Do You Hear What I Hear?

I've realized lately that I listen to a lot of music that my kids like while I shuttle them around. Every morning I get up and get them ready to go and take them to whichever grandparent's house they're supposed to go to that day. So five days a week, we take either a 20 minute, or 40 minute ride together in the van. And two of those days, it's a 40 minute ride back also. This time in the vehicle of vantitude is spent handing back stuffed friends, and books that have fallen within my reach. Explaining that the Christmas lights won't be back for a long time. We don't race other cars in the rain. And other such tidbits. And of course, while all this is happening, we're listening to music. Sometimes, I can listen to my tunes, but mostly, I can't. I'm listening to the tunes that they want to hear, and to be honest, I love hearing my 20 month old daughter sing along to "Pirates of the Caribbean." So with that in mind, I present my top 25 most played songs off my, and I should stress the word my, so I'll make it more stressed: MY...there we go...iPod.

1. Fraggle Rock - the theme song, "Dance Your Cares Away!" *clap clap* and yes, they clap


2. Muppet Show - also the theme song


3. Fat Cat Sat - a Sesame Street song from the good ol' days that rhymes lots of words, it's T's newest favorite


4. Honk Around the Clock - like "Dance Around the Clock" but with Honkers from SS
   


5. Dance Myself to Sleep - SS song with Ernie where he brings in bugle playing sheep
   


6. African Alphabet - Kermit helps African singers say the alphabet
   


7. Sing After Me - Classic with Grover and Madeline Kahn, check it out on YouTube if you get the chance, Little E really gets into the Meeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee part
   


8. Life Is a Highway - From Cars
   


9. My Name is You - Another classic Sesame Street tune
   


10. Six -Bert sings about his favorite number
    


11. Capitol I - Early 70's folk rock tune about taking care of and living in a capitol 'i'
    


12. Alligator King - Classic about the number 7
    


13. Ladybug Picnic - Same as above, but about the number 12
    


14. Behind the Clouds - More Cars
    


15. Exit Music (For a Film) - Hey! Look! It's the first one that I listen to...at number 15. It's not Radiohead, but a cover by Glen Phillips, Sean and Sara Watkins and Luke Bulla.
    


16. Somebody Come and Play - Everybody should know this old Ses tune
    


17. Ten Tiny Turtles - Another in the vein of 'Alligator King', guess which number this one's about
    


18. Paper Clips - Bert sings about one of his favorite things
    


19. Sugar - My second tune!!!! at number 19...Dan Wilson, formerly of Semisonic
    


20. Everybody Sleeps - Sesame Street again, about sleeping...or did you get that already?
    


21. Take a Breath - Another wonderful 'educational' song from Ses
    


22. There's a Bird on Me - The titles really spell out the songs intentions don't they? Ses again
    


23. Letter I - Just in case you didn't get enough information about the letter 'i' earlier
    


24. Lowercase N - Hmmmmm...
    


25. Peanut Butter - How would you describe the making of peanut butter? Sesame Street knows how
    

Wow, I don't know what's scarier, that those are the top 25, or that I know them so well. I suppose that I have been listening to them for almost 5 months straight now. Which is how a 20 month old can have parts of them memorized. If they keep singing, I'll keep playing them.