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Old 05-27-2012, 06:05 PM
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Thanks guys, there are some great ideas on here for me to be getting on with.
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Have you guys ever seen this? It's a clip of The Simon Sisters when Carly was in her teens playing in NYC. I'm pretty sure it's The Bitter End where my band played many a time back in the day. Anyway- it's a cool kids song:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j7Wp8qAFoQY
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BTW- in my last post it may also be interesting to note that Carly Simon's sister Lucy produced the Broadway version of The Secret Garden (just watched the movie last night with my kids) which was nominated for 7 Tony awards in 1991... talented family! (Dad was Richard Simon of Simon & Schuster Publishing..)
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Nobody mentioned Shel Silvetstein? Sometes a bit risqué but often will go over their heads.

Also the Barenaked Ladies have a great kids song album out with among others the modern kids classic "Seven ate Nine".

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One thing about performing to kids: You have to be much more animated in the song presentation.Mimic other sounds of stuff-like the yellow sub,just like what Lennon was doing during the bridge,animals,machines etc...Use gestures a lot and spoken words for emphasis.

The presentation and not necessarily the content is really what children focus on.They never have "airs" and are quite blunt in their reception.
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John Gorka's "Branching Out"

songs starts about 2 minutes.....

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_Q-E-AkvRTg
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Louden Wainwright's "Dead Skunk in the Middle of the Road". Guaranteed. Kid hit .
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Jerry Garcia and David Grisman did an album of nothing but kids songs. Called Not for kids only. There are some great not typical run of the mill tunes here.

http://www.amazon.com/Not-Kids-Only-.../dp/B000003913
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Do a search on Laurie Berkner. Younger kids absolutely love her music.
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Larry Pattis View Post
"The Baby Tree" song on a Jefferson Starship album is a great one:

there's an island way out in the sea
where the babies they all grow on trees
and it's jolly good fun to swing in the sun
but ya gotta watch out if you sneeze sneeze
ya gotta watch out if you sneeze

yeah you gotta watch out if you sneeze
while swinging up there in the breeze
you're liable to cough
you might very well fall off
and tumble down flop on your knees knees
tumble down flop on your knees

when the stormy winds wail
and the breezes blow high in a gale
there's a curious dropping and flopping and plopping
and fat little babies just hail hail
the fat little babies just hail

and the babies lie there in a pile
and the grownups they come after while
and they always pass by all the babies that cry
and take only babies that smile smile
take only babies that smile

even triplets and twins if they'll smile.....
I was going to mention that too. Great song written by the even greater Rosalie Sorrells.
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