Heather and I got the kids 4GB iPod Nanos for Christmas so they could listen to their music on their little stereos and we could share music with them, and they've got a fair amount of kids music on it, like Charlie and Lola, Disney Princess Tea Party, and so on, but sometimes I find myself blurring the line of kids music and putting on some music that's not distinctly for children. I usually think I have good reason, like a lot of stuff from Barenaked Ladies has practically done double duty since they started, and the same goes for They Might Be Giants, but I caught myself putting R.E.M. on their iPods today.
It was "Shiny Happy People", but still...I wonder if I'm blurring the line a little too much.
Honestly I'm not worried about it as long as they like it, but if someone sees me loading "Satan Says Dance" from Clap Your Hands Say Yeah, slap me.
Hey they might be giants make music JUST for kids now, and Barenaked ladies just started to do that too. They both keeping popping up on Kidstuff 116 on Sirius so much I keep expecting to hear other 90's "alternative nerd bands" start making kids music.
"That was Debbi Derryberry with 100 scoops of Ice Cream... Next up, Rusted Root with Hey! It's Just Hemp Afterall!"
Awww, I think SHP is SUCH a kids song. :D
Your children won't be hipsters. I doubt you'll allow such lunacy.
Hey Anna!
Thanks for the coming by. :) You have no idea how much that made my day.
And yeah, I don't think my daughter's going to be hipster. She likes dancing to ABBA too much for that. Nobody dances to ABBA and is hip.