music to grow up by

[metaphortunate]

Songs that the Junebug has been sung a lot include:

"What A Good Boy", Barenaked Ladies

I think this was the first song the Junebug was ever sung.

"The Mercy of the Fallen", Dar Williams

To me this one is about not being judgy. A good song for moms.

"Baker Baker", Tori Amos

Maybe because of the patty-cake connection? IDK.

"Late in the Evening", Paul Simon

It's late in the evening, kid. GO TO SLEEP. (But I never loved no one the way that I love you.)

"You Can Call Me Al", Paul Simon

He gets a fair amount of Paul Simon, actually.

"The Queen and the Soldier", Suzanne Vega

It's long and I know it by heart, so it was a good song to sing in the middle of the night when I was tired and brain-dead.

"Halo", Beyonce

I get this song stuck in my head a lot because of his Halo sleep sacks. :) It's a great song, though.

But I also end up making up a lot of goofy tuneless off-the-cuff ditties. Let me tell you, "Everybody's Cranky (When It's Hot and They're Tired)" is very popular around here.

And this morning Mr. E busted out with:

"So bring all your diapers both cloth and disposable
And bring all your babies whose thumbs are opposable
We wash you in the shower 'cause off you are hosable
And this baby needs a-changin'."

Comments

[sara]

Oh, just wait. You will sing more songs about poop than you have ever imagined.

It is a great moment when you're no longer responsible for anything that goes on in their underpants, it really is.

[laurashapiro]

Mr. E is clearly a filking genius.

[jesse_the_k]

Word.

[kate_nepveu]

I did a lot of improvising early to the Discovery Channel commercial referenced in the icon.

"Brokedown Palace" is the other one that comes to mind.

[klwalton]

Fucking brilliant.

[merielle]

Your partner is freaking awesome.

[wordweaverlynn]

*sporfling* Someone needs to send those lyrics to Bob Dylan.

As for "Everybody's Cranky (When It's Hot and They're Tired)," that may be this summer's theme song.

[khedron]

"What A Good Boy", Barenaked Ladies

I think this was the first song the Junebug was ever sung.

I've sung that one a fair amount too -- especially after reading various discussions about how people use different language around infants based on their gender.

But I think the first songs she heard, in the hospital, were "Don't Fear the Reaper" and "Born to be my Baby" (with slight alterations).