My Body - Gotye's Somebody That I Used to Know - lyrics changed!

Am I the only one who has put on excess kilos due to inactivity and eating rubbish over lockdown? There is some body that I used to know - I hardly recognise my own body any more now!
Enjoy this relyriced version of 'Somebody That I Used to Know' by Gotye
Watch till the end for interactive content...
Subscribe for more relyriced songs about life these days: kzbin.info...
Share this video with a friend: • My Body - Gotye's Some...
🤩 Watch next - My most popular songs: • Most popular
🦠 Recommended Playlist - My Covid songs: • Shirley's Covid 19 songs
🎬 Keen on the Classic movies? You’ll enjoy this Playlist - My relyriced classic movie songs: • Shirley's relyriced cl...
🎶 Listen to my a cappella songs here: • Shirley's a capella songs
✍🏼 Want to try relyricing your own songs? Anyone can do it if you follow 6 steps! Watch my tutorial here: • Songwriting tips - how...
👩🏻💻 Let’s connect on Facebook: / shirleyserban
💟 If you like what I do, please check out Patreon to see the many extra perks on offer for supporters: / shirleyserban
Or consider a one off PayPal donation towards my ongoing costs in producing these videos - www.paypal.com...
Thank you for choosing to watch some of my work - I hope it’s brought you some joy. Don’t be a stranger! Connect with a reaction and a comment - I’d love to hear from you.

Tuesday 19 Jan, 10:15pm NZ time - Day 7. So, after a week of putting this video up, I've been 'commented' into doing a mix of 850 squats, kettle swings and sit ups. For every comment that I have left a heart on and responded to, you are responsible for ten of them - thank you!!! I will continue doing this daily, as I have been doing, and thank you for your influence in helping my resolve stay strong in taking reclaiming my physical health at this time. Yay to you all!

[@shell-westaustralia8522]

I heard the proper version of this today but couldn't get yr video out of my head.

[@marksteinacher4552]

Brava! Well done!

[@tiberiusarrrgh2911]

Congratulations!!! Good luck on your weight journey!!! I just found today KZbin has only been sending me some of your vids not all like I asked, so I have an exciting backlog to enjoy... and do sit ups while watching some, as I too must lose some, due to post surgery pounds-put-on!!!

[@krisushi1]

You're going to hate me for this but I've actually been losing weight over the past year. Along while back my stomach literally perforated without warning and despite no medical history of stomach issues and after world searches, no-one can explain what occurred. I stopped a hormonal medication in 2019 and since then I've been losing weight. I've tried to eat more but I'm still stuck at 45kgs at present. It did get to 44kgs which got me worried but 45kgs sounds better. Many think I'm lucky but when you have absolutely no padding on your body, it's awfully hard to sleep whilst lying on bone and especially to sit directly on the base of you're spine is very much the worst. Anyway, I'm not going to burden you with my issues but support you in your endeavour to lose those kilos. Exercise will definitely help but do not keep weighing yourself. Your muscles will get stronger which may add weight until the excess fat falls away, so don't be disillusioned. Stay away from take-away food and make up your own more healthy versions. If you haven't got one already, an Air Fryer is fantastic. Mine is by Philips and it's just like a mini convection oven except that the fat drips away and there is no pre-heating. It also has a tick from the Australian Heart Foundation. Making up dishes like Fried Rice which can be frozen is convenient and good for you. My previous neighbour was kind enough to bless me with an exercise bike which I try to 'travel' 5kms each day. In support of your venture, I'll be more vigilant. We have all resorted to wearing active wear due to the wonderful comfort. Even the latest fashion shows from Europe are all about comfortable clothing. Gone are sky-high stilettos, replaced by flats in either ankle boots, slide on mules or loafers. Finally they are listening to us! Please do not go overboard in losing to much as you certainly don't look as if you need to lose weight. Maybe just toned up? Be careful and I'll join you in building up yours and my fitness and muscle tone. Support from Kris.🇦🇺🏃‍♀️🧘‍♀️🚶‍♀️🚣‍♀️🏋️‍♀️🚲🤸‍♀️

@@krisushi1 Thank you. I, unfortunately, have some foods, like breads and sugars, that I just need to stay away from. I was very good until our first lockdown, and then, when I couldn't get the more specialised foods I used to, I went back to the bad stuff. And my body doesn't respond kindly! All good. I am not being obsessive about weight at all - just want to feel healthier again.

[@sonyahannah]

Whenever I get a sudden urge to diet or to exercise, I find that, if I just relax and meditate, it soon goes away.

[@heatherjay8802]

Eating helps too. Remember, “Chocolate is the answer. No matter what the question!”

Oh, I'm tooooo good at the relaxing part - that's the problem!!

@@heatherjay8802 Sad, but SO true.

[@bbilgers8686]

I've spent hours a day meditating! Just participated in a lovely guided meditation where the person guiding talked about how important it is to exercise and eat well so that you are balanced. Now i can't get it out of my mind! So much nicer to meditate in a nice warm living room than to go out onto the cold!

[@shell-westaustralia8522]

@ me too, the lounge has my butt print in it

[@CL-lo4wd]

I have found that the “flipping 50” podcast and KZbin channel has been a game changer. It’s specifically for women going through peri, menopause and post menopause. I am 52 and a professional dancer for 30 years and in my late 40s became an amateur competitive pole dancer until a brutal assault that left me almost dead and in need of surgeries and basically ruined my body. And much of my spirit. Your videos and the Flipping 50 information have been invaluable in my recovery, because since I live in the US getting the healthcare I need remains elusive if not basically impossible, so it’s been up to me to figure out how to go about fixing myself. I highly recommend Flipping 50.

