I woke up this morning ...

... with this song rolling around in my head:

♪ When my friend William was five years old
   He wanted a doll, to hug and hold
   "A doll," said William, "is what I need
   To wash and clean, and dress and feed" ♪

(switch to tormenty voice)

♪ A doll, a doll, William wants a doll ♪

♪ A doll, a doll, William wants a doll ♪

Ah! A playground torment I've not thought twice about since its many-times-daily occurance (back in 1972 when the album "Free to be You and Me" made it's debut). Though I share a name with the subject in this ditty, I was actually 6 at the time and so, clearly not the same dude at all. But, most of my classmates did not see it this way -- even the girls.

It's a scar apparently borne all these years. And what does one do when suddenly confronted with a nearly 40 year old ridiculous memory? Look it up on the interwebtoobs, of course ... then blog about it.

I learned a lot about this song that I did not know, but my quest was satisfied when I discovered that just a couple of weeks ago the fine folks at RiffTrax took aim at this very phenom.

Just a couple of weeks ago! After almost 40 years!

And a few months ago, the "Free To Be You and Me" Foundation started a YouTube channel with 5 teaser videos to promote the imminent re-mastered re-release of this whole shebang. Only one clip has been added to the pile since ... about a month ago (and guess which one that was).

Methinks either Marlo Thomas or Mike Nelson & Co. may have discovered a way to market directly into the Morphic field (and apparently there's a 3-4 week lead-time).