Baby shower play list
April 25, 2011 10:52 AM   Subscribe

I'd like to put together a play list of songs that you probably shouldn't play at a baby shower.

I'm helping put together a casual (very casual) coed baby shower. It's more of a lets-get-all-of-our-friends-together-and-celebrate-the-parents-to-be than a "baby shower".

I'd like to put together a play list that is a little "off". Songs that are kind of weird to have playing at a baby shower. An example would be "Cat's in the cradle", "papa don't preach" or even B-Rock and the Bizz's "My Baby Daddy". Songs that are perfectly fine in general, but slightly inappropriate in the context of a baby shower.

Thanks
posted by phelixshu to Grab Bag (91 answers total) 13 users marked this as a favorite
 
Best answer: Kid Creole and the Coconuts - Annie, I'm Not Your Daddy

See if I was in your blood, then you wouldn't be so ugly
posted by mykescipark at 10:55 AM on April 25, 2011 [1 favorite]


Michael Jackson's Billie Jean?
posted by xicana63 at 10:56 AM on April 25, 2011 [4 favorites]


City High - What Would You Do
posted by brainmouse at 10:58 AM on April 25, 2011


Willie Nelson - Don't let your babies grow up to be cowboys

J Frank Wilson and the Cavaliers - Last Kiss (or the Pearl Jam version - either works)

Sunrise, Sunset from Fiddler on the Roof
posted by Pickman's Next Top Model at 10:59 AM on April 25, 2011


Say It Ain't So by Weezer (daddy issues)
posted by smirkette at 11:00 AM on April 25, 2011


Best answer: How inappropriate?

"Baby's On Fire" by Brian Eno

or, even worse;

"Baby's First Coffin" by The Dillinger Escape Plan
posted by BitterOldPunk at 11:02 AM on April 25, 2011


Best answer: Perhaps not appropriate for all audiences, but as a former punk rock kid, it'd be remiss of me not to mention Mommy's Little Monster by Social Distortion and the even more shocking Mommy, Can I Go Out and Kill Tonight? by the Misfits.
posted by leastlikelycowgirl at 11:02 AM on April 25, 2011 [1 favorite]


Response by poster: How inappropriate?

It doesn't matter. If it is TOO inappropriate I wont use it.
posted by phelixshu at 11:04 AM on April 25, 2011


John Vanderslice - They Won't Let Me Run
posted by mmmbacon at 11:06 AM on April 25, 2011


Ice Cube - You Can't Fade Me
posted by box at 11:06 AM on April 25, 2011


Barry Louis Polisar - My Mother Ran Away Today.
posted by needs more cowbell at 11:09 AM on April 25, 2011


Love Child by Diana Ross
posted by tetralix at 11:10 AM on April 25, 2011


Pearl Jam's Daughter.
posted by msali at 11:11 AM on April 25, 2011


Everclear - Father of Mine
posted by Tknophobia at 11:11 AM on April 25, 2011 [1 favorite]


Best answer: Magic Dance, from Labyrinth.
posted by Faint of Butt at 11:17 AM on April 25, 2011 [3 favorites]


Back to back tracks from The Specials: "Too Much Too Young" and "Stupid Marriage"
posted by SomeTrickPony at 11:18 AM on April 25, 2011 [1 favorite]


I'd think Marvin Gaye - Sexual Healing or Let's Get It On would be pretty funny at a baby shower.
posted by Diagonalize at 11:19 AM on April 25, 2011 [1 favorite]


Live - Lightning Crashes
posted by otolith at 11:22 AM on April 25, 2011 [1 favorite]


Wham, Everything She Wants.
And now you tell me that you're having my baby
I'll tell you that I'm happy if you want me to...
Works great for inappropriate weddings, too!
posted by xil at 11:23 AM on April 25, 2011


Country Death Song/Violent Femmes
posted by A Terrible Llama at 11:23 AM on April 25, 2011 [5 favorites]


"Smoke", by Ben Folds Five, would be pretty ghastly. So would "Runaway Train".

