Topic Playlist (Part 3)

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421

Songs sung by children or teenagers

  1. Revolting Children (from the Matilda: The Musical soundtrack)
  2. Foolish Beat - Debbie Gibson

She was 17 when she recorded it; she also wrote and produced the song.

422

Songs sung by children or teenagers

  1. Revolting Children (from the Matilda: The Musical soundtrack)
  2. Foolish Beat - Debbie Gibson
  3. Pass the Dutchie - Musical Youth
423

Songs sung by children or teenagers

  1. Revolting Children (from the Matilda: The Musical soundtrack)
  2. Foolish Beat - Debbie Gibson
  3. Pass the Dutchie - Musical Youth
  4. Come On, Let’s Go - Ritchie Valens

Or, sadly, any song by Valens, as he never made it out of his teens.

424

Songs sung by children or teenagers

  1. Revolting Children (from the Matilda: The Musical soundtrack)
  2. Foolish Beat - Debbie Gibson
  3. Pass the Dutchie - Musical Youth
  4. Come On, Let’s Go - Ritchie Valens
  5. Another Brick in the Wall - Pink Floyd

The band is joined by the Islington Green School choir for the chorus.

425

Songs sung by children or teenagers

  1. Revolting Children (from the Matilda: The Musical soundtrack)
  2. Foolish Beat - Debbie Gibson
  3. Pass the Dutchie - Musical Youth
  4. Come On, Let’s Go - Ritchie Valens
  5. Another Brick in the Wall - Pink Floyd
  6. MMMBop - Hanson
426

Songs sung by children or teenagers

  1. Revolting Children (from the Matilda: The Musical soundtrack)
  2. Foolish Beat - Debbie Gibson
  3. Pass the Dutchie - Musical Youth
  4. Come On, Let’s Go - Ritchie Valens
  5. Another Brick in the Wall - Pink Floyd
  6. MMMBop - Hanson
  7. Heartbeat - It’s A Lovebeat - The DeFranco Family

That’s 13-year-old Tony DeFranco on lead vocal.

427

Songs sung by children or teenagers

  1. Revolting Children (from the Matilda: The Musical soundtrack)
  2. Foolish Beat - Debbie Gibson
  3. Pass the Dutchie - Musical Youth
  4. Come On, Let’s Go - Ritchie Valens
  5. Another Brick in the Wall - Pink Floyd
  6. MMMBop - Hanson
  7. Heartbeat - It’s A Lovebeat - The DeFranco Family
  8. Belvedere Cruisin’ - “Weird Al” Yankovic

His Dr. Demento debut, at 16 years of age.

428

Songs sung by children or teenagers

  1. Revolting Children (from the Matilda: The Musical soundtrack)
  2. Foolish Beat - Debbie Gibson
  3. Pass the Dutchie - Musical Youth
  4. Come On, Let’s Go - Ritchie Valens
  5. Another Brick in the Wall - Pink Floyd
  6. MMMBop - Hanson
  7. Heartbeat - It’s A Lovebeat - The DeFranco Family
  8. Belvedere Cruisin’ - “Weird Al” Yankovic
  9. Go Away Little Girl - Donny Osmond
429

Songs sung by children or teenagers

  1. Revolting Children (from the Matilda: The Musical soundtrack)
  2. Foolish Beat - Debbie Gibson
  3. Pass the Dutchie - Musical Youth
  4. Come On, Let’s Go - Ritchie Valens
  5. Another Brick in the Wall - Pink Floyd
  6. MMMBop - Hanson
  7. Heartbeat - It’s A Lovebeat - The DeFranco Family
  8. Belvedere Cruisin’ - “Weird Al” Yankovic
  9. Go Away Little Girl - Donny Osmond
  10. Love Story - Taylor Swift

She was 17 when she wrote it and 19 when it was released.

Hits recorded by very old or deceased singers

  1. Baby it’s Cold Outside - Tony Bennett (& Lady Gaga)
430

Hits recorded by very old or deceased singers

  1. Baby it’s Cold Outside - Tony Bennett (& Lady Gaga)
  2. O Death - Ralph Stanley
431

Hits recorded by very old or deceased singers

  1. Baby it’s Cold Outside - Tony Bennett (& Lady Gaga)
  2. O Death - Ralph Stanley
  3. Hurt - Johnny Cash

Cash’s well-regarded cover of the Nine Inch Nails song was recorded in 2002, when he was 70, and in very poor health. It charted on the U.S. Country chart, as well as in the UK, Ireland, and Germany.

