Well, of course not. I mean, I'm sure a Halloween kids music video will come out next year that will knock number 5 below out of the list. [Ed.: Heck, I forgot one already, added as #6, that should've been in the top 5.] But they're five videos six worth your family's 15 minutes or so.
5. John Hadfield - "Robot Monkey Head" [YouTube]
OK, technically speaking this isn't a Halloween video. But it darn well should be.
The list continues...
Even More Halloween Songs and Videos
Like all good (or is it bad) scary movies, my original Halloween music post for 2011 spawned not just one sequel, but has, with this post, become a full-on trilogy.
Chuck Cheesman has offered up his Halloween song "Halloween Freak Out!" from his latest album Dancing With No Shoes On as a free download for the next few days (and, really, who would want to listen to it on, say, Nov. 2nd?). Note: actual freaking out during the song is minimal. The download is available at the the top of this page.
Baze and His Silly Friends are offering up a free download of their 2009 song "Scare Me, Scare You."
Number of times "scary" is in the title = 2. Actual level of scariness = 0.1 (but that's OK!)
Download the track here or via the widget below.
Baze and His Silly Friends are offering up a free download of their 2009 song "Scare Me, Scare You."
Number of times "scary" is in the title = 2. Actual level of scariness = 0.1 (but that's OK!)
Download the track here or via the widget below.
So Many Ways To Follow Kids Music, So Little Time
There are so many ways to keep up with me. And while I love the idea of this website, and people interacting with me and with others here, I know that that's not always the way people read me. So I have a good half-dozen other ways for you stay in touch.
A while back I started to publish this very website on the Amazon Kindle platform. It was sort of a beta thing, so I didn't publicize it here, but now that people are actually paying to subscribe, I figure it's ready for primetime. For less than a buck a month, you can get Zooglobble automagically delivered to your Kindle Share: Lunch Money's Original Friend
Ah, it's Grammy nominating time, and artists are doing as much lobbying as they can... in very subtle, non-obtrusive ways, because all that lobbying that movie folks do for Oscar votes is frowned upon by the Grammy folks.
South Carolina Lunch Money band is by no means the only artist to toot their horns (go here to stream another excellent album on the Grammy ballot), but their page letting you download the album for free is, like the album and the band itself, understated, witty, and generous. So go here and download Original Friend for free. And tell someone else about it, even if "Grammy" means "grandmother" to them. (Need more convincing? Read this.)More Halloween Songs and Videos
In my last edition, I highlighted some free Halloween tunes. This time 'round, the songs aren't free, but the videos are. Is that better or worse?
First up, Princess Katie and Racer Steve hired a 53-piece orchestra for their Halloween tune, which is about 51 more pieces than they could have gotten had they hired the Shepherd family. I think they made the right choice. Also, I draw like crap, so the video's waaaaay better, too.
Princess Katie and Racer Steve - "Halloween" [YouTube]
But wait, there's more!
Radio Playlist: New Music October 2011
Time again to update the Zooglobble radio station, covering assorted tracks collected late summer and early this fall. I had to move a number of tracks to a "New Music November 2011" playlist, so here's hoping one appears by, say, November 2011.
This playlist airs in the mid-afternoons (West Coast time), but if you can't listen in the afternoon, the tracks are scattered throughout the day, too. As always, the listing below is as random as the on-air play order (which is due to Internet music restrictions).
Tea Party - The Jimmies (Practically Ridiculous)
Back Home - Secret Agent 23 Skidoo
Punk Rocks - In The Nick Of Time (Making Silly Faces)
What!? - Snapdragon Seeds (Snapdragon Seeds)
Quarter Moon Shining - Chip Taylor & the Grandkids (Golden Kids Rules)
Farewell to the Farm - Ted Jacobs (Back To the Garden)
Wesley Werewolf - Skelly and the Punkins
Wake Up Baby! - Dan Zanes & Friends (Little Nut Tree)
I Think I’m A Bunny - Todd McHatton (Galactic Champions of Joy)
Feets Up (Featuring Rani Arbo) - Alastair Moock (These Are My Friends)
Echolocation - Rocknoceros (Colonel Purple Turtle)
Still Small Voice - Palo Colorado (U R Some 1)
Garbage Man - Mr. Richard & The Pound Hounds (Backyard Astronauts)
Seafood Song - Chuck Cheesman (Dancing With No Shoes On)
Baby Makes Three - Papa Crow (Things That Roar)
A Piano Is Stuck In The Door - Beethoven's Wig Featuring Richard Perlmutter (Beethoven's Wig: Sing Along Piano Classics)
Farm To The Table - Shannon Wurst (Green & Growing (Roots Music For Eco-Kids))
Go Out And Play - The Plants (Sprouting Out)
Country Ditty - The Toy Trains (The Toy Trains)
The Tale Of The Hasty Baker - Miss Lynn (Something New)
Bus Stop - Yosi and the Superdads (Wake Up!)
Keep on the Sunny Side - Professor Banjo (PB and Jam)
1..2..3..4..5..6..7..8..Drums - Mike Park (Smile)
I Like Silver, I Like Gold - Ben Rudnick (Live In Lexington)
The Antelope Can't Elope - Bill Crosby (Boomerang Orangutan)
