New songs for children by: Olli Schulz • Gisbert zu Knyphausen • Pohlmann • Jan Plewka • PeterLicht • Francesco Wilking • Moritz Krämer • Bernd Begemann • ClickClickDecker • Desiree Klaeukens • Käptn Peng • Nils Koppruch • Wolfgang Müller
13 of the country's best-known singer-songwriters have come together to make a children's music album. Ordinarily, this might be cause to peer over your newspaper with a furrowed brow, were it not for the fact that an album as magical as "Unter meinem Bett" (Under My Bed) was the result.
To put it bluntly: singer-songwriters and children's songs are a perfect match. When Francesco Wilking ("Die höchste Eisenbahn") sings in the very first song about a fairy who can only make tea but unfortunately cannot fly, it feels almost more relaxed than any of his other great songs. Gisbert zu Knyphausen insisted on playing his Rumpelstiltskin protest song, "Immer muss ich alles sollen" (I Always Have to Do Everything), every night on his sold-out tour with the Kid Kopphausen Band this past spring. Anyone who saw the skeptical smiles of the audience at the announcement "Now for a children's song" turn into thunderous applause by the final chord knew one thing for sure—this song is a hit. For children and adults alike. And when Olli Schulz played a demo of his song "Kommissar Ärmchen" (Inspector Little Arm) on his radio show "Sanft und Sorgfältig" in May of this year, his Facebook page overflowed with enthusiastic comments, and some talented illustrators even began drafting designs for the "super-smart octopus with the police badge." It was clear then that something was in the air.
It’s hard to say which song on the album is the best, because the album is a lucky dip—in every respect. Without knowing what songs their colleagues were contributing, each songwriter arrived with sleepwalking certainty, introducing a new theme.
From rock to mellow, from funny to thoughtful—each song tells its own little story, with its own unique musical style.
