1 - Liz Phair w/ Material Issue - The Tra La La Song (One Banana, Two Ba...

For reasons I'll never know, Saturday morning cartoon songs have been in my head lately. In '94-95 there was a great compilation album of rock artists covering those songs. I chose this one because when it came out I'd just moved to Chicago where Liz Phair and Material Issue were among my first local music discoveries. Here's a link to the whole album.

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