How to sing the alphabet
Man's Bizarre Skill for Reciting Alphabet Backwards Takes Internet by Storm
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By Kate Fowler
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One man's bizarre skill for reciting the complete alphabet song backwards has impressed online, going viral with over 4 million views.
The video, shared by Tanner Harvey, shows what he calls the "best party trick i've ever seen," as friend Geoff Jensen proudly recites the alphabet backwards into his phone.
Filmed in the back of a moving tour bus, the group of men are the band for musician Denm, who is currently playing across the country—hence the tired mood to them all.
Jensen was lying down casually and managed to recite the entire alphabet backwards, but it only became clear what he'd done after. Instead, it appeared as if Jensen was speaking a mix between gibberish and Russian, as noted by many viewers.
He even changed the rhythm of the backwards song, in a bid to recreate the authentic tune of the alphabet song. Jensen then proudly played the recording out loud in reverse to his friends, revealing the full alphabet recital in a tone that many said still sounds Russian, despite him being American.
Jensen even managed to nail the finishing touch of adding "Now I know my ABCs, next time won't you sing with me," to the end.
The video can also be seen in full here.
@tannerharveyyBest party trick I’ve ever seen #fyp
♬ original sound - Tanner Harvey
The wacky skill has been impressing online, gaining over 800,000 likes in just four days. "I win," he shouted at the end of the video.
Harvey joked in a comment that his friend was in fact "an alien," making it the only plausible explanation for many.
"I love that the guy next to him woke up just to laugh," commented one user, noting the sudden rise of his friend after playing the alphabet recording.
"How many times is too many times to watch this," wrote another viewer.
"That is simply amazing and a quality I will now look for in men. Thank you so much," joked a TikTok user.
"I love that he sounds Russian forwards and backwards," added one user.
"This is the greatest thing i've ever seen," claimed another impressed viewer.
In other bizarre skills news, Florida man Tyler Phillips managed to set the world record for the "most consecutive cars jumped over on a pogo stick," on Wednesday, October 17.
Phillips jumped over five London cabs in England, breaking the previous world record of four. The moment was uploaded to the Guinness World Records (GWR) Instagram, where like Harvey's video, it went viral.
"Standing at nearly 2m [6.5 feet] tall and 1.6m [5.2 feet] wide, the five electric London cabs made for challenging hurdles," GWR said on its website.
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9 Fun Versions of the Alphabet Song to Sing with Kids
Learning to sing the alphabet song is an important part of the process of learning letter recognition on the journey to reading and writing. While I am pretty sure we all know the traditional alphabet song, these super cool versions are lots of fun and fabulous for bringing the letters of the alphabet to life for preschool, kindergarten and early elementary/primary aged children.
The Alphabet Song by The LMNOPs: An upbeat, groovy version of the classic song.
The Alphabet Song by Super Simple Songs: The most traditional version of the song in this collection with a great animation with plastic letters, great for encouraging kids to follow along.
Elmo Sings a Rap Alphabet Song: So Sesame Street has to have the most fabulous of all video alphabet resources, right?!! I’ve featured a few here, including this fun version with Elmo rapping.
ABC Disco with Grover: Now this is classic Sesame Street. In fact, I am pretty sure I first saw it in the 70s when I was a child! You just can’t go past disco!
Sesame Street’s Outer Space ABCs: A more classic song version from Sesame Street with a cool, space themed animation.
ABC Song by Debbie Doo: Debbie sings a catchy jazz version of the classic alphabet song.
The ABC Song by StoryBots: A fun robot animation with cool robotic singing voices.
ABC Phonics Song by The Learning Station: Teaching the alphabet through different musical styles! Love the rock version.
Animal Alphabet by Key Wilde: An fun alphabet story told through a song about fun animal antics with gorgeous illustrations. I can see this inspiring some great alphabet animal drawing with older children.
Have fun singing the alphabet! Do you have a favourite version?
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English alphabet song
Acquaintance with a new language for us always begins with learning the alphabet. This is the basic foundation, without knowing which it is simply impossible to start the process of mastering any foreign language. The first part of the text will introduce you to the number of letters in the English alphabet, their spelling, pronunciation and correspondence to Russian sounds. The second half of the material will help memorize the English alphabet, a song about which is learned in just a few minutes, but remains in memory for many, many years, and also makes it easier to learn new vocabulary.
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- English letters: spelling and pronunciation
- English alphabet song to learn
- ABC Song
- Learn the alphabet from the names of animals and objects
- ABC Song level 2
- “I song 0 song 0 song 8
- The jungle is called
English letters: spelling and pronunciation
English written symbols are borrowed from the ancient Latin language. In total, the alphabet contains 26 letters, 5 of which represent vowels, 20 are consonants, and a unique letter y can be both a vowel and a consonant in different words. Let's get acquainted with the pronunciation of letters, and a song about the English alphabet, which we will listen to in the second part of the lesson, will help to perfect it.
You may have noticed that many letters have similar endings. This greatly facilitates their memorization, since the entire alphabet is easily rhymed into verses that are suitable for both kids and adults. And if you put cheerful and perky music on them, you get a real song about the English alphabet. Over the years of the existence of the language, many such rhymes have been written by a variety of authors: eminent writers, school teachers who used this technique to effectively teach their class, as well as just lovers of the English language and craftsmen to write poems.
English alphabet song to learn
It's no secret that the brain perceives clearly structured and easily understandable material better. Therefore, when working with children, teachers often use visual aids and musical performances. A song about the alphabet will help to quickly learn the material not only for a child, but also for an adult. Moreover, the choice of compositions is quite wide. The easiest option is to melodically pronounce the alphabet in order. Moreover, this can be done in a sing-song voice to calm music or a quick transfer to an accelerated pace.
ABC Song
This abc song about the English alphabet is one of the most popular in English speaking countries. It is suitable for teaching the alphabet to the smallest kids, because it has the simplest text and a calm musical motive.
Text | Pronouncing | |
A B C D / E F G / | AY Bi SI DI / and EF JI / | |
H I J K / LMNOP / | EICH KAI / 047 Q R S /T U V / W X Y Z / | QARS / T Yu V / Double-U X / WZ |
Now / I know / my ABC / | Now I know / my ABC / | Now I know / my ABC |
Next /time/won't/you/sing/with me? | Next Time Won't Wowyu Sing Wiz Mi? |
Learn the alphabet from the names of animals and objects
This children's song will explain the English alphabet to preschoolers and younger students by matching letters with the names of words. Thus, the guys will learn new words and remember the alphabet. However, this song about the alphabet will be very useful for those people who decide to start learning the language already in adulthood.