I have Linus and Lucy on the upbeat mix at the moment.
I kinda hope that from listening to the mixes while overseas I can get a feel for where his likes lean.
Kinda of Blue will def go on the calm mix.
Hey, if it means I don't have to read any more, woo and, might I add, a big hoo.
Xander ,'Sleeper'
Buffista Music III: The Search for Bach
There's a lady plays her fav'rite records/On the jukebox ev'ry day/All day long she plays the same old songs/And she believes the things that they say/She sings along with all the saddest songs/And she believes the stories are real/She lets the music dictate the way that she feels.
msbelle - Sep 14, 2006 6:58:23 pm PDT #4009 of 10003
I remember the crazy days. 500 posts an hour. Nubmer! Natgbsb
tina f. - Sep 14, 2006 7:09:19 pm PDT #4010 of 10003
From my last kids mix - almost all upbeat:
"Hoodoo Voodoo" from Mermaid Ave. I
"Cluck Old Hen" Alison Krause and Union Station
"Birthday" the Beatles
"Froggie Went a Courtin'" Bruce Springsteen
"Blackbird" CSN&Y
"ABC" Jackson 5
"Penguins" Lyle Lovett
Lots of Woody Guthrie - pretty much all of his wonderful 'kids' album,
Nursery Days,
particularly:
"Race You Down the Mountain"
"Dance Around"
"Bubble Gum"
And especially "Riding in My Car (the car song)"
tommyrot - Sep 14, 2006 7:11:06 pm PDT #4011 of 10003
Sir, it's not an offence to let your cat eat your bacon. Okay? And we don't arrest cats, I'm very sorry.
No! Ananda Shankar's cover of "Jumpin' Jack Flash"! or possibly Lord Sitar's cover of the Who's "I Can See For Miles"
No, I'm thinking of songs that are not covers. Just because.
I guess I'm thinking of songs with sitars that became hits/popular in their own right, not because they were covers of already popular songs.
Hayden - Sep 14, 2006 8:16:48 pm PDT #4012 of 10003
aka "The artist formerly known as Corwood Industries."
Here's one of Li'l Sphere's naptime mixes.
Baby Sleepytime Yum Yum Museum:
Goodnight Moon - Will Kimbrough
Glow Worms - Vashti Bunyan
Which Will - Nick Drake
Dimming of the Day (Live) - Richard & Linda Thompson
Angels - The Decemberists
Blackberry Blossom - Michelle Shocked/The Rising Fawn Orchestra
Fontanelle - Clem Snide
The First Time Ever I Saw Your Face - Bert Jansch
Green Arrow - Yo La Tengo
Pink Moon - Nick Drake
Diamond Day - Vashti Bunyan
Someday My Prince Will Come - Sinéad O'Connor
All the Pretty Horses - Shearwater
Sleeping on the Ground - The Kingsbury Manx
Swallow Song - Vashti Bunyan
Anchor - Devendra Banhart
[Untitled Track 3] - Sigur Rós - ()
Concerning The UFO Sighting Near... - Sufjan Stevens
Backwards Voyager - Dirty Three
My One and Only Love - John Coltrane/Johnny Hartman
The Girl from Ipanema - João Gilberto/Stan Getz
Sweet and Lovely - Thelonious Monk - Solo Monk
Asleep and Dreaming - The Magnetic Fields
Hayden - Sep 14, 2006 8:24:39 pm PDT #4013 of 10003
aka "The artist formerly known as Corwood Industries."
Another.
