UPDATED - You’d think I’d be tired of “The Elephant Song” by now, but I’m not.June 13th, 2008 @ 7:29 am
I did some quick clicking and found his website: Eric Herman - Cool Tunes for Kids. He had several more albums! I had to hear them. We received our packet of his music in the mail a couple of days before our family beach trip, and let me just say, what a lifesaver. It made a 10-hour-plus car ride feel like a lot, lot less….we had so much fun with this music! We sang along with the songs we recognized, laughed at the tunes that were so very silly….and listened quietly to the ballads on his “quiet time” CD, Snail’s Pace. (And yes, of course, listened to “The Elephant Song” 20+ times at least over the course of the trip.)
It’s not just that the kids love his songs….it’s saying something that Ken and I love it, too! The sound of Eric and his band (“The Invisible Band”) is reminiscent of the Beatles (think Beatles doing kid stuff!….fun!), and his many voice changes for every character embodied within his lyrics are amazing. My son giggles quietly at the way his voice growls in the pirate song, “Blackbeard, Bluebeard, and Redbeard.” I thought Ken was going to run off of the road laughing at the tongue-twisting, oh-so-hilarious “Cowboy Bergaleoukaleopaleous” (try saying that ten times fast!).
The sweet renditions of “This Little Light of Mine” and “For the Beauty of the Earth” are so special. We simply cannot get enough of the variety on these CDs.
Eric Herman’s notable way of “getting through” to kids is evident in the fact that he spends a lot of his time visiting schools for assemblies and special programs.
His website has even more videos for viewing, the tour schedule, and a listing of all of his CDs and mp3s available for sale.
Win it!! Eric has very generously offered one of you lucky readers TWO of his CDs: Snail’s Pace and Snow Day! All you have to do is click on over to his website and listen to a few of the song samples (click on the word “listen” by each album on this page). See if you can decide which of his albums your family would like best….I promise it’ll hard to pick just one….then come back here and tell me in one comment which one you’d choose. That’s it!
UPDATE: Eric has now again very generously offered up two more additional prizes! He is going to give away full mp3 downloads of two of his albums, Monkey Business and The Kid in the Mirror! I will draw two additional winners for this with the others (each winner will receive one of the mp3 albums). How cool!
Contest only open to US entries. I’ll close the contest at 11pm EST on Saturday, June 21st and announce the winner Sunday the 22nd. Good luck!
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Michelle
said,
June 13, 2008 at 8:15 am
Like you say, every album sounds awesome. Ever since you posted about the elephant song before, my kids have come to listen to it (and a number of Eric’s other songs) on YouTube. I took some time this morning to listen to a few samples andI think we would enjoy Snail’s Pace, especially since it has The Elephant Song on it.
Candace
said,
June 13, 2008 at 9:37 am
My little girls are loving The Elephant Song, as I type. And Scat Cat is perfect for us as my husband (named Dan) is trying to rid our yard ferral cats… So, I guess we’d have to go with Snail’s Pace.
Crystal
said,
June 13, 2008 at 10:12 am
I really like Snail’s Pace it would be a great cd for nap time.
EJW
said,
June 13, 2008 at 10:33 am
I like Snail’s Pace for a nice change of lullaby/bedtime music.
Sara
said,
June 13, 2008 at 10:35 am
Lucas loved the Elephant Song! I have a feeling we’re going to be purchasing a CD very soon! I really liked Monkey Business! He’s so creative!
Bree
said,
June 13, 2008 at 10:38 am
I think my daughter would love the songs on Snail’s Pace!
Connie H
said,
June 13, 2008 at 10:39 am
Really interested in Snail’s Pace right now…always looking for quiet time fun! Thanks
~Connie (cmhesh at yahoo dot com)
LisaW
said,
June 13, 2008 at 10:44 am
My kids (OK, me too) Loved the elephant song! I think I liked the Monkey Business cd best.
Jill
said,
June 13, 2008 at 10:44 am
Definitely Monkey Business would be my top choice of all his albums. Of the two giveaway options, I’d pick Snow Day, since my kids are really into more up-tempo songs at the moment.. We have several songs of his already on the kids’ media player, purchased online, and the kids love them. Thanks for the chance.
Patti
said,
June 13, 2008 at 10:47 am
I’m pretty sure my kids would love The Kid in the Mirror, it has Elephant song and Video Games. Both big hits here!
CanCan
said,
June 13, 2008 at 12:09 pm
I like the “can you put ‘em in the box” song from Monkey Business….it is a step up from the Barney “Clean UP” song. I like the Bluebeard, Redbeard, Blackbeard song too. We love pirates!
The Snails Pace CD would be great on car trips when I am trying to make them fall asleep.
onlycancan at hotmail dot com
Gina Stratos
said,
June 13, 2008 at 12:16 pm
Just played them all for my kids and it’s unanimous …. SNOW DAY!
gkstratos @yahoo.com
Dana
said,
June 13, 2008 at 12:28 pm
This was the first time I’ve heard them, and I know my twins would love either of these CDS. If we had to choose, I would pick the Snails Pace. Awesome giveaway.
Aubrey
said,
June 13, 2008 at 1:27 pm
I think my family would like Snow Day!
Jo
said,
June 13, 2008 at 2:17 pm
I think my family would enjoy the Snowy Day CD best.
jceko77@yahoo.com
Belinda A.
said,
June 13, 2008 at 5:02 pm
‘Snail’s Pace’ in our family - I like the more mellow tunes for the evening, as a way to signal to my little one that it’s time to slow down and think about bedtime!
belinda_streak(at)hotmail(dot)com
Kristie
said,
June 13, 2008 at 5:22 pm
‘Snow Day’ sounds cute-I think the kids would love it!
khmorgan_00 at yahoo dot com
kelli
said,
June 13, 2008 at 8:48 pm
Snow Day! Though I’ll have to explain what that means since we live in CA.
