Hi Andrea,

It doesn't have Baby in the title, but The Beach Boys' 'When A Man Needs A Woman' (Friends) is a great song for that theme.

...stay away from any Paul Anka recommendations.

Marty


----  <audities@smoe.org> wrote:
>
> Greetings Auditeers:
> 
> Forgive me if this subject has come up before -- and feel free to provide me
> with pointers to archived posts if it has -- but I have a quandary and could
> use your help:
> 
> I have been charged with putting together a 4-hour playlist of baby-related
> songs for a baby shower. I'm searching far and wide for songs that have
> "baby," "mom" or "mama," and/or "dad" or "daddy" in the lyrics. Trying to
> keep things relatively upbeat -- i.e., I probably won't use The Pernice
> Brothers 'Baby In Two," which (lovely as it is) is a song about divorce,
> although less thematically heavy songs that include vague, passing
> references to heartbreak are probably okay. All genres are fine as long as
> the lyrical content is suitable for your average 6-year-old -- no profanity.
> The object is to keep the subtle baby/mama/daddy lyrical theme going for the
> entire duration of the party.
> 
> Which means I need a LOT of songs.
> 
> Here are some I've already got:
> 
> - "Baby," Rufus Wainwright
> - "Baby Blue," Badfinger
> - "Baby Blue," Beach Boys
> - "Baby Boomerang," The Shins
> - "Baby Gap," The Gravel Pit
> - "Baby Loves The Radio," Steven Page
> - "Baby's Coming Back," Jellyfish
> - "Baby's Waiting," Superdrag
> - "Metal Baby," Teenage Fanclub
> - "Bye Bye Baby," OK Go
> - "Forever Baby," Juliana Hatfield
> - "Goodbye Baby," The Teenage Prayers
> - "Maybe Baby," The Cars
> - "When My Baby's Beside Me," Big Star
> - "Baby's Got Sauce," G. Love.
> 
> Can you help me add to this list? Mom/Dad/Mama/Daddy songs also welcome.
> 
> Thanks in advance!
> Andrea
> 
>