to either start bobbing their heads or buy this little kid and ice cream cone so he would shut the hell up.

What is it about Iron Man? Why is it that my daughter plays Iron Man on her cello? Why was that little kid killing me with Iron Man? What is it about Iron Man?

So I got thinking about Iron Man:

  • Iron Man is the top grossing movie of 2008 in the US so kids are humming it now due to the movie trailer
  • Kids also sing Iron Man parodies circulated in the past (I am the ice cream man…; I am Santa Claus…) (search YouTube if you’re really interested)
  • Guitar Hero


I AM RESEARCH GIRL (sung to Iron Man)

She can read some books
She can search and she can look
Can she make some sense?
Of the stuff that seems so dense…

This post isn’t all silly though…

It involves nasty earworms and it’s close cousin and friend of training – mnemonics. Perhaps you can sneak Iron Man into your training. It seems it may be a big hit across generations…

I’m thinking of suggesting to Tom Werner that this year’s Brandon Hall 2008 Excellence in Learning Award winners should make their acceptance speech to Iron Man. (last year it was haiku and limericks…way cool!)

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  • http://in-the-middle-of-the-curve.blogspot.com/ Wendy

    Iron Man …. one of the few songs I learned (and promptly forgot) how to play on guitar.

    There are many worse earworms to be had (Thankfully, I can’t think of any right now. I am Santa Claus is ringing through my head. HoHoHo).

  • http://in-the-middle-of-the-curve.blogspot.com/ Wendy

    Iron Man …. one of the few songs I learned (and promptly forgot) how to play on guitar.

    There are many worse earworms to be had (Thankfully, I can’t think of any right now. I am Santa Claus is ringing through my head. HoHoHo).

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  • http://www.technogenii.net/ Kristina Schneider

    Oh gosh Janet. Now I’m sure you’ll love this.

    One of my best friend’s 3 1/2 year old who’s also seen the trailer, likes to take 2 sand pails and wear them as his Iron Man boots and walk around the house singing the song with an Ozzy type snarl. Yes, you read me right, lyrics and all! His dad played him the song a few times and he memorized quite a bit of it. Outrageous what the young mind can capture! Hilarious to watch him get into it!

  • http://www.technogenii.net Kristina Schneider

    Oh gosh Janet. Now I’m sure you’ll love this.

    One of my best friend’s 3 1/2 year old who’s also seen the trailer, likes to take 2 sand pails and wear them as his Iron Man boots and walk around the house singing the song with an Ozzy type snarl. Yes, you read me right, lyrics and all! His dad played him the song a few times and he memorized quite a bit of it. Outrageous what the young mind can capture! Hilarious to watch him get into it!

  • http://www.brandon-hall.com Janet Clarey

    Kristina-
    What a riot. It would become a viral YouTube video no doubt.

  • http://www.technogenii.net/ Kristina Schneider

    Absolutely! I just have to be around him with a camera!

  • http://www.technogenii.net Kristina Schneider

    Absolutely! I just have to be around him with a camera!

  • http://www.brandon-hall.com/ Janet Clarey

    Kristina-
    What a riot. It would become a viral YouTube video no doubt.

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