Underwater Basket Weaving (Lyric Video)

A funny #powerpop song about #college, inspired by #elviscostello
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My wife Amy and I were talking about a band mate who had a heavy course load. Amy said Amelia wasn't exactly taking underwater basket weaving. I thought about it and said, "That course actually sounds pretty hard." We laughed and quickly came to the conclusion we should write a song about it.
Underwater basket weaving is a term used to put down colleges not considered to offer serious academics, like "Oh, that school? They only offer majors in underwater basket weaving!"
Lyrics:
I took a course in underwater basket weaving
On paper it looked easy, but it was so deceiving
I never thought of what it would be
To weave a basket under the sea
Now these are credits I won’t be receiving
I lost my cool when my wicker got all wet
I look back on it now with with much regret
Do you hold your breath down there while you weave?
Or do you use a snorkel to breathe?
If anything’s harder, I ain’t seen it yet
Underwater basket weaving
The ultimate skill to be achieving
If you can do that, you can do anything
This ain’t no course for no ding-a-ling
My mom would say the course wasn’t serious
I thought it sounded kind of dumb but mysterious
Though It’s not rocket science or brain surgery
It turned out harder than those classes for me
I couldn’t catch my breath and I got delirious
I flunked a course in underwater basket weaving
I thought I got it made but now that’s a grade I’m grieving
We joked about it back in the day
A piece of cake, and an easy A
Now in my intellect I have stopped believing
Underwater basket weaving
The ultimate skill to be achieving
If you can do that, you can do anything
This ain’t no course for no ding-a-ling
The joke was on me as I would soon discover
I badly misjudged this book by its cover
That impossible course pulled my average down
At least I’m lucky I didn’t drown
Underwater basket weaving
The ultimate skill to be achieving
If you can do that, you can do anything
This ain’t no course for no ding-a-ling
I took a course in underwater basket weaving
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Stock video footage from iStock/Getty Images
Edited by Jason Didner using CyberLink PowerDirector
Lyrics by Jason Didner and Amy Didner
Music by Jason Didner
All vocals and instruments by Jason Didner
Produced, mixed and mastered by Jason Didner

[@stephenlondon3363]

Good Sunday afternoon, my friend, and I absolutely cannot get enough of this song in all its iterations!! And what a great video, with all the fantastic underwater divers and images and aquatic life beneath the Sea… And this really is a perfect blend of Elvis Costello meets Springsteen (It did occur to me that the quick little electric guitar feel towards the end has such a Journey vibe- at least that’s what popped into my mind); now you know I love all your music, but there’s just something about this song that I cannot get out of my head 🧑🏻‍🦱🎼🎤🎸🥁🎸🎹

[@jasondidner]

Thanks Steve! I'm glad you caught the little Journey quote coming out of the 2nd verse. Amy and I had a good laugh coming up with "In my intellect, I have stopped believing." That's when I thought it would be funny to quote "Don't Stop Believin'." That little solo took quite a bit of practice to get it precise, but was totally worth it!