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My 4 year old son and 18 month old daughter love listening to the songs on Music play date. The introductions by oh and ah give it more of the playhouse disney feel.

This CD was fun, but my 2 year old was disappointed that it was only music and not a video with the characters. He kept asking me to turn the TV on to see Manny, Mickey Mouse, and the rest of the gang.

This is just what I needed to keep the kids happy in the car! Great music that I have fun listening to!

Disney Play House Music Play Date CD is happy and fun with voices that sound like kids and delightful songs and music to entertain your young children over and over, inspiring sing along and dancing around. However, i recommend you get it for their own private enjoyment because repeated listening may not be the adults' enjoyment. If you with your child to entertain himself in his own space or wit his own earphones, this is perfect! As with ALL Disney products, they know children and the products with the Disney label are wholesome and wonderful and timeless.

The tracks are already listed in the product description, but I wanted to point out a few things:

1) the Choo-Choo soul songs on this CD are not on the Choo Choo Soul [CD/DVD], so it can only add to your collection

2) we only own Juice Box Heroes, and not the other CDs by Imagination Movers, but Puppy Dog and Kick It were new to us (aside from watching the episodes on TV)

3) the Mickey Mouse Clubhouse tracks can also be found on Here Come the 123s as well as Mickey Mouse Clubhouse

4) includes songs from the "between" shows like Happy Monster Band, and Ooh and Aah, which is completely awesome!!

5) other shows include Handy Manny, Bunnytown, My Friends Tigger & Pooh, Johnny and the Sprites, and Special Agent Oso

This is my son's new favorite out of all the children's CDs that we have because it includes the theme songs from ten different Disney shows, and this is the first time I've come across a mix like this. (I would love it if Disney would make a DVD compilation with the same show selections -- kind of like Nick Jr.'s All About Fall or Sleepytime Stories)

We play this in the car, whether it's errands or a road trip. We play this at home too...an easy way to keep the TV turned off, and get other things done.

I wrote a listmania list of children's music (you can find it through my profile), if you want to see what I am comparing this CD to...needless to say, the whole family enjoys this CD.

I was pleased with the CD, the only problem it arrived 2 days after promised and was not here for the party. Very disappointing.

It's neat to have songs by the decade. Grab the decade you want, and just sit back.

I love this CD. It brings back memories of listening to my dad's record albums as a kid. And my kids (ages 6 and 8) also love the music on this CD. It is a nice change of pace from the music we hear on the radio every day.

great cd - I played it at my parents 50th wedding anniversary party and everyone loved it.

This CD has a great selection of ten songs that were really big in 1969. The sound is great; and there are great photos of some of the groups represented on this CD. The liner notes lack any extensive essay; but who cares? You'll be transported back in time to 1969 with some great rock nostalgia. My only gripe is that this CD series limits the CD tracks to ten.

Another reviewer writes that Tommy James & The Shondells shouldn't have been picked twice since there was only room for ten songs on this CD. I think he has a good point; but I liked both "Crimson And Clover" and "Crystal Blue Persuasion" anyway. They are somewhat laid back, quasi-psychedelic songs that you can still hear occasionally on certain radio stations playing '60s music.

There are several different types of songs on this CD; and that's really a great plus! "Na Na Hey Hey Kiss Him Goodbye" has an awesome beat and is still sometimes played at sports events. "Sugar, Sugar" by The Archies represents that bubblegum type of '60s song that is very catchy even if it's not the greatest music ever written. "Build Me Up Buttercup" has a terrific, almost triumphant sounding musical arrangement this is completely infectious; and "Aquarius/Let The Sunshine In" has a certain dramatic element to it that starts the CD off on a very strong note.

In short, if you have to pick just one CD to cover the year 1969, this is a great choice. It's not as comprehensive as I would like it to be because Rhino limited the "Billboard Rock & Roll" series to ten songs each. I recommend this CD for fans of music from the late '60s and people who just want to know a little bit more about some of the great hits put out in 1969.

I bought this to replace my spouse's copy of the CD, lost when his car was totalled in an accident last Sept. He wasn't hurt, but the guy who hit him was.
It's even BETTER than the CD because you can SEE the lovely Celtic Women who sang it!

The DVD is very good. It is interesting to see the different performers - We had just seen the traveling show. The quality of the DVD is excellent audio & video are very 'strong', creating much of the theater effect. I am also pleased with Amazon's detailed & accuract service - Thanks!

This is an awesome DVD! We have had no trouble with it whatever; and the material is mesmerizing, The beauty of the music and the beauty of the performers complement each other wonderfully -- we love this DVD!

