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I totally respect the varied and deep muso knowledge held by everyone on this forum. Therefore I was interested in suggestions you have for tracks where the lyrics tell a story or have a very specific meaning/philosophy.
My 8yr old girl is massively into music, real music, which is great. She hasn't a clue what X Factor or 1D is in fact and I intend to keep it that way! But where she hooks into songs is in the lyrics. She likes stuff that tells a story or has a clear meaning (and obviously the tune needs to be great too). Examples of stuff she likes now...
Rocky Raccoon - The Beatles Children's Story - Slick Rick Chuck Es in Love - Rikki Lee Jones War Pigs - Black Sabbath
Your suggestions could help make a great playlist, thankee sirs!...
I wish I hadn't seen this thread. It has only made me think of tracks I wish I could forget and wouldn't want to hear ever again, so I have to share the pain:- Deck of cards Two little boys
Are there any worse than those two - I'm switching off my brain so I don't need to think of them.
I wish I hadn't seen this thread. It has only made me think of tracks I wish I could forget and wouldn't want to hear ever again, so I have to share the pain:- Deck of cards Two little boys
Are there any worse than those two - I'm switching off my brain so I don't need to think of them.
Nearly all the 1st Arctic Monkeys album. May not be suitable for 8 year olds, though. PJ Harvey - You Said Something The Jam - Town Called Malice, Eton Rifles, Down in the Tube Station at Midnight Decemberists - Valencia Elbow - Scattered Black & Whites Waterboys - Whole of the Moon U2 - New Year's Day, Sunday, Bloody Sunday
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Country music, the only downside being you have to listen to it too. Kenny Rogers or Marty Robbins, the highlight of many a family party when I was a nipper.
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When my kids were about that age, my sister-in-law, who has a fatal weakness for easy listening, gave my wife one of those Music to Watch Girls By compilations for the car. The kids loved it - Mack the Knife, Come Fly with Me, Do You Know The Way to San Jose, What's New Pussy Cat, House of Bamboo, etc. Even though I got a bit sick of it, I was happy for them to listen to something a bit better put together than the dross they hear on Capital.