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As a writer of children?s music, I always make a mental note when I hear an artist performing a song that was not intended for kid listeners but would suit them just fine.
There are lots of songs like this, but most of them are from another era, when lyrical content was less, uh, robust than it is now. Kid-friendly songs in the adult marketplace are harder to come by these days, but I scanned my iTunes library and came up with a substantial list of cool and current tunes I?d be happy to spin in the nursery.
We?re Going To Be Friends by the White Stripes is as good as it gets: simple, sweet, an ode to friendship with lyrics that could have been written by a six-year-old poet.
"Heavenly" by Harry Connick, Jr. is a swinging lullaby, performed with great retro style. It?s a love song about the man in the moon (who?s in love with the girl in the world) and it?s gorgeous. For other old-fashioned sounds check out The Puppini Sisters, who brind their inimitable charm to a new version of "Jeepers Creepers," and to a cover of "Sisters" that?s a must for multiple-girl families.
If you are looking for some inspired goofiness, try Ben Kweller?s cover of "Lollipop," or The Flaming Lips? "If I Only Had A Brain." Also, "Bathtime In Clerkenwell" is a bubbly nonsense song by The Real Tuesday Weld that?s perfect for tiny tub-lovers with a sense of humor.
When Toots and the Maytals sing "Never Grow Old," I defy you not to dance with your child. Paul McCartney?s "Dance Tonight" might also inspire you, as will one of my all-time favorites, "The Littlest Bird" by The Be Good Tanyas.
If you?re a dad with a daughter, play her Paul Simon?s declaration of love, "Father and Daughter," and keep the Kleenex handy. Or, for those moments when you are swept away with baby adoration, choose one of the great recent love anthems: Alicia Keyes? "No One." If you?ve heard it too many times, try the Curtis Lynch Reggae Remix, which is even better than the original.
On those occasions when a child needs a little encouragement after a bad day, a song with a fabulous message wrapped in a stunning production is "Pick Yourself Up" as sung by Diana Krall. It?s impossible to ignore her suggestion that you ?dust yourself off an start all over again.?
A real morning song (for those five a.m. wakeup calls) is "Sunrise" by Norah Jones. It?s hard to tell if it?s the sun or the music that gives the nursery that glow. Another great way to start the day is to play Louis Armstrong?s "What A Wonderful World." My daughter?s kindergarten teacher played it every day when the kids arrived, setting a sweetly positive tone in the classroom.
So, when you?re looking for music that?s both kid and adult-friendly, check out some of these tunes, and search your own music library. You will most certainly find more gems like these.
Jessica Harper is an actress, author and singer-songwriter who has recorded seven award-winning CD's of music for children. She has also penned seven picture books, and her chapter book,"Uh-Oh, Cleo," was published this spring by G.P.Putnam's. Please visit http://www.jessicaharper.com.
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