*Update: Congratulations to our winners: Diana G, Fran B, Sarah W, Jodi F, and Talitha L!
We just can’t take loud rock music anymore. That stuff is for the kids. Give me some soft, soothing sounds of the glockenspiel, vibraphone and mellotron.
I’m totally kidding. Well…sort of.
The cool thing is, the folks at Rockabye Baby! know what we modern parents want for our kids. For instance, just this evening, I was listening to some lullaby tracks off of the Rockabye Baby! Renditions of U2 album and Eric yelled from the living room, “Hey, I know that song!” and he wasn’t referring to an old nursery rhyme from his childhood. Now that’s pretty cool. What is also pretty cool is that this is one of the three albums that won an iParenting Media Award for “2007 Greatest Product”.
As my almost-three-year-old was sitting next to me at the table, painting, I asked her if she would like to fall asleep to these songs at night. She paused for a moment to look up at me with that “Duh, mom” look on her face and matter-of-factly responded with “Yeah. But not right now. I’m painting”. I was just looking for her seal of approval.
There is a Rockabye! Baby album for just about every musical taste, from Pink Floyd to Bob Marley. I’m always excited to hear who’s next on the Rockabye roster.
We’re in a giving mood this week – so we thought that we’d offer up five of the Rockabye Baby! Renditions of U2 to five of our readers. To enter, head over to the Rockabye Baby! website, check out all of their current albums. Come back here and leave a comment (comment section is underneath this post) and tell us what artist you think would make a great lullaby album. Who knows, maybe they will take your suggestion and make it a reality. : )
Giveaway ends on Friday, September 19th. The winners will be notified via email the morning of the 20th (check your spam folder!) and we will update this post after they have been chosen.
I would like this for my niece.
This would be a great addition to my daughter’s library of books. :)
Cool.
I would love to hear the renditions of the Rolling Stones! The Beatles and Bob Marley look cool too!
would love this so we have music all can agree upon in the car
I loved the greenday example on the website! I think the Eagles would make a great albumn.
Count my entry :)
Karrine
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I think the Bob Marley CD would be a good one as well. I think Lenny Kravitz would make a cool Baby lullaby cd.
I think the Pink Floyd and Radiohead CDs would be great!
I am going to have to get lots of those cds… I didn’t know that there was so many different artists…
OMG! I LOVE LOVE LOVE rock-a-bye baby!! I’m really into rock music and these are so perfect! I just wish there was a Pearl Jam one! :)
I would love to win this. Please enter me.
My kids love to rock…AC/DC
My kids love Hannah Montana.
We have the Beatles version of Rockabye Baby and my son loves it! Its probably why he loves listening to the Beatles.
love rockabye baby
OH BOY
Very cute my kids would love it.
I would love the beatles and the rolling stones. so much fun.
I’d love to hear this!
What a cute idea, I think I’m going to be buying some new cds.
too cute!
I would love to win this.
Ok, now I have to have the U2 and Coldplay Rockabye Babys. Think they’ll do a Dave Matthews Band one?
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Pearl Jam
Pearl Jam
stevie nicks voice is just right for this
I would love for Staind to make a lullaby album. They are my all time favorite band and it would be cool to pass that along to my child.
GRETHAN WILSON
Rascal Flatts would be wonderful!
THANKS for entry and great contest!
What a great idea. I think it should be someone with a soothing voice.
I think Rod Stewart with his wonderful voice would make some great lullaby music!
I think the Bob Marley CD would be a good one. I think Pink Floyd would make a cool Baby lullaby cd.
I think they should for sure do a Screeching Weasel lullaby CD. ;)
Dave Matthews!!
Definitely Tori Amos!
The Eagles would be great!!!
Very cool! I think Tegan and Sara would make a great album.
I want Bob Marley
A new idea that would be cool for babies.
I would like to see some of the clasic rock bands like aerosmith and such do some songs for kids.
Would it be bad to say that my sons ROCK out to the real hard stuff already? ;) Thanks for the chance to win and I think that aerosmith.. what about metalica(sp) ? ;)
Thanks again!
The Ramones and The Cure would be great. I would love to hear one of these great CDs.
We actually have a Beatles one called Bedtime With the Beatles. My son LOVES the Beatles.
Hmmm…Billy Ocean would be good. Go 80′s! “Get out of my dreams…get into my car..!”
