Mom’s Brainwashing CD

I have wanted to put together a CD of some of my favorite songs for the kids for a while now. They aren’t necessarily my favorite songs, but they are all songs that either have meaning to me or that have lyrics I want them to hear. I’ve thought it would be fun for them to have songs that will trigger positive memories of their Mom. Heaven knows that in all of those therapy sessions in the future there will be plenty of memories of the mistakes I made! So this way I can plant positive messages in their growing brains as I play it over and over. Now that it is finished, I can already tell there will need to be a Volume II because there are so many great songs out there! I am also wanting to make another mix CD of some of our family’s and friend’s favorites. Tell me what yours are and help me make my next musical masterpiece!

Here is the playlist for “Brainwash:”

1. Skinamarink by Green Week – A cute song I like to sing to the kids at bedtime; this is a Rock version

2. I Just Wanna Be Happy by Gloria Estefan – A fun song to dance to and brings memories of living in North Carolina

3. Respect by Aretha Franklin – This is a song about how to treat each other

4. Unwritten by Natasha Bedingfield – An inspirational song about choosing what your life will be

5. You Can’t Hurry Love by Phil Collins – I have three daughters, there are bound to be some broken hearts

6. Captain Vegetable by Sesame Street – I couldn’t pass it up because it’s about veggies and very silly

7. Sunshine Medley by Greg & Steve – You are My Sunshine & This Little Light of Mine: Two of my favorites

8. Light in Your Eyes by Sheryl Crow – All about acknowledging your Maker

9. I Just Called to Say I Love You by Stevie Wonder – Because Mommy loves you

10. Jesus, Take the Wheel by Carrie Underwood – Let the Lord guide you through life

11. Come, Come, Ye Saints by Gladys Knight – An unique version of a traditional hymn of faith

12. You Raise Me Up by Josh Groban – This is a religious song for me about how the Lord can make more of us than we can of ourselves

13. I Hope You Dance by Leann Womack – My hopes for my children as they realize their potential

14. Bridge Over Troubled Water by Simon & Garfunkel – This could be from a mother, but also applies to Christ’s role in our lives.

15. What a Wonderful World by Louis Armstrong – Such a peaceful song about enjoying the world around us.

16. So Big by Hap Palmer – I remember my Nana and Poppop loved to play the game “So Big” with the little ones.

17. Twinkle, Twinkle, Little Star by Baby Einstein – This is also a song I’ve sung at bedtime for all of the kids.