My wife made a CD for our kid’s first birthday, containing a mix of classic kids’ songs, songs from They Might Be Giants’ albums No and ABC’s, and a few other songs she thinks are fun for kids, or at least, for adults and kids together. (Examples: REM’s “Stand,” The White Stripes’ “We’re going to be friends.”)
One of the songs in the latter category is the B-52’s “Rock Lobster.” I can’t understand 100% of the lyrics. Just want to make sure–its kid appropriate, right?
Like a good percentage of their songs, the B-52’s Rock Lobster is quirky but fluffy nonsense. I believe it’s kid-safe (warning: I have no actual children of my own, so my viewpoint may differ radically from yours).
One of my favourite songs. Silly, nearly meaningless lyrics, as you can see here . If you think the line "Everybody’s fruggin’ " sounds a bit suspect, be aware that the Frug was a dance in the 1960s. The only other thing I can think of that might be “damageing” to young minds is near the end of the song, where she represents a dogfish by saying “miaow” and a catfish with “woo-oof”, but if you calmly explain to your kids that “it’s only a song”, and then distract them with ice-cream or biscuits, it shouldn’t cause too much harm.
My verdict - Totally Kid Safe, and a great little song.
Given his parentage, I fully expect my kiddo to turn out pretty wierd, so that’s not my worry.
I didn’t mention the CD is being distributed to other children. I was more concerned about the other kids’ parents’ reaction than my own kid’s mental health.
Pfft. My Dad raised me on a steady diet of B-52s and Devo since the day I sprung forth from my mother’s loins, and I turned out…
Ah, forget it. I’ve got no credibility here. :smack:
I’m gonna go wear my red Devo hat and sit in front of the strobe light. And eat Quiche Lorraine. And think about 54 girls, west of venus. I’m through being cool. I’m living in my own private Idaho.
Did you know there’s a moon in the sky? It’s called “the moon”.
There’s a monster in my pants and it does a nasty dance… oops. Sorry Fred.