Latin teachers who want to add a little fun and music to their intermediate or advanced classes may enjoy John Linnell ’ s indie-pop “ Roman Songs ,” downloadable from the They Might Be Giants
website . The four-song EP by They Might Be Giants co-founder Linnell debuted in 2021 , and is also viewable on YouTube with quirky cartoon sequences and helpful English translations .
The simplest song in terms of vocabulary is the punk-ish “ tecum circumambulare nolo ” ( 2:15 running time ). I compared it with the Ramones hit of the same name (“ I Don ’ t Want to Walk Around with You ”) which does seem to be an unrelated song , but a side-by-side comparison of the two songs in class might be interesting for students . There are exactly two lines in the song ( including the title ), utilizing the irregular verbs nolo and vis with complementary infinitives . This little song is absolutely catchy and memorable .