Thanks - I'll look it up. Did 10 squats too!

[@michellebyrom6551]

Thanks for the heads up. At 59 what I need to do now is very different to what was needed at 45.

[@avivabillington5514]

Sorry to hear what you went through,as in my experience I've been through similar. But it's inspiring you've got such a positive attitude & I feel your pain as in other countries too sadly healthcare isn't as good as it used to be!!😢

[@CL-lo4wd]

@@avivabillington5514 just to give you an update. I don’t listen to that podcast anymore. All my healthcare was denied and my employer won my worker’s comp case despite the videos that show the brutal workplace assault happening. So I am beyond broke at 54, because of the debt incurred trying to get as much medical care as I could. I am not positive. I have had a severe mental breakdown and can barely function. As any person left alone in my position would. Medical care here is impossible to obtain unless you are wealthy.

[@avivabillington5514]

@@CL-lo4wd that's not good,so sorry to hear this.. You're 100% right that health care's designed to help the wealthy, I haven't heard good things about worker's compensation either!! You stood up for yourself so I 'd be positive & proud about that. Hopefully with a legal loophole/appeal or something you get what you rightfully deserve

[@glebeboi]

Shirley - I can totally relate with you. I could close my buttons - I tried to tell myself (jokingly) that I must have accidentally washed them in hot water & shrunk them. It may have worked at first but not every washload could be an accident. LOL

We must have the same washing machine, glebeboi! Mine has shrunk far too much, even on the cold washes! 🤣 Just done 10 squats for your comment - thanks!

Friday 15 Jan, 7:12pm NZ time: Day 3. 170 reps done, and about to go on our daily 1-hour walk. We're very lucky - the lake scene at the end of the video is filmed in my back yard, and we get to walk along the lakefront, across a swing bridge and through a forest. The outdoors, especially in summer, which is now for us, is wonderful! Thank you for the comments. I count each one for 10 squats, etc. And I'm being good so far! Keep them coming.

[@aroha-um2eq]

Thanks Shirley hope you doing well I'm good we going up North on the 22 next week so I'm excited.

@@aroha-um2eq awesome! Enjoy your time up north!

[@tewka2003]

On the lock-down I ordered a set of weighing scales that speaks your weight out. When I go onto it it said to me. "One at a time please" Oh Heck lol.lol

Bwahahaha! Mine are banished to the laundry - I fear to even get on them! I've just done 10 reps in honour of your comment! 😅

[@MiriamMillen]

I just want you to know that you just really made my day. I was falling down a rabbit hole of horror regarding the insanity occurring here in the states, and then this popped up and I haven't laughed that hard in a long time. So, thank you for that! As always, you are brilliant and creative and so much fun. And I actually lost weight last year because I started doing yoga and exercising a lot more, but in the last month I have been more sedentary (happens a lot in the colder months), so I've been creeping back up that scale, lol. Also, chocolate is always the answer! Happy New Year!

Thank you so much for your lovely comment, Miriam. Well done on the yoga and increased exercise last year - I'm afraid that's the stuff I stopped doing! And chocolate is definitely ALWAYS the answer, I can't deny it! Just done 10 squats for your comment - thanks!

[@gloriapiza8125]

You said something key and I agree. During the cold weather all creatures naturally have the tendency to accumulate fat as stored energy and insulation from the cold. I think resistance goes against our biology. Thanks for pointing that out. I also agree with you about Shirley and her videos.

Sunday 17 Jan, 7:44pm NZ time: Day 5. 100 comment kettle swings and squats today - thank you all! I pulled out my yoga mat again for the first time in a while, as it was raining outside, thwarting our daily walk. Well, puppy liked 'downward facing dog' so much that she danced between my feet, thinking it was a great game I was inviting her to. Good fun!

[@aroha-um2eq]

Thanks I will

[@paltheporg7821]

I see my comments have been helping you out.

[@debbie4503]

I know that feeling! Love ya and your songs! 😆

[@ninetoesnellie2735]

Oh Shirley, you are just the best! We sure appreciate all your hard work that brings us such wonderful entertainment! And boy, I feel ya on this last video! I’ve been remarking more and more lately about my clothes being tighter! 😬 Here’s to healthier eating and increased physical activity as we enter into 2021! Maybe you can come up with a fun workout video we can follow along with! You are so clever, I know you could come up with something fun and engaging! We all need some motivation! You can do this! We can do this! Have a good one sweet lady! Greetings from the Pacific NW! 😊

Thank you, Nine Toes Nellie (Love the name!) I've just done my first round of comment exercises and whew! I really like your idea of a workout video - I was already playing with the idea of one very active song but had no subject matter for it, so let's see where inspiration hits!

[@marktraxler4452]

For a fun bit of inspiration look for Robert Preston singing "Chicken Fat", an early 60s fitness programme.

@@marktraxler4452 excellent, will do.

[@annecaldwell4029]

I've started growing lettuce with a grow light in my indoor garden. it makes you slimmer, unless you wrap it with bacon. Sometimes these days laughter is healthier than anything else. Thank you so much for that, you are beautiful and talented, God Bless You Today.

Thank you, Anne! I just did 10 squats for your comment.

[@dragonmumles4054]

This is my song too! Get out, get active... I'll cheer you on from my couch😁

Thank you. I followed your advice - had a kayak and just done the comment exercises. 😆

Saturday 16 Jan, 9:48pm NZ time: Day 4. 50 comment squats today - many thanks! We had a gorgeous sunset walk for an hour around the lake and in the local forest. It was a very hot day here today, so even walking a bit has felt like exercise!

