# Nice pregnancy/labour/baby songs **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [February 20, 2009, 12:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nice-pregnancy-labour-baby-songs/486705 "2009-02-20T12:41:03Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![irishgirl](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/8edcca/32.png) [@irishgirl](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/irishgirl)\ **Post date:** [February 20, 2009, 12:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nice-pregnancy-labour-baby-songs/486705/1 "2009-02-20T12:41:03Z")
Help me make a nice playlist that I can listen to during this pregnancy, in labour (or, as is looking more likely, the operating room during a c-section) and afterwards that I can play to the baby . Apparently they recognise music they hear in utero and might calm down and sleep to a familiar song (it’s worth a shot anyway). We don’t know what we’re having so it doesn’t have to be gender specific. Stuff I’ve thought of already: Beautiful Boy- John Lennon Kooks-Bowie Gracie- Ben Fold Simple Man -Lynyrd Skynyrd Here Comes the Sun- The Beatles God Bless the Child- Billie Holliday Any ideas? ---
**Author:** ![Shirley\_Ujest](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/45deac/32.png) [@Shirley\_Ujest](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Shirley_Ujest)\ **Post date:** [February 20, 2009, 12:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nice-pregnancy-labour-baby-songs/486705/2 "2009-02-20T12:50:25Z")
How about some nice waltz’s from Strauss? They do hear the music. When I was pregnant with Child 1, I was pretty much majorly addicted to Jeopardy. If I flicked through the channels right, I could get a good sixty minutes of it. Sometimes more, if I cared enough, depending on the local and national programming. When he was an infant -toddler phase, every time that song came on…every time…whatever he was doing he stopped and just stared at the TV mesmerized. He still does this to this day if we are home. Hypnotic staring… He will be 11 in April. Ironically enough, I haven’t watched probably 20 episodes since then. I am, however, addicted to Cash Cab. ---
**Author:** ![Monkey\_Chews](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/65b543/32.png) [@Monkey\_Chews](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Monkey_Chews)\ **Post date:** [February 20, 2009, 1:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nice-pregnancy-labour-baby-songs/486705/3 "2009-02-20T13:40:54Z")
This is probably going to be really hard to find, but if there’s any way you can track down a song called “Little Little” by Australian singer Jenny Morris, you won’t regret it. It’s a beautiful ode to her unborn child, recorded when Morris was eight months pregnant, and I get tingles every time I hear it. ---
**Author:** ![Dogzilla](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/e480ec/32.png) [@Dogzilla](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dogzilla)\ **Post date:** [February 20, 2009, 1:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nice-pregnancy-labour-baby-songs/486705/4 "2009-02-20T13:46:40Z")
“Having my Baby” by Paul Anka. :: D & R :: Disclaimer: I think it’s a horrible, horrible, misogynist song from the 70’s. Makes me throw up a little in my mouth. But it was the first song that came to mind. Ooo! A more serious contender: “The first time ever I saw your face” by Roberta Flack. I heard it was a song she wrote about her cat, but that was from a crazy cat lover who made crap up. It would be a nice song for your purposes, I think. ---
**Author:** ![Beadalin](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/3be4f8/32.png) [@Beadalin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Beadalin)\ **Post date:** [February 20, 2009, 3:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nice-pregnancy-labour-baby-songs/486705/5 "2009-02-20T15:20:25Z")
Another somewhat hard to find one: “Laugh My Beloved” by Peter Himmelman. Just lovely. ---
**Author:** ![Drain\_Bead](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/e47774/32.png) [@Drain\_Bead](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Drain_Bead)\ **Post date:** [February 20, 2009, 3:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nice-pregnancy-labour-baby-songs/486705/6 "2009-02-20T15:30:13Z")
Lullaby by the Dixie Chicks The Jack Johnson version of My Own Two Hands ---
**Author:** ![Annie-Xmas](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/ecc23a/32.png) [@Annie-Xmas](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Annie-Xmas)\ **Post date:** [February 20, 2009, 3:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nice-pregnancy-labour-baby-songs/486705/7 "2009-02-20T15:37:40Z")
Cellist Julian Lloyd Webber recorded a CD called [Lullaby](http://www.arkivmusic.com/classical/album.jsp?album_id=187846). ---
**Author:** ![Atomicflea](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/58956e/32.png) [@Atomicflea](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Atomicflea)\ **Post date:** [February 20, 2009, 3:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nice-pregnancy-labour-baby-songs/486705/8 "2009-02-20T15:50:20Z")
Alison’s Krauss’ version of “Baby Mine” from _Dumbo_ makes me cry every time from the sheer emotion. I’m a hard bitch, but I fantasize about how I’m going to sing it to my child when I have one. ---
**Author:** ![Sigmagirl](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/c89c15/32.png) [@Sigmagirl](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sigmagirl)\ **Post date:** [February 20, 2009, 3:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nice-pregnancy-labour-baby-songs/486705/9 "2009-02-20T15:52:04Z")
I prefer Bonnie Raitt’s version of _Baby Mine_, from the Stay Awake compilation. ---
**Author:** ![Shoeless](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/shoeless/32/7099_2.png) [@Shoeless](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Shoeless)\ **Post date:** [February 20, 2009, 4:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nice-pregnancy-labour-baby-songs/486705/10 "2009-02-20T16:21:42Z")
For some reason the first song that popped into my head was a cut from the Billy Bragg / Wilco “Mermaid Avenue” CD titled “Remember the Mountain Bed”. Baby might also like “California Stars” from the same CD. ---
