The Beatles’ music is very childish. We used to sing Yellow Submarine at primary school, and I was genuinely astonished when I later discovered that it was actually pop music made by adults.
When she was 4, our granddaughter would request Boogey Shoes and sing her heart out to Brick House. Both Grandpa and Daddy are rock drummers so we truly and proudly rock it with three generations
Same teacher when I got to class early I asked everyone to turn our desks around to face the back of the room. He walked in the classroom and went straight to the back to teach class. Didn’t say a word.
Love it! I’ll never forget in 8th grade when my Algebra teacher was singing Rocky Raccoon in class. I’m 62. That was a long time ago. He was a cool teacher.
My grandsons all go thru an intensive classic rock education. Oldest came running in one day saying he'd found the "best band ever" The Beach Boys. Asked if I'd heard of them.
Told him I grew up on a farm, not under a rock. They all have excellent taste in music.
My teen is binging them since Brian Wilson died. “They don’t get enough credit. They predated the Beatles, Kinks, Doors, Stones…”. I love that they have so much access to music and info. Hasn’t gotten into Beatles yet. That will be interesting.
He's well on his way. My oldest was so moved by Ohio. Took him hours to comprehend just how awful it was. But the music of the 60s/70s had a lot of politics of the day in them. Helps him understand these times.
Good song. Mine loves music from that era. Listens to a lot of Bob Dylan and Woody Guthrie. His favorite is Green Day. Lately lots of Rage Against the Machine.
I recently came across a website with current songs.
My kids (all grown up now) found my Stockhausen collection, pointed their collective fingers at me and said, "This is what you scared us to death with when we were trying to fall asleep."
Super proud dad here too.
Ohhh.. Such a badass album.. One of the most eclectic mixes of all of their records.. I think they were pretty high much of the time making that album. 😄
Beatles are the best! ❤️
My adult children have most of my CD collection. Pink Floyd and my Grunge collection. My youngest used to slam dance in my belly anytime I heard "Smells like Teen Spirit." My daughter loved my punk collection
In the last two days, my 7 yo daughter in the car has asked me to play John Denver’s “Rocky Mountain High” and “Rain On The Scarecrow” by John Cougar Mellencamp.
21 yrs ago, I came home 2 my house SHAKING from music being played so loud. My 14 yo yelled, "OMG. PRINCE IS AMAZING! THIS ALBUM IS AMAZING!" Found my Purple Rain LP; became a true fan then LOL
The correct way to store a large LP collection is to place them in order of date of acquisition, and then keep an index card or Excel file by artist, album title, song title, producer, and other musicians, label, and catalog number.
One of my earliest memories back in the 80s was being taught the proper way to handle and play LPs. Rubber Soul and the White Album were two of the first.
Yes indeed! I’ve seen that happen in my home as well. My kids were raised on The Beatles and the classics, both popular and classical along with jazz, R&B, blues, and other American traditional genres. Watching my kids take to it is quite a sight!
When I was a teenager my dad was in his 60s and he was into baseball, reading the newspaper and watching Lawrence Welk on Saturday nights. Thank god for my older brothers and sisters.
That is so cool! 💕. I found Kyu Sakamoto's album "Sukiyaki" for a quarter at a thrift store. It's my favorite album to clean house by. The best song is Jimmy Jones' "Good Timing" in Japanese. My millennial son says I have to leave it to him in my will because he likes it now. 😉
Favourite song please? I’d like to tell you my song is something grown up & sensible like, “While my Guitar Gently weeps,” but it might just be, “Why don’t we do it in the road,” ‼️😁😮
1962-1969 !! 7 short years that included the entirety of the Beatles (as a group; not of course counting the later solo work). Just 7 short, incredible years!!
Lock it up. By which I mean if your kid is anything like me I’d take it when I left home. I’ve got my dad’s copy of that album from 68 or 69 with the original portraits of the boys in it. My kids are eyeing my pet sounds album. The wheel turns.
By the way, when my daughter was about 4, she wanted to hear 'the song with the wolves that's about politics'. It took me quite a while to figure out she meant 'London Calling'. That was my proud parent moment. Later she 'borrowed' all my Joy Division and New Order records.
My 18 month old sitting in a high chair demanded “Get Up!”
I got him up out of the chair.
Still demanded “Get Up!”
I was confused.
Pointed at the radio “Get Up!!!”
It was during the Arab Spring. He wanted to hear Bob Marley!
again! again! For. A. Whole. Month. Thankfully a great song.
I've apparently got more work to do. I just educated mine that George Michael was gay and that Al Yankovic exists. Sigh. I ran through the top couple of artists from each decade and she played a song from each on her phone while we were on a road trip. A lot of "oh I've heard this one!"