Do you know the gender? There's a bunch of songs that would be creepy if it's a girl ("Girl You'll be a Woman Soon", "Only the Good Die Young"). "Thank Heaven For Little Girls" is always creepy, so it doesn't count.
posted by longtime_lurker at 11:23 AM on April 25, 2011


Best answer: This Is The Day We Give Babies Away by Rosalie Sorrels.
posted by mareli at 11:23 AM on April 25, 2011


Best answer: Beat on the Brat.
posted by Astro Zombie at 11:24 AM on April 25, 2011 [2 favorites]


My Boyfriend's Back
posted by salvia at 11:24 AM on April 25, 2011


Never mind -- you wanted *slightly* inappropriate. Do not use my suggestion.
posted by A Terrible Llama at 11:24 AM on April 25, 2011


Best answer: Ace of Base - All that She Wants
posted by MuffinMan at 11:26 AM on April 25, 2011 [1 favorite]


Sylvia Hall, "Don't Touch That Thing" from Cult Cargo: Grand Bahama Goombay (a Numero group comp).
posted by Gortuk at 11:27 AM on April 25, 2011


papa was a rolling stone the temptations
posted by domino at 11:28 AM on April 25, 2011


Gold Digger -- Kanye West ("18 years, 18 years...")
posted by salvia at 11:29 AM on April 25, 2011


This is probably too inappropriate but "Yo' Mama's on Crack Rock!"
posted by nooneyouknow at 11:30 AM on April 25, 2011


Any song from King Diamond - Abigail
Abigail tells the story about a young couple, Miriam Natias and Jonathan La'Fey, who move into an old mansion that La'Fey inherited. It takes place in the summer of 1845. At their arrival they are warned by seven horsemen not to move into the house because if they do "18 will become 9." They do not heed the warning and proceed to move into the mansion. During their first night, Jonathan meets with Count La'Fey, the Family Ghost, who is a deceased relative. The ghost shows him a casket in which a corpse of a stillborn child, Abigail, rests. The ghost informs him that Miriam is carrying the spirit of Abigail and that the child will soon be reborn. He asks Jonathan to kill his wife to prevent the rebirth. In the meantime, the story unfolds of what happened to the Count and his wife; she gave birth to Abigail on 7 July 1777. The Count had thrown her down the stairs, causing her neck to break as well as the death of Abigail, who was an illegitimate daughter. The next day, Miriam is clearly pregnant and the fetus develops quickly. Jonathan contemplates throwing her down the stairs, encouraged seemingly by his wife. However, Miriam throws him down the stairs and gives birth to Abigail. But Miriam does not survive the birth, and Abigail is left alone. At that moment the seven horsemen arrive again, planning to destroy Abigail once more.
posted by wcfields at 11:34 AM on April 25, 2011


For old school country flair: Rake and a Ramblin' Man (aka Do I Look Like a Daddy to You) - Don Williams
posted by cecic at 11:34 AM on April 25, 2011


Caress, by Drive Like Jehu:

Gracie, we're makin babies, yea, we're barefoot on the tiles
we make 'em soft and small and tender,
it's the biggest hazard of your gender
gotta hold it by yourself
Gracie, hold yourself together, it's bad now but it gets better
we're all here to help
everything is swollen, everything is swell... everybody's watching
they all wanna see it kick
pleasure is your crime, Junior is your punishment
happens all the time, everybody rub it in.
It ain't hard to find fault in any thing you do,
we learned to love the hard way, you're gonna learn it too.

posted by saladin at 11:35 AM on April 25, 2011


This is probably way too inappropriate, but the first thing that came to mind was "Lost Woman Song" by Ani DiFranco.
posted by juliapangolin at 11:35 AM on April 25, 2011


Best answer: Sliver--Nirvana

A Simple Kind of Life--No Doubt (I always thought I'd be a mom/Sometimes I wish for a mistake)

Pregnant by R. Kelly just because it is hilariously bad (Girl you make me wanna get you pregnant, knock you up, pregnant, knock you up)
posted by castlebravo at 11:36 AM on April 25, 2011 [2 favorites]




Stephen Lynch - Ugly Baby (sample lyrics: Damn, that's a ugly baby. Damn, that's an ugly-ass baby. I'm feeling quite concerned. My semen must have turned, 'cause damn that's an ugly baby).

