Album Notes

Check this out - Rock and Roll Great Rick Derringer has a new CD coming out called "Rockin' American" featuring new versions of some of his greatest hits, some new songs, and a cover of a Daddy A Go Go tune. That song is "Pink Floyd Saves Hugh Manatee" and you can sample my version here at CDBABY on our "Eat Every Bean and Pea On Your Plate" CD page or at www.daddyagogo.com. Rick, or Mr. Derringer as he's still known in our house, spells it "Pink Floyd Saves Humanity" if you want to Google that. "Not your Parents Kids Music" -- Look for The Daddy A Go Go Band live on Friday September 14th, 2007 at the Austin City Limits Festival. March 17th in Austin, TX live on stage at South by Southwest. Bring the parents kids. I'm doing something I've never done before and that's put together a live band -- and I've recruited my 2 sons and a couple of their buddies to do it. These cats can play and the weird thing is they wont' let me turn it down. I hope I don't have to break up any fights between the 2 brothers. Surely they can get through a set without a fight? Right? It can happen can't it? I mean brothers play in bands all the time without fighting, don't they? **Update post SXSW - no fights during show - it was all good.** Now - about this here CD: ONE OF THE TOP 10 BEST KIDS CD's of 2006 - Amazon.com "I think it's my favorite Daddy a Go-Go CD (and that's saying something)- full of whimsy, clever lyrics, catchy melodies and guitar-work that's so professional it makes parents check to make sure they're still listening to the kids CD." Kenny Curtis, XMKids FROM PUBLISHERS WEEKLY -- Looking for kids’ music with a true rock vibe? The 5th release from Daddy A Go-Go (aka Atlanta Dad John Boydston) is the ticket. With tongue in cheek, Boydston has some puntastic fun with vegetable names on the title track: ‘Okra? I love her show!…/Honeydew, We Canteloupe.’ The clever turns of phrase that will have parents of a certain age cracking up and kids singing a long are sprinkled throughout on tracks such as ‘For Those About to Walk, We Salute You’ and ‘Pink Floyd Saves Hugh Manatee,’ about a famous flamingo who rescues a manatee pal. The Ramones receive homage in the slightly doctored ‘Kids Beat Bop’ (Blitzkrieg Bop),’ which includes drum, guitar and bass playing by Boydston’s sons Jake and Max. A sobering idea is handled with a deft touch in ‘Hang Up and Drive’ about the potential hazards of driving while chatting on a cell phone. And serving as a quirky intermission of sorts is a nifty instrumental version of “To Sir With Love’ originally made famous by Lulu. No worries: There’s plenty to laugh at and tap toes to on this full-bodied family recording. -- Publisher’s Weekly, June 15th 2006 From THE SCHOOL LIBRARY JOURNAL: “This collection, sure to be a hit, IS A MUST HAVE FOR PUBLIC LIBRARIES…The catchy, upbeat songs will appeal to adults as well as children. The title song is a testament to encouraging children to eat healthy foods. ‘Irritation Man’ is an ode to the annoying younger sibling which includes the lyrics, ‘He’ll bother you more than a 25-pound mosquito. He’ll scare you more than a broccoli burrito.’ Parents will appreciate the humor on tracks such as ‘Dads Who Rock’ and ‘For Those About to Walk, We Salute You.” -– SLJ, June 2006 From Amazon.com -- "A funny thing happens when you hear Daddy a Go Go for the first time, whether it's on this disc or any of the four preceding it: You can't help but wonder with mounting incredulity and a creeping sense of indignity how it is that this dude's not huge. John Boydston, who writes and records all his songs somewhere in the recesses of his crawling-with-kids suburban home is a master of the ridiculous. Between carpool rounds and hockey drills, he dreams up songs about pink flamingos named Floyd (get it? Pink Floyd?) who get tangled up with manatees called Hugh (Hugh-manatee, from the song "Pink Flo