oh Sophia. I drove my mother crazy with that song. I LOVED it, and she is a non-drinker in a big way - and I would ask her a million question about it over and over because I could never quite get it.

I did too! That and "Don't It Make My Brown Eyes Blue" because I totally did not get the metaphor. I thought something was actually turning her eyes blue (and I wanted in on it, because I wanted my eyes to turn blue!)

What is weird is that my mom does not really remember any of these songs. Although they were on the radio, especially in the car, I think she wasn't paying any attention because she was too busy thinking of other things.

"Don't It Make My Brown Eyes Blue" because I totally did not get the metaphor

Right??

msbelle, he might appreciate The Message?

I think old school rap is fairly clean. At least, as I remember it from my childhood.

Allyson also suggested the awesome Jam On It, though you will be earwormed with wiki-wiki-wiki-SHUT UP-wiki-wiki-wiki for days.

I think I might be able to hook him on things if I show him videos. That's the reason he knows It's Tricky.

I think if I can get him singing Mama Said Knock You Out, I may die from laughter.

I am making a Note To Self that if I should ever get pregnant, making a child-appropriate playlist would be a good project.

msbelle, how about They Might Be Giant's Mr. Xcitement. Not strictly hip hop and a lot of the lyrics are gibberish, but it's catchy.

I like Me Phi Me, but it might not be interesting to a kid.

I was the 4 yr old singing Bad, Bad Leroy Brown.

I wanted in on it, because I wanted my eyes to turn blue!

I was rampantly against it for similar not-getting-it reasons. I resented the implication that eyes would turn blue, and thought they meant it was a good thing.

Signed,
Read The Bluest Eye Too Young.

I grew up on Beatles singing about trips and Joan Baez singing about lovers and social injustice. Dad and I discovered U2 at the same time. Make of that what you will.

I can send Mac a mix of old school rap! A lot of old Kurtis Blow, Run DMC, and such are clean in content. And! And! Kriss Kross (will make you JUMP! JUMP!

Nucleus! WIKI WIKI WIKI SHUT UP!

And there are a couple of neat Beastie Boys songs. I think Sure Shot is clean, but I'll check (I want say somethin that's long overdue, that disrespect to women has got to be through. To all the mothers and sisters and the wives and friends, I wanna offer my love and respect to the end)

Weirdly, when I was in high school, a friend's mom pointed out to us that brown eyes were actually less common (don't know if this is true) and we used to sing "Brown Eyed girl" on the piano roll!!! for her and me, because we were the only two brown eyed girls in our group (the mom and I).

I didn't read The Bluest Eye until college, so I didn't have that association. I thought more that blue eyes were the closest to violet eyes, and we all know that violet eyes are the best!