Uncle Joe Posted November 9, 2006 Report Share Posted November 9, 2006 (edited) Need help compiling a list of songs that address children. Songs like, "Oh Very Young" by Cat Stevens for example. I prefer that the songs be from the Classic Rock genre but will consider Pop, Folk, etc. Yes, it's for a CD or two. So, fire away. Edited November 10, 2006 by Guest To clarify. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shawna Posted November 10, 2006 Report Share Posted November 10, 2006 hmmmm... maybe cheesy, but "The Eagle And The Hawk" by John Denver... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
_Laurie_ Posted November 10, 2006 Report Share Posted November 10, 2006 (edited) Teach Your Children Well ~ CSNY Forever Young ~ Dylan or Rod Stewart Edited November 10, 2006 by Guest Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ken Posted November 10, 2006 Report Share Posted November 10, 2006 "In Your Time" - Bob Seger "School Days" - Chuck Berry "I Don't Want To Grow Up" - The Ramones "18" - Alice Cooper "Department Of Youth" - Alice Cooper "Flaming Youth" - Kiss "Kids Wanna Rock" - Bryan Adams "Barefoot Children In The Rain" - Jimmy Buffett "Run Runaway" - Slade "Beat On The Brat" - The Ramones "Blitzkreig Bop" - The Ramones Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Uncle Joe Posted November 10, 2006 Author Report Share Posted November 10, 2006 Great! Keep 'em coming. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
_Laurie_ Posted November 10, 2006 Report Share Posted November 10, 2006 Child Of Winter (Christmas Song) Beach Boys Greatest Love Of All ~ Whitney Houston Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shawna Posted November 10, 2006 Report Share Posted November 10, 2006 "The Middle" by Jimmy Eat World. They'll be classic some day, I'm sure. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
edna Posted November 10, 2006 Report Share Posted November 10, 2006 This one is for when he´s a bit older... YOUNGER GENERATION John B. Sebastian why must every generation think their folks are square & no matter where their heads are they know moms ain't there cause i swore when i was small that i'd remember when i knew what's wrong with them that i was smaller than determined to remember all the cardinal rules like sunshowers are legal grounds for skippin school i know that i've forgotten maybe one or two but i hope that i recall them all before the baby's due cause i know he'll have a question or two like "hey pa can i go ride my zoom that goes 200 miles an hour suspended on balloons & can i put a droplet of this new stuff on my tongue & imagine frothin dragons while you sit & wreck your lungs" & i must be permissive understanding of the younger generation then i'll know that all i've learned my kid assumes & all my deepest worries must be his cartoons & still i'll try to tell him all the things i've done related to what he can do when he becomes a man & still he'll stick his fingers in the fan & "hey pop my girlfriend's only three she's got her own video phone & she's takin lsd & now that we're best friends she wants to give a bit to me but what's the matter daddy? how come you're turnin green? can it be that you can't live up to your dreams? I would also suggest "Beautiful Boy" (John Lennon) but it´s a bit sad, it´s one of his latest songs... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
katie_sane Posted November 10, 2006 Report Share Posted November 10, 2006 I love 'Younger Generation', great suggestion edna! Thirteen - Big Star In The Street - Big Star Kids In America - Kim Wilde The Kids Are Alright - The Who Where Do The Children Play? - Cat Stevens Children Of The Revolution - T.Rex Forever Young - Youth Group Billion Dollar Babies - Alice Cooper Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shawna Posted November 10, 2006 Report Share Posted November 10, 2006 Beautiful Child ~ Fleetwood Mac Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RonJonSurfer Posted November 10, 2006 Report Share Posted November 10, 2006 Kooks by David Bowie written for little Z(owie) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steel2Velvet Posted November 10, 2006 Report Share Posted November 10, 2006 These for very small kids: For Bobbi - John Denver (also covered as "For Baby") House At Pooh Corner - Loggins and Messina Danny's Song - Kenny Loggins Isn't She Lovely - Stevie Wonder Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tenacious_Peaches Posted November 10, 2006 Report Share Posted November 10, 2006 This is the list of songs for a son or daughter from the Songfacts main site. Ain't She Sweet - The Beatles All My Love - Led Zeppelin Baby Baby - Amy Grant Beautiful Boy (Darling Boy) - John Lennon Being So Not For You (I Had No Right) - PM Dawn Blurry - Puddle of Mudd Butterfly Kisses - Bob Carlisle Closing Time - Semisonic Come Talk To Me - Peter Gabriel Dancing Boy - Harry Chapin Father's Love - Bob Carlisle Flowers For Zoe - Lenny Kravitz Gone Away - Cold Goodnight, My Angel - Billy Joel Heaven - Los Lonely Boys Here For You - Neil Young Hey Jude - The Beatles Hold On To Me - Courtney Love I Wish I Could - Collin Raye and Peabo Bryson Isn't She Lovely - Stevie Wonder Jessica - The Allman Brothers Band Lovin' You - Minnie Riperton Mouth's Cradle - Bjork New Life - Blind Melon Original Of The Species - U2 Out of Exile - Audioslave Sail To The Moon - Radiohead Sarah - Thin Lizzy Slipping Through My Fingers - ABBA Song For Sleeping - Stone Temple Pilots Tears In Heaven - Eric Clapton The Saddest Song - The Ataris Wild Horses - The Rolling Stones Wires - Athlete With Arms Wide Open - Creed Wouldn't Matter Where You Are - Minnie Riperton Zoe Jane - Staind Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shawna Posted November 11, 2006 Report Share Posted November 11, 2006 House At Pooh Corner - Loggins and Messina Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