Sir Mix-a-lot - Do I even need to tell you the title? Yeah, that one.
posted by It's Never Lurgi at 11:42 AM on April 25, 2011


Country Death Song by the Violent Femmes
posted by Windigo at 11:43 AM on April 25, 2011 [1 favorite]


Ms. Jackson - Outkast
posted by Frank Grimes at 11:47 AM on April 25, 2011


First thing that came to mind was the Day Glo Abortions but they are more than slightly off.

Petula Clark - Baby Lover
Stephin Merritt - The Storks (a great song about vengeful storks delivering stillborn brothers to nasty children)
Major Lazer - Baby - features a disquieting autotuned baby
posted by benzenedream at 11:47 AM on April 25, 2011


Thirteen - Johnny Cash
posted by IanMorr at 11:52 AM on April 25, 2011


The Queers- Hi Mom, It's Me
posted by ThePinkSuperhero at 11:53 AM on April 25, 2011 [1 favorite]


If you want to get really maudlin, there's "That's The Way I've Always Heard It Should Be" by Carly Simon (possibly more in-appropriate for a wedding shower, but they do talk about "starting a family" and such).
posted by EmpressCallipygos at 11:55 AM on April 25, 2011


Aaliyah's "Are You That Somebody" has that amazing creepybaby squeal riding the wave of the Timbaland beats.
posted by sestaaak at 11:58 AM on April 25, 2011


Probably a little too gargey, but

The Baby Who Mutilated Everybody's Heart - Thee Mighty Caesars
posted by Kafkaesque at 12:01 PM on April 25, 2011


"Bummer" and "See you in Hell" by Monster Magnet
posted by rich at 12:03 PM on April 25, 2011


Pennyroyal Tea by Nirvana
Rabies (Baby's Got The) by Six Finger Satellite
At Conception by Cursive
A Baby's Prayer by Kathy Troccoli
Brick by Ben Folds Five
Diary of an Unborn Child by Mark Fox
Goose Walking Over My Grave by Jay Munly
KKKill the Fetus by Esham
Mandy Goes to Med School by the Dresden Dolls
Oasis by Amanda Palmer

Really, plenty of options here.

The Birth of Baby Mothra from the Godzilla vs. The Thing soundtrack (instrumental, but maybe someone will get it)
Baby Oh No by Bow Wow Wow
Giant Sized Baby Thing by Bow Wow Wow
To the Baby Counter by Brainiac
Baby by The Chromatics

I'll have more in a bit.
posted by klangklangston at 12:05 PM on April 25, 2011


Sugar Daddy from Hedwig and the Angry Inch.

Daddy Was A Preacher But Momma Was a Gogo Girl by Southern Culture on the Skids

Only Daddy That'll Walk the Line by Waylon Jennings

Mama Tried by Mere Haggard

When You're Good to Mama from Chicago

Cry Baby Cry by The Beatles

(and if you're not sensitive about pregnancy weight gain)

Big Fat Mamas are Back in Style Again by Candye Kane (OMG weird video. Fun song though.)

