Fitz and Dizzyspellers Mix

May 29, 2009

Now that the TV season has ended, the national spelling bee is probably the most exciting thing on television.  The idea is to take the most socially awkward age group (middle school) and get weirdest kids from that age together into a room and have them spell ridiculous, mostly foreign words that define things like “dressing rooms in an ancient Greek baths” and ”certain avenging deities or spirits”.

As you can imagine, the results are riveting (just remember how great Spellbound was) and there was a kid from my hometown, Peoria IL, on this year which was fun to watch.  So here’s a mix dedicated to those mini orthographers, many of whom have little chance at a normal life outside spelling competitions (sorry kids), and their quest for nerd glory.

MP3 Andrew Bird – Fitz & Dizzyspells
MP3 Animal Collective – Did You See The Words
MP3 Doves – Spellbound
MP3 The National – Brainy
MP3 The Softies – Me and the Bees
MP3 This Show Is A Rainbow – How Do You Spell Success?
MP3 Belle & Sebastian – We Rule The School

NPR has a great article about the “oddly addictive spectacle of the National Spelling Bee”. Check it out here.

Posted by Taylor in Mix