ON THE KIDS' PLAYLIST (DADDY IS KVELLING EDITION)

Noodle AND Beast:

Los Endos - Genesis.

They like it. They really like it! Noodle is big on the keyboard-guitar interplay (and we quote: "what's that violin sounding thing, Daddy?"), and Beast's there for the drums. Daddy is a happy prog-dork this morning.

ON THE KIDS' PLAYLIST

Noodle's been in the mood to dislike everything Dad chooses due to his utter uncoolness, but Beast? We may have an incipient Deadhead:

Ripple - Grateful Dead
Swamp - Talking Heads

ON THE KIDS' PLAYLIST

Beast: "All That Heaven Will Allow" - Bruce Springsteen

Noodle: "The Pigtown Fair" - Tom Paxton

ERASMUS B. DRAGON IN THE HOUSE

Beast and Noodle were up for random reasons repeatedly last night - I can't find Ramone! says the boy, I had a bad dream Daddy and now I need a dream about feeding a baby calf says Noodle, and so on and so forth. Me, I can skate by vegging with Beast during the day, but my darling wife has to go to work and grocery shop what with Cousin Lil coming by for the weekend. Thus the title of this post, with apologies to the Car Talk guys.

Couple new tracks from The Kids' Playlist, though.

Noodle:

Strike The Bell and House Party - both Dan Zanes

Beast:

Home By The Sea - Genesis (the "sit down, sit down, SIT DOWN" part in particular)
Rock Steady - Aretha Franklin

ON THE KIDS' PLAYLIST

Beast:

Pinball Wizard - The Who
Sing A Simple Song - Sly and the Family Stone

Noodle:

Ac-Cent-Tchu-Ate the Positive - Dr. John

ON THE KIDS' PLAYLIST

Beast: Yesterday I Had The Blues - Harold Melvin and the Blue Notes.

It goes something like this:



Awww, yeah.

ON THE KIDS PLAYLIST

...is a Steely Dan album cut whose name eludes me because I put the mix CD together at random and it's out in the car and I'm too tired to go get it right now.

ON THE KIDS PLAYLIST

Beast:

Black Coffee In Bed - Squeeze
Cheap Sunglasses - ZZ Top

Noodle:

The Pigtown Fair - Tom Paxton
Dear Mr. Fantasy - Traffic

Said track I now have to track down for a new riding-home-from-school-with-Mom CD, since Dave Mason (once upon a time with Traffic) played a free concert in our town this evening and she and Beast were diggin' it.

ON THE KIDS' PLAYLIST

Noodle: The Pigtown Fair - Tom Paxton

Beast: Tube Snake Boogie - ZZ Top

ON THE KIDS' PLAYLIST (ALPHABET SOUP EDITION)

I burned a whole bunch of new random mix CDs, and from this mess the little ones have chosen thus far:

Noodle: When Smokey Sings - ABC
Beast: Stand! - REM

ON THE KIDS' PLAYLIST

Noodle:

My Maria - B.W. Stevenson
Don't Let It Bring You Down - Neil Young

Beast:

It Doesn't Have To Be That Way - Blow Monkeys (but not the parts with the blatty 80's sax)

ON THE KIDS' PLAYLIST

Beast:

I Got You - Split Enz
Black Coffee In Bed - Squeeze

Noodle:

Ants on a Log - Randy Travis

ON THE KIDS' PLAYLIST

Noodle: Mama Roux - Dr. John (yes, still)

Beast: Ship of Fools - Robert Plant

NEW TO THE KIDS' PLAYLIST

We are currently getting again-again-again-agains for the following:

Loch Lomond - Dan Zanes and Natalie Merchant

Half A Mile Away - Billy Joel

THE KIDS' PLAYLIST (latest entries)

Noodle:

I Don't Want To Be Alone - Billy Joel

A Trick of the Tail - Genesis (she calls this one the "horns and tail" song)

Beast:

Iko Iko - Dr. John

THE KIDS' PLAYLIST (FIRST IN A CONTINUING SERIES)

Since I spend a lot of time on the road in spots with crappy radio reception, I put together lots of mix CDs for my trips around the region - and the kids will occasionally seize on one and demand it again again again again. Maybe they work for you too! (I'll make links available ASAP)

Noodle: Pretty Flamingo - Manfred Mann

Beast: Junco Partner - Dr. John