What to listen to while deciding whether to babysit, wishing you could babysit, thinking about how you’re too old to be babysat, or babysitting kids who love Guns N’ Roses.
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Friday Playlist: Adventures in Babysitting
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Alright, since I’m a die-hard Kinks fan I gotta say:
Babies-The Kinks
Baby Face-The Kinks.
If you’ve never been exposed to the Kinks before, you’re welcome for this life changing experience. ;)
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Log in to replyThis is a fantabulous playlist. However, it makes me sad that it doesn’t have Babysitters on Acid on it.
Log in to replyhttp://youtu.be/npLkZsaftqo
This is the best version I could find on youtube. It doesn’t have the entire song, but it does have the song’s amazing video.
YES! LITTLE BABIESSSS
Log in to reply“Little Babies” = Best chorus! :-)
Log in to replyjustin bieber. alrighty then.
Log in to replyNICK CAVE NICK CAVE i love you Rookie.
Log in to replyThe babysitter’s here — Dar Williams
Log in to replyMy friend and I once had to play “Sweet Child O’ Mine” for this summer rock camp thing, and then dedicated it to a cat named Sunny. To this day I can’t listen to the song without hearing her changing the lyrics to “She’s got smiles and a kitty caaaat. . .”
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Log in to replyAwesome. Just awesome. I love that movie BTW. Adventures in Babysitting. Brilliant.
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Log in to replythe best thing about babysitting is u get to be like a kid again…or be the kind of caretaker u wish u had as a kid
Log in to replyBABY YOU’RE A RICH MAN BABY YOU’RE A RICH MAN BABY YOU’RE A RICH MAN TOO
Log in to replyYOU KEEP ALL YOUR MONEY IN A BIG BROWN BAG INSIDE A ZOO WHAT A THING TO DO
oh i wanna take you home, i wanna give you children, and you might be my girlfriend, yeah yeah yeah yeah yeah yeah~
Log in to replyI just watched the Bad Babysitter video on YouTube (BAN SOPA). Delightful! THANKS YOU for introducing me to that. Wikipedia (BAN SOPA) tells me that Princess Superstar is a member of MENSA. Of course she is…?
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Log in to replyI love adventures in babysitting. such a good movie
Log in to replyNick Cave ♥
Log in to replyGreat playlist, I just babysat last night!
Log in to replyAwesome playlist! Although I’ve never been babysitting or intend to (your post about babysitter killers put me off for life) I’ll definitely be listening to this (although I’ll think I’ll exclude Justin Biebs) xxx
Log in to replyugh this makes me want to babysit :(
Log in to replynow i remember that this theme reminds me of a book, i think it was after dark-haruki murakami. cool playlist btw!
Log in to replyHehe, I babysat just the other day, and am tonight as well. I love being a childish person who is somehow considered “responsible”.
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