I've been trying to compile some music for the baby and so much of the children's music is unbelievably annoying. No Barney or Raffi or Kidz Bop will every enter my house. Kidz Bop in particular gives me the willies. Are the Wiggles similar? I keep seeing them all over the place.
I already have a large collection of folk, country, and bluegrass (which is what I grew up listening to). I also have the entire Schoolhouse Rock series and a lot of classic Disney and Broadway musicals. I have a feeling one of my friends is giving me a copy of the Philadelphia Chickens. She's given a copy to every other pregnant friend for the past 4 years. Of course I have classical, which is what I'm playing for the baby now (I put my earbuds against my stomach).
I'm interested in music that won't make me wish I was deaf and has some educational and/or musical value.
Also, for the Hatrack Jewish moms - I'd like some non-annoying Jewish children's music that I can buy online (we don't have a Judaica store here in Richmond). Hebrew, Yiddish, and English are all fine.
Thanks in advance for the help.
Posted by The Pixiest (Member # 1863) on :
John McCutcheon has some great children's CDs. I also like Bill Harley and Red Grammar.
Posted by wordman (Member # 1307) on :
They Might Be Giants' Here Comes the ABCs.
How can you beat titles like "C Is for Conifers" and "Fake Believe"? If you like TMBG, you'll love this CD and DVD (great animations, like the old Sesame Street days, but with a few more quirks). My own favorites are "The Alphabet Lost and Found" and "Can You Find It?" My daughter loves "Go for G" and "ZYX" (the alphabet sung backwards).
Posted by rivka (Member # 4859) on :
Mostly Music -- THE online source for a very impressive range of Jewish music. Their kids' stuff. (Although of course plenty of other stuff will be enjoyed by kids as well. My kids love the Journeys albums -- as do I, and many adults. )
Also, one thing I love about that site is that many albums are available for download. Usually about half the price, and no shipping fees.
(Oh, and I have no idea whether any of these will annoy you or not. Use the nifty sample clips they have for almost everything -- I do! )
Posted by Elizabeth (Member # 5218) on :
Dan Zanes
Posted by rivka (Member # 4859) on :
And on a completely separate note, we love Mandy Patinkin's Kidults.
Posted by ketchupqueen (Member # 6877) on :
The following suggestions are the result of a 3 day drive taken with a 9 month old; we listened to happy-kid music all the way there to calm the screaming. These ones kept her happy and didn't drive us insane, even on constant repeat.
Not For Kids Only, with Jerry Garcia and David Grisman, is awesome. Folksy, fun, not what you expect, but kids love it.
Rabbits Dance: Songs of Malvina Reynolds, by Marcia Berman is entirely listenable music that's perfect for preschoolers and fun for babies and some older kids, too, and it won't drive you mad. Malvina Reynolds' gift for words will delight adults, while the happy music works wonders on our hyper child. It's just plain fun stuff. This album has some of the best "kids'" songs ever written: "Magic Penny", "Morningtown Ride", "The Artichoke Song"... Unfortunately, it was only released on LP. If you want a copy, e-mail me; I will send you a tape.
Small children, even in the pre-verbal stage, love the Beatles. Good for playtime.
The following suggestions are from my childhood; things I loved then that still hold up today.
Swing on a Star, Jim Kweskin (of Jugband fame), was a live album recorded at McCabe's in Santa Monica. My dad picked up the limited release LP in a used music shop, and has been making tapes for friends with kids ever since. Again, e-mail me.
I loved Burl Ives' kids albums-- especially The Lollipop Tree. I think there may be a kids' collection on CD that has some favorites, but you'll miss out on really great ones like the traditional "Leatherwing Bat".
The Kingston Trio was always a hit with my brother and me as children, especially "Tijuana Jail", "The MTA", "Worried Man", and other fast-paced, lively songs.
African music is awesome. 'Nuff said.
