Nephew #2 look away...now
Baby Mozart. You've seen it advertised. You've heard a track from it introduced on Classic FM as "Also suitable for adults..."
Before the infamous Baritone Stalking Night the other week, SOSSLED had a meet-up in the Royal Opera House shop, where mayhem was caused. Among the objects of derision were CDs that varied on the theme of Baby Mozart. We mocked, we derided.
Your intrepid blogger found herself in HMV today and discovered that the Best Mozart Album in the World contains just about all the tracks that Classic FM's Baby Mozart does, and in total has 45% more tracks, at 40% of the price. All those poor kids being given Baby Mozart will have to get rid of their CD packaging before they start school, let alone University. Meanwhile the child with the aunt who hates marketing exploitation can keep his until CDs are completely obsolete.
How utterly cynical are these marketing companies. And how suckerish are the people buying them.
You can also get Mozart for Mums. I was not sure whether Mum is supposed to play this when she is:
a) being tender with child(ren)
b) chauffering child(ren) to myriad activities including School Run
c) desperately trying to cook and clean in between said activities
d) supervising homework and reprimanding child(ren)
e) holding down a responsible job
f) collapsing wih the gin bottle at the end of the day
g) being her own person and appreciating music for its own sake
Or, indeed, whether it's also suitable for Mums of grown-ups.
A load of Mums are going to get this for Mother's Day when, secretly, they'll be thinking, I actually wanted the Horn Concertos. Or Arctic Monkeys.
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