The best songs with kids featured or singing on them.

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Surely nothing beats Denim - It fell off the back of a lorry
''Officer-er-er''

― Kim Tortoise, Thursday, 5 June 2003 08:57 (twenty-two years ago)

That's children, not goats. You knew that.

― Kim Tortoise, Thursday, 5 June 2003 08:58 (twenty-two years ago)

I can tell you the WORST songs with kids on them. Any of the kids on the Clash's Sandinista! Honestly, they sounded more stoned and out of it than the adults!

(Except for the immortal "that's it, I've had enough of singing now" line at the end.)

― kate, Thursday, 5 June 2003 09:03 (twenty-two years ago)

I really like the kids on Sandinista, for some reason i always think it's Strummer's kids, even though i'm sure it's not.

Good kids = Isn't She Lovely by Stevie W; course all she's doing is mewling and puking, but man it's sweet.

Good kids also = first track off The Colour Of Spring.

― Nick Southall (Nick Southall), Thursday, 5 June 2003 09:20 (twenty-two years ago)

I don't think it was Strummer's kids. For some reason, I seem to recall that they were either their keyboard player's kids or their producer's kids.

― kate, Thursday, 5 June 2003 09:24 (twenty-two years ago)

Damn this is really my thread!

Stupid babies!
The prats!
Redd kross!
Old skull!
Unit 3 with Venus!

― Jens (brighter), Thursday, 5 June 2003 09:48 (twenty-two years ago)

New Order - Fine Time.

Oh wait, no sorry, that really is goats. ;-)

― kate, Thursday, 5 June 2003 09:55 (twenty-two years ago)

eh, the Langley Schools Music Project... one of the most beautiful pieces of music ever recorded.

― DV (dirtyvicar), Thursday, 5 June 2003 10:26 (twenty-two years ago)

That other thread.

― Tuomas (Tuomas), Thursday, 5 June 2003 10:39 (twenty-two years ago)

nico's son on le petit chevalier!

― francesco, Thursday, 5 June 2003 10:42 (twenty-two years ago)

I mean't this thread.

― Tuomas (Tuomas), Thursday, 5 June 2003 10:44 (twenty-two years ago)

"please don't go topless, mother", by some kid whose name i can't remember on a compilation of fucked-up country music called "God 'Less America"

― cameron, Thursday, 5 June 2003 11:19 (twenty-two years ago)

Lollipops and Skipping Ropes by, er, whoever it was.

― CharlieNo4 (Charlie), Thursday, 5 June 2003 11:22 (twenty-two years ago)

Faith No More's "Be Aggressive" ownz.
Red Hot Chili Peppers' "Mommy, Where's Daddy?" almost does too, but not quite.

― nickalicious (nickalicious), Thursday, 5 June 2003 11:28 (twenty-two years ago)

Right. Um. This is not good. mark? jel?

― Nick Southall (Nick Southall), Thursday, 5 June 2003 11:32 (twenty-two years ago)

Rolling Stones - You Can't Always Get What You Want (those are children, yes?)
Beastie Boys - Stand Together

― M Carty (mj_c), Thursday, 5 June 2003 11:44 (twenty-two years ago)

ENTER SANDMAN

― M Carty (mj_c), Thursday, 5 June 2003 11:45 (twenty-two years ago)

Monie Love & De La Soul "Mama Gave Birth To The Soul Children"
Blue States "Season Song"
Osymyso "Rabbit To Rabbit" (absolutely horrible kids voice caterwauling along to Art Garfunkel "Bright Eyes" bootleg cut-up type thing)

― tacit (tacit), Thursday, 5 June 2003 11:49 (twenty-two years ago)

Yo La Tengo's cover of Nuclear War

― dekone, Thursday, 5 June 2003 11:58 (twenty-two years ago)

Hard Knock Life - Jay-Z
My Love Is Your Love - Whitney
Ornette Coleman also did a record with his ten year old son drumming, but I guess that doesn't count ...