[@samfeldstein4498]

It's funny you live in the same country as one of the original singers of the song Kimbra

[@paltheporg7821]

That part where you were wearing nothing but a wig was hilarious! I couldn’t help but laugh when you were singing “aaah” along with the clothed, disciplined version of yourself because you looked like you were in pain hearing yourself say it was time to get back on your feet and away from the delicious junk food.

If you look closely at that character, you'll see I only have eye make-up on one eye. I didn't think the other one would be seen - oops, it was. Glad you picked up all the deep and meaningful symbolism too. Who said this was made to be a funny video?! 😆 And yes, 10 more reps done for this comment - thanks!

[@terry1496]

I think we are all in the same situation. I’ll do some squats in your honor. That way it helps me too😊

Thanks, Terry. I did some in yours too!

Wed 13 Jan, 5:21pm NZ time: Day 1. I've just done a mix of 150 squats, kettlebell swings and situps, thanks to the comments here and on my facebook page. Before that, once I'd finished uploading this video, I took my pup for a kayak on the lake you see behind me at the end of the video. (Will put photo evidence on my fb page.) What the heck have I signed up for here?!! 😅Thank you for the encouraging words so far. I will 'heart' every comment once I've done the exercise for it, so you know you've made it count. And will be back tomorrow with more. Feel free to join in if you want to!

[@heatherjay8802]

Yikes! They don’t have couches in NZ? Joking aside, well done you - your body & mind will thank you for it..........after the groans, moans and soreness of muscles you didn’t even know existed have subsided. Which WILL happen, eventually. 😳

@@heatherjay8802 Thanks, Heather. We also went for a one hour walk in the evening, after I'd written this update, but that's normal routine for us. As for sore muscles, my thighs are grumpy with me today!!! GOOD!

[@2missteri]

Great challenge👍🏻, I admire you for it‼️. You’re inspiring me to,... (I’m now thinking of starting exercising my self,.... Just have to know: do you sing when exercising ❓ (I would ❤️to be a fly on the wall if you do 😉) Sending lots of love and good wishes 😘

Do I sing? Ha - more like, do I grunt and mutter under my breath, that is when I’m not gasping to catch it?! 🤪

[@elainefroml.a.55]

I actually did pretty well for the first few months of quarantine but I started stress eating a few months before our election here in the USA. My downfall was potato chips 😄

Mine was 'Caramilk chocolate' - a flavour from my childhood that they reintroduced, and was just soooo good and soooo moreish!! I've just done 10 reps in your honour. 😁

[@ShirlBussman]

and Ice Cream...anything sweet. I'm terrible. 😊😊

[@debrawade6656]

Oh Shirley I can so relate!!! Here in NW Florida, USA it is finally getting warm. I’ve been preparing our garden for planting and I come in to rest huffing and puffing between COVID-19 and winter the weight just took over. I think the unique motivation you’ve shown is AWESOME!!! You got this and we will get back to where we were and better.

Thank you, Debra. We both can do this! 😄 I've done 10 squats for your comment as well - thanks!

[@debbie2806ify]

I totally relate to this video. I tell myself that once the weather gets warmer here in the UK I'll do something about my excess blubber! Another great video, thank you Shirley ♥️

I've just done 10 reps in your honour. 😁 You can do it too, Debbie!! Go for it!

[@JScrabblenut]

Love ya, and hi from Canada. I'm in the same calorific, carb-loaded pandemic preventive boat... and sinking. Good luck to both of us... ♡

Good luck to all of us - it's a tough battle, eh?! I've just done 10 reps in your honour. 😁

[@paltheporg7821]

You are a musical genius. The music of the Beetles and Beethoven is nothing compared to poetry like this.

Too kind. 10 more reps done for your comment!

[@vickireynolds4055]

One step at a time...puppy steps! You can do it! The amount of work and dedication you put into your videos prove you can focus on the task at hand! 👍👏👏🐕👵🇺🇸

Thanks, Vicki! And now for the copy/paste bit I'm putting on all the comments I've yet to have responded to: I've put off comment squatting till I had a few, so I could do them together - yikes, yours is now one of 44 new comments! So that's on my to-do list today - 440 squats / kettle swings. Yeehah!

[@robertp9297]

Three years late, in my viewing of this wonderful video. Shirley- You crack me up ! On the serious side, I've lost 121 lbs (appx 55 kg) via a ketogenic lifestyle... I stopped eating most carbohydrates (with exception to vegetables and some fruits). Thanks again, for sharing your art with us.

Great job! And thank you.

[@gomisslyn]

Way to go Shirley keep up the good work both videos and exercise!

I've just done 10 reps in your honour. 😁 Thanks!!

THurs 14 Jan, 3:05pm NZ time: Day 2. 250 reps done, thanks to the commenters! My thighs were a little sore from yesterday - we'll see how I feel tomorrow!!! 🤣

[@zmawaziri]

Your lyrics said it all! Even I feel motivated and will try; it's the perseverance that I find so hard. Best of luck!

I've just done 10 reps in your honour. 😁 Don't I know it - perseverance is the tough part!

[@laurenhance3763]

You are SO funny!!! Thank you for this video and this channel!

Thank you, Lauren! I'm glad you enjoy my weird musical musings. I just did 10 squats for your comment. 😁

[@ZeniJocasta]

Great song, and I know how it goes. I've sure put on the weight as well! I wish you luck in losing the weight and getting back in shape! You go girl and be the woman you want to be and more!

Thank you! I've just done 10 reps in your honour. 😁

[@lerij9570]

Good for you. Go for it! I also need motivation but mine comes from meaningful and communal outdoor exercise. Need friends to garden with, go hiking with, explore the underwater life with or carry little kids on a walk or something.