Posted by Elizabeth (Member # 5218) on :
Rosenshontz. I will never forget my daughter belting out a round of "I drive my mommy crazy, because I'm two..." in JC Penney whe she was two. I will always remember the looks we ot from two older ladies.
Posted by Elizabeth (Member # 5218) on :
We also loved all the Wee Sing tapes, especially Wee Sing Train.
Posted by Avadaru (Member # 3026) on :
When I was growing up, I listened to Raffi. If I had the chance, I would probably still listen to Raffi. I LOVED that music.
Also, since They Might Be Giants was mentioned, you could give "No!" a try. It's a great album for kids.
Posted by Elizabeth (Member # 5218) on :
Raffi is great, sorry Mrs. M.
My general suggestion is this: never say never about anything before having children. Many a word has been eaten that way.
Posted by Verily the Younger (Member # 6705) on :
No! is a great album for anyone. How could you not love "John Lee Supertaster"? Or "Four of Two"? Or "The House at the Top of the Tree"? Posted by ketchupqueen (Member # 6877) on :
My dad, a semi-pro musician, listened to Raffi with us and much preferred it to some stuff we had. Posted by imogen (Member # 5485) on :
The Wiggles are Australian (yay!) and fairly innocuous.
Kids *love* them. The songs are all about everyday experiences - eating, putting shoes on, going for drives, eating - lots of songs about food.
3 of the four members have tertiary qualifications in early childhood education, so they know what they're doing.
Pachelbel's Canon in D Minor. It worked with me. Certified, for my father knows a lot about music.
Posted by Tatiana (Member # 6776) on :
"No" is awesome! I love "I am not your broom".
I've had enough I'm throwing off My chains of servitude.
... and the best part of all, the "shh shh sh shh sh shh sh shhhhhh"
Terri Gross asked John and John if the word "servitude" wasn't a bit much for a kids' song and they replied "every little brother understands the concept of servitude"
"I didn't apologize for when I was eight and I made my younger brother have to be my personal slave."
Actually most TMBG cds work great for kids as well as adults.
The best kids stuff is just good music in general, I think. Katie totally loved Beethoven's 9th when she was a baby. Bach's B Minor Mass is absolutely guaranteed to put them to sleep, I found. It's a fantastic work of musical genius, but it's undeniably soporific for kids and adults too. We called it "the big guns" when comparing lullabyes.
Singing "The Old Rugged Cross" acapella is another wonderful lullabye. Sing it with real feeling so that baby knows you understand the great trials and burdens there are in the life of a baby. The symbol of suffering and shame, indeed!
Posted by Jonathan Howard (Member # 6934) on :
quote: Bach's B Minor Mass is absolutely guaranteed to put them to sleep
*Laughs hard*, The same with the St. Matthew's Passion - provided they do not understand German, or else they don't sleep ever again out of fear.
But if you're talking "Mass", I'd recommend William Byrd's Mass for Three Voices. It's 15th century, so it's got some lovely ensemble acoustics.
Posted by Synesthesia (Member # 4774) on :
quote:Originally posted by Elizabeth: We also loved all the Wee Sing tapes, especially Wee Sing Train.
I loved their Christmas songs my cousin bought me so much. Too much. He bought me a collection of religious songs and I liked that too.
It's never too early to get kids into good music. When I was a kid I liked opera, classical and some jazz. Play a lot of that for them... Especially ELLA! All kids should get into Ella before they get drowned in revolting pop music >.<.
Also, I'll never forgive the wiggles for being in that stupid show Yes, Dear. I hate that show.
Posted by Scott R (Member # 567) on :
Junebug loved latin music when she was a baby.
They Might Be Giant's 'Flood' is a good album for kids, too.
All of my kids like Orff's 'Carmina Burana,' which is a little frightening. And Vivaldi's 'Four Seasons,' though it gets a little repetitive for me.
Movie soundtracks seem to be good stuff, too. Super-K likes the Metropolis soundtrack especially.
Posted by Elizabeth (Member # 5218) on :
I hate Yes, Dear, too, Syn!
