So every night Jessica and I put Sadie in her crib, and as she looks up at us, we warble out a lullaby for her, often with passages of unintended harmony, kiss her goodnight, and then go into the living room, where we curse a lot and watch R-rated movies.

Our repertoire consists of:

• Home on the Range
• Twinkle Twinkle
• You are my Sunshine
• Plastic Jesus (made famous in Cool Hand Luke, and Transmissions)

But we’re looking for new ones, if anyone has any ideas for sweet indie-rock lullabies…

Of course, there’s always this old chestnut:

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