tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36486960.post7124249417150208628..comments2023-12-20T17:48:18.108-05:00Comments on To Delight and to Instruct: Bedtime SongsHoracehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15662740021328265642noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36486960.post-88565548642540924992007-08-23T21:50:00.000-04:002007-08-23T21:50:00.000-04:00I've only ever had one song - Raindrops Are Fallin...I've only ever had one song - Raindrops Are Fallin' on My Head. Learnt it in third grade from a male teacher who loved to play the guitar and sing, and I've been singing it to my daughter for several years now. Most nights. I sure am glad to find your list so I can expand my repertoire!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36486960.post-67561947218661062942007-06-04T17:39:00.000-04:002007-06-04T17:39:00.000-04:00Oh I love 'Black is the colour of my true love's h...Oh I love 'Black is the colour of my true love's hair'. I used to listen to the Christy Moore version over and over and thought it was the most incredible thing in the world. <BR/><BR/>My dad didn't sing us to sleep, but he did sing 'Morning has broken' a lot, as he walked along. Still makes me smile.melihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10026675747253438229noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36486960.post-38982902915006836282007-05-30T14:51:00.000-04:002007-05-30T14:51:00.000-04:00My parents usually read to me until I fell asleep ...My parents usually read to me until I fell asleep instead of singing, but sometimes when I was sick they'd cradle my head and just hum quietly, making up the melody as they went along. For some reason, the slow "hmm hmm hmm" in no particular melody is incredibly relaxing. (Akin to windchimes, perhaps?) Anyway, I find myself doing this now when I rock my baby sister to sleep.Mohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08556912964027349330noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36486960.post-5134419655419946382007-05-29T15:38:00.000-04:002007-05-29T15:38:00.000-04:00I sing:The ShemaSweet Baby JamesSomeone to Watch O...I sing:<BR/><BR/>The Shema<BR/>Sweet Baby James<BR/>Someone to Watch Over Me<BR/>You Are My Sunshine (which my mom used to sing to me)<BR/>A Nightingale Sang in Berkeley Square<BR/>The Stars Are Ours Tonight<BR/>Our Love Is Here To Stay<BR/>Heavenly<BR/>Goodnight My Angel<BR/><BR/>Besides Sunshine, my mom sings Sweet Violets to the kiddo; she used to sing it to me and her mom used to sing it to her.<BR/>My mom also sings A You're Adorable.<BR/><BR/>I make attempts at some of the songs from O Brother Where Art Thou (Go to Sleep Little Baby; Down to the River), but I can't finish them.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36486960.post-64670640201753550892007-05-29T15:34:00.000-04:002007-05-29T15:34:00.000-04:00Scriv, Summertime's a great idea, and I also remem...Scriv, Summertime's a great idea, and I also remembered the Carpenter's "Close to You" as a favorite of mine.<BR/><BR/>I think "Yellow Submarine" would work against me--I can only imagine hearing those strains over the monitor at ten, long after they should be asleep.<BR/><BR/>JBJ, I could not control a snort of laughter, even though willow was talking to me about something completely different (and not funny) when your comment appeared. Let me know how he survives his first Yankees/Sox game.Horacehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15662740021328265642noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36486960.post-73053649928503248692007-05-29T00:04:00.000-04:002007-05-29T00:04:00.000-04:00I have been singing "The Star-Spangled Banner" for...I have been singing <A HREF="http://jbj.wordherders.net/archives/004630.html" REL="nofollow">"The Star-Spangled Banner"</A> for more than 2 years.<BR/><BR/>Every night. <BR/><BR/>Slightly worried that I'm going to take the boy to a public sporting event and he's reflexively going to fall asleep.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36486960.post-9553645017446556552007-05-28T16:50:00.000-04:002007-05-28T16:50:00.000-04:00I used to sing the kids "Summertime" and "Yellow S...I used to sing the kids "Summertime" and "Yellow Submarine." Also the Wilco tunes "California Stars" and "Way Over Yonder in the Minor Key."Scrivenerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05922358016805022637noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36486960.post-18177180045586270422007-05-25T09:42:00.000-04:002007-05-25T09:42:00.000-04:00My Dad used to sing these ones to me:Brahms Lullab...My Dad used to sing these ones to me:<BR/><BR/>Brahms Lullaby, Tammy, Sweet Melissa,Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com