Looking for Song Suggestion

[lillilah]

I have run through all the Pimsleur audio programs for Russian, so I have started making my own little audio programs to help remember Russian words that just won't stay in my head. So far, this is working pretty well. At the end of each of my little programs, I have included Russian children's songs that my friends have suggested. So far, I've used:
Gena's Birthday Song/Пусть бегут неуклюже
The theme for Голубой Вагон
Весёлая карусель (especially good if you can't say ля)
Баю-баюшки-баю

Anyway, what I could use help with is finding children's songs or other songs with easily understandable lyrics and cultural significance. I already love DDT, so suggestions of their songs aren't necessary.

I am totally okay with people sending me messages but have found that I often can't reply because of privacy settings. If your settings only let friends message you, I won't be able to get back to you.

Thanks for your help!

Comments

[rina-grant.livejournal.com]

I'd suggest the early albums by Valery Meladze where he's struggling to defeat his Georgian accent pronouncing the Russian words really clearly, and the music is Pure Heaven! :)

[spiritrc.livejournal.com]

Music "heavenlyness" is highly arguable. As some girl asked exactly during that period, "Valery, why it is so that you seem to have different songs, but it sounds like you always sing just one, a very long and boring one?"

[rina-grant.livejournal.com]

Well, my husband and myself are both professional rock musicians and we definitely don't think so! In fact, I gave some of his earlier songs to a few Western music producers to listen to and they were amazed. They said it was a crying shame he didn't sing in English because he could make tons of money with that stuff in the West. But i agree that some people who have no ear for music might have a problem with his songs :)

[spiritrc.livejournal.com]

Tons of money in the West mean exactly the same as in Russia: he makes popular music consumable by an average (stupid, low educated) listener. Justin Bieber makes tons of money in the West. ;-)

Heavenly sounding music is, for instance, Irina Bogushevskaya. Fortunately, she isn't after "tons of money", she is after good music and lyrics. Hence she isn't as popular in Russia as Meladze or Kirkorov.