I would love this, or their Bob Marley lullaby album. I think that it would be great to see some classic French songs (Edith Piaf?) or some Shakira!
I think Snow Patrol would make a great Rockabye album. I’d love to win the U2 album or purchase the Cold Play album! Great giveaway!
I like Raffi
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A bunch of them sound good! I think I’d like to hear Switchfoot or Third Day renditions.
Saw these folks at ABC Kids…AWESOME product! We’ve been listening to a sample every night since!
I’d love to hear some more amped up Ska like Fishbone
I’d like to hear Dave Matthews Band. Totally. (And I need to buy the Smashing Pumpkins one right now.)
Ok, how can you do the Ramones to a lullaby…I’m curious. Same with the Pixies! FUN!!!
I would love to see a conjure one lullaby cd – their music is so beautiful.
I love The Cure one!! How about they do some George Straight next??
I would recommend Coldplay… but apparently they already thought of that great idea :)
James Taylor or Queen would make a sweet album for baby and parent alike. These are genius!
I would have said Coldplay but they already have one. Madonna or Christina Aguilera?
Thanks for the great giveaway!
I think Jack Johnson should come out with an album for children. We would def/ line up to buy it.
Hi, Thanks for a fun giveaway drawing. My suggestion for a CD is
Phil Collins! Thanks, Cindi
Tori Amos would be a great one to have. I love her music!
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wow these are great.. I would love to see one by Bon Jovi!!
~fantastic
Awesome idea for raising hip kids. How about some Snoop Dogg?
i’m glad to see all the pearl jam fans out there and i’m all for a tori amos cd too!
we have the beatles one and my son loves it! :) cool contest!
Wow- there are some artists on there that I would have NEVER thought of!! So… how about some country? Garth Brooks? Gretchen Wilson? Or oldies? The Beatles? Rolling Stones? How fun. Hope I win! Thanks!
I love these CDs. We downloaded a sampler from iTunes. Bob Marley is my favorite. I’d love to see one for KISS.
I think Fernando Ortega would make a great lullaby cd… I love his voice. even if he is not as well known as U2
I would love to see one from Bon Jovi :) I think these CDs are so clever and wonderful for kids! Thanks for the great giveaway.
I think oldies but classics — like The Kinks, The Mamas and the Papas, maybe. Thanks!
Megret
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Oh, how about Etta James? Maybe Janis Joplin? That’d be pretty awesome… “Cryyyy, cryyyyy, Bay-bayyyyyy”
This would be a great gift for my neice. Her parents make her listen to hip hop. Yuck!
I’d love to hear some old classics – Sinatra, Nat King Cole, maybe?
I’d like to hear Phil Collins or Celine Dion
I actually gave this away as a baby gift to a friend, but I’d love to have a copy for our son!
I think they should go old school and kick some Van Halen lullabies. It reminds me of a concert in high school where the guy was like “Okay, to tone it down for the last song we’re going to do a lullaby…” and he played Van Halen’s JUMP! I’d love to see how they tackle some of those classic rock hits!
I think DMB would be awesome!
Wow, those are so fun!!! I would LOVE for Counting Crows to make one. They are my fave. Out of the ones already recorded, U2 would be my top pick…with Smashing Pumpkins second!
How fun!!
Hmmmm… There needs to be a lullaby album of songs by the Smiths! I was singing “Sing Me To Sleep” to my baby today. It’s a little morbid, but it did the trick!
New Order may be good one. I would love to buy the Cure or the NIN versions.
I would love that Eagles one but I am thinking Cyndi Lauper’s Time after Time would be a great lullaby as well!
Oh my gosh, these CDs *taunt* me! I’ve been dying to hear what they sound like, and just today, on a trip to NYC, I hiked out of my way to a shop that I know sells them. And they were CLOSED! So still unheard, but still so fascinated…. I’d love to hear The Cure and U2. And for something they don’t make? Hubby and I can never hear enough Springsteen.
I love this giveaway – I grew up with U@ and my hubbys a fan. The cover of the U2 CD is a take on the boy in WAR.
Well, I choose 2 CDS, Beach boys and Pink Floyd – they’re both so different yet mad an impression on me whilst growing up.
THanks for the sweeps.
Too cool, I had heard of these CDs. Mine would have to be the Smashing Pumpkins. – Great contest.
