I've got four, aged 8, 7, 5 and 3.

Big hits? The Proclaimers. "Sandra's Having Her Brain Out" by The Soft Boys. Tom T Hall (but not his songs for children, for some reason). Buffy Saint Marie. Tom Russell - "Tonight We Ride" has multifarious opportunities to yodel along - what more could you want? "It's A Long Way To The Top" - but this may have more to do with Jack Black than ACDC. Del Amitri's version of "Ace of Spades" goes down well too. Current favourite amongst them all is Justin Townes Earle's "Harlem River Blues" (the song, not the whole album). I think it's words that can be heard and sung along to they like a lot.

Things which I just can't them to appreciate: Springsteen. Ian McNabb. Steve Earle.

Unfortunately, I caught 5 year old singing Bananarama's "It Ain't What You Do"; time for some intensive Dwight Yoakham, I think.

modern music is rubbish

When I was a younger I wanted to be different from my parents, my music was a badge of my difference. That was why The Beatles, Pink Floyd, The Pistols, Happy Mondays, etc meant something special to young people at the time. Now everyone has an agreed notion of what is good. It makes me want to stick my old Crass records on. I'm looking forward to the day when my offspring play stuff which forces me to say, "What is that bloody racket?"

Even my wife won't listen to my music.

Eldest daughter does like Sigur Ros though. Which is nice.

2.5 yr old and 11 month old. Both of them LOVE Get In The Swing by Sparks. The eldest one has her own Beatles compilation (ObLaDi, Submarine, I'm only sleeping, Hello Goodbye, etc) which she loves. She is also mad for the new ElvisC record (the apple doesn't fall far from the tree) in particular the track I Lost You which we have had to play on a loop on nursery runs.

A big heads up for this record too: Tom Gray from Gomez has done this kids record for a show based on the book Penguin. It's excellent and much loved in our house.
http://open.spotify.com/album/3kzTeHt5WisqvXj03mK5Qx

couldn't give a toss about bands or pop stars but she loves some of the records they make. She seems to be a major fan of two bluebottles bashing against the sides of her headphones in four four time.

Or at least it sounds like two bluebottles.

Was when a previously unheard (oh but why?) solo track by Mick Jagger popped up on the iPod and my then three year old son said "Is this the man who can't get what he wants?". About a month later I played Kirsty MacColl's version of "Days" and the little G burst into tears "because something's happened to the song". Not a big one for cover versions then...

2 boys, 16 + 14 respectively, ddon't want anything to do with what I listen to.

They're currently on a strict, self imposed diet of "RnB" awfulness.

Vive la difference.

But - I do derive a small spark of satisfaction in my black, black heart when I hear them playing some god awful cover version, and I'm able to pop the vinyl off the shelf and play the original that they never knew existed.

Have 2 boys of 6 and 4, and they have both been "subjected" to my music from a young age. They both have their own itunes playlists, which they insist on having on at mealtimes. Not a problem for me as most of it is from my collection. Their mum is not always so keen...

[In fact when I bought Plan B last year she said "I can see why you like this" and I felt quite good until she said "because it sounds like everything else you play."]

Like katyg, I had a proud moment the first time the eldest identified the Beatles (although he has since said that about a couple of other bands..) and John Lennon as "the man from the Beatles who is dead."

Dreading the time when they bring their "own" music back...

Saw half an hour of a hideous Disney-esque film from 2009 called 'Band Slam' yesterday

In it clean cut post-High School Musical teens 'form a band' and enter the local titular competition to win a record contract. All of the characters talk about 'Tom Petty' 'CBGBs' and other assorted rock stalwarts as being icons of cool - it just sounds weird- these are 'Grandads'. The lead character takes it a step further by carrying on an imagined conversation with 'David BoughWee'.

It just all feels wrong and cringe-making. The 'Industry' got excited with the notion of peddling catalogue and 'rock heritage'. The craze for band logo'd 'classic rock' t-shirts will fade. This week it was announced that no further Guitar Hero titles will be produced and so another line of catalogue income goes.

Music has shown it can light the teenage and 'young' existence - become core to their lives and lay foundations for the future. It is only going to be that real and longstanding if there is a bond of ownership. The way it is currently going - the younger generation will like any of this music but they won't care in the same way.

Music is just no longer such a core part of growing up

both love The Beatles. James is also into The Kinks, The Who, The Jam, The Smith (you get the picture), any good pop/rock as well as a lot of his own stuff like King Blues, Arctic Monkeys, Mumford & Sons. Through the latter I have got him into Show Of Hands. The only thing he won't go near is Prog Rock. Yes, Pink Floyd (later stuff) etc as he can't get his head round any track lasting more than 5 minutes. I ocassionally put something 'new' on his iPod and get him to listen and he's usually pretty up on it put picky for instance, he likes a bit of Led Zep but is not into extended guitar solos. I'll gibe him a B+ but could do better!

We had some friends round last week and I played Darkness on the Edge of Town to prove some point or another. Their two year old asked who was singing ("Who da'?" may have been the actual phrasing). To keep things simple his father said "It's The Boss". The album finished and little Noah turned to us both. "More Boss!" he said.

Eldest (6) recognised that the song on the ad (A Message To You Rudy) was the same as the one in the car. Interestingly the ad is the Specials and it's Dandy in the car.

I popped some The Pink Floyd on in the car a week or two ago and The Mum (90 in May this year) said "Oh, that's him I like". I said "Them Mum, them" and she said "oh that's right, they're one of yours* is it The Pink Floyd"?
I beamed so hard I had to turn the car heater off.

*she remembers bands from my teens like Alice Cooper, Mott the Hoople and Genesis up to The Sisters Of Mercy in my late 20s, bless

dances with me to lots of different music - the other day it was 'Wicked Act' by Black Uhuru. On the other hand, she will often ask me what that noise is coming out of my speakers. In this respect she takes after her mother.

They adore The Beatles - Charlotte loves Paul, Emily loves George because of Taxman, which is her favourite song. They also really like Battles, as I've mentioned before. Weird playful math-rock is a winner with the under 5s, it seems. I've tried The Hold Steady but they don't like the shouty songs.

So it's all Sgt Pepper, Revolver and bits of Rubber Soul for them. Hearing them go "beep beep, beep beep YEAH!" or talking to each other about which song is on in the car ("this one is She's Leaving Home, Emily") makes me disproportionately proud.