I’d like to start by saying that I enjoy your movies. The layered humor is great for adults while still managing to be sweetly innocent for the kids. I believe that’s partially why you’ve done so well.
That said.
I would like to suggest, as both a parent and consumer, that you think about following your new(ish) owner’s example and create cutsie children’s songs for your movies, as opposed to using already-released pop songs that may or may not have been in rotation for years.
I mention this only because while driving today with my autistic and perserverating four year-old son, Tom Cochrane’s ‘Life Is a Highway’ came on shuffle. And this is disturbing first because I didn’t realize I owned that cheesy song, but also because the aforementioned son promptly recognized it from Cars.
Thus we listened to it seventy-eight times before we got home.
And I, good people at Pixar, don’t think I should have to pay to fix my bleeding ears, so I’m sending you the bill. I realize that’s cheaper than paying royalties, but surely it’s a lose-lose for you, no?
So I’m just saying you should think about it. Maybe contact Angela Landsbury and see if she’s busy.
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Thanks in advance,
Jennifer






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Monday, April 7, 2008 at 3:33 pm
tracy
Oh no kidding. Ruth heard a song from Shrek on the radio one day, now every time we get in the car she wants Shrek on the radio – with no CD or MP3 player in there that’s a problem. I am so completely and totally thankful her obsessions aren’t Sean-like in intensity.
Monday, April 7, 2008 at 4:52 pm
Casey
I think I would die a little inside if Pixar started doing long musical scenes like Disney.
Monday, April 7, 2008 at 5:22 pm
Jen
I know, I know. But if I ever hear that song again I’ll lose my mind.
Tuesday, April 8, 2008 at 12:15 am
Brandi
Wasn’t that song cool once? Like in an “Mmm…Bop” kind of way? I don’t know what would be worse: Having to listen to children’s songs over and over again, or having to listen to one-hit wonders from my college years over and over.
Tuesday, April 8, 2008 at 9:22 am
Jen
Ah, but the children’s songs are never going to be randomly on rotation in my iPod, so I can control whether they’re in the car or not.
(Though I didn’t know I had this one, so maybe I have Julie Andrews all over the place and don’t know it yet..)