Artist: Laurie Berkner
Song: "We Are the Dinosaurs (Dance Remix)"
Album: N/A
Description: You know, everything you really need to know about the song is right there in the title. It's Berkner's modern classic of a song... remixed for the dance floor. I kinda like it, though I was underwhelmed by the drop. The preschoolers will probably rave, though.
Source: YouTube
Artist: Laurie Berkner
Song: "The Cat Came Back"
Album: Whaddaya Think of That?
Description: That's one persistent cat (and one annoyed kid in fake mustache and straw hat). Also, stay tuned for Berkner's mugging for the camera at the end of the video.
Source: YouTube
Artist: Laurie Berkner
Song: "Bottle Caps"
Album: The Ultimate Laurie Berkner Band Collection
Description: With the release of a new greatest hits collection (think of it as Volume 2), Berkner is releasing a series of simple but well-done videos (here's "Drive My Car") featuring Berkner singing directly to her audience along with some other visual distractions -- in this case, the occasional cutaway to some vintage bottlecaps (or rocks in a box, or strings in some things... if you're familiar with the song, you get the point). Nothing wildly creative, but very engaging for preschoolers. I'd also note that these just look very competently produced -- if they eventually end on a DVD (or available via download), that would not surprise me one bit.
Source: YouTube
Artist: Laurie Berkner
Song: "Laurie and Me"
Album: N/A
Description: It's Laurie Berkner and... an animated Laurie Berkner. It's from the brand new Sprout series Sing It, Laurie!. It's the kids music video version of a pilot, outlining the interstitial series' basic concept and introducing (at least visually) all the characters. No embed for this, just watch it here. (Bonus points for the pig on her head.)
Artist: Aaron Nigel Smith
Song: "Man Gave Names"
Album: Welcome to the Village
Description: Yes, there are kids, presumably from Smith's "One World Chorus," who are monkeying around, helping Smith out on the song (see what I did there?). But the real reason to watch are the puppets who remind listeners of the guest artists Laurie Berkner, Lucky Diaz, and Secret Agent 23 Skidoo, but not in any legally infringing way.
Source: Vimeo
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