Story of THE SONG

What is the story of The Song? Not a song or even this song but THE SONG.

THE SONG began in 2001, at Grandma's 70th Birthday Party. She was gifted with a new and improved version of "The Brady Bunch," tailor made to describe Grandma's large and still growing family.

In July, Uncle Ken and Aunt Cheryl were married -- and serenaded with "Gilligan's Island." This song had been picked out by...you guessed it...Uncle Norm! Yes, it was Uncle Norm who saw fit to pull the strings behind the scenes, pick a song, and thus the song tradition was further established. With a little help from lesser known aunts and uncles, this song became the story of Uncle Ken's life -- with Cheryl stranded on Shomo Island.

But that wasn't enough to cement THE SONG into a tradition and the stuff of Shomo lore. (And Oglesby, Saber, and Woolley lore...) The next THE SONG would do this. Can you name that song?

In the comments section, please list your THE SONG (and some of the words).

Another fascinating question is, what is the future of THE SONG? We mark a milestone this month with the first multimedia, disembodied, user-generated, Web 2.0 version of THE SONG. Does this move THE SONG to the next level? Does this kill THE SONG by sapping all energy out of all Hannah's aunts and uncles, or was that energy drain inevitable because of Hannah's complicated life? Will a new generation of thesongwriters arise?

If you don't yet have a THE SONG, we want to hear from you! We think...