― Jay K (Jay K), Thursday, 5 June 2003 12:00 (twenty-two years ago)

Hard Knock Life - Dr Evil and Mini-Me
Sweat Loaf - Butthole Surfers

― M Carty (mj_c), Thursday, 5 June 2003 12:06 (twenty-two years ago)

A couple of Smog songs on Knock Knock - Hit the Ground Running and No Dancing.

― NA. (Nick A.), Thursday, 5 June 2003 12:37 (twenty-two years ago)

Lou Reed, "The Kids"

― TMFTML (TMFTML), Thursday, 5 June 2003 12:55 (twenty-two years ago)

Dang. Was just about to say Smog, before he was (Smog).

There's a wicked song on the new compilation of Lee Perry productions called "Nama Khya" with kids on it. I can't remember who does it off the top of my head though.

― Horace Mann (Horace Mann), Thursday, 5 June 2003 14:09 (twenty-two years ago)

Rolling Stones - You Can't Always Get What You Want (those are children, yes?)

No, it's the London Bach Choir.

― o. nate (onate), Thursday, 5 June 2003 14:11 (twenty-two years ago)

Kate Bush - All the love

― Øystein Holm-Olsen (Øystein H-O), Thursday, 5 June 2003 14:17 (twenty-two years ago)

"Pass the Doochie"

― nickalicious (nickalicious), Thursday, 5 June 2003 14:23 (twenty-two years ago)

cat power - good woman
sparks - who don't like kids.
don't know if they're necessarily the best, but i like em heaps.

― di smith (lucylurex), Thursday, 5 June 2003 14:24 (twenty-two years ago)

Also, one of the creepiest song on John Frusciante's first solo album was made all the more creepy by the singing of a little girl on it. I don't remember the title though (the only song titles I can remember from that one are the Bad Brains cover "The Big Takeover" and "Your Pussy's Glued to a Building on Fire").

― nickalicious (nickalicious), Thursday, 5 June 2003 14:26 (twenty-two years ago)

"Aquarius" by Boards of Canada

Thaaaaaaaaat's right

― blutroniq (blutroniq), Thursday, 5 June 2003 14:38 (twenty-two years ago)

Those are adults on the Stones record? Ew-kay...

How about "Dear God" by XTC? Actually, I don't really like that song too much. Nevermind. Just had to plug XTC.

― King Kobra (King Kobra), Thursday, 5 June 2003 14:52 (twenty-two years ago)

Ooh ooh! I know!

"I think my dad's gone crazy" by Eminem. That song's hysterical, and it features Eminem's daughter on it.

― King Kobra (King Kobra), Thursday, 5 June 2003 14:53 (twenty-two years ago)

I Want You Back - Jackson 5

― Davlo (Davlo), Thursday, 5 June 2003 15:06 (twenty-two years ago)

MUDRA~Bruce Haack

― thomas de'aguirre (biteylove), Thursday, 5 June 2003 15:11 (twenty-two years ago)

I seem to recall some chirpy kid in between tracks on Bad Brains 'black spots'...sounded like he was really enjoying the vibe or the bong or something...

I also like the summery kids on A Man Called Adam's 'Estelle'.

I usually hate children

― panico (panico), Thursday, 5 June 2003 20:19 (twenty-two years ago)

"School's Out" and "Department of Youth" by Alice Cooper

― Charles McCain (Charles McCain), Thursday, 5 June 2003 20:29 (twenty-two years ago)

The "raised platform" song on the last Cornershop. As a Yank, I love the accent on the kids in the chorus.

― Rufus King, Thursday, 5 June 2003 20:30 (twenty-two years ago)

"Panic (Hang the DJ)", people....

― Dom Passantino (Dom Passantino), Thursday, 5 June 2003 20:53 (twenty-two years ago)

Arling & Cameron - "We Love Dancing" (very cute song)
KMFDM - "Godlike" (samples)

... and of course the classic "Playground In My Mind" by Clint Holmes

"My name is Michael, I got a nickel, shiny and new"

― zaxxon25 (zaxxon25), Thursday, 5 June 2003 20:56 (twenty-two years ago)

sonic youth - little trouble girl

― weasel diesel (K1l14n), Thursday, 5 June 2003 21:01 (twenty-two years ago)

"If You're Feeling Sinister"

― ailsa (ailsa), Thursday, 5 June 2003 21:13 (twenty-two years ago)

Turns out "Linger Ficken' Good" by RevCo has kids singing at the end.

