SIS - Kids Music that Doesn't Suck
by bbjones on Sep 3, 2010 12:02 AM EDT
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So, a bunch of you are musicians, and a bunch of you have kids. Probably some of you musicians have kids. If so, you know that the great majority of kids music out there was originally developed for use at Abu Ghraib. 10 minutes of that stuff, and I'd confess to anything, just to make it stop.
I'm always on the lookout for kids music that (in this order):
#1) Doesn't drive me insane
#2) The kids like
#3) Has some redeeming musical value, in the hopes that ideas of good music will eventually sink into their little heads.
Here's what I've found, but I bet you guys have found a lot more.
Dan Zanes. Formerly of the Del Fuegos, he now does funky folk-style kids music that's actually pretty good. I like it better than the kids do, though.
Laurie Berkner. Borders on annoying sometimes, but the kids love it. A few decent harmonies, and embarrassingly catchy tunes.
Justin Roberts. Excellent stuff, loved by kids and Mom and Dad. Musically interesting, lyrically interesting, and yet still the kids like it. This guy remembers what it's like to be 8 years old.
Ralph's World. Ralph Agresta (?). Kids and Mom like it, I'm meh. At least it's not cloying.
Who else is out there worth listening to?
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I have a kid
And the kid music gets annoying quick
Then it comes to be that the soothing light at the end of your tunnel, is just a freight train coming your way...
@btcoop71
4 kids - 5 grandkids - Top 10 music for kids
10. 7th Raffi CD – Raffi and Barney Get a Room
9. PeeWee’s greatest Hits
8. ANYTHING by Jiminy Cricket
7. Ballad of the Green Berets
6. White Christmas by Bing Crosby
5. White Wedding by Bill Idol
4. Want Some Candy by Uncle Cal and Mo Lester
3. Puff that Magic Dragon by Peter, Paul and Mommy
2. C is for Cookie by cookie monster
and the number 1. children’s song of all time, brought to you by the Bubonic Plague:
1. Ring Around The Rosy (Ashes, ashes, we all fall down)
If a guy hits .300 every year, what does he have to look forward to? I always tried to stay around .190, with three or four RBI. And I tried to get them all in September. That way I always had something to talk about during the winter.
Bob Uecker
Wait
My oldest is two, I didn’t realize there was kids music in my future.
We are all in the gutter, but some of us are looking at the stars. --Oscar Wilde
Yep.
Wait until hey start a band..
My son is a drummer…
His oldest daughter has the bug at 3and 1/2.
If a guy hits .300 every year, what does he have to look forward to? I always tried to stay around .190, with three or four RBI. And I tried to get them all in September. That way I always had something to talk about during the winter.
Bob Uecker
Kids like the Ting Tings, I've noticed
so that’s a decent place to start. Also, Gnarls Barkley’s Crazy was pretty huge with them.
When I was a kid, we listened to a lot of Cat Stevens in the car, I know, when my folks were trying to get us to go to sleep. ABBA was used to wake us up/tire us out. ABBA may not be totally listenable to everyone, but I still have a soft spot because of the road trips.
"And then there was the USAID guy in Kandahar who drove a giant pink Cadillac, which the locals set on fire one day. If you wanted to destroy something symbolic during a riot, you just could not do better than that. Good stuff." - Ghosts of Alexander
Totally Raffi.
I liked The Beatles a ton when I was young.(er)
"People don't kill people. Burning oreo packages kill people."
Don't know the title of it
But there is a really cool album of Ella Fitzgerald music geared towards kids. Basically they took the most catchy and straightforward tunes out of her catalog (there might be other singers on it too, I can’t remember)
kids love it and they are listening to stuff from the great American songbook. Google Ella Fitzgerald kids album
see what I did there with uzr? it’s like a LOL cats saber-pun combo.--Verka Serduchka
by nycredsfan on Sep 3, 2010 9:06 AM EDT via mobile reply actions
Miss Ella's Playhouse?
That looks pretty cool.
"The USA despite its flaws and corruption and overall messiness is still a great and powerful instrument of freedom and hope for the entire world." - Madville
Kidz Bop!
"Nothing wakes you up on a cold January morning like hot horse-piss." - Kevin Mitchell is Batman
how would you feel if they called and wanted your song?
it’d be like muzak.
the money would be nice, but see that bird flying out the window? That’s your artistic integrity.
"The USA despite its flaws and corruption and overall messiness is still a great and powerful instrument of freedom and hope for the entire world." - Madville
That's an interesting question
You gotta take the money/exposure, but it WOULD totally suck to see your baby murdered like that.
"Nothing wakes you up on a cold January morning like hot horse-piss." - Kevin Mitchell is Batman
then again,
if your baby is “Boom Boom Pow,” maybe it wouldn’t hurt so much.
