Play It Again, Sam, or I'll Have to Let My Fist Do the Talking

What was I saying about turning this into a baby blog? It probably had something to do with what a great idea that is.

Anyway, now that Mara James has been introduced to the world, it is time for her to have an epic soundtrack to accompany her numerous poops & pees, spit-up, arm and leg flailings, naps, feedings, and adorable facial expressions - you know, songs that really capture the ups and downs of being a little baby in a big city. Please, offer any selections you may have--I'll consider all suggestions: silly, poignant, somber, hokey, political, easy listening, etc (nothing too obscene though, at least till she's out of diapers).

This is your chance to make a lasting impression on an actual baby human female. Take a look at a random sampling of the playlist as it currently stands:

(in no particular order)

• The Pixies - "Havalina" ; "Dig for Fire"


• Bjork - "Isobel (Deodato Remix)" ; "Hidden Place" ; "Big Time Sensuality"


• Soul II Soul - "Back to Life" ; "Keep On Movin"


• Talking Heads - Speaking In Tongues


• PJ Harvey - "Dress" ; "Send His Love To Me"


• The Beatles - "With a Little Help from My Friends" ; "Love Me Do" ; "Here Comes the Sun" ; "Ob-La-Di Ob-La-Da"


• Siouxsie & the Banshees - "The Ghost in You"; "Kiss Them For Me"


• The Cure - "Close to You" ; "Just Like Heaven"


• The Organ


• The Police - "Walking on the Moon"


• Le Tigre - "Sweetie" ; "Eau d'Bedroom Dancing"


• Digable Planets - "Good to Be Here"


• Atlas Sound - "Quick Canal" ; "Walkabout"


• Beach House - Teen Dream


• Tricky - "Black Steel"


• Cibo Matto - "Sugar Water" ; "Spoon"


• A Tribe Called Quest - "Excursions" ; "Check the Rhime" ; "Jazz"


• Horace Andy - "Skylarking"


• Janelle Monae - "Cold War" ; "Faster"


• Lykke Li - "Dance, Dance, Dance" ; "I Know Places"


• Massive Attack - "Protection"


• MC Lyte - "Cha Cha Cha"


• Ramsey Lewis Trio - "The In Crowd"


• Michael Jackson - "Don't Stop Till You Get Enough" ; "Wanna Be Startin Something"


• Sam Cooke - "Cupid" ; "What a Wonderful World"


• TV on the Radio - "Stork & Owl"


• De La Soul - "A Roller Skating Jam Named Saturdays"


• Radiohead - "Subterranean Homesick Alien"