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Griffin Music

Music can be tough with our kids. Some children’s music is hard to listen to as an adult. And Griffin and Maggie both like to repeat songs endlessly, bludgeoning even great songs to death. They are also mercurial, wanting to switch songs, bands, and genres repeatedly, and always wanting to control it. My answer to this has been Pandora.

At first the kids were disappointed when I put it on, because they couldn’t make requests. For those that don’t use Pandora, it basically generates playlists based on some musical seeds that you create, but you can’t request individual songs. As you listen you can fine tune the station. I created a station for Griffin, called simply “Griffin Music,” seeded it with some songs that he liked, and then showed him how to use the “Thumbs Up” and “Thumbs Down” feature to mark songs that he liked or didn’t like. After he got used to this, he loved it. (Of course Sarah and I could also go in and “Thumbs Down” songs that drove us nuts.)

While glancing over the station details recently, I was shocked to see how many tracks Griffin (and Maggie, to some degree) had marked. We launched the “Griffin Music” station in 2011. Since then we’ve added nine seed tracks. Griffin has thumbed-up 228 tracks and thumbed-down 21. Read on if you’d like to actually see those lists, a snapshot of Griffin’s musical taste over the past few years. These lists are current as of November 17, 2015, and are sorted in reverse chronological order.

Station Seeds

  1. Pompeii by Bastille (11/16/2015)
  2. Work This Body by Walk The Moon (10/24/2015)
  3. Portugal by Walk The Moon (10/24/2015)
  4. Shut Up And Dance by Walk The Moon (8/24/2015)
  5. Mahna, Mahna by Cake (10/8/2013)
  6. Mahna Mahna by The Muppets (Children’s) (10/8/2013)
  7. The Friendship Song by Curious George (Children’s) (9/8/2013)
  8. The Okee Dokee Brothers (Children’s) (9/7/2013)
  9. Justin Roberts (Children’s) (2/6/2011)

