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Media Type: CD
Artist: BERKNER,LAURIE
Title: BUZZ BUZZ
Street Release Date: 10/25/2004
Domestic
Genre: CHILDREN'S

Track Listing

1. I Really Love to Dance
2. Pretzel Store
3. Pig on Her Head
4. I've Been Working on the Railroad
5. Bumblebee (Buzz Buzz)
6. Telephone
7. There's a Little Wheel a-Turnin' in My Heart
8. Monster Boogie
9. In the Clouds
10. Cookie Bakers of the Night
11. More We Get Together
12. I'm a Mess
13. Ice Cream Cone
14. Clean It Up
15. Little Red Caboose
16. Rum Sum Sum
17. Magic Box
18. Valley of Vegetables
19. Popcorn Calling Me
20. Lots of Little Pigs
21. Erie Canal
22. I Had a Friend

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #1199 in Music
• Brand: BERKNER,LAURIE
• Released on: 2001-01-01
• Number of discs: 1
• Dimensions: .21 pounds

Amazon.com
Anybody who's gotten a boogie-inducing earful of Buzz Buzz will back the claim that Laurie Berkner sailed right past the sophomore slump. On this, her 1998 release, the Ani DiFranco of kids' music, as she's been tagged, inspires still more hands-in-the-air at-home hoe-downs among the 6-and-under set with her evenhanded blend of zany, zingy original songs and well-chosen traditional numbers. Crying out for special mention in the former category are "The Pretzel Store," on which a gang of "twisty, curly, hole-y, and straight" salty characters escape from the clutches of eager snackers in a variety of inventive ways; "Bumblebee (Buzz Buzz)," a surefire vehicle for revving up round-the-living-room arm-flappers; "Ice Cream Cone," a handy directive for Ben and Jerry's beginners ("You can eat it from the side / You can eat it from the top / You can lick it round and round / Like you're never gonna stop"); and "The Cookie Bakers of the Night,"which is bound to get a brood of wannabe cookie monsters mixing pretend batter and waving wooden spoons in the air. Traditionals, especially the rocking rendition of "The More We Get Together," the voices-only "Rum Sum Sum" with its souped-up lyrics, and the bass- and alto-sax enhanced "Erie Canal," roundly impress. Berkner's much-lauded flair for firing up little ones' imaginations aside, what's perhaps best about her is her sharpshooting when it comes to crowd pleasers. Her smooth singing and can't-be-denied guitar chops keep Barney-bombarded grownups from wanting to climb out the car window. With the right sort of luck, the buzz on this record will transcend its title and win Berkner an extended band of intergenerational admirers. --Tammy La Gorce

Today's Librarian, May, 1999
"A jam-packed collection of ditties that are certain to amuse the younger set . . . a welcome breath of fresh air."

Publisher's Weekly, December 14, 1998
"Berkner demonstrates her expertise in kid-pleasing fun. . . guaranteed to have little ones moving, grooving and laughing."

Customer Reviews

Buzz Buzz
Wow! What a great CD! Not only do my kids love it but I can't stop singing the lyrics when I'm alone! Bravo Laurie! If you have to have children's music running through your head, this is the CD for you. Lots of fun, catchy tunes and the kids have big smiles on their faces when I play Buzz Buzz. I also have Laurie Berkner's other CD Victor Vito and it's also a favorite in our house. I'm giving this as a gift to all my friends with kids who haven't yet discovered Laurie Berkner.

MY SON'S FIRST CD!!!
This was my two year old's first CD that we bought him. He' seen and loved Laurie's songs on Noggin for sometime now. As soon as he sees her he jumps up and starts dancing around and singing. Laurie's music really inspires him. She's got a fun, light, whimsical style that is naturally appealing to the Pre-K crowd.

Buzz Buzz features 20 songs in all and he just loves to hear it over and over again. It's even taught him already how to put a CD in the player and start it playing at just two years old. Certainly his favorite song has to be "Buzz Buzz" and when he wants to hear it he'll dance around and yell "Boo Bee...Boo Bee". Laurie's music really is very catchy with simple lyrics that kids of a young age can follow along with and repeat. I highly recommend her music.

A Good alternative for Raffi
This cd is wonderful - I kept listening after I dropped off the kids at daycare! The songs are fun and accessible for the younger set - with songs about bumblebees, animals on heads and a few standards. More folk singer and hip - sort of like a more updated Raffi. My 3 year old had the tunes memorized after the second hearing.