Mother Goose Rocks Volume 5

So-so musical parodies for kids.

Artist: Various Artists
Genre: Children's Music Label: LIghtyear Parental Advisory: No Edited Version Available: No Release Date: 10/11/2005

Common Sense Note

Parents need to know that this CD is less about nursery rhymes and more about musical parodies of pop artists.

Families can take turns guessing which artists are being parodied. They might even be inspired to come up with their own artists to imitate, or take turns making up with their own verions of nursery rhymes.

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Common Sense Review

Reviewed By: Scott Bierko

Based on the title of MOTHER GOOSE ROCKS, one might think that this CD is a feisty combination of original rock 'n' roll mixed with nursery rhymes. Right? Well, sort of. These songs do fuse popular music with age-old children's poems. But odds are this is not one that small kids will want to hear repeatedly.

MOTHER GOOSE is a clever collection of really well-produced songs featuring various musicians singing and playing in the style of popular artists like U2 or Green Day. So anyone hoping for music appropriate for very young kids should note -- this music is hardly a fit for most fans of Mother Goose poems. In fact, the CD's main failing is that its musical content is too sophisticated for very young kids while its lyrics are too immature to capture the hearts of older ones.

Younger grade school kids might enjoy riding in the car and guessing who the artists are that are being parodied.

In fact, some of these songs are very faithful imitations. The producers and artists should be congratulated for their faithful dedication to the sounds of the original artists.

So, the bottom line? If you're interested in nursery rhymes or original music for preschoolers, you'd be better off looking elsewhere.

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