Philip Parker

Philip Parker alongside his wife Kathy Parker posing with other Barney & Friends products

Philip Ames Parker (born April 1, 1947) is a songwriter who wrote songs for Barney & Friends, as well as for the Barney & the Backyard Gang videos.

Bio

Many of the songs from the early days of the television series were written by Parker. In addition to his songs, he also performed The Bear in "Campfire Sing-Along". He is the husband of Barney co-creator Kathy Parker which is how he came to get the job. He studied music in college, but outside college, he taught trigonometry for many years. He now teaches algebra in the Dallas Fort worth area.

According to Bob West (the voice of Barney from 1988-2001), Phil and Kathy were to create another show in 2003. However, Bob West and others who have previously worked on Barney have since lost contact with the both of them.

List of Songs Written

1. Waiting for Santa
2. Winter's Wonderful
3. Skating, Skating
4. The Elves' Rap
5. Let's All Do A Little Tapping
6. Everyone is Special
7. The Backyard Gang Rap
8. We Are Barney and the Backyard Gang
9. Baby Bop's Song
10. Baby Bop's Street Dance
11. Bubble, Bubble Bath
12. Help Protect the Earth
13. Me and My Teddy
14. There Are 50 Stars on Our Flag
15. I Can Laugh
16. Good Manners
17. Barney Theme Song (additional lyrics for Barney & Friends)
18. The Barney Bag
19. I'm a Little Robot
20. The Animal Parade
21. The Family in the Dell
22. Riding in the Car
23. The Sister Song
24. Where is Family?
25. My Family's Just Right For Me
26. The Traffic Light Song
27. The Stranger Song
28. Tina's Sad Song
29. Our Friend Barney
30. The Clapping Song
31. The Exercise Song
32. Move Your Body
33. The Shape Up Freeze
34. Animals in Motion
35. Mish Mash Soup
36. The Milk Song
37. Snackin' On Healthy Food
38. If It Never Ever Rained Again
39. The Fall Song
40. Painting the Shapes
41. The Rainbow Song
42. The Airplane Song
43. The More We Share Together
44. Taking Turns
45. The Shadow Song
46. Ten Little Monsters
47. I Used to Be Afraid
48. Growing
49. Frosting the Cake
50. Hey, Hey, Our Friends Are Here
51. The N Game
52. Alphabet Soup
53. Brushing My Teeth
54. Simple and Beautiful a Rainbow
55. Mother Goose, Please Appear
56. I'm Mother Goose
57. Oh Where, Oh Where Has My Teddy Bear Gone?
58. The Friendship Song
59. Twinkle Little Lightning Bug
60. The Career March
61. When I Grow Up
62. People Helping Other People
63. The Waitress Song
64. The Five Senses Song
65. The Marching Song
66. Lookin' Round My Neighborhood
67. We Like Rocks
68. Scary Stories
69. Swingin' Up to the Stars
70. Please and Thank You
71. I Try To Be Polite
72. Splashin' in the Bath
73. A Carnival Of Numbers
74. Number Limbo
75. The Doctor is a Friend of Mine
76. The Sleep Song
77. This Is Not My Day
78. Pretty Kitty Blues
79. It's OK to Cry
80. When I Get Mad
81. That's a Home to Me
82. If I Lived Under the Sea
83. The Fiesta Song
84. The Tortilla Song
85. Piñata Song
86. Castles So High
87. Silly Sounds
88. If I Had One Wish
89. It's Good to Be Home
90. I Like Autumn
91. No Matter What the Name
92. No Matter Where They Are
93. Turn Off the Light
94. My Yellow Blankey
95. Wave the Flags
96. The Library Song
97. Our Friend Barney Had A Band
98. Listen
99. Hello, Goodbye
100. The Clean Up Clock
101. Happy Dancin'
102. A Silly Hat
103. It's Nice Just to Be Me
104. Look At Me, I'm Three
105. Silly Things
106. Indoor-Outdoor Voices
107. Just Imagine
108. Jungle Adventure
109. The Tiger Song
110. A Big Parade Of Numbers
111. The Winkster's Song
112. BJ's Song
113. Tinkerputt's Song
114. Jungle Adventure (Safari Version)
115. Here in the Forest
116. I'm the King