Ok...keeping in mind that she's 9: Bowie -- Kooks (he wrote it for his son) XTC -- anything by them; you can't go wrong (In fact, you probably should just get everything they ever put out.) Lou Reed -- Perfect Day X -- The New World The The -- This is the Day The Jam -- Modern World The Stranglers -- Precious The Clash -- Lost in the Supermarket Talking Heads -- Don't Worry About the Government Lene Lovitch -- New Toy Iggy Pop -- The Passenger The Damned -- Wait for the Blackout or Love Song Black Flag -- TV Party
On 3/14/07, Dennis Rogers <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > Midnight Confessions: The Grass Roots > KY Woman: Neil Diamond (sorry i was in a hurry) > > > Hannah Robinson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > > Some quick hits that I remember loving when I was that age: > > Werewolves of London - Warren Zevon > Cecilia - Simon & Garfunkel > That'll Be the Day - Buddy Holly & the Crickets > Lookin' Out My Back Door - CCR > Three Little Birds - Bob Marley > I Touch Myself - The Divinyls (sigh) > > On 3/12/07, areofilm <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > two songs that i remember from my young life. > > > > gone daddy gone - the original Violent Femmes version > > communication breakdown - led zeppelin > > > > but if that's too rough for her, there's always Yellow Submarine and > > Obla Di Obla Da. > > > > --- In [email protected], "Amy" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > > > > 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 > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Yahoo! Groups Links > > > > > > > > > > > > ________________________________ > Don't pick lemons. > See all the new 2007 cars at Yahoo! Autos. > >
