Bad Mood Mom

Editorial Reviews
Amazon.com
Wrapped in cellophane, everything about Jamie Broza's Bad Mood Mom screams buy me--the title reaches out and grabs any mother who has known the pleasure of yelling "Put a lid on it!," and the hilarious cover art is recognizable to fans of Jamie Lee Curtis's children's books as the handiwork of Laura Cornell. But take it home and you're guaranteed to groan. Sometimes it's in a good way--who doesn't want to roll her eyes and shout "I hear you" over a lyric like, "Can't we have a little peace and quiet in the car?" Other times, it's a groan of exhaustion over Broza's bland sing-speak. The songs scurry in and out of rock, jazz, and disco-lite. All are cleverly written, but tempo and vocal talent are issues here. Keep it in your rotation for the kind of wry chuckle that can lift you out of a mild funk, but plan to get funky elsewhere.--Tammy La Gorce

Bad Mood Mom, Music, Jamie Broza, Childrens, Pop, This hysterical debut album won a Parents' Choice Gold Award, a NAPPA Honors Award and made many best-of lists in 2003. "Memorable, magical and melodic" says Jamie Lee Curtis; it will have you grinning, groaning, giggling, and snapping fingers too.

My Daddy Is Scratchy
Average customer rating:

Can't get enough

Why I LOVE this CD...

Jamie, you're a genius

My Daddy Is Scratchy
Jamie Broza
Manufacturer: Good Mood Records
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

General | Children's Music | Styles | Music
Educational | Children's Music | Styles | Music
Stories | Children's Music | Styles | Music
Sing-A-Longs | Children's Music | Styles | Music
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ASIN: B0009W5JRS
Release Date: 2005-06-14

Tracks:

Grow A Beard?
My Daddy Is Scratchy
I Met A Vegetable I Didn't Like
Street Singing?
Stop It Dad You're Embarrassing Me
Mommy Is A Dynamo
Newshour At WBBC
Where Mistletoe Hangs (There Hangs Not I)
Time To Go
Be Nice To Old People
I Get Really Mad
I Can't Go To School Today
Snacks
The Daddy Book
The Rhyme Song
You've Got The Nose
Do I Have To?
Bonus Track 1

Album Description

The Platonic ideal that all children's music should aspire to is quite simple: It must be as enjoyable for Mom and Dad as it is for the younger set. So simple, yet so elusive. When an artist hits this balance square on the head, as Jamie Broza does on My Daddy Is Scratchy, it's a cause for celebration. Charming yet never sentimental, respectful rather than patronizing to kids and their concerns, this collection of fun -- and wise -- songs speaks the language of children while being set to creative music intended to hold the attention of the "mature" listener ... In other words: A winning kid's album that parents will actually look forward to playing.

Customer Reviews:

Can't get enough.......2006-03-12

My 3 year old begs to listen at every meal. The songs are funny & easy to sing along to over & over.

Why I LOVE this CD..........2005-12-12

My boys - 7 and 5 - will not let me stop playing this. What I like is that their favorite songs keep changing, and that they are learning to appreciate this record in layers. That's rare, and that's exactly the kind of musical experience I'm trying to encourage them to have.

Here's what I like about it: an amazing range of diverse music, and song style & arrangements that are encompassing enough to include kids singing along, a British rapper, as well as a bosa-nova beat .

The vegetable song even helped get my younger one to try every vegetable mentioned in the song! And he's been eating broccoli ever since!!!

I would recommend this CD to anyone with kids 4 through 9 or 10 - beyond the "kiddie" kiddie stuff, but still open to music that isn't on MTV. It's smart and hip, in a warm way, and most of all, funny in a very human, real way that (it would seem to me) anyone who likes that kind of stuff would relate to.

Jamie, you're a genius.......2005-09-20

We stumbled on your tunes on a music service while looking for another "Jamie" and heard a few the other day getting ready for work. Tonight we listened to all of "My Daddy Is Scratchy" while eating dinner with our kids, Andrew (12) Samuel (8) and Lillianne (3). We all laughed til our sides hurt. My 12 year old told me those songs were ripped straight from his journal. Thanks for crafting the perfect soundtrack for a sophisticated kid's journey to being a cool old person...