Same - I am very lucky that I live in a great outdoors area. Just need to take advantage of it more. We do walk for an hour every evening, and I kayak regularly, but it's not enough for me as is. I've just done 10 reps in your honour. 😁

[@jennifer97363]

I hear you Shirley, this time last year I’d started a keto diet and have done very well,except! have started to regain. Hope I can get back on track and want to encourage you. New subscriber as of today, seeing your Trump- Von Trap Family creation on a friend’s fb page. Love your stuff! All the best...to both of us!🌿

Thank you, Jennifer. Yes, I was on keto too and it worked really well for me. It was hard to get some of the food when we went into lockdown, and that became the beginning of the end for me. That and home baking....

[@anthonyferguson233]

Thank you Shirley for your fantastic insight into what we all are going through. We all need help to get on backsides into gear & return to healthy living. I will do 20 push ups to help in exercising. You are an inspiration with your videos. Your Australian fan. I have lost 3 kegs because of you.

Thank you and awesome job!! 😁 I've just done 10 squats for this comment.

[@thelogicaldanger]

Hey! Time to get off the computer and get working out!

Yessir!!! I've just done 10 reps in your honour. 😁

[@emmkaa2099]

Shirley, yeah girl, I feel ya!! I missed the gym yesterday... that makes it... uh... like FIVE YEARS NOW!!

THanks, EmmKaa. I've just done 10 squats for your comment.

[@debreale5236]

I understand! Thanks for sharing this and motivating us - you’re not alone! I wish you the best!

Thanks, Deb. I'm now a sweaty Betty from all the comment exercises so far!

[@andreacrashe9894]

Shirley, even just a walk up to the letterbox and back is good too.... plus walking up and down steps... or walking up and down a few hills in your area... One day at a time.... and one step in front of the other.... # you can do it... with a team of 5 million right behind you :-) # Team of 5 million kiwi :-)

Kia ora, Andrea. Yep, we walk a lot. I just need to eat less cr@p!! 🤣 Thanks for the encouragement - I've just done 10 reps in your honour. 😁

[@cleejackson7875]

Mercy! It's been almost a year since the pandemic has had affect around our troubled world. But let's remember, people, the pandemic is just temporary and it won't last forever. Until the pandemic really goes away, we must all hold on to our faith and do our best to stay health during these otherwise critical times. Personally, I've been exercising at home ever since the pandemic but, before that, I usually have gone to the gym. I'm trying my darnedest to keep up. How about you? Prayers to all of you, I encourage all of you to hang on.

Good on you, Clee, and thanks for the encouragement to us all. We can beat this, and all its effects!!! I've just done 10 reps in your honour. 😁

[@ethandanielburg6356]

Hi Shirley. I love your videos. Personally I’ve really enjoyed going on walks and bike rides during these crazy times. It’s fun and refreshing and doesn’t feel like a chore as going to a gym can.

I agree, Ethan. I've never been one for the gym. Love walking and kayaking, but I need to rev things up a notch. Just did 10 reps for your comment - thanks! 😅

[@michelelegge6287]

Have you been reading my mind?? This is so me at the moment today was supposed to be the day but an early (3am) airport run has out paid to that. Good luck on your journey hopefully in a few months we both will be on the healthy path.

Thank you. You can do it too - let's get on top of this together!

[@anne-elizabethmcgeary1023]

Go Shirley! I love you! I'm a huge fan--Happy Valentine's Day!!💝

Thank you. Happy Valentines' Day to you too! I've just done 10 squats for your comment.

[@2missteri]

⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ 👍🏻 ❤️ your work, Good luck, you can do it ‼️ 🍀Wishing your wishes come true this year,🤞🏻 😘

Thanks for the encouragement!! I've just done 10 reps in your honour. 😁

[@EVISEH]

I had a total hip replacement done back in July. As part of the recovery process I was doing a set of exercises each morning. I kept my exercise activity going up to end of November when for some unfathomable reason I stopped doing them. End result is I've started to stack on kilos. But no more!! As of tomorrow, I'll be back on the exercises. Thank you for reigniting my motivation

YOU CAN DO IT!!!! Let me know how you go / did! Just did 10 reps for your comment - thanks! 😅

[@Thesarahkennedy75]

Hi Shirley, I love your work (very talented) and love your resolution - need motivation here too!

You can do it, Sarah!!! Let's keep each other to account. 😁 Just did 10 reps for your comment - thanks! 😅

[@mandyhaines5238]

I lost weight in 2019, then put about half of it back during lockdown because I was eating the same but exercising less. I’ve got the weight off now. Good luck in getting yours off! I love your song parodies.

Thank you, Mandy! And well done on your achievement! And now for the copy/paste bit I'm putting on all the comments I've yet to have responded to: I've put off comment squatting till I had a few, so I could do them together - yikes, yours is now one of 44 new comments! So that's on my to-do list today - 440 squats / kettle swings. Yeehah!

[@be6715]

Need to get back to my kettle ball. Used to love working out with it. Need to go make friends again!

I just became friends with mine again, doing comment swings - thanks for adding 10 for me. Not sure how much my arms and legs will love me tomorrow morning!!

[@sherigrier4326]

I park far and walk even though it’s freezing! Good Luck! You are a joy to listen to and appreciate tour voice a s humor!

I've just done 10 reps in your honour. 😁 Thanks for the kind words!

[@ToddDouglasFox]

YEAH, ONCE AGAIN YOU’VE DONE IT! DO 10 SONGS WHLE WALKING AND DANCING!

Thanks, Todd. I've squatted and swung a kettle for you!

[@ToddDouglasFox]

@ that’s for someone else. My request is the walking and/or dancing song videos!

