Kids Music That Doesn't Suck
Earlier this week, I took my son to his Cub Scout meeting. He immediately demanded that I turn on XM Kids. The very first words coming from the speakers were, "I Need a Nap." The music had many of the trappings of power ballads--no guitar, but many of the rest of the characteristics were present. I pressed the little button to see what it was, and the readout came: I Need a Nap , with artist listed as Kate Winslet. Kate Winslet? But at least the song didn't take itself seriously. After one recitation of the I Need a Nap chorus, someone doing the duet with Kate started singing lyrics such as "why is this song still going?" (not sure I got that lyric precisely), and then, at the dramatic moment, "key change!," which actually had me laughing. Driving home from the Cub Scout meeting two hours later, turned on XM Kids again, the 2nd song was "I Need a Nap" again. Just like WABC when I was a kid, the top songs came on every hour. Kate Winslet, s...