Our boys love music. Especially songs where they can goof on the lyrics (gee, I wonder who they learned that from, Dad-o!). We’ve incorporated many variations of songs into our daily routine, such as:
- Tricky – Run DMC (they chant this as they walk up the slides at the playground)
- Rock Candy Mountain (when candy is near)
- Personal Penguin (and myriad variations) – this is a bedtime tradition from waaaaay back.
- Buds In The Car (to the tune of “pants on the ground”)
- Fa Fa Americano (aka Wip Bip Bip Yeow, often sung while chasing each other/us)
And then there are songs that we listen to in the car that the kids really get a kick out of:
- Diamonds on the Soles of her Shoes (aka Dinos on a Skateboard)
- Another One Bites the Dust (by famous singer Freddy Markery)
- Ring of Fire, Rusty Cage, and A Boy Named Sue (Finny loves the bit about “cut off a piece of my ear”)
- Peter and the Wolf
- Buds in the Car (sung to the tune of “Pants On The Ground”)
- Moves Like Jagger, aka “Moose Like Jacket”
- Graceland
- The Fast Cheap and Out Of Control Soundtrack aka “Elephant Music” (listen to it and you’ll understand)
- Lovely Rita Meter Maid
- Big River by the Beat Farmers
- Party Rockin’ by LMFAO