Favorite songs from childhood

[CinnamonSugar]

Do you have songs from childhood that bring back happy memories?

Although he passed away before I was born, since my grandpa was a railroad man, "I've Been Working on the Railroad" was a favorite.

Also, I always loved the fun words and catchy tune to "Would You Like to Swing on a Star" sung by Bing Crosby

 

[OneEyedDiva]

My uncle had a collection of 78s. These are the first two songs I remember him playing for me and I was crazy about music ever since. I must've been 4 years old at the time. I still play these great songs to this day. Thank God for Mp3s and YouTube. @Pecos

 

[jujube]

My grandma used to sing "I Love You a Bushel and a Peck" to me all the time. I still love that song.

 

[Paco Dennis]

 

[JonDouglas]

I don't know that I had a favorite, growing up. There are several songs that stick out in my mind, suggesting I must have liked them at the time. These are/were:

• Riders in the Sky (Vaughn Monroe)
• High Noon (Frankie Lane)
• Moonglow and the Theme From Picnic (Morris Stoloff)
• Canadian Sunset (Heywood and Winterhalter)

Sometime in the 1950s, rock and roll kicked in big time but I was too busy with multiple jobs , school and sports to pay much attention.

 

[hollydolly]

I used to love this when I was a little kid... and to this day if I find myself driving through an area where there's lots of similar houses I still sing it...

 

[hollydolly]

We used to sing this a lot in the school playground...

 

[Ken N Tx]

 

[Pink Biz]

 

[Aunt Bea]

 

[Keesha]

 

[fuzzybuddy]

This is not MY favorite song, but it was the song my little brother loved. It's "Sink The Bismark". My brother played it from when he was 9 till he was 10. CONSTANTLY!!!!! You have no idea how much I wanted to run into his room, and smash that record to billions of bits.

 

[funsearcher!]

From grade school-The Arkansas Traveller

 

[hollydolly]

 

[Pinky]

Itsy Bitsy Spider
How Much Is That Doggy In The Window
Blue Tail Fly
Hop-Scotch Polka

 

[Pink Biz]

 

[hollydolly]

 

[Meanderer]

My Dad used to sing Bill Grogan's Goat. I like this version, by Jesse Thompson.

 

[CinnamonSugar]

Oh nearly forgot...

M-I-C... K-E-Y... MOUSE!

 

[cdestroyer]

I had two fav songs, one was the blue tango on an old 78 I think I wore it out, the other was a 45 grandma had pattie page doggie in the window

 

[RubyK]

My Dad used to play the accordian for parties. One of his favorite songs was "Goodnight Irene."
From the first time I heard it as a child, I loved it. I used to sing it all the time.

 

[Aunt Marg]

Not so much favourites, but rather memorable...

• Mrs. Robinson, by Simon & Garfunkel
• Yellow Submarine, by The Beatles
• Itsy Bitsy Teenie Weenie Yellow Polkadot Bikini, by Brian Hyland
• Alone Again, Naturally, by Gilbert O'Sullivan

There are definitely more, but these I remember just like yesterday.

 

[Sassycakes]

Anything Elvis sang.

 

[Fyrefox]

“Beep Beep” by The Playmates, with a little Nash Rambler putting a Cadillac to shame. The song gradually got faster and faster, simulating the road race action...

 

[Pinky]

Anyone else remember this son?

There was an old man named Michael O'Finnegan
He had whiskers on his chin-a-gin
Along came the wind and blew them in again
Poor old Michael O'Finnegan
Again again

.. or something like that