2) The award could also fall into 'promoting the bland' category and Kumbaya might fall into the 'wanton excuses for harmony' genre. I sometimes joke about the song, but it still sounds great with a lot of voices. There are a lot of songs a lot of adults sing, wherever you may go that fit the bill. 'Wild Mountain Thyme' for one, but I still love singing that one too.

I was once waiting for a prescription in a pharmacy, and there was this little kid with a little fake record player toy. Every time he pushed a big plastic button, a wee traditional fiddle tune came out - mostly bouncy English ones. You have to wonder who designed it and give them credit for trying to slip a bit of trad music into the lives of toddlers. Somebody else might very well complain about it, but not me.

However...if I had a rifle and was a lot more vengeful (and slightly more insane) than I really am, that ice cream truck that plays 'Arkansas Traveller' over and over again would be lying in a ditch someplace, leaking melted treats out of every newly-created orifice.