[@sharonpersley9245]

Love your videos. I'm in surgery recovery, so I have physical therapy. Once I'm cleared to get back to work I will be back to exercising. Walking 5k a week. Walk 3 day. Exercising 2 days. Eat veggies and protein in 6 small meals. Snacks if I need fruits or foggiest. Drink water with lemon and or lime. I also drink lightly sweetened black tea. Good luck on your meal plan and your live style change. Don't diet. Diet is temporary. Life style is permanent.

Thanks, Sharon. I agree with you re diet vs lifestyle. For me, I need to up the physical activity most of all. And now for the copy/paste bit I'm putting on all the comments I've yet to have responded to: I've put off comment squatting till I had a few, so I could do them together - yikes, yours is now one of 44 new comments! So that's on my to-do list today - 440 squats / kettle swings. Yeehah!

[@tomcrawford2350]

The only way that I can lose weight is to make a game of it by counting calories, weighing the food and writing it down. I plan on three meals of 500 calories each with a 100 extra for overage or a treat if I haven’t used up my allotted 1,600 daily calories. I try to eat healthy foods (no red meats) that give me the most “bang” for the calories; I try not to drink any calories. Depending upon your age, sex, height and physical activity, you will need to find the ideal number of calories you can have to make progress in your weight loss. The point is by journaling your calories you keep an accurate count and are not as inclined to cheat.

You're very disciplined, Thomas! I know the foods that don't work for me, and unfortunately, because they're the tastiest ones, they're the hardest to avoid. I've just done 10 reps in your honour. 😁

[@Katiesarabians]

I worked horse farms since I was 13yo and was a dancer sporadically through my mid 20s to 30s while still riding. Then early onset arthritis got a grip on me and several surgeries later (and a pound of titanium in fusions), I don't recognize myself. I haven't ridden a horse in several years either, though I still have 2 from babies. I've been managing raising goats through this and that's what keeps me going or I'd never get out of bed. I love this song, thanks!

Thanks, Katiesarabians. I'm sorry you're not able to ride any more. I can't imagine how frustrating that would be.

[@annar.5341]

I have gained 15 pounds... had to buy 3 pairs of larger, stretchy pants. Part of the gain is some new prescriptions that I need to be on for a while. I am trying to accept my new shape but I’m having trouble.

It's hard, isn't it, Anna? Yes, I realise that my metabolism has changed with age - I just can't get away with the sweet and carby stuff like I used to. It is hard accepting shape change. I really don't want this video to come across as not being body positive or favouring skinny only - but I do think we all owe it to ourselves to be the healthiest selves we can be, however that looks for each one of us in all our different shapes, sizes and selves. Good luck to you! I've just done 10 reps in your honour. 😁

[@thecalicoheart7946]

I have gained a whole new appreciation for big, stretchy pants! 😂😂

[@LAUREN-dp7vx]

Brilliant song as ever and kudos on the attempt to recalibrate your body

Many thanks, Lauren. x10 reps completed for this comment - thanks!

[@sutliffgnassi9925]

One day at a time! Love the songs!

Thank you! Yep, it's like the saying, 'how do you eat an elephant? One bite at a time!" I've just done 10 reps in your honour. 😁

[@GlammaUniQorn]

I'm English, 50, lonely and live with just my animals... no friends, family never visit... just found your channel today - exactly when I needed a laugh, Shirley THANK YOU! You literally brought me to tears... happy ones for the first time in a while. God bless you lovely! ps: I have written about 6 parodies during the last couple years but have no idea about recording them and putting them out there.. they are extremely politically incorrect so would probably get blocked/censored anyway, but just know your songs gave me joy and for that I love you sister!! New sub/fan!!!

Thank you so much for your message, Glammauniqorn46! Today is my birthday and this is just a lovely present to read this from you. Welcome to my channel and I hope my silly songs continue to bring you more smiles. You have an awesome day, okay?

[@GlammaUniQorn]

@ Happy Birthday!!! Wishing all the beautiful and best things for you today and every day thereafter, thanks for writing back. Much love and God bless xoxox

[@andreacurtis5993]

Shirley you are so funny. You're my `go to' girl if I'm having a bad day I know you can make me laugh. You're an inspiration in more ways than one. I too am on a healthy eating and excersize regime. You're a strong funny lovely lady. Thank you so much. Xx

Thanks so much, Andrea! Go for it with your health journey as well! I just did 10 squats for your comment.

[@LifeinLancashire]

Good luck with your journey. This is me also ☹️ and last week I purchased an exercise bike. I am slowly increasing the distance of each of my dog walks (weather and spinal problems permitting) and hope to have doubled my 5 mile daily walks to 10 miles daily by the end of January. Also making sure that I add no junk food to my online grocery shopping order, so that I've no temptations in the house. Fortunately, I've not yet craved eating any of my dog's treats 😂😂😂. I'm in the shielding group here in the UK, so at least I've not been tempted to go for a takeaway or had one delivered since March.

Thanks for your encouragement. I just did 10 squats for your comment. 😁 All the best in your own journey too - it’s not easy, especially at this time, but we can do it!

[@kathysquared]

Clever and Brilliant! Thanks for the new reality check and humor. We all need that now!

Glad you enjoyed it! Thanks! I've just done 10 squats for your comment as well.

[@jstone247]

Hey Shirley, you are a comic genius. In these hard times, comedy can relieve stress and depression. My mothers name was Shirley. She passed in 2015. From a sister in Australia, across the ditch.

Thank you, and kia ora from over the Tasman!

