Audio/Video
SCHOOLHOUSE ROCK!
Publisher/Manufacturer: Rhino Records
To people of a certain age, "Schoolhouse Rock" is as indelible a
cultural touchstone as "The Ed Sullivan Show" was for their parents.
All it takes is one chorus--"Conjunction Junction, what's your
function? Hookin' up words and phrases and clauses" -- and it's 1975
all over again. This wonderful four-disc box set has all 41
"Schoolhouse Rock" cartoon jingles, packaged in a faux-denim notebook
with liner notes on loose-leaf paper.
The wonder of it is how
well jingles like "I'm Just a Bill" and "My Hero, Zero" hold up as just
music, without visuals. "Schoolhouse Rock" is also a fascinating period
piece, investing multiplication tables and grammar rules with a cosmic
mysticism. There's a can-do optimism about these jingles and their
idealistic statement of purpose ("Knowledge is power!") that seems
quaint and old-fashioned, but will improve the atmosphere in any
household. All four of this set's volumes on math, science, grammar,
and history are also available separately.
