Week Fifty Two: Thank You for the Music

Who could live without it, I ask in all honesty? What would life be…without Kristorm-o-rama? Find out on Week 52, our last week!!

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Week Forty Nine: Baby, It’s Cold Outside

It IS cold outside! Why not stay inside and give Week 49 of Kristorm-o-rama a listen!?

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Week Forty Eight: I Want a Hippopotamus for Christmas

We only want hippopotamuses! And hippopotamuses want YOU too, this week on Kristorm-o-rama!

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Week Forty Four: Neat Little Domestic Life

You’ll be certain that this neat little domestic life is for YOU when you have a listen to Week 44 of Kristorm-o-rama!

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Week Forty Five: Swimming

Don’t tell where the rope swing is, just go Swimming with Kristorm for Week 45!

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Week Forty Three: Mahna Mahna

Muppets in a swedish sauna? Another mystery revealed in this week’s Kristorm-O-Rama.

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Week Forty Two: The Bean Bag Rock

Shake and wiggle ‘cuz you’re doin’ the bean bag rock…with Kristorm for Week Forty Two!

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Week Forty One: A Message from the Meters

Get Together! Get Together! With Kristorm for Week Forty One.

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Week Forty: I’m Not Crying

Sit with us at this table called love for Week Forty of Kristorm-o-rama!

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Week Thirty Eight: Love is Strange

Many people, mmm-mmmm, don’t understand… but you will! Kristorm-O-Rama Number 38.

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Week Thirty Seven: Drifter in the Dark

Perhaps in love you’ll stay… with us!

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Week Thirty: You and I

Living on love, or at least trying to. A fun lover’s song on Week Thirty of Kristorm-O-Rama.

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Week Twenty-Nine: Chain Gang

Well, don’t you know, that’s the sound of Kristorm working on Week Twenty Nine.

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Week Twenty Eight: Love is All Around

She’s gonna make it after all!

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Week Twenty Seven: It’s the Hard Knock Life

We love you, Ms. Hannigan.

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Week Twenty Six: Because

Love is old, love is new. And so is this song. Kristorm-O-Rama Week 26!!

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Week Twenty Two: Gee, Officer Krupke!

Krup you! It’s a high-school flashback on this week’s episode of Kristorm-O-Rama.

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Week Twenty One: Vegetables

We’ll feel better when you write us in a letter and tell us the name of your favorite vegetable. Wouldn’t you?

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Week Twenty: Only You.

Yazoo! The uke makes its debut on this week’s Kristorm-O-Rama.

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Week Nineteen: Rapture

While Blondie did not correctly predict the May 2011 rapture, they did predict the advent of 24-hour shopping. Enjoy Week Nineteen!

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Week Eighteen: I’ll Never Tell

This week on Kristorm-O-Rama: Look at us, we’re dancing crazy! Enter our Buffyverse.

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Week Seventeen: Where in the World is Carmen Sandiego?

Carmen Sandiego is in jail! Welcome back to Kristorm-O-Rama, the song-a-week blog.

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Week Sixteen: Don’t You Want Me

You know I don’t believe it when you say that you don’t need me. It’s Week Sixteen on Kristorm-O-Rama.

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Week Fifteen: Rapper’s Delight

This is not a test. We are rapping to the beat on Week Fifteen of Kristorm-O-Rama.

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Week Fourteen: Java Jive

Slip me a slug of that wonderful mug. Our fourteenth installment of Kristorm-O-Rama is a celebration of all things coffee.

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Week Thirteen: You Don’t Know Me

Say it! Our rendition of Ben Folds on Kristorm-O-Rama might leave you saying: “What?”

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Week Twelve: More Than Words

What would you do if my heart was torn in two? Find out on this week’s episode of Kristorm-O-Rama.

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Week Eleven: Jolly Holiday

The daffodils are smiling at the dove; wouldn’t you? Kristorm is back on Week Eleven of the song-a-week podcast.

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Week Nine: Somebody to Love

Take a look in the mirror and cry. Queen is back from the dead and bigger than ever on episode 9 of Kristorm-O-Rama.

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Week Eight: I’m Stickin’ With You

When we swing, we hang past right and wrong. We are made out of glue on Week Eight on Kristorm-O-Rama.

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Week Seven – Happ-E-2-C-U-A-Ginn

The train has arrived at Graham Central Station this week on Kristorm-o-rama, the weekly singalong blog. All aboard!

