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Colours Are Brighter: Songs from Children (And Grown-Ups Too)

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  • Audio CD (16 Oct 2006)
  • Number of Discs: 1
  • Label: Rough Trade
  • ASIN: B000HOMLNS
  • Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars See all reviews (6 customer reviews)
  • Amazon.co.uk Sales Rank: 4,060 in Music (See Bestsellers in Music)

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1. Four Tet featuring Princess Watermelon - Go Go Ninja Dinosaur
2. Rasputina - A Skeleton Bang
3. Franz Ferdinand - Jackie Jackson
4. Snow Patrol - I am an Astronaut
5. The Divine Comedy - Three Cheers For Pooh, Cottleston Pie, Piglet Ho
6. The Kooks - The King & I
7. Half Man Half Biscuit - David Wainwright's Feet
8. The Barcelona Pavilion - Tidy Up Tidy Up
9. Jonathan Richman - Our Dog is Getting Older Now
10. Ivor Cutler Trio - Mud
11. Belle and Sebastian - The Monkeys are Breaking Out the Zoo
12. Kathryn Williams - Night Baking

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31 of 32 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars An Instant Children's Classic, 23 Oct 2006
By Humphrey Plugg (Liverpool, UK) - See all my reviews
If, as a parent, you are sick of the fact that "children's" albums seem to consist solely of muzak versions of nursery rhymes, and you'd secretly prefer to be playing the latest Killers album, then this should be top of your purchase list. It seems such a simple concept - get some of the country's top bands, ask them to write and record a song for children, and put out the resulting compilation for charity - that you wonder why it has taken until now to do it.

And what a fantastic bunch of songs they are too, a selection to please everyone from toddlers to 10-11 year olds, and equally importantly will keep parents happy that their offspring are listening to good quality music.

So we have silly sing-along songs (Four Tet, The Divine Comedy, Ivor Cutler); cautionary tales of the dangers of eating too many cakes (Franz Ferdinand) or not wearing correctly sized shoes (Half Man Half Biscuit); lullabies (Kathryn Williams); sad songs (Jonathan Richman); and songs to feed their imagination (Snow Patrol).

Each of the songs works well on a number of levels - Franz Ferdinand's hilarious contribution will also help with counting and maths, for example.

Special mention must be made of Belle and Sebastian's brilliant "The Monkeys are Breaking Out the Zoo". Apart from being the band responsible for pulling together the compilation, they have (for pre-school children at least) the outstanding track on the album, a wonderful sing-along with great sound effects.

In a perfect world, every child would get a copy in its Christmas stocking. So do your bit to make the world better and buy your child/niece/nephew/grandchild a copy.
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7 of 9 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars Great album, but not an original idea., 5 Dec 2006
By C. A. Maton "carl" (uk) - See all my reviews
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I have heard bits of this album on their web site and it sounds great. I will be buying this album.
If you like this kind of music and want more, then check out the They Might Be Giants album called 'NO'.This was recorded a few years ago now but is another album of original songs for children and its great.
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2 of 3 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars Tremendously Fantastic, 15 Jan 2007
By mumpty (Glasgow) - See all my reviews
A very clever auntie got this for my 4yr old son for christmas, and it's not been off the CD player in the car since. He (and i) love singing along to Franz's Jackie Jackson and Belle and Sebastion's Monkey's breaking out of the zoo!!! It's ssssoooooo much fun (half man half biscuit) and a welcome break from some of the twee kid's cd's out there. I'm buying it for children of friend's and i'm sure they'll thank me for it, as well as for being a worthy cause!!
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5.0 out of 5 stars A very modern children's album
British pop and rock stars, always conscious of their image, rare record Christmas songs and it is almost (but not quite) unheard-of for them to record children's music. Read more
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5.0 out of 5 stars Kooky and lovable little compilation
We have been listening to this CD on repeat play for several weeks, and we all know the words to all the songs!!!! Read more
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