Radio Disney: Kid Jams
Radio Disney is a nationally syndicated children's program, andRadio Disney: Kid Jamspulls together 17 of the show's "greatest hits."  It's a cornucopia of high-energy, parent-approved pop and classics fromThe Lion KingandMulan. Represented are teen idols (the Backtsreet Boys, Hanson), hip-hop (Technotronic, MC Hammer, and a Mickey-ized version of Tag Team's "Whoomp! (There it Went)"), dancefloor (2 Unlimited, "Macarena"), silly favorites (Weird Al Yankovic, I-8-Paste), and even James Brown. There's a lot to like about a compilation that draws no divisions between Yankovic's "Yoda" (a takeoff on the Kinks' "Lola"), Sponge's take on theSpeed Racertheme, Steve Vai's cover of "Wipeout," and the Hardest Working Man in Show Business (Brown).  The only complaint here is that some parents may resent getting "Macarena" stuck in their heads again.--Randy Silver