Sandra Boynton's Blue Moo—An Atrociously Made Album That Not Even Children Will Enjoy
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By Kendra Holloway
This album may have been created for children, but it contains perhaps some of the most hideous pieces known to man, both musically and lyrically. A nonexistent MIDI marching band dubbed The Uninvited Loud Precision Band appears thrice throughout this album, claiming they are on parade, and that they are the best intruding band in all the land, which is not the case. "Speed Turtle", performed by Brian Wilson, formerly of The Beach Boys, contains an oxymoronic title and some serious lyrical flaws, e.g. "He can tear across the road in just three hours flat."John Ondrasik's "Big Band Sound" sounds like somebody banging on a keyboard while saying, "I want a big band sound" for what seems like an infinite number of repetitions; this track could have easily been recorded by an idiot with no musical experience. The content of other tracks on Blue Moo are slightly disturbing, such as discussing someone's nose and how much the singer (Neil Sedaka, in this case) admires it. Similarly, Davy Jones' "Your Personal Penguin", seemingly a cute, innocent song about a penguin wishing to befriend the listener, is slightly creepy and can easily be considered a stalker song. Subject matter of other tracks includes dancing hippopotami, bunnies doing the tango, and a singer, specifically B. B. King, misplacing his shoe. I do not recommend this album to anyone for the reasons mentioned above.