[@majoroldladyakamom6948]

Hi. Seattle area here. Just liked and subbed to all. Note my name, lol. Early 60s. New to your channel, 30 minutes ago. The only thing I can offer is to JUST BE YOUR OWN BEAUTIFUL YOU, male or female, people. It you want to be fit, Take the effort to do it.. If you want to be a slouch, just sit on the couch (sofa). Exercise not only produces endorphins for mind health, burns off energy (aka, stress) but also keeps the body healthy while exercising... (hate these next two words, lol) over time. Hate it when reality happens, right? We have a long way to go before "the ick" goes away. I call it that because we're ALL tired of the buzz words, the semantics, right? Thought for a new voice over, if you haven't done it already? Because your ick was on my lips, and I'm trying to survive... Done to the old song, "Because your Kiss was on my List", by Hall and Oats, circa 1980. 🎶Because your kiss was on my lips, I got COVID now...🎶 Just saying... lol. Stay well and healthy, people! One day, we'll all be seeing the ick in our life's rear-view mirror, right? Until then.. don't be a sofa surfer, changing or flipping the sofa cushions lest you leave a permanemt poochie (buttox) indent, ok? 😂 Love and prayers always, to you and yours, from your eternal sister in Christ somewhere near Seattle and around the World. ⚘ 🙏 ❤ 🙏 ⚘

Thank you, 'Mom'. 😁 I've just done 10 squats for your comment.

[@marktraxler4452]

Thank you for giving voice to our dilemma. I was holding the gain in check until November. Had a taste of ice cream and restraint melted away. Your video moved me to bring out the resistance bands and hand weights. Good luck on your fitness challenge.

I've just done 10 reps in your honour. 😁 Go for it, Mark - you can do it too!!!

[@yvonnejh-gottamakestuff]

Sat. Nov 6th, 2021, I just found your channel and promptly subscribed after watching your Mamma Mia Parody Song for Crafters, which totally describes me! I also can relate to your struggle with weight, as I have put on the pounds the past couple years. So this video of yours is an inspiration for me to get back to a healthier lifestyle! Good luck on your journey!

Thanks so much, Yvonne. Go for it - we can BOTH do it! I've just done ten squats for your comment.

[@mbpandora50]

Oh the truth! Thankfully this winter I'm in a place west coast of Canada where it's possible to be outside and walk and enjoy it, in greenery and not snow. I'm trying!

Awesome, Monika - keep at it! I've just done 10 reps in honour of your comment! 😅

[@AmericaShrugged]

Good morning from the Caribbean! Great and timely video, for sure... Okay, now we're almost to June, and there are bound to be days where you struggle. I saw this yesterday, and maybe it will help: "No matter how many mistakes you make, or how slow your progress, you are already miles ahead of the version of you that wasn't trying." Keep that one in mind, okay? And yes, I'm saying that from my couch, but I'm the one from your other video comments with the broken knee, lol! Keep up the things that make you feel like you, and enjoy!!

Thank you, My Email. Hope your knee is getting better daily! I just did 10 squats for your comment. 😁

[@shell-westaustralia8522]

Oh my goodness, I can relate..... I love this one Shirley x even more inspired now.

Thank you! Join me on this journey - I might have to make some re-lyriced songs for us all to exercise to, as per a suggestion yesterday! I've just done 10 reps in your honour. 😁

[@shell-westaustralia8522]

@ well done!!!!!!!! I will do 50 sit ups tonight once I get home. Walked 10kms at work so far. Gotta get rid of my gut flab somehow.

Awesome work!!

[@AllanHerrod]

A real show of courage. Good luck and good journey.

Thanks, Allan! I've just done 10 reps in your honour. 😁

[@billieford9683]

How clever are you! I purchased some weights and have yet to pick them up. All my motivation has flown out the window despite my saying to myself every day that I need to do same as you. Clothes don’t fit, but don’t care and refuse to buy bigger size. I read somewhere this behavior is “normal” now, but I don’t want that. The choice of song is great. Thanks for the chuckles, and maybe tomorrow I will pick up those weights.

Thank you, Billie. Ugh, motivation - I so get that - well, the lack of it!! And now for the copy/paste bit I'm putting on all the comments I've yet to have responded to: I've put off comment squatting till I had a few, so I could do them together - yikes, yours is now one of 44 new comments! So that's on my to-do list today - 440 squats / kettle swings. Yeehah!

[@louizadubbeldam9201]

Hi Shirley 👋👋 Same thing here, I gain 20kg in a year 🤦but 4 months ago, I decided that enough is enough and started to eat healthy again (with some cheating days from time to time) and every day I walk about 8 or 9 km. I feel so much better and so far I lost 15kg. Now I only have 5kg to lose 😃 Good luck with your goals 🤗

Good on you, Louiza! That's a great accomplishment so far! And now for the copy/paste bit I'm putting on all the comments I've yet to have responded to: I've put off comment squatting till I had a few, so I could do them together - yikes, yours is now one of 44 new comments! So that's on my to-do list today - 440 squats / kettle swings. Yeehah!

[@rachelrodgers9171]

These are so delightful! Shirley's awesome all-time hit songs are *Top Banana winners* they are definitely *Chart Toppers* 💯👍👍👍👍

Thank you, Rachel. 😁🍌

[@rachelrodgers9171]

@ you're are very welcome.

[@Marco-gd6ng]

Shirley I missed that one until today! I like 100% of your creations, it seems that you're infinite. And that one sound like another sweet piece of cake 🤣😹 About the final part of your video: you're plenty of creative energy, living in a wonderful place. Just come back to the basics as you already done in the past..

Thanks, Marco.

[@Gumshrud1]

Very good Shirley, a spark of positive light. Lockdown has been rough for all.

Thank you, Greg!

