Essentials in you child's rock music education?

[MordecaiAliVanAllenO'Shea]

I've just been looking up old classics on YOutube and wondered what rock anthems you consider essential to your child's music education and what they enjoy?

Our faves today have been Bye bye miss American Pie, the original version (yep, I still know all the words) and Blister in the Sun (yes I know all the lyrics arent great but he doesnt understand the conotations yet and the 'let me go wild' part was well enjoyed :D. He also loves Bohemian Rhapsody.

Does music in your home consist more of "kiddies music" or real music? OUr would be more real music and our own made up stuff.

[misskittyfantastico]

My kids listen to all kinds of music and dance accordingly - my 16 month old DS does the most beautiful ballet-style twirling to classical stuff! One song guaranteed to get them both going crazy is the ping pong song by Operator Please. Hilarious.

[jaq]

The girls favourites (in some attempt at order) are:

1. Voodoo Child, Rogue Traders
2. Pump It (Louder) by Black Eyed Peas
3. The Immigrant Song by Led Zep (thanks to the Viking Kittens)
4 The William Tell Overture, by Rossini
5. The Hallelujah Chorus by Handel
6. Twinkle Twinkle Little Star by the Wiggles
7. The "We Did It" Song" (and dance) from Dora ...

Annika also has a general love for Pink, can pick an AC/DC song at a 1000 paces, and says "Mummy's favourite!" everytime Guns 'n' Roses comes on.

The girls musical taste has been largely formed by our "ballet classes" in the kitchen, to our ITunes - hence the dancey favourites. Nick plays classical music in the car a lot, while I listen to the radio.

Real music all the way :thumbsup:

[cindye]

Some artists (not necessarily songs) we consider necessary to our DD's (and future children's :p) musical education...

Beatles
Sting and the Police
Neil Diamond
U2
Fleetwood Mac
Credence
Jackson 5
Blues Brothers
Beegees
Abba
Elton John
Crowded House
Billy Joel
Peter Gabriel
Cat Stevens

Gee I think I'm showing my age here! :laughing:

I'm actually ashamed to admit that the one song guaranteed to get my 13 month old DD dancing around is Beyonce's "All the single ladies"!

[havealaugh]

Kings of Leon....House on Fire, rather than sex on fire!!! DD LOVES IT! Oh & Pink...with a bit of sensoring! Elton John, Lior, Pearl Jam.......

[IndigoJ]

Some artists (not necessarily songs) we consider necessary to our DD's (and future children's :p) musical education...

Beatles
Sting and the Police
Neil Diamond
U2
Fleetwood Mac
Credence
Jackson 5
Blues Brothers
Beegees
Abba
Elton John
Crowded House
Billy Joel
Peter Gabriel
Cat Stevens

Gee I think I'm showing my age here! :laughing:

I'm actually ashamed to admit that the one song guaranteed to get my 13 month old DD dancing around is Beyonce's "All the single ladies"!

:iagree::yelclap:
Exactly what i was thinking (and im only 22)
Except for ABBA :barf: IMO :laughing:

But i will add The Eagles and Live, oh and Khe Sahn - Cold Chisel
Iam also a fan of Regae (Sp?) like bob marley and jimmy cliff

[I love JJJ]

DD has her own children's music CD's and DVD's although these are mainly 'normal' songs with a kiddie twist iykwim.
As for the other stuff, DD cops it all! :laughing:
We are huge music lovers in this house.

Pearl Jam
Jeff Buckley
The Hilltop Hoods
Fleetwood Mac
Elton John
Brooks and Dunn
Willie Nelson
The Smiths
The cure

......You name it! :laughing:

If I actually named all the music DD listened to I would be here all night. zzzzzzzzzzzzz

[TinyStar]

I had all these great ideas about which music I was going to play to DD - I purposely even bought beatles CDs to play.

She is now 4 and has her own ideas though, she hears stuff and asks for it.

At the moment our favourites are Boney M and the Bee gees, she really likes "No woman no cry" so I may buy her a Bob Marley CD.

She also loves the clip of Susan Boyle :o

So I would have said:

Beatles
Queen
Chicago
Mama and Papas
U2
Split Enz/crowded house (she hates them and screams at me to change the CD)
Powder Finger
aussie alternative in general

but no DD prefers 70's trashy euro pop :flowerz:

[Seacretsquirrel]

DD loves Everything American Pie is a fave in this house (I think cause I know the words and used to sing it to DD when she wouldn't settle as a bub)
Fleetwood Mac
The Beatles
Billy Joel
The Eagles
Faith No More
Metallica
Michael Buble
Kings of LeonCrowdies/Enz
Chicago
Led Zeplin
Cat Stevens
Pretty much anything kinda rocky:smiliedance: I was wondering about showing my age too.

[MissMetal]

DS is a little metal head in the making :yelclap:

TOOL
bjork
slayer
faith no more
pantera
mr bungle
a perfect circle
mastodon
and list goes on & on :ecomcity:

[MissMetal]

She also loves the clip of Susan Boyle :o



:laughing:

[sandy cheeks]

DS loves the black eyed pea's
As they get older the will listen to and love lol
Nirvana
AC/DC
The Doors
Pantera
Jebediah
Bob Marley
Jimi Hendrix
Hole
Janis Joplin
The Presets
Skunk Anasie
Pink
Kelis
No Doubt/ Some Gwen

[ManekiNeko]

She also loves the clip of Susan Boyle :o



Hahahaha

Hmmmm let me think

Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds
Dirty Three
Neutral Milk Hotel
Beasts of Bourbon, Tex Perkins
You Am I, Tim Rogers
Paul Kelly
Crowded House
Deathcab for Cutie
Dashboard Confesional
Sam I am
Hot Water Music
The Bronx
Blueline Medic
Sommerset
The Cure
Bad Religion
Tiger Army

I could go on still

[Looshkin]

DS is a little metal head in the making :yelclap:

TOOL
bjork
slayer
faith no more
pantera
mr bungle
a perfect circle
mastodon
and list goes on & on :ecomcity:


Ooh misss metal I heart your music choice.

I lurve mastadon we have them on our 'going to bed' playlist we listen to snuggling off to sleep each night.
And tool. I love them the most, as you probably know because I blah on about them constantly.
I'm walking down the aisle to push it - extended live version.

And pantera was my very first CD.
Tool was my very first tape.
It had Aenima on one side, the soundtrack to pulp fiction on the other *meeeemories*:bee:

Slayer - yes for sure.
urm
I would also say alice in chains:p
Patti Smith:bee:
Dead Kennedys
Buckethead
Dimmu
Cradle
Primus
Joy division
Fugazi
RATM
Led zeppelin
Helmet
ac/dc
skinny puppy
Pink floyd
Soundgarden
Iggy pop
Hendrix
The pogues - well its folk rock
The jesus lizard
The misfits
The exploited
Nirvana
Black flag
Pixies
Guns n roses
The clash
Jeff buckley
Rancid
Anti nowhere league.

My friends kiddie is 4 now (wooah time flies) and listens and luurves songs from all of the above, although his mumma sensors songs with explicit language.

[mummeeto2]

DS has always liked a bit of heavy metal, used to calm him as a baby. When we get the stereo system set up again they will hear lots more, mostly 90's heavy metal
Guns'n'Roses
Metallica
Nirvana
are the main ones we love, there's heaps more I can't think of right now