My Best Day (by Trout Fishing in America, Children's Music)

Recorded in Arkansas in front of an audience of more than 1,000 people, MY BEST DAY features fun songs from the zany duo of Ezra Idlet and Keith Grimwood. This CD explores a variety of musical styles, from acoustic folk to blues to rock & roll. But don't expect typical songs about animals at the zoo or singing the ABCs on this CD. Instead there are clever lyrics on tracks such as "Day Care Blues" ("I'm sick of all these crayons, I've done these puzzles twice/I've already spent seven hours in school bein' nice!/I'm feelin' mighty bad, I don't know what I want to do/sure ain't this, y'all/I got the low-down no-fair after school day care blues"), and the duo's self-proclaimed silliest song, "Sailing" ("A pelican was talking to his gull friend/about the way the walrus made him feel/They stopped in for a drink down at the sand bar/and caught a tuna from BB Kingfish and Lou Seal").

Most of the songs will be familiar to Trout Fishing in America fans as they appear on their previous CDs, but there are two new songs, including "My Pants Fell Down," a wacky song retelling the story of a boy who goes through the day with his pants around his ankles because he forgot his belt. The artists' interaction with the audience provides many opportunities to get up and move. There's even a different twist on "Simon Says" ("Simon says raise your wrong hand/Simon doesn't know what he's talking about") that keeps the audience in stitches.

Released on: September 12, 2006
Label: Trout Records
Genre: Children's Music