Thanks. The singer wrote the song with Alan Chang and Amy Foster-Gillies, and it became a No. Just like Alan said, when I first heard the song, I thought it was about bashing Europe, too. It was republished, as with most of Korman's older books, in 2004 with a new cover and updated text. He was sent to camp for getting high grades in school and considers that if this was his parents' idea of a reward, than he would've probably gotten into a lot more serious trouble if he had failed. The singer wrote the song with Alan Chang and Amy Foster-Gillies, and it became a No. [3], "Kid wonder: Writing lessons with beloved YA author Gordon Korman", This Can't Be Happening at Macdonald Hall, https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=I_Want_to_Go_Home&oldid=961924862, Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License, This page was last edited on 11 June 2020, at 04:05. Country fans, however, became familiar with the tune when Blake Shelton released it as a single in 2008; his version went on to hit No. So I really wrote the lyrics about just the difficulties of being away from home. Consequently, his laugh is very infectious and usually ends up making whole crowds laugh. There are many songs like this one you may enjoy by Bobby Bare. Mike Webster is Rudy's best friend at camp. He defends Rudy from all the other counselors (including Head Counselor Frank) when they want to force Rudy to play on their teams in order to win camp championships against other camps. [2], Pasha Malla, in a 2008 article for CBC.ca, wrote that "even beyond nostalgia, it's a fun, engaging read" and that the sarcasm of the main character had been "refreshing" for him. Mike has a younger sister called Vikki. I would like to download this song and need to find a site it is available from :confused: I would love to get the song I heard in New Zealand in 1995 which was played at the time NZ won the America's Cup. He's such a good human being, and he promised me that any success that he had, he would include me. A middle-aged man with bow legs who apparently doesn't like kids, he strictly lives by the time in which his grandfather was director of the camp, meaning nothing to him can be different now from then. I was living in Los Angeles at the time, so we became fast friends; he stayed at our house, and he helped host my daughter's fifth birthday party. Frank, the Head Counselor, is in charge of all the counselors and is the first one at the beginning to ask the Warden, "Is there any last problems that we should know about?" The version I'm thinking of is before the 1960s I think.

We'll... Starts "last night I went to sleep in new york city. When did Michael buble win his first award? The version I'm thinking of is before the 1960s I think. Harold Greene is Rudy and Mike's enemy. I am trying to find out the name of the song and artist that xfactor rachel sang in episode 1 :), Does anyone know who sings the new version of "i try"?

He admires Rudy's wit. I dreamed about that girl whose been waiting for so long." Reba's Former Estate Is Now a Country Music-Themed Events Space. Chip, Rudy and Mike's bunk counselor. Here are the lyrics ! Warden is the Camp Director. On its republication in 2004, Resource Links proclaimed that the book is "good, even great at times" and that it "will be as popular with young readers today as it was more than 20 years ago".