Todd McHatton

This Is It... So Dig It

2008-08-11T02:02:13Z

A brand new "Song Of the Week"...

This Is It... So Dig It
Funny little friends have got it all figured out - Said they know just where to dig and how to get it all out- Might as well go out and play - 'Cause there's more to dig then one way - Spendin' your time diggin' in the ground - Diggin' inside just to try and get out - Well there's more to time then the minutes - And this is it - So dig it - Spendin' your time listening to the sounds - Of funny friends tellin' you what's up in the clouds - And there's more to time then the minutes - This is it so dig it

Sometimes... That's the Way It's Supposed To Be

2008-08-04T04:24:48Z

Sometimes Thats the Way Its Supposed to Be.mp3

They Just Go By Slower (Two Turtles 2)

2008-07-28T04:21:31Z

They Just Go By Slower (Two Turtles 2).mp3

A brand new "Song Of the Week" and hey! It's kind of a sequel to one of the stories/songs from the book!

Well I sang you a song 'bout some birds that'd gone and got themselves stuck on ski's - Let you know what went wrong when some turtles had gone and got themselves stuck in the trees - Well they still come and go but it's a whole different show - They just go by slower - Go by slower - Well now the snow is all gone and they lounge on the lawn just a strollin' along with the bees - And though the turtles and birds they don't know all the words they're still all tryin' to sing - Well they still come and go but it's a whole different show - They just go by slower - Go by slower - They're still all tryin' to sing - Same old snow - Same old trees - Same old turtles - Same old bees

A Pudgy Pig And A Fuzzy Peach

2008-07-21T07:04:33Z

A Pudgy Pig And A Fuzzy Peach.mp3

Remember those long summer nights around the campfire, singing the funk-rock bluegrass tunes about animals and fruit playing frisbee... yeah... good times.

Some Things Are Squeaky

2008-07-13T22:39:24Z

Some Things Are Squeaky.mp3

Cows In A Volcano

2008-07-04T08:00:08Z

Cows In A Volcano.mp3

Well folks, we're at the half-way point with this "Song Of the Week" thing and man has it been fun! This one is from our recent little trip to Mammoth.
We've got the CD together and it should be up here in a couple more weeks.
Thank you again for all the comments... Give me MORE!!!

Cows In A Volcano
Cows roam in a volcano - Preparing for the show - We follow the chalk white road - Feel the hot wind blow - Sitting in a hot springs - Bubblin' in the shallows - Can't even hear the birds sing - Can only hear the cows go - Moo - Cows roam in the volcano - Preparing for the show - We follow the chalk white road - Ready here we go - Sitting in a hot springs - Bubblin' in the shallows - Listenin' to the cows sing - And posin' for the photos - Moo

This Ride

2008-06-22T20:27:04Z

This Ride.mp3

A brand new "Song Of the Week"

I wrote 2 others this week but decided that I wanted to make one up on the spot... so here it is.

This Ride
Step right in - 'Cause it's about to begin - You won't believe this ride - You'll travel far and wide - Wear a frown or a grin - Through the thick or the thin - It's what you decide - You won't believe this ride - Time to go - Let's start this show - Climb aboard - You're moving toward - What you've adored - Things unexplored - Let's go - You'll find some things - Look like Kings and Queens - Then you'll realize - They're on their own ride - You'll sing a song - And they may sing along - Or they might be quiet - Let's go...

Shovel & Pail

2008-06-16T01:26:06Z

Shovel & Pail.mp3

Try And Move the Frame

2008-06-09T06:55:07Z

Try And Move the Frame.mp3

Duct Tape and a Dream

2008-06-02T05:56:26Z

Duct Tape and a Dream.mp3

A brand new "Song Of the Week"!
I've been wanting to do a "fort" song for awhile. When we were kids our cousin Chris Caputo built this enormous tunnel fort in his basement with boxes and duct tape. It was amazing.
Some credit also has to go to my Brazilian room-mate from my time at music school, Carlos Nascimento. There's a little snippet of music from him in this that I've been carrying around for years. And finally, the original concept and title... thanks MJ!

Go Put That Thing On

2008-05-26T05:40:13Z

Go Put That Thing On.mp3

A brand new "Song Of the Week"!
First of all, Thank You for all of the amazing comments. I can't tell you how much your feed-back means to me. I'm going to try and start commenting back.

Now, to answer a few questions we've been getting here:
Yes, you can just push the little arrow (just like the song says) right next to the title of the newest song and then, if you should actually be working or something, just open a new window and leave mchatton.com running in the background. The little player will run through the entire current set of songs and you can (gasp) work and have fun simultaneously!

Yes, that's a new page over there on the right (Groups That Have Had Me As A Member). Let me know if you have any photos we can add or if I've misspelled your name or something

And, yes, the two puppets on Super Friend Vacation are our latest creations. Cooper and I made them with some orange juice containers, fur, and ping pong balls a couple of weeks ago. We'll be featuring them more in upcoming posts... Stay Tuned! And, thank you again!

Once In a Smile

2008-05-14T07:37:09Z

Once In A Smile.mp3

A little song for the fam -
Just when you think "it can't get better than this"... it does... it actually just keeps getting better all the time.

Super Friend Vacation

2008-05-05T04:55:24Z

A buddy song - our first music video - and, as you'll see, we had to give up on the editing process about half-way into it and just let these two knuckleheads do their thing. Cooper's performance is a tour de force that rivals both Tobey Maguire and Robert Downey Jr's humble attempts at the super hero genre. He attacks the role with pure joy and reckless abandon.
...(still can't figure out what that head-shaped thing is that keeps popping up behind them though)...
If you just want to listen to the song here's the mp3...Super Friend Vacation.mp3
But if you want the total experience...
Here's the video...]]>
Super Friend Vacation from Todd McHatton on Vimeo.

No Way!! A Comic and a Song!?!

2008-04-27T19:03:31Z

Its Dancin Time.mp3

It's A Breeze

2008-04-20T23:43:08Z

Its A Breeze.mp3
Here's a brand new "Song Of the Week"!

It's A Breeze
It's a breeze - If you just try - Said the one's on the ground - To the one's in the sky - When you come down - You'll see - And then like us - You'll be - When you're up - Just don't look down - Said the one's in the sky - To the one's on the ground - When you come up you'll see - And then like us you'll be - You know sometimes it's automatic - You do some thing's so systematic - Down in the basement - Or in the attic - You stay - Maybe you're just in time to get away - It's a breeze - If they just try - For the one's on the ground - And the one's in the sky - When you join them - You'll see - And like them - You'll be