Yeah, cool! – Mine fave is the Nirvand Lullabys, who would have thought. Thanks so much.
Too fun. I am really curious about how the Bjork CD sounds. I think that The Killers would also do a pretty cool lullaby album. Thanks for the giveaway.
I would love a Paul Simon children’s album! Steeley Dan would be cool too.
We are definite U2 fans here – would really like this cd.
The No Doubt one looks cool too.
I would like to see a dave matthews band lullaby album.
I want to get the Nirvana, Metallica, and NIN for ME! (Ok, so my daughter would love them, too!)
I think Bif Naked would make a great addition to this list.
I would love to hear Dave Matthews.
I bet Ozzie could make a great baby CD.
I think Alicia Keys would be beautiful!
how about Neil Diamond
How about Weezer! Most of the artists I could think of are listed, but that’s one I couldn’t find on their site. I love these CDs!
How great! I’d love to see a lullaby album by James Blunt or Dave Matthews Band. Thanks!
I think the Beatles would make a great lullaby album
I’d love to hear a Wilco lullaby album!
Great for the kids
I would love for Paul McCartney (grandfather of 6!) to write and record a special lullaby cd for the babies (and their grandmothers!) HA!
We’d love to have this. Thanks for the opportunity.
i think sarah mclachlan would make a beautiful one, or tori amos, such amazing and pretty voices.
I would love Norah Jones to do one, mmmmm
I’d love to hear one by the Counting Crows!
micheal bolton
Pearal Jam
I would love to see Arcade Fire and Bjork.
James Taylor would be fantastic!
Billy Joel, thanks.
I would love a Bruce Springsteen lullaby CD!!
Enya
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Oh my goodness- I never heard of this before!! METALLICA lullabies?!! As in “Enter Sandman” :) ha ha ha! What an awesome site :D Pink Floyd would make an awesome CD- there’s much to choose from in their discography. I can imagine putting kids to sleep with Dark Side of the Moon! Also, Elvis Presley hasn’t been mentioned.
I would love to win this. Please enter me.
Thanks!!
Would love a Duran Duran one! Would love a chance to win!!!
What a great idea! I would choose Pat Benatar and Leonard Cohen.
Thank you so much!
david bowie would be awesome!
Sheryl Crow!
I went over to check out the current albums. I was going to suggest The Cure, but that was one of the albums that had! How fun is that. I think it is a fun idea, and maybe they could have some older music like Frank Sinatra!
Do the Carpenters qualify? I guess Creadence Clearwater Revival.
How about Aerosmith? I think they would make a really good album!
Alison Krause would make a great lullaby album. She has this high lilting voice.
Santana, Steely Dan, Phil Colins, Bon Jovi, Nora Jones, Josh Kelly and, of course, The Beatles would all be great!
My choice: Bob Marley – All the way!! :D
I think Bob Dylan could make a great lullaby album. He already recorded a version of “This Old Man” for a kids album and it was great. I think he could write some really great songs. Mr. Tambourine Man is almost like a lullaby. It puts me to sleep. Under the Red Sky is a great lullaby type song too but it would scare the kids (a kid baked in a pie?). Blowing in the Wind could be on the album and Just Like Tom Thumb’s Blues.
I think Reba McEntire or LeAnn Rimes.
I’d like to see Neil Young!
Gwen Stafani would make a good one!
Rockabye Baby! Lullaby Renditions of No Doubt! Thanks for the contest!
Everybody needs a little quiet time. Thanks.
I think Sheryl Crow would make a great album.
I think that Sarah McLachlan would make a great album. She has such a soothing voice.
Neil Diamond. Hmmm, maybe I’m just thinking of myself since I love Neil.
I love my Queen’s Greatest Hits CD, and I think some of the songs on there would be great as lullabies!
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amy grant would make a great album she has a sweet voice:)
I’d like to hear Brandon Boyd sings lullabies, he has such a beautiful voice.
I would like for Elton john to make a lellaby CD.
Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers should have a lullaby album.
dolly pardon
I think Enya would make a great lullaby album!
I think a Morrissey one would be better, i usally do Smiths, Pearl Jam and Ben Folds Five lullaby albums in my Wilkinsons pads, but i like to see a Morrissey album.
what about a Pavement album, i like to calm a lullaby version of ‘Cut Your Hair’ for the infants.