When you live in a household of multiple people or family members, sometimes you need to create a playlist of songs that work for everyone. If the whole home is going to be let in on the tunes, then they had better be family-friendly! Them’s the rules! But what are the best family-friendly songs? That’s just what we wanted to highlight below. We wanted to jump back into the 2000s and dive into three terrific family-friendly one-hit wonders from that first decade of the new millennium. Why? Because they’re fantastic! Indeed, these are three family-friendly one-hit wonders from the 2000s.
“Bad Day” by Daniel Powter from ‘Daniel Powter’ (2005)
Everyone walking the planet today knows what it’s like to have a bad day. So, first and foremost, this song is relatable to everyone. But it can also be used to teach young people about what a bad day is. They might not know how to talk about their feelings early on, so playing a song that is honest and open about feelings, about a bad day, can be helpful. Not only is this track good for everyone, but it can also be a teaching tool!
Videos by American Songwriter
“1234” by Feist from ‘The Reminder’ (2007)
Speaking of teaching tools, this supremely catchy song from Feist can be used both for entertainment and to teach a bit about counting. No wonder the song was used on Sesame Street to do just that, with the Canadian-born singer bopping about numbers with puppets of all kinds dancing about her. That’s the definition of family-friendly! This one-hit wonder was really a treat back in the early aughts.
“Heaven” by Los Lonely Boys from ‘Los Lonely Boys’ (2003)
This all-ages rock song from Los Lonely Boys is a treat. It’s perfectly produced and showcases terrific musicianship. Not only that, but the song comes from a family band. How’s that for family-friendly? Indeed, this Texas-born rock song is all about that terrific place we hear about from youth: Heaven. So groove along with Los Lonely Boys as you dream of paradise.
Photo by Toni Anne Barson Archive/WireImage
Most Viewed
-
These 1970s parody songs beat all the "real" music on the charts. They blurred the lines between fake song and true hit. -
AUSTRALIA – JANUARY 01: Photo of AC DC and Angus YOUNG and AC/DC and Mark EVANS and Bon SCOTT; Mark Evans, Angus Young (playing Gibson SG guitar), Bon Scott – performing live onstage, c.1975/1976 (Photo by Bob King/Redferns) -
UNSPECIFIED – CIRCA 1970: Photo of Don Gibson Photo by Michael Ochs Archives/Getty Images -
SATURDAY NIGHT LIVE — Episode 2 — Pictured: Musical guest Boz Scaggs performs on September 25, 1976 — Photo by: NBCU Photo Bank -
Barry Manilow in concert at the Bottom Line, NYC during Barry Manilow Achive Images – 1975 in New York City, New York, United States. (Photo by Bobby Bank/WireImage) -
(Original Caption) Charlie Daniels (3rd from left), the entertainer who dedicated his last album to "gun-rotting whiskey and hellatious fights" says he will not play gentle music just to please "damn Yankees drinking martinis" 1/20 at Jimmy Carter's inaugural reception. Daniels said he plans to play the same brand of foot-stomping Southern music he and his band have always produced. They are (from left), Charlie Hayward, Tom Crain, Daniels, Joel Digregorio, Don Murray and Fred Edwards.
