All Songs For Babies, All The Time

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It all started with radio deejays smartly arranging their sets to tell a story, educate or maximize the music's impact. Later, it was picked up by legions of amateur cassette-dubbing artists who specially tailored mixes for their friends, boyfriend or girlfriends (or that one person for whom they so deeply pined). Now, in the age of iTunes, the Playlist is the new mixtape. Paste carries on a proud tradition with this new blog.

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Babies and kids are awesome. More people should write songs about them. Enjoy this playlist of grown-up songs written for children.

Love,

Knate

1. Joni Mitchell “Little Green”
2. Ben Folds “Gracie”
3. Over The Rhine “Sleep Baby Jane”
4. Loggins & Messina “Danny’s Song”
5. James Taylor “Sweet Baby James”
6. Beatles “Hey Jude”
7. Jackson Browne “The Only Child”
8. Emmylou Harris “Didn’t Leave Nobody But The Baby”
9. The Beatles “Cry Baby Cry”
10. Bob Dylan “Forever Young”
11. Neil Young “Here For You”
12. XTC “Pink Thing”
13. Dixie Chicks “Lullaby”

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By Caren Kelleher on January 30, 2007

"Beautiful Boy” by John Lennon

By Katie on February 6, 2007

I’m a little late on this one but, nonetheless..."St. Judy’s Comet” by Paul Simon

By Grant on February 13, 2007

James Taylor wrote “Sarah Maria” for his daughter. Loudon Wainwright III wrote one for each of his three kids: “Screaming Issue” for Lucy, “Pretty Little Martha”, and of course the unforgettable “Rufus is a Tit Man.” (I guess Rufus got over it by adolescence.)

By Hillary on December 25, 2007

The obvious reaction; “With Arms Wide Open” By Creed… or you can also do “Angels Lullabye” by Richard Marx

By alyson on January 10, 2008

Babyface wrote “the Day” for his newborn son