Big Legged Mama by Taj Mahal
posted by mollymayhem at 12:06 PM on April 25, 2011 [1 favorite]


How about O Mio Babbino Caro? People always think she's singing something lovely about her bambino, her kid, but she's not. She's telling her father that if she can't marry the man she loves, she's going to jump off a bridge.
posted by dywypi at 12:07 PM on April 25, 2011


Bohemian Rhapsody

Bad to the Bone
posted by Simon Barclay at 12:14 PM on April 25, 2011


The Drugs Don't Work by The Verve (with a view to the birth).
posted by penguin pie at 12:16 PM on April 25, 2011


And the light classic

Throwing My Baby Out with the Bathwater by Tenpole Tudor
posted by Kafkaesque at 12:16 PM on April 25, 2011


Gobsmacked that no one has yet suggested "The Seed."

Also: "Born on the Floor" by the Make Up.
posted by milk white peacock at 12:17 PM on April 25, 2011 [1 favorite]


Bruce Springsteen's Spare Parts:

Bobby said he'd pull out Bobby stayed in
Janey had a baby it wasn't any sin
They were set to marry on a summer day
Bobby got scared and he ran away


This might fall into your "too inappropriate" category though, as later in the song Janey almost drowns her baby son, but ends up deciding against it and forging ahead with life as a single mom.
posted by orange swan at 12:23 PM on April 25, 2011


Ramones - The KKK Took My Baby Away
The Carpenters - Superstar
George Jones - Why Baby Why
Nancy Sinatra and Lee Hazlewood - Down from Dover
Half Japanese - Rosemary's Baby
posted by hydrophonic at 12:30 PM on April 25, 2011


Make it Talk to Me Baby by Egyptian Lover
Bounce Baby Bounce by Everlasting Hitman
The St Tube Baby by A Frames
Baby, You Should Live So Long by the Maddox Brothers and Rose
We're Having a Baby by The Make Up (I recommend the live version on Make-Up After Dark)
I Can't Stand My Baby by the Rezillos
Everybody's Got a Baby But Me by Warren Miller
Baby Bitch by Ween
The Big Three Killed my Baby by The White Stripes
Re-Birth by Front Line Assembly
Child's Story by Slick Rick
Oh My Pregnant Head by Flaming Lips
Do You Fear for Your Child by Thrill Kill Kult
Child Psychologist by Bruce Haack
Spoilt Victorian Child by The Fall
Crippled Child by A Certain Ratio
Teaching Children How to Swear by In Flagranti Fred
Beat Me With a Strap by Ghostface Killah
Greed, Money, Useless Children by Jay Reatard
God Bless the Children of the Beast by Motley Crue
Childcatcher by Patrick Wolf
posted by klangklangston at 12:30 PM on April 25, 2011 [1 favorite]


(You're) Having My Baby by Paul Anka.

Although technically it's a bad song for ANY party.
posted by tommasz at 12:35 PM on April 25, 2011 [1 favorite]


Self - Kiddies.
posted by cashman at 12:46 PM on April 25, 2011


Up The Junction by Squeeze.
posted by penguin pie at 12:47 PM on April 25, 2011 [2 favorites]


Love Child by Diana Ross

Love child
Never meant to be
Love Child
Born in poverty
Love Child
Never meant to be
Love Child
Take a look at me

posted by TooFewShoes at 12:51 PM on April 25, 2011 [2 favorites]


And now for something completely different:
>Daddy, Don't You Walk So Fast - Wayne Newton
posted by MexicanYenta at 1:04 PM on April 25, 2011


Spinal Meningitis by Ween:

Why they wanna see my spine mommy?
Why they wanna see my spine?
It's gonna hurt again mommy
Much worse than last time
Am I gonna see God, mommy?
Am I gonna die?
It really hurts mommy!
Am I gonna die?


