Swing for Toddlers
Posted: Thu Mar 11, 2004 11:36 am
Here are the swing songs I put on a CD for my girlfriend's 2 1/2 year old. She can already identify Ella. I already knew she liked Oooh shoo-bee-doo-bee and Wade in the Water so I put those on. As I mentioned in another thread, she can sing a lot of the lyrics to Oooh-shoo-bee-doo-bee, and loves the part where Carroll says it in a high squeeky voice. It makes her giggle, and a toddler's giggle is magic.
I chose songs with words, phrases or themes she might understand, or with cutsy nonsense phrases. We'll see how successful it is! Anytime she wants to hear this CD will be OK by me, especially if it saves me from listening to something really cheesy instead, like Barney songs or something. Not to mention that it gets her listening to some good music.
Anyone else made a swing CD for toddlers or young kids?
1. A-You're Adorable - John Lithgow & Bill Elliott (128)
2. Oo-Shoo-Bee-Doo-Bee - Joe Carroll & Ray Bryant (140)
3. Wade in the Water - Eva Cassidy (114)
4. Hot Dog - Chris Powell & the Five Blue Flames (135)
5. Everybody Eats When They - Cab Calloway (150)
6. Rockin' Robin - Bobby Day (175)
7. Goody, Goody - Ella Fitzgerald (140)
8. Orange Colored Sky - Nat King Cole (130)
9. Buzz Buzz Buzz - Mighty Blue Kings (137)
10. Whadaya Want - Casey MacGill (154)
11. Caldonia - Louis Jordan (171)
12. Civilization (Bongo Bongo) - Andrews Sisters (155)
13. Flat Foot Floogie - Slim Gaillard (176)
14. You Gotta Have Skin - John Lithgow (129)
15. Mildred, Won't You Behave? - Bill Elliott (200)
16. It Don't Mean a Thing - Ella & Duke Ellington (280)
17. Youve Got a Friend in Me - Robert Goulet (133)
18. Hard Hearted Hannah- Ella (105)
19. The Jungle King - Cab Calloway (130)
20. Potatoe Chips - Slim Gaillard (140)
21. Ain't Nobody Here but Us Chickens - Louis Jordan (150)
22. Stray Cat Strut - Stray Cats (135)
23. See You Later, Alligator - Bill Haley (155)
I chose songs with words, phrases or themes she might understand, or with cutsy nonsense phrases. We'll see how successful it is! Anytime she wants to hear this CD will be OK by me, especially if it saves me from listening to something really cheesy instead, like Barney songs or something. Not to mention that it gets her listening to some good music.
Anyone else made a swing CD for toddlers or young kids?
1. A-You're Adorable - John Lithgow & Bill Elliott (128)
2. Oo-Shoo-Bee-Doo-Bee - Joe Carroll & Ray Bryant (140)
3. Wade in the Water - Eva Cassidy (114)
4. Hot Dog - Chris Powell & the Five Blue Flames (135)
5. Everybody Eats When They - Cab Calloway (150)
6. Rockin' Robin - Bobby Day (175)
7. Goody, Goody - Ella Fitzgerald (140)
8. Orange Colored Sky - Nat King Cole (130)
9. Buzz Buzz Buzz - Mighty Blue Kings (137)
10. Whadaya Want - Casey MacGill (154)
11. Caldonia - Louis Jordan (171)
12. Civilization (Bongo Bongo) - Andrews Sisters (155)
13. Flat Foot Floogie - Slim Gaillard (176)
14. You Gotta Have Skin - John Lithgow (129)
15. Mildred, Won't You Behave? - Bill Elliott (200)
16. It Don't Mean a Thing - Ella & Duke Ellington (280)
17. Youve Got a Friend in Me - Robert Goulet (133)
18. Hard Hearted Hannah- Ella (105)
19. The Jungle King - Cab Calloway (130)
20. Potatoe Chips - Slim Gaillard (140)
21. Ain't Nobody Here but Us Chickens - Louis Jordan (150)
22. Stray Cat Strut - Stray Cats (135)
23. See You Later, Alligator - Bill Haley (155)