Peter Alsop
is an American children's musician whose songs try to help kids deal with life. The range of subjects includes fear of sleep, dealing with loss, dealing with invasion of privacy, being called "gay" for showing emotion, gender differences, individual tastes, dealing with disabilities, and respect for others.
Alsop's lyrics sometimes deal with subjects related to sexuality: "It's Only a Wee-Wee, So What's the Big Deal?", "It's My Penis", "Hopelessly Heterosexual" and "Don't Stick Your Hand Down My Pants Just 'Cause We're in Love". These songs appear on disc two of a double CD collection entitled Sex and Sexuality
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Awards
The album
Wha'd Ya Wanna Do?
won the top award from
NAIRD that year, while
Wake Up!
won the NAIRD Indie Best Children's Award.
Joint efforts
Alsop teamed up with
Bill Harley to record the album
Peter Alsop and Bill Harley In the Hospital
, which deals with concerns children may have while sick. These include "Will people forget me while I'm in the hospital?" and "Why don't the doctors take the time to explain what they're planning to do to me?" The album includes a song to help children deal with grief and loss, and a story about a four-legged octopus who has to deal with teasing over her disability.
Alsop has also teamed up with
John Ritter for the DVD
Wake Up!
, which deals with safety concerns such as abduction and abuse.
Personal life
Alsop was born and raised in
Connecticut. He studied at
Trinity College and went on to Columbia Teacher's College. For a time, he worked with emotionally disturbed teens in Maine, and with other children in the Bronx.
Alsop currently lives in
Topanga, California with his wife
Ellen Geer (daughter of
Will Geer). They have two daughters, Megan and
Willow.
Discography
Peter Alsop
– Cassette/LP
1. Stuck On You
2. Junkfood Junkie
3. Doin’ It For You
4. Strength
5. Sandrock Canyon
6. Country & Western Transylvania Love Song
7. Man Oh Man I Can
8. It’s Gonna Be Okay
9. L.A. Freeway Song
10. Garbage
11. My Secret
Asleep at the Helm
– Cassette/LP
1. Asleep At The Help
2. Doin’ It For You
3. Good Time
4. You Make Me Stand In The Corner
5. Ghosts
6. Let The Woman In You Come Through
7. When You Ask Me First
8. The One About The Bird In The Cage
9. The Young Woman Disco
10. Lists
Draw the Line
– Cassette/LP
1. Draw The Line
2. Everybody’s Goin’ For The Money
3. Way-Hi
4. Atomic Waste
5. Snake Dance
6. One Less Mouth To Feed
7. The AFL-CIO Love Song
8. The Homely Friend Song
9. All Used Up
10. My Body
Uniforms
– Cassette/LP
1. Gary Wall
2. It’s Only A Wee-Wee
3. Buckdancer’s Daddy
4. Look At The Ceiling
5. Love Is The Only Medicine
6. Baby Needs A Parent
7. Uniforms
8. Buddies
9. Hopelessly Heterosexual
10. Dancin’ At The Revolution
11. So Long
Fan Club Favorites
– Cassette/LP
1. Lifeline
2. Let's Trade Butts!
3. Mr. D
4. Eulogy
5. Gone For Good
6. Chickens For Peace
7. When One Is Too Many
8. Give Yourself A Hand
9. My Father's Top Drawer
10. Erica_Levine
11. I Hope You Understand Dear
12. The_Hug
Wha'D'Ya Wanna do!?
- CD
1. Bored, Bored, Bored!
2. Wha'd'ya Wanna Do!?
3. I Wanna Be A Dog
4. Charlie Douglas
5. Slap Hands
6. Sandwiches
7. My Brother Threw-up On My Stuffed Toy Bunny
8. Yecch!
9. I Am A Pizza
10. No One Knows For Sure
11. Don't Trick Your Dad!
12. Be Gentle, Robin!
13. My Body
14. You Get A Little Extra When You Watch T.V.!
Take Me with You!