One of the things that were "never" going to happen in our home was Barney-watching. My daughter saw him once and was smitten. Eventually, we loved Barney, too. It is hard not to succomb to your child's joy.
Posted by Jonathan Howard (Member # 6934) on :
quote: I hate Yes, Dear, too, Syn!
Yes, dear. Whatever you say. Posted by Don Domande (Member # 8287) on :
As a music teacher and certified musical snob, and a new dad, when my wife went looking for some music to play for our daughter while we are in the car, I was a little worried. However, we found this album:
Now, if you like a cappella music, especially doo-wop, this has some great kids songs. I've liked the Persuasions for a long time.
Good luck! I know with most kids albums and songs, I start to twitch after the third or fourth.
Posted by TomDavidson (Member # 124) on :
I love TMBG's kid albums. But I hate Raffi with the passion of a million burning suns. We own Let's Play, and I've got to admit that -- while the melodies are occasionally fun -- the guy can't actually sing to save his life, and his lyrics are absolutely insipid.
Posted by UofUlawguy (Member # 5492) on :
The first children's recording we got for our kids (other than lullabies) was Xuxa. I don't think her songs are annoying, but they can certainly get old if you repeat them over and over again. However, in addition to being entertained, our kids actually learned some Portuguese.
For the past year or so, we've been checking CD's out from the library when we go to get books. We got the Wiggles, which can be kind of cute, and the kids love them, but they get stuck in your head and are impossible to remove. It gets annoying.
We got a couple of CD's by a guy named Jim Gill, and he is really amazing. He has a mellow, only slightly silly voice, and plays guitar, and has a fabulous backup band. My wife and I get major giggles from some of his songs, like Noisy in Boise, Idaho.
My personal favorite, though, is John Lithgow's relatively new CD, Singin' in the Bathtub. Now, Lithgow isn't a fantastic singer. In fact, when I first heard the first track, Everybody Eats When They Come to My House, I cringed. But as it went on, it grew on me. The reason is Lithgow's verve and personality. He CAN carry a tune, but he could never do an album of non-silly songs. I want to own this particular CD. None of the songs are originals, but it is a marvelous selection. My favorite is The Gnu Song, but other great ones are Ya Gotta Have Skin, Bigs Kids Scare the Heck Outta Me, From the Indies to the Andes in His Undies -- heck, they're all good.
Posted by Troubadour (Member # 83) on :
Yeah, get the Wiggles. Further the secret Australian takeover of the US entertainment industry....
Posted by Zeugma (Member # 6636) on :
Ha, I'm married to an audiophile, so this will be an interesting process when we have kids some day. I can't imagine a small child would have any more success than I've had in playing anything but his music in the house, so the kids will probably grow up listening to Nitin Sahwney, Ojos de Brujo, the Klezmatics, Afro Celts, Karsh Kale, Midival Punditz, and whatever other crazy world fusion he's interested in then.
But the car radio is MINE! Posted by Dagonee (Member # 5818) on :
quote:The Kingston Trio was always a hit with my brother and me as children, especially "Tijuana Jail", "The MTA", "Worried Man", and other fast-paced, lively songs.
*adds another point to KQ's coolness score *
My favorite was the one about the man who was feelin' kind of mean so he shot a deputy down.
"Son, I don't know whether to hang you or not, but this here shootin' of deputy sherrifs has just naturally got to stop."
Posted by Elizabeth (Member # 5218) on :
Your child can't help but like music if you stay where you are, Zeug.
Posted by Zeugma (Member # 6636) on :
Perhaps, but we won't be staying here... I'm planning to relocate us to California once I graduate next year.
Though you should know that we've been going to see Traonach's Chapter House sessions pretty regularly the past few weeks, so we're enjoying our local music. And the radio station plays Donna the Buffalo and some other local stuff sometimes. Posted by Elizabeth (Member # 5218) on :
Well, I wish you would come you-know-where next week...
Posted by Bob_Scopatz (Member # 1227) on :
I was surprised at how great the song-writers are for the VeggieTales videos.
