
Any musically 'Hip' parents out there deny their children Jonas Brothers and Mylie Cyrus music because you want your kids to make better musical decisions??
I am just curious. I am watching the Grammy's and I have decided my children will not be exposed to this horrible music as much as I can help it. |
YES. The Jonas Brothers make me want to throw up and Miley is a little slut who makes shitty music. We listen to TONS of hip hop, Pink Floyd, folk, Madonna, Paul Simon, BUT NO TEENY BOPPER STUFF. My DD is already drawn to that stuff at FIVE. Argh. Gonna have to start taking her to concerts.... |
Madonna is teeny bopper stuff. |
Are you high? Madonna WAS teeny bopper I was a TEEN. She is an icon now. |
It's all about exposing them to lots of good music. Banning the bad stuff will make them want it even more. Remember what happened in Footloose ![]() |
http://chubblette.blogspot.com/
great alternatives to mainstream crap |
oh my gosh, this post speaks to me. I have a baby on the way. Both my husband and I have been professional (and later in life hobbyist) musicians and have always taken music very seriously. We are the worst kind of music snobs and realize it. We are going to expose our kids to good music but this isn't exactly the kind of life value we're planning to let ourselves lose sleep over if the kid wants to listen to garbage. I still remember this so clearly: when I was a kid, my parents were both these 70's rockers who were into good really music and knew their music history well. Then I came along and had an absolute infatuation with country and western music. I remember them sitting me down and trying to get me interested in the beatles and I kept asking if we could play dolly parton next.
DOLLY PARTON! So, good luck all of you trying to get your kids to like the good stuff. It might not work out like that for you. PS. I have a rock solid ipod now but I still like dolly parton. |
This is PP (was in a band for years) again. I just thought I would share a friends' bands music video because it is deliciously on topic for the subject of music snob kids:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KhzuiYDFM0Y |
I'm conflicted about this. We're both music snobs and I hate most teenybopper crap, but I'm not sure I'd necessarily want my daughter to like some of the harder stuff I like - I might prefer for her to like "wholesome" Disney-fied options. I guess I'll worry about it when the time comes - she's only 4 months old. For now, she listens to my music - Pink's "So What" is one she seems to like. |
Wow, my husband and I had a conversation similar to this last night after watching the Grammy Awards show. Have to agree that the Jonas Brothers lack musical talent, and I was appalled that the show producers found them worthy of performing with Stevie Wonder.
We decided that we wouldn't deny our kid(s) their own exploration into music, especially if they show curiosity at a young age. Showing an interest in the likes of Miley Cyrus and Jonas Brothers doesn't mean they'll be ruined for life; plus, it's another thing they will have in common with kids their own age. We've all formed connections with others in our generation because of our love for certain types of music. Pushing your tastes on your kids won't get you very far. Introducing them to good music will eventually make its mark, but it can't be forced. Funny thing about Grammys and parental tastes... My husband's father has won two Grammy Awards for classical music. Does my husband listen to classical? Sometimes. Did he rebel in his teens by listening to rap and rock-and-roll? Absolutely! |
I consider myself musically hip, but am out of the loop on Miley and Jonas. I only see Miley in the paper, as I hardly watch TV. My teenager can't stand her. I'm not a fan of cookie-cutter teeny bopper music so I don't see myself buying a Miley CD for my youngest. Although she loves the Cinderella Barbie music she got for Xmas (ick!) and the Backyardigans CD. Other than that, whenever I turn on my music, which ranges from classical, to middle eastern, to latin, to rock, to hip hop...she lights up and moves to all of them. I would prefer her listening to sounds from all over the world instead of Britney clones. |
Dolly Parton is a talented songwriter. No shame in liking her work. |
Dolly Parton IS an icon and damn good songwriter. She will go down as one of the greats.
I feel conflicted when my five year old asks to hear "Bud Light." It is "Live Your Life" by TI and Rihanna. She thinks that they are saying Bud Light. Which is worse? |
My husband and I are music snobs, and we play more "regular" music for our baby than kids' music... but I'm not worried if she grows up to like something like the Jonas Brothers or Miley Cyrus when she's at that age. I think banning it makes it more appealing, it's a way to bond with other children, and it's not like it's going to doom her to only listen to terrible things the rest of her life. We will expose her to stuff that we think is good (Dolly Parton is good!) and if she finds stuff we don't like on her own, that's okay (as long as it's not patently offensive in some way). |
Bring them up listening to Neil Diamond. He's looking old, though. ![]() |