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    What music would you buy an 11-yr-old girl?

    I wanted to buy my 11-yr-old niece a CD for Christmas. I don't know what kind of music she listens to on her own. I thought about Finger Eleven for the song Paralyzer, but the rest of the disk is kind of heavy. I think that she might like the Scissor Sisters for their quirkiness, but the lyrics don't really bode well for family listening. I ended up with The Killers, Hot Fuss. A good CD, fun, you can dance to it (if you're into that kind of thing), not too heavy, and no explicit lyrics. Time will tell whether it was a good choice.

    I have until Saturday to exchange The Killers for something else if anyone has any suggestions.

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    Ok ok - My 11yr old daughter likes country, so its easy for me. Since you're buying an old CD anyway, try My Chemical Romance, Jimmy Eat World, Kelly Clarkson, etc. If she is a YouTube or MySpace user, use that as a tool.

    Billy Gay Virus' daughter has a CD out and it gets a lot of hits on YouTube. Funny story, I logged onto YouTube a long time ago and never logged out, and there is my user name on several comments for an Ally & AJ video.

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    Get her music you like, as long as you say "hey this is one of my favorites" if she looks up to you, she'll make herself like it!

    my brother who is 20 years my senior got me hooked on Little Feat and the Doors when I was a kid (I've since CLOSED the Doors on "the doors" but love Little Feat, and other improvisational music)

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    Check these guys out. If I had a little girl, I'd see if she liked 'em. Password is 'jukeboxer'.

    The Elephants

    Mixing the pop sound of the 60s and 70s with surf,
    alt. country and some new ideas, the group has
    specialized in subtle but catchy songwriting that
    aims straight for the heart on both the one in love
    and the heartbroken.

    Without any record or management deal The Elephants
    went on their first US tour in autumn 2006, playing
    shows at well-reputed venues such as the Mercury
    Lounge and Knitting Factory in New York, Southpaw
    in Brooklyn and Maxwellís in New Jersey.
    Back home from this inspiring adventure, the group
    has been recording its debut album with producer
    Morten Bue (Figurines, Sterling, Moi Caprice) who
    also recorded the two songs ìShiversî and
    ìValentineís Dayî with the band last summer.
    The last EP ìSpecial Thingî showed a more
    experimenting side of the group, adding piano, lap
    steel, violin and flute to the ingredients. The new
    album is not going to change that direction; spys
    from the recording studio are mentioning a wind
    section, ukulele, toy keyboards and a string
    orchestra from the 50s to be some of the new
    quirks.

    So far, the playful elephants have received good
    critical acclaim from the Danish reviewers, and
    last year the band was selected to be band of the
    week at the leading Danish music weblog Mymusic.dk.
    In addition, a lot of shows in Copenhagen and
    support shows for hyped groups like Hotchip (UK),
    The Blue Van (DK) and Au Revoir Simone (US) have
    made The Elephants known as a breathtaking live
    act. Mads Just Olesen, the live editor at
    Mymusic.dk, wrote after the bandís last show at the
    venue Loppen: ìThey are making an unusual good and
    unusual ingenuous impression. Everyone who has
    listened to their newest EP Lazybones knows what
    Iím talking about. Also this ordinary Wednesday
    night at Loppen the message was clear. Without a
    hitch The Elephants lead us through an hour of real
    happy California-feeling...

    The Elephants are based in Copenhagen and consist
    of the two singers and guitar-players Bjarke
    Bendtsen and Martine Madsen, the bass-player Rasmus
    Nybo and Kristian Berg behind the drums. The
    group's fifth member is the beloved odd-job man
    Mads Ringblom playing the harmonica, theremin,
    tambourine and other funny things.


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    Thanks Finchy. It's been a while since I've heard anything this bubble gum sweet. It sounds like it could get boring after a few spins, but then again most kids could sit and watch the Lion King over and over again for days on end. Is music the same for them?

    What I'd like to know is...where did you find this?

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    Hey....

    Quote Originally Posted by ForeverAutumn
    I wanted to buy my 11-yr-old niece a CD for Christmas.
    ...she'll be twelve soon.

    Unfortunately, I don't have any suggestions. She likes story songs and progressive rock. Right now she's listening to The Lamb Lies Down on Broadway in the car. She's a big Spock's Beard fan, and loves '70s Renaissance. She likes Dave Carter and Al Stewart, but not as much as her sister.

    Here's an idea. Save your money and make her a collection of song's you love. Story songs are preferrable to prog-metal.

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    Quote Originally Posted by BarryL
    ...she'll be twelve soon.

    Unfortunately, I don't have any suggestions. She likes story songs and progressive rock. Right now she's listening to The Lamb Lies Down on Broadway in the car. She's a big Spock's Beard fan, and loves '70s Renaissance. She likes Dave Carter and Al Stewart, but not as much as her sister.

    Here's an idea. Save your money and make her a collection of song's you love. Story songs are preferrable to prog-metal.
    Ah, so you're teaching the ankle biter about carpet crawlers are you?

    You chimed in too late. I don't have time to make a comp. She's getting The Killers CD and she'll like it.

    Well somebody told me
    You had a boyfriend
    Who looked like a girlfriend
    That I had in February of last year


    That's a story...sort of.

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    Personally, I would never purport to think I could determine what an 11 year old would consider cool.

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    Wink Spice

    Hey FA.

    Spice Girls Greatest Hits will do the trick -- they are big among the pre, twee, teen, and post-teen again.

    Cheers,

    Bill

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    Quote Originally Posted by ForeverAutumn
    I wanted to buy my 11-yr-old niece a CD for Christmas. I don't know what kind of music she listens to on her own. I thought about Finger Eleven for the song Paralyzer, but the rest of the disk is kind of heavy. I think that she might like the Scissor Sisters for their quirkiness, but the lyrics don't really bode well for family listening. I ended up with The Killers, Hot Fuss. A good CD, fun, you can dance to it (if you're into that kind of thing), not too heavy, and no explicit lyrics. Time will tell whether it was a good choice.

    I have until Saturday to exchange The Killers for something else if anyone has any suggestions.
    Why not music by Tchaikovsky , the Nutcracker , or Charlie Brown's , A Charlie Brown Christmas , by the Vince Guaraldi Trio.
    If she is not familiar with Tchaikovsky , you might wish to expose her. her peers will expose her to the other music.

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