Also, my nephews were raised on Weird Al and They Might Be Giants. And they turned out...well...no weirder than I am.
Posted by TheTick (Member # 2883) on :
Thomas loves to dance to the Wiggles. They are educational enough while still fun for the kids. They do get stuck in your head but as long as you don't sing out loud to yourself it shouldn't be too bad. Here Come The ABCs is fun, too.
edit: Bob is definitely married to a Methodist minister.
Posted by Christy (Member # 4397) on :
I think the TMBG songs are great, but they're not really Sophie's thing yet. I think they're targeted at older kids. I really love Yo-Yo Ma and Bobby McFerrin's Hush. I would also suggest some classical music -- we own the Baby Bach and it hasn't failed to put Sophie to sleep in the car, yet. Edit: but, duh, you said you had classical already Sophie likes bluegrass and country, too, much to Tom's horror.
at Tom for not liking Raffi
Does anyone have a lullabye collection they'd reccommend? I've looked at several ones I thought were neat -- multinational/lingual collections, but haven't bought any.
[ July 15, 2005, 12:25 PM: Message edited by: Christy ]
Posted by whiskysunrise (Member # 6819) on :
Brite music is good. The do Safety Kids and Watch Me Sing. Brite Posted by ketchupqueen (Member # 6877) on :
Christy, what do you like in terms of lullabyes? Because I have different recommendations according to your tastes. Posted by Scott R (Member # 567) on :
>>Sophie likes bluegrass and country, too, much to Tom's horror.
Check out Ryan Shupe and the Rubberband for pseudo-bluegrass that's tolerable, Tom.
Posted by Tante Shvester (Member # 8202) on :
You'll love it! There is a DVD, video, CD, yadda yadda ya.
From the 1974 TV special, starring Marlo Thomas. I was 9 years old when it came out, and it knocked my socks off. Little sibs (4 & 5 years old) ate it up, too.
Posted by ketchupqueen (Member # 6877) on :
Ooh, ooh! I loved "Free to Be"! We had the record growing up. I have the tape now.
We also had the book.
As well as Stories for Free Children, from back when Ms. was actually good. That book was totally awesome. And not nearly as PC as it could have been; I mean, they were "alternative" stories, but many were either true stories or traditional folktales, and the few that were written to be PC were good anyway. Posted by Megan (Member # 5290) on :
quote:Pachelbel's Canon in D Minor. It worked with me. Certified, for my father knows a lot about music.
Except for the part where that piece is in D Major.
Oh, and on topic, I think the Veggie Tales Silly Songs are tons of fun, for kids and adults with a good strong sense of the absurd. There's nothing like a dramatic ballad about a missing hairbrush, and who doesn't love the Pirate Who Don't Do Anything?
Posted by TomDavidson (Member # 124) on :
You know, Pachelbel's Canon would probably sound quite ... interesting in D Minor.
Posted by Megan (Member # 5290) on :
Tom, that's about the only way you could actually make it even remotely interesting.
Bear in mind, though, that I'm speaking from the POV of the cellist who has to play the eight-note ground over and over and over and over and over and over and over and over...
I can't count how many times I've dozed off playing that freakin' piece.
Posted by UofUlawguy (Member # 5492) on :
Yes, cellists hate Pachelbel.
Actually, I do okay if I can ignore what my hands are playing and just listen to the violins.
Posted by Megan (Member # 5290) on :
Yeah, that's about the only way I got through it when I was playing wedding gigs. Those days are over now, though, and while I miss a lot of things about playing, wedding gigs and Pachelbel aren't among them.
Posted by Tatiana (Member # 6776) on :
Hey, Six Little Ducks is a great song! "He led the others with his quack quack quack" is just fun to sing! Why you gotta h8 on the Raffi?
