I know I’ve been spamming my blog with “4 Things To…” and “Top 10 Ways…” and “30 Things I’d Like To..” lists, BUT!
1) I’ve got an unhealthy attachment to lists.
2) Lists help me gather my thoughts.
3) Lists remind me to stop talking. If I didn’t limit myself with “Top 10’s” I just wouldn’t stop typing. Ever.
And see what I there? I even listed my reasons for making lists. I’ve got a real problem, I know.
Anyway, when I was in the hospital with Tessa – just hours after having her – I held this newborn baby creature in my hands, watched her slowly blinking off to sleep and thought, “Quick! Sing her a lullabye! Be all maternal and junk!” And I kid you not, the first thing to pop into my head and pop out of my mouth was, “Link.. he come to town.. come to save the Princess Zelda!”
Now, I’ve since expanded to, ya know, normal songs. Things like, “Oh You Beautiful Doll” and “Dream A Little Dream Of Me” and other sweet songs slightly more in line with conventional parenting bedtime ballads. But I got to thinking. There are SO MANY songs out there that would transition perfectly for the living-with-parents nerd that has become a nerd-turned-parent cooing into a baby bassinet.
Besides. You gotta raise that child right. A baby without nerd cred is just, well, just another kid. That will probably grow up to like sports. *shudder* I kid, I kid!
But anyway, here’s my list of 10 Geeky Songs to Sings Your Baby To Sleep To. Let me know which geeky lullabies you would recommend. ^_^
1. Biblo Baggins by Leonard Nemoy
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AGF5ROpjRAU
2. Legend of Zelda by System of a Down
3. Star Wars Song by Chatting Kids Space Camp
4. Momiji Song from Fruits Basket
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iLRud_2Ea1E
5. Everybody to the Limit by Strong Bad
6. The Ultimate Showdown by Lemon Demon
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4WgT9gy4zQA
We own a ton of VT cds. I have to say my favorite songs are His Cheeseburger, SUV, and Belly Button. Lol. I think I enjoy them more than Owyn does.
My favorites are His Cheeseburger, The Pirates That Don’t Do Anything, Water Buffalo, God Is Bigger Than The Boogieman and Keep Walking, hehe…
I forgot Water buffalo! Lol
Blasphemy!!! 😉
What? No links to these songs? No expounding upon the whys and wheres of them? C’mon, expound! I want to know your reasons. 😉
I think your computer is being an R-tard again, I have links to the songs posted! And I didn’t put my reasons because, well I’m lazy. lol! 😉
Seriously, love!! Super kudos for use of Veggie Tales!
LOL, Veggie Tales seems to be the overwhelming winner of this list. 😉
Because they are amazing! I cannot wait for b to like them.
I love The Ultimate Showdown, and I think this is my third time coming to your post to watch the video…cause it’ll take too long to find it on YouTube >.<
lol, I love that song more than I should. My husband looks at me like I’m crazy whenever I play it. 😉
Lol, you gotta do what you gotta do!
The Galaxy Song is one of the few songs I have memorized!
Same Brain!
Hi, I just stumbled upon your site (and love it!). Sometimes, my husband sings “Everybody to the Limit” to our son (as well as a couple other songs from Strong Bad emails). 🙂 I just wanted to give you a head’s up that System of a Down did not do the song about the Zelda series–it was Rabbit Joint. For 10 years, I thought it was SOAD, but I discovered this article when I was looking up the lyrics a couple years ago:
http://kotaku.com/5885558/no-system-of-a-down-did-not-make-a-zelda-song-but-this-guy-did
It blew my mind (he sounds just like Serj!). 🙂
Oh wow!! Really?!? That’s insane.. haha.. I never would have guessed.. I keep thinking of more songs to add to this list, haha. Like, “My Little Buttercup” from The Three Amigos.. haha.
I will admit, I’m not a parent, I’m a fifteen year old girl, but I thought this looked like a neat article and was expecting a few of the songs you had listed, but when I got to momijis song I just about squealed I was so happy!! And monty pythons galaxy song (That one I actually listened to as a baby)! Definitely coming back to this blog! Also I might steal the costume bits list for a Madmartigan Halloween costume. You rock!