[ron]

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

[skippy the wonder dog]

Get her "Choo Choo Boogaloo" by Buckwheat Zydeco and ease your Wiggles pain.

http://www.amazon.ca/Choo-Boogaloo-Buckw...24-4620041

Best kids CD ever.

[laliber]

... 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:

[cferneyh]

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.

[laliber]

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??

[ron]

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

[Billy]

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.

[The Darkest Canuck]

when i was 2 i was all about Genesis, Bruce Springsteen, and LALALALALALABAMBA!

[NMAS]

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.

[Zenith]

ron and Billy, they are very cute stories. Thanks for thar - it's made me smile.

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.

[skippy the wonder dog]

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.

[cferneyh]

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.

[cferneyh]

unctuous weenies

I can honestly say I've never heard that term before......but I like it.

[Zenith]

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.