― Ned Raggett (Ned), Thursday, 5 June 2003 21:58 (twenty-two years ago)

This song is absolutely indefensible, but damn catchy: "I Think My Dad's Gone Crazy" by Eminem.

― Ben Boyer, Thursday, 5 June 2003 23:59 (twenty-two years ago)

TMFTML is OTM about "The Kids"

destroy all others. children should not be allowed within 10 miles of a recording studio under any circumstances.

― electric sound of jim (electricsound), Friday, 6 June 2003 00:23 (twenty-two years ago)

b-b-but what about
Old Skull!?

― Lord Custos Epsilon (Lord Custos Epsilon), Friday, 6 June 2003 00:52 (twenty-two years ago)

they're no Midget Stooges, that's for sure

― electric sound of jim (electricsound), Friday, 6 June 2003 00:53 (twenty-two years ago)

everything by the shaggs

― Jordan (Jordan), Friday, 6 June 2003 01:17 (twenty-two years ago)

Las Dilly Sisters - Sometimes Good Guys Don't Wear White
The Gamma Goochie Himself - Who's Got The Gamma Goochie?

― Fritz Wollner (Fritz), Friday, 6 June 2003 01:17 (twenty-two years ago)

sonic youth - little trouble girl

Isn't this Kim Deal doing a little-girl voice?

― jaymc (jaymc), Friday, 6 June 2003 03:36 (twenty-two years ago)

Oh: Trachtenburg Family

― jaymc (jaymc), Friday, 6 June 2003 03:36 (twenty-two years ago)

"it" by clawfinger (a nu metal song with a kid screaming...the song is a little bit stupid, but the kid is funny)

...and a dutch chorus called "scala":they are 60 young girls that sings songs like creep, smell like teen spirits, i think i'm paranoid, bitch (yes:"i'm a bitch,i'm a lover,i'm a saint,i'm a mother..."); i saw them at the lowlands festival in holland a year ago and they were incredible, but i never heard their cd...

― giulio from genova, Friday, 6 June 2003 06:34 (twenty-two years ago)

Louis Philippe's daughter does some reciting on the track 'Fires..' from his recent album with Jonathan Coe (and rather good it is too)

― Kim Tortoise, Friday, 6 June 2003 09:43 (twenty-two years ago)

Best: Wizzard, "I Wish It Could Be Christmas Every Day"
Worst: Pink Floyd, "Another Brick in the Wall (Pt. 2)"

Bonus

Worst LP cover with kids: Led Zeppelin, "Houses of the Holy"

― Chris Clark, Friday, 6 June 2003 11:16 (twenty-two years ago)

Best (non-singing): Cheap Trick, the "rock and roll!" in the segue between "Elo Kiddies" and "Daddy Should Have Stayed in High School"

― Chris Clark (Chris Clark), Friday, 6 June 2003 20:28 (twenty-two years ago)

possibles

Karel Fialka 'Hey Matthew'
Boards Of Canada - various
Altern 8 'Activ-8'
New Edition 'Candy Girl'
Prodigy 'Charly'
Ice Cube 'Gangsta's Fairytale'
AFX 'Mashed Potato'
Kriss Kross 'Jump'

― stevem (blueski), Friday, 6 June 2003 21:27 (twenty-two years ago)

For fuck's sake.. ALL RAUNCHY YOUNG LEPER TOONZ!

― donut bitch (donut), Friday, 6 June 2003 21:56 (twenty-two years ago)

Yama-Ky by the Upsetters

― oops (Oops), Friday, 6 June 2003 23:32 (twenty-two years ago)

there's that one song by tomorrow i can't recall the name of that has little kids singing on it.

and on the "only in america 2" comp there's a pretty great psych with fuzzed out guitars and a bunch of little kids singing; the electric lollipop, they're called.

― your null fame (yournullfame), Saturday, 7 June 2003 07:12 (twenty-two years ago)

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