The Jellydots - Bicycle

Artist: The Jellydots

Song: Bicycle

Album: Hey You Kids! (2006)

The Jellydots are a highly skilled band of music teachers. The lyrical themes are silly, fun, and sometimes serious.

“Hey You Kids!” was recorded in June of 2006 with Mark Addison at his Aerie Studio in Austin. Jim Wilson mastered it in his new home, Airshow Mastering in Boulder, CO.
“Hey You Kids!” is a compilation of all the hits songs by The Jellydots over the last four years with three new songs (Captain Sleep, Bicycle, and Three is a Magic Number.” Tracks 1-9 are uptempo dance tunes designed to wear your kid out. The album ends on a slow note with four soft and mellow tunes perfect for naptime. “Hey You Kids!” was recorded live with the band, so you’ll feel like you’re right there with them at a show.

Hey You Kids! has just been voted number seven in the
Fids and Kamily Poll top 16 albums of 2006.

"No album this year had a better opening song than Hey You Kids! from the Austin, Texas-based Jellydots. “Bicycle,” evoking the joy of being on a bike, whether you’re a kid or a grownup, is simply an exquisite song from start to finish. And who hasn’t wanted to ride a bicycle on the sea or in the sky?"

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The Jellydots perform a special version of their song "Bicycle" live at ImaginOn. This song closed the first show of the Public Library of Charlotte and Mecklenburg County's Tricycle Music Fest.

Eric Herman - The World's Fastest Bicycle

Artist: Eric Herman & The Invisible Man
Song: The World’s Fastest Bicycle
Album: Kid In The Mirror (2003)

Eric Herman (real name Eric Herman Endres) is a children's music performer based in the Pacific Northwest. His music combines various styles of rock music with often wryly humorous kid-related lyrics to create what he refers to as "cool tunes for kids".

This is a great cd from Eric Herman. It is filled with fun catchy songs that our kids sing around the house. Our 2 year-old loves to say "No!" with the kids on the cd during the Elephant Song. The Dinosaur song is one of my favorites. His humor shines through in songs such as There's a Monster in My House. It is a fun cd to listen to.

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My bicycles the fastest that the world has ever seen.

It has supersonic engines and a flame-retardant sheen.

My bicycle will travel a gazillion miles an hour.

It has rockets on the handlebars for supersonic power

Every time I take a ride everybodys eyes get wide-

Wow! Cool!Zoom! Zoom! Zoom! Vroom! Vroom! Vroom!

Go! Go! Go! Whoa! Whoa! Whoa!

Yeah! Yeah! Yeah! Yeah!Zoom! Zoom! Zoom! Vroom! Vroom! Vroom!

Go! Go! Go! Whoa! Whoa! Whoa!Here I come now on my bike!

The pedals both are jet-propelled to help you pedal faster.

The shifter is equipped with an electric turbo blaster.

The fender has a parachute in case you need to brake.

My bike is undeniably the fastest one they make.

Every time I take it out everybody starts to shout-

Wow! Cool!Zoom! Zoom! Zoom! Vroom! Vroom! Vroom!Go! Go! Go! Whoa! Whoa! Whoa!

Yeah! Yeah! Yeah! Yeah!Zoom! Zoom! Zoom! Vroom! Vroom! Vroom!

Go! Go! Go! Whoa! Whoa! Whoa!

Here I come now on my bike!

I could ride it day and night.Its faster than the speed of light.

My bicycles incredible. I love the way it feels.

And Ill like it even more when Dad removes the training wheels

Zoom! Zoom! Zoom! Vroom! Vroom! Vroom!

Go! Go! Go! Whoa! Whoa! Whoa!

Yeah! Yeah! Yeah! Yeah!

Donna Rhodenizer - Singin' The Blues

Artist: Donna Rhodenizer, Andy Duinker
Song: Singin’ The Blues
Album: Blue Skies and Pirates (2001)

Blue Skies and Pirates, 2009 ECMA Nominee for "Children's Recording of the Year", is Donna & Andy's fourth children’s CD. With songs about pirates, changes in the weather and other elements common to rural Nova Scotia it is easy to tell that a Maritime-born Canadian composer has had a hand in the creation of this CD. However, the songs certainly leave any geographical restrictions behind with a variety of styles reflecting the influence of blues, classical, jazz, ragtime, and even a cha cha.
Some of Nova Scotia’s finest musicians have made guest appearances on the CD, creating authentic accompaniment tracks for all the songs. Blue Skies and Pirates has clever lyrics, a variety of musical styles, and musicality that creates a pleasurable listening experience for the whole family.
The 12 songs on this CD are presented in two versions: full performance tracks as well as instrumental accompaniment tracks for those who want to sing with a professional back-up band!
Singin' the Blues: this song is written from a child's perspective. In true "blues" fashion, there is nothing going to keep this kid from complaining.

