Artist: Birdie's Playhouse
Song: "Iguana Wants to Baila"
Album: The Wild World of Wildlife
Description: If the Geico Gecko had a cousin who liked to go salsa dancing, this video might tell the story.
Source: YouTube
"Happy Place" - Mista Cookie Jar & the Chocolate Chips
Artist: Mista Cookie Jar & the Chocolate Chips
Song: "Happy Place"
Album: Ultramagnetic Universal Love Revolution
Description: Enough solar power to power an entire dance floor.
Source: YouTube / Original post
"Yellow" - Renee & Jeremy
Artist: Renee & Jeremy
Song: "Yellow"
Album: A Little Love
Description: If the vocal take on Coldplay's overplayed hit doesn't make you melt, the animation will. A lovely, lovely cover.
Source: YouTube / Original post
"King Kong Kitchie Kitchie Ki Me O" - Laura Veirs
Artist: Laura Veirs
Song: "King Kong Kitchie Kitchie Ki Me O"
Album: Tumble Bee: Laura Veirs Sings Folk Songs For Children
Description: This could easily be a long-lost Sesame Street, right down to the washed-out (watercolor) look of the animation.
"Feelings" - Lisbonne
Artist: Lisbonne
Song: "Feelings"
Album: N/A (OKIDO magazine)
Description: A sunnier Belle & Sebastian, perhaps, with a full range of, er, feelings. My personal favorite feelings described here? "Sweet" and "sour." Based on a poem by Gabby Dawnay, with illustrations by Alex Barrow.
Source: Vimeo
"Just Another Finger" - Dog on Fleas
Artist: Dog on Fleas
Song: "Just Another Finger"
Album: Invisible Friends
Description: Fun with Mac photo software. Also: is it just me, or didn't you think the thumb would have a much lower voice?
Source: YouTube
"Where's the Music?" - Medeski, Martin & Wood
Artist: Medeski, Martin & Wood
Song: "Where's the Music?"
Album: Let's Go Everywhere
Description: Ren & Stimpy meets early-childhood-education-based attention game meets awesome sauce. (Yeah, the video's more than four years old. Who cares?)
Source: Vimeo
"Wash Your Hands" - Bill Harley
Artist: Bill Harley
Song: "Wash Your Hands"
Album: N/A
Description: Important public health announcement meets childish mugging (Harley may be the youngest at heart of all). Also: download the song and other materials for free here.
Source: YouTube
