Blue Moo: 17 Jukebox Hits from Way Back Never [With CD]

I like the book but I wanted the CD and it was listed in the description but in the book or package.

My first copy of PHILADELPHIA CHICKENS was a gift for my granddaughters. We all enjoyed it so much that I bought three more copies -- each one for myself but impulsively given away. Now I have BLUE MOO, and I'm keeping it for myself, so don't even hint for it. You may know Sandra Boynton's impressive children's books but this music thing she has going on is something else again. "Renegade children's music," she calls it. BLUE MOO is subtitled "17 Jukebox Hits from Way Back Never," and trust me, you don't need children around to enjoy it. Boynton collaborated with composer Michael Ford on these 17 fractured hits, and she mustered another stellar group of performers for the CD. Patti LuPone shines on "Rabbit Tango," and yes, that's the amazing B.B. King delivering the goods with "One Shoe Blues." Christopher Kale Jones of JERSEY BOYS fame croons "Singing In The Shower." When was the last time you heard a new release from veteran Neil Sedaka? Here he is in great doo-wop form with "Your Nose." And speaking of doo-wop, we have Sha Na Na singing "Gorilla Song" ("Banana nana nana nana, na na na"). Bobby Vee takes you down memory lane with the sentimental "With You," and John Ondrasik of Five For Fighting with a beautifully syncopated track named "Big Band Sound." How about "Speed Turtle": >> It's a ... Speed Turtle. Whoa-ho! <br />>> It's a ... Speed Turtle. Oh, no! <br />>> Man alive, it's in overdrive. <br />>> Go, little turtle, go go. <br /> <br />Yes, that's Brian Wilson, who else? And while I'm stating the obvious, "Mersey Lullaby" is (of course) recorded by Gerry & The Pacemakers. <br /> <br />The title tune is offered twice, once by Steve Lawrence and in a jazzed up "Blue Moo '62" version by a house "girl group." <br /> <br />Did you ever think of teaching a hippo to swing dance? "When A Hippo Can Dance" signals the idea: <br /> <br />>> If you have a hippo you love very much, <br />>> Yet you find it has one or two faults -- <br />>> Such as sleeping too late, such as making you wait -- <br />>> I suggest that you teach it to waltz. <br /> <br />The 18 tracks on this CD (yes, 18, notwithstanding the subtitle) will get your toes tapping, get you up dancing in fact. What fun! <br /> <br />Oh, and did I explain that there's a book too? A very entertaining illustrated songbook; which is handy because you won't want to miss a lyric. <br /> <br />Sandra Boynton produces a wonderfully creative project that the whole family will enjoy. You'll want to get your own; I'm definitely keeping mine. <br /> <br />Linda Bulger, 2008 <br /> <br />

Like many parents, I have an ever increasing number of Boynton's works. Blu Moo takes her barn yard crew into the relm of 40's, 50's and early 60's music. Full of comic twists, it is well written and very well performed. My whole family enjoys the songs! Good for play time and to close out the day. If you like Sandra Boynton's other works, then you are sure to love Blu Moo!

Not a "Kid's CD" that Adults will like but an "Adult CD" that kids will love! When "Philadelphia Chickens" - the first Book and CD released by Boynton and Ford - was released I ran out and got copies for all my friends. (Heck, I live in Philly, so it was a natural.). Not one of these friends had young children. All were grown. But I knew they'd love it as much as I did. The next projects "Dog Train" and "Rhinoceros Tap" were more like "teasers" for something more. Well that something more is "Blue Moo" and I love it even more than "Chickens". And so will you. Yes YOU! Baby Boomers and even younger AARP members. This was our music - but with new words. And the performers like Neil Sedaka (singing a song SOMEONE ELSE wrote and doing it well), Steve Lawrence (when's the last time HE made a record?) and Gerry & The Pacemakers (to add a British Beat touch) are on record (date we still call them records?) for the first time in many years. Any new recording by Beach Boy musical wizard Brian Wilson is a must have and he's here too - having a ball. I could go on, but just look at the track list. If this was just a 17 track CD in a jewel box it would be a bargain at the list price of under $17.00. But it's 66 page (!) book with all the musical notes and words AND - of course - great Sandra Boynton artwork. This ones a no-brainer. Whether you have kids or not, if you love "oldies", you need this CD and book. If you do have kids, or grandkids, you need multiple copies: One for the car, one for their playroom and.... one for you to listen to all by yourself. Steve Ramm "Anything Phonographic"

This is a great CD - on par with Philadelphia Chickens (I was not as big of a fan of Rhinoceros Tap or Dog Train). Right now, it is the only CD my 4-year-old daughter will listen to (which is great since the Boynton/Ford CDs are the least likely kiddie CDs to drive my husband and myself insane). In particular, she likes "Singing in the Shower" and "Speed Turtle". My favorite is the "One Shoe Blues".

I originally bought "Blue Moo" for my friend's 7-year-old granddaughter, but I'm enjoying it just as much as she at nearly 57. Hearing Neil Sedaka on "Your Nose" brings me back to "Oh Carol" and "Calendar Girl", Bobby Vee's "With You" evokes memories of "The Night Has a Thousand Eyes", and "Blue Moo", the title cut, takes me back to Steve Lawrence's performance of "Go Away Little Girl" on a freezing night in January, 1963 on a telethon where an adorable young girl actually thought Lawrence was telling her to "go away, little girl"!! Sha Na Na, the Beach Boys, Gerry and the Pacemakers, Davey Jones--my childhood all over again. But maybe the most catchy of all is "Singing in the Shower" by relative newcomer Christopher Kale Jones. For a few minutes, Jones brings back the great Frankie Valli and the Four Seasons with his flawless tone and falsetto, singing a ditty whose beat reminds me of the Seasons' timeless "Sherry". Close your eyes and you'll think it's October, 1962 all over again with NY's Cousin Brucie on WABC AM radio. I urge anyone considering buying to check out the video on www.sandraboynton.com to hear some marvelous snippets and see what these amazing legends look and sound like today! As a bonus, we're rewarded with author Sandra Boynton's daughter Darcy singing the female version of "Blue Moo" and young Jones wowing us with "Singing in the Shower"--in fact, this morning I was singing in the shower "Singing in the Shower"....