Catch a Wave: Beach Songs for Kids

Editorial Reviews
Amazon.com
It takes a lot of cowabunga (or something!) to rerecord classic Beach Boys fare, beach or no beach. But the makers of Catch a Wave: Beach Music for Kids can't be denied, even if their thin voices aren't always quite the match for legendary Brian Wilson songs such as "When I Grow Up (To Be a Man)" and the immortal "In My Room." Still, kid vocalists Tahkus Ekedal, Bernie Steinberg, and Sudhananda give it a big go and manage to capture the spirit and sentiment of these tunes (if not the perfect wave of sound). Surrounded by other Beach Boys stuff, from "Surfin Safari," "Surfer Girl," and "Fun, Fun, Fun" to "Kokomo," "Dance, Dance, Dance" and other summer songs, lie the predictable versions of "Wipe Out," "Little Old Lady from Pasadena," and "Itsy Bitsy Teenie Weenie Yellow Polka Dot Bikini," novelty pieces made for surf and sand. If nothing else, hearing these kids cover what could well be the soundtrack for the endless summer, grown-ups will want to dust off their old copies of Beach Boy albums or, better yet, update them to CD. --Martin Keller

From Parents' Choice®
Little Surfer Girls and Guys, and moms and dads, too, can hit the beach-at least in spirit-and share some travelin' back in time music as a host of talented kids put heart and soul into this well-produced collection of mostly Beach Boys hits. A 2000 Parents' Choice® Approved winner.

Reviewed by Lynne Heffley, Parents' Choice® 2000

Catch a Wave: Beach Songs for Kids

Catch a Wave: Beach Songs for Kids, Music, Various Artists, Beach, Children's Collections, Childrens, Pop

Average customer rating:

Wipe Out!!

Awful

Stick with the orignals

Read this and buy Endless Summer instead for your child!

Try exposing kids to the original Beach Boys recordings

Catch a Wave: Beach Songs for Kids
Various Artists
Manufacturer: Music Little People
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

General | Children's Music | Styles | Music
Compilations | Children's Music | Styles | Music
Beach Pop | Oldies | Pop | Styles | Music
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ASIN: B00004T03H
Release Date: 2000-05-23

Tracks:

Catch A Wave
Surfin' Safari
Fun, Fun, Fun
Surfer Girl
Wipe Out
Kokomo
Dance, Dance, Dance
When I Grow Up (To Be A Man)
In My Room
Itsy Bitsy Teenie Weenie Yellow Polka Dot Bikini
Little Old Lady From Pasadena
All Summer Long
Surfin' U.S.A.

Product Description

Catch a wave, hang ten or just feel the sand between your toes with these classic sing-along beach songs styled in the contemporary rhythms of today's music. Whether you're a Surfer Girl, a Surfer Joe or The Little Old Lady From Pasadena, childhood memories of a day at the beach will be evoked with these memorable lyrics and their delightful melodies. Catch A Wave Surfin' Safari Fun, Fun, Fun Surfer Girl Wipe Out Kokomo Dance, Dance, Dance When I Grow Up (To Be A Man) In My Room Itsy Bitsy Teenie Weenie Yellow Polka Dot Bikini Little Old Lady From Pasadena All Summer Long Surfin' U.S.A.

Amazon.com

It takes a lot of cowabunga (or something!) to rerecord classic Beach Boys fare, beach or no beach. But the makers of Catch a Wave: Beach Music for Kids can't be denied, even if their thin voices aren't always quite the match for legendary Brian Wilson songs such as "When I Grow Up (To Be a Man)" and the immortal "In My Room." Still, kid vocalists Tahkus Ekedal, Bernie Steinberg, and Sudhananda give it a big go and manage to capture the spirit and sentiment of these tunes (if not the perfect wave of sound). Surrounded by other Beach Boys stuff, from "Surfin Safari," "Surfer Girl," and "Fun, Fun, Fun" to "Kokomo," "Dance, Dance, Dance" and other summer songs, lie the predictable versions of "Wipe Out," "Little Old Lady from Pasadena," and "Itsy Bitsy Teenie Weenie Yellow Polka Dot Bikini," novelty pieces made for surf and sand. If nothing else, hearing these kids cover what could well be the soundtrack for the endless summer, grown-ups will want to dust off their old copies of Beach Boy albums or, better yet, update them to CD. --Martin Keller

Customer Reviews:

Wipe Out!!.......2006-10-24

An extra star just for the effort. Do yourself a favor and listen to the song samples first and then ask yourself if you want to hear this for several hours a day if your child actually likes it.

Awful.......2006-08-07

This cd is horrible (i mean horrible). the beach boys voices are so much better than this and don't deserve to be butched up. the falsetto voice isn't falsetto, and have they ever heard of a bass voice? their voices are whiny and i'd recommend about 10 years of voice lessons before they ever try and sing again.

sincerly hope they sing better next time,
a very aggrivated kid

Stick with the orignals.......2004-12-21

I am a huge beach boy fan myself, and I find the orignals to be better. Their voices had a melodic ring, and the real ones should not try to be impersonated. Some of these songs are OK though for kids singing them.

Read this and buy Endless Summer instead for your child!.......2003-01-13

I was disappointed by the versions of Beach Boy songs on this CD. I did not feel that these versions for children added anything to the original songs. I am sure your children will enjoy the (mainly) short and joyful tunes of the original artist.

Try exposing kids to the original Beach Boys recordings.......2001-11-15

This is a fine CD, but the Beach Boys' voices were so angelic to begin with, that the original recordings are quite listenable for kids. My 3-year old loves the Beach Boys. Given that most of the original Beach Boys' recordings consisted of sophisticated vocal and musical arrangements (how many pop songs do you know that regularly include French horns, kettle drums, sleigh bells, banjo, and FIVE-part vocal harmonies?), you probably can't go wrong playing the original songs.

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