Posted by TomDavidson (Member # 124) on :
Didn't you and I have a mutual hate-fest over Pachelbel's cello part about a year ago, Megan? Posted by Megan (Member # 5290) on :
You know, we may well have done just that. Still, it's a piece that deserves as much hate as it can possibly get (stupid, overplayed, grumble, grumble).
Posted by Space Opera (Member # 6504) on :
Wow, there are some great suggestions here. I'll add jazz, particularly Ella. Both of my kids have always loved it.
space opera
Posted by ketchupqueen (Member # 6877) on :
Jazz is good. Ella is great. A good Irish jig is also wonderful for kids. Oh, oh! A really fun one Emma likes and we enjoy as well is Beautiful Dreamer: the Songs of Stephen Foster. When I was a kid, we loved American Dreamer: The Songs of Stephen Foster by Thomas Hampson (classically trained singer) with David Alpher (pianist), Jay Ungar and Molly Mason (familiar names to folk fans.) Foster is great for kids. Fun, timeless melodies, and these recordings are well-done.
Posted by Tante Shvester (Member # 8202) on :
DooDah, DooDah, oh the DooDah Day!
Posted by Tante Shvester (Member # 8202) on :
When my boy was just a little puppy, we would play Peter Paul and Mary and Pete Seeger. Both are nice for kids and grown-up friendly.
Klezmer music always was (and still is) popular. A little jazzed up for bedtime, but good for awake-time.
Posted by Zeugma (Member # 6636) on :
The Klezmatics are a lot of fun to listen to as an adult, and several of their songs would be fun (and appropriate) for children... Man in a Hat, Makht Oyf, and their new Hannukah song off the top of my head. I really like "I ain't Afraid", but that would probably be... confusing for younger kids. Posted by ketchupqueen (Member # 6877) on :
Zeg, you might be surprised at what kids can listen to and understand. And irony is very good for little brains.
The littlest kids usually just ignore the words, anyway.
Posted by Zeugma (Member # 6636) on :
True, but do you really look forward to discussing these lyrics with a 5 year old Jewish kid?
quote:I ain't afraid of your Yahweh I ain't afraid of your Allah I ain't afraid of your Jesus I'm afraid of what you do In the name of your god.
Posted by romanylass (Member # 6306) on :
I have to admit, we have no "kid's music". I can't stand the stuff so I don't let it in the house. I have to listen to "ki'ds praise" songs at work and if there is a hell for bad Sunday School teachers, we'll be required to sing that stuff.
My kids listen to:
filk bagpipe music classical Wierd Al classic rock
One of our favorite CDs around here is Tchaikovsky's Ballet Highlights conducted by Andre Previn.
Posted by Mrs.M (Member # 2943) on :
Wow, thanks for the suggestions! I'll go through them more carefully after Shabbos.
Posted by Tante Shvester (Member # 8202) on :
Bagpipe music? Is that good for their tender, young developing neurological systems?
Posted by Miriya (Member # 7822) on :
Maybe this is a Canadian thing, seeing as no one has mentioned it. Some of the "less annoying" kid's music that I have is "Sharon, Lois, and Bram"
I also passionately hated kid's music... then came road trips with three little kids. Never say never. Posted by Annie (Member # 295) on :
I enjoy trying to find music that will entertain my young siblings. Currently, they're all enamored of Bollywood.
However; one cannot be to careful in making sure that nothing enters the house that could potentially annoy the parents. If it's there, you know it will be the kid's absolute favorite, just because that's the way things work out. You must choose things that will not become obnoxious upon 50 repetitions. This rules out things sung in a "moose voice" and things with a lot of shouting.
I say this with the full confidence of a former toy store employee. While some children's music is pleasant and lends itself to a jovial atmosphere, others, like "Baby Beluga," will make you bleed from the ears. Seriously. It never leaves your brain. They've done studies on toy store employee cadavers and found that, with a bit of electrical stimulation, they would still mouth the lyrics to "Baby Beluga." It's that bad.
In fact, merely mentioned it has now gotten it stuck in my head for the next three weeks.
