Playlist 9/27/08

Y’know… Sometimes things just don’t go your way. It’s not necessarily that they go badly, just unexpectedly. This week on Ages 3 and Up! things DIDN’T go as planned. And, thanks to the joy and spontaineity of live broadcasting, you get to hear it all! So, click the player below to hear me show up late after having car trouble, lose a stack of CD’s and discipline Kid-O on air (note the “I’m gonna kill you” Mom voice that scared the bjeezus out of the Blue Yodel guy). Despite all that, we had a BLAST! A totally fun 50 minutes improvising, doing the “Rabbit Tango” and singing about astronauts. Enjoy!

Lisa Loeb and Elizabeth Mitchell– “Butterfly”- Catch The Moon
Dean Jones– “Chase The Butterflies”- Nappers Delight
Patti LuPone– “Rabbit Tango”- v/a Blue Moo
Kelly Hogan– “Senor El Gato”- v/a The Bottle Let Me Down: Songs For Bumpy Wagon Rides
Ella Fitzgerald– “Melinda the Mousie”- Miss Ella’s Playhouse
Recess Monkey– “Kitty Sister”- Tabby Road
Medeski Martin & Wood– “Cat Creeps”- Let’s Go Everywhere
Me 3– “Apple”- The Thin King (forthcoming)
The Mr. T Experience– “Unpack Your Adjectives”- v/a A Slice of Lemon
a tiny bit of the song that comes after “Unpack Your Adjectives” on that lovely slice of early-90’s vinyl
Johnny Cash– “Nasty Dan”- The Johnny Cash Children’s Album
Feist– “1234”- Sesame Street appearance on YouTube
The Free Design– “Can You Tell Me How To Get To Sesame Street?”- Sing For Very Important People
Snow Patrol– “I Am An Astronaut”- v/a Colours Are Brighter
Ricki Wilde– “I Am An Astronaut”- ? (Seems it was a released as a single in 1972, I played it from MySpace)
Kimya Dawson– “Wiggle My Tooth”- Alphabutt
Barry Louis Polisar- “One Day My Friend Barbara Turned into a Frog”- Old Dogs, New Tricks

Dean Jones, of Dog On Fleas put out this incredible, laid back album last year. Nappers Delight is full of WONDERFUL songs about hermit crabs and walking… has some beautifully mutilated traditional numbers, is replete with mbira and electronics AND features a guest vocal from Elizabeth Mitchell. Absolutely one of my new favorites!