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Rockabye Baby: Rock Classics turned in Lullabies - Smooth Criminal - 2010-05-19
I do community service at a local library, and while I was filing away juvenile CDs, I happened to discover a series of children's CDs. Brief explanation on the albums taken from Amazon:
Quote:Rockabye Baby! is staffed by music lovers from all corners of the world. Headquartered in the Los Angeles neighborhood of Silver Lake, the label was born of the need to make children's music cool--not only for babies but for their parents too. We turned to our record collections for inspiration: punk, metal, classic rock. The resulting albums are revolutionary yet reverential. In other words, the perfect gift for a newborn, new parents, or yourself.
Part of the CMH Label Group, a thirty-year-old independent bluegrass and roots-music stronghold that houses a variety of musical styles under its umbrella, including metal, rap, punk, and string quartet tributes, Rockabye Baby! is the latest addition to a diverse musical family. Says label Vice President Lisa Roth, "First and foremost, we're fans, so we take care to make every album musically interesting enough to satisfy adult listeners. Believe me, making an album that's gentle enough for sleeping babies but won't bore Mom and Dad is trickier than it sounds." Producer/arrangers would agree! The job's not easy, but it's immensely gratifying to hear from pleased parents that Rockabye Baby! is now a treasured piece of their family history.
So out of curiosity, I happened to look up these songs and had a good laugh. Here's a few samplers and the album's description. These range from surprisingly calming, just plain laughably bad, and kind of creepy even. Enjoy.
Nirvana
Metallica
AC/DC
Queen
Tons more than these, but here are just a few I wanted to share. Some of the other Metallica ones I didn't show are pretty funny- like "(Anesthesia) Pulling Teeth" being more like "(Bandaid) Kissing a Boo-boo" and "Fade to Black" being more like "Fade to Neon Pink".
Rockabye Baby: Rock Classics turned in Lullabies - Locked - 2010-05-19
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Rockabye Baby: Rock Classics turned in Lullabies - Loose - 2010-05-19
The Enter Sandman is perfect some kind of creepy carnival setting.
Rockabye Baby: Rock Classics turned in Lullabies - Yotsuba - 2010-05-19
Loose Wrote:The Enter Sandman is perfect some kind of creepy carnival setting.
I was thinking the same thing. They made it sound like a BGM from a horror movie.
Rockabye Baby: Rock Classics turned in Lullabies - Kurtle - 2010-05-19
Odd as it sounds, these are great to listen to when researching. I was actually able to focus and find sources for my term paper using these. One and Under Pressure are my favorites out of this little batch.