**Author:** ![Thudlow\_Boink](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/thudlow_boink/32/320_2.png) [@Thudlow\_Boink](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Thudlow_Boink)\ **Post date:** [February 20, 2009, 4:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nice-pregnancy-labour-baby-songs/486705/11 "2009-02-20T16:32:06Z")
St. Judy’s Comet - Paul Simon ---
**Author:** ![mlerose](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/43a26b/32.png) [@mlerose](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mlerose)\ **Post date:** [February 20, 2009, 8:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nice-pregnancy-labour-baby-songs/486705/12 "2009-02-20T20:38:09Z")
“When you dream” by the Barenaked Ladies (refers to a son, but could be used for either). ---
**Author:** ![Solfy](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/848f3c/32.png) [@Solfy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Solfy)\ **Post date:** [February 20, 2009, 9:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nice-pregnancy-labour-baby-songs/486705/13 "2009-02-20T21:25:41Z")
Seconding Alison Krauss’s “Baby Mine” and adding Mary Chapin Carpenter’s “Dreamland.” When my eldest turned one, I made a slideshow cd of my favorite pictures from her first year and set them to those two songs. They still make me misty. ---
**Author:** ![Skywatcher](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/skywatcher/32/254_2.png) [@Skywatcher](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Skywatcher)\ **Post date:** [February 20, 2009, 9:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nice-pregnancy-labour-baby-songs/486705/14 "2009-02-20T21:43:05Z")
> [@](#): > > What a day for a daydream > What a day for a daydreamin’ boy > And I’m lost in a daydream > Dreamin’ 'bout my bundle of joy “Daydream” - Lovin’ Spoonful > [@](#): > > And so, my baby bundle > I have spun a tale for you > You must learn there’s nothing > In this world that you can’t do. > > Now, do not be discouraged > By circumstance or size > Remember Evermore > And set your sights up in the skies. “Biplane ‘Evermore’” - The Irish Rovers > [@](#): > > Just Molly and me, and baby makes three “My Blue Heaven” - Fats Domino (among others) ---
**Author:** ![Proudest\_Monkey](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/proudest_monkey/32/13257_2.png) [@Proudest\_Monkey](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Proudest_Monkey)\ **Post date:** [February 20, 2009, 10:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nice-pregnancy-labour-baby-songs/486705/15 "2009-02-20T22:20:41Z")
**Isn’t She Lovely** by Stevie Wonder. It’s gender specific but captures the absolute joy and awe of meeting the new, little person you’ve created. ---
**Author:** ![Hometownboy](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/5e9695/32.png) [@Hometownboy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hometownboy)\ **Post date:** [February 21, 2009, 3:29am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nice-pregnancy-labour-baby-songs/486705/16 "2009-02-21T03:29:43Z")
When my daughter was born in 1977 I was a DJ, and dedicated Guess Who’s “Star Baby” to her. Sweet Honey in the Rock’s “We Are” For each child thats born A morning star rises And sings to the universe Who we are, etc. ---
**Author:** ![Stephe96](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/bbe5ce/32.png) [@Stephe96](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Stephe96)\ **Post date:** [February 21, 2009, 3:57am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nice-pregnancy-labour-baby-songs/486705/17 "2009-02-21T03:57:44Z")
Put It There by Paul McCartney _Put it there If it weighs a ton That’s what a father said to his young son I don’t care If it weighs a ton As long as you and I are here, put it there_ And Lullaby and Shameless by Billy Joel ---
**Author:** ![choie](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/choie/32/7829_2.png) [@choie](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/choie)\ **Post date:** [February 21, 2009, 5:32am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nice-pregnancy-labour-baby-songs/486705/18 "2009-02-21T05:32:34Z")
[“You Ruined Everything,” by Jonathan Coulton.](http://www.jonathancoulton.com/songdetails/You%20Ruined%20Everything#) About how having a kid ruins everything … in the nicest way. 🙂 (Click “Play the song” by the blue arrow to hear the whole thing.) > [@Jonathan Coulton](#): > > I was fine > I pulled myself together > Just in time > To throw myself away > Once my perfect world was gone I knew > You ruined everything > In the nicest way > > You should know > How great things were before you > Even so > They’re better still today > I can’t think of who I was before > You ruined everything > In the nicest way > > Bumps in the road remind us > The worst of the best behind us > Only good things will find us > Me and you > > Days will be clear and sunny > We’re gonna need more money > Baby you know it’s funny > All those stories > Coming true > Despite my better efforts > It’s all for you > The worst kind of cliche > I’ll be with you till the day you leave > You ruined everything > In the nicest way (BTW, Coulton uses a Creative Commons license. Lyrics are okay to reproduce as long as they’re credited. So I did. ) ---
**Author:** ![Quartz](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/quartz/32/267_2.png) [@Quartz](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Quartz)\ **Post date:** [February 21, 2009, 1:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nice-pregnancy-labour-baby-songs/486705/19 "2009-02-21T13:50:22Z")
Bach’s Christmas cantatas. Beethoven’s symphonies, Vivaldi’s Four Seasons and Dixit Dominus. And many more. ---
**Author:** ![Walpurgis](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/7ea924/32.png) [@Walpurgis](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Walpurgis)\ **Post date:** [February 21, 2009, 2:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nice-pregnancy-labour-baby-songs/486705/20 "2009-02-21T14:00:31Z")
Stay away from accordions! Accordion music has always made me feel panicky and claustrophobic. It’s only a few years ago that my mother confessed that she played the accordion a _lot_ whilst pregnant with me. Or maybe it’s because my fetal self thought it was too loud. In that case, be careful with the volume! [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nice-pregnancy-labour-baby-songs/486705.md?page=2)