Points for crystal therapy.ĥ7 Sweetest Sounds from ‘Unbelievable’ (S3) Kiri (in angry/determined tone): “Life is great, it’s really really great!”īeen searching Trade Me for a giant amethyst cave to contemplate life in. Trio of birds on backing vocals: “The rain is wet, the sun can burn you crispy, tiny bugs make your feathers itchy” Lordy I love me a flock of determined pessimists. The most popular song according to Spotify?! Unfortunately this just makes me feel tired and I don’t like the reminder of rapid ageing due to chronic lack of sleep, etc.ĥ9 Encouraging Song from ‘Moa’s Egg’ (S2) It’s pretty but it’s nothing on Marlon’s other tune, the plaintive Bodily Functions (see way down).Ħ0 Who is Sleepy Now? from ‘Who is Sleepy Now’ (S1) You’ll be forced to do the climby, climby, swimmy, swimmy in the lakey, lakey, lakey in the loungey, loungey, loungey and you’ll grit your teeth and you’ll bear it.ĭreamy for a while, but the earworm will enter your recurring nightmare about being lost and separated in the infinite darkness of life. Kind of meh response all round to this one.Ħ3 The Hoobi Hoobi Hoobi from ‘The Hoobi Hoobi Hoobi’ (S3) The highlight of this episode is the creators’ attempt to revive the age-old art of the casual poetry recital among friends, and this is to be noted and applauded.Īn “I have intense attachment issues that my prickly aloofness is trying to mask, so no I do not need a fucking hug” song. Shaaammmeeee! Anyone else haunted by that cutting 90s whine? The trio of singing birds (who feature heavily from here on in) shame out Kiri so hard: “You really make us squawk / just like poor uncle Roderick when he tried to hatch that rock.”Ħ6 Can I Be Your Friend from ‘Little Elsbeth’ (S3) It’s pure pre-school so it sticks, but in a stressful way.įor some reason burps are so much grosser than farts.Ħ8 Comes to the Crunch from ‘The Biggest Fight Ever’ (S2) This is the only song that annoys the parents in this particular focus group. ħ0 Especially Special Day from ‘Especially Special Days’ (S1) The show screens on TV2, Prime, YouTube Kids and standard YouTube. You can also listen to the soundtrack albums on Spotify. We assessed based on responses to the following questions: Can it withstand high rotation? Does it evoke strong feelings? Is it musically interesting to both the trained and untrained ear? Are the lyrics especially special? Background research: Links to YouTube provided for every entry. Methodology: A family effort between Andrew, musician Charlie (5), target audience and me, a humble megafan. And it was absolute scenes when it got to the top three. It was the best of times and it was the worst of times. Which is what made this ranking so excruciatingly hard. Harry Sinclair and Don McGlashan, along with a clutch of some of New Zealand’s best musicians and vocalists, have made mini classics for literally every episode. The whole thing is warm without being saccharine and handles big ideas (death, rage, disability, body positivity, the exhausting job of parenting) with A+ storylines.īut the music! The music is next level. Kiri is voiced by Liv Tennet, who could not be more perfect as headstrong, passionate, yellow tuatara-ish character, while Jemaine Clement is Lou – a purple, elephant-esque creature with a heart of gold. The creator and writer is Harry Sinclair, which goes to show, if you didn’t think so already, that he’s actually a genius. Kiri & Lou is a Bafta-nominated, other-award-winning, locally made kids’ claymation show starring prehistoric creatures living in a dense and unpeopled Aotearoa forest. One family takes on the elephant-sized task of ranking all 70 songs in the beloved kids’ show and lives to tell the tale.
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