Customer Reviews

At the Bottom of the Sea

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What a wonderful CD for children and adults. Well-crafted songs with clever lyrics and talented musicianship make for a 50-minute delight. "At the Bottom of the Sea" has clever word-play, "Surfin' in My Imagination" has some fine surf guitar and inspires some uninhibited dancing, and a great rendition of "Fly Me to the Moon" should have you singing in no time with your child. Each song is worth hearing over and over (and over), and this CD is money well spent. My son laughs and laughs at Eighteen Wheels on a Big Rig," and I am partial to and extremely appreciative of "The Banana Splits (The Tra La La Song)." After all, four bananas make a bunch and so do many more!

I am incredibly impressed with Ralph Covert's abilities to reach a child's imagination without shutting out the adults. I am going to buy this as a gift to all parents I know, and I also plan to purchase Ralph's World's first CD. This CD should be at the top of anyone's Wish List.

This was my second CD of Ralph's. The other is 'Ralph's World.' I cannot decide which I like better. My nearly 2-year-old likes it as well. She doesn't seem to have a favorite song yet; when every song ends, the chorus she sings is 'MORE!'

I also don't have a favorite, but the ones that pop into my head are: 'The Coffee Song' - "M-O-M-M-Y needs C-O-F-F-E-E", 'The Banana Splits' - yes, the theme song to that waaay-back Saturday morning hit, and 'At the Bottom of the Sea' - where the catfish meow-glub and the dogfish woof-glub.

Ralph is a witty and talented singer/songwriter. The music on the CD ranges from JUMPING TUNES to ballads, and even BLUES with 'Clean My Room.' See, another song that is a candidate for my favorite. Sometimes I forget that they are kid's songs, until the verbal-comprehension part of my brain checks back in.

Make room in your children's (and your own) CD collection.

My son received this CD for his 3rd birthday over two years ago, and it is still THE ONE. For all of the joy that it has brought, I can honestly say that is the BEST birthday present that he has ever received. While every song has its merits, "The Coffee Song" really touched a nerve and makes my husband & I laugh every time. But watch out for "Many Things to Know" and "Fly Me To The Moon"... you may not want your child catching your voice quivering & your eyes tearing.

Only an incredibly talented musician could appeal so well to both parents and children. This is the CD you need to own.

This CD was one of the best CDs I have ever purchased, and I'm including the ones in my adult collection as well. By far the best song on the CD (IMHO) is "Eighteen Wheels," and it's a doozy. Although hhe did not write it, but his version is the one that will make the song a classic.

"Malcolm McGillikitty" is my 3-year-old's favorite. It's about a psychic cat that knows when it's time to go to the vet, knows when Dad's coming home, knows when you're "scared in the middle of the night, so he sneaks through the house and he lies by my side."

So many of these songs have elements of the classic grown-up songs that it's worth mentioning. "Many things to know" is so beautiful that I found a couple tears at the corners of my eyes (don't tell anyone!), and it was clearly inspired by some of the more contemplative Grateful Dead songs. Unfortunately, the "Banana Splits Song" definitely reminded me of some annoying Monkeys-like songs of the past, so I did not burn it into iTunes. My kids will not notice its absence.

"Harry's Haunted Halloween Circus" is a spooky-sounding song that reminds me of a friendly-but-demented carnival. The clever melody moves quickly but still seems jaunty and shows the depth of Ralph's talents that he can pull this one off.

And, of course, "What can you do with your baby brother" is simply inspired. It's modeled after an old sea-faring song with a beat that will drag you in and FORCE you to make up your own ridiculous verses about the stuff your own kids do to each other.

If I could give it 10 stars, I would.

Our almost 3-year old son knows nearly every word of this album by heart, our 15-month old perks up when ralph is on, and we parents hum the tunes and enjoy the smart lyrics - even though we hear this music daily ! The music is rich and doesn't go stale, and manages to bridge the generation gap.

My 2 year old wants to listen to this (and Ralph's first CD) all the time. And you know what? I don't mind at all.

Sometimes I even listen to the CD in the car when my son isn't around---its that good! A personal favorite is Malcolm McGillikitty it makes me laugh every time.

Thanks Ralph! You've helped me maintain some sanity in this world of singing dinosaurs.

The music is great the lyrics are entertaining for kids and adults. What more could you ask for? B-b-b-b-b-buy it now!

My two boys, ages 5 and 2, are big fans of Ralph Covert and his music. We enjoyed Ralph's 1st CD and are wild about his 2nd CD. We play both CDs all the time and the entire family sings along to all the tunes. This CD is a great buy!! Pick up Ralph's first CD, too, if you don't already own it. No music loving family should be without Ralph's music!!

I really can't say enough good things about this CD. Every song is catchy and I even find myself ENJOYING the fact that I am forced by my children to listen to it over and over again. My oldest LOVES The Coffee Song (I like the part where Ralph sings about mom and dad wanting a little vino at the end of the day.) The 18 Wheels On The Big Rig is fast paced and Ralph counts the wheels on the rig one-by-one, by evens and odds, and my personal favorite, in roman numerals. One of the slower songs, Malcom McGillikitty, is a sweet testamony to how Ralph's family cat can "read his mind." Parents and children alike will enjoy listening to this CD time and again.

My review can almost be summed up by this statement: How can you NOT like an album in which someone sings from one to eighteen in Roman numerals (Eighteen Wheels on a Big Rig)!?

There are too many good songs on this album to mention the highlights. Let's just say that my 3-year old likes so many songs on "At the Bottom of the Sea" that she rarely asks for a song to be repeated (over and over until I'm ready to throw up). How rare is THAT in children's music?

The music is almost pure pop tinged with folk (and other genres as well), loaded with all the hooks and sing-along choruses you'd expect to find in a top 40 band, but it's also varied enough that you don't get sick of the sound. It's amazing to me how Ralph piles one wonderful song right after the other, so that you look forward to singing along to the next song even as you're sad that the previous song has ended.

But maybe the amazing thing is that here I am, a 40-something year old father, enjoying the music and humor of Ralph's World even as my 3-year old is singing and bopping along to it in the back seat.

Highly recommended!

I couldn't stand to listen to one more annoying children's CD so I decided to start checking them out of my local library to review them before purchasing. I ran across this and the other Ralph's World CD's and kept renewing them because we didn't want to part with them! Finally I purchased this one and we listen to it all the time. I will be purchasing the others shortly.

This CD is so refreshing. No canned music, no (sorry to say) annoying children singing. Ralph's lyrics are fun and the tunes are catchy. I like that it exposes kids to different genres of music. He uses folk, blues, rock and roll, polka and others.

My 18 month old daughter loves this and his other CD's. My husband and I enjoy them too and find ourselves singing the songs.

Ralph's World CD's have now become our new children's birthday gift.

This is a must for any children's music collection.
Enjoy!