It's true that I've been listening to a lot of Caitlin Rose lately. What is also true is that the kids pay attention more than I know. The other day while cleaning up a bit around the house, I absentmindedly sang a line from her "One Speed Confessional" but stopped there not moving onto the rest of the chorus.
Me: "Well, I rode past your house two times..."
Four-year-old Joshua picked right up where I left off: "...And I don't care for quiet nights/'Cause quiet nights mean lonely nights to me."
I'm not sure if there's anything that sounds more sad and affecting than a child singing Townes Van Zant-like lyrics. I'll have to make a note to not play "He Stopped Loving Her Today" by George Jones when the kids are around. I don't think I could handle hearing my little guy sing that one.
On a related note, below is a video of him singing karaoke with his Nama a couple of Christmases ago. Big congrats to her. She was recently on an Alaskan cruise and took first place in the ship's big karaoke competition.
Thought of you last night while I was at Bruce! Wish you could have been there, it was phenomenal !!!
ReplyDeleteThat video is adorable. :) There was almost some beat box action going on when he started coughing into the microphone. :)
ReplyDeleteMy 10 year old was doing the intro to Iron Man in the car the other day... All I could do was giggle. BUT... the first words I ever heard her sing from a song, other than nursery rhymes, was Merle Haggard's, I Think I'll Just Stay Here And Drink... LOL!
ReplyDeletethat makes me smile real big!
ReplyDeleteyour kid obviously rules.
caito: Obviously. ;)
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