When I was about 7 or 8 years old, a family friend gave my sister and I a big stack of records (yes, records!) - including a bunch of Toto and Foreigner albums. I remember vividly listening to songs like Dirty White Boy and Rosanna and having no clue what the lyrics meant.
Now as a parent, I am grateful for that childish innocence and simple appreciation for the music itself. I take full responsibility for the music my children listen to; I'm just really glad that so far I haven't had to answer too many questions about what the songs mean! P has been a big fan of Matchbox Twenty for a long time and he's quite partial to Rob Thomas' solo album, Something to Be.
But what really gets N going is Cauterize, in particular the song Choke. We were all introduced to the song playing Nintendo GameCube's 1080 Avalanche snowboarding game - it's the intro song as well as a song you can select for your ride. It's a bit head-bangy and loud and it's a boy-crying-over-girl type song; nothing really awful. But it's hilarious to watch him when the song comes on (yes, we listen to it in the car, too) - he gets a really big smile on his face and starts bobbing his head and bouncing around in his seat. And eventually he's trying to sing along.
So forget traditional kids' music; give my kids the good stuff. Though writing this I am reminded that neither of them has been introduced to Foreigner and I should probably rectify that. They need to know the music their mother grew up with, too. :)
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