I think we’ll stick with TMBG in my house.

(He also landed a track on Juno.)

I think this is fine. There are two distinct issues. The first is whether or not you like Dawson’s style. As well all should know, that’s a simple, subjective question and isn’t worth arguing since its just a matter of taste. You like Kimya or you don’t.

The other issue is the idea of what’s appropriate in terms of children’s music. I’m a parent of 3 (ages 3, 5, and 7). Like it or not, kids at this age inevitably and to varying degrees become enamored of all the scatalogical crap (bad pun woefully intended). Its not so much about them as it is about the parents. In my case, so long as my kids understand when its OK or not OK to say poop or make farts sounds, I don’t care too much about this other stuff. In fact, one of the ways I feel that I minimize their potential fascination with the subject is by participating (when appropriate, ie before bedtime at home = appropriate, in line at the supermarket = not appropriate).

This has paid off in that, in my estimation, they properly see poop/pee/fart/etc… in a context of humor rather than of misbehavior or rebellion.

That said, I’ll probably take a look at this and if the stuff isn’t too over the top or overbearing (which is not Kimya’s style) I’ll take a flyer on it.

“IF you X, THEN your child will grow into Y.”

To all the “this will turn your child into a foul-mouthed idiot” and “this will turn your child into a liberated genius” folks, you’re both wrong. Children, like most other humans, form their personalities, worldviews, and habits from a complex web of experiences, role models, and interpretation.

Try harder, please.

from Post #21: I wasn’t allowed to say ‘fart’ as a kid, and subsequently, I think every kid should be able to say ‘fart.’

So saying “fart” will make your children freer and less hung up than you were? If that were true, that saying “fart” would make every kid well-adjusted, then they should write it on the front of every school in America! We need more “fart”! FART FART FART!

I just think that our society has gotten ruder and ruder and look where it’s gotten us. Violent, egotistical, rude SOBs. Why is it so important that kids say ‘hairy gorilla fart’? To me, this is a joke for grownups who can understand and process it.

That being said, you can play this kind of thing for your kids and it will not ruin them, and if saying fart is ok in your family, I’m not saying that’s wrong. It’s your family. But where does one draw the line? Would everybody be laughing if she sang “big hairy gorilla shit” on a kids record and oohing and aahing about how non-conformist, bohemian, and with it Kimya is? “She’s not afraid to tell it to the kids like it is, etc”

I think kids would have laughed just as loud if she said “hairy gorilla face”. I think with parental guidance you can play anything for children and they’ll come out ok. I listened to the Hair Soundtrack as a kid (with a song about sodomy and fellatio) and look at me lol. We say “gassies” in our family and laugh about it and it’s fine.

If “fart” is your thing, then by all means go for it. But I find this disappointing because I know that Kimya is an awesome parent and not at all a rude person. I just think she’s better than “fart”, that’s all.

I love Ms Dawson, an despite the fact I don’t currently have a kid, I’ll most probably give it more than one listen.

Her music is a lovely salve for a (sometimes) shitty world.

Anyway. This is great! I wasn’t allowed to say ‘fart’ as a kid, and subsequently, I think every kid should be able to say ‘fart.’ I also wasn’t technically allowed to say ‘butt,’ but every time I would say ‘but’ in a sentence, I would also point at my butt. Ah, childhood.

Uh, no?

I think I’ll stay away from this project, especially with the scatological lyrics. I’m no prude, but there’s enough of that in the world. For my kids, it’s They Might Be Giants’ “NO!” all the way.