The Idea Song

Barney Songs

The Idea Song

Debuted in

All Aboard!

Written by

Joe Phillips

Usage

2002-2010

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"The Idea Song" is an original Barney song from Seasons 7-13 of Barney & Friends. The song is sung as a duet, however over the years, the song has been sung by one person and/or by a group of three or five.

Lyrics[]

I'd like to think of something

I'd never thought before.

If it doesn't happen right away,

I'll think a little more.

I'll sit a little while

Imagine what could be.

And a new idea might come to me.

I'd like to think of something new,

Something fun to do.

Maybe solve a problem

Or fix a thing or two.

If I sit a little while I'm sure I'll see.

A new idea will come to me.

Barney Song Used In...[]

Included are the friends of Barney who used The Idea Bench to come up with an idea.

Barney's It's A Happy Day (Episode Featured: "It's a Happy Day!")
Let's Go to the Fire House (Riff)
Sharing is Caring! (Episode Featured: "A Picture of Friendship")
I Love My Friends (Scene Taken from: "A Picture of Friendship")
Clean Up, Clean Up! (Episode Featured: "All Aboard!")
Let's Go to the Moon (Episode Featured: "Dream Big")
Perfectly Purple (Episode Featured: "A Perfectly Purple Day")
It's Showtime with Barney (Episode Featured: "Lights! Camera! Action!: A Movie Adventure")
Barney's Worldwide Adventure! (Episode Featured: "The Good Egg: Kenya")

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Cantemos con Barney

Trivia[]

When this song is used with The Idea Bench, a friend usually leads the first stanza while the bench is still, then Barney joins in for the second one as he spins the bench counterclockwise.
In Making a Move!, Let's Go to the Fire House and The Good Egg: Kenya, the bench is spun clockwise instead.
In Dream Big, only Barney leads the first half of the second stanza, altering the first line with “You can think of something new”.
In All Aboard!, Barney repeats the last line as a coda.
This song is usually done in the key of C major. When Riff leads it, it is pitched down to B major.
In Lights! Camera! Action!: A Movie Adventure, only one sings it. In Let's Go to the Fire House and The Good Egg: Kenya, two or more sing with the lead.

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Season One debuts

"The Barney Bag" • "Animal Parade" • "Barney's Dilemma" • "Riding in the Car" • "The Sister Song" • "Where is Family?" • "My Family's Just Right For Me" • "The Traffic Light Song" • "Buckle Up My Seatbelt" • "Walk Across the Street" • "The Stranger Song" • "Tina's Sad Song" • "Our Friend Barney" • "The Clapping Song" • "The Exercise Song" • "Move Your Body" • "Shape Up Freeze" • "Animals in Motion" • "Mish Mash Soup" • "The Milk Song" • "Snackin' On Healthy Food" • "Four Seasons Day" • "If It Never Rained Again" • "The Fall Song" • "Painting the Shapes" • "The Rainbow Song" • "The Airplane Song" • "Taking Turns" • "The Shadow Song" • "I Used to Be Afraid" • "Growing" • "Frosting the Cake" • "The N Game" • "Alphabet Soup" • "Brushing My Teeth" • "Simple and Beautiful a Rainbow" • "Mother Goose, Please Appear" • "I'm Mother Goose" • "The Friendship Song" • "Twinkle Little Lightning Bug" • "The Career March" • "When I Grow Up" • "People Helping Other People" • "The Waitress Song" • "The Five Senses Song" • "The Marching Song" • "Lookin' Round My Neighborhood" • "We Like Rocks" • "Scary Stories" • "Swingin' Up to the Stars" • "Please and Thank You" • "Splashin' in the Bath" • "Carnival of Numbers" • "Number Limbo" • "The Doctor is a Friend of Mine" • "Sleep Song" • "This Is Not My Day" • "Pretty Kitty Blues" • "It's OK to Cry" • "When I Get Mad" • "That's a Home to Me" • "If I Lived Under the Sea" • "The Fiesta Song" • "A La Derecha" • "Tortilla Song" • "Piñata Song"

Season Two debuts

"I Like Autumn" • "No Matter What The Name" • "No Matter Where They Are" • "Turn Off the Light" • "My Yellow Blankey" • "Wave the Flags" • "The Library" • "Listen" • "Hello, Goodbye" • "The Clean Up Clock" • "Happy Dancin'" • "A Silly Hat" • "It's Nice Just to Be Me" • "Look at Me, I'm Three" • "Silly Things" • "Indoor-Outdoor Voices" • "Just Imagine" • "Jungle Adventure" • "The Tiger Song" • "Ten Little Fingers and Toes" • "A Big Parade Of Numbers"

Season Three debuts

"The Raindrop Song" • "I'm Glad I Have a Brother" • "We've Got Shoes" • "Hoe-Down on the Range" • "Here Comes the Firetruck" • "When I'm a Firefighter" • "Gonna Have a Party" • "The Mail Song" • "Pumpernickel" • "Make the Bread" • "The Baby Bop Hop" • "Friends of Mine" • "Our New School" • "Little Chickadees" • "Someone to Love You Forever" • "Classical Crash" • "Let's Do the Tricks My Doggie Does" • "Let's Take Care of Our Pets" • "Big and Little" • "Hooray for Moms and Dads" • "What Can We Play on a Rainy Day?" • "Jungle Adventure (Safari Version)" • "The Elephant Song" • "Here, Kitty Kitty" • "Have a Snack!" • "Wash the Car" • "Let's Go On An Adventure" • "That's Hats" • "Hey, Look at Me! I Can Fly!"

