PBS Kids Rocks!
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Compilation by Various Artists | |||||
| First released | November 30, 2011 | Tracks | 15 | |||
| Label | PBS Distribution | Length | 16:02 | |||
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PBS Kids Rocks! is a compilation of songs for children, collected from various ad campaigns, television programmes, and public service announcements created for the PBS network. One of the tracks is "Share A Story" by They Might Be Giants, from the 2003 PBS PSA. Proceeds from sales of the album support PBS's educational programming for children.
The press release for the album gives the following description for TMBG:
They Might Be Giants is a band from New York City founded by John Flansburgh and John Linnell. TMBG writes, records and tours continuously, has been involved in numerous television and film projects, and has an on-going podcast. They have won two Grammy Awards. They Might Be Giants recently released a brand new album entitled Join Us and the rarities collection Album Raises New and Troubling Questions.
Track listing[edit]
| # | Title | Artist | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Opposable Thumbs | Ozomatli | 1:06 |
| 2 | Five Senses | Ozomatli | 1:09 |
| 3 | Camouflague | PBSKids | 0:58 |
| 4 | Navigation | The Weepies | 1:01 |
| 5 | Matter | SteveSongs | 1:02 |
| 6 | Jump, Jump, Jump | Rebecca Freeza Big Truck | 1:00 |
| 7 | Gravity Always Brings Me Down | The Weepies | 1:02 |
| 8 | Nocturnal, Diurnal | PBSKids | 0:57 |
| 9 | Weather | PBSKids | 0:57 |
| 10 | Seeds | PBSKids | 0:57 |
| 11 | The Three R's | PBSKids | 0:58 |
| 12 | Practice | Ozomatli | 1:08 |
| 13 | Pronouns | Ozomatli | 1:05 |
| 14 | Vowels | SteveSongs | 1:01 |
| 15 | Share A Story | They Might Be Giants | 1:41 |
Streaming Release[edit]
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Compilation by Various Artists | |||||
| First released | October 13, 2015 | Tracks | 28 | |||
| Label | PBS KIDS Tunes | Length | 31:08 | |||
Description[edit]
In 2015, the compilation was released onto streaming platforms with a different track listing, including the TMBG song "PBS KIDS Go!". It was removed from streaming in 2024.
Track listing[edit]
| # | Title | Artist | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Creature Talk | Old Crow Medicine Show | 1:04 |
| 2 | I Wonder Why | Old Crow Medicine Show | 1:03 |
| 3 | Measure It! | Ozomatli | 0:58 |
| 4 | Mathematic Mind | Old Crow Medicine Show | 1:00 |
| 5 | Geometry | Ozomatli | 0:58 |
| 6 | Math Detective | Ozomatli | 0:59 |
| 7 | A Little Zero Goes A Long Long Way | Old Crow Medicine Show | 1:00 |
| 8 | Math Is Everywhere | Ozomatli | 0:59 |
| 9 | Mathematic Mind (Mono Demo) | Old Crow Medicine Show | 1:26 |
| 10 | Navigation | The Weepies | 1:01 |
| 11 | Gravity Always Brings Me Down | The Weepies | 0:59 |
| 12 | Matter | SteveSongs | 1:02 |
| 13 | Simple Machines | SteveSongs | 1:00 |
| 14 | Opposable Thumbs | Ozomatli | 1:05 |
| 15 | Five Senses | Ozomatli | 1:09 |
| 16 | The More Colors That You Eat | The Weepies | 1:00 |
| 17 | PBS KIDS Go! | They Might Be Giants | 2:21 |
| 18 | Growin' Up | Colony House | 1:00 |
| 19 | Brothers And Sisters | Los Lobos | 1:03 |
| 20 | Taking Turns | Best Coast | 1:03 |
| 21 | Thank You | Best Coast | 1:05 |
| 22 | Practice | Ozomatli | 1:08 |
| 23 | Share A Story | They Might Be Giants | 1:41 |
| 24 | Punctuation | SteveSongs | 1:01 |
| 25 | Vowels | SteveSongs | 1:01 |
| 26 | Adverbs | SteveSongs | 1:00 |
| 27 | Nouns | Ozomatli | 0:58 |
| 28 | Pronouns | Ozomatli | 1:04 |