Please take my bicycle,

my shiny red bicycle.

It's let me down for the very last time.

I have skinned both my knees,

I'm hurtin', so baby, please,

please take my bicycle,

I'm singing the blues.

Please take my chewing gum,

my very best bubble gum.

It's let me down for the very last time.

Bubbles have busted,

they cannot be trusted.

Please take my chewing gum,

I'm singing the blues.
Bicycles and chewing gum,

busted bubble dreams.

Age, it makes no matterwhen blue is how everything seems.

You see I’m not old enough

To own my own pickup truck

Too young to dateand my Momma's not in jail.

I don't mind rainy days,

my dog has not run away,

but all the same I am singing the blues.

But all the same I am singing the blues.

But all the same I am singing the blues.

Oh yeah.

Eric Herman and The Invisible Man - The World's Fastest Bicycle

Artist: Eric Herman and the Invisible Man

Song: The World’s Fastest Bicycle

Album: The Kid in the Mirror

The Kid in the Mirror is the debut CD by Eric Herman and the Invisible Band. Highly acclaimed by kids and adults alike, The Kid in the Mirror features ten songs, including "There's a Monster in My House", "The World's Fastest Bicycle" and the much beloved "The Elephant Song".

"Engagingly sublime, with sophisticated artistry and magnificent wit." - Mindy, age 3

"Way cool!" - Sir Lord Alastair Huffington III, age 84

The Kid In The Mirror rocks with 10 tracks of cool tunes for kids, including such instant classics as "The Dinosaur, the Dodo and the Unicorn", "Video Game", "There's a Monster in My House" and "The Tiger and the Zebra". Five of the songs feature words written by renowned funny poetry author Kenn Nesbitt. Inventive arrangements, snazzy sound effects, imaginative lyrics, the engaging voice of Eric Herman and the punchy tightness and visual appeal of the Invisible Band all put The Kid In The Mirror at the forefront of contemporary children's music.

The real story about what happened to the dinosaurs, dodo birds and unicorns... An all-consuming video game... An extremely fast bicycle... A noisy, sleep-depriving monster... Ethereal dreams of flying... A hungry tiger and tasty zebra... A dangerously crazy mountain road...

Clapping, dancing and jumping along with the kid in the mirror... Elephants that swing through trees... The sun in a bathing suit and the moon in pajamas...

Yes, this album has it all! :o)

And here's the blah blah blah part...

Eric Herman has been a regular music and theater performer/writer in the Western New York area for over 15 years (by the name 'Eric Endres'). He has released several recordings of original music, spanning a wide variety of styles, and has regularly been nominated for area music awards. In addition to performing theater roles including Harold Hill and Alfie Dolittle, Eric has also written the book, lyrics and music for two full-length musical comedies, the first of which, A Week In The Life, was produced at the Alleyway Theatre in Buffalo, NY 2003 to much success and acclaim.

As a performer, Eric is known for being an accomplished and versatile guitarist and vocalist who performs poignant and memorable songs with a humorous and engaging stage manner that entertains audiences of all ages. Early in 2003, Eric began performing music for children at schools, day cares and other events, and quickly gained a reputation for involving kids in the performances and eliciting enthusiastic responses. Eric often performs with his backup group, The Invisible Band, which includes some of the finest invisible musicians in the world, adding a creative and fun element to the convention of backing tracks.

Eric's first album of music for children, The Kid In The Mirror, features ten memorable songs of tremendous wit, depth and musical craft, including five songs with words by popular funny poetry writer Kenn Nesbitt. Above all catchy, humorous, fun and imaginative in its variety of songs, The Kid In The Mirror also touches appropriately and creatively on important subjects like personal safety, self-esteem and bravery in the face of life's challenges.

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My bicycle's the fastest that the world has ever seen.
It has supersonic engines and a flame-retardant sheen.
My bicycle will travel a gazillion miles an hour.
It has rockets on the handlebars for supersonic power.

Every time I take a ride everybody's eyes get wide-
"Wow! Cool!"

Zoom! Zoom! Zoom! Vroom! Vroom! Vroom!
Go! Go! Go! Whoa! Whoa! Whoa!
Yeah! Yeah! Yeah! Yeah!
Zoom! Zoom! Zoom! Vroom! Vroom! Vroom!
Go! Go! Go! Whoa! Whoa! Whoa!
Here I come now on my bike!

