So a couple of days ago I found a random flash video called “8-bit Reading Rainbow” and it is awesome. Unfortunately that link went down, and since then I’ve been unable to find any evidence of its existence on the Google, so sadly you will have to live without its crazy intarwebs-fueled goodness. But not all is lost, for the inspiration for that video is readily available, and if you close your eyes real tight and use your imagination, you can probably see that flash video in your head when you hear this song! But don’t take my word for it…

8bit bEtty is a Brooklyn-based chiptune artist who’s released two EPs so far. Both of them are freely available online, though there’s word that they might be re-released as actual CDs, so who knows how long that deal will last (hopefully forever!). As you can tell from the site design, the cute little pixelated graphics on her Myspace, and the liberal sprinkling of exclamation marks throughout her copy, 8bit bEtty makes happy, burbling chiptunes with a healthy dose of whimsy. So why not a cover of the theme song to Reading Rainbow, everyone’s favourite PBS kids show starring Geordi LaForge? A fun track that reminds you of how good the original was while adding a charming Nintendo-esque element of its own. It’s like two, two types of childhood nostalgia in one! Excellent!