Good call on XTC, Julie - a lot of their songs have a sing-songy beat to them kids love.
Other fun bands for about-to-be-ridiculously hip kids: 1) They Might Be Giants - Albums - Flood. Flansburgh's State Songs. Dial-a-Song. Lincoln. she's probably heard some of their songs on TV already. 2) Barenaked Ladies - Albums - greatest hits, Gordon, Maroon, Stunt. See above, plus, their improv songs are usually hilarious. 3) Trashcan Sinatras - Cake. Pretty brilliant wordplay and nursery rhyme lyrics over pitch-perfect Britpop. 4) DaVinci's Notebook - Albums - Brontosaurus, Bendy's Law - now- defunct local a capella group with a wicked smart sense of humor. Kids dig 'em. I'll concur that Dylan, Joplin, Hendrix, et al, are great artists, but I'd figure their music is best appreciated in the teenage years...and on vinyl! - Ray --- In [email protected], Julie <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > 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 > > >
