Comments on: Norah Jones Can Be The First Voice Your Baby Hears

By: Defenestrated

Defenestrated — Wed, 18 Jun 2008 12:29:30 +0000

But… is it smooooooth?

By: NeverEnough

NeverEnough — Wed, 18 Jun 2008 01:36:18 +0000

Doesn’t this constitute child abuse?

By: Reidicus

Reidicus — Tue, 17 Jun 2008 10:19:53 +0000

Actually, I think Norah may have been the first thing my oldest heard. It was either that or Hem, as we had both "Come Away With Me" and "Rabbit Songs" in the delivery room.

But that 2002 child was the last of the pre-iPod era; my youngest was born (3 months ago) to a wildly eclectic mix, and I can't even remember what was playing at the time she was born because it happened so fast.

By: Chris Molanphy

Chris Molanphy — Tue, 17 Jun 2008 09:11:02 +0000

@mexiback: Ditto - one of only maybe two songs of hers I like at all. I used to like "Don't Know Why" but have been beaten into submission by repetition. "Sunrise" still holds up, though; she shoulda gone further on that mellow-country tip.

@Maura Johnston: OMG, word. Most underrated track in his oeuvre.

I did a mix for friends of mine who had their first kid years ago called the "Sleepytime" mix; it's full of mellow stuff like Beck and Belle & Sebastian and Nick Drake and Neil Young. Works like a charm.

By: Anonymous

Anonymous — Tue, 17 Jun 2008 08:32:55 +0000

Headphones placed on my wife's belly, pre-natally piping in Mozart and "Revolver" was a lot more valuable than exposing my son to Celine Dion.
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By: Maura Johnston

Maura Johnston — Tue, 17 Jun 2008 07:38:06 +0000

If you're going to have a Kenny Loggins track...

By: mexiback

mexiback — Tue, 17 Jun 2008 07:28:18 +0000

I love “Sunrise” by Norah Jones. There you have it: I’m a wuss.