Dove Award nominees Go Fish are once again generating a buzz on YouTube.com with “The Mom Song,” a cleverly comedic tribute arriving online just in time for Mother’s Day. Written by Go Fish founder Jamie Statema and his wife Julie, and featured on the group’s Snazzy recording, the song has received more than 11,000 hits since being posted on YouTube two weeks ago.
In addition, Go Fish is offering a free download of the performance track for “The Mom Song” at the group’s website.The special download will allow children of all ages to perform personalized renditions of the song for their mothers.
No strangers to the YouTube phenomenon, a fan-produced video of Go Fish’s “Christmas with a Capital ‘C’” now has been viewed on the site more than 7,000,000 times. The song, featuring comedian Brad Stine, resonates with Americans opposed to attempts to eliminate public usage of the word Christmas.
An emerging force in family entertainment, Go Fish’s latest recording, Snazzy, released in October and was nominated for a 2008 GMA Dove Award for Children’s Music Album. Produced by Jamie Statema and Darren Rust, Snazzy contains 12 songs furthering Go Fish’s mission of creating relevant music for kids that communicates biblical values.
The growing line-up of acclaimed children’s recordings from Go Fish also includes Splash, Superstar and Snooze, along with the Showtime DVD. The group released its second Christmas album, Snow, in 2006.