I first heard of the Celtic Woman from a PBS broadcast the Celtic Woman - A New Journey. I became captivated by their voices and smooth style of singing. All five woman are incredible performers. The four vocalists, Chloe, Lisa, Meav and Orla are beautiful to listen to as they are to watch. Even when they sing in Gaelic the pure quality of their voices are breathtaking. Mairead, the fiddler, never speaks, but you will delight your senses as she glides around the stage playing her fiddle. This DVD concert is beautifully produced with a good selection of songs that highlight their powerful voices and personal styles. All the music has a Celtic quality even when the song is not of Celtic origin. It's a very upbeat and happy DVD which I hoped would never end. I originally purchased the Celtic Woman - A New Journey and was so mesmerized by their performances I just had to have more and this DVD was perfect. I found behind the scenes very interesting learning more about these woman and their background. You'll not be disappointed.

even with the hectic Christmas cruch, I got my product in record time! it came just as promised and I was so excited to get it

It is great to see the acts performing again, however the audio quality left a lot to be desired. I saw the show on our local PBS station and the audio track was great.

Poor quality DVD. Wait until you see the McGuire sisters. Big time "duck lips" from too many face lifts. Do yourself a favor and skip this DVD.

I ordered Magic Moments the best of 50s pop

This is phenomenal
Be sure to watch The Diamonds (little darlin) Fabulus

We loved this cd. The highlight was the Waywood Wind by Gogi Grant. They all souded great a lot like the original record. IT was great to hear 26 miles. I flew into Los Angeles from Austalia and when the pilot said we were flying over the Catalina Islands I knew we had 26 miles to go.You can a lot from music.

I saw this concert on PBS, another entry in the My Music concert series produced by T. J. Lubinsky, and found it to be excellent. It is refreshing to hear some of these old timers who can still belt it out, and very educational for some of us folks younger than seventy who just enjoy good music, but haven't seen many of these artists for obvious reasons. It is an excellent DVD, and although the McGuire Sisters did look a bit alarming, it is still a worthwhile addition to anyone's music performance library.

Free to be you and me is an excellent DVD presentation with stories, music and wonderful animation. It is for children three and up and even an adult can enjoy it.

Free To Be You And Me stars Marlo Thomas, Harry Belafonte, Rosey Grier, Michael Jackson, Kris Kristopherson and others who lend their voices to the animated shorts that make up this brief but very sweet message directed at children. Simply put, Free To Be You And Me tells children that they should love their fellow human beings as brothers and sisters; and children learn that they can and should try to achieve their dreams in childhood and especially in adulthood as well.

While some scenarios feature the actors going through routines to show that anything is possible (and remember, Marlo Thomas posing as a construction worker was practically radical back in 1974), other scenarios are animated. The animation isn't always the greatest, but it's more than adequate and it helps to impart a meaningful message anyway. For example, in one animated scenario we meet a King's daughter named Atalanta. She doesn't feel so sure that she wants to get married despite the fact that her father the King (the symbol of authority and what society expects for a young woman) wants her to get married right away. When there is a contest to see who can win the right to marry Atalanta, she meets her match in a young man named John from the village. John and Atalanta come in tied for first place; and John is wise enough to know that Atalanta has to want to marry him and that she cannot be forced to marry simply because that's what other people in society expect for a young woman to do.

Another wonderful animated scenario concerns a young boy named Dudley Pippin. Dudley is accused by his teacher of spilling paint all over the floor at school. Although Dudley denies it, his teacher doesn't believe him and makes him clean up the mess long after all the other children have gone home. Dudley then goes home--but on his way home he meets the principal who tells Dudley that it's OK to cry about being so misunderstood by his teacher. This animated segment leads straight into the very famous (well, it was very famous at the time) segment in which the ultra-macho football star Rosey Grier sings "It's All Right To Cry" while playing the guitar. "It's All Right To Cry" is very masterfully done and Rosey doesn't falter one bit.

In general, the other segments teach children that it's OK to be in touch with their feelings about friends, siblings and their parents. There's even a segment on the importance of letting a young boy have a doll--so that he can see what it's like to be a father when he grows up to have his own children.

Overall, Free To Be You And Me doesn't lack much. The quality of the print could have been cleaned up somewhat; but it's all so good that this is really minor. I highly recommend this film for children to watch; it might also stimulate some meaningful conversation between parents and their children, too.

It was a wonderful treat to revisit Free to be You and Me! And a gentle reminder at how much we take for granted now in the realm of parenting and working. This was one of the first mass market efforts to show kids that mommies and daddies could move away from traditional jobs, that daddies were nurturers, that boys had feminine sides and girls masculine and that differences were something to be celebrated not dismissed. Rosie Greer's singing It's Alright To Cry was brilliant and the baby sequence is delightful. Even though Free to Be You and Me is over 30 years old, it's message is current and worth getting out. My 12 and 10 year old nieces watched it with me and enjoyed it very much.

