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Back in 2007, when indie kids' music performer Eric Herman shared a little homemade music video called "The Elephant Song" on the still emerging YouTube, he never could have imagined the response it would get. YouTube featured the video (almost unheard of for a children's music video) and it quickly went viral, and now Eric Herman's videos have over 30 million views and counting, there's a popular "Elephant Song" iPhone app, and a DVD is about to drop.
By popular demand, Herman, in conjunction with Rockamedia, is releasing The Elephant DVD worldwide on Tuesday, July 19, through Amazon, Walmart.com, BarnesandNoble.com and other online and retail outlets. The Elephant DVD has all of Herman's YouTube hits, including "The Elephant Song," "Dance Like an Animal," and "Blackbeard, Bluebeard and Redbeard," among others. Also included is Herman's video for "The Tale of the Sun and the Moon," which was featured in last year's charming parenting comedy, Life as We Know It, with Katherine Heigl and Josh Duhamel. The DVD also includes the brand-new instant classic, "Steve the Superhero," directed and animated by Jason Doll ("Sesame Street," MTV), which will debut on YouTube in June in anticipation of the DVD's release. There are 10 videos in all, plus bonus material, including live music footage and a jukebox version that allows you to just listen to the great Eric Herman tunes. Herman also enlists the help of his two young daughters, Becca and Evee, who conduct one of the most amusing and intelligent interviews with Herman, who displays his strengths best in front of his pint-sized audience.
Striking an incredibly entertaining balance between memorable songs, simple and colorful graphics, and clever humor and character, The Elephant DVD may be to this generation of kids what "Schoolhouse Rock" was to so many growing up in the 1970's.