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Week Six: Don’t Go Breaking My Heart

It’s never too late for love. A little Elton John on Week 6 of Kristorm-O-Rama, the weekly singalong blog.

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Week Five: Winston Lights Commercial

I want low tar, but I also want taste. Winston is the cigarette that delivers on Week Five of the Song-A-Week podcast.

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Week Four: Mesopotamia

There’s one thing that I do know: There’s a lot of ruins in Mesopotamia.

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Week Three: The Pinball Song

Kazoos, whizzers, pinball and funk on week three of “Kristorm-o-rama”.

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Week Two: Rose Tint My World

Week Two: “Rose Tint My World” from the Rocky Horror Picture Show. Don’t dream it… be it.

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Week One: Family Ties Theme Song

Week One of Kristin and Norm’s “A Song Every Week For One Year” project: The Family Ties Theme Song. Sha la la la.

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Week Fifty Two: Thank You for the Music Week Forty Nine: Baby, It’s Cold Outside Week Forty Eight: I Want a Hippopotamus for Christmas Week Forty Four: Neat Little Domestic Life Week Forty Five: Swimming Week Forty Three: Mahna Mahna Week Forty Two: The Bean Bag Rock Week Forty One: A Message from the Meters Week Forty: I’m Not Crying Week Thirty Eight: Love is Strange Week Thirty Seven: Drifter in the Dark Week Thirty: You and I Week Twenty-Nine: Chain Gang Week Twenty Eight: Love is All Around Week Twenty Seven: It’s the Hard Knock Life Week Twenty Six: Because Week Twenty Two: Gee, Officer Krupke! Week Twenty One: Vegetables Week Twenty: Only You. Week Nineteen: Rapture Week Eighteen: I’ll Never Tell Week Seventeen: Where in the World is Carmen Sandiego? Week Sixteen: Don’t You Want Me Week Fifteen: Rapper’s Delight Week Fourteen: Java Jive Week Thirteen: You Don’t Know Me Week Twelve: More Than Words Week Eleven: Jolly Holiday Week Nine: Somebody to Love Week Eight: I’m Stickin’ With You Week Seven – Happ-E-2-C-U-A-Ginn Week Six: Don’t Go Breaking My Heart Week Five: Winston Lights Commercial Week Four: Mesopotamia Week Three: The Pinball Song Week Two: Rose Tint My World Week One: Family Ties Theme Song

Jan
16

Week Fifty Two: Thank You for the Music

by kristin

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Who are we kidding? We are way past week 52, but hey, this is our last song so go easy on us. That’s right folks, our last song. Thanks for listening!  We hope you enjoyed yourselves because we sure did. It’s been a hell of a ride!! Stay tuned in 2012 because we are still cooking up a medley to make up for all of the weeks that passed in 2011 without a song of their own. And who knows what else we might have up our sleeves…
- K

Thanks for tuning in! This was a terrific experiment that made us both very happy. And while this particular song-a-week project is over, we’re obviously going to continue to tinker and record. As with any project of this type, we have a healthy handful of works-in-progress that for one reason or another went on the shelf. You never know when something is gonna jump off the shelf and burst into song. And we’ll also be working on our Makeup Medley. And how about some Kristorm originals? Hmmmmm…
- N

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Dec
18

Week Forty Nine: Baby, It’s Cold Outside

by kristin

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This song comes along at a perfect time, as we recently woke up to a light blanket of snow here in Ithaca!  After three winters of rain in Oregon, we’re quite giddy about even the smallest flake.
- N

I am aware that this song is somewhat controversial, but I choose to believe that it’s all playful and innocent.
- K

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Dec
12

Week Forty Eight: I Want a Hippopotamus for Christmas

by kristin

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Tonight, it was brought to my attention that this is one of the top hated Christmas songs. What?!!? I only heard this song for the first time a few years ago and I just can’t get enough of it!! Sorry if you are among the many who dislike the original, we hope our cover will win you over. Interesting fun fact: After this song’s release in 1953, 10 year old Gayla Peevey (the song’s original singer) was actually presented with a hippopotamus (paid for by the nickel and dime donations of children who were fans of the song) that she immediately donated to her local zoo.
- k

Four weeks left in the Kristorm-O-Rama song-a-week project!  We’re running full steam to get our 52 songs finished, and have a full schedule for the next four weeks.  Kristin has calculated that we managed to miss thirteen songs throughout the course of the year; not too shabby, taking into consideration the trials and tribulations of general life, plus a cross-country move in mid-year.  You’re probably saying:  “But they promised us 52 songs before the end of the year”!  Well, hold your horses, because we have an end-of-year medley surprise coming your way!!!  I can hardly contain my excitement.  For now, enjoy your hippo hero.
- n

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Dec
04

Week Forty Four: Neat Little Domestic Life

by kristin

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This song is funny because it’s true.