- CD
1. Take Me With You!
2. Irish Seatbelt Jig
3. Let's Go!
4. Gnarly Dude
5. Hey Ev'rybody!
6. It's No Fun When Ya Gotta Eat An Onion
7. Animal Crackers
8. Chickens For Peace
9. Let 'Em Laugh
10. Little Cookie
11. Letter To Mr. Brown
12. He Eats Asparagus
13. Logical
14. Kid's Peace Song
Stayin' Over
- CD
1. Stayin' Over
2. Bigger, Bigger, Bigger
3. I Wanna Try It
4. Dear Mr. President
5. Us Kids Brush Our Teeth
6. If You Love A Hippopotamus
7. You're Okay!
8. I Cried
9. Juice
10. No Excuse T'Use Booze!
11. Aaargh!
12. Rachel And The Moon
13. Where Will I Go?
14. Go To Sleep You Little Creep
In the Hospital
– CD w/book
1. If It Doesn’t Have Me
2. A Friend Like Me
3. Peggy the Quadrapus
4. Let’s Face It!
5. My Little Clock
6. Inspection!
7. Samit & the Dragon
8. Needle-ee, Noodle-ee
9. New Ground
10. Castle Story
11. While I’m Sleepin’
12. Take A Step
Pluggin' Away
- CD
1. If I Was In Charge
2. I Can If I Wanna
3. Costume Party
4. Hyperactive
5. No One's Normal
6. Heal The Bay
7. That's My Thang!
8. Safari
9. Gotta Lotta Livin' To Do
10. What If?
11. Under The Rainbow
12. New Games
13. High Standards
14. Pluggin' Away
Chris Moose Holidays
- CD
1. Chris Moose
2. Little Tree
3. The Gift
4. Daddy's Roll
5. Christmas Cheer
6. Buy Me Something!
7. When Jesus Was A Kid
8. The Night Before Hanukkah
9. G-Gee, It's Warm Out Here
10. I Believe You
11. The Tooth Fairy, Easter Bunny, Santa & God
12. Pass It On!
13. Clean Out The Attic
14. Earthsong
Peter Alsop's Did You Walk?
- CD
1. Stretch
2. Did You Walk?
3. Did You Walk Two?
4. Giggles Samba
5. Affirmation Alphabet
6. Did You Walk Three?
7. After The Rain
8. The Prize
9. My Body Runs
Uh-Oh!
