SwankExpress

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Member Since: 12/3/2006
Total Mixes: 11
Total Feedback: 37

Other Mixes By SwankExpress

CD | Theme - Romantic
CD | Theme - Romantic
CD | Theme - Romantic

PreK-Tel Presents: I Think It Was the 4th of July

Artist Song
The Banana Splits  The Tra La La Song (One Banana, Two Banana) 
Rose Royce  Car Wash 
De La Soul  The Magic Number 
The Beatles  All Together Now 
Bill Haley and His Comets  See You Later, Alligator 
Chicago  Saturday in the Park 
Tom Tom Club  Wordy Rappinghood (12" mix) 
The Clash  Rudie Can't Fail 
Hank Williams  Long Gone Lonesome Blues 
Raymond Scott  Twilight in Turkey 
The Chips  Rubber Biscuit 
Ohio Players  Love Rollercoaster 
Sugarloaf  Green Eyed Lady [single version] 
Squeeze  Pulling Mussels (From the Shell) 
David Bowie  Fame 
The Flaming Lips  Yoshimi Battles the Pink Robots pt. 1 
Tommy Roe  Dizzy 
Dave "Baby" Cortez  The Happy Organ 
Average White Band  Pick Up the Pieces 
The Monkees  Zilch 
Jonathan Richman & the Modern Lovers  Not Yet Three 
Melanie  Brand New Key 
The Who  Magic Bus 
Harry Nilsson  Coconut 

Comment:

From the keyboard of Rob Conroy: Another purely collaborative mix. This one's for Daniel, SwankQueen's soon-to-be-three-year-old nephew. It's hard to explain exactly what the criteria were for each song's inclusion, but it's fair to say that a lot of these were songs that both of us loved as small children growing up in the early '70s and a lot of them are just plain *fun*. I'm sure that SwankQueen will have much more to say in this regard, so I'll leave it to her.


From SQ: Hmmm, that sums it up, I guess. Green Eyed Lady was my first real "favorite song", and it was an early one for RC, as well. Daniel likes typical stuff like dancing, spinning til he's dizzy, and sometimes yodeling. He always says "see ya later, alligator". If I can pry him away from The Doodle Bops CD long enough to give this effort a listen, he will probably dig it.

Feedback:

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anthony lombardi
Date: 7/5/2007
give this to a three year old, & they'll be a pop music fan for life - amazing job. the who & beatles songs really connect with me on a childhood level - great stuff from the modern lovers, harry nilsson, the flaming lips, the clash, hank williams, de la soul...
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p the swede
Date: 7/6/2007
fun stuff
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hemizen
Date: 7/6/2007
My two year old grand-daughter would love this, if I could get her away from Pipi Longstocking.
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The Misfit
Date: 7/6/2007
I love this. Lots of favorites!
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Dead Man
Date: 7/6/2007
Yes, my daughter love "The Magic Number." I'll play some of these for her as well.
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sammyg123
Date: 7/6/2007
Wow. Great mix for Children young & old. Suffice to say I'd love a copy of this, me & Ava are dying to listen... She likes 1 & 7, daddy loves them all!
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bufo alvarius
Date: 7/7/2007
Pretty sweet stuff, y'all. All-time classic opener (for me, at least). Lots to love on here, for sure. Always count on extra quality when the SwankExpress comes to town.
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Skipper Bartlett
Date: 7/8/2007
Great place to start for three years old. Funky AWB, and Dave "Baby". Can't fail with the Clash.
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French Connection
Date: 7/8/2007
It's an absolute joy influencing a child's musical tastes. One day I'll have to compile my daughters' favourite songs to bounce on the tampoline to! Daniel should love this, I sure do.
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joker und thief
Date: 7/8/2007
Amazing!
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Mark Petruccelli
Date: 7/9/2007
Enjoyed my sneak preview of this. The closer is a fav of my neice and nephew. I can't help but smile at the opener, one of my al-time favorite Saturday morning memories.
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Mike Eternity
Date: 7/9/2007
"Green Eyed Lady" once your favorite song? I definitely need to check that out now... I don't know why, but people usually snicker at me when I say I like "The Happy Organ", so thanks for validating me, kinda. Interesting to see Squeeze followed by Bowie followed by Flaming Lips and then some oldies, or that 3-9 stretch - creative! Also, can't go wrong with Saturday morning cartoon themes
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joey de vivre
Date: 7/9/2007
Something to be said for thinking like a three-year-old, & definitely something to be said for just plain *fun*, which I'm sure this is.
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tornadoZ
Date: 7/10/2007
what fun! this'll provide a great soundtrack to grow up with. love the De La Soul, Tom Tom Club, Melanie, Harry Nilsson... my hope is that this kid will one day become an international pop/hip-hop star who incorporates yodeling into every hit song. it's gotta happen sometime.
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Orchid
Date: 7/11/2007
Absolutely wonderful.
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Sean Lally
Date: 8/29/2007
I liked it - my child, on the other hand, has no patience for most of these songs are :-) She's much more into short happy ditties with instant kid-friendly riffs, like Rosie Flores' "Red red robin". Well, she does love "Tra la la" and the Monkees theme. Good stuff for adults here, though. As for Zilch .... I never really liked that tune. But that's me.
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Sean Lally
Date: 8/29/2007
Oops - scratch that "are".