Let us know if you ever come to Fort Worth... (we don't set foot in Dallas. Eeewwww)

- From Wade and Kelley Jackson,
Andrew, Sam and Lillianne.
The Real Jackson 5

Average customer rating:

Okay, but not a favorite
unusual, musically interesting, my six year old is addicted
You can have my copy
"Bad Mood Mom" Will Put the Whole Family in a Good Mood.
Clever, Fun, and So, So On-Target!!!

Bad Mood Mom
Jamie Broza
Manufacturer: Good Mood Records
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

General | Children's Music | Styles | Music
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ASIN: B000095J40
Release Date: 2003-05-06

Tracks:

I'm Six
Are We There Yet?
Bad Mood Mom
Little Sister
I Am Five
It's Complicated
Alone
I'm Terrible
Blanky, Piggie, Pacie
Secrets
The Recording Session
Uncle Lenny
Trouble Pt.1
Get Up, Get Up!
Trouble Pt.2

Amazon.com

Wrapped in cellophane, everything about Jamie Broza's Bad Mood Mom screams buy me--the title reaches out and grabs any mother who has known the pleasure of yelling "Put a lid on it!," and the hilarious cover art is recognizable to fans of Jamie Lee Curtis's children's books as the handiwork of Laura Cornell. But take it home and you're guaranteed to groan. Sometimes it's in a good way--who doesn't want to roll her eyes and shout "I hear you" over a lyric like, "Can't we have a little peace and quiet in the car?" Other times, it's a groan of exhaustion over Broza's bland sing-speak. The songs scurry in and out of rock, jazz, and disco-lite. All are cleverly written, but tempo and vocal talent are issues here. Keep it in your rotation for the kind of wry chuckle that can lift you out of a mild funk, but plan to get funky elsewhere.--Tammy La Gorce

Album Description

This hysterical debut album won a Parents' Choice Gold Award, a NAPPA Honors Award and made many best-of lists in 2003. "Memorable, magical and melodic" says Jamie Lee Curtis; it will have you grinning, groaning, giggling, and snapping fingers too.

Customer Reviews:

Okay, but not a favorite.......2006-07-09

My kids, especially my 6-year-old, like this CD. The lyrics are clever and funny, and what kid doesn't enjoy belting out "Are We There Yet?" or "Bad Mood Mom" as she rides down the freeway? I don't hate this CD, but it's definitely not my favorite, either. The songs get repetitive, and the last several are pretty boring (even my kids much prefer the first half of the CD). If you wanted to go to the effort of making your kids their own roadtrip mix CD, the first several songs on this disc would be good additions.

unusual, musically interesting, my six year old is addicted.......2004-05-25

Someone gave me this CD and when I first played it for my daughter, age 6, she listened to it again and again. The best songs..."I'm Six," and "Little Sister" for instance, really get into the head of a child. I enjoy the music too and think this CD deserves wider distribution.

You can have my copy.......2004-04-07

This CD reminds me of the mediocre musical theatre that I used to feel compelled to sit politely through because my best friend was in the cast. I listened (politely) to the whole thing before consigning it to the box for the church rummage sale. It's probably too sophisticated to appeal to little kids but it's not sophisticated enough for adults. I frankly found it a little irritating. But what do I know? I can't stand "The Wheels on the Bus," either.

"Bad Mood Mom" Will Put the Whole Family in a Good Mood........2004-01-13

The innate theatricality of this delightful collection of songs will appeal to grown-ups as well as kids. The pieces address such everyday concerns as irritating siblings, the frantic early morning stress of getting up and organized on time for school, car travel ("Are We There yet?"), and other familiar family problems. (Moms will be glad to hear there are "Bad Mood Dads" as well.) Writer-producer Jamie Broza also celebrates the thrill of getting another year older ("I am Five" and others)--a thrill for kids at least, and in songs like "Alone" and "Secrets," the themes cross all age boundaries. The orchestrations are original and lively, and Broza should consider working the collection into a full-length musical. With its melodic tunes, lively rhythms, wonderful orchestrations, and witty lyrics, it would be equally suitable for the stage. And if he doesn't use these songs, he shows great promise as the composer/lyricist of a future show. An added plus: the terrific cover art and brochure inside.

Clever, Fun, and So, So On-Target!!!.......2004-01-05

All I can say is that Jamie Broza must be living at our home. He has captured so many of the joys/frustrations/hilarious & ridiculous moments of parenting, that it's scary...scary fun that is!

Every song has something really special about it. We have way, way too many kids CDs in our house and car, yet somehow this one has stayed on the playlist for over 6 months, the best endorsement possible. Hope another album will be coming soon.

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