Kid’s CD Made of Grown Up Music, Volume 2
Here, friends, is the second volume of children’s music made of grown up music that Arthur and I have put together. He particularly likes the Beastie Boys and Radiohead. Note, before sharing this list with your kids, that I have vetted it for adult language but not adult themes (and I may have missed a curse here or there).
Truckin * The Grateful Dead
Rudi, A Message to You * The Specials
Body Movin’ * Beastie Boys
Spider In My Room * Barenaked Ladies
Everything in its Right Place * Radiohead
Black Tambourine * Beck
No Rain * Blind Melon
Two Of Us * The Beatles
19-2000 * Gorillaz
Rabbit In Your Headlights (feat. Thom York) * Unkle
Subterranean Homesick Blues * Bob Dylan
Green Onions * Booker T & The MG’s
Little Wonder * David Bowie
Three Little Birds * Bob Marley
Stop! In The Name Of Love * Diana Ross and The Supremes
Gone Daddy Gone * Gnarls Barkley
Immigrant Song * Led Zeppelin
Manta Ray * Pixies
What If No One’s Watching * Ani DiFranco
Daydream * Smashing Pumpkins
June 18th, 2009 at 11:04 am
NOTE!! I just found that there is actually an instance of the term “motherfucking” in the song Daydream by the Smashing Pumpkins. Exercise caution playing this song for early language learners who tend to repeat.