Ants

Joe Scruggs, Barney | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (February 4, 1997)
• Original Release Date: May 30, 1997
• Number of Discs: 1
• Label: Lyons / Hit Ent.
• ASIN: B0000058A1
• Also Available in: Audio CD  |  Audio Cassette  |  MP3 Download
• Average Customer Review: 4.7 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (7 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,511,908 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

Track Listings

1. The Parade

2. Different Drum

3. Two Thumbs Date

4. Not Fair

5. In My Closet

6. Can't Rock The Baby

7. Rapunzel Got A Mohawk

8. Big Underwear

9. The Farm

10. Change The Baby

11. Tree House

12. Night-Light

13. Come On Down

Editorial Reviews

From Parents' Choice®

Joe Scruggs gets smoother and smoother. His comic, slightly off-the-wall, original takes on the worlds of children and parents are nonsensical and wise. Who else could come up with Two Thumbs Date, in which his right and left thumbs "go dancing in the pale moonlight" and "twiddle" the night away? And who else would give Rapunzel a Mohawk and Gretel a compass? Scruggs sings, too, about individualism, imagination, fears, and a father's wistful lament that his child is no longer a child (Can't Rock the Baby).

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

9 of 9 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars The music pleases parents as well as kids., August 20, 1999

By A Customer

This review is from: Ants (Audio CD)

The music on this album is a wonderful tribute to the imagination and creativity of kids. We all know that kids look at the world differently than we do and Joe Scruggs puts their point of view to music. "Rapunzel Got A Mohawk" is a wonderfully wacky song that puts a new spin on old fairy tales. The song "Not Fair" shows that Joe really understands where kids are coming from as the theme of this song is if I'm not getting my way then it's just not fair (that's a familiar phrase around my house). Joe also appeals to a childs wacky and irreverent sense of humor with the song "Big Underwear"....he makes dancing in big underwear sound so much fun I'd like to by my own pair. This album is a must for children in the early elementary grades. Parents will enjoy it too.

8 of 8 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Beautiful and touching. Clever as usual for Joe Scruggs., December 8, 1998

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This review is from: Ants (Audio CD)

Joe Scruggs is one of the best, if not the best children's entertainers to come along in a long time. My autistic son listens to music most of the day and Joe Scruggs is one of his favorites. Joe is my favorite, seeing that I must listen to the same music my son listens to all day long. My son and I also feel the same way about Joe's two videos. I especially like the song "Different Drum" on the "Ants" album. It has special meaning for me because it sort of describes how I feel about my autistic son's behavior--that he is following a different drum from all the other children. I think it should be a kind of "theme" song for special or retarded or just different children. "Can't Rock the Baby" is also a very special song for parents. In fact, many of Joe Scruggs songs are really for the parents rather than their children. After all, we usually must listen to the same things our children listen to when they are very young. I give "Ants" two thumbs up!

7 of 7 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Great Songs for Kids and Adults!, October 2, 1999

By A Customer

This review is from: Ants (Audio CD)

I second all of the comments of the first reviewer. I'm so impressed by the quality of the songs and how my kids respond so positively to them that I decided to buy more Joe Scruggs CDs. They are well worth it!