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In honor of spring babies. I always poopoo the idea of having kids. Too expensive. There won't be a world for them to grow up in. They're tiring. I'm too selfish. But mainly I just don't want to HAVE the baby. Physically shove it out my no-no hole. No thank you. However, I do love children. If I had kids I'd play them these songs:


Gracie by Ben Folds from the album Songs for Silverman. I love this - very simple and great piano sounds. The video sucks but this is the best song quality I could find on YouTube. This kind of sums up how I'd feel about the bebe.


Here, There & Everywhere by the Beatles from Revolver. One of my favorite Beatles albums. Of course my child would grow up listening to the Beatles. OF COURSE.


Naked As We Came by Iron & Wine from Our Endless Numbered Days. Directed by Sam Beam himself. I think babies would love his voice. Babies love folk. THEY DO.


Rad by Smoosh from She Like Electric. When the kid gets older he/she is gonna love this album.


Little Bitty Pretty One by the Jackson 5. Tell me you're not dancing right now and I'll slap you.

What will you play your little one?

Liquid Jane - Botelya

My friend Chad & his band Liquid Jane just completed their first video. Check it out! (They are singing in Tagalog, the main dialect of Manila, Philippines)

Graceful

One of my favorites, Marc Johnson (Chocolate, Lakai, etc etc etc)

This clip is from Fully Flared.

Everything is online

This is the first 20 minutes of a video that a friend of mine sent to me back when I was in college, along with Mr. T's "Be Somebody or Be Somebody's Fool," below.

Look outside

Listening to a podcast of Bob Boilen's All Songs Considered this morning, some gems from the summer preview:

Kimya Dawson singing "Alphabutt." I have loved the Moldy Peaches' zany, folky style since...college? This is a hilarious children's song about butts and farts. Right up my (backdoor!) alley. Oh I kill me.


New Missy Elliot song from her upcoming album Block Party. This jam was produced by Timbaland and featured in Step it up & Dance. Don't hold that against it though, it's got a great go go beat.

So many things that are right with this video