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| Pop tunes 'used to calm babies' | Pop tunes 'used to calm babies' |
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| Rocking a baby to sleep has been given a whole new meaning as some mothers ditch traditional lullabies for popular pop and rock tunes. | |
| Songs such as Robbie Williams' Angels and Oasis anthem Wonderwall proved popular in the poll of 2,000 mothers. | Songs such as Robbie Williams' Angels and Oasis anthem Wonderwall proved popular in the poll of 2,000 mothers. |
| The survey found nearly two-thirds thought pop ballads could be better for getting babies to sleep than lullabies like Rock-a-Bye Baby. | |
| The Baby Website, which carried out the research, said it was surprised. | The Baby Website, which carried out the research, said it was surprised. |
| Spokeswoman Kathryn Crawford suggested mothers were being influenced by the music they were listening to during the day. | Spokeswoman Kathryn Crawford suggested mothers were being influenced by the music they were listening to during the day. |
| TOP POP AND ROCK BED-TIME TUNES Patience - Take ThatAngels - Robbie WilliamsI Kissed a Girl - Kate PerryYou're Beautiful - James BluntLove Me Tender - Elvis PresleyBeautiful - Christine AguileraWarwick Avenue - DuffySweet Child O' Mine - Guns N' RosesWonderwall - OasisGirls - Sugababes | TOP POP AND ROCK BED-TIME TUNES Patience - Take ThatAngels - Robbie WilliamsI Kissed a Girl - Kate PerryYou're Beautiful - James BluntLove Me Tender - Elvis PresleyBeautiful - Christine AguileraWarwick Avenue - DuffySweet Child O' Mine - Guns N' RosesWonderwall - OasisGirls - Sugababes |
| "We were really surprised to find that mums would rather sing modern pop tunes than traditional lullabies. | "We were really surprised to find that mums would rather sing modern pop tunes than traditional lullabies. |
| "I expect most mums put the radio on when at home with the baby and the catchy lyrics make it impossible to sing anything else at bedtime." | "I expect most mums put the radio on when at home with the baby and the catchy lyrics make it impossible to sing anything else at bedtime." |
| Take That's chart-topper Patience was named as the most popular pop song, while Angels claimed second place with Kate Perry's I Kissed a Girl third. | Take That's chart-topper Patience was named as the most popular pop song, while Angels claimed second place with Kate Perry's I Kissed a Girl third. |
| The poll also revealed 13% of mothers thought lullabies were too old-fashioned, while one in 10 said they could not remember the words to any of them. | The poll also revealed 13% of mothers thought lullabies were too old-fashioned, while one in 10 said they could not remember the words to any of them. |
| Nearly half of mothers said they sang to their little ones to calm them when they were upset, while a third always lulled their baby off to sleep with a song. | Nearly half of mothers said they sang to their little ones to calm them when they were upset, while a third always lulled their baby off to sleep with a song. |
| But Simon Cooper, of Mother and Baby Music, which produces calming music CDs for parents, said: "Babies need ambient and rhythmic sounds to calm them. That is what they get in the womb. | But Simon Cooper, of Mother and Baby Music, which produces calming music CDs for parents, said: "Babies need ambient and rhythmic sounds to calm them. That is what they get in the womb. |
| "Some pop music will give them this, but certainly not all." | "Some pop music will give them this, but certainly not all." |