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| | Kids' Stuff | | | Music Artist : | | King's Singers | | Music Style : | | General | | Record Label : | | Primarily A Cappella | | Release Date : | | 2002-03-12 | | Store Price : | | $15.99 | | Artistopia's Price: $15.99 | | Usually ships in 24 hours | | |
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CD Tracks/Songs
Disc 11. Teddy Bears' Picnic
2. Humpty Dumpty/Old King Cole/The Grand Old Duke of York/Intro: ...
3. This Old Man
4. Over the Hills and Far Away/Intro: Wind on the Hill
5. King John's Christmas/Intro: The Snowman
6. Riddle Song/Intro: Cottleston Pie
7. Walking in the Air
8. Yellow Submarine/Intro: Baby Sardine
9. Owl and the Pussycat/Intro: The Island
10. Here We Go Down the Line/Into: The Land of the Bunbley Boo
11. Lavender's Blue/Intro: There Once Was a King
12. Wendell the Worm/Intro: At the Zoo/Little Worm
13. I Know an Old Woman
14. Frog Went A-Courtin'/We All Stand Together/Intro: The Frog
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Customer Reviews of This Album/CD |
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 Witty, charming, musical - altogether delightful.
Submitted on: 2009-11-10 |
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I am always thrilled to see this album in CD form - I had it on cassette as a child and wore it out through over-listening! Judi Dench is the ideal narrator for a children's recording - she is warm, expressive, and funny. This recording was so well-loved that many of the phrases entered into our family jargon: 'I give buns to the elephants, when I go down to the zoo.' Sometimes the songs have dated a little, or may be unfamiliar to a non-English audience (anyone remember 'I'll sing you one-o'?) but the arrangements are stunning, the singing superb, and the sound effects great. Just listen to the Kings Singers tuning up Old King Cole's fiddles three, or hear the electric train roaring past in one of the musical narratives and you'll understand why this brought so much colour to my childhood.
This is a great introduction to close-harmony singing, if you want a child you love to be exposed to more than kiddy-pop. Many of the poems are classics (A. A. Milne and the like) and there is a perfect balance between the upbeat and the more soothing numbers to keep the little ones entertained for hours. (I bet they can learn to push repeat at a younger age than I learned to turn over a cassette also, so be prepared for reruns!) |
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A Classic...
Submitted on: 2009-07-08 |
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| Growing up to The King's Singers, it was wonderful to find this CD available on Amazon. I received my product in perfect shape and in a timely manner, and have been enjoying the charm and sweet songs of this excellent CD. A great buy for young children! |
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you can expect the joyful sounds.
Submitted on: 2007-11-09 |
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| I ordered it expecting the quality songs from King's singers. Again, they did not let me down. The great songs. I like Judy Dench's narration but it made me feel like a child. And, I hope it could have been separated from the music tracks. But I am not complaining. young Moms liked it in the neighbors but kids didn't seem to care. I guess they are not innocent any more ;)? Post-Britney syndrome we think. |
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BRILLIANT
Submitted on: 2007-11-07 |
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Kids' Stuff is an absoultely wonderful CD. How could it not be with the likes of Judi Dench and The King's Singers - one, a brilliant actress with a beautiful, melodic speaking voice, and the other a vocal group that I've loved and listened to for over 30 years.
I've purchased many copies and have given them to family and friends when they've had a new baby. The response has been the same from everyone I've given it to "The kids love it, and so do we (the parents).
I highly recommend this album for young and old alike. |
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Listened to this as a kid - so glad I can give it to my nephews now!
Submitted on: 2007-10-03 |
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This and Free to Be You and Me were my favorite tapes to listen to from the time I was five to the time I was nine.
Judi Dench's introductions and the King's Singers' delightful melodies stay with me to this day, and as a 22 year old I find myself still getting these caught in my head.
A great, great gift for the babes/kids in your life! |
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