Contest: The Top 50 Kids Songs of All Time

It's time for the first-ever Zooglobble contest.

Later this week, I'll start counting down my (highly subjective) list of the top 50 kids songs of all time.

And I have a bright, shiny new CD for the person who can most closely guess my Top 5.
I'm talking about classics here, not an idiosyncratic list of songs. I'll be listing songs that kids and artists have sung over and over, mostly songs that many American kids have heard at least a few times in their lives. In other words, I might think the Jellydots' "Bicycle" is an awesome song (because it is), but it's fairly new and hasn't had a chance to make its way into the kids music culture. Having said that, my list won't solely be composed of public-domain classics -- look for some newer songs to be on the list, too.

The rules:
1. List your guesses in order from 1 to 5 in the comments of this post.
2. You get one guess -- your first one and that's all.
3. You will need to include your e-mail in your guess.
4. The winner will be the person who guesses the #1 song.
5. Assuming there's a tie in #4, the winner will be the person who guesses the most songs in my top 5.
6. Assuming there's a tie in #5, the winner will be the person who guesses the right placement in #2, then #3, etc.
7. If there's still a tie, well, we'll see what we can do.
8. All entries are due before I post songs #20 and above. (I expect to post roughly 10 per week.)

No, I don't know yet what CD the winner will receive, but it'll be a CD of high-quality kids' music, of that I can guarantee.

If you have questions, post 'em here, too. Have fun!

Comments

[Eric Herman]

I'm guessing...

1. Blackbeard, Bluebeard and Redbeard (by Eric Herman)2. I Am a Robot (by Eric Herman)3. Prune Juice (by Eric Herman)4. The Math Game (by Eric Herman)5. Snow Day (by Eric Herman)

What do I win?????

[Karela Blinco]

My guesses are:1 I don't know why she swallowed the fly2 The ants go marching 2X23 rock a bye baby4 twinkle twinkle little star5 Itsy bitsy spider

[Katrina]

1. Old MacDonald Had A Farm2. Itsy Bitsy Spider3. Twinkle Twinkle Little Star4. Farmer In the Dell5. ABC's

[Clark]

I have a book called The Best Children's Songs Ever, so I kind of feel like I'm cheating. Anyway...

1) Twinkle Twinkle Little Star2) I've Been Working on the Railroad3) Its a Small World After All (certainly not one of my favorites, but every kid who has ever been to Disney Land/World knows the song backwards and forwards)4) Rainbow Connection (The Wikipedia entry lists 12 artists that have covered this song, and it has recently been used in an episode of "The Office". Now, that's range.)5) Miss Mary Mack (not exactly a song perhaps, but my daughter knows it, my grandmother probably knows it, and it has been kept around largely by word of mouth.)

[Joni]

1. Twinkle Twinkle2. She'll be coming 'round the mountain.

3. Down by the Bay (where the watermelons grow) by Raffi

4. Alphabet of Nations by They Might be Giants

5. White Sands and Grey Sands

[Katy Lloyd]

Here goes nothing (and by the way, this is really, really hard!! And really, really fun!!):1. Hokey Pokey2. Inchworm3. All Around the Kitchen (e.g. Dan Zanes' version)4. If You're Happy and You Know It5. Where Do They Make Balloons? (TMBG)

[Robyn Dupuis]

1. Twinkle Twinkle2. Old MacDonald3. BINGO4. Itsy Bitsy Spider5. London Bridge

Wow, these, along with 51 others are all on my new album: "Music Time for Parents and Grandparents"! www.musictimecds.com :-) Thanks, I can't wait to see the answer!

[Elinor]

"Tommy Don't Lick That Pipe" by John McCutcheon

[Ann Torralba]

1. You sing a song (Ella Jenkins)2. Car, car3. I had a Rooster4. All around the kitchen5. Mail myself to you

[Phil]

My kids guess:

1. Yellow Submarine by The Beatles2. Malcolm McGillikitty by Ralph's World3. Hot Potato by The Wiggles4. Cherry In My Tree by XTC5. The Elephant Song by Eric Herman

[Scott M. Isgrigg]

1. This Land is Your Land (Woody Guthrie)2. Bein' Green (Kermit The Frog- AKA JimHenson)3. Puff The Magic Dragon (Peter, Paul andMary.)4. The Bus Song (Traditional Written By:Unknown)5. On Top Of Spaghetti (Tom Glazer)

[Toni Jackson]

1. You are my sunshine2. Wonder Wheel (Dan Zanes)3. Marvelous Toy (Peter, Paul & Mary)4. Fuzzy and Blue (Sesame Street)5. Larry's a Sunflower (Peter Himmelmann)

[Ellen]

1. Twinkle twinkle little star2. Old Macdonald had a farm3. ABC song4.Head, shoulders knees and toes5. BINGO

[Donnie]

1) You Are My Sunshine2) Puff the Magic Dragon3) Sing (Sing a Song)4) Three is A Magic Number5) Take Me Out to the Ballgame

[Stefan]

Contest is now closed. You'll have to wait for Songs 1-5 to find out the winner.