Morning Exercises Song (looking for different versions)

[PaulisDead2221]

Hi,

I decided to post this in the "music" section, because I figured it would be the most appropriate.

I went to China about a year ago in a student exchange program, and participated every day in Early Morning Exercises. They played a tape for us that kept the rhythm of the exercises, counting from 1 to 8 incessantly. It featured a cheesy horn/orchestral intro, followed by a woman introducing the tape, and preparing to count off. Every day I fell in love with the song a little bit more, especially the woman on the tape who counted off for us

Before we left for the States again, we were given a VCD of the Early Morning Exercises. It started with the same cheesy horn/orchestral introduction, but featured a different speaker, a man. This made me sad, because I can't wake up to the sound of the same sweet authoritative voice that got me out of bed every morning in Shanghai . I've done all the Googling I can muster, and can't find the version of the song I'm used to.

http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=hsg08qFwF7A

I did manage to find, in the above youtube link, the voice I remember from the tape. It's the voice that counts off during the "eye exercises".

If anyone knows where I can find all the different versions of the various "Morning Exercises" tapes/CDs, I would be very grateful.

[skylee]

Interesting video. Thank you.

But why is it that everybody seems to know how to do the exercise?

[roddy]

Because they do them every school day of their lives. For the non-eye ones there's likely someone demonstrating at the front. And again, they do them every school day of their lives.

[skylee]

Here is a funny video on morning exercise -> 做操的理想境界

[Meng Lelan]

Here is a funny video on morning exercise -> 做操的理想境界

Oh man that kid is GOOD. He should be in a wushu guan training in wushu and shaolin gongfu. Did you see his kicks!? omg