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My Humps...har har, just kidding. I think the only "adult" song the toddler has asked for by name is "Changes" by David Bowie.

I suspect the line will be drawn with "could it be double entendre" vs. "outright tawdry".  I really don't relish the thought of my child singing the chorus to Britney's "If you seek Amy" (well, any BS, but that's because I find her devoid of musical talent personally) as I don't want my child singing "all the girls and all of the boys want to eff you cee kay me".  That's no double entendre.  Kind of like my parents saw no reason for me to listen to 2 Live Crew chirping that they were so horny.

I grew up on a relatively steady diet of Hendrix, The Doors, Stones, etc...and the reality of the lyrics didn't dawn on me til I hit double digits, age-wise.  

Beatles, Beatles, Beatles

Kids love the songs and you don't have to worry about the lyrics, at least with the early stuff. (up until Magical Mystery Tour era.)My 3 year old sings along and its actually cute hearing "I wanna hold your hand..."

Both of mine love "Iron Man," anything by The Ramones, "Everybody Get Dangerous" by Weezer, anything from the Star Wars soundtrack (to the point where they recognize John Williams's scores on other movies), and recently, the entire "School's Out" album by Alice Cooper.

Except for the oldest, who rocks out to the "Yeah Yeah Yeahs," they both despise "girl music" (ie. anything with a female singer).

I'm not sure why people freak out so much about adult music vs. kids music.  As long as there aren't a lot of bad words, I'd say it's just music.  Like most things in the environment people try to make it appropriate for kids, but the kids don't make the decision.  I mean, do you let them choose the color to paint your living room?  Do they get to choose the family car?  Why would I let them choose what music I listen to?  If I had to hear The Wheels on the Bus over and over and over, I'd have a nervous breakdown.

In our house the Rolling Stones are what Grammy and Grandpa listen to!  My youngest calls Led Zeppelin

old timey music".  They all seem to prefer classical, Natasha Atlas, Asian and world music.  They love the dance beats of Atlas!

How about some metal? Not talking about those wimpy 80's hair bands either. We're talking Corrosion of Conformity, Anthrax, Clutch, through in some Fugazi for a little punk, etc etc. My 2 yr old son prefers anything fast and loud and don't dare change the song to "kiddie" music. Hubby even has him playing air guitar.

I never listened to "kid music" when I was little like they have today. I see no reason to shelter my kids from the world, and they will probably just listen to what I listen to once they are old enough to care/ sing along

My kids like Bon Jovi and Def Leppard.  I know this b/c we listened to clock radios in a hotel room once and they wanted to stick with that channel.  None of that in my CDs or iPod!  

They don't listen to a lot of adult music but I am fully aware that this is more for my comfort than theirs.  Apparently I used to sing, "Skyrockets in flight, afternoon delight!" in the grocery store.  While I am a fan of the occasional nooner, it wasn't a particularly corrupting influence in my life.  

What I like about kid music is the variety of subject matter for the songs - bugs, baseball, food, dancing, seasons, counting, etc.  Some of it is inane and annoying but much of it is interesting and relevant to my kids' lives.

My daughter asks for "Chinese," by Lily Allen, and "Roll to Me," by Del Amitri.  She also asks for old-school NKOTB, but that hardly counts as adult!