Thumbed-up Tracks

  1. What You Know by Two Door Cinema Club (11/17/2015)
  2. I’m Number One by The Muppets (Children’s) (11/17/2015)
  3. Home by Edward Sharpe & The Magnetic Zeros (11/17/2015)
  4. Stolen Dance by Milky Chance (11/17/2015)
  5. Willoughby Wallaby Woo by Raffi (Children’s) (11/17/2015)
  6. Hot Dog by They Might Be Giants (Children’s) (11/17/2015)
  7. Hero by The Okee Dokee Brothers (Children’s) (11/17/2015)
  8. Lisztomania by Phoenix (11/17/2015)
  9. The Nights by Avicii (11/16/2015)
  10. Treehouse by Mr. Richard (Children’s) (11/16/2015)
  11. Going To The Zoo by Raffi (Children’s) (11/16/2015)
  12. Fire Drill by Justin Roberts (Children’s) (11/7/2015)
  13. Kings & Queens Of The Forest by Kira Willey (Children’s) (11/7/2015)
  14. Out Of Tune by The Okee Dokee Brothers (Children’s) (11/7/2015)
  15. Hillbilly Willy by The Okee Dokee Brothers (Children’s) (10/6/2015)
  16. Night Light by Justin Roberts (Children’s) (10/6/2015)
  17. Can You Picture That? by The Muppet Movie (Cast) (10/5/2015)
  18. Now You’re Back by Justin Roberts & Liam Davis (Children’s) (10/3/2015)
  19. Work This Body by Walk The Moon (10/3/2015)
  20. The Ants Go Marching by The Countdown Kids (Children’s) (9/13/2015)
  21. Believer by American Authors (9/13/2015)
  22. Long Time by Cake (9/13/2015)
  23. Tell Me Baby by Red Hot Chili Peppers (9/13/2015)
  24. What Are Kids Called? by Sesame Street (Children’s) (9/12/2015)
  25. Fly by Sugar Ray (9/12/2015)
  26. Safe And Sound by Capital Cities (9/12/2015)
  27. Think About It by American Authors (9/12/2015)
  28. New Slang by The Shins (9/12/2015)
  29. Loser by Beck (9/12/2015)
  30. A Punk by Vampire Weekend (9/12/2015)
  31. Love Is My Religion by Ziggy Marley (9/12/2015)
  32. Bruises by Chairlift (9/12/2015)
  33. Send Me On My Way (Live) by Rusted Root (9/12/2015)
  34. Send Me On My Way by Rusted Root (9/4/2015)
  35. Puff (The Magic Dragon) by Peter, Paul & Mary (Children’s) (9/4/2015)
  36. Alouette by Charlie Hope (Children’s) (9/4/2015)
  37. Ruby Jane by The Okee Dokee Brothers (Children’s) (9/4/2015)
  38. Stinky Feet by Jim Cosgrove (Children’s) (9/4/2015)
  39. Trick Or Treat by Justin Roberts (Children’s) (9/4/2015)
  40. This Land Is Your Land by Elizabeth Mitchell (Children’s) (8/29/2015)
  41. La Canzone Del Battello A Vapore by Giovanni Caviezel (Children’s) (8/29/2015)
  42. Tiny Little Life by The Okee Dokee Brothers (Children’s) (8/29/2015)
  43. Happy by Pharrell (8/28/2015)
  44. Hakuna Matata by Walt Disney’s The Lion King (Children’s) (8/28/2015)
  45. Blackbird / Yesterday (Love Version) by The Beatles (8/28/2015)
  46. Two Princes by Spin Doctors (8/28/2015)
  47. Under A Shady Tree Laurie by Laurie Berkner (Children’s) (8/28/2015)
  48. Conjunction Junction by Schoolhouse Rock (Children’s) (8/28/2015)
  49. One More Day by Derek James (8/28/2015)
  50. Broken by Jack Johnson (Children’s) (8/28/2015)
  51. Six Little Ducks by Linda Arnold (Children’s) (8/28/2015)
  52. Small And Simple by The Okee Dokee Brothers (Children’s) (8/28/2015)
  53. Positive Vibration by Bob Marley (8/28/2015)
  54. Life Less Ordinary by Curious George (Children’s) (8/28/2015)
  55. Lucy In The Sky With Diamonds (Love Version) by The Beatles (8/25/2015)
  56. Can’t Help Falling In Love by UB40 (8/25/2015)
  57. Bluegrass For Breakfast by The Okee Dokee Brothers (Children’s) (8/25/2015)
  58. We’re Going To Be Friends by Jack Johnson (Children’s) (8/25/2015)
  59. Goodnight by Justin Roberts (Children’s) (8/25/2015)
  60. C Is For Cookie by Sesame Street (Children’s) (8/25/2015)
  61. We Are The Dinosaurs by Laurie Berkner (Children’s) (8/25/2015)
  62. Let Your Troubles Roll By by Curious George (Children’s) (8/25/2015)
  63. Strawberry Fields Forever (Love Version) by The Beatles (8/25/2015)
  64. Crazy ABC’s by Barenaked Ladies (Children’s) (8/25/2015)
  65. Meet The Elements by They Might Be Giants (Children’s) (8/25/2015)
  66. Old MacDonald’s Orchestra by The Biscuit Brothers (Children’s) (8/25/2015)
  67. Cartwheels & Somersaults by Justin Roberts (Children’s) (8/25/2015)
  68. If All Of The Raindrops by Laura Doherty (Children’s) (8/25/2015)
  69. The Rainbow Connection by Dixie Chicks (Children’s) (8/25/2015)
  70. Walking With Spring by The Okee Dokee Brothers (Children’s) (8/25/2015)
  71. 1901 by Phoenix (8/25/2015)
  72. Scar Tissue by Red Hot Chili Peppers (8/25/2015)
  73. Don’t Want To Go To Bed by Recess Monkey (Children’s) (8/25/2015)
  74. Big Rock Candy Mountain by Lisa Loeb & Elizabeth Mitchell (Children’s) (8/25/2015)
  75. Fiddlestick Joe by The Okee Dokee Brothers (Children’s) (8/25/2015)
  76. Straw Slot by Mr. Richard (Children’s) (8/25/2015)
