Baby

[Otis Westinghouse]

A song tha gets my jugular in terms of family/kids/relationships is Christy Moore's The Voyage:

I am a sailor, you're my first mate
We signed on together, we coupled our fate
Hauled up our anchor, determined not to fail
For the hearts treasure, together we set sail

With no maps to guide us we steered our own course
Rode out the storms when the winds were gale force
Sat out the doldrums in patience and hope
Working together we learned how to cope

Chorus:
Life is an ocean and love is a boat
In troubled water that keeps us afloat
When we started the voyage, there was just me and you
Now gathered round us, we have our own crew

Together we're in this relationship
We built it with care to last the whole trip
Our true destination's not marked on any charts
We're navigating to the shores of the heart

I love the chorus musially and lyrically, and I often think of my brood with the word 'crew' in mind.

[Mr. Average]

James Taylor from Gorilla:

"Sarah Maria"

A beautiful lullaby that he wrote for his infant daughter. Simple, pure, and unforgettable. I changed the name to match my daughters and sang it to her often as an infant. She hums it even today, 14 years old, even though she has never heard the actual recording...by design.

She likes her version.

[Who Shot Sam?]

Richard Hawley and/or the Everly Brothers - "Who's Going To Shoe Your Pretty Little Feet". Beautiful song.

[Goody2Shoes]

Baby Mine - Bonnie Raitt's rendition of the song from the movie "Dumbo".

[Mr. Average]

I am not an Enya fan at all, but I cannot tell you how helpful she was to my wife and I when my colicy infant daughter (many years ago) would fight sleep. The song Carribean Blue repeated over and over until she drifted off to a sound sleep, and to associate any melody with the peaceful and angelic look of a baby asleep in her Mothers arms is a good thing.

[LessThanZero]

Be My Baby - The Ronnettes
Original of the Species - U2
St. Judy's Comet - Paul Simon
Stay Up Late - Talking Heads
Livin' Thing - ELO
You Are The Sunshine Of My Life - Stevie Wonder
Beautiful Boy (Darling Boy) - John Lennon
Kooks - David Bowie
Hey Jude - The Beatles
What a Wonderful World - Satchmo
Ordinary Boy - Alex Lloyd
Hello, Goodbye - The Beatles
Little Wing - Hendrix
Baby I Love You - Aretha Franklin
Somewhere Over the Rainbow
Lullabye - Ben Folds
Mary's Little Lamb - Otis Redding
You Are My Sunshine - Ray Charles
Here Comes The Sun - The Beatles
Baby Love - The Supremes
Baby, Baby, Baby - Aretha Franklin
I Live for You - George Harrison
Keep Your Hands Off My Baby - Little Eva