- CD
1. Fifi The Age Fairy
2. Hello!
3. Uh-Oh!
4. My Gums Grow Teeth
5. Rabbit On My Shoulder
6. Conejito En Mi Hombro
7. Wiggle
8. Spin Around
9. Au Revoir
10. I Need A Hug
11. Apple Juice
12. Never Speak With Your Mouth Full
13. Peter’s ABC’s
14. Twinkle-Baa-Itsy
15. Itsy Spider
16. Pat Your Daddy On The Knee
17. Little Kid
18. Me-Me
19. Poop Goes The Weasel
20. Count Your Blessings
21. My Dad’s A Jungle Gym
22. Family of Friends
Family Roles
- CD
1. Intro
2. I Am A Pizza
3. High Standards
4. Logical
5. Aaargh!
6. Don't Put Your Hand In My Pants
7. My Little Clock
8. The New Born
9. You're Okay
10. It's Only A Wee Wee
11. My Body
12. Take A Step
Ebenezer's Make-over
- CD
1. Jacob Marley
2. It’s Only A Wee Wee
3. Men Are Good Joe Jencks
4. You Are My Spoon Amy Fix
5. Let The Woman In You Come Through
6. Shoulder To The Wheel Geof Morgan
7. Chromosoma Phobia Bob Blue/Allan Arnaboldi
8. You Ain’t Been Doin’ Nothing Tedd Judd & Peter Alsop
9. Burning Times Charlie Murphy
10. I Ain’t Afrain
Holly Near
11. What Kind Of Brother Are You? Joe Jencks
12. Five Moms and Three Dads Tom Hunter
13. Womb Envy Romanovsky & Phillips
14. The Hug
Fred Small
15. Gotta Lotta Livin’ To Do
16. Give Yourself A Hand
17. Kill The Children
18. Foolish Notion Holly Near
19. The Matador Geof Morgan/Charlie Murphy
20. It’s My Penis Geof Morgan/Peter Alsop
21. Singing For Our Lives by Holly Near
Songs on Sex & Sexuality
– CD
Gender, Sexual Orientation & Relationships
1. Baby Needs A Parent
2. It’s Only A Wee-Wee, So What’s the Big Deal?
3. Let The Woman In You Come Through
4. Buddies
5. Hopelessly Heterosexual
6. My Secret
7. Country And Western Transylvania Love Song
8. Doin’ It For You
9. I Hope You Understand Dear
10. Man Oh Man I Can
11. Lists
12. When You Ask Me First
13. Peter
Adolescence, Self Discovery & Sexual Abuse
1. Good Time
2. It’s My Penis
3. Don’t Put Your Hand In My Pants
4. Look At The Ceiling
5. Love Is The Only Medicine
6. My Body
7. Letter To Mr. Brown
8. Back Up!
9. Strangers
10. Let’s Trade Butts
11. Give Yourself A Hand
12. My Father’s Top Drawer
13. Peter
Songs on Loss & Grief
- CD
1. Take Me With You
2. While I’m Sleepin’
3. If It Doesn’t Have Me
4. Mr. D
5. No One Knows For Sure
6. Where Will I Go When I’m Dead & Gone?
7. Ghosts
8. Gotta Lotta Livin’ To Do
9. I Cried
10. Lifeline
11. One Less Mouth To Feed
12. Eulogy
13. Gone For Good
14. My Brother Threw-up On My Stuffed Toy Bunny
15. So Long
16. New Ground
17. Peter
Songs on Recovery & Addiction
- CD
1. Clean Out The Attic
2. My Little Clock
3. What If?
4. Snake Dance
5. Animal Crackers
6. Strength
7. No One’s Normal
8. Juice
9. I Can If I Wanna
10. You’re Okay
11. Take A Step
12. I Believe You
13. Let ‘Em Laugh
14. Peter
Medicators
1. When One Is Too Many
2. No Excuse T’Use Booze
3. Christmas Cheer
4. Stuck On You
5. The Gift
6. Hyperactive
7. Daddy’s Roll
8. Uniforms
9. Buy Me Something
10. You Get A Little Extra When You Watch TV
11. Logical
12. If I Was In Charge
13. Aaargh!
14. Peter
Videography
Opening Doors
- VHS
1. Dear Mr. President
2. Rabbit On My Shoulder
3. Baby Needs A Parent
4. Logical
5. Lifeline
6. It's Only A Wee-Wee
7. Look At The Ceiling
8. Love Is the Only Medicine
9. My Body
10. Letter To Mr. Brown
11. Aaargh!
12. The Hug
13. Kids' Peace Song
Costume Party
- DVD
1. Costume Party
2. I Am A Pizza
3. Hey Ev’rybody
4. I Wanna Try It!
5. Bigger, Bigger, Bigger
6. My Body
7. No Excuse T’Use Booze
8. Yecch!
9. Kid’s Peace Song
When Jesus Was a Kid
- DVD
Wake Up
- DVD
1. Wake Up!
2. Strut Your Stuff
3. Back-Up!
4. Courage
5. Strangers
6. I Believe You
7. My Body
8. Baby Needs A Paren
Get Real!
- DVD
1. Math/ Addition
2. Math/ Subtraction
3. Science/ Endorphins
4. F.R.O.G.
5. Divorce
6. Chinese Proverb
7. New Kid
8. Stuck In The Feelings
9. Alcohol As A Medicator
10. Safe People
11. Dis-ease
12. Grief Sculpt
13. Negative Messages/ Student
14. Negative Messages/ Teacher
When Kids Say Goodbye
- DVD
1. Where Will I Go?
2. I Believe You
3. Grief Sculpt
4. While I’m Sleepin’
5. New Ground
Sometimes Si, Sometimes No!
- DVD
1. Sometimes Si, Sometimes No!
2. No Excuse T’Use Booze
See also