30 Rock’s Kenneth The Page Picks His Top 10 Albums

Kenneth Ellen Parcell, the perpetually cheerful NBC page from 30 Rock, opens up to this week’s EW about the top ten albums that warm his Georgia-reared heart. (“Midnight Train to Georgia” didn’t make the list, but The Golden Girls theme pops up twice!) Here’s Kenneth’s list along with his commentary:

1. TV LAND PRESENTS: FAVORITE TV THEME SONGS
Various Artists

This is the best album ever! I especially love Cynthia Fee’s rendition of ”Thank You for Being a Friend.”

2. TRACY JORDAN’S WHAT WE TALK ABOUT WHEN WE TALK ABOUT LOVE
Tracy Jordan

Listening to this album is just like hanging out with Mr. Jordan: It makes me cry and dance!

3. SOOTHING SOUNDS FOR SLEEP 

Hush Little Baby

This white-noise album makes me feel like a baby again…a baby out in a rain forest!

4. DULCEM TUNES
Colonel Tugbeard Band

There is truly nothing better to have on your Zune during a Civil War reenactment!

5. E=MC2
Mariah Carey

The high notes really make my parakeet dance!

6. AUTHENTIC SOUND EFFECTS, VOL. 4
Keith Holzman

After some glaring missteps on Authentic Sound Effects, Vol. 2, Mr. Holzman has recaptured the magic from Vol. 1. So many versions of ”Boiling Water”!

7. I didn’t list one here, because my family considers 7 an unlucky number. Because of the deadly sins. And days of the week.

8. CERTIFIED HITS
Crystal Gayle

Ms. Gayle has hair to brush for days, and ”Don’t It Make My Brown Eyes Blue” always makes me think of the special contact lenses I have to get for Ms. Maroney.

9. USA (UNITED STATE OF ATLANTA)
Ying Yang Twins

I don’t understand most of the lyrics here, but these guys are from Atlanta!

10. ALL THIS AND HEAVEN TOO
Andrew Gold

So many things to love. For starters, it says heaven right in the title! I also love his rendition of Cynthia Fee’s rendition of ”Thank You for Being a Friend.”

Below, Hypeful put together a l’il playlist of songs based on Kenneth’s faves - including Je Suis France’s ace cover of (you guessed it) “Thank You For Being A Friend”!

MP3s:
Je Suis France - “Thank You For Being A Friend”
Cynthia Fee - “Thank You for Being a Friend”
Tracy Jordan - “It’s a Jordan Christmas!”
Tracy Jordan - “Werewolf Bar Mitzvah”
Mariah Carey - “Touch My Body”
Crystal Gayle - “Don’t It Make My Brown Eyes Blue”
Ying Yang Twins ft Pitbull - “Shake”
Andrew Gold - “Thank You For Being A Friend”