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Woody Guthrie - Songs to Grow on for Mother and Child Audio CD

A fair review of the Woody Guthrie "Songs to Grow on for Mother and Child" Audio CD. Please note that the below review is the views of the authors, and authors only. You can get a complete list of all Woody Guthrie reviews here, or go back to the Woody Guthrie tabs.

Woody Guthrie Band: Woody Guthrie
Title: Songs to Grow on for Mother and Child
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Release Date: 1992-07-13
Media: Audio CD

Tracks: 1: Grassy Grass Grass (Grow, Grow, Grow) 2: Swimmy Swim 3: Little Sugar (Little Saka Sugar) 4: Rattle My Rattle 5: I Want My Milk (I Want It Now) 6: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8 7: One Day Old 8: Wash-Y Wash Wash (Warshy Little Tootsy) 9: I'll Eat You, I'll Drink You 10: Make a Blobble 11: Who's My Pretty Baby (Hey Pretty Baby) 12: I'll Write and I'll Draw 13: Why, Oh Why 14: Pick It Up 15: Pretty and Shiny-O 16: Needle Sing 17: Bling Blang 18: Goodnight Little Arlo (Goodnight Little Darlin')

utterly charming.
Then we liked the version of "little sack of sugar" done by Elizabeth Mitchell. We first got to know "bling blang" with the help of a library book and my toddler's little music class. So it's so exciting to find so many great tunes all in one place with Woody Guthrie's vocals! Simple little productions of amazing songs. Now we're listening to this music while falling in love with our newborn. Yum!.


A timeless hit--childlike but not patronizing to children
In retrospect, I can say I thought it too hoakey. Like other reviewers, on the first listening, it was rough going for me. But I, like many others, treasure Woodie Guthrie, and wanted my children to be exposed to him. So last night I brought the CD along in our car and played it for our boys, age 6 and 4. I expected them to not like it, to find it too old-fashioned and corny, but I was happy to learn otherwise. They both loved it because, quite simply, it is simple, silly, fun and catchy. As we were shopping, our six year old was singing "Why, oh why" after hearing it only once. The lesson learned is Woodie wrote this for children, and did a wonderful job. Children don't care whether something is old-fashioned as long as it engages and entertains them. I too am beginning to "play" some of the songs in my head, just as my boys sing them out loud. To further illustrate the impression this has made on my boys: our older son is tweaking the lyrics to bring the songs home, such as "Why is my brother a silly-head, why, oh why, oh why . . . " This is a gem, which now holds a solid place in our sons' CD collection.


Great music for children
Woody was such a wonderful songwriter and had a special talent with kids' songs. I am a huge Wilco fan, and they had a huge influence on my also becoming a Woody Guthrie fan. My kids love the songs, and so do I. His music is a nice change from all of the contemporary kids' music out there (which we also listen to). .


Loved it in 1978; Still love it in 2006!
. I originally purchased Songs to Grow on when my daughter was born . . way back in 1978. I continue to sing many of those songs to her today. "Grass, grass, grass, tree, tree, tree, leafy, leafy leaf, 1-2-3. " I purchased three CDs so I could give them to my grand-nephew, grand-niece, and soon to be grand-daughter. The songs are not your typical children's songs, but they are much fun to sing and the kids love 'em!.


Much loved by all
I was curious, so bought an extra copy for my music loving children (2 year old and 5 month old). My brother and sister-in-L are expecting twins in the UK and asked me to send this to them so that they can learn some of the tunes before the babies arrive. My bro, as usual, was spot on. The CD is top notch with wonderful songs that we all love to listen to over and over again, both my children respond to it as do all my friends who I have given this to as a shower gift. .


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