[@thecalicoheart7946]

I have just snorted with laughter through this whole video!! 😂😂 The original is one of my favourite songs and your parody is genius and hilarious!😂😂 I have also put on a load of weight this past year. 🤷🏼‍♀️ It is what it is. I am trying to learn to be at peace in my mind no matter what is going on outside of myself. 🤔🤪😁 So do ten squats or don’t do ten squats in relation to this comment - do what makes you happy. I was going to thank you anyway, before I saw your piece at the end of the video. ☺️ Thank you for your parodies. You are one of the positive gems and shining lights of this year. God bless you. 🙏😊❤️💐

Thank you so much, The Calico Heart! And now for the copy/paste bit I'm putting on all the comments I've yet to have responded to: I've put off comment squatting till I had a few, so I could do them together - yikes, yours is now one of 44 new comments! So that's on my to-do list today - 440 squats / kettle swings. Yeehah!

[@michele4733]

Love your songs, thank you for your sharing with us

Monday 18 Jan, 10:58pm NZ time - yikes! Day 6. 80 comment squats, etc today. It's been a long day - picked up my parents from the North Island, over for a visit here - yay!

[@hisbeloved1413]

Hi Shirley! My name is Michelle and I am in the same struggle with you! We can do this! I am just getting ready to exercise. They say do something you like, I walk or dance/cardio. Sending prayers, we can do it!💕

Thanks, Michelle. Yes, we have got this!! I just did 10 squats for your comment.

[@paltheporg7821]

I like the way you replaced the paintings with food. Pure brilliance.

Thank you. 😁 I've just done 10 squats for this comment.

[@silkelilienthal5076]

This unfortunately still holds true in 2021 - so I will be singing along to your video come New Year's Eve. Thanks for your songs - they speak to me!

Thank you, Silke. Sadly, I wish neither of us related to this song! But I appreciate your support - I've just done 10 squats for your comment. 😁

[@jeannettehellen214]

Another genius parody by Shirley!😂😂

Thank you, Jeannette!

[@lindaschultz7253]

I feel your pain. I had problems when I underwent cancer treatment. Radiation treatment took out my thyroid which has made it very difficult to control my weight and that was way before lockdown. Lockdown is just an extension of the struggle. Good luck with your journey. Love your videos and have shared them with all my friends and family. BTW this comes from St. Louis, Missouri, USA.

Thank you so much, Linda. Yes, lockdown does change routines, which set this all off for me. I appreciate your kind comment though. I've just done 10 squats for your comment. 😁

[@beachside1]

I just cant stop watching your videos. Great job.. Thank you and I think we all are in the same situation but you have made a video that is funny as hell but true for most. Your truly inspiring and lets all undue all of the changes that have happened and if we cant undue the changes then I will never be able to undue anything else. Thank you so much.

Thank you so much, beach side! Welcome to the channel! I just did 10 squats for your comment. 😁

[@thermallyinvested]

Your videos are absolute gold, and you sing so much of what’s in my heart ( and what I’d be singing about myself if I wasn’t under such a menopausal cosh of extreme lethargy) Thank you! And good luck with the squats ! 😅

You're lovely, Bette May - thank you! I've just done 10 squats for your comment. 😁

[@lapeyrezh]

You go, girl! Well begun is half done --- onward and upward - cheering for you from Portland, Oregon, USA

Thank you, Zenobia! Much appreciated from the other side of the world! I've just done 10 reps in honour of your comment! 😅

[@paltheporg7821]

This is much better than the original video. Who needs another song about a breakup when you could listen to a woman sing about how she needs to stop eating so much junk food?

Thank you. Yes, so much more topical than breakups!! And that makes ten more squats too...

[@clairebattersby6340]

I recently found your channel and loving your parodies. I totally relate to wearing activewear while sitting around and eating lots! Ha I hope you managed you get fitter... I want to as well.

Thanks, Claire. It's an ongoing battle! Your comment has helped - I just turned it into ten squats. 😁

[@sherryedwards695]

Your videos are so hiliarious and you are so talented. I'm not speaking for myself. I actually lost weight this year. I am what I call myself "a social eater". I don't enjoy eating at home. I tend to eat more at social events and parties. And going to restaurants. So for me quarantine has actually helped. I may need to do quarantine even when it's over, ha ha! However, I have been watching Carol 's Dressing Your Truth videos. There are alot of different issues however weight gain was one of her series. She is speaking about Affirmative Actions. Very useful for all areas of life but check out the Affirmatives for weight loss. Good luck on your healthy journey!!

Thank you, Sherry. I'll look out for those videos. I just did 10 squats for your comment.

[@mditt7]

oh this one seals the deal! You've surpassed Weird Al as far as I'm concerned. You deserve a wider audience and much more recognition. - plus I've only just gleaned that you're a bloody Kiwi! What is in the water over there. Kiwi humour is the most wickedly demented and self abasing - I'm thinking Flight of the Concords and New Zealand today with Guy Williams and of course yourself. Having said all that, now drop down and give me ten woman!

😆 Thanks, mditt7! As for the dropping and giving you ten, that was SO last year. This year is all about embracing my spirit animal - the beached whale. 🤪

[@johnanderson6385]

I got hungry just looking at the pictures! 😂😂

Same......! Just did 10 reps for your comment - thanks! 😅

[@englishman1960]

Absolutely love it Shirley. Good to see you at the end. Hope you've had a good year. Wishing you a Merry Christmas.

Thanks, Terry! I'm afraid there's little difference, nearly a year on. Working on it though! I've just done 10 squats for your comment.

[@janetmassa2061]

Oh, my goodness! Another brilliant video. I love the song and I love your take on it! I watched it (and sang along) while cycling!

Cycling?! Woohoo - go, you!

