songs whose lyrics would make a good kid's book, accompanied by cute drawings

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1. Effervescing Elephant - Syd Barrett
2. The Laughing Gnome - David Bowie

― Seymour Grass, Tuesday, 1 February 2005 14:31 (twenty years ago)

(although I suppose you'd have to censor that line "carried his bag and gave him a fag".)

― Seymour Grass, Tuesday, 1 February 2005 14:33 (twenty years ago)

3. hokey pokey - the tinklers

― zappi (joni), Tuesday, 1 February 2005 14:35 (twenty years ago)

I was going to say

3. The Gnome - PInk Floyd

"a gnome named grimble grumble"

― mrjosh (mrjosh), Tuesday, 1 February 2005 14:37 (twenty years ago)

Also "Aqualung" would make possibly the best children's book of ALL TIME.

― mrjosh (mrjosh), Tuesday, 1 February 2005 14:38 (twenty years ago)

Yoshimi Battles the Pink Robots

― The Mad Puffin, Tuesday, 1 February 2005 14:55 (twenty years ago)

Linda Draper, "The Sleeping Giant"

― sibsi (sibsi), Tuesday, 1 February 2005 14:55 (twenty years ago)

laughing gnome sounds pretty scary to me, tho.

― Jay-Kid (Jay-Kid), Tuesday, 1 February 2005 14:56 (twenty years ago)

Kid's books should be a bit scary.

I think this is a good publishing idea. All those mojo-reading rock'n'roll dads out there would go for it.

― Jonathan Z. (Joanthan Z.), Tuesday, 1 February 2005 14:59 (twenty years ago)

Mercury Rev's new album.

― mnm, Tuesday, 1 February 2005 15:01 (twenty years ago)

http://comedy.allinfoabout.com/elephant.html

― Seymour Grass, Tuesday, 1 February 2005 15:11 (twenty years ago)

Would it be too obvious to say:

Joanna Newsom - Bridges and Balloons ? (or Sadie, for that matter)

― Hurting (Hurting), Tuesday, 1 February 2005 15:17 (twenty years ago)

Boris The Spider - The Who

― aldo_cowpat (aldo_cowpat), Tuesday, 1 February 2005 15:27 (twenty years ago)

There is a children's book illustrated by Myra Kalman for the Talking Heads' "Stay up Late". The pictures are perfect w/ the lyrics.

― p.j. (Henry), Tuesday, 1 February 2005 15:30 (twenty years ago)

Joanna Newsom - Bridges and Balloons

doesn't she mention Cair Paravel (a place in the Narnia books) in the lyrics?

― zappi (joni), Tuesday, 1 February 2005 15:30 (twenty years ago)

Ho Snap!

I've actually never read the Narnia books.

― Hurting (Hurting), Tuesday, 1 February 2005 15:32 (twenty years ago)

Hooverphonic - "Frosted Flake Wood"

― Ian Riese-Moraine (Eastern Mantra), Tuesday, 1 February 2005 22:08 (twenty years ago)

I saw a children's picture book of the B-52s' "Wig" a few years ago. It was fab.

― Joseph McCombs (Joseph McCombs), Tuesday, 1 February 2005 22:12 (twenty years ago)

Violent Femmes - Country Death Song

― Snappy (sexyDancer), Tuesday, 1 February 2005 22:15 (twenty years ago)

S.F. Seals - "Kid's Pirate Ship"

― nickn (nickn), Tuesday, 1 February 2005 22:23 (twenty years ago)

Just about anything by Jad Fair.

― Curious George Rides a Republican (Rock Hardy), Tuesday, 1 February 2005 22:27 (twenty years ago)

Nilsson, "Coconut"

Harry Chapin, "Flowers Are Red"

Vicki Lawrence, "The Night the Lights Went Out in Georgia"

― Joseph McCombs (Joseph McCombs), Tuesday, 1 February 2005 22:33 (twenty years ago)

That one interesting song the Decemberists did! You know, the one that's kind of interesting! Plus it's already directed at a child, right:

There's a place your mother goes when everybody else is soundly sleeping. Through the lights of Beacon Street and if you listen you can hear her weeping. She's weeping. Cause the gentlemen are calling and the snow is softly falling on her petticoats. And she's standing in the harbor and she's waiting for the sailors in the jolly boat. See how they approach. With dirty hands and trousers torn they grapple 'til she's safe within their keeping. A gag is placed between her lips to keep her sorry tongue from any speaking, or screaming. And they row her out to packets where the sailor's sorry racket calls for maidenhead. And she's scarce above the gunwales when her clothes fall to a bundle and she's laid in bed on the upper deck. And so she goes from ship to ship, her ankles clasped, her arms so rudely pinioned. Til at last she's satisfied the lot of the marina's teeming minions and their opinions. And they tell her not to say a thing to cousin, kindred, kith or kin or she'll end up dead. And they throw her dirty dollars and return her to the habor where she goes to bed
and this is how your fed.

So be kind to your mother, though she may seem an awful bother. And the next time she tries to feed you collard greens -- remember what she does when you're asleep.

― nabisco (nabisco), Tuesday, 1 February 2005 22:34 (twenty years ago)

Seriously, give a kid that book and he will behave. He'll need years of therapy, but he'll behave.

― nabisco (nabisco), Tuesday, 1 February 2005 22:35 (twenty years ago)

Neutral Milk Hotel - "Holland, 1945" Wouldn't be a fun book, but maybe helpful.

― nickn (nickn), Tuesday, 1 February 2005 22:40 (twenty years ago)

I'd like to see Will Oldham's whole back catalogue set to Struwwelpeter-esque illustrations.

― noodle vague (noodle vague), Tuesday, 1 February 2005 22:59 (twenty years ago)

http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/tg/detail/-/0152020055/qid=1107298922/sr=1-1/ref=sr_1_1/102-9461020-0595341?v=glance&s=books

― shookout (shookout), Tuesday, 1 February 2005 23:02 (twenty years ago)

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"Death to everyone/Is gonna come"

― noodle vague (noodle vague), Tuesday, 1 February 2005 23:11 (twenty years ago)

Just thought of another one: "Several Species of Small Animals Gathered Together in a Cave Grooving with a Pict."

― The Mad Puffin, Wednesday, 2 February 2005 16:11 (twenty years ago)

Dana Lyons - "Cows With Guns"

And it was made into a kid's book!

― Ian Riese-Moraine (Eastern Mantra), Wednesday, 2 February 2005 17:26 (twenty years ago)

WAR PIGS, for its clear narrative.

― peter smith (plsmith), Wednesday, 2 February 2005 18:05 (twenty years ago)

I think Devendra Banhart songs would be really good for this. Especially the ones about animals.

― Mickey (modestmickey), Wednesday, 2 February 2005 19:31 (twenty years ago)

two weeks pass...

I come home in the morning light
My mother says when you gonna live your life right
Oh mother dear we're not the fortunate ones
And girls they want to have fun
Oh girls just want to have fun

The phone rings in the middle of the night
My father yells what you gonna do with your life
Oh daddy dear you know you're still number one
But girls they want to have fun

That's all they really want
Some fun
When the working day is done
Oh girls just want to have fun

Some boys take a beautiful girl
And hide her away from the rest of the world
I want to be the one to walk in the sun
Oh girls they want to have fun
Oh girls just want to have

That's all they really want
Some fun
When the working day is done
Oh girls just want to have fun,
They want to have fun,
They want to have fun...

― Aaron A., Thursday, 17 February 2005 03:15 (twenty years ago)

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