Rock and Roll-- Need Some Ideas!

Joan Jett - I love Rock & Roll =)

I'm so excited you asked this question! My son is 3 and LOVES rock and roll as he calls it. I'm much more of a hip hop than anything else but I love every kind of music. One band he really likes is called "Me First and the Gimmie Gimmie's" they cover older song but do it in an up beat fashion and makes it super fun. We also listen to a lot of Bob Marley, Led Zeppelin, Katy Perry, Lady Gaga (some), Billy Idol, Green Day, Johnny Cash and lots of Disco music.
You can get most of the current music with out the swear words. I know iTunes is super over whelming, if you don't get a lot of great ideas here I would just type in "rock music" in a google search and it might help you come up with bands and/or songs you can then preview in iTunes.

Good luck and Rock On!!

It might be more "pop" than you're looking for, but the Barenaked Ladies are fun, and They MIght Be Giants has children's albums . For a more "rock" sound, I second U2 - "Vertigo" is good. And it's silly, but - the "Buffy the Vampire Slayer" theme is just fun.

Also, our kids love the Beatles, and if I can find a copy of "In-A-Gadda-Da-Vida" by Iron Butterfly - that's not on LP - no working turntable :( - I will definately be playing it for them!

My son (3.5) really likes rock too - he gets that from me - and one of the kids groups we agree on is Jellydots, http://www.thejellydots.com/
We love the Hey You Kids album in particular. At there website you can preview other songs from their albums and just purchase the ones you like.

Other music we love to rock out to include Flaming Lips, Pearl Jam, and The White Stripes. Thankfully these days you can really pick and choose singles and customize your cd and review the lyrics before hand. We also like to listen to Modest Mouse, Gnarles Barkley, and Johnny Cash.

I applaud your taking an interest in her love of music - all of the above listed do have some songs that are definitely not for kids, but like I said if you are selective online you can make some really great cds for you to share with your daughter!

Wow, Lbarclay--judgmental much? Aren't people allowed opinions that are different from yours? So you don't like rock. You didn't have to comment on a thread about it. You may not think there are some good rock songs out there, but that doesn't make it all "rot." Seriously, your comment was rude and uncalled for.

Sorry, E.. I just couldn't let that pass without saying something. I actually came to your question because I was interested in the responses as well, hoping for some good suggestions just for my own listening. I didn't come here to feel bashed because I happen to like a certain kind of music. I wish I had some suggestions for you, though!

Wow, Lbarclay needs to branch out or at least deal with the fact that others can have different tastes. Good for you for encouraging your daughters love of music and being ok with her having different tastes. Just be sure to listen to the whole song and look for radio friendly versions ( learned this the hard way) :-)
Hmmm rock is a wide range, so hopefully some of these might help. My daughter really loves the dance music, but rock is definitely up there too. Some ideas
Angles and Airwaves- True Love
Vast - Touched
Seal- Crazy
The Urge- Its My Turn to Fly
Ok Go - Here it goes again
I like to Move It ( heaven help me) from the Madagascar soundtrack
Crazy Frog - We like to party
Peter Schilling - Major Tom ( coming home)
U2 - Mysterious Ways
Eiffel 65 - Blue
Taio Cruz- Dynamite ( I think that is more dance)
She also likes Heart, Journey, and the chipmunk soundtrack is played on occasion.
Good luck.

My daughter LOVES rock and metal.....we cover a variety, anything from some fun 70's punk and rock to more modern...she especially loves Swedish metal! I agree, as long as the songs don't swear, what's the harm. I'm actually really excited to have Mommy's little metalhead for a kid!

And Lbarclay.....I think I'd be scared to hear what type of music you listen to or subject your kids to...not every 5 year old digs Barney or Fresh Beat band.

Whats your thoughts on some great Christian rock? Newsboys, Kutless, David Crowder Band, Skillet, oh my... there are so many to chose from!!! Not sure how you feel about them all but would love to share more when I have access to all the bands my kids listen to but I am at work!!

Please let me know. Music is always a great love. If you have cable or satelite, you can find many great stations there as well.

K.

I think it's great that you are encouraging your daughter's love of music! That is something she will have for the rest of her life and it may or may not change over the years. My daughter too loves music and likes to pretend to be a rock star. One of her favorite songs is Cyndi Lauper's "Girls Just Wanna Have Fun." I know there are CD's out there that have kids' songs that were done by rock groups - The Eagles, The Beatles, Coldplay, etc. I can't seem to come up with any of them right now, but I'm sure a simple Google search will turn up all kinds of options for you. I did find this list on one website...

- Velvet Underground "Sunday Morning"
- The La's "There She Goes"
- Bob Marley "Three Little Birds"
- T. Rex "Jeepster"
- The Rolling Stones "I'm Free"
- The Police "De Do Do Do, De Da Da Da"
- Beach Boys "Good Vibrations"
- The Cure "Love Cats"
- Flaming Lips "The Yeah Yeah Yeah Song"
- Kylie Minogue "Can't Get You Out Of My Head"
- Blur "Song 2" (my daughter loves this from Rock Band)
- The Byrds "Mr. Tambourine Man"
- Screamin' Jay Hawkins "Alligator Wine"
- The Faces "Ooh La La"
- Ramones "Judy Is A Punk"
- The Beatles "Yellow Submarine," "Octopus's Garden,"

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We play a lot of Guitar Hero and Rock Band at home and our daughter loves to "jam" and dance, and even play some herself, while we're playing. Rock Band is more family friendly as far as the appropriateness of the songs. Maybe do a search online for song listings and play them for your daughter to see which ones she likes.
Good luck and and "rock on!" :-)

I can't believe that any of you would subject yourselves, let alone your small children to the kind of rot that has been suggested below! Good heavens!

My daughter is 11 and I'm really surprised to see her interest leaning in that direction too. A few of our favorites are:

Theme from the Transformers movie, by Linkin Park, "What I've Done.'"
A couple of songs we heard on a Scooby Doo cartoon by Simple Plan, "I'd Do Anything" and "Worst Day Ever"
From Shrek, "I'm a Believer" and "All Star" by Smash Mouth
"Running Down A Dream" by Tom Petty
Does U2 count as Rock & Roll? "Zoo Station" or "Streets Have No Name" are great songs, for starters.
Queen, "We Will Rock You."

From hubby's classic rock file: Journey ("Don't Stop Believing"), Styx ("Renegade") and The Who ("Eminence Front"). I cant vouch for the lyrics on all the classic rock, but you are probably safer than modern rock. Not that I can entirely understand they lyrics on either.

There is a wonderful children's music company called Music For Little People. They do some remakes and compilations. Check them out at www.mflp.com. They might have something she likes too.

P.S. I just had to edit my answer in response to continuing posts: "Watch out. If you play the jellydots backwards, it tells your toddler to stay up way past bedtime!!"