The pedals both are jet-propelled to help you pedal faster.
The shifter is equipped with an electric turbo blaster.
The fender has a parachute in case you need to brake.
My bike is undeniably the fastest one they make.

Every time I take it out everybody starts to shout-
"Wow! Cool!"

Zoom! Zoom! Zoom! Vroom! Vroom! Vroom!
Go! Go! Go! Whoa! Whoa! Whoa!
Yeah! Yeah! Yeah! Yeah!
Zoom! Zoom! Zoom! Vroom! Vroom! Vroom!
Go! Go! Go! Whoa! Whoa! Whoa!
Here I come now on my bike!

Yeah yeah, I could ride it day and night.
Yeah yeah, it's faster than the speed of light.

My bicycle's incredible. I love the way it feels.
And I'll like it even more when Dad removes the training wheels…

Zoom! Zoom! Zoom! Vroom! Vroom! Vroom!
Go! Go! Go! Whoa! Whoa! Whoa!
Yeah! Yeah! Yeah! Yeah!

Justin Roberts - Taking Of My Training Wheels

Artist: Justin Roberts

Song: Taking Of My Training Wheels

Album: Meltdown (2006)

Meltdown! is Justin's fifth CD and his most accomplished effort to date. Justin explores the kid's perspective from sidewalk chalk drawings to oceanside sandcastles to life's inevitable meltdowns. With sly references to Elvis Costello, Paul Simon, and Modern English (the title track ends with the proclamation "I'd stop the world and meltdown with you!"), Meltdown! will have the whole family playing air guitar in no time.

(…) bit of a convoluted and tenuous cycling link this one but worth following i think. currently featured on apple's website is artist sarajo frieden and one of the items of work by this very idiosyncratic artist is the cd cover shown right by justin roberts for his album of children's music entitled 'meltdown'

the music is available on itunes (just type 'justin roberts' into the search box), and one of the tracks is entitled 'taking off my training wheels' (if you ever listened to the davis county cycling podcast, you could imagine them playing this) which presumably gave rise to the illustration by sarajo. so it gets a mention here because i like sarajo's style, she uses a mac and it's got a bike on it.

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I started off with three wheels, then I went to four

I started off with three wheels, then I went to four

Just to get to two (doesn’t seem right)

It doesn’t seem right (doesn’t seem right)

To go from three to four to two

So I’m taking off (taking off)

I’m taking off (taking off)

I’m taking off my training wheels

Now I won’t be scared a bit when I take that ride

No, I won’t be scared a bit with Dad by my side

He’ll catch my fall (catch my fall)

Catch my fall (catch my fall)

When you’re a dad, sometimes that’s the deal

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Even though I took ‘em off might put ‘em back on

Even though I took ‘em off might put ‘em back on

And I might go rollin’ rollin’ rollin’ rollin’ rollin’

Through the lawn

Cause it’s softer, softer, softer, softer, softer

Napoleon XIV - I'm In Love With My Red Tricycle

Artist: Napoleon XIV

Song: I’m In Love With My Red Tricycle

Album: The Second Coming (1966)

 

The pseudonym of US songwriter, performer and recording engineer Jerry Samuels, Napoleon XIV burst into the US/UK Top 10 in the summer of 1966 with the bizarre "They're Coming To Take Me Away, Ha-Haaa!". Although clearly a novelty song, its subject matter, mental illness (brought on by the loss of the singer's dog), prompted a ban on many American radio stations. An attempted follow-up, "I'm In Love With My Little Red Tricycle" failed to capture the public's imagination and Napoleon's credibility was further dented when it was revealed that the performer undertaking personal appearances to promote the record was not Samuels but a certain Richard Stern. The presence of Napoleon imitator Kim Fowley hardly helped matters. An album based round the hit with lyrics by comedy writer Jim Lehrer was rushed out but in spite of such amusing titles as "Photogenic, Schizophrenic You", "The Nuts In My Family Tree" and "Bats In My Belfry", it failed to sell in vast quantities. Its final track was not even by Napoleon but instead featured the strains of Josephine XV warbling the acerbic "I'm Happy They Took You Away, Ha-Haaa!". In 1990, Napoleon's finest moment was given a fresh airing courtesy of former Dead Kennedys vocalist Jello Biafra, whose new group Lard recorded a startling version of the hit.

