SOUNDTRACK: THE NOT-ITS!-“Puppy Dog” (2011).
This song was paired with the Billy Kelly song in OWTKs March podcast. And it, too, is very funny. It is almost aggressively catchy and in your face. I found it a we bit off-putting, but it quickly won me over.
It has a kind of Ralph’s World feel (although they don’t really sound like Ralph’s World or anything). I like the way the chorus actually slows the song down. The “third part” of the song has quite an unexpected sound twist–so there’s more than a simple pop song here.
The lyrics are really quite funny (if a little dark). And the talking dog at the front of the song is awesome.
[READ: 2011] Symphony City
Amy Martin wrote and illustrated this beautiful children’s book. In it, a young girl with nothing to do, hopes to go to the free Symphony in the city today. She gets lost from her parents and experiences the vibrant colors of the music of the city.
While it should be frightening and is a little bit (it gets resolved in a very quick and rather confusing way, but that clearly isn’t the point), the strength of the book is the vibrant colors on every page–bright yellows and reds, dark and moody blues, with different sounds evoking different colors. It actually has a bit of a synesthetic effect, which is all very cool. (more…)
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