A Little Different
Track Listings
| 1. I'm A Slug | ||
| 2. Homemade Band | ||
| 3. These are Not My Children | ||
| 4. I Don't Brush My Teeth and I Never Comb My Hair | ||
| 5. It All Comes Back To Me | ||
| 6. Who Got A Boo-Boo? | ||
| 7. Callie Wallie Doodle All The Day | ||
| 8. Potty Training | ||
| 9. I Still Don't Like Asparagus | ||
| 10. I'd Be Me | ||
| 11. Marvin Doesn't Like The New Baby | ||
| 12. Wet Again | ||
| 13. Donuts | ||
| 14. A Clock Without A "C" | ||
| 15. The Dog Barked: A True Story | ||
| 16. Bad Guys Broke Into Our Car | ||
| 17. Lucky To Be Alive |
Editorial Reviews
Amazon.com
One of a dozen or so reasons to love Barry Louis Polisar's A Little Different is its ability to entertain unflaggingly and at full throttle on two levels. Polisar not only jointly captivates parent/child combos with scandalous songs such as "I Don't Brush My Teeth and I Never Comb My Hair"--in which the protagonist confesses that "The teacher never calls on me / I'm almost sure she'll faint / She says my grammar's good enough / But I'm almost sure it ain't"--he also cleverly draws every last listener in with inclusive lyrics such as "Who got a boo-boo / You got a boo-boo / I got a boo-boo, too." Accessibility aside, though, Polisar proves on this album that, despite a 10-year lapse between albums, he's firmly in command of his customary hilarity. To wit, there's "These Are Not My Children" ("My kids don't drop cookie crumbs / When they eat a snack / My kids wear clean underwear / My kids don't talk back"), "I Still Don't Like Asparagus" ("I still don't," he helpfully points out in the liner notes), and "Bad Guys Broke into Our Car," a true-life tale of a bizarre burglary. But that's playing favorites. Each of this album's 17 tracks is genuinely funny, and as if that weren't enough, its music--especially Ray Tilkens's guitar work, though Polisar's toilet flushes and horse hooves are also memorable--is outstanding. Polisar may be "A Little Different," but that's what makes him and, by extension, this album wonderful, and worthy of a much wider audience than what they've found so far. --Tammy La Gorce --This text refers to the Audio CD edition.
From Parents' Choice®
"These are not my children, my kids are polite; I think someone switched them, in the middle of the night..." Barry Louis Polisar sings sly comic songs with uninhibited bluesy, rock 'n roll gusto, and a lot of kid-canny anarchy: "I'm a Slug," "I Still Don't Like Asparagus," "Marvin Doesn't Like the New Baby," "Wet Again." Even serious subjects are given a dynamic, upbeat treatment; the foundation for each song, however, no matter how wacky, is keenly observed truth. A 1999 Parents' Choice... read more --This text refers to the Audio CD edition.
A Little Different
A Little Different, Music, Barry Louis Polisar
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