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Songs that my young siblings love beyond all ability to describe:
Cake's version of "Mahna Mahna" (from an album called For the Kids Joni Mitchell's "Big Yellow Taxi" "You're my Little Potato," by some obscure North Dakota band called Metamora Nat King Cole's "L-O-V-E" and... just to brag... "Dragostea Din Tei." though they enjoy ATC's "Around the World" a little more. (gotta love what Europe has done for world culture!)
Posted by Synesthesia (Member # 4774) on :
quote:Originally posted by Elizabeth: I hate Yes, Dear, too, Syn!
One of the things that were "never" going to happen in our home was Barney-watching. My daughter saw him once and was smitten. Eventually, we loved Barney, too. It is hard not to succomb to your child's joy.
Yes, Dear is just so STUPID! ARG! CANNOT STAND IT.
I used to watch Barney when I was in Junior high for some reason. It was sort of cute. When I was even younger I liked Sharon Lois and Brams.
Posted by Annie (Member # 295) on :
Skidamarink idink idink...
Posted by jexx (Member # 3450) on :
Christopher loves Jimmy Buffett (especially "Cheeseburger in Paradise") and Bowling for Soup (go figure).
To my eternal shame, he also loves Kelly Clarkson and Usher. I blame Nickelodeon. *le sigh*
But I am turning him into a Skate Punk and playing No Doubt and Green Day and Warped Tour 2002. I'll get him converted eventually.
I just bought a CD, and I think it is called "Not For Kids Only" (?). It has Jason Mraz and Lisa Loeb and TMBGs and other artists on it. We've not listened to it all the way through yet, but already I love the Cuttlefish song. *smile* TMBG sings the Supertaster song on that album, very silly! Very fun!
I, too, am a fan of the Veggietales Silly Songs, but they are a Christian cartoon (just a warning if that is not your 'thing'). I love the Water Buffalo song!!
Posted by ketchupqueen (Member # 6877) on :
quote:Bagpipe music? Is that good for their tender, young developing neurological systems?
I think there's a gene or two for liking bagpipe music, and not everyone has it. Everyone in my family does, though, and my daughter would stop crying, smile, kick her feet, and coo when it came on at 2 months old. Posted by kwsni (Member # 1831) on :
I grew up on the Beatles and James Taylor. My mom used to sing Rocky Racoon as a lulluby. She also sand Sweet Baby James, though, so maybe they cancel out.
Ni!
Posted by Will B (Member # 7931) on :
The Roar of Love, an album based on The Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe.
Posted by Jonathan Howard (Member # 6934) on :
quote: Rocky Racoon as a lulluby
Yeah, just what you'd like your son to fall asleep to - shooting. Oh, right, is about 'Gideon's Bible'?
I'm still thinking about the Mass in B Minor.
Posted by Minerva (Member # 2991) on :
I loved Klezmer as a kid (and still love it now).
Posted by ketchupqueen (Member # 6877) on :
Zeg, I think those words would spark an excellent discussion with a 5-year-old, Jewish or otherwise. But then, when I was 6 or so, my dad took us (me and my 3-year-old brother) to a protest at the Chinese Embassy after the massacre at Tiananmen Square. We sang "We Shall Overcome", "Blowin' In the Wind", and other protest songs (yes, of course we knew the words.) And when a newscrew spotted me standing on the fountain to see and my brother on my dad's shoulders, they came over to interview us-- and was stunned as I gave a succinct explaination of why we were there, and what had happened, and my brother added, "Yeah, and God and Jesus and Buddha taught that we should love one another and not kill."
So I may have different expectations of dialogue with kids than you do. Posted by TomDavidson (Member # 124) on :
We just picked up "Philadelphia Chickens" today. If you don't already own it, buy it.
Posted by Elizabeth (Member # 5218) on :
"I have to admit, we have no "kid's music". I can't stand the stuff so I don't let it in the house."
As ketchupqueen pointed out once in a similar thread to this one, many "kid songs" are old folk tunes, lullabies, or hymns.
