I like the art direction in the book/CD collection this new Trout Fishing in America song is found more than the (simple) art direction in this video. It's "16 or 17 Hours of Sleep" from the new book (out this week) Chicken Joe Forgets Something Important. It's an amusing song (which isn't too surprising given its source).
Trout Fishing in America - "16 or 17 Hours of Sleep" [Vimeo]
Two possible video responses after the jump...
Video: "Baby Cloud" - Caspar Babypants (feat. Rachel Loshak)
This video for the closing track on the new Caspar Babypants album Sing Along! is every bit as beautiful as the song itself. The video is for "Baby Cloud," which primarily features the vocals of Rachel Loshak (aka Morgan Taylor's wife and a recording artist in her own right.) It's a modern folk classic, and now it has a video worthy of the song.
Caspar Babypants feat. Rachel Loshak - "Baby Cloud" [YouTube]
But wait, there's more at his YouTube page.
Video: "Foot Notes" - Jim Gill
I've always enjoyed the playfulness in Jim Gill's music, and this new video for "Foot Notes" from his upcoming fall release Music Play for Folks of All Stripes is an excellent example of his playful word play. What it lacks in, say, melody, it makes up for in improvisational generosity. As a matter of fact, you can dance to it. You just need to think about it a bit.
Jim Gill - "Foot Notes" [Vimeo]
Video: "My Little Chicken (Chopsticks)" - Beethoven's Wig`
What do you get when you cross Seven Brides with Seven Brothers with musically destructive poultry? I have no idea.
But while you're pondering that, distract your kids for a minute or so by letting them watch the first video from the upcoming Beethoven's Wig album Sing Along Piano Classics, out next month. It's called "My Little Chicken," but you probably know the base melody as "Chopsticks." It's amusing. Perhaps your kids will be able to answer the question I've posed above.
Beethoven's Wig - "My Liittle Chicken (Chopsticks)" [YouTube]
Video: "Ong Tal Sam (Little Spring)" - Elizabeth Mitchell
Y'know, Elizabeth Mitchell's version of "Ong Tal Sam," or "Little Spring" was always one of my favorite cuts off Sunny Day, and this video just makes me love it even more. Oh, the cuteness. (Yes, I am secure in my masculinity and still feel confident in proclaiming, "Oh, the cuteness" on the interwebs.)
Elizabeth Mitchell & You Are My Flower - "Ong Tal Sam (Little Spring)" [Vimeo]
Video: "The Muppet Show Theme Song" - OK Go
The Muppets. OK Go. Together again for the first time, performing "The Muppet Show Theme Song." It's treadmill-tational!
Kids will giggle. Adults will howl. Kinda like The Muppet Show itself. Yes, it's worth the brief embedded commercial before it starts. [By the way, in case you or your kids absolutely love this version of the song, you should be aware that the version on Muppets: The Green Album comes without the Muppet voices.]
OK Go - "The Muppet Show Theme Song" [YouTube]
