We asked new dad, Zach Baeker, to guest "DJ" for his new son Chester. Baeker is an ardent music fan and we expected him to share all the jams that Ches would have to hear one day. Instead he took this playlist in a much more meaningful direction, weaving together good tunes and some wisdom into a cohesive arc of songs.
Baeker is the founder of a company that makes Brazilian spirits, a cachaça called Espirito XVI and a vodka called Boteco. Check them out at espiritoxvi.com and botecovodka.com.
If you’re a parent, let us know what songs you want to make sure to share with your kids as they grow up.
Music
- “Home” by Edward Sharpe and the Magnetic Zeros
- "Jealous Guy (live)" by Donny Hathaway
- “I See the Want To In Your Eyes” by Conway Twitty
- "Lady Don't Tek No" by Latyrx
- “A Minha Menina” by Os Mutantes
- "Na Rua, Na Chuva, Na Fazenda" by Hyldon
- “In the Waiting Line” by Zero 7
- “Nobody Can Live Forever” by Tim Maia
- "Taking Alcatraz" by Field Report
- "The Weight (with The Staple Singers)" by The Band
- "Sing About Me/Dying of Thirst" by Kendrick Lamar
- "So Many Details" by Toro y Moi
- “Hey Ya!” by Outkast
- “Like a Rolling Stone” by Bob Dylan
- "Liberation" by Outkast
- "10 Mile Stereo" by Beach House
- "Sowing the Seeds of Love" by Tears for Fears
- “Teach Your Children” by Crosby, Stills, Nash, & Young
Notes
Here’s Conway Twitty performing “I See the Want To In Your Eyes” on 70s television, which we mention in this episode, but does not necessarily contain a good message to impart to your children: