Artist: Mr. Harley
Song: "These Rhyming Friends of Mine"
Album: Blue Shirt
Description: I am not the biggest fan of the framing device -- what's the point? -- but those puppets, those puppets are made of win, I tell you.
Source: YouTube
"Triangular Triangles" - The Bazillions
Artist: The Bazillions
Song: "Triangular Triangles"
Album: Heads or Tales
Description: Another video from the band's Kickstarter project via eg design. Songs about math are probably harder, generally speaking, to visualize than those about words (let alone stories), so while the base song works well, the video itself pretty much does a perfect job in describing those three types of triangles.
Source: Vimeo
"Just Say Hi!" - Brady Rymer
Artist: Brady Rymer
Song: "Just Say Hi!"
Album: Just Say Hi!
Description: Pretty plain as lyric videos go, but it's such a winning song that I'm posting it anyway.
Source: YouTube
"Snow Globe (Live)" - Molly Ledford (Lunch Money)
Artist: Molly Ledford (Lunch Money)
Album: Original Friend (originally, anyway)
Description: As temperatures reach 100 degrees or more here, I'm more than happy to listen to this snow-inspired song and watch Ledford sing this in front of a wintry background. I'm feeling a little cooler (and warmer) just watching.
Source: YouTube
"Go Fire Truck, Go" - Suzi Shelton
Artist: Suzi Shelton
Song: "Go, Fire Truck, Go"
Album: Smile in My Heart
Description: I can't say that this video is terribly complicated. Even the song itself -- from Shelton's forthcoming album -- is comparatively simple, structurally -- but considering that the songwriter, Henry Rivetti, was FOUR YEARS OLD when he wrote the original song, that's kind of expected. Right in your 4-year-old's wheelhouse.
Source: YouTube
"Girls Wanna Dance" - Milkshake
Artist: Milkshake
Song: "Girls Wanna Dance"
Album: Got a Minute?
Description: Ah, the awkwardness of the junior high dance -- that's the subject of Milkshake's song, and their video for the song, the first from their latest album, goes back in time to when DINOSAURS ROAMED THE EARTH. No, wait, that's not right. It's when live bands played junior high gigs. Which was before my time, at least.
Source: YouTube
"Grand March from Aida" - Dog on Fleas
Artist: Dog on Fleas
Song: "Grand March from Aida"
Album: Buy One Get One Flea
Description: Further proof that simple ideas, even low-budget ones, well-executed can be delightful. The "Backyard Dorkestra" rendition of Verdi's famous "Grand March" from his opera Aida is a silly goof, so why not have a parade of assorted stuffed animals -- including a certain kindie favorite -- represent it? The kids'll be amused -- so was I.
Source: YouTube
"Domingo the Flamingo" - Laura Doherty
Artist: Laura Doherty
Song: "Domingo the Flamingo"
Album: In a Heartbeat
Description: A gentle animated video from Dennis Mazur for Doherty's gentle song about a flamingo who, like Doctor Worm, most enjoys drumming. I often look for the little touches that I like to think were thrown in because they made the creator(s) laugh, and in the case of this video, it's the sight of the flamingo zipping through his weekly schedule on his smartphone.
Source: YouTube
