Squeaker and I find ourselves in the car fairly often, so long ago the Daddy person compiled a playlist for us. I put together some silly kid songs, music I listen to, and some songs I think she should know. For a long time I just played the list on random, but this fall I started to order it according to songs she would ask for or would want me to play when the came up. Here's the part of the list that comes up most often. Most of them have a story of some kind, and yes, that is the Amy Winehouse. I think Squeaker likes the bass, and it will go away once I have the sense she's trying to learn the words to anything other than Waltzing Matilda.
So, here's the list:
Waltzing Matilda - The Sun Harbor Men's Chorus
Black Horse & The Cherry Tree (Radio Version) - KT Tunstall
Elvira (Single) - The Oak Ridge Boys
Y.M.C.A. (Single Version) - Village People
Old Dominion - Eddie from Ohio
Thief - Crimson
Bonnie Blue Flag - The Americus Brass Band
VMI Spirit - VMI Regimental Band & Pipes And Drums
Johnny B. Goode (Single) - Chuck Berry
You Know I'm No Good - Amy Winehouse
On The Road Again - Willie Nelson
Man In Black - Johnny Cash
Jailhouse Rock - Elvis Presley
Tell Her About It - Billy Joel
Tractor Tractor - Andrew Peterson And Randall Goodgame
Who's Got the Ball - Andrew Peterson And Randall Goodgame
Piggy Little Toes - Andrew Peterson And Randall Goodgame
The Intermission Song! - Aaaardvarks
Cows - The Seldom Herd
I Like Blue Lemurs - Baby Loves Jazz Band
1234 (Sesame Street) - Feist
Peter and the Wolf Op. 67 - Sir John Gielgud/Academy Of London
Recently she's started to add thing to the list (by asking me to play them again when they have come up in some other context). For example Thief and Bonnie Blue Flag popped up on random and she wanted to hear both again and even asks for Bonnie Blue Flag as "the one without words".
Peter and the Wolf is the most recent addition. She didn't ask for it by name, but she kept pointing out the sound of a flute during songs. I realized she was talking about guitar rifts so I decided it was time for a little guerilla music appreciation training. She recognizes a lot of the songs by the artist. When "Walk the Line" comes on Squeaker says "not Johnny Cash Daddy", but doesn't mind "Man in Black", even though I'm pretty sure she knows that's him too.
Any rate good luck with your Brackets. I tried to get her to pick teams last year, but it didn't work, maybe this year is her year!