  77. On A Roll by Curious George (Children’s) (8/25/2015)
  78. The Little Things by Carlos Bertonatti (8/25/2015)
  79. Marshmallow Farm by Recess Monkey (Children’s) (8/25/2015)
  80. Giddy Up by Frances England (Children’s) (8/25/2015)
  81. Car Car by Elizabeth Mitchell (Children’s) (8/25/2015)
  82. Baby Mine by The Okee Dokee Brothers (Children’s) (8/25/2015)
  83. If You Got 1 by Justin Roberts (Children’s) (8/25/2015)
  84. You Are My Sunshine by Elizabeth Mitchell & Daniel Littleton (Children’s) (8/25/2015)
  85. Raisins by Barenaked Ladies (Children’s) (8/25/2015)
  86. Pictures In My Head by The Muppets (Children’s) (8/25/2015)
  87. Little Bird, Little Bird by Elizabeth Mitchell (Children’s) (8/25/2015)
  88. The Lion Sleeps Tonight by The Tokens (8/24/2015)
  89. Waiting For The Sun by The Okee Dokee Brothers (Children’s) (8/24/2015)
  90. Sidekick by Walk The Moon (8/24/2015)
  91. Go Big Or Go Home by American Authors (8/24/2015)
  92. I Will by The Beatles (8/24/2015)
  93. Winter’s Come And Gone by Elizabeth Mitchell (Children’s) (8/24/2015)
  94. Pick Up The Pears by Justin Roberts (Children’s) (8/24/2015)
  95. Three Little Birds (Live) by Ziggy Marley (8/24/2015)
  96. Upside Down by Jack Johnson (Children’s) (8/24/2015)
  97. Down In The Dumps by Walk The Moon (8/24/2015)
  98. The Sound Of Sunshine by Michael Franti & Spearhead (8/17/2015)
  99. See You On The Moon by Great Lake Swimmers (Children’s) (8/17/2015)
  100. Bingo by Johnny Bregar (Children’s) (8/17/2015)
  101. The Lion Sleeps Tonight (1993 Version) by The Tokens (8/17/2015)
  102. I Don’t Like by Barenaked Ladies (Children’s) (8/17/2015)
  103. Mr. & Mrs. Sippy by The Okee Dokee Brothers (Children’s) (4/25/2015)
  104. Me And Julio Down By The Schoolyard by Los Muppets (Children’s) (11/7/2014)
  105. The Ocean Breathes Salty by Modest Mouse (1/2/2014)
  106. Red Red Wine (Live) by UB40 (1/1/2014)
  107. The Muppet Show Theme by The Muppets (Children’s) (1/1/2014)
  108. Do Re Mi by The Sound Of Music (Original Motion Picture Cast) (1/1/2014)
  109. Never Let You Go by Third Eye Blind (1/1/2014)
  110. I’m A Nut by Caspar Babypants (Children’s) (12/31/2013)
  111. Roll On River by The Okee Dokee Brothers (Children’s) (12/31/2013)
  112. Watermelon Song by The Biscuit Brothers (Children’s) (12/31/2013)
  113. A Hard Day’s Night by The Beatles (12/31/2013)
  114. Soul Of A Man by Beck (12/31/2013)
  115. Pollywog In A Bog by Barenaked Ladies (Children’s) (12/23/2013)
  116. Like A Song by Lenka (12/23/2013)
  117. The River That Flows Both Ways by Pete Seeger With The Rivertown Kids And Friends (Children’s) (12/23/2013)
  118. Flapjacks by Recess Monkey (Children’s) (12/23/2013)
  119. The Joker by Steve Miller Band (12/23/2013)
  120. Say It Ain’t So by Weezer (12/23/2013)
  121. Moon Man by Curious George (Children’s) (12/23/2013)
  122. Simple Life by The Weepies (12/23/2013)
  123. Heart Of Gold (Live, 1972) by Crosby, Nash & Young (12/23/2013)
  124. Them Belly Full (Live: Stanley Theatre, Pittsburgh, PA 9/23/80) by Bob Marley (12/23/2013)
  125. Who’s That? by Laurie Berkner (Children’s) (12/23/2013)
  126. Breakdown by Jack Johnson (12/23/2013)
  127. You Are My Sunshine by Elizabeth Mitchell (Children’s) (12/23/2013)
  128. Jump In The Line by Harry Belafonte (12/23/2013)
  129. Camping Trip by Tracey Singer (Children’s) (12/23/2013)
  130. Wash Your Face by The Okee Dokee Brothers (Children’s) (12/23/2013)
  131. Blue Dog by Johnny Bregar (Children’s) (12/23/2013)
  132. Brown And Lonely Worm by Caspar Babypants (Children’s) (12/23/2013)
  133. The Calculation by Regina Spektor (12/23/2013)
  134. A Word For That by Barenaked Ladies (Children’s) (12/19/2013)
  135. Three Little Birds (Alternate Mix) by Bob Marley (12/19/2013)
  136. Mac And Cheese by Johnny Bregar (Children’s) (12/19/2013)
  137. Mr. Cricket Hop by Kira Willey (Children’s) (12/19/2013)
  138. Suppertime by The Verve Pipe (Children’s) (12/19/2013)
  139. Fur Elise by The Okee Dokee Brothers (Children’s) (12/19/2013)
  140. Life’s A Happy Song by The Muppets (Children’s) (12/19/2013)
  141. Other Day I Met A Bear by Barenaked Ladies (Children’s) (12/19/2013)
  142. Fly (feat. Super Cat) by Sugar Ray (12/19/2013)
  143. Pumped Up Kicks by Foster The People (12/19/2013)
  144. What Can I Do (But Love You) by Joy Williams (12/19/2013)
  145. Campin’ Tent by The Okee Dokee Brothers (Children’s) (12/11/2013)
  146. $9.99 by Caspar Babypants (Children’s) (12/10/2013)
  147. Come Together by The Beatles (12/1/2013)
  148. Float On by Modest Mouse (11/30/2013)
  149. Twist And Shout by The Beatles (11/30/2013)
  150. Don’t Let Me Fall by Lenka (11/30/2013)
  151. Are You Gonna Be My Girl by Jet (11/30/2013)