What's to say?
Free to Be You and Me is timeless, brilliant, and super fun for kids of all ages.
Great cast, wonderfully imaginative songs.
Too bad nobody's making an updated version!

My daughter now talks about being a police officer and pretends to direct traffic. She practices running races like Atalanta and my toddler asks me to show her the babies and she sings "free to be" all day long.

These stories and songs influenced me, opened the world to me, and they do the same for my young daughters. I remembered every word from my own childhood and sharing this with my daughters is emotional, special, and worthwhile.

Anyone who says female empowerment is no longer necessary is (1) not female; and (2) doesn't have daughters.

I credit these lessons with my sense of social justice and I hope my daughters develop this as well.

IF YOU LIKE ALL KINDS OF MUSIC AND HAVE KIDS (8YRS AND OLDER) ITS PERFECT !

Being more of a classic rock person, the Grammy Nominee series enables me to have more current music in my library. Current 2009 release did not disappoint; even my daughters listen.

I don't listen to the radio much but if this is the best the music industry has to offer this past year I won't be turning my radio on any time soon. There were a couple songs that were good (Adele's Chasing Pavements for one) but overall it's horrendous!!!

THESE GRAMMY NOMINATION CD'S ARE VERY GOOD BECAUSE YOU GET ALL THE BEST SONGS IN ONE CD.
I RATE THIS AND ALL THE GRAMMY CDS EXCELLENT FOR THE VARIETY AND POPULARITY OF THE BEST SONGS.

I always like these Grammy cds. Various music and various artist. For me....it was a poor year in music. Although, I have to admit I missed the Plant/Kraus duet on the radio and heard it on this CD and love it.

I loved the movie and soundtrack to "Dan In Real Life" - a very happy story with great characters. And having the music enables me to enjoy those great feelings everytime I play the CD. Thanks, Amazon, for the excellent service and quality of your products.

I can only remember that "Little Miss Sunshine" soundtrack was as memorable as this soundtrack. It's sad that alot of times that most of the music from films are not captured in the CD release of soundtracks. "Dan in Real Life" captures pretty much all the music from the film. It introduces us to Sondre Lerche who is now one of my favorites. His falsettos makes listening to his voice almost natural. Also, I love all the band, piano, and guitars as well. The tunes just flow out like a breeze for easy listening. Here are some the highlights that are my personal favorites in no particular order.

1) Human Hands- I never grow tire of this tune since it just reminds me of the football scene with Dan and Marie...

2) Let My Love Open the Door- I just love the strings especially the end with the climatic ending...

3) Hell No- Regina Spektor makes this especially fun with its teasing call and answer with Sondre Lerche...

Simply delighful. Loaned it to my boss and never got it back. Miss listening to it. Gonna have to track it down. =D=

It was only after seeing the movie that I even became aware of the artist Sondre Lerche. For me the music was so much a part of the film (which I loved) that I had to do some on line research about the soundtrack. I agree with a previous reviewer that it was somewhat disappointing that the film version of "Let My Love Open The Door" was not a part of this but Lerche's version is okay. The lack of that song as it appeared in the film is the only reason I'm not giving this 5 stars. I listen to this CD almost daily and it always brings a smile to my face.

Well, well. That is a pretty piece of work. I really loved the songs on this lp, partly because I loved the movie itself so much. It is very rare that a movie and the music playing in it create a zone of comfort and everything just fits perfectly.
Here we have a very talented young songwriter, who simply did a wonderful job. The easyness of the songs plus the simplicity of the lyrics make it a treat to listen to that particular soundtrack.
Sondre Lerche uses lots of musical surprises and nice easy-to-remember melodies. It is something you can have playing in the back of your everyday life.

My baby is a big fan of Mickey Mouse Clubhouse! This CD is the Best! He loves listening to it. It has the same songs he hears on the show.

For some reason I was in the idea that it was songs from the show and it is definitely not. It's a mickey mouse version of traditional kids songs...plus the show's theme song. My kids get irritated with this immediately and it's rarely used. I see Disney channel is now having "music videos" with the various cartoon characters so the songs are becoming more familiar but this cd is not for us. If they put out another with more of the in show songs that'd be great but for now? This will be recycled to someone else.

We bought this for our Granddaughter, and she absolutely loved it. It's a well made toy with lots of little surprises. Takes some abuse, too. It was easy to put together and it is very colorful for little eyes.

This was the 1st CD my son really liked. Then again, he's a big fan of the Mickey Mouse Clubhouse. Good mix of songs.

This is just not what we thought it was going to be. Most the songs, we have never heard of on Clubhouse. Only the first and last song are the only songs that we listen to.

