Artist: Mariana Iranzi
Song: "Valentine's Song"
Album: N/A
Description: Simple popsicle stick puppets made (and singing about, in multiple languages) love. Yes, I'm one month late with this... but I'm also eleven months early.
Source: YouTube
"Five Little Leprechauns" - Peter Apel
Artist: Peter Apel
Song: "Five Little Leprechauns"
Album: Fred's Back!
Description: A simple felt and flannel board-based video to accompany a simple St. Patrick's Day-themed song. I don't think preschoolers are required to wear green in order to watch this, but they probably will be anyway.
Source: YouTube
"Lover Not a Fighter" - Mista Cookie Jar and the Chocolate Chips
Artist: Mista Cookie Jar & the Chocolate Chips
Song: "Lover Not a Fighter"
Album: Ultramagnetic Universal Love Revolution
Description: It's the details in what would otherwise be a fairly typical performance video featuring MCJ and Ava Flava that make this a notch above -- the Soul Train footage in the background, the disco ball, the '70s-era font. Plus, it's an undeniably groovy (and fun) track.
Source: YouTube
"Rock Melon" - Gustafer Yellowgold
In the world of Gustafer Yellowgold, food fights have been turned into a musical art form. Jumping on cake, flinging pancakes, and now this -- "Rock Melon," which is the Queen arena-rocker about cantalope catapults Freddie Mercury never wrote. Perfect for creator Morgan Taylor's spring "Rock Melon Tour."
Gustafer Yellowgold - "Rock Melon" [YouTube]
"Rainy Days" - Tim and the Space Cadets
Artist: Tim and the Space Cadets
Song: "Rainy Days"
Album: Anthems for Adventure
Description: Whatever expertise you thought you had in constructing bed sheet forts and ships, you are nothing compared to these kids, grooving along to a bit of country-tinged pop.
Source: YouTube
"Don't Make Fun of the Goobler" - Elska
Artist: Elska
Song: "Don't Make Fun of the Goobler"
Album: Middle of Nowhere
Description: Another in Elska's series of Iceland-filmed videos, this one featuring her "own green home slice," the Goobler. "My own green home slice," by the way, is my favorite kids music phrase of the year.
Source: YouTube
"I've Got Problems" - Kernel Klump
Artist: Kernel Klump
Song: "I've Got Problems"
Album: N/A
Description: If you were looking a robot to rap about his problems, stop right here. He says it, and it's true, I know nothing about his problems. (I'm sorry, the tiny little arms make me smile every time.)
Source: Vimeo
"Lucas!" - Mista Cookie Jar & the Chocolate Chips
Artist: Mista Cookie Jar & the Chocolate Chips
Song: "Lucas!"
Album: Ultramagnetic Universal Love Revolution
Description: Busy, busy, information overload, but it's nicely put together and, more importantly, is there any doubt that Mista Cookie Jar thinks Lucas is awesome? No, no, there is not.
Source: YouTube
