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ron - 10-26-2006
Well , the other day my daughter ( she's 2) comes into the computer room looks at me and says hip, hip, so on goes " in view" . She starts to dance around the room and shake her head to make her hair move,, then she asks me are you hip sometimes its are you hippy . Its a happy change from all the Wiggles and Doodle bop's songs I normally have to listen to with her.
Thanks for letting me share this with you
Ron
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skippy the wonder dog - 10-26-2006
Get her "Choo Choo Boogaloo" by Buckwheat Zydeco and ease your Wiggles pain.
http://www.amazon.ca/Choo-Boogaloo-Buckwheat-Zydeco/dp/B000002M6V/ref=sr_11_1/702-6410124-4620041
Best kids CD ever.
Re: when the kids do get it -
laliber - 10-26-2006
ron Wrote:... so on goes " in view" . She starts to dance around the room and shake her head to make her hair move,, then she asks me are you hip sometimes its are you hippy . Its a happy change from all the Wiggles and Doodle bop's songs I normally have to listen to with her.
Thanks for letting me share this with you
Ron
My 18 month old boy - does the same thing - minus the are you hip -
I can play the whole CD and he does not seem to be listening - but when In View comes on well the one leg bounce step waving the arms begins... :lol:
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cferneyh - 10-26-2006
My (almost) 2 year old can't get enough of Iron & Wine's "Freedom Hangs Like Heaven". He's hit and miss with the Hip, but he dances like crazy to Wilco and REM. Dylan and Johnny Cash get him going pretty consistently as well.
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laliber - 10-26-2006
cferneyh Wrote:My (almost) 2 year old can't get enough of Iron & Wine's "Freedom Hangs Like Heaven". He's hit and miss with the Hip, but he dances like crazy to Wilco and REM. Dylan and Johnny Cash get him going pretty consistently as well.
The can't miss song for my little one - i.e. you want to get him dancing for family/friends
It's A Long Way To The Top (If You Wanna Rock'n'Roll)
the opening chords must have crept into his
iou when he was in the womb??
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ron - 10-26-2006
well my daughters favorite song is dani california from rhcp she goes crazy when its on she stomps her feet waves her hands and pats her legs
i have it on video very funny
Get her "Choo Choo Boogaloo" by Buckwheat Zydeco and ease your Wiggles pain. thank you for the advice i have one from jerry garcia and david grisman that is good called not only for kids
Ron
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Billy - 10-26-2006
My daughter quite likes the Hip and for a while would request "Are We Family". Her biggest musical craving however, is anything Bob Marley...in fact she's somewhat obsessed, which is ok by me. Reggae in general has a very infectious groove which I think kids are drawn to.
Speaking of kids, this morning, while I was on the toilet after just waking up, my daughter (29 months) tuttles into the bathroom, her hair is messy and her eyes are squinty, she comes over to me, pats my back and says, "Daddy, you're my best friend". That's about as good as it gets in my books.
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The Darkest Canuck - 10-26-2006
when i was 2 i was all about Genesis, Bruce Springsteen, and LALALALALALABAMBA!
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NMAS - 10-26-2006
Its great when the kids get over the kids music, My 8 year old now likes my music, doesn't like her mom's which kills her, but I find it hilarious.
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Zenith - 10-26-2006
ron and Billy, they are very cute stories.

Thanks for thar - it's made me smile.
cferneyh Wrote:My (almost) 2 year old can't get enough of Iron & Wine's "Freedom Hangs Like Heaven".
I wouldn't have put Iron & Wine down as dancing music. I only have 'the Creek Drank The Cradle' and haven't heard 'Freedom Hangs Like Heaven', so maybe that album is very different.
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skippy the wonder dog - 10-26-2006
NMAS Wrote:Its great when the kids get over the kids music, My 8 year old now likes my music, doesn't like her mom's which kills her, but I find it hilarious.
Alternatively, you might find yourself living in my world, where you hear things like "Hillary Duff is waaaaay better than Bob Dylan," and find yourself sobbing in a corner after reading Billy's post, blubbering "bring back Buckwheat Zydeco."
The best kids music is usually done by people who aren't "kids" performers. Kids' music has the same fault as most folk-revival nonsense: it's done by unctuous weenies who are more concerned with enunciating clearly than with making a joyful noise.
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cferneyh - 10-26-2006
Zenith Wrote:cferneyh Wrote:My (almost) 2 year old can't get enough of Iron & Wine's "Freedom Hangs Like Heaven".
I wouldn't have put Iron & Wine down as dancing music. I only have 'the Creek Drank The Cradle' and haven't heard 'Freedom Hangs Like Heaven', so maybe that album is very different. 
Check it out (the EP "Woman King"). The song is fantastic (as is the whole CD), and you can definitely bop to it.
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cferneyh - 10-26-2006
skippy the wonder dog Wrote:unctuous weenies
I can honestly say I've never heard that term before......but I like it.
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Zenith - 10-27-2006
cferneyh Wrote:Zenith Wrote:cferneyh Wrote:My (almost) 2 year old can't get enough of Iron & Wine's "Freedom Hangs Like Heaven".
I wouldn't have put Iron & Wine down as dancing music. I only have 'the Creek Drank The Cradle' and haven't heard 'Freedom Hangs Like Heaven', so maybe that album is very different. 
Check it out (the EP "Woman King"). The song is fantastic (as is the whole CD), and you can definitely bop to it.
Will do.

Thanks. Iron & Wine are great.