Baby Snooze-A-Thon Motel:
At Last - Etta James
Azure - Ella Fitzgerald
When You Wish Upon A Star - Petra Haden And Bill Frisell
Freight Train - Elizabeth Cotten
I Won't Grow Up - Rickie Lee Jones
Rickover's Dream - Michael Hedges
Bear Swim - Richard Thompson
Nature Boy - Big Star
Contrapunctus IV - Glenn Gould (piano side)
Rothko Chapel 5 - Morton Feldman
I Am a Cinematographer - The Palace Brothers
After the Gold Rush - Neil Young
River Man - Nick Drake
Jesu, Joy of Man's Desiring - Leo Kottke
Rock 'N' Roll Singer - Mark Kozelek
Lazy Blues - Mississippi John Hurt
The Dark End of the Street [Live] - Richard & Linda Thompson
Such Great Heights - Iron and Wine
I Had a Dream - K. McCarty
Boa Constrictor - The Magnetic Fields
Dragonflies - Devendra Banhart
Thicker Than a Smokey - Gary Higgins
Bird on a Wire - Johnny Cash
I Only Have Eyes For You - The Flamingos
When She Sang About Angels - The Go-Betweens
I Will Always Love You - Dolly Parton
Hayden - Sep 14, 2006 8:30:08 pm PDT #4014 of 10003
aka "The artist formerly known as Corwood Industries."
Here's an up mix.
Baby Dance Party!:
ABC - Jackson Five
I Want Candy - The Strangeloves
Do You Wanna Dance? - The Ramones
Go Monkey Go - Devo
Hoodoo Voodoo - Billy Bragg/Wilco
Surfin' Bird - The Trashmen
Goo Goo Muck - The Cramps
Sugar, Sugar - The Archies
Don't Tell Your Mama, Don't Tell Your Papa - Beau Jocque
Memphis Exorcism - Squirrel Nut Zippers
Guns of Navarone - The Skatalites
Rivers Of Babylon - The Melodians
Mâ - Tom Zé
Mah-Na-Mah-Na
007 (Shanty Town) - Desmond Dekker
Superstition - Stevie Wonder
My Adidas - Run-DMC
P.Y.T. (Pretty Young Thing) - Michael Jackson
Yummy Yummy - Ohio Express
Get Rhythm - Johnny Cash
I'm a Little Dinosaur [Live] - Jonathan Richman & the Modern Lovers
Great Balls of Fire - Jerry Lee Lewis
Gimme Gimme Good Lovin - Crazy Elephant
Picture Book - The Kinks
Sheena Is a Punk Rocker - The Ramones
Psycho - The Sonics
Let`s Have A Party - Wanda Jackson
Three Is A Magic Number - Bob Dorough
esse - Sep 15, 2006 3:20:00 am PDT #4015 of 10003
S to the A -- using they/them pronouns!
Oh, wow, these are wonderful guys. I don't even plan on having kids, but if I did I'd want them to go to bed listening to this!
Fred Pete - Sep 15, 2006 3:43:26 am PDT #4016 of 10003
Ann, that's a ferret.
I guess I'm thinking of songs with sitars that became hits/popular in their own right, not because they were covers of already popular songs.
I don't think "Norwegian Wood" was released as a single, but there's I find something irresistible about the sound. And nobody can accuse me of being Beatles-centric.
Edited to fix perceived typo.
megan walker - Sep 15, 2006 4:54:52 am PDT #4017 of 10003
"What kind of magical sunshine and lollipop world do you live in? Because you need to be medicated."-SFist
If you have some favorites for kids, I'd love suggestions.
Also, I was waiting for his arrival, but I was planning on sending you my standard "new kid" music package (now with world music!). I'll go ahead and send now if you're prepping things already. If you already have any of them, let me know.
For future reference of those interested, I usually include:
Disney Songs the Satchmo Way (if available)
Bernstein's Children's Classics (Prokofiev, Saint-Saens, Britten)
Not for Kids Only (Jerry Garcia, David Grisman)
African Playground (Putumayo)
ETA: line breaks!
Frankenbuddha - Sep 15, 2006 5:34:45 am PDT #4018 of 10003
"We are the Goon Squad and we're coming to town...Beep! Beep!" - David Bowie, "Fashion"
Best '60s pop use of sitar - "Mother's Little Helper"?
I'd go with "Paint it Black" over "Mother's Little Helper". At least I seem to recall there's sitar when I play the song in my head - it may be the monkey crack talking.