432

Hits recorded by very old or deceased singers

  1. Baby it’s Cold Outside - Tony Bennett (& Lady Gaga)
  2. O Death - Ralph Stanley
  3. Hurt - Johnny Cash
  4. Columbia Lane – the Last Sessions (album) Slim Dusty

Slim Dusty was recording Last Sessions (his 106th album) when he died on 19 September 2003 aged 76. The album was released on 1 March 2004 and went gold in less than two weeks.

433

Hits recorded by very old or deceased singers

  1. Baby it’s Cold Outside - Tony Bennett (& Lady Gaga)
  2. O Death - Ralph Stanley
  3. Hurt - Johnny Cash
  4. Columbia Lane – the Last Sessions (album) Slim Dusty
  5. Unforgettable - Natalie Cole (feat. Nat “King” Cole)

Released 25 years after the death of her father.

434

Hits recorded by very old or deceased singers

  1. Baby it’s Cold Outside - Tony Bennett (& Lady Gaga)
  2. O Death - Ralph Stanley
  3. Hurt - Johnny Cash
  4. Columbia Lane – the Last Sessions (album) Slim Dusty
  5. Unforgettable - Natalie Cole (feat. Nat “King” Cole)
  6. Don’t Worry About Me - Joey Ramone

Released posthumously less than a year after Joey died of lymphoma.

435

Hits recorded by very old or deceased singers

  1. Baby it’s Cold Outside - Tony Bennett (& Lady Gaga)
  2. O Death - Ralph Stanley
  3. Hurt - Johnny Cash
  4. Columbia Lane – the Last Sessions (album) Slim Dusty
  5. Unforgettable - Natalie Cole (feat. Nat “King” Cole)
  6. Don’t Worry About Me - Joey Ramone
  7. I Wish I Was Eighteen Again - George Burns
436

Hits recorded by very old or deceased singers

  1. Baby it’s Cold Outside - Tony Bennett (& Lady Gaga)
  2. O Death - Ralph Stanley
  3. Hurt - Johnny Cash
  4. Columbia Lane – the Last Sessions (album) Slim Dusty
  5. Unforgettable - Natalie Cole (feat. Nat “King” Cole)
  6. Don’t Worry About Me - Joey Ramone
  7. I Wish I Was Eighteen Again - George Burns
  8. Keep Me In Your Heart - Warren Zevon

Though he was alive at the album’s release, it became a hit after his death and he was nominated for Song of the Year at the 2003 Grammys posthumously

437

Hits recorded by very old or deceased singers

  1. Baby it’s Cold Outside - Tony Bennett (& Lady Gaga)
  2. O Death - Ralph Stanley
  3. Hurt - Johnny Cash
  4. Columbia Lane – the Last Sessions (album) Slim Dusty
  5. Unforgettable - Natalie Cole (feat. Nat “King” Cole)
  6. Don’t Worry About Me - Joey Ramone
  7. I Wish I Was Eighteen Again - George Burns
  8. Keep Me In Your Heart - Warren Zevon
  9. Shine - Luther Vandross
438

Hits recorded by very old or deceased singers

  1. Baby it’s Cold Outside - Tony Bennett (& Lady Gaga)
  2. O Death - Ralph Stanley
  3. Hurt - Johnny Cash
  4. Columbia Lane – the Last Sessions (album) Slim Dusty
  5. Unforgettable - Natalie Cole (feat. Nat “King” Cole)
  6. Don’t Worry About Me - Joey Ramone
  7. I Wish I Was Eighteen Again - George Burns
  8. Keep Me In Your Heart - Warren Zevon
  9. Shine - Luther Vandross
  10. Love In Time - Dan Fogelberg

From the album of the same name which he quickly produced once he learned he was dying of cancer to provide money for his family.

Baby Songs

  1. Baby Baby - Amy Grant
439

Baby Songs

  1. Baby Baby - Amy Grant
  2. (You’re) Having My Baby - Paul Anka
440

Baby Songs

  1. Baby Baby - Amy Grant
  2. (You’re) Having My Baby - Paul Anka
  3. Baby Got Back - Sir Mix-A-Lot