John Mulaney & the Sack Lunch Bunch.
Material type:
MusicPublisher number: DC774CD | Drag CityPublisher: Chicago, IL : Drag City, [2020]Copyright date: ℗2020, ℗2019Description: 1 audio disc : CD audio, digital ; 4 3/4 inContent type: - performed music
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- John Mulaney and the Sack Lunch Bunch
| Item type | Home library | Collection | Call number | Materials specified | Status | Date due | Barcode | Item holds | |
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Dr. James Carlson Library | Children's CD | John Mulaney & the Sack Lunch Bunch | Available | 33111009912375 |
Enhanced descriptions from Syndetics:
For his fifth comedy special, writer and standup comedian John Mulaney sends up classic live-action children's television -- think Barney and Sesame Street -- with John Mulaney & the Sack Lunch Bunch. Alongside a cast of 15 children between the ages of 8 and 13, some of them scene-stealers, it's a musical comedy featuring songs by composer Eli Bolin, a veteran of children's TV, theater, and comedy series like Documentary Now! The lyrics were supplied by Mulaney and fellow Saturday Night Live alum Marika Sawyer, who also co-wrote the special. Though not all of the sketches are musical, there were enough songs in the show to justify a soundtrack, with its ten tunes clocking in at just under 30 minutes. A few of the special's many adult-targeted celebrity references spill over into the songs, which feature guest performers including André De Shields ("Algebra Song!"), David Byrne ("Pay Attention!"), and Jake Gyllenhaal, who plays a hapless actor with mostly bad examples of objects that make noise for the epic closing number, "Music, Music Everywhere!" ("When you tap a pen on a paperback book/Not too loud but you get the point/Toss a dress shirt in a laundry sack..."). Viewers are bound to have their own favorites based on whether they identify with being a picky eater, not getting enough attention, or thinking math might be pointless, but melodic highlights include the soul-tinged "Grandma's Boyfriend Paul" and the '60s teen pop-evoking "Do Flowers Exist at Night?" A more showtune-y entry, "I Saw a White Lady Standing on the Street Just Sobbing (And I Think About It Once a Week)" is carried by kid cast member Alexander Bello, who redeems some of the program's sillier moments with a Joan Didion-referencing tale of concern and compassion. Not present on the soundtrack are interview segments interspersed throughout the hour in which the kids relay their biggest fears; as irreverent as some of material is, John Mulaney & the Sack Lunch Bunch never strays far from its empathetic center, including the closing moments of "Music, Music Everywhere!," in which Mulaney and the Bunch join in song to lift Gyllenhaal. ~ Marcy Donelson
Songs from comedian John Mulaney's 2019 Netflix musical comedy special, inspired by children's television shows such as Sesame Street, Mr. Rogers' Neighborhood, the Electric Company and Free to be... you and me.
All music by Eli Bolin; all lyrics by John Mulaney & Marika Sawyer, except "Pay attention!" lyrics by David Byrne, John Mulaney & Marika Sawyer.
John Mulaney and the Sack Lunch Bunch.
Recorded at the Relic Room, New York City.
Compact disc.
Lyrics printed on container insert.
It's John Mulaney and the Sack Lunch Bunch (:49) -- Grandma's boyfriend Paul (3:37) -- Algebra song! (4:46) / (ft. Andre de Shields) -- Googy's theme (:15) -- Plain plate of noodles (2:49) -- Do you wanna play restaurant? (:55) -- Pay attention! (3:51) / (ft. David Byrne) -- Do flowers exist at night? (1:52) -- I saw a white lady standing on the street just sobbing (and I think about it once a week) / (ft. Annaleigh Ashford) -- Music, music everywhere! (5:17) / (ft. Jake Gyllenhaal).
Emmy Award-winning comedian John Mulaney aims to recapture the magic of that bygone television era when children sang songs about their feelings with celebrity guests on funky outdoor sets, released on Netflix just in time for the holiday season 2019.
Title from disc surface.