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 Philip 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. Now, he teaches algebra in the Dallas Fort worth area. According to Bob West (the voice of Barney from 1988-2001), Philip 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. A Camping We Will Go
7. Everyone is Special
8. The Backyard Gang Rap
9. We Are Barney & The Backyard Gang
10. Baby Bop's Song
11. Baby Bop's Street Dance
12. Bubble, Bubble Bath
13. Help Protect the Earth
14. Me and My Teddy
15. There Are 50 Stars on Our Flag
16. I Can Laugh
17. Good Manners
18. Barney Theme Song (additional lyrics for Barney & Friends)
19. The Barney Bag
20. I'm a Little Robot
21. The Animal Parade
22. The Family in the Dell
23. Riding in the Car
24. The Sister Song
25. Where is Family?
26. My Family's Just Right For Me
27. The Stranger Song
28. Tina's Sad Song
29. The Clapping Song
30. The Exercise Song
31. Move Your Body
32. The Shape Up Freeze
33. Animals in Motion
34. Mish Mash Soup
35. The Milk Song
36. Snackin' On Healthy Food
37. If It Never Ever Rained Again
38. The Fall Song
39. Painting the Shapes
40. The Rainbow Song
41. The Airplane Song
42. The More We Share Together
43. Taking Turns
44. The Shadow Song
45. Ten Little Monsters
46. I Used to Be Afraid
47. Growing
48. Frosting the Cake
49. Hey, Hey, Our Friends Are Here
50. The N Game
51. Alphabet Soup
52. Brushing My Teeth
53. Simple and Beautiful a Rainbow
54. Mother Goose, Please Appear
55. I'm Mother Goose
56. Oh, Where Has My Teddy Bear Gone?
57. The Friendship Song
58. Twinkle Little Lightning Bug
59. The Career March
60. When I Grow Up
61. People Helping Other People
62. The Waitress Song
63. The Five Senses Song
64. The Marching Song
65. Lookin' Round My Neighborhood
66. We Like Rocks
67. Scary Stories
68. Swingin' Up to the Stars
69. Please and Thank You
70. I Try To Be Polite
71. Splashin' in the Bath
72. A Carnival Of Numbers
73. Number Limbo
74. The Doctor is a Friend of Mine
75. The Sleep Song
76. This Is Not My Day
77. Pretty Kitty Blues
78. It's OK to Cry
79. When I Get Mad
80. That's a Home to Me
81. If I Lived Under the Sea
82. The Fiesta Song
83. The Tortilla Song
84. Castles So High
85. Silly Sounds
86. If I Had One Wish
87. It's Good to Be Home
88. I Like Autumn
89. No Matter What the Name
90. No Matter Where They Are
91. Turn Off the Light
92. My Yellow Blankey
93. Wave the Flags
94. The Library Song
95. Our Friend Barney Had A Band
96. Listen
97. Hello, Goodbye
98. The Clean Up Clock
99. Happy Dancin'
100. A Silly Hat
101. It's Nice Just to Be Me
102. Look at Me, I'm Three
103. Silly Things
104. Indoor-Outdoor Voices
105. Just Imagine
106. Jungle Adventure
107. The Tiger Song
108. Ten Little Fingers and Toes (co-written with Bob Singleton)
109. A Big Parade Of Numbers
110. The Winkster's Song
111. BJ's Song
112. Tinkerputt's Song
113. The Mail Song
114. Jungle Adventure (Safari Version)
115. A Hiking We Will Go (co-written with Joseph Phillips)
116. Here in the Forest
117. I'm the King