When I started my "Play List" series, I hoped that others would join in and offer some play lists and mix CDs of their own. And they have. Today's list is from Chris Rosella, and he's been putting these together for awhile (as evidenced by the title). Got a mix tape of your own that you want to share? Let me know. But without any further ado... ***** Hi there. My name is Chris. I have been a music nut all my life. Back before the kids were born, I used to make my wife listen to all kinds of feedback and screaming, which she would usually just ask me to turn down, if not off. I also dragged her to some concerts that she endured more often than she enjoyed. Since the kids (3 ½ and 2) were born, I still like having music on in the background, but I find I am much more sensitive about lyrical content and scary sounds, even as young as my two are. So I have become increasingly interested in the wild and wacky world of children's music. I've always liked to make music mixes to inflict on people, even innocent bystanders who hadn't specifically asked me for anything. When I made the transition from recording tapes to burning CDs, I discovered that it was even more fun to mass-produce my creations and inflict them on a grand scale. So it was only a matter of time before it occurred to me to try my hand at kiddie music mixes. Of course, it's the parents who control the CD player; if the parents don't like it, they aren't going to let their kids hear it, so I tend to think of the parents more often than their kids. Speaking for myself, when I have my "Kid Stuff" playlist (29 hours and growing!) running in my living room or in the car, I'm listening to music I have deemed good enough for MY discerning ears as well as for my kids' innocent ones. I know there are parents out there who grit their teeth over some of the drivel their kids demand on those long road trips--I honestly do try to assemble a CD "the whole family can enjoy." One more note. A good two-thirds of the below playlist are individual downloads, not entire album purchases. If not for Rhapsody, I wouldn't be in the "business" I'm in. I'm giving you all the artists' websites if you'd like to know more about any of them; you should also be able to find most of them on Rhapsody for full-length preview and reasonably priced downloading. So below is the playlist for the fourth installment in the series I have titled Suitable for Little Ears. This one is subtitled "Three Chords and the Truth Mix" because that's the personality it eventually developed: 1. Tiny Dinosaurs--Lunch Money 2. We Are the Dinosaurs--Two of a Kind 3. Cave Baby--The Mudcakes 4. Dumpling--Dog On Fleas 5. Worms--Pencilhead and the Playground Punks 6. Are We There Yet?--Jam Toast 7. Cool to Be Uncool--The Jimmies 8. Superman--David Weinstone / Music for Aardvarks 9. Things You Want--The Hipwaders 10. Stop, Drop, and Roll--Doug Fleming, Jr. 11. Poo Party--The Mudcakes 12. The Veggie Song--Danny Adlerman and Friends 13. Fruit Salad--The Bad Goods 14. Eat Every Bean and Pea on Your Plate--Daddy a Go-Go 15. Monday Pants--Jam Toast 16. Bedhead--The Jimmies 17. I Scream, You Scream--Frances England 18. Space Song--Milkshake 19. Outer Space--Jetta and the Jellybeans 20. Skinnamarink--Debi Derryberry 21. Learning My Letters--The RTTs 22. I'm a Fire Engine--Uncle Rock 23. Back It Up, Dump Truck!--Mother's Little Helpers 24. Free to Be Me--Frances England 25. Go Wild--Milkshake 26. A Good Boy With a Bad Reputation--Dan Schorr 27. What a Wonderful World--Daddy a Go-Go Some comments on the songs, and on the artists who created them: