FOR THOSE ABOUT TO ROCK!

by **Franklin Delano Bluth** » Fri Aug 23, 2013 7:19 pm

For those of you who have experience with this, either as parents, uncles, older brothers or sisters, friends, babysitters, or whatever else--what kind of music do you sing to young children as you rock them to sleep? Do you stop a song when you've noticed the child's asleep, or do you continue singing until the end? Are you able to tell when the child prefers a certain song?

Is rocking children to sleep still even a thing people do?

I'm genuinely curious.

by **Costa Alegria** » Fri Aug 23, 2013 7:21 pm

My parents used the middle of the road pop songs of ABBA to get me to sleep.

by **Torcularis Septentrionalis** » Fri Aug 23, 2013 7:24 pm

I generally don't sing when singing them to sleep. I will hum, mostly from Jewel's Lullaby album. Yes I rock them - if it's the only way to get them to sleep and they're under 2. Most of the children over a year old and many under are fine going to sleep without it, but we rock the under ones anyway, if they like it. Very few of the over ones need rocking, and we try to get them to sleep without it. Exceptions are the ones who are having a fit and need to be held to feel comfortable.

by **Blekksprutia** » Fri Aug 23, 2013 7:41 pm

Vodka (Korpiklaani,) Friday (by Rebecca Black but nightcored,) and The Rockafeller Skank by Fatboy Slim.

by **The Republic of Lanos** » Fri Aug 23, 2013 7:42 pm

"FOR THOSE ABOUT TO ROCK!"
I REFUSE TO SALUTE YOU!

by **Giovenith** » Fri Aug 23, 2013 7:43 pm

I used to just sing "Go to sleep, go to sleep, go to sleep" over and over in a very melodic fashion, but it always started to become angrier and angrier until it was just, "Shut up, shut up, shut up" when my brothers were small.

by **Arumdaum** » Fri Aug 23, 2013 7:45 pm

My mom would do this old Korean thing that was all "Jajang, jajang, jajang, jajang, uri aegi, jaldu janda"

I did the same thing for my baby sister when she was little because it's what I'm used to, haha.

by **Occupied Deutschland** » Fri Aug 23, 2013 7:46 pm

I used to rock my nephew to sleep (and still sometimes do sing to him) using songs my grandad and dad used to sing while we were out camping/hunting/etc.

The upside is I always remember them and the tunes seem to work pretty good for putting a kid to sleep or entertaining him.
The downside is there were/are some rather blue ones. Of course, that just makes them more fun for him. Kids gotta have a crazy uncle that teaches them stuff like that, right?

This is a rendition of one of the only of these songs I can find on the internet, although it lacks a number of the curse words and verses I remember.

In fact, the distinct lack of many of these songs on the INTERNET of all things kind of amazes me. I need to dig around, I know my grandad wrote a bunch of them down at one point before he died, hopefully they're still around in a folder or safe somewhere.

by **Franklin Delano Bluth** » Fri Aug 23, 2013 7:49 pm

Occupied Deutschland wrote:I used to rock my nephew to sleep (and still sometimes do sing to him) using songs my grandad and dad used to sing while we were out camping/hunting/etc.

The upside is I always remember them and the tunes seem to work pretty good for putting a kid to sleep or entertaining him.
The downside is there were/are some rather blue ones. Of course, that just makes them more fun for him. Kids gotta have a crazy uncle that teaches them stuff like that, right?

I hope so.

Otherwise, I'm not sure how I'm going to fit into the picture in about eight months.

by **Phocidaea** » Fri Aug 23, 2013 8:24 pm

My father has videos on record of him rocking me to sleep within a few minutes with some Celtic fiddle tune I don't know the name of. And I can consciously remember him doing the same thing, albeit less effectively, on my younger brother.

by **Franklin Delano Bluth** » Fri Aug 23, 2013 8:25 pm

Phocidaea wrote:My father has videos on record of him rocking me to sleep within a few minutes with some Celtic fiddle tune I don't know the name of. And I can consciously remember him doing the same thing, albeit less effectively, on my younger brother.

That's actually pretty cool.

Actually playing it or just humming it?

by **Cadaver breadsticks** » Fri Aug 23, 2013 8:26 pm

i play super high gain black metal at increasingly closer distances to their eardrums

works evertim trust me

by **Phocidaea** » Fri Aug 23, 2013 8:29 pm

Franklin Delano Bluth wrote:
Phocidaea wrote:My father has videos on record of him rocking me to sleep within a few minutes with some Celtic fiddle tune I don't know the name of. And I can consciously remember him doing the same thing, albeit less effectively, on my younger brother.

That's actually pretty cool.

Actually playing it or just humming it?

Playing it, although he often hummed along.

by **Maineiacs** » Fri Aug 23, 2013 8:34 pm

When my daughter was little, I used to sing John Lennon's "Beautiful Boy" to her (changing it to "Beautiful Girl", of course).

by **Condunum** » Fri Aug 23, 2013 8:40 pm

Blekksprutia wrote:nightcored

Do you want your children to suffer pain or sleep

by **Frisbeeteria** » Fri Aug 23, 2013 8:40 pm

Afternoon Delight by the Starland Vocal Band, of course. Could there be a better reason to get the baby down?

by **Grave_n_idle** » Fri Aug 23, 2013 8:41 pm

Franklin Delano Bluth wrote:For those of you who have experience with this, either as parents, uncles, older brothers or sisters, friends, babysitters, or whatever else--what kind of music do you sing to young children as you rock them to sleep? Do you stop a song when you've noticed the child's asleep, or do you continue singing until the end? Are you able to tell when the child prefers a certain song?

Is rocking children to sleep still even a thing people do?

I'm genuinely curious.

My little ones liked this one: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Zq0j1xg0RGU

by **Partybus** » Fri Aug 23, 2013 9:06 pm

Ripple by the Grateful Dead, a nap time favorite.

by **New England and The Maritimes** » Fri Aug 23, 2013 9:07 pm

I take proper songs and change the words for them.

by **New Randia** » Fri Aug 23, 2013 9:13 pm

i keep a cd of soft classical in the changer to put the kids down with. pacabel's canon and fur elise by beethoven etc.

by **Enormous Gentiles** » Fri Aug 23, 2013 10:07 pm

When it's the middle of the night, and you're sleep deprived, you'll end up humming/singing whatever comes to mind. Be that television theme songs from your childhood, pop songs, death metal, gangster rap, or bona fide lullabies...it really doesn't matter. But if you want to stock up on lullabies, I would suggest starting a Pandora station of Lullabies for inspiration.

And while you can't hum it...I do recommend this:
http://youtu.be/ENjKi7NkTNE?t=49s

by **The Corparation** » Fri Aug 23, 2013 10:14 pm

No Music. Give the kid an audiobook. Specifically this one.

by **Libertarian California** » Fri Aug 23, 2013 10:32 pm

I got sung Puerto Rican lullabies as a child. They were alright, I guess.

I guess it's more on who sings the song, than what the song actually is.

by **Maineiacs** » Fri Aug 23, 2013 11:00 pm

The Corparation wrote:No Music. Give the kid an audiobook. Specifically this one.

Where was this book 9 years ago! :rofl:

by **Pope Joan** » Fri Aug 23, 2013 11:04 pm

If I stopped when they seemed to nod off, my kids would complain and make me finish the song.

I usually had to do a whole show's worth, at least ten numbers, and even then the results were iffy.

Hot cocoa helped.

With a shot of vanilla.

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