Fifty songs for kids that aren't utter crap


	Fifty songs for kids that aren't utter crap

enbar

4-7-2007 9:40 AM

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enbar says:

A handy list. I've always felt that most music marketed at children -- or, rather, marketed at parents as "stuff your children will like" -- insults the intelligence and taste of children and adults.

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4-7-2007 2:40 PM

dorine

Good list.

4-8-2007 10:01 PM

dfiskey

thanks for this- some great recommendations-- we have a rule in our house...'no kids music in the car'...hence my daughter's (age 2 1/2) requesting Gnarles Barkley, John Mayer & Ben Lee...
It makes the driving much more palatable!

4-8-2007 10:15 PM

enbar

Thinking about this some more, I made another clip of music aimed at kids that I think is genuinely good ...

http://snurl.com/1fqes

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