#111 – “D & W” (2005)
A.S.: “I like to watch the sports.” L.K.: This isn’t going to win any songwriting awards, but damn is it cute. A.S.: John Linnell in a dialogue with himself. Can’t go too wrong with that premise. L.K.: He’s got a secret desire to be a voice actor, I’m telling you. At least he can do amusing accents. The D puppet from the video is … Read more
#67 – “Goodnight My Friends” (2005)
L.K.: Another tiny song, oh boy. A.S.: Another tiny Here Come the ABCs song. L.K.: Yeah, what a weird coincidence. A.S.: Get ‘em out of the way. L.K.: Yeah, might as well get through them… though I sort of wish they’d be spaced out a little more evenly so that we wouldn’t have a bunch of big, discussion-ripe songs in a row, … Read more
#63 – “Here Come The ABCs” (2005)
A.S.: The effect on the keyboard is pretty cool, whatever exactly that is. Some kind of clippy tremolo thing. L.K.: More annoying shouting kids. It’s kind of unfair that this even counts as a song given its brevity, but then again, it’s no worse than a Fingertip, I guess. A.S.: It’s a track on the album — the first track … Read more
#32 – “Alphabet Of Nations” (2005)
L.K.: You know, this might be the kids song that has wound up being played in more “adult” shows than any other. A.S.: I think “Clap Your Hands” might be the only one that’s been played more. L.K.: Similar to “Clap Your Hands”, different sections of the fanbase seem to have pretty different opinions about this song, and … Read more
#27 – “Flying V” (2005)
[YouTube video tagged as "back to school cool grammy genius lonnie mack albert king geese," among other things.] L.K.: MORE KIDS MUSIC. A.S.: BUT GOOD STUFF. L.K.: YOU KEEP ACTING LIKE YESTERDAY’S SONG WAS THE WORST THING IN THE WORLD. A.S.: What I just said has nothing do with “Lazyhead and Sleepybones”. It has to do with the fact that there are … Read more
