The New Amsterdams

The New Amsterdams - We Can All Get Along With Dinosaurs (demo)

What happens after you've sold hundreds of thousands of CDs, have a couple of kids, decide that the band has run its course, and then have the urge to write but you're tired of writing songs of heartbreak?

Find a new audience.

Matt Pryor didn't have to look any further than the two little ones hanging onto his legs.

Musically, this song isn't dumbed down for kids. It sounds like, well, The New Amsterdams. Acoustic guitar and thick melodies and harmonies with easy going bass and drums. I respect that.

Lyrically, well....there's nothing like subversive song lyrics for kids. This song gets my vote for best pro-gay-marraige song for kids. I can't think of a better way to explain this to kids.

"One man whose voice was loud said dinos are bound to trample his house. They should be told to leave here. One dinosaur did speak he started to say 'don't push us away because we don't have any intention of wrecking your home. We'd like a place of our own.'"

Two more demos:

When I Get to Eleven

Pizza and Chocolate Milk