I think I want to have kids just so I can raise them on Jonathan Richman’s music…

I think I would add to this list a great cover of The Hives ‘Hate to Say I Told You So’ by The Flu.

An mp3 of this tune can be found at:
http://swedesplease.blogspot.com/2005/08/flus-new-ep-and-their-cover-of-hives.html

Posted by Alex on September 1st, 2005 at 11:11 am

I have found that a mixture ‘Six Organs Of Admittance’ and ‘Stars Of The Lid’ have a very calming influence on my 7 week old baby. Our 5 year old has a very low threshhold for listening to music, although brief spurts ‘Lightning Bolt’ or ‘Lighting Bulb’ as he prefers to call them can get him to trash the sitting room in very short order. A friend who works in a nursery found the ‘Konono No 1′ CD I gave him had a great calming effect on his young charges, as well as, predictably, Raymond Scott’s ‘Soothing Sounds For Baby’.

Posted by Brindle on September 1st, 2005 at 11:58 am

"I think I want to have kids just so I can raise them on Jonathan Richman’s music…"

That’s kinda selfish don’t you think? Kids aren’t Airfix kits deigned for your petty amusement.

Posted by Jim on September 1st, 2005 at 4:05 pm

haha slightly throwaway comment.

I’m not sure that would be my #1 reason to have kids….

Posted by alex on September 1st, 2005 at 4:11 pm

Should have just gone the whole hog and given him the Muppet album in it’s entirety. My favourite ever record.

Posted by Milo on September 2nd, 2005 at 2:36 pm

I’ll second what Milo said. I’ve been forced to listen to it thousands of times by my children, but I still end up putting it on for myself from time to time when they’re in bed.

Posted by Richard on September 2nd, 2005 at 3:55 pm

I know you’ve got something by Calvin but surely LOADS of early Beat Happening is a must!

Posted by Steve on September 3rd, 2005 at 9:22 am

Mah-na-mah-na is of course originally from a Swedish soft porn flick. Not the kind of thing that first comes to mind when choosing music for kids. Although I must admit it’s a big favourite with my 2-year old. (Piero Umiliani’s original that is).
As for suggestions for volume 2, the upbeat songs on Kevin Rowland’s My Beauty used to go down well when my son was a month or two old.

Posted by Per-Christian on September 5th, 2005 at 9:07 am

My girlfriend insists that only Camera Obscura’s ‘Underachievers Must Try Harder’ will lull my 11 month old to sleep in the car on the way to nursery. Which was great for the first few times cos I like it but after 3 months, 3 days a week…

I have very fond memories of coming home from work and slow dancing round the living room with her every night when she was just a few months old, Neil Youngs Greatest Hits on the stereo, desparate to keep her happy. Eventually we realised she was tired so just put her in bed for the night. Don’t think I’ve listened to that CD since

Posted by Neil Davidson on September 8th, 2005 at 10:41 am

Can I have a copy please?

Posted by Chris on September 8th, 2005 at 11:30 am

from experience…babies love Optiganally Yours, or any other Rob Crow stuff (ie Heavy Vegetable) for that matter.

http://www.absolutelykosher.com/oy.html
http://www.optigan.com/oy.html
http://www.absolutelykosher.com/crow.html

just one observation…

Posted by Mark on September 13th, 2005 at 11:18 pm

children go mad for rock, onic and bob. Make sure you include on of their’s on your next tape. Nice

Posted by Dave Woolford on September 14th, 2005 at 12:15 pm

Songs our kids particularly like at moment:Mony Mony-Celia & mutations,All the small things-Blink 182,Save It-The Cramps & Theyre coming to take me away ha haa_Napolean XIV

Posted by sidcramp on December 17th, 2005 at 11:49 am