On Tue, Nov 01, 2005 at 01:00:16AM -0500, audities-owner@smoe.org wrote:

> > --- andrea kremer <kremer@gmail.com> wrote:
> >
> >> Greetings Auditeers:
> >>
> >> 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

I'm guessing the obvious song *about* Rufus is probably not
6-year-old-appropriate. :-)

First, I'm shocked that "Let's Have A Baby" didn't show up on your list.

And off the top of my head...

"Baby's Coming Back" - Jellyfish
"New Mistake" - Jellyfish (thematic)
"Oh Daddy" - Adrian Belew
"Pink Thing" - XTC (ok, maybe not... :-)

Buh. I've just gone brane ded. If I think of anything else, I'll let you
know.

dha

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