When the band Koo Koo begins playing “Dinosaur Stomp,” “All I Eat Is Pizza” or “Everybody Poops,” audience participation is heavily encouraged.
The musical duo, made up of Bryan Atchison and Neil Olstad, love performing live shows that compel their audiences to dance. Despite the subjects of their songs being overwhelmingly juvenile in nature, Olstad describes Koo Koo as “kind of like a kid’s band for adults.” (Granted, young children are often the ones intentionally seeking out their shows and dancing along.)
And on their YouTube channel, Koo Koo, viewers will find the duo’s top songs alongside colorful graphics, energetic dance moves and song lyrics.
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Koo Koo encourages its audience to get up and move to their songs, hoping to energize viewers and bring a little more joy into their lives.
The vast majority of the duo’s songs are inoffensive and child friendly, if a little absurd at times. Topics include loving pizza, favorite colors and riding a roller coaster.
A few songs engage in toilet humor, singing about boogers, flatulence and defecation (though that last song does encourage children to not be embarrassed about bowel movements). The worst word heard on the channel is “heck” and one misuse of God’s name.
Notably, Koo Koo uploaded one political song denouncing ICE, stating that “if you’re an ICE agent, then your soul is polar.” Regardless of their stance on the topic, many parents may not feel their kids are ready to be brought into political discussions.
Koo Koo will likely entertain any young child who stumbles across the channel—and so long as families are fine with some toilet humor (and one overtly political song), there’s sure to be plenty of dance parties in the living room.
Kennedy Unthank studied journalism at the University of Missouri. He knew he wanted to write for a living when he won a contest for “best fantasy story” while in the 4th grade. What he didn’t know at the time, however, was that he was the only person to submit a story. Regardless, the seed was planted. Kennedy collects and plays board games in his free time, and he loves to talk about biblical apologetics. He’s also an avid cook. He thinks the ending of Lost “wasn’t that bad.”
