Peter Alsop

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 taboo subjects: "It's Only a Wee-Wee, So What's the Big Deal?"; "It's My Penis"; "Hopelessly Heterosexual"; "Don't Stick Your Hand Down My Pants Just 'Cause We're in Love". These songs appear on disc two of a two CD collection entitled "Sex and Sexuality".

Awards

The album "Wha'd Ya Wanna Do?" won the top award from NAIRD that year.

"Wake Up!" won the NAIRD Indie Best Children's Award.

Joint efforts

Alsop teamed up with Bill Harley for "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.

Albums

PETER ALSOP – Cassette/LP1. Stuck On You2. Junkfood Junkie3. Doin’ It For You4. Strength 5. Sandrock Canyon6. Country & Western Transylvania Love Song7. Man Oh Man I Can8. It’s Gonna Be Okay9. L.A. Freeway Song10. Garbage11. My Secret

ASLEEP AT THE HELM – Cassette/LP1. Asleep At The Help2. Doin’ It For You3. Good Time4. You Make Me Stand In The Corner5. Ghosts6. Let The Woman In You Come Through7. When You Ask Me First8. The One About The Bird In The Cage9. The Young Woman Disco 10. Lists

DRAW THE LINE – Cassette/LP1. Draw The Line2. Everybody’s Goin’ For The Money3. Way-Hi4. Atomic Waste5. Snake Dance6. One Less Mouth To Feed7. The AFL-CIO Love Song8. The Homely Friend Song9. All Used Up10. My Body

UNIFORMS – Cassette/LP1. Gary Wall2. It’s Only A Wee-Wee3. Buckdancer’s Daddy4. Look At The Ceiling5. Love Is The Only Medicine6. Baby Needs A Parent7. Uniforms8. Buddies9. Hopelessly Heterosexual10. Dancin’ At The Revolution11. So Long

FAN_CLUB_FAVORITES – Cassette/LP1. Lifeline2. Let's Trade Butts!3. Mr. D4. Eulogy5. Gone For Good6. Chickens For Peace7. When One Is Too Many8. Give Yourself A Hand9. My Father's Top Drawer10. Erica_Levine11. I Hope You Understand Dear12. The_Hug

WHA'D'YA WANNA DO!? - CD1. Bored, Bored, Bored!2. Wha'd'ya Wanna Do!?3. I Wanna Be A Dog4. Charlie Douglas5. Slap Hands6. Sandwiches7. My Brother Threw-up On My Stuffed Toy Bunny8. Yecch!9. I Am A Pizza10. No One Knows For Sure11. Don't Trick Your Dad!12. Be Gentle, Robin!13. My Body14. You Get A Little Extra When You Watch T.V.!

TAKE ME WITH YOU! - CD1. Take Me With You!2. Irish Seatbelt Jig3. Let's Go!4. Gnarly Dude5. Hey Ev'rybody!6. It's No Fun When Ya Gotta Eat An Onion 7. Animal Crackers8. Chickens For Peace9. Let 'Em Laugh10. Little Cookie11. Letter To Mr. Brown12. He Eats Asparagus13. Logical14. Kid's Peace Song

STAYIN' OVER - CD1. Stayin' Over2. Bigger, Bigger, Bigger 3. I Wanna Try It4. Dear Mr. President5. Us Kids Brush Our Teeth6. If You Love A Hippopotamus7. You're Okay! 8. I Cried 9. Juice10. No Excuse T'Use Booze!11. Aaargh!12. Rachel And The Moon13. Where Will I Go?14. Go To Sleep You Little Creep

IN THE HOSPITAL – CD w book1. If It Doesn’t Have Me2. A Friend Like Me3. Peggy the Quadrapus4. Let’s Face It!5. My Little Clock6. Inspection!7. Samit & the Dragon8. Needle-ee, Noodle-ee9. New Ground10. Castle Story11. While I’m Sleepin’12. Take A Step

PLUGGIN' AWAY - CD1. If I Was In Charge2. I Can If I Wanna3. Costume Party4. Hyperactive5. No One's Normal6. Heal The Bay7. That's My Thang!8. Safari9. Gotta Lotta Livin' To Do10. What If?11. Under The Rainbow12. New Games13. High Standards14. Pluggin' Away

CHRIS MOOSE HOLIDAYS - CD1. Chris Moose2. Little Tree3. The Gift4. Daddy's Roll5. Christmas Cheer6. Buy Me Something!7. When Jesus Was A Kid8. The Night Before Hanukkah9. G-Gee, It's Warm Out Here10. I Believe You11. The Tooth Fairy, Easter Bunny, Santa & God12. Pass It On!13. Clean Out The Attic14. Earthsong

PETER ALSOP’S DID YOU WALK? - CD1. Stretch2. Did You Walk?3. Did You Walk Two?4. Giggles Samba5. Affirmation Alphabet6. Did You Walk Three?7. After The Rain8. The Prize9. My Body Runs

UH-OH! - CD1. Fifi The Age Fairy2. Hello!3. Uh-Oh!4. My Gums Grow Teeth5. Rabbit On My Shoulder6. Conejito En Mi Hombro7. Wiggle8. Spin Around9. Au Revoir10. I Need A Hug11. Apple Juice12. Never Speak With Your Mouth Full13. Peter’s ABC’s14. Twinkle-Baa-Itsy15. Itsy Spider 16. Pat Your Daddy On The Knee17. Little Kid18. Me-Me19. Poop Goes The Weasel20. Count Your Blessings21. My Dad’s A Jungle Gym22. Family of Friends

