Hi-YA!

Hi-YA! Performed by Go Banana Go. Approx. 23 min. Go Banana Go. 2020.

K – Gr 5

Go Banana Go is Jim Roach, Emmy Award winning songwriter and producer, and Brian Wecht, a former theoretical physics professor. In this debut album, they perform 13 outrageously funny and silly songs in rock, pop, polka rap, ska, and country. The band’s own children sing backup on several tunes.

With the same words repeating loudly, then softly, “Go Banana Go” is heavy on the drumbeat, causing listener’s feet to tap non-stop. When one has dough, sauce, and cheese on one’s feet, they are aptly named “Pizza Feet.” Comedian Flula Borg gives “German Lessons,” incorrectly translating the German words he speaks into silly English sentences. Before one goes to bed or school, he must “Brush and Brush and Brush,” so the dentist will cry tears of joy. In “Music to Put Your Shoes On To,” a child races to put on his shoes before the song ends, with two sports announcers reporting on his progress. Every baby has “Stinky Diapers.” If one gives a “Dinosaur Tickles,” it might wet its pants. “I Love Cookies” including chocolate chip, peanut butter, sugar, macaroon, gingerbread, round, and square. The “Super Cow” moos super loud and wears a super brown cape. The “Lovely Little Letters” stand for such words as amazing, beautiful, charming, delightful, excellent, fantastic, etc. “Mark and Mark,” a unicorn and cupcake with the same name, are best friends; they go to park, meet Spark the Shark and several more rhyming words. The “Dinosaur Chicken Nugget” tries to run away but has no legs. “The Queen of No Share,” who speaks with an exaggerated English accent, lives in a castle, and never shares any of her many of toys, but when she realizes that no one wants to play with her, she learns to share. This is a great album to share with children, especially those who may be bored from having to shelter inside.

Website: http://gobananagoband.com/