LL'ers with kids. Ever get sick of "kid" songs?

Stylerod · 11-02-2006, 09:20 PM

My wife would buy all these kids CD's and they are all so corny and horrible. Then Grandma bought our kids a Ralph's World CD. Amazingly enough, it was good. REAL GOOD. Like toe tapping and actually singing along after a while good. We have two Ralph's World CD's for a few years now and I'm still not sick of them.

The songs are clever, musically the guy is very gifted and really changes things up from blues rifts to rock to country.

Anyone else found any gem like this that they would like to share?

SICKGUY · 11-03-2006, 01:04 AM

Originally Posted by Stylerod

My wife would buy all these kids CD's and they are all so corny and horrible. Then Grandma bought our kids a Ralph's World CD. Amazingly enough, it was good. REAL GOOD. Like toe tapping and actually singing along after a while good. We have two Ralph's World CD's for a few years now and I'm still not sick of them.

The songs are clever, musically the guy is very gifted and really changes things up from blues rifts to rock to country.

Anyone else found any gem like this that they would like to share?

my mom bought my son this cd in vegas. i guess there is this store out there that lets you make customized kids cd's. from what she told me, you basically type the kids name into a computer, and then the computer automatically inserts your childs name into the songs. sounds like a sort of cool idea, right? well the cd is creepy as hell

like all of the songs are sort of weird anyway, but then its like "IAN, DO YOU LIKE THE RAIN? IAN!"

it doesnt sound so bad when i type it, but my wife and i just gave eachother the "wtf is this creepy ass shit?!" look, and turned it off. then we told my mom...and she goes "o thought it was cute!"

SICKGUY · 11-03-2006, 01:07 AM

and for the original question, i just refuse to listen to kids music. im not sure if it makes me a bad parent, but i cant do it. i literally watched countless episodes of "blues clues" with my oder boy. now with this go around with my younger son, im putting my foot down.

Scrum · 11-03-2006, 01:21 AM

OMG, the worst is that I get a song from Sesame Street stuck in my head.

The problem is that it's the same song that was stuck in there from when I was watching it as a child. They still play it sometimes.

"1.2.3.4.5...6.7.8.9.10....11.12" With the pinball machine in the background.

It's maddening. I don't even know why I put those shows on. He's just over 13 months. It's not like he even watches them for more than 30 seconds at a time.

IminWonderland · 11-03-2006, 01:31 AM

Originally Posted by SICKGUY

and for the original question, i just refuse to listen to kids music. im not sure if it makes me a bad parent, but i cant do it. i literally watched countless episodes of "blues clues" with my oder boy. now with this go around with my younger son, im putting my foot down.

I'm with ya on this one. My kid doesn't really know "kids" songs, I was amazed he picked up "Head SHoulders Knees and Toes" at school. He listens to what I listen to, but he drives me NUTS because he wants to hear the SAME songs over and over and over:

Hypnotize by SOAD
Kill Rock N Roll by SOAD
RIng of Fire by Johnny Cash
Jack's Song from Nightmare Before Christmas

So, I make CD's with a mix of those songs, and other songs, I've been adding some new wave lately, he seems to like Talking Heads...

But kids do that, where they get into jags about stuff that they like, and then they obsess over it.

SICKGUY · 11-03-2006, 01:43 AM

Originally Posted by IminWonderland

I'm with ya on this one. My kid doesn't really know "kids" songs, I was amazed he picked up "Head SHoulders Knees and Toes" at school. He listens to what I listen to, but he drives me NUTS because he wants to hear the SAME songs over and over and over:

Hypnotize by SOAD
Kill Rock N Roll by SOAD
RIng of Fire by Johnny Cash
Jack's Song from Nightmare Before Christmas

So, I make CD's with a mix of those songs, and other songs, I've been adding some new wave lately, he seems to like Talking Heads...

But kids do that, where they get into jags about stuff that they like, and then they obsess over it.

i figure he is just gonna listen to what im listening to. i mean, if some hard shit from dr. dre-the chronic comes up on the playlist, im gonna change it

but otherwise its whatever. poor guy, i also listen to mostly sports talk or liberal talk in the car.

SICKGUY · 11-03-2006, 01:46 AM

Originally Posted by Scrumtralecent

OMG, the worst is that I get a song from Sesame Street stuck in my head.

The problem is that it's the same song that was stuck in there from when I was watching it as a child. They still play it sometimes.

"1.2.3.4.5...6.7.8.9.10....11.12" With the pinball machine in the background.

It's maddening. I don't even know why I put those shows on. He's just over 13 months. It's not like he even watches them for more than 30 seconds at a time.

my son was spiderman for halloween and i taught him the spiderman song (he is 3) now he is walking around in his costume singing "spiderman! spiderman! dun nun nun" he doesnt remember the words, but its so cute. i also taught him to go "dun nun nun nun, BATMAN!" everytime we drive through steam from a manhole

IminWonderland · 11-03-2006, 01:49 AM

Originally Posted by SICKGUY

my son was spiderman for halloween and i taught him the spiderman song (he is 3) now he is walking around in his costume singing "spiderman! spiderman! dun nun nun" he doesnt remember the words, but its so cute. i also taught him to go "dun nun nun nun, BATMAN!" everytime we drive through steam from a manhole

My Kid knows the Spiderman song, but when he asked me how it went, I made up the lyrics, and now when he sings it he says:

SpiderMAN! SpiderMAN!
He's over here, then he's over there!
Spider Spider Everywhere!
He's in the Day! He's in the NIGHT!
SpiderMan webs the bad guy...

And he adds his own lyrics to it...

Whatever makes them happy!

SICKGUY · 11-03-2006, 02:00 AM

Originally Posted by IminWonderland

My Kid knows the Spiderman song, but when he asked me how it went, I made up the lyrics, and now when he sings it he says:

SpiderMAN! SpiderMAN!
He's over here, then he's over there!
Spider Spider Everywhere!
He's in the Day! He's in the NIGHT!
SpiderMan webs the bad guy...

And he adds his own lyrics to it...

Whatever makes them happy!

both of my boys on halloween

IminWonderland · 11-03-2006, 02:08 AM

Boys are SO fun...

I hope having a girl isn't a kill joy....

SICKGUY · 11-03-2006, 02:29 AM

Originally Posted by IminWonderland

Boys are SO fun...

I hope having a girl isn't a kill joy....

my wife wants a girl. at this point, i dont really have a preference. i wanted boys, got 2 of them. so either way is cool for me.

goldenponderbob · 11-06-2006, 11:58 AM

Hello To All,

I'm new to LL, just learning to post, and I'm having a bit of trouble using quotes in replys.

Any help would be appreciated.

My kids are now grown and I still love the songs they grew up on.

A song without complex themes, needn't be for kids only.

Among my favorites are those written by Tom Paxton and Tom Chapin.

I would be happy to relate more if anyone cares to ask.

goldenponderbob

7960 · 11-06-2006, 12:05 PM

I can't stand the kids' CDs that are labeled "kids' songs" and shit like that. Just some out of tune hack singing "I'm a little teapot".....

But we have more than one Disney music CD. Those are good. Most of the music is by artists you know and the songs are actually pretty good.