While I can't say that the '80s synth-pop of "Drawing," off Barenaked Ladies' new kids music CD Snacktime is my favorite track off the album, the new video for the song, featuring bandmember Kevin Hearn's visuals, is certainly distinct. (Go Team "DRAW"!)
But I think we need to put a moratorium on animated kids' music videos. Time for the live action, folks!
Barenaked Ladies - "Drawing"
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... or is that Barenaked de Mayo?
Anyway, in honor of tomorrow's release of Barenaked Ladies' first CD for kids, Snacktime, I've got a bunch of BNL/Snacktime stuff to post today.
First off, is the video for "7 8 9," the album's leadoff track... This has been out for a while, but you can't go wrong with animated numbers. 'Tis the season of animated numbers, I think.
I'll have more about North Carolina's Secret Agent 23 Skidoo and his first kids' hip-hop CD Easy in the near future, but for the moment, let me just leave you with this, his new video, for "Gotta Be Me." Pretty simple, with kids jumping around, but with sufficient production values and a fun song to make it worth 4 minutes of your (or your kids') time.
Secret Agent 23 Skidoo - "Gotta Be Me"
While I think that the Asylum Street Spankers'Mommy Says No! was definitely one of the best dozen or so CDs from last year, there's no doubt that it was definitely on the edge as kids' CDs go -- it's not for everyone, and some families won't like it at all.
On top of that, one song -- "You Only Love Me For My Lunchbox" -- has achieved what I believe to be a singular achievement in the kids' music genre. It is, to my knowledge, the only kids' song -- recorded specifically for kids -- to be edited for language. That's right, XM Radio is playing the song, but without the last part of the tongue-twister breakdown.
Why? Well, you'll have to watch this video from a Spankers' show in Dallas back in March.
So, anyway, to answer my own question - from about 4:00 to 4:30 or so, most definitely not, unless you want to have a lengthy and probably unproductive discussion with your impressionable child. (Note: the actual cursing is not part of the CD, just to make that clear.)
Asylum Street Spankers - "You Only Love Me For My Lunchbox"