 

The LP starts off with innocent little celeste playing a variant of "Twinkle Twinkle Little Star", and nice little bicycle bell FX. Very evocative of childhood...then Napoleon, in a kiddie voice, intones "Thirty days hath Septober/April June and no wonder/All the rest have peanut butter!/All except my dear grandmother./She had a little red tricycle......I stole it! hahahahahaha" and so begins the story of a man, 43, who likes to ride his little red tricycle, getting stern reminders from his peers to act his age; and at the end he confesses "I didn't really steal the tricycle from my grandmother....it followed me home! hahahaha" and the nice celeste and bells fade to a peaceful but insane close.

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Greg Brown - You Might As Well Go To Sleep

Artist: Greg Brown

Song: You Might As Well Go To Sleep

Album: Bathtub Blues  (1993)

Bathtub Blues is the title of an album by folk singer/guitarist Greg Brown, released in 1993. It is directed towards children and uses a children's chorus on many of the songs.

Over the past 20 years Greg Brown has won the hearts of folk and blues-rocker fans everywhere with his rich baritone and five-star songwriting. On this 1993 recording, Brown and a variety of kids from Iowa--all aspiring songwriters, it seems--deliver 16 songs that mix public domain treasures such as "I See the Moon," Elizabeth Cotton's "Shake Sugaree," and Mississippi John Hurt's "Payday" with charming originals such as "Late Night Radio," "Flabbergabble," "So Long, You Old Tooth," the title track, and the funny "Four Wet Pigs." With lyrics like "The tuna is tired, the seahorse is sleepy" ("Down at the Sea Hotel"), or about the touching trials of "Young Robin," Brown and his kid company create a collection of songs that are as fanciful as they are wistful, witty, and wise.

 

 

You've done about all one kid can do in one day

so you might as well go to sleep,

you might as well go to sleep.

I've said about all one dad can say

So you might as well, might as well go to sleep.

Well I know you hate to go to bed

and to get up is such a trial

but you might as well go to sleep.

You might as well go to sleep.

Oh, I know you are wild

You are my child

but you might as well, might as well go to sleep.

There's nothing on TV, the VCR's busted,

and all your little friends are zonked out.

It's just me and you

and I'm sleepy too

Let's find out what our dreams

are going to be about.

You've done about all one kid can do in one day

so you might as well go to sleep

might as well go to sleep

I've said about all one dad can say

so you might as well, might as well

go to sleep

you might as well, might as well

go to sleep.

Might as well, might as well,

might as well, might as well,

Go to sleep.

Close that other eye now.

You might as well, might as well go to sleep.

You already had a drink of water.

Might as well, might as well,

go to sleep.

Might as well, might as well,

go to sleep.

I don't know what would happen if you rode your bicycle off the roof of the

garage

and  hit a board that was across a barrel and flew away up and hit the moon

and the moon flew into pieces and you were still on your bike riding on a

piece of the moon

back down towards the ocean and the tide was rising.  There'd be alot of

ramifications to the whole situation, but I think maybe we should work on it

tomorrow.

It's going to be big day.  You might as well, might as well

go to sleep.You might as well, might as well go to sleep.

Tom Paxton - Ride My Bike

Artist: Tom Paxton

Song: Ride My Bike

Album: I’ve Got a Yo-Yo (1997)

Thomas Richard Paxton (born October 31, 1937) is a well-known American folk singer and singer-songwriter who has been writing, performing and recording music for over forty years.

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As the 1990s rolled around, Tom began delving deeply into children's music, recording nine children's albums during the decade.
The second of two compilations of my children's songs released by Rounder Records.

Winner of the 1998 Parent's Choice Gold Award

I don't have a copy

Children's songs

Tom Paxton, acoustic guitar, guitar, banjo, vocals
Bucky Berger, drums
Dennis Pendrith, electric bass, string bass
Dave Piltch, string bass
Ken Whitely, guitars, charango, ukulele, mandolins, banjos, piano, synthesizer, organ, jawharp, autoharp, electric guitar, acoustic guitar, dulcimer, string bass, 5-string banjo, tenor banjo, bass harmonica, accordion, triangle
Chris Whitely, harmonica, pedal steel
Dick Smith, percussion
John Sheard, piano, synthesizer
Kathryn Moses, tenor sax, flute
Stephen Donald, trombone
Graham Townsend, fiddle
Jim Galloway, soprano, baritone sax
Scott Irvine, tuba
Dave Willis, bass
Ian Hunt, guitar
Ed Tossing, emulator
Colleen Peterson, Joan Bessen, Rahim Karmali, Billy Mavrakakis, Nooreen Rahemtullah, Debbie Randall, Justin Tossing, Elizabeth Greenburg, Kala Savage, vocals
Produced by Ken Whitely, Milt Okun & Bob Gibson