Well done, sir. One of my proudest accomplishments as a dad is getting my 17-yr old into my music. Proud to say I raised a Deadhead and a Zeppelin fanatic. Keep up the good work.
It's awesome when the young ones are open to different musical genres. We were looking at an old pic of a friend of ours with David Johansen. Our 17 yr. old grand daughter asks who that is in the pic. We said, that's David Johansen. She replies, " I know who he is, who's the other person".
My kid insists on Revolver, but can give you a 15 minute argument on why The Kinks are better. I also love seeing the passion and preservation of this music.
My son loves many genres of music & listened to lots of Pink Floyd, Mozart, the Moody Blues & others in the womb. Shine on You Crazy Diamond is a favorite. My 5 yr old grandson loves Do I wanna Know by The Arctic Monkeys & Silent Lucidity by Queensryche, a song that helped him end his nightmares.
Bravo! My 19 year old told me that Darkside of the Moon was mind blowing! 🤯 She knows the words to every Beatles song…AND Elvis. That makes me very proud.
Good choice, must be the parenting. However, calling your daughter "the teenager"?
Who's choice was that?
Or do you have another one, "the kid" or the "one that moved out"?
I like it, helps with not calling the wrong name 😂
Oh, you are not alone. Our first cat was called whiskey because, well, the color. Then came big cat, little cat, naughty cat and the latest, purry cat. And they listen to their names. Well, when they choose to.
How does Back in the USSR hit when you’re not familiar with California Girls and Back in the USA?
Or remember the Soviet Union?
Still quite a rockin tune and the segue into Dear Prudence is fabulous
I remember the first time I went scouting through my parents' albums as a little kid in the '70s and found Sgt. Pepper. I thought anything with such a fascinating cover would have to be great, and luckily I was right.
I was 16 when I discovered my parent’s White Album. It was vinyl. Tomorrow Never Knows is definitely on my list of all time greatest acid trip classics🫠
I remember browsing through my Dads LPs as a teen, and discovering that he was a very early metalhead. He didn't even know it, back then they didn't have a word for it - they just called it concrete rock, which y'know, fits. Was a nice bonding experience talking about Deep Purple, Sabbath and such ❤️
A very early memory for me as on it's release I was around 22 months old. My eldest bro still has his original copy & it's battered & bruised! Not saying it's their best,but it's my favourite album by the fabs & my fav of all time. The super deluxe is a great few hrs listen✌️
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nS5_EQgbuLc
Told him I grew up on a farm, not under a rock. They all have excellent taste in music.
I recently came across a website with current songs.
https://www.ongoinghistoryofprotestsongs.com
I joke that there hasn't been any truly good music made since 1979. 🤣🤣
Some grooves worn heavily.
Recommend big headphones
Good parenting!!! High five!
Super proud dad here too.
Beatles are the best! ❤️
"Number 9"
In the last two days, my 7 yo daughter in the car has asked me to play John Denver’s “Rocky Mountain High” and “Rain On The Scarecrow” by John Cougar Mellencamp.
-Spinal Tap
My mother threw away my copy of the White Album in the mid-70s. Devil stuff.
I mean, no one wants to listen to the records I play. I have a cubic meter of classic trance from the 2000s. 😟 I mean. Except me of course.
I love that my daughter loves the Beatles and supports Liverpool football club.
My teen son loves 60's rock ... we talk about Led Zeppelin, Santana, Pink Floyd, Jimi Hendrix, Beatles, et al.
He knows 10x more about it than any other music genre.
Ditto-ly proud.
One of my kids playlists (16) has Beatles, stones and as they call him, the man from Mars with the spiders…… as well as CCR
A Hard Day’s Night
Rubber Soul
Revolver
Abbey Road
Of course everything before and in between is still Excellent.
https://music.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLhQ5BG6-55RsIcGOjMONkdwB_3tvEnEws&si=xgTjzNn7kitRTkTO
https://music.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLhQ5BG6-55RtU55AOm2848BebbRHUplDO&si=p7fbtJGKQUjpvE4C
I got him up out of the chair.
Still demanded “Get Up!”
I was confused.
Pointed at the radio “Get Up!!!”
It was during the Arab Spring. He wanted to hear Bob Marley!
again! again! For. A. Whole. Month. Thankfully a great song.
Sgt. Pepper’s Lonely Hearts Club Band!!
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❤️🙏🏻
I hope I still do🧐😬
Who's choice was that?
Or do you have another one, "the kid" or the "one that moved out"?
I like it, helps with not calling the wrong name 😂
Or remember the Soviet Union?
Still quite a rockin tune and the segue into Dear Prudence is fabulous