edna Posted November 11, 2006 Report Share Posted November 11, 2006 Wild Horses - The Rolling Stones Wild Horses? I don´t think it´s a song for a child... except for the first line "Childhood living is easy to do..." maybe? Now that I play it in my head I think it could sound as a lullaby... but the lyrics should be changed then... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bazooka Posted November 12, 2006 Report Share Posted November 12, 2006 I Am A Child -- Neil Young ( Buffalo Springfield ) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
_Laurie_ Posted November 12, 2006 Report Share Posted November 12, 2006 Sugar Mountain ~ Neil Young ( "you can't be 20 on sugar mountain" ) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steel2Velvet Posted November 13, 2006 Report Share Posted November 13, 2006 Since we're seeing Neil Young here ... how about "Down By The River" (I shot my baby ...) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ombre Vivante Posted November 13, 2006 Report Share Posted November 13, 2006 Hmmmm... nevermind. I can't think of any songs at the moment on the subject. Okay! How about "Sweet Lullaby" by Deep Forest? Got one. Maaaaybe "Return To Innocence" by Enigma? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blue Fish Posted November 13, 2006 Report Share Posted November 13, 2006 Has someone already said Wouldn't it be nice-Beach Boys? I'm not sure if it's the kinda thing your looking for, but it seems to address children...kinda... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
blind-fitter Posted November 13, 2006 Report Share Posted November 13, 2006 "If The Kids Are United" - Sham 69 "Kids On The Street" - Angelic Upstarts "Tiny Children" - The Teardrop Explodes and...errrr... "Alice Crucifies The Paedophiles" - Rudimentary Peni Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Uncle Joe Posted November 13, 2006 Author Report Share Posted November 13, 2006 Has someone already said Wouldn't it be nice-Beach Boys? I'm not sure if it's the kinda thing your looking for, but it seems to address children...kinda... Only if one is a pedophile. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blue Fish Posted November 13, 2006 Report Share Posted November 13, 2006 (edited) just looked up the lyrics, your right proberly not appropreate for this! (Sorry about the terrible spelling, five of my fingers and my brain aren't working properly! ) Edited November 13, 2006 by Guest Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ombre Vivante Posted November 13, 2006 Report Share Posted November 13, 2006 Ha! I almost suggested Oingo Boingo's "Little Girls." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Otokichi Posted November 18, 2006 Report Share Posted November 18, 2006 Three songs you've probably never heard of: In 1976, Jerry Santos wrote a song in English which sounds quite Hawaiian for Olomana's first release. "O Malia" O Malia don't be shy O Malia come raise your eyes For you have the beauty that was touched by nature's hand Your long dark hair blowing gently in the wind The sun on your brown shoulders knows that this is where you'd be O Malia stay by me O Malia we must be strong O Malia you've been silent too long So raise your voice in story of our land And tell them how our fathers worked by hand For they saw the beauty that only love could keep from dying O Malia don't you cry And though our lands they take away with their changes everyday And cement towers stand where we once played What they cannot take away is the love we share today And the children we shall bear to carry on... O Malia can't you see O Malia it's up to you and me So run and tell the children of our kind Tell them to be strong in hearts and minds And sing to them a song of a thousand years of pride O Malia take my hand It is time for us to stand "Ua mau ke ea o ka 'aina i na opio" (The life of the land is perpetuated by its youth) This Robert Beaumont and Clifford Hopps song closed out "Like A Seabird In The Wind" (aka "Olomana") "Lullaby" It's time to sleep and you're tired We had a beautiful day The night has come and I must leave you to your childhood ways Good night keiki Sandman's coming to close your eyes He will bring you treasures and guard you through the night I see you lying there sleeping Filled with thoughts I have known If I could be there beside you I wouldn't feel so all alone Good night keiki Sandman's coming to close your eyes He will bring you treasures and guard you through the night Dream on, Dream on There's nothing you can't be Dream on, Dream on The world's yours to see. In 1980, Olomana (Jerry Santos & Robert Beaumont) did a great cover of a Liko Martin classic: "We Are The Children" O how I love to hear the whisper of the wind A gentle hearted songbird on the wing Somehow I feel you softly, feel your heart in mine With thoughts I have only for you my home Chorus: We are the children We are the dawn of life As hours go unending in an endless light We are the children We are the dawn of life Together we are changing in an endless light Sit upon a stone I trust to feel so close at times Tip to toe so gently I will stand O the flowers mile the hours gently onb my mind And the calling of the yellow feathered friend Tumble turning still I'm learning to glide on whispering wind Flicker little feathered friend of mine Can you imagine how things happen still I look to find The thoughts I have only for you my home. :guitar: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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