Shannon
said,
June 13, 2008 at 9:04 pm
Snow Day for us please! Thanks for the opportunity!
Cindi
said,
June 13, 2008 at 9:12 pm
Of course, they all sound great! I really like “Monkey Business” CD. Thanks for a fun contest! Please enter me in your drawing. Many thanks, Cindi
Genevieve
said,
June 13, 2008 at 9:24 pm
I must confess I haven’t actually listened–the baby’s asleep in here–but from the descriptions, I think we’d enjoy Snail’s Pace most by a very small margin.
Jenna
said,
June 14, 2008 at 12:06 am
Snow Day! would be my pick for my awesome little girl.
Krisinda Smith
said,
June 14, 2008 at 12:52 am
Snow Day!!!!!
JenO
said,
June 14, 2008 at 9:01 am
Our little 2 month old has trouble sleeping when it’s quiet, so we always have music on for her. But we don’t want too energetic of music, so snail’s pace sounds like the one for us right now. But hubby and I love music, and these are so cool, any of them would be great!
Erica
said,
June 14, 2008 at 9:40 am
I’d have to say that The Kid in the Mirror! would be the one I’d choose. The girls were in the living room with me while I read this post and watched this video and they both stopped dead in their tracks to listen to “The Elephant Song”. I was amazed!
That being said, my nearly 3-year-old daughter is fascinated by pirates, so I’m sure she’d especially love “Blackbeard, Bluebeard, and Redbeard” from Monkey Business.
Kris
said,
June 14, 2008 at 2:50 pm
the snails pace looks fun!
Stacy
said,
June 14, 2008 at 4:33 pm
I love that its kid music that I won’t mind having play over and over again.
Shay
said,
June 14, 2008 at 5:04 pm
I’d love for my daughter to get some new music! If only I could get my CD player in the car to work.
sam
said,
June 14, 2008 at 8:34 pm
I loved the Snails Pace cd. So nice for quiet time and car rides. Awesome giveaway!
Joanne
said,
June 14, 2008 at 9:17 pm
Snail’s Pace!! If I don’t win, I’m going to buy! I too was browsing YouTube and stumbled upon The Elephant Song. I (26 year old) loved it! I’d make my child listen to it over and over, not necessarily the other way around (he’s 3 months)!
Katie
said,
June 14, 2008 at 11:07 pm
He is so great! I would pick “Snail’s Pace” because we too are addicted to “The Elephant Song.”
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said,
June 15, 2008 at 2:21 am
[...] Muses of Megret - Snail’s Pace and Snow Day CD or full MP3 downloads of Monkey Business and The Kid in the Mirror (June 21st) [...]
judy brittle
said,
June 15, 2008 at 6:02 am
monkey business is the one just loved the monkey sound effect. i would enjoy this with the kids. what great music in fact i loved them all.
Paula McClement
said,
June 15, 2008 at 11:14 am
Snail’s Pace - It’s calming.
Jane
said,
June 15, 2008 at 1:52 pm
This is a really hard choice - my baby listens to several of his songs on YouTube and loves them all (Elephant Song, Snow Day, Crazy Over Vegetables).
I’ll go with “The Kid in the Mirror,” though “Snails Pace” is a close second.
israel y
said,
June 15, 2008 at 5:25 pm
the Snowy Day CD is really nice, thanks for the contest
Burton Bathrick
said,
June 15, 2008 at 8:38 pm
snail’s pace
jodi
said,
June 16, 2008 at 7:49 am
I think Monkey Business would have to get our vote! Thanks!
Channah
said,
June 16, 2008 at 7:59 pm
Snail’s pace, please. And the elephant song is our favorite.
Amy Parsons
said,
June 17, 2008 at 12:24 am
Snail’s pace
LaDonna
said,
June 17, 2008 at 8:36 am
We are definitely fans of Snail’s Pace and Snow Day. They’re both so good it’s hard to decide. My son can’t get enough of the Elephant Song and I love how he sings This Little Light of Mine.
Tammie
said,
June 17, 2008 at 3:45 pm
We are not really “quiet” people so we would have to go with Snow Day over Snail’s Pace but we liked them all. My son liked the song about “playing capture the flag” (I can’t wait for Summer)
Thanks for the contest.
Mary @ Adventures in Mommyland
said,
June 18, 2008 at 1:08 am
We love the monkey business cd. Great giveaway, thanks!
Kathy Conley
said,
June 18, 2008 at 11:48 am
Snow day would be the one for us!
Pamela White
said,
June 20, 2008 at 8:25 pm
I love Eric’s song This Little Light of Mine is my favorite. It reminds me of church when i was a child.
Brooke
said,
June 21, 2008 at 9:46 am
Snail’s Pace. I expect we’d listen to it over and over again for years.
Sara DeMaster Smith
said,
June 21, 2008 at 1:19 pm
My son would *love* listening to Snail’s Pace during his daily quiet time (we’ve said a sad goodbye to afternoon naps!). I hope I win it for him!
Vicki Wurgler
said,
June 21, 2008 at 2:08 pm
we like the song dance like an animal on Snow Day!
Elizabeth M.
said,
June 21, 2008 at 3:30 pm
That’s just so cute! It’s exactly the type of thing that makes kids laugh. I love that.
kathy pease
said,
June 21, 2008 at 3:52 pm
MONKEY BUSINESS
Cassey
said,
June 21, 2008 at 5:15 pm
Snow Day, please!
Christi
said,
June 21, 2008 at 8:01 pm
I think my boys would like the Kid in the Mirror best! Thanks for a great giveaway!
Rickey Moham Jr
said,
June 22, 2008 at 12:16 am
WIN WIN WIN!!!