Einstein's Monkey - Pet Dinosaur

Einstein's Monkey es un dúo que surge de la unión de dos músicos que crecieron viendo a los Monty Python, oyendo a Iggy Pop y bebiendo Jolt Cola. Ellos son B Bagby, profesor asistente de tecnología de día, compositor musical de noche, y Jeff Hofmann, que ha tocado en multitud de bandas de diferentes estilos participando en una veintena de discos. Ambos decidieron comenzar a componer canciones de rock para niños, con honestidad y de calidad.

Su primer disco se tituló "Banana Yellow" y se publicó en 2008. Citan a Nirvana, The Cars, Johnny Cash o Peter Gabriel como influencias y el resultado es una colección de canciones con historias muy variadas destinadas al público infantil. Entre ellas, "Pet Dinosaur", que habla de una mascota dinosaurio y los problemas que ello conlleva. El vídeo musical es una pieza de animación realizada por Brian Bear. Ahí lo dejamos:

La letra de la canción es la siguiente:

I’ve got a new friend,

I’ve got the most amazing pet

I’m not sure how I’m ever going to get him

to the vet

He’s green and purple and not very furry

at all

He’s really good at running and he’s great at catching

when I throw the ball

I’ve got a pet dinosaur

He’s growing every day

Last month he was the size of head

but he’s even bigger, today

Well my pet dinosaur, he’s my best friend,

he’s my confidant

With just one look in his eyes

I always know just what he wants

We go out to the park to play catch

in the sun

People stare, people scream, children smile,

and grown-ups run

I’ve got a pet dinosaur

He’s growing every day

Last week he was the size of my bed

but he’s even bigger, today

When I first brought him home

and asked mom & dad

if he could stay

I could see in their eyes that

they didn’t know quite what to say

But he wasn’t very big

and he wasn’t frightening at all

Who ever knew he’d grow up to be so tall?

I’ve got a pet dinosaur

He’s growing every day

Three days ago he was the size of my room

but he’s even bigger, today

When he was a young

he chewed a bit on the couch

Occasionally he had an accident in the floor,

if we forgot to put him out

Three thousand paper towels

and two tons of newspaper later

I’m happy to say he’s house broken

but he annoys the neighbors

I’ve got a pet dinosaur

He’s growing every day

Yesterday he was the size of my house

but he’s even bigger, today

Today he’s the size of my block,

I hate to see how big he is next May!