  152. Mah Na Mah Na by The Muppets (Children’s) (11/30/2013)
  153. Down By The Bay by Orange Sherbet & Hot Buttered Rum (Children’s) (11/30/2013)
  154. Lay Me Down by The Dirty Heads (11/10/2013)
  155. Short Skirt/Long Jacket by Cake (11/10/2013)
  156. Merry Happy by Kate Nash (11/10/2013)
  157. Mah Na Mah Na by Los Muppets (Children’s) (11/3/2013)
  158. Brown Eyed Girl by Van Morrison (10/26/2013)
  159. We Go Duck by Justin Roberts (Children’s) (10/26/2013)
  160. Them Belly Full (But We Hungry) (Live) by Bob Marley (10/24/2013)
  161. Into Yesterday by Sugar Ray (10/24/2013)
  162. I Wanna Be Like You by Cat And A Bird (Children’s) (10/24/2013)
  163. Down By The Bay by Raffi (Children’s) (10/24/2013)
  164. Hey Hey Hey by Michael Franti & Spearhead (10/24/2013)
  165. Taylor by Jack Johnson (10/24/2013)
  166. La La La La Lemon by Barenaked Ladies (Children’s) (10/24/2013)
  167. If I Didn’t Have You by Billy Crystal & John Goodman (Children’s) (10/24/2013)
  168. One Of Those Days by Joy Williams (10/24/2013)
  169. Say Hey (I Love You) by Michael Franti & Spearhead (10/24/2013)
  170. The Show by Lenka (10/24/2013)
  171. Fidelity by Regina Spektor (10/24/2013)
  172. Mahna Mahna by The Muppets (Children’s) (10/24/2013)
  173. Apples And Bananas by Raffi (Children’s) (10/24/2013)
  174. Red, Red Wine by UB40 (10/24/2013)
  175. Haul Away Joe by The Okee Dokee Brothers (Children’s) (10/24/2013)
  176. Rainbow Connection by The Muppets (Children’s) (10/13/2013)
  177. Walk On By by Cake (10/13/2013)
  178. E-Pro by Beck (10/13/2013)
  179. Just The Way You Are by Bruno Mars (10/13/2013)
  180. Old Pajamas by Justin Roberts (Children’s) (10/6/2013)
  181. With A Little Help From My Friends by The Beatles (10/3/2013)
  182. You Are My Sunshine (Reprise) by Elizabeth Mitchell (Children’s) (10/3/2013)
  183. Giant-Sized Butterflies by Justin Roberts (Children’s) (10/3/2013)
  184. Everyone Is Different by Lanny Sherwin (Children’s) (10/3/2013)
  185. All I Want Is You by The Vespers (Children’s) (10/1/2013)
  186. All You Need Is Love by The Beatles (10/1/2013)
  187. Free by Donavon Frankenreiter (10/1/2013)
  188. Roller Coaster by Kira Willey (Children’s) (10/1/2013)
  189. Pillow by The Okee Dokee Brothers (Children’s) (10/1/2013)
  190. Talk Of The Town by Jack Johnson (Children’s) (9/22/2013)
  191. Is This Love (Live) by Bob Marley (9/22/2013)
  192. Boomerang by The Okee Dokee Brothers (Children’s) (9/22/2013)
  193. No More Monkeys by Asheba (Children’s) (9/22/2013)
  194. Keep On The Sunny Side by Elizabeth Mitchell (Children’s) (9/22/2013)
  195. What I’m Looking For by Brendan Benson (9/22/2013)
  196. Here Comes The Sun (Live) by George Harrison (9/22/2013)
  197. Stand By Me by John Lennon (9/22/2013)
  198. Ashes On Your Eyes by Deb Talan (9/22/2013)
  199. Not Your Year by The Weepies (9/21/2013)
  200. Winnie The Pooh/The Wonderful Thing About Tiggers by Ralph’s World (Children’s) (9/21/2013)
  201. Follow That Monkey by Curious George (Children’s) (9/21/2013)
  202. Shake It Out by Florence + The Machine (9/21/2013)
  203. Nobody Knows Me At All by The Weepies (9/21/2013)
  204. Mr. Sun by Charlie Hope (Children’s) (9/21/2013)
  205. The Legend Of The Bone by Caspar Babypants (Children’s) (9/21/2013)
  206. Along For The Ride by The Okee Dokee Brothers (Children’s) (9/21/2013)
  207. Boom Boom by Robbert Bobbert (Children’s) (9/21/2013)
  208. The Sound Of Sunshine by Michael Franti & Spearhead (9/21/2013)
  209. The Guayajama Family Tree by The Okee Dokee Brothers (Children’s) (9/20/2013)
  210. Mahna Mahna by Cake (Children’s) (9/17/2013)
  211. Sunshine by Vered (Children’s) (9/17/2013)
  212. Summer Trains by Dan Zanes And Friends (Children’s) (9/17/2013)
  213. The Extraterrestrials by The Okee Dokee Brothers (Children’s) (9/17/2013)
  214. Southern France by The Okee Dokee Brothers (Children’s) (9/17/2013)
  215. Three Little Birds by Bob Marley (9/17/2013)
  216. Crawdad by Elizabeth Mitchell (Children’s) (3/19/2011)
  217. Hallelujah by Rufus Wainwright (3/19/2011)
  218. Snow Day by Justin Roberts (Children’s) (3/19/2011)
  219. Sleepoverland by Justin Roberts (Children’s) (3/15/2011)
  220. Here Comes The Sun by The Beatles (3/15/2011)
  221. The Lion Sleeps Tonight by The Nylons (3/15/2011)
  222. New Soul by Yael Naim (3/15/2011)
  223. Imagine by John Lennon (3/15/2011)
  224. 1 2 3 4 by Feist (3/15/2011)
  225. From Scratch by Justin Roberts (Children’s) (3/15/2011)
  226. Somewhere Over The Rainbow / What A Wonderful World by Israel ‘IZ’ Kamakawiwo’ole (3/2/2011)
  227. Freight Train by Elizabeth Mitchell (Children’s) (2/6/2011)
  228. 3 Is The Magic Number by Elizabeth Mitchell (Children’s) (2/6/2011)