Pure 80's may not have all the biggest hits from the 1980s on it; but you get a whopping 20 tracks and that makes this CD a good deal. These songs bring back a lot of memories for me and that's special. These songs are well reproduced here; the quality of the sound is absolutely excellent. The artwork is good, too. I wish we had some liner notes!

The CD begins with The Buggles performing a great hit entitled "Video Killed the Radio Star." "Video Killed the Radio Star" got played so much on the radio I knew all the lyrics by heart! This tune has a fine musical arrangement that The Buggles do this one up right. In addition, "Sweet Dreams (Are Made of This)" by The Eurythmics was just one of their best tunes; The Eurythmics never sounded better and that strong percussion marks the beat along with the drums. They sing this pretty well, too! I love it; and this was played in all the clubs back in the day. I don't think Wang Chung got enough true respect for their "Everybody Have Fun Tonight;" it's quite a strong number and Wang Chung really showed they had a lot of talent.

There's also the hit "One Thing Leads To Another" by The Fixx; and listen for "Something About You" by Level 42. Level 42 really shines on this tune; "Something About You" was and remains a big hit for them and they do this one with a lot of class. Culture Club got a lot of mileage from "Karma Chameleon" and they deserved every bit of the attention and airplay that they got for this tune. "Everybody Wants To Rule The World" keeps Tears For Fears squarely in the spotlight which was right where they always belonged--awesome! In addition, I really like "Higher Love" by the wonderful Steve Winwood; Steve really sings this one straight out of the ballpark and he remains a music icon to this day.

"Addicted To Love" by Robert Palmer is another song that features the talents of a very accomplished artist; you're bound to enjoy "Addicted To Love." The guitars, percussion and drums combine to form the basis of a strong musical arrangement--but wisely they never steal the show away from Robert; he stays in the spotlight and that's quite all right by me! Dexys Midnight Runners do their wonderful "Come On Eileen;" I remember hearing this on the radio and rushing out to the record store to buy the LP single of this number so I could listen anytime I wanted to hear it! The Stray Cats do a magnificent job on "Rock This Town;" they use the music to complement their vocals perfectly.

Madness plays and sings "Our House" which always makes me think of my childhood home--it's THAT good. This tune will bring back memories and Madness harmonizes really well on the chorus for this classic 80's tune! The CD even ends strong with Squeeze playing "Tempted." "Tempted" was one of their biggest hits ever and they still rank high in my book. They play this to perfection, too.

Overall, Pure 80's is a great CD that I heartily recommend to people who like music from the 1980s. Truthfully, though, it is probably best suited for the newcomer who doesn't yet have these hits in their music collection; but it could be a nice addition for the more diehard fan as well. If you truly want an in-depth look at 80's music, however, I would recommend a box set of this genre of music.

My 8 yr old granddaughter said "This is Awesome"
My 7 yr old grandson said "sweet"

I used to fall asleep to this album throughout my middle-school years of heartache and pop-worship. This is my favorite compilation CD. It has the 4 songs that, to me, sport a tattoo of the 80s on their foreheads: "Video Killed the Radio Star", "Everybody (Wang Chung) Tonight", "Centerfold" and the epic "Jessie's Girl".

C.D. is great to listen to , Love the Music , and the C.D. is in great
shape , and came quick.

Out of the 7 Pure '80s CD's: Pure '80s #1, Pure '80s Hits, Pure '80s, More Pure '80s, Pure '80s Love, Pure '80s Rock, Pure '80s Dance, the original has the best hits of the '80s on it. The DVD series of Pure '80s is based on this 1980's music series. This is preformed by the original singers and it doesn't seem to have gay music on it. My top songs are Sweet Dreams Are Made Of This ( Eurythmics ), One Thing Leads To Another ( Fixx ), Obsession ( Animation ), Tempted ( Squeeze ). Pure '80s is a popular CD series and they have better than the others. '80s CDs that are by the countdown or starlite singers aren't the original and way worse. There are 20 songs on this and the number of songs decrease as it goes into the series. This is the first Pure '80s CD.


Grade: A++++

I used this cd whit my baby in her play time and she love it.

I am so glad to add Baby Mozart to my Baby Einstein collection. I listen to this CD and my Baby Bach daily. A must have for your little one.

I bought this CD for my yet unborn daughter, played it for her to listen to whilst in the womb.
As a result of my love for classical music; after playing it,I ended up in love with it myself.
The only let down is that the written language on the CD is in Spanish and not English which I Speak.

My baby loves the baby einstein movies (3 months old) and this uses the music from the baby Mozart video, so he recognizes it and laughs and plays while listening!

I have this playing in our daughters room all the time - usually while I am nursing or we are sitting on the floor reading books. Very nice music to have on low in the background.