Music (Cantaloupe Island)

I first discovered jazz when I was in my high school's choir. I loved its ease, its sense of pure emotion, and how absolutely fun it is. No wonder that I fell in love with pianist Herbie Hancock and one of his signature songs, "Cantaloupe Island."

The piano seems so at ease, controlled yet unpredictable. There are moments that the trumpet seems to be laughing, because this piece is so fun and it's hard to contain it.

Hancock is known for his experimental style and pushing jazz into new directions, but I mostly just love his classical jazz style, which is super cool and smooth.

Music (Dr. Worm)

Speaking of funny, They Might Be Giants are a wonderfully creative band. They've been around since the early 80s and they just don't seem to care what normal songs are about and they write off-the-wall stuff like "Dr. Worm:"



One thing I love about TMBG is that they do a lot of educational music, which I like. But its more than just songs for kids. They have a fun sound and their music isn't pretentious. It's stupid sometimes, but it's okay for music to be stupid sometimes. And TMBG were kind enough to remind us about that.

Music (Fat)

Weird Al Yankovic is the king of parodies, and even though "Amish Paradise" has been his biggest hit, "Fat" has always been my favorite.



I should point out that I have made a point not to include any music videos for the songs that I've written about so far. I wanted the music to be the focus and not have anything take away from that, but I don't think that this video takes away from the laughs, but adds to them, especially when compared to the original.