Thumbed-down Tracks

  1. Howlin’ For You by The Black Keys (10/24/2015)
  2. What’cha Know About (feat. G. Love) by Donavon Frankenreiter (10/3/2015)
  3. Yesterday by The Beatles (9/12/2015)
  4. It’s Not Easy Bein’ Green by The Muppets (Children’s) (8/28/2015)
  5. Hallelujah by Rufus Wainwright (8/24/2015)
  6. Short Skirt/Long Jacket (Live) by Cake (8/24/2015)
  7. I’ve Been Working On The Railroad by Disney (Children’s) (8/24/2015)
  8. Californication by Red Hot Chili Peppers (8/24/2015)
  9. Tiger Through The Trees by Caspar Babypants (Children’s) (8/24/2015)
  10. Smells Like Teen Spirit by The Muppets (Children’s) (8/24/2015)
  11. Stand By Me by Ben E. King (8/17/2015)
  12. What You Got (Acoustic) by John Lennon (12/31/2013)
  13. Rat Race by Bob Marley (12/31/2013)
  14. When You Were Young by The Killers (12/19/2013)
  15. California Sun by Curious George (Children’s) (12/2/2013)
  16. Brush Your Teeth by Raffi (Children’s) (10/24/2013)
  17. It Will Rain by Bruno Mars (10/24/2013)
  18. Heavy In Your Arms by Florence + The Machine (9/22/2013)
  19. Your Song by Elton John (9/21/2013)
  20. Take A Little Nap (The Disco Song) by Ralph’s World (Children’s) (3/19/2011)
  21. My Hair Had A Party Last Night by Andy Mason (Children’s) (3/2/2011)

 

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