Baby Beluga
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Baby Beluga is a music album
by popular
children's entertainer Raffi
, released in 1980. The title track was inspired by a baby beluga that Raffi saw at the Vancouver Aquarium
in Vancouver, BC and is considered by many to be his greatest hit.
The album begins with the sounds of whales communicating and includes compositions that create pictures of the ocean and whales at play. An illustrated sing-along book was also published and sold separately as a companion to the first track.
During the Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade
1993, the song was sung and a blue screen featured belugas swimming.
On April 18, 2011, Raffi published a video that included an updated verse encouraging young people to vote in the 2011 Canadian federal election.
Children who grew up listening to Raffi's songs are referred to as "Beluga Graduates", or "Beluga Grads", after the title song.
's lead singer Eddie Vedder
performed the first verse and chorus of "Baby Beluga" at the annual Bridge School Benefit
Concert in Mountain View, CA. He dedicated it to a young boy at the school who claimed it was his favourite song.
The Wiggles sang this song on Wake up Jeff
CD and Wiggledance! (Live in Concert)
video which was part of a Henry the Octopus song.
Billy Gilman
performed "Baby Beluga" on the 2001
tribute album
Country Goes Raffi
.
Baby Beluga was Michelle's favorite song on Full House.
Music Album
Music album is the name of:* Music Album , a 1970s Canadian television series* Album, a collection of music tracks...
by popular
Popular music
Popular music belongs to any of a number of musical genres "having wide appeal" and is typically distributed to large audiences through the music industry. It stands in contrast to both art music and traditional music, which are typically disseminated academically or orally to smaller, local...
children's entertainer Raffi
Raffi (musician)
Raffi Cavoukian, CM, OBC , better known by his stage name Raffi, is a Canadian-Armenian singer-songwriter, author, essayist and lecturer...
, released in 1980. The title track was inspired by a baby beluga that Raffi saw at the Vancouver Aquarium
Vancouver Aquarium
The Vancouver Aquarium Marine Science Centre is a public aquarium located in Stanley Park in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada. In addition to being a major tourist attraction for Vancouver, the aquarium is a centre for marine research, conservation and marine animal rehabilitation.The Vancouver...
in Vancouver, BC and is considered by many to be his greatest hit.
The album begins with the sounds of whales communicating and includes compositions that create pictures of the ocean and whales at play. An illustrated sing-along book was also published and sold separately as a companion to the first track.
During the Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade
Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade
The Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade, often shortened to Macy's Day Parade, is an annual parade presented by Macy's. The tradition started in 1924, tying it for the second-oldest Thanksgiving parade in the United States along with America's Thanksgiving Parade in Detroit, and four years younger than...
1993, the song was sung and a blue screen featured belugas swimming.
On April 18, 2011, Raffi published a video that included an updated verse encouraging young people to vote in the 2011 Canadian federal election.
Children who grew up listening to Raffi's songs are referred to as "Beluga Graduates", or "Beluga Grads", after the title song.
Other Performances of the Title Song
In October 2004, Pearl JamPearl Jam
Pearl Jam is an American rock band that formed in Seattle, Washington, in 1990. Since its inception, the band's line-up has included Eddie Vedder , Jeff Ament , Stone Gossard , and Mike McCready...
's lead singer Eddie Vedder
Eddie Vedder
Eddie Vedder is an American musician and singer-songwriter who is best known for being the lead singer and one of three guitarists of the alternative rock band Pearl Jam. He is widely considered a cultural icon of alternative rock.He is also involved in soundtrack work and contributes to albums...
performed the first verse and chorus of "Baby Beluga" at the annual Bridge School Benefit
Bridge School Benefit
The Bridge School Benefit is an annual non-profit charity concert held in Mountain View, California, every October at the Shoreline Amphitheatre. The concerts are all organized by musician Neil Young and his wife, Pegi....
Concert in Mountain View, CA. He dedicated it to a young boy at the school who claimed it was his favourite song.
The Wiggles sang this song on Wake up Jeff
Wake up Jeff
Wake Up Jeff is The Wiggles' sixth album released in 1996. This album won the 1996 Aria Award for Best Children's Album.-Tracklist:# We Like to Say Hello - 1:58# Henry's Underwater Big Band - 2:31# Statue - 0:09# Everybody is Clever - 2:03...
CD and Wiggledance! (Live in Concert)
Wiggledance! (Live in Concert)
Wiggledance! Live in Concert is the fifth video by the children's band The Wiggles. It was taped in December 1996 and released in March 1997...
video which was part of a Henry the Octopus song.
Billy Gilman
Billy Gilman
William Wendell "Billy" Gilman III is an American country music artist. In 2000, at the age of 12, he debuted with the single "One Voice," a Top 20 hit on the Billboard country music charts and became the youngest singer to a Top 40 hit on the country music charts...
performed "Baby Beluga" on the 2001
2001 in music
See also:* 2001 in music Record labels established in 2001-Events:*January 1**Comeback of Guns N' Roses in House of Blues**Hum disbands.*January 17 – Bass player Jason Newsted leaves Metallica after 14 years with the band....
tribute album
Tribute album
A tribute album is a recorded collection of cover versions of songs or instrumental compositions. Its concept may be either various artists making a tribute to a single artist, a single artist making a tribute to various artists, or a single artist making a tribute to another single artist.There...
Country Goes Raffi
Country Goes Raffi
Country Goes Raffi is a tribute music album where Country Music stars perform songs by popular children's entertainer Raffi. The album was released in 2001.-Track listing:#"The Bowling Song" - Asleep At The Wheel#"Down by the Bay" - Eric Heatherly...
.
Baby Beluga was Michelle's favorite song on Full House.
Track listing
- "Baby Beluga" – 2:42
- "Biscuits in the Oven" – 2:26
- "Oats and Beans and BarleyOats Peas Beans and Barley GrowOats Peas Beans and Barley Grow is a traditional British and American folk song, 1380 in the Roud Folk Song Index.The tune normally used, goes by the name "Baltimore" and appears in Joshua Cushing's book "The Fifer's Companion" . The sleevenotes to "The Wild Mountain Thyme" claim that the tune was...
" – 1:27 - "Day-O" – 3:01
- "Thanks A Lot" – 2:28
- "To Everyone in All the World" (Traditional) – 1:46
- "All I Really Need" – 3:46
- "Over In The MeadowOver In The MeadowOver In The Meadow is a popular counting rhyme of currently unknown and disputed origin. It is likely that the rhyme originated in the United Kingdom in the 16th century. It may instead have been written by Olive A. Wadsworth in 1870....
" – 2:18 - "This Old ManThis Old Man"This Old Man" is an English language children's song, counting and nursery rhyme with a Roud Folk Song Index number of 3550.-Origins and history:The origins of this song are obscure...
" (Traditional) – 2:25 - "Water Dance" – 1:55
- "KumbayaKumbaya"Kumbaya" or "Kumbayah" — is an African-American spiritual song from the 1930s. It enjoyed newfound popularity during the folk revival of the 1960s and became a standard campfire song in Scouting and nature-oriented organizations...
" – 2:23 - "Joshua Giraffe" – 6:05
- "Morningtown RideMorningtown Ride"Morningtown Ride" is a lullaby written by Malvina Reynolds in 1957 and recorded by a number of artists, notably The Seekers. It tells the comforting story of the 'journey' through nighttime made by all the "little travellers" .-1962:...
" (Malvina ReynoldsMalvina ReynoldsMalvina Reynolds was an American folk/blues singer-songwriter and political activist, best known for her song-writing, particularly the songs "Little Boxes" and "Morningtown Ride".-Early life:...
) – 2:24