Music
John Lennon – Imagining
Listen to the Recess! Clip https://recess.ufl.edu/wp-content/uploads/sites/42/John-Lennon-Imagining.mp3 Author Kevin Shortsleeve Air Date 10/9/2002 John Lennon – Imagining Transcript When John Lennon was 11 years old, he received a copy of Lewis Carroll’s Alice in Wonderland as a birthday present. The surreal, nonsensical volume left a lasting impression on the young man. Lennon notes, “I was passionate about Alice in […]
The Bottle Let Me Down
That’s Alejandro Escovedo with “Sad and Dreamy” — a song about a boy who’s just turned the Big One-O and is feeling his age already.
“Singing Science” with Tickle Tune Typhoon
You’re hearing a familiar tune, set to some new words by the group Tickle Tune Typhoon on their new CD, “Singing Science.”
Music for the Family and Peace
That’s the late Lennon with “Beautiful Boy” — his ode to his new-born son, Sean. It’s on a CD from Music for Little People called “A Celebration of Family.”
Innocent Voices
Listen to the Recess! Clip https://recess.ufl.edu/wp-content/uploads/sites/42/Innocent-Voices.mp3 Author John Cech Air Date 9/9/2002 Innocent Voices Transcript This week, as we commemorate the anniversary of September 11th, we adults have been thinking about some of the ways that children try to understand and cope with these and other shocking and saddening events. One heartbreaking example of how […]
Motown Baby Books
That’s a little of “My Girl” from the Music for Little People CD, “Toddlers Sing Rock ‘n’ Roll” — which could be the accompaniment for a brand new book version of that golden oldie.
The Jasmine Flower
You’re hearing part of the traditional “Anthem of Parents” sung by the Beijing Angelic Choir from their recent CD, “The Jasmine Flower.”
World Playground II
Listen to the Recess! Clip https://recess.ufl.edu/wp-content/uploads/sites/42/World-Playground-II-Music-Review.mp3 Author John Cech Air Date 8/23/2002 World Playground II Transcript It’s American Dance Week, and if you doh-see-doh through almost any of our urban neighborhoods today, you’re likely to hear an astonishing mix of music pouring from the windows of homes, cars and personal stereos, and see people dancing […]
Latin Lullaby
You’re hearing the Texas-based singer Tish Hinojosa, with her lovely cradle song, “A la nanita nana,” from “Latin Lullaby” — one of the remarkable series of lullaby CDs produced by Celestial Arts.
Bill Roberson Just Keeps On Singing
That’s Bill Roberson, the California-based folksinger, with an episode from his “Gripe and Grumpy Blues” on his CD for young people and families, “Keep On Singing” from Hermit Crab Music.