1941 by Harry Nilsson:

Well in 1941 a happy father had a son
And by 1944 the father walked right out the door
And in '45 the mom and son were still alive
But who could tell in '46 if the two were to survive

posted by Neely O'Hara at 1:04 PM on April 25, 2011 [2 favorites]


His Majesty the Baby by Momus.
posted by Adridne at 1:35 PM on April 25, 2011 [1 favorite]


Is you is or is you ain't my baby?
posted by fings at 2:06 PM on April 25, 2011




Who's Sorry Now / Connie Francis
posted by humph at 2:25 PM on April 25, 2011


Wow. This deep in and no one mentioned The White Stripes' Hardest Button to Button?
posted by rtimmel at 2:53 PM on April 25, 2011


Ramones - Babysitter We can't start kissing 'cause the kid's a little spy
posted by Lanark at 3:10 PM on April 25, 2011 [1 favorite]


"When I Was a Baby" by Donner Party (or the cover version by New Pornographers).
posted by Karlos the Jackal at 3:16 PM on April 25, 2011


Uh, this is probably more than "slightly inappropriate" but I'm shocked that no one has suggested Last Caress by the Misfits.
posted by dredge at 4:00 PM on April 25, 2011


City Baby's Revenge by Charged GBH.
posted by lumpenprole at 4:01 PM on April 25, 2011


Bodies: Sex Pistols
posted by lumpenprole at 4:03 PM on April 25, 2011


The Clash's 'Straight To Hell'
posted by pupdog at 4:37 PM on April 25, 2011


This is probably too tame, but would make a great party song: Talking Heads "Stay Up Late"
posted by molasses at 5:36 PM on April 25, 2011 [1 favorite]


"Unsolved Child Murder" by the Auteurs (latter-day solo version at the link)
posted by Adventurer at 5:44 PM on April 25, 2011


At what link? This one.
posted by Adventurer at 5:45 PM on April 25, 2011


The Curse of Millhaven by Nick Cave
posted by 5_13_23_42_69_666 at 5:59 PM on April 25, 2011 [1 favorite]


A couple from The Smiths:

Suffer Little Children

This Night Has Opened My Eyes
posted by SisterHavana at 6:00 PM on April 25, 2011 [1 favorite]


I am ashamed of myself, but here goes...

Pat Benatar - Hell is for Children
posted by hydrophonic at 6:29 PM on April 25, 2011


Babysitters on Acid--Lunachicks
posted by luckynerd at 8:04 PM on April 25, 2011


Mama Had a Baby and His Head Popped Off--Atmosphere
posted by Slinga at 8:07 PM on April 25, 2011


First of May by Jonathan Coulton
posted by MsMolly at 8:15 PM on April 25, 2011


What, no GWAR? They're the first things that come to mind when the words "inappropriate" and "music" are in the same school zone. (all links NSFW)

Child
Womb With A View
B.D.F.
Babyraper
posted by Appropriate Username at 8:55 PM on April 25, 2011


Oh! I mistakenly overlooked your preferred level of inappropriateness. Sorry!
posted by Appropriate Username at 9:02 PM on April 25, 2011


Fiddler's Green by the Tragically Hip - it's about the lead singer's nephew, who died as a baby. Beautiful song but tears me up.
posted by crazycanuck at 10:15 PM on April 25, 2011




No Child of Mine - PJ Harvey (short but sweet)
posted by h00py at 6:19 AM on April 26, 2011


The Plan, by Richard Hell and the Voidoids.

It's about a guy who gets a girlfriend to have a baby that he can raise as a sex slave. "Off" enough for ya? :-)
posted by Decani at 8:21 AM on April 26, 2011


Shredded Humans - Cannibal Corpse.
Possibly just a tad too inappropriate though.
posted by tra at 1:04 PM on April 26, 2011


Ninjasonik - Somebody Gonna Get Pregnant
I'm not sure this song should be played anywhere.
posted by TheKM at 9:31 AM on April 27, 2011


Different genre from most of the suggestions here, but how about What'll We Do With the Baby-O:
Every time the baby cries, I stick my finger in the baby's eyes
Every time he starts to grin, I give that baby a bottle of gin
posted by fogovonslack at 10:05 AM on April 27, 2011


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