{"id":90,"date":"2008-06-17T07:00:00","date_gmt":"2008-06-17T11:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/onceuponageek.com\/2008\/06\/17\/spider-man-spider-man-sing-with-me-now\/"},"modified":"2008-06-15T23:15:23","modified_gmt":"2008-06-16T03:15:23","slug":"spider-man-spider-man-sing-with-me-now","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/onceuponageek.com\/wordpress\/2008\/06\/17\/spider-man-spider-man-sing-with-me-now\/","title":{"rendered":"Spider-Man, Spider-Man&#8230; sing with me now&#8230;"},"content":{"rendered":"<p align=\"justify\">In an earlier post I mentioned I had begun the <a href=\"http:\/\/onceuponageek.com\/2008\/06\/11\/and-so-begins-my-daughters-true-education\/\" title=\"True education of my two-year old daughter\">TRUE education of my two-year old daughter<\/a>.\u00a0 Well, one of the things children love more than anything is music.\u00a0 A while back, my wife and I were unfortunate enough to stumble across a couple\u00a0children&#8217;s music CDs. We purchased them for my step-son who really showed little interest.\u00a0 However, very recently my daughter has decided that these CDs contain tunes that should\u00a0be played endlessly, sung frequently, and revered by all.<\/p>\n<p align=\"justify\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.allmusic.com\/cg\/amg.dll?p=amg&amp;sql=10:hzfoxqualdke\" title=\"Spider-Man &amp; Friends\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" border=\"0\" align=\"right\" width=\"200\" src=\"http:\/\/image.allmusic.com\/00\/amg\/cov200\/drf900\/f914\/f91497dwslv.jpg\" alt=\"Spider-Man &amp; Friends\" height=\"198\" \/><\/a>These CDs happens to be &#8220;<a href=\"http:\/\/www.allmusic.com\/cg\/amg.dll?p=amg&amp;sql=10:hzfoxqualdke\" title=\"Spider-Man &amp; Friends\">Spider-Man &amp; Friends<\/a>&#8221; and &#8220;<a href=\"http:\/\/www.allmusic.com\/cg\/amg.dll?p=amg&amp;sql=10:gnfrxqualdse\" title=\"Spider-Man &amp; Friends 2\">Spider-Man &amp; Friends 2<\/a>&#8220;.\u00a0 Let me tell you&#8230; when it comes to kid-friendly music, these are some of the most painful songs for an adult to suffer through.\u00a0 They are\u00a0saccharine-coated, sickeningly cheerful, and&#8230; unfortunately catchy.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p align=\"justify\">The &#8220;Spider-Man &amp; Friends&#8221; line of merchandise is\u00a0aimed primarily at preschool-age children, and the character likenesses have been\u00a0altered to seem cuter and more kid-friendly.\u00a0 It&#8217;s interesting that they included characters like the Hulk and Wolverine in this kid-friendly line.\u00a0 There was one Hulk book in this line I recall that talks about how the Hulk is never angry, and his incredible strength comes from his happiness.\u00a0 Things that make the Hulk happy are puppies and rainbows.\u00a0 Wow&#8230; just wow.\u00a0 Let&#8217;s see Ed Norton pull off this version of the Hulk.\u00a0 \ud83d\ude42<\/p>\n<p align=\"justify\">For your listening enjoyment (and to share my own personal torment), I&#8217;ve created a medley of six of the songs on the first CD.\u00a0 You can listen to them by using the player below.\u00a0 Just wait until you hear the bits about the Hulk and Wolverine.\u00a0 Running time 2 minutes 12 seconds.\u00a0 Enjoy!<\/p>\n<p align=\"justify\">\n<p class=\"audioplayer_container\"><span style=\"display:block;padding:5px;border:1px solid #dddddd;background:#f8f8f8\" id=\"audioplayer_1\">Audio clip: Adobe Flash Player (version 9 or above) is required to play this audio clip. Download the latest version <a href=\"http:\/\/www.adobe.com\/shockwave\/download\/download.cgi?P1_Prod_Version=ShockwaveFlash&amp;promoid=BIOW\" title=\"Download Adobe Flash Player\">here<\/a>. 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