- N

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Nov
14

Week Forty Five: Swimming

by kristin

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The first of our recommendation picks, revealed! Thanks, Gloria for this excellent suggestion! This song is so beautiful and whimsical. Doesn’t it just bring you back to memories of your secret rope swing? In the middle of November, we all could use a little daydreaming about good old fashioned fun in the sun. P.S. the very awesome band that sings this song is called Breathe Owl Breathe. Give ‘em a listen, you’ll be happy you did.
- K

This song is beautiful and kind of haunting.  It really just sang itself.
- N

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Nov
09

Week Forty Three: Mahna Mahna

by kristin

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Like everyone else, we always thought this song originally came from the Muppet Show. As always, our song research took us down an enlightening path into the 60′s, where we found that this song was originally recorded by Piero Umiliani, an Italian composer who worked on a number of cult-ish films of that time. This particular song accompanied a campy sex scene in the 1968 Swedish film “Svezia, inferno e paradiso (Sweden: Heaven and Hell)”. The working title was: “Hooray for the Swedish Sauna”.

The story of how this was reimagined using muppets is a story I’d love to hear. Just another interesting window into the interesting mind of Jim Henson, I suppose.

- N

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Oct
29

Week Forty Two: The Bean Bag Rock

by kristin

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This song is from the album pictured above. One of my former and very gifted colleagues used to play this one in her classroom and it infected my brain!!  I’d regularly come home belting it out and Norm would exclaim, “What IS that song you’re singing!?!” And so it became one of the very first to be added to the song-a-week list-o-rama. The re-imagined ’80s video game inspired composition of this song was created by none other than our very own Norm. I dare you to listen to his song and not shake your bean bag!
-  K

This song was, in fact, the FIRST song on our song-a-week list.  Just a bit of very interesting trivia for you there.
The beepy sine-wave-and-drum-machine style of this song was inspired in part by Bruce Haack, who has been on the brain for the last few weeks ever since I scored one of his albums at the Ithaca Friends of the Library booksale. He was a sort of mad genius who built his own synthesizers and, interestingly, started off collaborating with Miss Nelson on a series of children’s albums.

Our request-o-rama is going well; thanks for your requests so far! We’ve been having fun listening the songs we know and the ones we’ve never heard before. Soon we’ll pick out at least one and perform it for your listening pleasure.
- N

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Oct
17

Week Forty One: A Message from the Meters

by kristin

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This week’s episode takes us, once again, back into the vaults. Waaaaaay back into the vaults, in this case, to a project started in 2005. I recorded the initial tracks while I was working at Harmonic Ranch, when Kristin and I were rocking the streets of NYC by day and cuddling with a family of mice by night.

This marks the first Kristorm-O-Rama song to feature real drums! They’re played by the one and only Kalin Mintchev, my colleague at the Ranch. (That’s me whacking on the tambourine in the background). Kristin and I polished off the additional vocals & instrumentation here at the Scott Mediaworks studios. Quite a bit has happened in the last six years, so this song was yet another nice trip down memory lane.

Do you have a request? A song you’re just dying to hear us sing? We’re taking them! Head on over to the Request-O-Rama page and weigh in.

- n

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Oct
10

Week Forty: I’m Not Crying

by kristin

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There were so many choices for a Flight of the Conchords cover, but this one was the final winner. When deciding on a song, we got sucked into a YouTube vortex watching all of their great works. I AM crying that this show is no longer on. I miss Murray most of all.
- K

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Sep
25

Week Thirty Eight: Love is Strange

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I didn’t see Dirty Dancing until I was in college and by then I think I was too old to “get it”, but I was a huge fan of this soundtrack long before I knew anything about not putting Baby in the corner. Also, this song was apparently a number one hit in 1957, but only achieved B-side status in 1987.
- K

We went back to the land of karaoke for this one. The idea was to keep it simple, and have fun! I promise you, we will have some home spun, made-from-scratch zingers coming up in the final quarter of our song-a-week experiment. And we have some interesting ideas for our “make-up songs” (the 9 or 10 songs that we’ve gotten behind on over the course of the year.) Also, two interactive projects including YOU, coming right up!
- N

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