Flaming Lips to Perform on 'Yo Gabba Gabba'

Of all the indie acts that grace the 'Yo Gabba Gabba' stage, psych-pop professionals the Flaming Lips seem the most logical to appear on the popular kids show. What young one wouldn't love a man walking around in a giant space bubble? According to Entertainment Weekly's Music Mix, the Lips will join DJ Lance, Muno and the rest of the 'Yo Gabba' gang on Friday, Nov. 5, to sing 'I Can Be a Frog,' a tune penned by the show's writers.

Coyne and company recently worked the song into their set, where audience participation becomes paramount during the lines "I can be a tiger" and "She said I can be a monkey." For the teaser video, the band dressed in colorful suits, with Coyne standing out front resembling a Mad Hatter-type figure who waves a sparkler around while people dressed as a bee, a monster, a finch and a wolf jump out from manufactured smoke. In other words, it's just like a Flaming Lips concert.

In related Lips news, this past weekend marked the return of the "March of 1000 Flaming Skeletons" parade in Oklahoma City, with participants marching the streets donning skeleton suits and holding lit torches. Unfortunately, the parade didn't include an actual performance, so the hometown crowd will have to wait until New Year's Eve when the band will perform its 1999 classic, 'The Soft Bulletin' from start to finish.