Thursday, April 4, 2013

First Pregnancy Soundtrack

Even cats are dangerous? Toxoplasmosis tests every month...

Why are there so many love songs and so few pregnancy songs? It's a challenging and emotional time, right? Perfect for songwriters - but I'm not one, so here's some songs from my small CD collection I've been listening to.

 I hope you enjoy this playlist I made of 'my favourite songs this pregnancy' (my first). Some are love songs, others are ones I heard from a new perspective - a pregnant lady one - and related to at least some of their lyrics. And there's a couple that are just nice to listen / sing to. 

Track list and a few comments follow youtube link to videos:






Song names and artists:



It's a Hard Life - Queen
I did it for love 


No drinks just when you feel you could use one

Kooks - David Bowie
We bought a lot of things to keep you warm and dry & a funny old crib on which the paint won't dry

The Click Song - Miriam Makeba 
(our baby will hopefully be bilingual - but will I be?)

I'll Be Here Every Day - Capetown Lullaby
Today is just like any other day / wouldn't want it any other way / now that I'm with you

Get Up, Stand Up - Bob Marley and the Whalers
(my husband would sing this to me at 6am when I had to get up in the dark to go to class)

Gonna Be Sick! The Dø
(Feel free to skip this one! Track 6)

Sick as a dog for months - but this one cheered me up!

It's Oh So Quiet - Björk
(Zing! Boom! Not feeling oh so alone with these kicks and stabs)

Cross Oceans - First Aid Kit
(imagining how my life will change... I still want to cross oceans)

Baby Mine - Bette Midler
From your head down to your toes, you're not much, goodness knows

Love Love Love - Tété
(just a lovely little ditty for my itty bitty one)

Not Evident - The Narcoleptic Dancers
Come with me I will tell you a story / where people fight for their territory

Whatever Lola Wants - Della Reese
No regrets!

Nature - The Fourmyula
Talking aloud eases my mind

Gutter Black - Hello Sailor
You in my brain / You in my heart

You're Gonna See a Lot of Me - Lisa Ekdahl
I'll make you love me /  Wait and see

When Life was a Miracle - The No Smoking Orchestra
(Maybe I'll only let people in the delivery suite if they come in a line playing gypsy trumpets)

Good motivation for the new dad to quit smoking!


La Banane - Philippe Katerine
No, I'll never go to the supermarket, rather die. Don't ever want to get dressed, rather die. 
........Just let me eat my banana.

Non Non Non - Camélia Jordana
No, I don't wanna get rid of this beautiful hell / that I'm starting to like / I don't wanna leave my lounge


Singing in My Soul - Tess and Adrian
(it's an acoustic and beautiful duet...sung by a trio)

Sleep - Kimya Dawson
(Even though the baby's not born yet it's still keeping me awake at night)

A New Dialogue - Julia Deans
(Yes, I still want to go out!)

I Want to Break Free - Queen
(I think pregnancy needs some more power ballads)

Soundtrack to Falling in Love - Charlie Winston
('All of me, You've found your way to all of me' - perfect for late pregnancy!)

Here Comes the Sun - Yuna (Beatles cover)
(Finally Spring is coming - and the baby too!)

Natural beauty was one thing I didn't have to give up enjoying

Sleep (instrumental) - Kimya Dawson
(A lovely lullaby from the Juno soundtrack)




When sensitive to smells, good to have some nice things like these Angel's Trumpets