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Kids singalong songs ideas eg. yellow sub

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  • 08-08-2008 8:40am
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    jaykay74
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    making a cd for the car to replace nursery rhyme stuff (and barney) for young kids as its doing my head in ;). I was thinking of regular songs with a singalong chorus. prefer egular tunes rather than disney type stuff. They might do my head in as well but at least they are different.

    eg.
    beatles - yellow submarine
    Capt sensible - happy talk
    Bobby McFerrin - Don't Worry, Be Happy (I won't)
    Bob Marley - Three Little Birds


    any ideas welcome...


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    humberklog
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    I've a 5 year old girl and the tunes on her compilation cd at the moment is...
    Octopuss's Garden
    Standing in the way of control- B Ditto
    Dancing Quenn and Mamma Mia.
    American Boy
    Werewolves of London
    Thriller, Billy Jean - Jackson.
    Works for her on long journey. Tellsya though the best of Bob Marley, ABBA or Jacko keeps the car a happy car.


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    Bubs101
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    humberklog wrote: »
    Octopuss's Garden

    I loved this one when I was a kid. Couldn't recommend it enough


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    jaykay74
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    good call with Octopus's Garden. forgot all about it. couple of abba ones should be in there as well alright, easy singalong stuff


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    gustavo
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    My 6 year old niece loves Avril Lavignes "Girlfriend" and Sandi Thoms one about being a punk rocker


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    WithCheesePlease
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    humberklog wrote: »
    Octopuss's Garden

    Why didn't my parent's have the beatles for me as a child?! Instead I got disney classics and other such nonsensical cheese. It's a wonder I ever managed to develop a decent taste in music...

    Jack Johnson did the soundtrack to Curious George which could also fit the bill... It's actually pretty good.


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    jaykay74
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    gearoid_healy wrote: »
    Why didn't my parent's have the beatles for me as a child?! Instead I got disney classics and other such nonsensical cheese. It's a wonder I ever managed to develop a decent taste in music...

    Jack Johnson did the soundtrack to Curious George which could also fit the bill... It's actually pretty good.

    Thanks for that, will check it out. daughter likes the movie so songs might be familiar. didn't hear too much beatles myself until mid teens. tempted to do 1 cd beatles only and a 2nd mix cd with various .


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    laoisforliam
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    War - Why cant we be friends


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    rowlandbrowner
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    the kids are mad for this



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    K4t
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    Anything by Slipknot. Trust me, they'll love it.


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    jaykay74
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    K4t wrote: »
    Anything by Slipknot. Trust me, they'll love it.

    Nah, Slipknot are for me only ;)


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    Rustar
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    Yeah, what are you trying to raise, a nation of wusses??

    Obviously kids want to sing stuff like -

    "Who are the Brain Police" - Zappa & the Mothers
    "Zombie" - the Cranberries
    "I Smoke Two Joints" - the Toyes
    "DOA" by Bloodrock

    and that cool funeral tune, "The worms crawl in, the worms crawl out".

    6-year-old girls really go for "Mr. Big Stuff" by Jean Knight and "You Oughta Know" by Alanis Morisette.
    And how could we forget that anthem of age-challenged people everywhere, Disturbed's "Down With The Sickness"?

    Don't try to feed them pap like "Sing a Song of Sixpence" or "On Top of Old Smokey" or the Barney Song. It'll damage them.

    I personally recommend getting them started on multi-part harmonies by covering sections of Handel's Messiah, especially the Air and Chorus from part one. :pac:


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    K4t
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    jaykay74 wrote: »
    Nah, Slipknot are for me only ;)
    Smack my bitch up?


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    Nolanger
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    Beat on the Brat by The Ramones


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    Kevster
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    Bernard Cribbins - Right Said Fred
    Stan Freberg - Banana Boat (Day O)
    Arthur Askey - The Bee Song
    Charlie Drake - My Boomerang Won't Come Back
    Henry Hall - The Teddy Bears Picnic
    Mandy Miller - Nellie The Elephant


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    kwestfan08
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    The Kooks - Shine On


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    corkstudent
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    Bauhaus - Stigmata Martyr
    Alien Sex Fiend - Here Cum Germs


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