Product Review
The tracks on this CD are funny, sweet, nostalgic and even poignant, especially Sarah McLachlans beautiful rendition of Kermit's "Rainbow Connection". There is also a wonderfully diverse range of musical artists on this album such as Cake, Tom Waits, Wilco, Bare Naked Ladies, Dan Wilson. If you weren't a fan of any/all of these artists before hearing the tasty tunes provided on this album, you may well be before you've finished listening to the last track.
Clever new renditions of familiar Muppets and Sesame Street tunes abound, but Semisonic's Dan Wilson, ex-Del Fuego artist Dan Zanes, Toad the Wet Sprocket's Glen Phillips, and Bleu wrote songs for this album, and Tom Waits's lullaby "Bend Down the Branches," originally recorded for a short film, makes its debut on this CD. "The Rainbow Connection" never sounded so sultry as Sarah McLachlan's version here. Another favorite is "The Hoppity Song," a rock & roll ode to Five for Fighting frontman John Ondrasik's son Johnny.
Even if you don't have kids, it's an album for rekindling fond memories of your childhood, whether it's Bert & Ernie or just a good old-fashioned song that first got you hooked to music. The great thing about this album is that it retains just the right balance; never too sweet or cutesy to turn off the adults, and never too serious to turn off the kids.
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