After sifting through hundreds of terrible suggestions in a multitude of parenting forums, I decided to take things in to my own hands, and create my own. I kept it lighthearted, modern, and catchy. It's high on adult appeal, and I think the kids are gonna like it as well! As far as I'm aware, all songs are kid friendly enough. (disclaimer - I by no means sat down and analyzed every single lyric on this!) If you are particularly sensitive, you may want to skip the last track, "You and I" by Ingrid Michaelson. There is talk of "spooning," (eating soup together!) as well as "doing what bunnies do"(hopping! obviously!). You have been warned. Fair enough?
So without any further ado, here is my list of adult friendly music for kids! If you are on Spotify, you can use this link to pull the playlist up instantly. If not, I'm including my list below so you can see my suggestions.
Dog Days Are Over - Vitamin String Quartet
Mushaboom - Feist
Campus - Vampire Weekend
Be OK - Ingrid Michaelson
Far Away - Ingrid Michaelson
Swing - Zero 7
New Soul - Yael Naim
You Are My Sunshine* - Sleep Good
The Wrote and the Writ - Johnny Flynn
Never Had Nobody Like You - M. Ward featuring Zoey Deschannel
Rave On - M. Ward featuring Zoey Deschannel
Wagon Wheel - Old Crow Medicine Show
Home - Edward Sharpe & The Magnetic Zeros
Sticky-Sweet - Erin McCarley
The Way I Am - Ingrid Michaelson
Little Too Much - Natasha Beddingfield
1234 - Feist (obviously!)
Banana Pancakes - Jack Johnson
You've Got The Love - Florence + The Machine
If I Had Words - Sally Harmon (my favorite kid song)
You've Got A Friend In Me - Randy Newman (I'm allowed 1 disney song, right?)
Us - Regina Spektor
Quelqu'un M'a Dit - Carla Bruni
Little Monster Babies - Kimya Dawson
Sweet Darlin' - She & Him
Dog Days Are Over - Florence + The Machine
Cosmic Love - Florence + The Machine
Bird Song - Florence + The Machine
Everyday People - Sly & The Family Stone
I Do - Colbie Caillat
Bottle It Up - Sara Bareilles
Love Song - Sara Bareilles
Sea of Love - Cat Power
French Navy - Camera Obscura
Animal - Miike Snow
You and I - Ingrid Michaelson (see warning above - spooning alert!)
That's my adult friendly kid playlist! What do you think? Parents - any other suggestions??
*I literally listened to hundreds of versions of "You Are My Sunshine" trying to find the right one for this playlist. I'm not 100% satisfied with this selection, but it was the best recording I could find before Brandt threatened to kick me out :) I'm still searching...
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