FAMILY ROLES - CD1. Intro2. I Am A Pizza3. High Standards4. Logical5. Aaargh!6. Don't Put Your Hand In My Pants7. My Little Clock8. The New Born9. You're Okay10. It's Only A Wee Wee11. My Body12. Take A Step

EBENEZER’S MAKE-OVER - CD1. Jacob Marley2. It’s Only A Wee Wee3. Men Are Good Joe Jencks4. You Are My Spoon Amy Fix5. Let The Woman In You Come Through6. Shoulder To The Wheel Geof Morgan7. Chromosoma Phobia Bob Blue/Allan Arnaboldi8. You Ain’t Been Doin’ Nothing Tedd Judd & Peter Alsop9. Burning Times Charlie Murphy10. I Ain’t Afrain Holly Near11. What Kind Of Brother Are You? Joe Jencks12. Five Moms and Three Dads Tom Hunter13. Womb Envy Romanovsky & Phillips14. The Hug Fred Small15. Gotta Lotta Livin’ To Do16. Give Yourself A Hand17. Kill The Children18. Foolish Notion Holly Near19. The Matador Geof Morgan/Charlie Murphy20. It’s My Penis Geof Morgan/Peter Alsop21. Singing For Our Lives by Holly Near

SONGS ON SEX & SEXUALITY – CDGender, Sexual Orientation & Relationships1. Baby Needs A Parent2. It’s Only A Wee-Wee, So What’s the Big Deal?3. Let The Woman In You Come Through4. Buddies5. Hopelessly Heterosexual6. My Secret7. Country And Western Transylvania Love Song8. Doin’ It For You9. I Hope You Understand Dear10. Man Oh Man I Can11. Lists12. When You Ask Me First13. PeterAdolescence, Self Discovery & Sexual Abuse1. Good Time2. It’s My Penis3. Don’t Put Your Hand In My Pants4. Look At The Ceiling5. Love Is The Only Medicine6. My Body7. Letter To Mr. Brown8. Back Up!9. Strangers10. Let’s Trade Butts11. Give Yourself A Hand12. My Father’s Top Drawer13. Peter

SONGS ON LOSS & GRIEF - CD1. Take Me With You2. While I’m Sleepin’3. If It Doesn’t Have Me4. Mr. D5. No One Knows For Sure6. Where Will I Go When I’m Dead & Gone?7. Ghosts8. Gotta Lotta Livin’ To Do9. I Cried10. Lifeline11. One Less Mouth To Feed12. Eulogy13. Gone For Good14. My Brother Threw-up On My Stuffed Toy Bunny15. So Long16. New Ground17. Peter

SONGS ON RECOVERY & ADDICTION - CD1. Clean Out The Attic2. My Little Clock3. What If?4. Snake Dance5. Animal Crackers6. Strength7. No One’s Normal8. Juice9. I Can If I Wanna10. You’re Okay11. Take A Step12. I Believe You13. Let ‘Em Laugh14. PeterMedicators1. When One Is Too Many2. No Excuse T’Use Booze3. Christmas Cheer4. Stuck On You5. The Gift6. Hyperactive7. Daddy’s Roll8. Uniforms9. Buy Me Something10. You Get A Little Extra When You Watch TV11. Logical12. If I Was In Charge13. Aaargh!14. Peter

OPENING DOORS - VHS1. Dear Mr. President2. Rabbit On My Shoulder3. Baby Needs A Parent4. Logical 5. Lifeline 6. It's Only A Wee-Wee 7. Look At The Ceiling8. Love Is the Only Medicine9. My Body10. Letter To Mr. Brown11. Aaargh!12. The Hug13. Kids' Peace Song

COSTUME PARTY - DVD1. Costume Party 2. I Am A Pizza3. Hey Ev’rybody4. I Wanna Try It! 5. Bigger, Bigger, Bigger 6. My Body 7. No Excuse T’Use Booze8. Yecch! 9. Kid’s Peace Song

WHEN JESUS WAS A KID - DVD

WAKE UP! - DVD1. Wake Up!2. Strut Your Stuff3. Back-Up!4. Courage5. Strangers 6. I Believe You7. My Body8. Baby Needs A Paren

GET REAL! - DVD1. Math/ Addition2. Math/ Subtraction3. Science/ Endorphins4. F.R.O.G.5. Divorce6. Chinese Proverb7. New Kid8. Stuck In The Feelings9. Alcohol As A Medicator10. Safe People11. Dis-ease12. Grief Sculpt13. Negative Messages/ Student14. Negative Messages/ Teacher

WHEN KIDS SAY GOODBYE- DVD1. Where Will I Go?2. I Believe You3. Grief Sculpt4. While I’m Sleepin’5. New Ground

SOMETIMES SI, SOMETIMES NO! - DVD1. Sometimes Si, Sometimes No!2. No Excuse T’Use Booze

ee also

*Bill Harley
*Janeen Brady

External links

* [http://www.peteralsop.com/ Peter Alsop's Homepage]
** [http://peteralsop.com/PetersSongsIndex.htm song index]
* [http://www.artistdirect.com/nad/music/artist/bio/0,,396933,00.html#bio Biography on Artist Direct]
* [http://music.yahoo.com/ar-313684-bio--Peter-Alsop Biography on Yahoo! Music]
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