The other theme was what did you like as a child, teenager youngster that your parents didn't understand or like. Which music of the present day makes your hair (if you have any!) stand on end or send shivers down your spine with it's out of tune songs?

Offspring.
It's their accent, hope I'm not a terrible snob. There are one or two that I can stand.

I'm so sorry if I offend anyone, but it would have to be Aaron Carter, The Backstreet Boy and Britney Spears. I've never liked bubble gum type pop acts, not even as a kid, so I just don't get them.

offend anyone! I thought that was the point of the question.

My child does not listen to this but I do not like really twangy country music. Eminem and Marilyn Manson are two artists in the rock/ rap genres that really make me cringe. My son is still small and listens to Bobby McFerrin and Disney Soundtracks. Who knows what it will be when he is a teenager. I am pretty open minded and try to listen to a variety and try to keep fairly current even though when I list my favorites it does not appear that way. Nothing shocks me in the music world. I try to explain that my didain of Eminem and Marilyn Manson is not because they are shocking but rather they try to paint themselves that way and really are not and they are often hypocritical at a time when people need to stand up for what they feel right, wrong or indifferent.

Malizma, you know a lot of people around me in the Philadelphia suburbs would disdainfully speak about Disney and how it took over everything cultural, but once you've had your own children, you quickly say to yourself, well, who else is doing anything? And at least they do produce quality animation and soundtracks.
Bobby McFerrin, now here's a confession, I just love that silly salmon that sings "Don't worry, be happy" and wish I could have had one for Christmas! It's so silly!
I like his voice.

In the area I had the kids really small in, people sneered at Barney, and refused to let their kids touch Fisher Price toys and in the long run, they tried to inflict their own tastes on the kids...
They were always happy to come over to our house!

Barney is annoying, but they are kids so let 'em have it. My son likes Don't Worry Be hapy, but his favorites are "Bang Zoom" "Baby, Baby" (not the Amy Grant song), and the CD with Bobby McFerrin and Yo-Yo Ma called "Hush". Yeah, Disney gets a bad wrap sometime but I would rather hear Toy Story or Tarzen blaring in our house than some of the crap that's out there.

Er! would someone please mention someone that I have actually heard of?

Rap hip hop or what ever that"music" is called.Sucks!!It ain't music. It is an art form but not music.

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Well Fosse, don't know if you've got kids, but just imagine "Postman Pat" sung about twenty five thousand times by a toddler (I hope they still have him on the BBC) and you'll know what we mean about Barney or the Teletubbies or the rest of them.

I just had to see what got your goat there in Tennessee, I mean it had to be something pretty bad.

Last night the kids were playing one next to me that was so bad, as it was full of obscenities and disharmony for the shock effect.
I said, "move that one up a notch, or else I will."
And so they did.

Yes Bruyere I do have "Kids", 25, 23 and 21 years old so I've gone through the Kids Pop for at least 15 years Tellytubbies NO thank goodness! But I did have to learn Bob the Builder for my local Panto Group, Put my hard hat on and join in and sing it with the kids about 10 times per night for 5 nights, that was a nightmare. (My favourites were the Wombles - great tunes and lyrics thanks Mike Batt and yes we still have the records proper black ones!)
My daughter is into the "Extreme" music scene being the arty one and it just doesn't do anything for me! AND I WAS THE ONE WITH THE EXTREME TASTES AS A TEENAGER (see other themes) being a Rolling Stones fan when everyone else was Beatles and then switching to Folk Music with Dylan and Baez. (Hey I'm repeating myself, it's a sign of getting old you know)

I wish I could hear some of the music that the other contributers complain about. When you'ver had kids and they learn to play a musical instrument, especially the violin(and in my case Recorder, Oboe, Trumpet, Keybard, Bugle, Bass Bugle Guitar, Bass Guitar and Drums) you really can't comlain about any published music being bad. I did have the satisfaction of hearing top class music(of all types)played on all the instruments eventually.

I found one for you, Missy Elliot, that one would drive a saint up the wall! Does anyone know what I mean?

I like Alicia Keyes though...pretty voice and arrangement.

Good taste Bruyere.... Alicia keys is fantastic but Missy Elliot is kinda ennoying (but then I don't like rap anyway).
I guess I cn't contribut further to this as I'm not a mother but as a 20 year old I have fond memories of Postman Pat as a child! He is still on the BBc here in England but his New Millennium equivalent is Bob The Builder. Have you seen him? He's cute and has had 2 huge hits over here! One of them was the biggest seller of 2000 and beat Eminem to no.1!!
See ya. Littleowl.

I watched TV all the time between studying while I was in the UK for a year, I'd study then run in and watch the television and I learned so much.
Postman Pat is very very sweet and I loved the songs and though I was 26 at the time I'd watch the way the kids' shows worked there. Ooops, you were probably a kid then, it's been 20 years now!
Haven't seen the Builder guy, visited the UK two years ago and absorbed as much as possible but didn't catch it!

Missy Elliott is pretty obnoxious stuff. They are plucking something, at least it sounds like a real instrument!
I could tolerate it in an ethnic sound but in that sound, yuck.

Right now the thing they listen to, is this music thing where they pick a bunch of young people and teach them to be stars, tape their lives and then eliminate them one by one! The kids are singing it in the car.

Hey Fosse, sorry for being late - only just joined and read your posting. Subject dear to my heart. Rolling Stones, Dylan, Donovan - the biz! 18 year old daughter into Blue (who?) [No not The Who] and 13 year old son playing Limp Biskit (don't ask) and Linking Park (B'linking rot). The occasional cover version turns up (e.g. Hey Baby Bruce Chanel original) which they think is the works when really there is nothing original, but they hate our oldies! Mind you I suppose it proves the old adage that everything that goes around comes around because as a teenager-out 7 nights a week- would not leave home before watching T.O.T.P. on a Thursday with parents begging me to go!
Have to say though - do quite like Stereophonics version of Rod's Handbags and Gladrags!
This all from a woman who is tone deaf - adore Leonard Cohen and when I play/sing along the whole family put their headphones on! (Including the old man!)

Sorry - not been available for a few days -
Sterophonics I have heard of - and Glad Rags is excellant BUT my "Kids" don't like it.

From an earlier post - Do you know Bob the Builders not that bad - try doing Incy Wincy Spder with all the actions 7 or eight times a night in front of an audience.