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12/17/2001
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Bob Dylan
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Unbelievable 
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Paul McCartney
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Party [J. Robinson / Elvis Presley]
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Elvis Presley
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(Let me be your) Teddy Bear
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Samba Mgo
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Sa Ntima
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Shaikra
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Suerte
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Beach Boys
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Vegetables
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R.E.M.
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Stand
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Georges Brassens
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La chasse aux papillons
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Georges Brassens
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La femme d'Hector
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Creedence Clearwater Revival
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Ooby Dooby [Roy Orbison]
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Elvis Costello
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Bama Lama Bama Loo [Little Richard]
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Jonathan Richman
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Here Come the Martian Martians
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Jonathan Richman
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Abominable Snowman In the Market
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Jonathan Richman
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I'm a Little Dinosaur [live]
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Jonathan Richman
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Abdul And Cleopatra
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They Might Be Giants
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Mammal
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They Might Be Giants
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Particle Man
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Bob Dylan
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Froggie Went A-Courtin'
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Bob Dylan
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Under the Red Sky
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Johnny Cash
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I've Been Everywhere
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Blind Melon
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Three Is a Magic Number [Schoolhouse Rock!]
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Daniel Johnston
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Unpack Your Adjectives [Schoolhouse Rock!]
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Pete Seeger and friends
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This Land Is Your Land
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Comment:
I'm a kindergarten teacher. The kids today with their bippin' and their boppin', they need to be exposed to the good old fashioned rock and/or roll. At least, the less offensive side of it. (To give you an idea of the standards I used, I left off "Good Vibrations" - the finest pop song ever constructed - because of the "excitation," "love elation" and "she sends me there" parts. Too bad. Luckily, foreign language songs are exempt.) I left off some good stuff, like Tom Waits' version of the Dwarfs Marching Song "Heigh-Ho," R.E.M.'s "Shiny Happy People," and David Byrne's "Don't Fence Me In." Volume Two?
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Just introducing them to Jonathan Richman by itself desrves kudos.
A great idea indeed. This Cd should be part of the curriculum.
Wonderful approach to rockin' the kids. I guess that Shakira is here in Spanish since the English version of the same song (Wherever, Whenever) is a little racy.
I'm going to add it to "Cater or Indoctrinate" - check it out at Exhibits. Most of the ones there were done by parents; I think this is the first by a kindergarten teacher. Kudos to you.
I had a feeling you were a kinder teacher, with the letter project and all. This is superb. Funny, I just made a mix with "I'm a Little Dinosaur" to subject my 5th graders to... Jonathan Richman is so cool. I can't wait till Van Gogh's birthday, and "Rockin' Rockin' Leperchauns" on St. Patty's.
Best,
Mike
(PS, hey, check out my recent planets mix...)
Mixxer - yeah, "La chasse aux papillons" is also racy. Thanks for the exhibit mention!