We loved kid songs, and our children have listened to all sorts of music since they were small. If we had filtered out kid songs, how would I have the memory of my daughter belting out Rosenshontz's "I Drive My Mommy Crazy Because I'm Two" in JC Penney one day when she, herself, was two? (I do not believe this sing was an old folk tune, lullaby or hymn, however)
Posted by docmagik (Member # 1131) on :
I was worried that the TMBG stuff wouldn't appeal to my kids--two girls, 2 and 3--and that it would turn out to be just more "Daddy" music.
Thankfully, I was wrong. They Might Be Giants are officially teaching my kids the alphabet.
Although I will admit, anytime we see a capital M or a W, we do have to turn it over to identify the "upside-down" letter as well.
They like Radio Disney, as well--too much for my taste. I miss the old Radio Ahs, which played the kind of fun, creative stuff that was actually written UP to kids instead of DOWN to them.
You know--the kind of stuff that acted like engaging a child's imagination was something you had to work for, with cleverness and wit, rather than something you did by holding back and writing wimpy versions of actual music.
Did you know Cheech Marin did a pretty funny kids album a few years back? Ever heard of Joe Scruggs or Bob Reid? You would have, if Disney hadn't pushed Radio Ahs right off the air . . .
I like the old folk stuff, too--Tom Paxton, Tom Glazer. I didn't realize until I saw this thread, though, that I don't actually have any of it, so I have no idea what my kids would think of it.
Out of fairness to Disney, they did do Here Come The ABC's. They also did the Muppet albums, which my kids and I both enjoy. My favorite is the Rowlf the Dog tape "Ol' Brown Ears Is Back," with songs by Billy Joel, A.A. Milne, and even Groucho Marx's "Lydia the Tattooed Lady." Fun stuff.
Posted by Shan (Member # 4550) on :
Celtic harp and folkish/hammer dulcimer-type music is generally very wonderful.
Soft and soothing.
Posted by Elizabeth (Member # 5218) on :
My daughter also really loved bagpipe music when she was little.
Posted by Bob_Scopatz (Member # 1227) on :
Tom Lehrer wrote a slew of children's songs that are a lot of fun. Stuff about math, language and science. The currently available CD set with all his recorded works (alternate versions of many songs) has this stuff on the last segment of the last CD. It's fun. He wrote it for an early TV show.
Posted by romanylass (Member # 6306) on :
quote:"I have to admit, we have no "kid's music". I can't stand the stuff so I don't let it in the house."
As ketchupqueen pointed out once in a similar thread to this one, many "kid songs" are old folk tunes, lullabies, or hymns
What I meant by that is, the albums produced for kids. Like Raffi, or albums of nameless kids, or sappy stuff. Songs about sandwiches or shoes or baby animals. I have to confess we aren't Tom Paxtonfans either. My neighbor's sons brought over his CDs and I tried to make the kids lsiten out of courtesy, but they ran out of the room screaming.
But we just got some Tom Lerher, I don't know what's on the CDs but I'll see if they like him.
Bagpipe music can't be bad for babies neurlogical development or the Scots would all be crazy.
Oh, and kq that was quite the impressive story. I've always wanted to be that kind of parent.
Posted by TomDavidson (Member # 124) on :
Philadelphia Chickens. Seriously.
Posted by ketchupqueen (Member # 6877) on :
quote:Oh, and kq that was quite the impressive story. I've always wanted to be that kind of parent.
Me, too. I hope I can reproduce the good things I had growing up for my children without the bad. But I'm sure I'll just end up making my own set of mistakes, like everyone does. *sigh*
Posted by Elizabeth (Member # 5218) on :
My favorite lyric from Jeb Puryear of Donna the Buffalo:
I make a wish over a boiling cauldron That I pass only strength onto the children
Posted by Mrs.M (Member # 2943) on :
Wow, this is amazing. It's going to take me a while to go through everything.
It never ceases to amaze me how Hatrackers come through with excellent advice on such a wide array of subjects.
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