Comments on: A Playlist for Kids

By: Kelly

Kelly — Sun, 19 Oct 2008 23:00:16 +0000

You had a kid at 13?

By: Mike Borgia

Mike Borgia — Sat, 13 Sep 2008 13:29:20 +0000

I just had a boy who is now 7 months old. My music is not all that bouncy but right now he tends to enjoy hearing me play, so maybe if we all keep tradition and put the best quality music in their ears, it will translate eventually.

By: AMD

AMD — Sat, 06 Sep 2008 17:00:40 +0000

You don’t tell us whether the kids dug your scene!

Anyway, I’ve noticed that kids ALWAYS enjoy “Since Yesterday” by Strawberry Switchblade. If you don’t have it (or know it), it’s on my blog. And I think a bit of Sweet always works, if only for the humour. Poppa Joe, Little Willie and all that, plus “It’s, it’s Ballroom Blitz…” and “…they just haven’t got a clue WHAT do to” from Blockbuster. And the Monkee’s “Daydream Believer” has fine singalong properties.

By: Mitch

Mitch — Thu, 04 Sep 2008 23:09:33 +0000

What, no Yaz on that playlist? Or did that copy of Upstairs at Eric’s belong to Brian?

By: Bill's Music Forum

Bill's Music Forum — Thu, 04 Sep 2008 13:36:16 +0000

Always a good subject…

My kids (5 and 3) do indeed love anything by the Coasters - they work great on a kids playlist if you can take it. Some Elvis works well too (”Jailhouse Rock” comes to mind). My son loves Joan Jett’s “I Love Rock n Roll”, Queen’s “We Will Rock You”, and Bryan Adams “Kids Wanna Rock” (notice the pattern here?). There is also a classic 80s song by Was (Not Was) called “Walk The Dinosaur” that the kids love to dance to. Paul Westerberg did a soundtrack for the kids movie “Open Season” that ain’t too bad either. Unfortunately, now that he has started kindergarten, he’s singing stuff like “Who let the dogs out” (sigh).