Halloween is about a month away. This might be the perfect video, non-fright division -- two minutes of animated cuteness from Brian Vogan. "That's How A Pumpkin Grows" is off his debut Little Songs; the video's directed and illustrated by Alberto Cerriteno and animated by Fashionbudda Studio. (Vogan, incidentally, is working on his next disk; look for it early next year.)
Linus would be proud.
Brian Vogan - "That's How A Pumpkin Grows" [YouTube]
Video: "The Ballad of Daykitty" - Lou Barlow (Pancake Mountain)
It is now possible for folks to promote their album for adults by appearing on a show for kids. Exhibit A: Lou Barlow, who's got a new album, Goodnight Unknown, coming out October 6 and a bunch of videos on the cutely-titled LooTube. (Wonder how many hits they get from folks looking for bathrooms in England?)
But he also recently made an appearance on the venerable (if scrappy and underground) TV show Pancake Mountain and while this song is miles away from the bouncier, dancier stuff you normally hear on the show, the song, "The Ballad of Daykitty," from his album Emoh, works awesome for the young'uns. Rufus dug it, too.
Lou Barlow - "The Ballad of Daykitty" (Pancake Mountain) [YouTube]
Sarah Lee Guthrie and Johnny Irion (and kids) Talk "Go Waggaloo"
I'm obviously biased when it comes to Go Waggaloo, the kids music album from Sarah Lee Guthrie and Johnny Irion, since I have liner notes in the release. But I like the way this slickly produced electronic press kit has the occasional sound of Sarah Lee and Johnny's kids screeching in the background. If you like the sound of the clips (the songs, or the kids) in the piece below, you can go to Folkways' album page and preorder the album, which will not only get you the album early (it'll ship around Oct. 1, nearly a month before it's officially released), but also, if you're one of the first 100 pre-orders, get you an autographed copy.
But there's more...
Video: "Hush Little Baby" - The Bluegrass Babies
I posted their rendition of "Get Along Cindy" a while back, now the Bluegrass Babies (creation of Paul Castle) are back with a new video, this time for "Hush Little Baby." It's a bit too uptempo for the last thing to listen to (or watch) before bedtime, but it's got a sweet sound. Again, the animation is a bit too simple to be classic, but the dancing animals might amuse your 2-year-old.
The Bluegrass Babies - "Hush Little Baby" [YouTube]
Video: "Never Gonna Be Bored" - Adam and the Couch Potatoes
It takes a minute or so to really get revved up, but not since Central Perk has a red couch been employed to such busy effect. Adam and the Couch Potatoes are the friends who rattle off a bunch of suggestions for the "I'm bo-ored" crowd in "Never Gonna Be Bored" from One Size Fits All.
Adam and the Couch Potatoes - "Never Gonna Be Bored" [YouTube]
Kids Music Fights H1N1 Flu
That's right, folks, nothing like the onset of the cold and flu season as an excuse to watch two excellent kids music videos.
The first is "Nice 'N' Clean," and it's from Chromeo, a band that you will not typically listen to with your kids. But Yo Gabba Gabba has a way of getting folks to do all sorts of songs you wouldn't expect. This song is all about washing your hands, and has a funky synthesized video to go along with the funky synthesizers. There's no embedding, but it's worth going here and watching it with the kiddos.
And then, yeah, you have to do the elephant.
The Jimmies - "Do The Elephant" [YouTube, also on the forthcoming Trying Funny Stuff DVD]
