Sometimes you're the knot, sometimes you're the ax

Whups, I went back on my earlier decision. Kid A was back in the CD player this morning. Sue me.

Bunny got done reading the comics page in silence on the way to school, and hit play. After about thirty seconds, she wrinkled her nose. "Gee, this is exciting."

"It's different," I said as I tried to defend my backsliding ways. "Most music tells a story. This music tries to tell ... a mood. A complicated mood."

"Oh. Uh-huh? Hmmph." [Translation: Say, lady, maybe you should have that checked!]

Basically in my daughter's world, if John Lennon didn't sing about it first, then it isn't worth knowing. And when you think about it, the Beatles put out some very simplistic stuff, lyrically, in their Rubber Soul years.

For example: "I'd rather see you dead, little girl, than to be with another man. You better run for life if you can. Catch you with another man, that's the end, little girl."

Now I ask you. What is that? There's no request for a Mars/Venus encounter session there. Nobody's spending the next 12 Wednesday afternoons in marriage therapy in that household. That's what I mean. Cut 'n' dried. Stuff an 8 year old can relate to more than we can. Though it's all still great, don't get me wrong. It's some of the best shit to sing along with.

Comments

[Lynn]

Snaps to the Beatles and to 8 year old girls who have discovered them!!!

[Wende]

Heh... My eight year old (boy) thinks the Beatles are "GREAT!" No attempt to introduce him to the 80's has proved successful.

[pops]

Gee, another parent who hands out the funnies to keep the car trip with the lil' bright bulb peaceful.

Go fig.

Bunny's future prom date prefers the the CBS Radio news. Then he wants to expound on the grusome stuff while blaming the current president for why it happened. After that it's back to Get Fuzzy and Zippy.

Recently he said that The Beatles are part of the classical music tradition. He also liked Merle Haggard when we saw Merle and Bob Dylan recently. "Think I Just Sit Here and Drink" is a good one to sing along to in the car.

[BB]

Bunny loves to practice Mary Poppins songs on the way home from school. She's got SUPERCALIFRAGILISTICEXPEEALIDOECIUOS down! She wants to be in the school play as the lead. Anthony-shes' already got the thespian bug!!