Barenaked Ladies

Fun, catchy songs that frequently play with language and deal with some of the trickier aspects of English. One of my favorites was "Crazy ABCs", an alphabet in which all the beginning letters were either silent or pronounced in unexpected ways -- aisle, djinn, qat, et cetera. "A Word for That" builds some rather exotic vocabulary by singing around little-known body parts like the philtrum and uvula.

(Speaking of body parts, I was pleasantly surprised that they apparently don't need to call show more themselves 'BNL' anymore when singing to kids, the way they used to do in the nineties. Yay progress!)

Other songs deal with counting ("7 8 9") or art appreciation ("Drawing"), while others are just for fun. Not every one thrilled me, but overall, a solid album with a lot to enjoy. show less

Snacktime! is a humorous, quirky, and enthusiastic children’s audio CD, performed by the successful Canadian rock band the Barenaked Ladies. The band’s transition from adult to children’s music is natural, since their original music and odd lyrics are well suited to a younger audience. Snacktime! has 24 tracks, including my favourites “The Ninja’s,” “Raisins,” “Eraser,” “The Canadian Snacktime Trilogy,” “Allergies,” and “Bad Day” for a total runtime of 54 show more minutes. Although the strength of the CD is the high quality musical performance and funny lyrics, parents may question whether Snacktime! offers a conventional “message” that is discernable by children. Snacktime! is not Raffi or Fred Penner, but it does reflect the fun, chaos, and sadness children experience on a daily basis, whether it is the joy of having their own eraser, dealing with an onslaught of allergies (or ninjas), or simply having a bad day. Snacktime! can be enjoyed by children age four and up. show less

Although a children's CD the songs are familiar to older Barenaked Ladies fans and are honestly pretty catchy. This is a CD with 24 original children's songs which is great, because that gives children a little bit more variety. The songs focus on different learning concepts like the ABCs and numbers.

1 The Old Apartment 3:22
2 Falling For The First Time 3:39
3 Brian Wilson 4:44
4 One Week 2:48
5 Be My Yoko Ono 2:44
6 Alternative Girlfriend 4:20
7 It's Only Me (The Wizard Of Magicland) 2:34
8 If I Had $1000000 4:25
9 Call And Answer 5:48
10 Get In Line 3:39
11 It's All Been Done 3:26
12 Jane 4:04
13 Lovers In A Dangerous Time 4:05
14 Pinch Me 4:37
15 Shoebox 3:09
16 What A Good Boy 4:50
17 Too Little Too Late 3:23
18 Enid 4:07
19 Thanks That Was Fun 3:39