"The USA despite its flaws and corruption and overall messiness is still a great and powerful instrument of freedom and hope for the entire world." - Madville
starts and ends with the wiggles
Word is jch has the sped up drums version ripped
"the only place they lost was the scoreboard"
by Ewok on Sep 3, 2010 9:28 AM EDT via mobile reply actions 1 recs
my wife teaches music classes to pre-schoolers
Justin Roberts is one of her favorites. he was here in Columbus last Sunday but she had to work. she was pretty pissed. “My Brother is Obsessed with Trucks” is hilarious.
by Charlie Scrabbles on Sep 3, 2010 11:23 AM EDT reply actions
The Quiet Two ... they play a video of theirs on nick jr quiet often
link .. great song, and i’ve heard their others are even better
"Yeah, yeah, that's what we do in Cincinnati, we go first to third baby!"-Brandon Phillips.
all though, i have a dvd player in my car and it's only allowed to show ...
Yo Gabba Gabba and the Backyardigans
"Yeah, yeah, that's what we do in Cincinnati, we go first to third baby!"-Brandon Phillips.
barenaked ladies did a kids album
called snacktime. its good for kids, but i still find it hilarious too. it has a lot of jokes and references for adults that kids wouldnt get (nothing dirty though)
They Might Be Giants did a kids album. "No" I think.
"People don't kill people. Burning oreo packages kill people."
TMBG has done mulltiple kids albums, which are pretty good
No, Here come the, 123s, and science.
This team wouldn't be so bad if it weren't for all the caftans.
TMBG is generally pretty kid-friendly
Anamaniacs were playing their songs before they were specifically targeted at children.
I remember liking them as a kid.
He fixes the cable?
by Colin Auscapee on Sep 3, 2010 4:46 PM EDT up reply actions
how could I forget TMBG?
We’ve got Here Come the ABCs, Here Come the 123s, and Here Comes Science.
ABCs and 123s are great. Science is a little too expository and a little too preachy. I do like The Sun Is A Mass, though.
"The USA despite its flaws and corruption and overall messiness is still a great and powerful instrument of freedom and hope for the entire world." - Madville
gotta be careful with TMBG, though
Their regular stuff sounds good for kids, but then you get lines like:
He had the same obsequious manner, that was the reason I had him killed….
“There goes the bride” as she walked out the door…
Now let’s toast the sad cold fact
Our love’s never coming back
And we’ll race to the bottom of a glass
So narrow your eyes
hilarious, but not kids music.
"The USA despite its flaws and corruption and overall messiness is still a great and powerful instrument of freedom and hope for the entire world." - Madville
Back in college
I unwittingly played “Spider” for my little cousin. Gave him a nightmare. I felt awful.
by DevilsAdvocate on Sep 4, 2010 2:46 PM EDT up reply actions
he is our hero!
"The USA despite its flaws and corruption and overall messiness is still a great and powerful instrument of freedom and hope for the entire world." - Madville
My kid likes lunavelis...
just the Coventry tune. It has some bouncy creatures that look like whipped cream dollops.
\cleveland band
Gnight, Slim
What I've found works best for both parties is a mix cd
My son prefers a mix CD that he got as a birthday party favor. It has a lot of different styles on it from kids music to blues. It’s his favorite thing to listen to.
Red Reporter or follow on Twitter: @redreporter. Buy The Wire-to-Wire Reds today!
I like the Schoolhouse Rock songs, both the originals and the covers.
1. “Schoolhouse Rocky” – Bob Dorough and Friends
2. “I’m Just A Bill” – Deluxx Folk Implosion
3. “Three Is a Magic Number” – Blind Melon
4. “Conjunction Junction” – Better Than Ezra
5. “Electricity, Electricity” – Goodness
6. “No More Kings” – Pavement
7. “The Shot Heard ’Round the World” – Ween
8. “My Hero, Zero” – The Lemonheads (with Melissa Auf der Maur and Gibby Haynes)
9. “The Energy Blues” – Biz Markie
10. “Little Twelvetoes” – Chavez
11. “Verb: That’s What’s Happening” – Moby
12. “Interplanet Janet” – Man or Astro-man?
13. “Lolly, Lolly, Lolly, Get Your Adverbs Here” – Buffalo Tom
14. “Unpack Your Adjectives” – Daniel Johnston
15. “The Tale of Mr. Morton” – Skee-Lo
- is so pimp that I’d play it in clubs.
"Don't turn off the TV if we've still got bats in our hands." - Dusty Baker
this is awesome.
Thanks all!
"The USA despite its flaws and corruption and overall messiness is still a great and powerful instrument of freedom and hope for the entire world." - Madville
that's awesome
"The USA despite its flaws and corruption and overall messiness is still a great and powerful instrument of freedom and hope for the entire world." - Madville
She and Him is simple, pleasing and kid friendly
Plus, it allows you to recall your favorite moments from 500 Days of Summer.
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