I know, I've posted before about R.E.M. performing a reworked version of "Shiny Happy People" on Sesame Street. I don't care -- this is such a joyful and funny piece, nearly perfect in every detail, that I still think about semi-regularly.
R.E.M. - "Shiny Happy People (Furry Happy Monsters)" (from Sesame Street) [YouTube]
Another week, another Dial-A-Song song and video that might be from the upcoming They Might Be Giants' kids album Why?. If "Definition of Good" doesn't warm your parental heart, then, well, you probably had a really frustrating morning getting the kids off to school.
Also: this is best viewed on a smartphone, I think. Most appropriately, in any case.
They Might Be Giants - "Definition of Good" [YouTube]
Many moon moon moons ago, Laurie Berkner was on a TV show (Jack's Big Music Show) that aired music videos featuring her (and other artists). Now, Berkner's been devoting her energy to making videos for airing on YouTube, and while the audience might be a little smaller, in the long run, I'm guessing more folks have watched (or at least will watch) her videos there than on cable.
With the impending release of her new album Laurie Berkner's Favorite Classic Kids' Songs on October 23 (it's a huge album, 57 songs in all), I'm guessing we're going to see quite a few videos for the album in the next few months. The first video specifically tied to the album is for "Froggie Went a Courtin'," and since it features cute young kids acting out the song, it should definitely draw your favorite preschooler's attention. (And Berkner's pleading for you to subscribe to her YouTube channel is worth sticking around to the very end.)
Laurie Berkner - "Froggie Went a Courtin'" [YouTube]
The unstoppable march towards They Might Be Giants' new kids album Why? continues. ("Time... is marching on...") Today's TMBG Dial-A-Song treat is "I Made a Mess" and while as with many TMBG songs, its thematically ambiguous lyrics could fit on an album for kids or adults, lines like "No matter how much I wash / It looks even messier than / It did before / I'm making it worse / By trying to clean it up" sure sound like kids' album to me.
The only thing that gives me pause is that the video is filled with public-domain video clips and while it's cute and totally worth your kids' time (and yours), the band has tended to commission brand new animation and film for its kids DVDs. Maybe this is a song that won't make the final cut for Why?, which means we're in for one fine time...
They Might Be Giants - "I Made a Mess" [YouTube]
Quick - I have a question for you.
Has there ever been a band quite as educationally questioning as the Bazillions?
Y'know? Because this is a new video for "Q and U," off their album On The Bright Side? Get it?
Forget this, then. I'm quitting.
The Bazillions - "Q and U" [YouTube]
Ralph's World Rocks and Reads album cover
Ralph Covert is a very busy man late this summer. He's curating the kids' stage at the first-ever Pilgrimage Festival in Franklin, Tennessee -- it's the last weekend in September and will feature Secret Agent 23 Skidoo, Jazzy Ash, Laura Doherty, Farmer Jason and Ralph himself, of course. (Lots of parents will find the lineup not targeted at the kids pretty sweet, too.)
But beyond that, he's got a new album, Ralph's World Rocks and Reads, featuring a bunch of learning-friendly songs -- songs about reading, songs that have been turned into books, and my personal favorite, songs about math, with none more math-y than "Do the Math." And so I'm happy to present the world premiere of the animated video for "Do the Math." Personally, any song that talks about non-Euclidian geometry (and seems to do a decent job of describing it for 6-year-olds) is fine by me.
Ralph's World - "Do the Math" [YouTube]
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