Free to Be You and Me

Like many before me, I watched this as a kid in school for several years and was surprised to see a DVD release. The DVD has versions of songs not on the CD (a young Michael Jackson for example).

BUT

The DVD quality is pretty bad. It looks like someone put a video camera on a tripod and pointed it at the wall showing the old film on a screen (complete with things blocking the view) - I'm serious. They didn't remaster it or even do a quality transfer.

This may be the only version you will see on DVD so holding off may not be wise if you have no other copy. I pulled a copy from Showtime a LONG Time ago and it's MUCH MUCH MUCH better than the DVD. How sad...

Great DVD. Just as good as I remebered it as a child. My children love it. It is definitely a '70's piece, but the topics ring clear today too. Lots of music and many differnt stories make up this DVD. Every child's collection should have it.

Buy this DVD. Just do it. Lessons like equality, self realization, bullies and gender stereotypes are more needed in today's 'modern' life than ever. So what if the technology is out of touch when the message isn't!

What is a 2 year old going to know of technology anyway? Mine loves good old sesame street over the fancier fare availble; and, believe me, I've tried to get him into more modern stuff so I can bear to sit through it.

We complain that they spend hours in front of the TV and on Nintendo DS. They're just kids in the end and is it them or us succumbing to advertising or the cool gadets out there? Before they get too jaded try out 'Free to be...' on them.

Remember: We've read where parents said the DVD was too dated but I did not read where their kids said 'hey mom this DVD is soooo 1970's I just can't watch it'.

In today's society it is so important to help children develop a positive self-image. This album does that in a very pleasing way. The assembled celebrities do an excellent job, through their songs, of making children feel as though they are worthy and important. I highly recommend this. It is a collection of songs that I used repeatedly, and often, when teaching as an entertaining way of getting the students to feel good about themselves. Highly recommend this DVD!

There's a land that I see where the children are free
And I say it ain't far to this land from where we are
Take my hand,come with me,where the children are free
Come with me,take my hand,and we'll live



In a land where the river runs free
In a land through the green country
In a land to shining sea
And you and me are free to be you and me


I see a land bright and clear,and the time's comin' near
When we'll live in this land,you and me,hand in hand
Take my hand,come along,lend a voice to my song come along
take my my hand sing this song


For a land where the river runs free
For a land in the green country
For a land to a shining sea
For a land where the horses run free
And you and me are free to be you and me


Every boy in this land grows to be his own man
In this land every girl grows to be her own WOMAN!


Come with me take my hand and we RUN!

In a land to the shining sea
In a land where it is always the 70's
... ... ... .. ... .... .. .. you and me