Season Four debuts

"The Classroom Song" • "Colors All Around" • "I Can See It on Your Face" • "Pennies in My Pocket" • "Everybody Should Listen" • "Ticky Ticky Tock" • "By Myself" • "Try and Try Again" • "Clean Up! Do Our Share" • "You Can Count on Me" • "We're Sailing Out Over the Ocean" • "The Construction Song" • "A Family Tradition" • "It's a Great Day" • "Oh, How I Love Trees" • "Squishy, Squashy, Washy" • "When You Have a Ball" • "Roll, Roll, Roll the Ball" • "Share Your Stuff" • "In and Out the Windmill" • "It's a Fun, Fun Sunny Day!" • "It's C-C Cold BRRRR" • "The Yum Yum Song" • "Way Up in a Tree" • "Keep Your Sneeze to Yourself" • "Why?" • "Gonna Have A Picnic" • "The More We Crank The Handle" • "Books Are Fun!" • "The Gaggle, Giggle, Wiggle Dance" • "Every Animal Talks In Its Own Special Way" • "The Adventure Song" • "The Butter Song"

Season Five debuts

"Tell a Grown-Up Friend" • "Saying "Be Careful" Means I Love You" • "The Tummy Song" • "When I'm Old Enough to Join the Band" • "You Might Like Something New" • "I Can Do It" • "I Can Do" • "I Put a Smile On" • "My Jeans are Always Blue" • "I Love to Read" • "This is the Day We Grow the Corn" • "Little Honey Bees" • "Colors Make Me Happy" • "Being Together" • "Riding on a Bike" • "I Am Learning to Spell My Name" • "The Alphabet Parade"

Season Six debuts
"I'd Love to Sail" • "Sharing Together" • "What Will We See at the Zoo?" • "Exercising...Won't You Come and Join Me?" • "What Would I Do Without My Teeth?" • "Look at Me, I'm Dancing" • "Growing Big and Tall" • "Do Some Exercise"

Season Seven debuts

"The Idea Song" • "The Caboose Rides in the Back" • "Up Is Up and Down Is Down" • "Run, Run in One Place" • "Music Is For Everyone" • "I'm a Happy Helper" • "The Pudding Song" • "In and Out the Circle" • "Patter of the Rain" • "Bubbles" • "The Duckies Do" • "Swinging Up and Down" • "Shapes" • "It's a Wonderful World of Shapes" • "Me and My Family" • "Splash and Sprinkle" • "My Very Cool House"

Season Eight debuts
"A Swing is a Beautiful Thing" • "Lookie! It's a Cookie!" • "In the Kitchen" • "A Perfectly Purple Day" • "PIANO" • "Gonna Play Baseball" • "Toss It Out a Window" • "I Love Birthdays" • "I Can Be Anything" • "What If You Could Be in the Spotlight" • "The Hopping Song"

Season Nine debuts
"Captain Pickles" • "Baby Bop's Blankey" • "I'm a Builder • "Riding in a Race Car"

Season Ten debuts

"A Friend Like You" • "Flying in a Plane" • "Together, Together" • "Playing the Shapes" • "When You Hear" • "Exercise Is Good For You" • "The Mad Song" • "Way to Count" • "The Boo Boo Song" • "The Vet Song" • "If All the Snowflakes" • "Why Can't I?" • "Barney's Birthday Song" • "Won't You Imagine with Me?" • "Paintin' Up and Down" • "What a Big Mistake!" • "I Miss You" • "A Bright New Day" • "Best of Friends" • "Being Me" • "The Dance of the Dragon"

Season Eleven debuts

"Just Can't Get Enough" • "What Should I Do?" • "Country Music Star" • "Down on Grandpa's Place" • "Sing a Brand New Song" • "What Shall We Paint Today?" • "The Wind" • "The Things I Want to Do" • "Welcome to Our Tea Party" • "Adventuring to the Circus" • "When Tomorrow Comes" • "Trying and Trying" • "Do Your Best" • "Nobody Likes To Hear No!" • "Honestly" • "Wishing Wishes" • "The Parade Song" • "Barney's Name Game" • "Uh-Oh, Yikes, Whoopsie" • "Santa's Wrapping Crew"

Season Twelve debuts
"Mr. Moon" • "I Love Stories" • "The Superhero Song" • "I Look a Little Scary, But I'm Not"

Season Thirteen debuts
"Brothers and Sisters are Great" • "Chinese Lion Dance" • "Languages from All Around the World" • "Don't Be Blue" • "Hula in the Morning"