[@robertmcevey3773]

Sitting here,,bouncing between 38 and 40 waists sizes ( more towards 40 now) i hear you. My main diet was junk food trying to camouflage from bad stuff. Covid saw me , figured it couldn't do any more damage and went looking for a gym 🐀,,LOL. Good luck on the challenge 💪

Why does junk food taste so gooooood?!! Just did 10 reps for your comment - thanks! 😅

[@vickiephilpitt7697]

Watching this eight months after its original posting (or at least 8 months since the last comment), I was wondering if you stuck to the promise of the video. For some reason I have been swilling sodas these past months which really added on the pounds (kilos for non Americans ). I also blame the "bad knees" for not doing exercises. As much as your song spoke to me (so true on many levels) I still can't motivate myself do those squats! Guess I'm just a lost cause to exercise. 😜😛😝😲

I have, indeed, though I tend to pool comments, then do a huge squats session before answering them. Still need MUCH more discipline though! 😆 Thanks for your comment - I’ve just turned it into ten squats.

[@vickimainard6048]

Love your work with these videos. I can't watch them without smiling and having a good laugh. I am in the same situation as you. I want to lose weight not for my looks but for my health. At the moment I am testing negative for diabetes and I want to keep that way. I have two shot knees that make exercise difficult. I am going to keep plugging away at it and I know I will get there in the end. Cutting down on junk food is just the beginning.

Thanks so much, Vicki. We can do it! I've just done 10 squats for your comment.

[@queenb3930]

2023 now discovering your channel. Hope you have achieved some of your goals. You have made my day with these parodies!

Thank you, Queen B!

[@garyzim]

Good for you! The key to losing it is keeping up. I have learned that: Fat is tenacious - once it's there it does NOT want to leave. Fat is hungry - when I start putting on weight, I feel hungrier all the time, and it's harder to resist. Longer, lower-impact exercise works better for me than briefer bursts of hard exercise. I've taken to walking around the neighborhood, starting when I was recuperating from shoulder surgery. First walk a few days post surg exhausted me after 10 minutes! Shocking - I used to hike! So I started walking each day or every other day, and going 5 minutes more with every walk, then one block more with each walk. It took a week or two, but I started losing the weight, and seeing that progress made all the difference and made me determined to continue. I also replaced my usual lunch sandwiches with protein smoothies - pea protein and fruit juice and water. The protein staves off the hunger if you give it a little bit of time and get busy doing something you like that takes your mind of snacking... like creating amazingly clever and funny and fun music video parodies! Unfortunately bread carbs seem worse than other carbs, and I'm a sourdough lover too. Now it's just an occasional splurge. If I buy a loaf, it goes into the freezer and I take a slice out when I need a splurge.) M neighborhood walks, now, are 8-10 miles (but usually only once or twice a week), and I've lost 30 pounds - something like 13 of your kilos, and it was a pleasure to spend money on new pants. I know you can do it too. The hardest part is sticking with it. ... and the sourdough. :) Best luck to you, Shirley.

Thank you, Garyzim. Yes, for me, the main battle is motivation, especially for activity after a long, tiring day at work, when all I want to do is sit down for a while. And now for the copy/paste bit I'm putting on all the comments I've yet to have responded to: I've put off comment squatting till I had a few, so I could do them together - yikes, yours is now one of 44 new comments! So that's on my to-do list today - 440 squats / kettle swings. Yeehah!

[@jeananderson3008]

I LOVE, LOVE, LOVE YOU. I’m almost 82 and and love life.. Do as I please, love my 88 year old husband, love my 2 my children and five grandchildren. 8 step grandchildren. God Bless them all.

Thank you so much, Jean!

[@RobG1729]

We so love your parodies, and wish you health and happiness!

Thank you so much - health and happiness to you as well! I just did 10 squats for your comment. 😁

[@PaulR986]

It couldn't be better. Perfect parody, excellent words, scansion and apposite video.

Thanks again!

[@PDXpackrat]

Shirley, I only recently discovered you thanks to the KZbin algorithm- but I think you really rock (and are so dang funny). Hope this finds you happy and well, as we lead into 2024.

Thanks so much! Welcome to the wackiness!!

[@marianlincoln9008]

Wow did that hit the Mark... I'm afraid we all have this problem thanks to bored eating while cooped up thanks to COVID... My gardens have helped keep from having a death like Palor... and as I no longer have my horses the motivation to get out has slipped a bit... Now if my trick knee cooperates I'll be taking long walks with my Black lab puppy ZU ZU.... I've got to do some scouting anyway as I received a hackable easel and paints this X_mas . In spring I perfer out doors between 10am and 3pm... But as the summer takes over its 5am to about 11 am and then again after the sun starts its night time sojourn. I need to loose about 25 to 40 lbs.. What that is in kilos I'm not sure .. I'll rout for you if you'll rout for the rest of us.. Loved this SONG.. Missed it when it 1st came out.

Thank you, Marian - great that you have that easel and paints. Enjoy creating!

[@dancingnature]

Love this started doing ballet again after not doing it for 40 years. Picture those hippo ballerinas from the original Fantasia.

I love those dancing hippos - and think I look similar when I dance too! Enjoy your ballet again - that's really cool. I just did 10 squats for your comment. 😁

[@MadstoneAdventures]

Good on you.... just found your channel. You have some seriously funny parodies. I am sharing them like mad.

Thanks so much, Michael! I've just done 10 squats for your comment. 😁

[@hopegreer3357]

Congratulations on your commitment to your health!!! Love and support from Hope in Camden,Tennessee

Thank you! I did 10 squats for your comment. 😀

[@barbarajlamb]

Well done! I've loved all your videos in 2020/21! I too need motivation on health and fitness. I don't have kettle bells but I will try more squats and sit-ups! Barbara from UK.

You're awesome, Barbara! You can do this too! x10 reps completed for this comment - thanks!