A Child's Introduction to Disco - The Kid Stuff Repertory Company

I wanted to put something scary here on the blog for Halloween, so I looked in the records I haven't put on here yet, and this is probably the scariest thing I've got. It's frightening enough to know the Kid Stuff Repertory Company is singing disco songs here, but that's only half the story. Before each song, a lady reads the lyrics to you first so you can follow along with the lyrics sheet in the album. Of course, some of the words are changed up a bit (no "burn that mother down" in "Disco Inferno" for example). It's just weird to hear some lady trying to extract some meaning out of stuff like "If I can't have you, oh-oh-oh".

Anyway, have a Happy Halloween!

Here's the track list:

1. Introduction
2. Same Old Song (lyrics)
3. Same Old Song
4. On Broadway (lyrics)
5. On Broadway
6. Last Dance (lyrics)
7. Last Dance
8. Night Fever (lyrics)
9. Night Fever
10. Disco Inferno (lyrics)
11. Disco Inferno
12. If I Can't Have You (lyrics)
13. If I Can't Have You

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Smokey Bear with Ranger Hal

Yeah, I know I keep saying I'll be right back and I keep disappearing, but I'm back (again) with this interesting album from Smokey Bear, Ranger Hal and their animal friends in this musical adventure. I hope they look better than they do on this cover though! Anyway, hopefully I'll be back with more stuff soon. Enjoy!

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The Aristocats and Purr-ty Pussycat Songs

Hey, I'm back! Yeah, I know I said that last month, but hopefully I mean it this time. I finished with school, but now I'm trying to catch up with things that weren't getting done while I was in school. This is one of them.

This is a bit of a cheat, considering there's only two songs from "The Aristocats" on here. But the rest of the songs actually are about cats, so it has that going for it. It also has "The Alley Cat Dance" that I think is on one of the other records I have on here. Plus "Puss N Boots" was really more of a story than a song. And finally, I think that's the cutest cover I've ever seen of a butler stealing cats, don't you? The other reason I wanted to put this up today is because some websites are doing "A Day Without Cats" today, and I thought I'd fill the void. I'm an ornery cuss sometimes!

Anyway, I'm going to be off through next week so (among the other things I have to do) I want to get back to a more regular schedule here. Enjoy!

Here's the track list:

1. The Aristocats
2. The Cat's Me-ow!
3. This Beautiful Creature
4. Pussy Cat, Pussy Cat
5. Three Blind Mice
6. Ev'rybody Wants to Be a Cat
7. The Alley Cat Dance
8. The Three Little Kittens
9. Puss 'N Boots

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But here's the best Puss in Boots of all!

Pink Panther Punk

I'm back, I'm done with school, and hopefully I can get the blog back on a semi-regular schedule again. I wanted to find something really fun to return on, and I think this little beauty from Kid Stuff Records might just fit the bill. The Pink Panther has a band here called the Pink Punks, and they get to play a few of their songs here. (I also find it interesting that two of the group members are named Itchy and Scratchy.) For some reason, the Pink Panther sounds like an old hippie. Meanwhile, he's being sought out by Inspector Clouseau, who even gets to sing a bit himself. The songs really aren't too bad here, especially for a Kid Stuff Records production. I tried to do my best to split the songs out from the story. Hopefully the transitions aren't too jarring. The thing I think I liked best about this is the album cover. I think it looks pretty cool, don't you? Enjoy!

Here's the track list:

1. Pink Panther Theme
2. Pink Panther Punk Part 1
3. Another Brick in the Wall
4. Pink Panther Punk Part 2
5. Panther on the Prowl
6. Pink Panther Punk Part 3
7. It's Still Rock and Roll to Me
8. It's Punk
9. Pink Panther Punk Part 4
10. What a Fool Believes
11. Pink Panther Punk Part 5
12. Call Me
13. Pink Panther Punk Part 6
14. Rock and Roll Panther

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Announcements (UPDATE 6/22/09)

If I have any new questions or announcements, I'll put them here and get rid of them when I don't want them any more.

I was checking some stuff on the blog here, and found out something pretty cool: today is "Way Out Junk"'s third anniversary! Woo-hoo!! When I started doing this, I figured I'd probably lose interest in it within a year (or that the people reading it would), but I'm still here. Again, apologies for the lax posting lately. Another 2 1/2 weeks or so and I'm done with school, and I'll do my best to try to make up for lost time.

Again, thank you all for coming here, thanks for the comments (good and bad), and thanks for making my life a little more interesting!

Tony

Big Hits from Chitty Chitty Bang Bang - The New Christy Minstrels with Arthur Treacher

Hey Gang, I just wanted to get something new up here so you didn't think I forgot about you all!

Here's another collection of songs from "Chitty Chitty Bang Bang", this time by the pop/folk group The New Christy Minstrels. They're joined on a few songs by actor Arthur Treacher, who I know very little about except he had a chain of fish and chips restaurants in the United States and that he was somebody's second-banana on one of the talk shows (Merv Griffin?). I'm not quite sure what qualified him for the guest spot on this record. It certainly wasn't his singing ability!

Well, I've only got about another three weeks before I'm totally finished with school, and I'll get to graduate with my Masters degree in August. Once I get all that done I can go back to adding stuff here on a regular basis. Hooray!!

Here's the track list:

1. Chitty Chitty Bang Bang
2. Posh! (with Arthur Treacher)
   
3. Hushabye Mountain
4. Medley: Doll on a Music Box/Truly Scrumptious
5. Chu-Chi Face (with Arthur Treacher)
   
6. Fun Fair
7. Me Old Bam-Boo
8. You Two (with Arthur Treacher)
   
9. Roses of Success
10. Lovely Lonely Man
11. Toot Sweets (with Arthur Treacher)
    
12. Chitty Chitty Bang Bang (Reprise)

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Children's Sing Along

Here's an album that, going by the cover, looks like another mishmash of songs from various sources. I mean, there's no photographs of the singers, just a plain picture. And the track list is actually printed on top of the title here, almost like an afterthought. But looks are deceiving here. Not only do all these songs sound like they are performed by the same children's chorus, but this is the same group with the same version of "Sidewalks of New York" that I enjoyed on this album that WAS from a mixture of sources. This is an entire album with these kids, and I really like it. I am reminded once again that "Jingle Bells" isn't really a Christmas song here, and there's some other really rousing songs as well, all done in that great spirited way as "Sidewalks" was. Take a listen to this one. I think you'll enjoy it!

By the way, I apologize once again for my absence. I have my thesis to do next week and I'm trying to prep for it!

Here's the track list:

1. Jingle Bells
2. Standing in Need
3. Banjo's Back in Town
4. Give Me That Old Time Religion
5. Sidewalks of New York
6. Bunker Hillbillies Theme Song
7. Oh Susanna
8. Buffalo Gals
9. Clementine
10. When the Saints Go Marching In

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