Imagination Movers
One of Her Majesty's and Clive's favourite shows is a newcomer (at least here in Australia) to the preschool set, The Imagination Movers:
Their website describes their style as the brain child of a collaboration between Mr. Rogers and the Beastie Boys. Well there are no sweaters hung up on coat hangers or Brylcreem, but there is lots of trendy facial hair, a backwards baseball cap and one member (Scott) who spends waaaay too much time with a hair straightener. You'd think with that statement I'd dislike them.
But I don't. The Wiggles may be the safe and responsible parent that we all trust, but I like to think of The Imagination Movers as that cool and crazy uncle kids wish they had (or have in lucky cases). The one who would hang out with them, play rock music and be lots of fun but still not let the kids play in traffic. Your kids love to hang out with them, and you know you'll get them back in one piece.
And I have to admit that I'd rather have their music playing in the background than some Hannah Montana pop crap, or (forgive me) the millionenth rendition of Hot Potato. Or most other music from the preschool set. The lyrics are pretty standard fare for little kids - songs about cleaning your room and good manners - but Barney and his diabetic-coma inducing sweetness would be trampled in the mosh pit in comparison.
So we welcome The Imagination Movers to Chez Mooselet, and pretend that when I download their songs onto my iPod it's really for Clive and Her Majesty in the car.
7 Witty Remarks:
There is a huge market for this age group. They seem like a better fit than some of the ones you and your brother liked - I never understood Mr Rogers.
Anything that gets a kid moving around and, thinking about things can't be all bad.
Years ago *I* brought the Wiggles into our household "for the children" but really it was for *ME*.
If I had little ones now, I'd be bringing these guys into our household.
It seems like we missed all the fun kids music. I was forced to bring the Back Street Boys into the CD player in the car but thank goodness those days are long gone now!
Turn around, turn around, turn around..... tricky song that one!!
I enjoy kids music. It's always boppy and no rude words.
Since I don't have a kid at home anymore I can't track these things. thanks for the heads-up. Forewarned is forearmed.
Just wanted to say hello from another American expat in Oz.
My boy's not really into TV yet, but when he gets there I'll keep these guys in mind!
We LOVE the IM at our house.
In fact, I was just writing a post about and Googled a pic. That's what brought me to your blog!
Nice post! Love it. Love them! :)
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