I've just given myself a heckuva task to do, and the more I think about it, the more I realize I need to turn to this very group for advice....
My daughter (Organic Kid) is turning 9 this Friday. I decided that she was old enough to have her own music in her room. So, I'm getting her a small desktop CD player (yeah, I know, I should just get her some sort of MP3, with some attachment so she can listen like on a CD, but I'm trying to lessen the technology takeover of our life, so bear with me here....) for her birthday. To go with this, I was going to purchase her a few CDs to start her own library. I asked her some questions about what kinds of music she hears that she likes, and she could only come up with happy sounding stuff. Now, having followed the chat for years (and more recently got involved with y'all), I KNOW that the people in this group has diverse, eclectic, and, most importantly, discerning taste in music. So, I ask of you....what songs would be essential to have on a small, say 3-CD, collection (I'm talking about purchasing online, and burning to 3 disks, so yes, I could have Grateful Dead and Frank Sinatra and Tchaikovsky on the same disk) in order to help a youngster develop appreciation of great music? What are the quintessential songs for a learning to appreciate all that great music has to offer? What song is the best demonstration of Dylan's brilliance, or the subtle political discourse of the Sex Pistols? Help me, oh wise ones, help me! Amy the Organic Gal
