Thread by @Komaniecki_R

I teach college music theory, but I'm also a new dad. I decided to combine my professional and personal identities and make a thread of music for babies where the adult musicians went way, way harder than they had to. (1/12)

The theme for Bluey

Just try to count along to this! Okay, I'll help: It's three measures of 4/4, followed by one measure of 5/4. Or, if it's easier for you, you can count it in 17/4.

Radiohead? Tool? Never heard of 'em. (2/12)

3 Little Pigs by Jools TV

Are you kidding me Hear how the big bad wolf is riding that trap beat? Are you guys hearing those polysyllabic rhyme schemes? Jesus christ
(3/12)

You can pinpoint the exact moment this drummer snapped. He was never seen again
(4/12)

Imagine watching the ABCs on Sesame Street with your kid not knowing you're about to see Patti Labelle send it into outer space
(5/12)

David Bennet's "Frère Jacques" is in 7/8, which, conveniently, is the same meter that my toddler stomps around in
(6/12)

Dino Rock für Kinder! "Rarrr" by Heavysaurus

(7/12)

The groove in "Thomas the Tank Engine" is absolutely nasty, and I'm tired of pretending like it's not

(8/12)

Raymond Scott tried to make music for babies to fall asleep to, and accidentally created an absolutely classic electronic minimalist album that predates other music like it by a decade or more
(9/12)

Mr. Rogers: Just some light jazz for outro music for the kids, please
Johnny Costa: Go completely apeshit on a transcendent piano solo? You got it

(10/12)

Chromeo entered the damn matrix when they did this song about washing your hands

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Wheels on the Bus, but make it reggaeton. Also from JoolsTV.

Parents, feel free to add your choices as well, there's a lot of surprisingly good stuff out there (12/12)