Catch a Wave: Beach Songs for Kids

Music for Little People | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (May 23, 2000)
• Original Release Date: May 23, 2000
• Number of Discs: 1
• Label: Music Little People
• ASIN: B00004T03H
• Also Available in: Audio Cassette  |  MP3 Download
• Average Customer Review: 3.1 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (8 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #27,897 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)
  • #5 in Music > Pop > Oldies > Beach Pop

Track Listings

1. Catch a Wave

2. Surfin' Safari

3. Fun, Fun, Fun

4. Surfer Girl

5. Wipe Out

6. Kokomo

7. Dance, Dance, Dance

8. When I Grow Up (To Be a Man)

9. In My Room

10. Itsy Bitsy Teenie Weenie Yellow Polka Dot Bikini

11. The Little Old Lady from Pasadena

12. All Summer Long

13. Surfin' U.S.A.

Editorial Reviews

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It takes a lot of cowabunga (or something!) to rerecord classic Beach Boys fare, beach or no beach. But the makers of Catch a Wave: Beach Music for Kids can't be denied, even if their thin voices aren't always quite the match for legendary Brian Wilson songs such as "When I Grow Up (To Be a Man)" and the immortal "In My Room." Still, kid vocalists Tahkus Ekedal, Bernie Steinberg, and Sudhananda give it a big go and manage to capture the spirit and sentiment of these tunes (if not the perfect wave of sound). Surrounded by other Beach Boys stuff, from "Surfin Safari," "Surfer Girl," and "Fun, Fun, Fun" to "Kokomo," "Dance, Dance, Dance" and other summer songs, lie the predictable versions of "Wipe Out," "Little Old Lady from Pasadena," and "Itsy Bitsy Teenie Weenie Yellow Polka Dot Bikini," novelty pieces made for surf and sand. If nothing else, hearing these kids cover what could well be the soundtrack for the endless summer, grown-ups will want to dust off their old copies of Beach Boy albums or, better yet, update them to CD. --Martin Keller

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Catch a Wave: Beach Songs for Kids

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1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

2.0 out of 5 stars Stick with the orignals, December 21, 2004

A Kid's Review

This review is from: Catch a Wave: Beach Songs for Kids (Audio CD)

I am a huge beach boy fan myself, and I find the orignals to be better. Their voices had a melodic ring, and the real ones should not try to be impersonated. Some of these songs are OK though for kids singing them.

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars Try exposing kids to the original Beach Boys recordings, November 15, 2001

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Brian's Dad (Los Gatos, CA United States) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Catch a Wave: Beach Songs for Kids (Audio CD)

This is a fine CD, but the Beach Boys' voices were so angelic to begin with, that the original recordings are quite listenable for kids. My 3-year old loves the Beach Boys. Given that most of the original Beach Boys' recordings consisted of sophisticated vocal and musical arrangements (how many pop songs do you know that regularly include French horns, kettle drums, sleigh bells, banjo, and FIVE-part vocal harmonies?), you probably can't go wrong playing the original songs.

5.0 out of 5 stars Catch A Wave-lots of fun!, September 5, 2010

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Katherine - See all my reviews

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This review is from: Catch a Wave: Beach Songs for Kids (Audio CD)

We checked out this CD at the library and our kids (all elementary age) enjoyed it so much we kept renewing it. Finally we decided to purchase our own and they never seem to tire of it. They love the kids voices singing and my husband and I enjoy the classic Beach Boys tunes. Very well done rendition.