Imagine asking a bunch of sulky 11 year olds in Scotland to sing in a classroom. Pulling teeth would be easier. No such problem here. For some reason, they all love the song "Lemon Tree" which was released in 1995 by a band called Fools Garden who haven't done anything of note since. I have no idea why they love this particular song so much but play it to a class of 40 rioting sixth graders and they will all immediately shut up to sing "I'm sitting here in the pouring room, it's just another rainy Sunday afternoon...." I've posted evidence of how much they love this song below
When I was told I was to be a judge at the song contest I was very excited, picturing myself sitting at a table in front of the stage, the Principal and Vice Principal at either side of me, dishing out a few Simon Cowellesque scathing but accurate observations. Sadly, this was not to be as there were about ten judges and the only contribution I made was to give them marks out of ten on a sheet of paper. However, my co teacher did pass on a message from the Principal that my opinion was the most important, mainly to appease any parents complaining their kid's group should have won.
I have posted videos of some of the entrants below. McFly and Fools Garden (see above) requested to sing these songs.
