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Rockabye Baby! Lullaby Renditions of The Ramones

kdk July 12, 2012
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First-time moms to be might be surprised to find that, as soon as you announce your pregnancy, parents of older children (even total strangers) become remarkably generous. They’ll shower you with advice (for better or for worse), as well as all kinds of hand-me-down goodies, from toys and clothes to books on parenting. In one of my own hand-me-down goody bags, I was given a copy of Rockabye Baby!: Lullaby Renditions of The Ramones, a collection of songs by The Ramones, performed in slower, instrumental, lullaby style. As a hip, music-loving mama-to-be, I couldn’t wait to give it a listen—and, once I approached my due date, I hauled out a CD player and placed it beside my bed, to help my particularly active little one learn about bedtime.



Rockabye Baby! is definitely a quirky little collection of tunes. Here, you’ll find everything from “Sheena Is a Punk Rocker” and the somewhat disturbing-sounding (at least in this context) “Beat on the Brat” to the rather appropriate “I Wanna Be Sedated.” Instead of the Ramones’ signature rapid beats and heavy drums, though, you’ll find an unexpected blend of instruments like vibraphone and glockenspiel (yep—I said glockenspiel).



This lullaby collection definitely takes some getting used to. The music is extremely unconventional—not exactly your typical soothing pianos and strings. And it isn’t as calm and soothing as you might expect. In fact, some of the sounds (like the ol’ glockenspiel) can sometimes seem a bit harsh and off-putting.



At the same time, moms and dads who are familiar with the music of The Ramones (and, really, if you’re not familiar with The Ramones, why buy the album?) might initially have a hard time getting to sleep after listening to these lullaby versions. For the first few nights, I found myself listening to the lullaby version of, say, “Rock ‘n’ Roll High School” and spending the night lying awake, rocking out to the real “Rock ‘n’ Roll High School” in my head. Eventually, though, after a few nights of mental punk rock concerts, I got used to it—to the point that the slower tempo of the lullaby versions now seems totally natural.



Of course, only time will tell how my little rock star will react to the these Ramones lullabies once she’s born—though my friend tells me that she used to love listening to it during late-night feedings with her own kids. As for me, though, I’m still torn. I love the idea of the album. I love having slowed-down punk music to share with my little one from an early age. But many of the songs sound alike (which isn’t all that surprising, since many of The Ramones’ songs sound alike), which makes for a rather repetitive album. And although the music is slowly growing on me, I’m still not sold on the glockenspiel.

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Kristin Dreyer Kramer has been writing in some form or another (usually when she was supposed to be doing something else) since the ripe old age of ten—when she, her cousin, and their two Cabbage Patch Dolls formed the Poo Authors’ Club. After a short career in advertising, Kristin got sick of always saying nice things about stuff that didn’t deserve it—so now she spends her days criticizing things, and she’s much happier for it. Since creating NightsAndWeekends.com in February of 2002, Kristin has spent her life surrounded by piles and piles of books and movies—so many that her office has become a kind of entertainment obstacle course. As if her writing and editing responsibilities for N&W.com weren’t enough to keep her out of trouble, Kristin also hosts a number of weekly radio shows: Reel Discovery, Shelf Discovery, and On the Marquee. She’s also a proud member of the Broadcast Film Critics Association (CriticsChoice.com), the Central Ohio Film Critics Association (COFCA.org), the Online Film Critics Society (OFCS.org), and the Women Film Critics Circle (WFCC.Wordpress.com). Kristin lives in Columbus, Ohio, with her husband, Paul, and their daughter, Anna. She welcomes questions, comments, and fan mail at kdk@nightsandweekends.com.
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Kristin Dreyer Kramer has been writing in some form or another (usually when she was supposed to be doing something else) since the ripe old age of ten—when she, her cousin, and their two Cabbage Patch Dolls formed the Poo Authors’ Club. After a short career in advertising, Kristin got sick of always saying nice things about stuff that didn’t deserve it—so now she spends her days criticizing things, and she’s much happier for it.

Since creating NightsAndWeekends.com in February of 2002, Kristin has spent her life surrounded by piles and piles of books and movies—so many that her office has become a kind of entertainment obstacle course.

As if her writing and editing responsibilities for N&W.com weren’t enough to keep her out of trouble, Kristin also hosts a number of weekly radio shows: Reel Discovery, Shelf Discovery, and On the Marquee. She’s also a proud member of the Broadcast Film Critics Association (CriticsChoice.com), the Central Ohio Film Critics Association (COFCA.org), the Online Film Critics Society (OFCS.org), and the Women Film Critics Circle (WFCC.Wordpress.com).

Kristin lives in Columbus, Ohio, with her husband, Paul, and their daughter, Anna. She welcomes questions, comments, and fan mail at kdk@nightsandweekends.com.

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