Barenaked Awesome;

or, Of course they like hockey, they're Canadian



Ephraim and I love music. We listen to it constantly, we sing all the time, and make rhythms up using homemade instruments or our bodies. We talk to each other in silly little songs sometimes. Needless to say, he'll prove to have my musical tastes, far superior to that of, well, just about anyone. Remember the music snobs from High Fidelity (both the book and movie)? They have nothing on us.



So, suffice to say, we have discerning taste in children's music, whatever that is. We like most of what we hear on XM Kids. We will listen to anything, but there are certain songs, albums, and artists that we absolutely love. We love Dan Zanes and folk music especially. Add to that list the new Barenaked Ladies disc Snacktime. We especially like Crazy ABC's. And all the other songs. A lot. Most of the songs are vintage BNL, catchy riffs with clever lyrics. We love it. It's our current favorite!



So in summary, Snacktime is Ephraim and my current favorite disc to listen to. And honestly, I promise that it has everything to do with the music. Honestly. It has absolutely nothing to do with the fact that in the first verse of 7-8-9, the first song on the disc, they mention Gordie Howe. I mean, its true that I love hockey and all, but starting the disc off with a hockey reference is only icing on the cake.



And for the record, we do sing hockey songs. Specifically Bleu, Blanc, Rouge! A French language song that they played at the Montreal Forum in the 1980's. It's boubly great, since he sings about the Habs, and learns French to boot!