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...perfect example is the title track, “Fine Animal Gorilla,” the moniker by which Koko refers to herself. While the phrase clearly bears no sexual connotation in the words “fine” and “animal,” the songwriters take full advantage of these implications. As trumpets blare and bongos thump suggestively in the background, a sultry female voice whispers “I wanna make a baby/And I don’t mean maybe/I’ll say it straight/I need to procreate.” Later...
...hardly be criticized for not realizing its vision. It is actually a very decent album as far as children’s music goes. Though hardly reaching the transcendent heights of They Might Be Giants’ “No!” or the Schoolhouse Rock albums, Fine Animal Gorilla is about on par with any of the Sesame Street releases (and is certainly no more deceptive than claiming that Elmo can sing). Highlights of the album include “Even Gorillas Get the Blues,” a slow-burner that actually sets a bluesy mood...
...Fine Animal Gorilla worth the $14 that it costs at www.koko.org? With the humanitarian cause and serious camp value factors added in, Koko has a lot going for her. Take it from Vaux: “It’s not quite as unintentionally campy as ‘Golden Throats’ or ‘The Shaggs’ or ‘Sketches of my Culture,’ but it could be good for toddlers or tormenting unwanted guests...
...basic strategy was fine,” Meyer says. “But it was a decade too early...
Dear boy, we weren’t going to the U.S., we were coming here, to Plymouth rock, the first colony in the New World, and in regards to this “Gameboy,” I had none, but I did whittle this fine miniature sailboat (available in the gift shop...