Season Fourteen debuts
"Boogie Woogie Piggy"

Home video debuts

"Castles So High" • "Silly Sounds" • "If I Had One Wish" • "It's Good to Be Home" • "That's What an Island Is" • "Tinkerputt's Song" • "Puttin' On A Show" • "Respect" • "Games" • "I Just Can't Wait" • "Sledding, Sledding" • "Once Upon a Time" • "The Having Fun Song" • "Listen to the Mockingbird (Barney's Version)" • "The Popcorn Song" • "Camp WannaRunnaRound" • "A Hiking We Will Go" • "Pick Up Your Part of the World" • "That is What it Means to Be A Friend" • "It's a Beautiful Day" • "Make the Dough" • "Nothing Beats a Pizza" • "Turkey in the Straw (Barney's Version)" • Whay Makes a Flower So Pretty?" • "Just One More Thing" • "A Great Day for Counting!" • In Our Family" • "Mr. Star" • "Floating Together So Free" • "Way Up in Outer Space" • "The Sun" • "Hooray! It's Your Birthday" • "It's Halloween Night Tonight" • "So Many Pumpkins" • "A Big Parade of Costumes" • "Toss It in a Window" • "One, Two, You Know What To Do" • "Walk Around the Block" • "Ten Little Groceries" • "Today, We Can Say!" • "Mac and Cheese" • "Look into Santa's Book" • "Christmas Is Our Favorite Time Of Year" • "Wrap It Up" • "The Land of Mother Goose" • "When the Circus Comes to Town" • "The Squirrel on the Flying Trapeze" • "Anything Can Happen" • "Sour Pickle Face" • "Blue Jay Blues" • "Surfin' on the World Wide Web" • "Barney's Silly Pigs" • "That's How You Make Rock-N-Roll" • "A Rock N Roll Star" • "Trying on Dreams" • "Love is the Reason for Valentine's Day" • "Ten Little Meerkats" • "Rock Like a Monkey" • "Everybody Needs a Nap" • "What If You Could Be in the Circus?" • "Icy, Creamy Ice Cream" • "Barney's Hula Dance" • "A Circle's Shape is Round" • "Pop Wheely's Got a Way to Go" • "We're Writing a Letter to Santa" • "What Shall We Make Today?" • "Dancing, Won't You Come and Join Me?" • "Topsy Turvy Tea" • "We're Having a Party" • "Everybody's Got Feelings • "Where, Oh Where Has My Blankey Gone?" • "The T Game" • "When I'm Old Enough to Join the Team" • "What an Adventure" • Clip, Clop Riding on a Pony" • "The Not-So-Magical Magician" • "It's Time to Celebrate" • "I Hear Music Everywhere" • "Adventuring at the Fair" • "Trying Something New" • "How Does This Thing Work?" • "You Can Make Music with Anything" • "Why Can't I?" • "Sing Your Song" • "Let's Go" • "Living in the Fire House" • "Thinkety Think" • "Fire Safety Medley" • "Hurry, Hurry, Put the Suit On" • "Hero" • "Everybody Dance" • "Love is the Key" • "The Animal and Alphabet Matching Game" • "I Will Always Remember You" • "Here We Go Again" • "Many Ways to Say Friend" • "Flowers" • "Every Day is Earth Day" • "It's Party Time" • "Where The Wind Takes Us"

Audio debuts

"Bedtime with Barney" • "Getting Ready For Bed" • "Listen to the Night Time" • "Nighty-Nite" • "Time for Dreams" • "Blanket of Love" • "Goodnigh" • "Let's Play Together" • "The Land of Make-Believe" • "Laugh With Me!" • "Our Animal Friends" • "I Love the Holidays" • "It's Snowing" • "Hey Santa Claus" • "It's Twinkle Time" • "Barney - The Song" • "Count the Stars" • "Who's Inside It?" • "We're Gonna Find a Way" • "You Can" • "Dream (Twinken's Tune)" • "Let's Sing All the Way Home" • "You Can Do Anything" • "Rainbows Follow the Rain" • "I Love You (Extended Version)" "Good Morning" • "Look Both Ways" • "Numbers, Numbers" • "Find the Numbers in Your House" • "That Sounds Like an Opposite to Me!" • "Seven Days" • "The Barney Boogie" • "Make Way for the Truck"

Live debuts

"BJ's Song" • "The Winkster" • "Mr. Peekaboo" • "Imagine a Place" • "Holidays Around the World" • "Welcome to Our Treehouse" • "Happy Birthday to Me" • "In the Car and Having Fun" • "We Are Little Robots" • "Imagine" • "Here in the Forest" • "Knights' Dance" • "I'm the King" • "The Dino Dance" • "Oh Where, Oh Where Has Baby Bop Gone?" • "Broken Toys" • "The Toy Factory" • "If You Imagine" • "Together With You" • "The Can Can Song" • "The Dino Bhangra Dance" • "The Magic Carpet is the Way to Go" • "Dance Like a Dragon"