So. Bad days. They suck, right? THEY SUCK.
I’ve had a few bad days lately. At least, that’s what they feel like when I’m in the middle of them. Little things build until the little-thing-mountain feels like it’s going to break my back.
Until later, when I realise it was really a little-thing-molehill.
Partly inspired by Emily from Have a Laugh on Me‘s #projectcalmdownmum, and partly inspired by the sarcasm which is a constant presence in my head, I’m rewriting another well-known song. This time around, I’m taking a crack at Daniel Powter’s Bad Day.
Enjoy.
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Where is your patience when you need it the most?
Your sanity’s gone, given up the ghost
Your baby’s upset and starting to cry
Your toddler keeps asking “Why, why, why?”
And you don’t know how you’ll carry on
You’re trying to get ready to face the day
But everything seems to get in the way
You missed a deadline cleaning baby spew
And a phone call wiping toddler poo
And you don’t know how you’ll carry on
Because you had a bad day
Your kids were a trial
You wanted to yell
And you struggled to smile
You say you don’t know
How to juggle it all
You can’t get work done
When you’re always on call
You had a bad day
Was it really that bad?
If you went with the flow
Would you have been so sad?
You had a bad day
Did you cause the bad day?
You need a blue sky holiday
With no obstacles getting in your way
But… without your kids, could you carry on?!
You had a ‘bad day’
You got nothing done
You sat with your kids
Soaking up the sun
You say you don’t know
When the house will be clean
You’ve farewelled structure
And order and routine
You had a bad day
Was it really that bad?
Life sounds pretty sweet
Perhaps you should be glad
You had a bad day
(Ooh… holiday)
Sometimes little things go on the blink
And your whole day feels so long
They build up high ’til they’re all you see
And you feel you can’t be strong
But perhaps you’re wrong
Yeah…
Yeah…
So how do you feel now you’ve figured it out?
After all
Your family is what it’s all about
Your family is what it’s all about
But you had a ‘bad day’
It dragged on for hours
You sang Wiggles songs
And you counted the flowers
You say you don’t know
What you’re cooking for tea
So what if just once
You serve KFC?
You had a ‘bad day’
You yelled a few times
You’re doing okay
If that’s the worst of your crimes
You had a ‘bad day’…
Not such a bad day
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When was your last ‘bad day’? How did you get through it?
And any requests/suggestions for songs to rewrite in the future?ο»Ώ
My bad days are getting fewer and far between now that I’m starting my day with yoga π Jo x
I’ll have to get you to show me some poses!
Great song! I think every Mum will be able to relate to it, I certainly can.
Thanks lovely.
You are so clever at these songs! My last bad day was on the weekend with the kids fighting like cats and dogs over anything and everything. Argh π
Thanks Renee. It’s always the smaller things that make you snap, isn’t it? They could argue all day, then when one whispers something mean to the other later on, BANG.
Exactly how I feel – everyday until wine o’clock on a Friday afternoon. Loved it.
Thanks Mumabs. Around here that’s known as rum o’clock. It’s slowly making a comeback.
Well done, a great rewrite! Some days are just crappy! I love #projectcalmdownmum
Me too. Clever Em is onto a winner there.
I do look forward to your songs! And nothing wrong with KFC every now and then… You are a great talent Em (thanks for nice words re: Project Calm Down Mum
And here is clever Em! Glad you enjoyed. Thanks for Project Calm Down Mum!
Nice. Somehow we have not left these completely behind, despite their ages being 14 and 7 and now both in school. How do we even manage to do that? Ah well. There is indeed still take away and freezer dinners, much to my husband’s despair. Sigh. #teamIBOT
I imagine that there will always be something – some things? Many things? – that I can point to and whinge about. Time to move on! x
Very clever. Don’t “dis” the bad days too much. They are a fantastic marker to really appreciate the good ones.
They are indeed. Thanks, Mark.
Hilarious, loved it and now have the song stuck in my head!!
Sorry about that! The song in your head part. Not that hilarious part. Feeling a little smug about that, to be honest!
I so related to this song yesterday. I think a lot of mums would be able to relate. Nice work on rewriting the lyrics. π
Thanks Bec! I’ve been relating to this a lot more since injuring myself. Oh well. Sausages in bread for dinner AGAIN is just not the end of the world.
Oh so awesome. I want to see you singing these songs though π
Maybe one day. Maybe. When I can play the piano again!
Awesome lyrics! My motto? You gotta laugh because if you don’t….you’ll cry!
Absolutely! And, fittingly, that was essentially what my first post-it note for Project Calm Down Mum said. Complete circle.
Clever miss! A little perspective goes a long way, it really does. x
Thanks Bron. And yes!
Nicely put!
Thank you!
Love your song rewrites!
And I love your love of them! Glad you enjoy.
Brilliant! This is the new anthem for mums the world over! Particularly liked the line about KFC π My last ‘bad day’ was last week. I couldn’t put my daughter’s port-a-cot together properly and she was so tired and was yelling at me to get her to sleep and I just burst into tears and cried in a ball on the floor for a few minutes. I still didn’t get one of the sides of the cot fully erect, but it was good enough and she got to sleep and I made a cup of tea and went back to feeling like a normal human being π
Thanks Lizzy! Portacots. Oh man. I have a mantra I repeat as I’m assembling ours – it’s just a portacot. There are steps. Just breathe. Follow the steps. Start again if you have to. IT WILL NOT DEFEAT YOU!
Nicely written!
Thank you!
“partially inspired by the sarcasm which is a constant presence in my head..” love it!
Okay, now I want to see a vlog where you’re actually singing it! π
Thinking about it! But will have to transpose it. This song goes over my break. Hats off to Daniel Powter. It ain’t easy!
I’m with Grace. Sing it, sing it sing it! x
Thanks! And see above π
So clever!! I love it. Rachel x
Thanks Rach!
If you and your child are safe, fed and asleep at the end of the day, I call that a win π
Ditto. And if you still have your voice, you can’t have yelled THAT much.
If you and your child are safe, fed and asleep at the end of the day, I call that a win π
Gets better every time I read it! I’ve had a bad day, so glad that I have kid-free day tomorrow!! Thanks for linking π
Thanks for stopping by again! You take your linking duties very seriously π
Ooh, I’ll put some thought into this and see if I can come up with a different song for you to try.
Please do! I have a few ideas but I’m here for the people after all π
I love your version of the song. I’ve bookmarked it for my next bad day #projectcalmdownmum x
Aw, thanks!
Nice work Em. At first I had no idea what song you were doing until I got to the chorus and then I was all “I know this song!”. So that says a lot about how well you did it! Now I am desperately thinking of songs for you to do. Have you done “Somebody that I used to know” yet, is that why it’s popped in to my head, because you did that one. Man I think I need to go to bed!
Thanks! And that’s a good one. No, I haven’t done that one yet. I’ll have to think of the best person to apply it to… perhaps the subject of today’s blog post in fact! Whoops.