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Here Come the ABCs DVD
This is not your father's educational DVD. They Might Be Giants have unleashed their off-beat musical sensibility on a set of educational videos for the younger set. Amusing for kids and parents alike. Details, details - Artist: They Might Be Giants - Ages: All - Original Release Date: - Running Time: 45 minutes - Funky, colorful animations, Wacky puppetry, Witty lyrics - Includes Alphabet of Nations, E Eats Everything, Rolling O and many moreShipping info - Free Shipping
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2 of 2(100%) people would recommend this product to a friend.
Customer Reviews for Here Come the ABCs DVD
Review 1 for Here Come the ABCs DVD
Here Come The ABC's: They Might Be Giants
Date - June 4, 2008
"As a follow-up to their popular and critically-acclaimed children's CD No!, Here Come the ABCs is a bit of a let-down only in comparison to such a strong disc. Part of this is probably due to the deliberate narrowing of subject matter of the new disc. How many different ways can you sing songs about the alphabet, a subject whose signature song was written by Mozart? But the relatively abstract nature of the lyrics allow TMBG to run amuck across the musical spectrum: jaunty ("E Eats Everything"), prog-rockish ("Pictures of Pandas Painting"), sometimes within the same song (the ballad/British Invasion/"Leader-of-the-Pack"-ish "D & W").
Since this CD was created with a companion DVD in mind, some of the songs ("Can You Find It?," "Letter/Not A Letter," "Letter Shapes") seem deficient without any accompanying visuals (I'll address whether or not that's actually the case in an upcoming review of the DVD). And unlike No!, which used a few songs from TMBG's "adult" career, the songs on ABCs are definitely more targeted at kids (thereby increasing the likelihood of odd stares from co-workers should you take the CD to work).
But that's not to say there aren't some standout tracks. "Alphabet Lost and Found" is a electronica-lite song about well, lost and found letters. "I C U" has some great wordplay (or, rather, letter-play). "C Is For Conifers" is a fine entry in the long TMBG tradition of educational songs and covers ("Mammal," "Meet John Ensor," "The Sun Is A Mass (Of Incandescent Gas)"). And "Q U" is just cute (or "qute," I guess).
Can I envision sneaking this off to work like I did with No!? Probably not -- it's not as strong an album in total. But if you (or your children) liked No!, there's no reason to believe you (or they) won't find Here Come the ABCs enjoyable as well."
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Review 2 for Here Come the ABCs DVD
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Would you recommend? Yes
photomommy
Location - LaGrange
Number of Kids - 2
Age of youngest child - 0-1
Age of oldest child - 2-4
Age - 22-29
This DVD is Hilarious!
Date - May 6, 2008
"We were looking for a fun way for our toddler-age daughter to become familiar with her ABCs when we bought this DVD. Our daughter loves it, but that's not all... my husband and I go around singing these hilarious songs, too! It's a really unique, funny video that has certainly helped our daughter with her alphabet knowledge."
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