Silliest Songs

Music for Little People | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (September 14, 1999)
• Original Release Date: September 14, 1999
• Number of Discs: 1
• Label: Music Little People
• ASIN: B00000JZB8
• Also Available in: Audio Cassette  |  MP3 Download
• Average Customer Review: 3.7 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (11 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #212,408 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

Track Listings

1. Shake My Sillies Off

2. I'm My Own Grandpaw

3. Be Kind to Your Web Footed Friends

4. These Little Fishies

5. Ain't No Sin

6. Beans and Corn Bread

7. Tiny Time

8. On Top of Spaghetti

9. A Peanut on the Railroad Track

10. My Name Is Cheech, the School Bus Driver

11. Heck, I'd Go!

12. Ain't We Crazy

13. The Riddle Song

14. Be King to Your Web Footed Friends

15. They All Asked for You

16. John Jacob Jingleheimer Schmidt

17. There's a Hole in the Bottom of the Sea!

18. Apples and Bananas

19. Supercalifragilisticexpialidocious

20. Be Kind to Your Web Footed Friends

Editorial Reviews

Amazon.com

In an age when children are expected to meet the seriousness of living with their own early sobriety, a good bit of goofin' seems in order. And lighthearted levity is just what A Child's Celebration of Silliest Songs delivers: campfire favorites like "On Top of Spaghetti" and "John Jacob Jingleheimer Schmidt," schoolyard rhymes such as "Tiny Tim" and "Apples and Bananas," and ticklishly wholesome renditions of "Three Little Fishies" and "Shake My Sillies Out." As with others in this popular series (which includes A Child's Celebration of Dance Music, A Child's Celebration of the World, and A Child's Celebration of Rock 'n' Roll, among others), Silliest Songs gathers material from a rich variety of sources. Highlights include appearances by well-loved children's artists Raffi, Julie Andrews, and Maria Muldaur. Also included are turns by Little Richard, the Persuasions, and comedian Cheech Marin, who steals the show as a singing bus driver. Best suited to toddlers and primary schoolers, this collection stands for the fun in function. --Paige La Grone

From Parents' Choice®

If you're a grownup, you've heard them all before, but you can share a giggle and some enjoyable car-traveling with kids who've probably never heard most of these just-for-fun songs. A sampling: "I'm My Own Grandpa," by Chet Atkins; Shelley Duvall's rendition of "Three Little Fishies," "Beans and Cornbread" by Taj Mahal and Linda Tillery; "There's a Hole in the Bottom of the Sea," by Danny Kaye; Burl Ives' "The Riddle Song." Raffi's "Shake My Sillies Out" fits right in and so does Little Richard doing "On Top of Spaghetti." A 2000 Parents' Choice® Approved winner.

Reviewed by Lynne Heffley, Parents' Choice® 2000

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

26 of 26 people found the following review helpful:

2.0 out of 5 stars Disappointing for the series, June 26, 2000

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Linda A. Kidwell (Laramie, WY) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Silliest Songs (Audio CD)

I bought this CD for the kids because we LOVED the "Celebration of Song" and "Celebration of Rock & Roll" albums from the same series. This one, however, was a real disappointment. Very few of the songs are good for singing along, and the lyrics of several of the songs are unintelligle. The producers have used a lot of filler (e.g., three tracks of "Be kind to your web-footed friends," none of them good), and some obvious classics are missing. Overall very disappointing! There are a few bright spots, however. My kids love Cheech, the School Bus Driver and there's a great track from Buckwheat Zydeco's children's album.

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars silliest songs is not engagin, September 3, 2002

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Maryanne Bell "Ma Bell" (tacoma, wa USA) - See all my reviews

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This review is from: Child's Celebration of Silliest Songs (Audio Cassette)

If your 2 year old is a fan of RAffi and Laurie Berkner and Toddlers Storytime/Playtime et al - this will be a ho hummer. It's too bad the compilation isn't more engaging and tends to swing between too wide an age range to be worth the investment. 50% nice songs and 50% blahs

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Fun for singing in the car 3-8 year olds, December 5, 2001

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Jim Minnesota (Shoreview, MN United States) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Silliest Songs (Audio CD)

Catchy fast paced tunes for the kids to listen or sing with. I even find myself enjoying the fun.
This sure beats the heck out of listening to all those dozens of Barney tapes. And, with the variety of artists, it even beats Raffi for a mixture of entertainment on one tape.