So, summer break is officially in session and I've finally got a few days off from work.....thank the Lord. The kids have swim practice 4 mornings a week and this week we've squeezed in Vacation Bible School.
Let me preface this whole story by a hopefully brief explanation. I grew up in a house where my dad owned a radio station....not just ANY radio station. A station whose claim to fame was "easy listening" music, which can also be defined as music with no lyrics, elevator music, Musak, and lastly, doctor's office music. You get the picture.
As I grew older, for various reasons, I wasn't really allowed to listen to popular music. I mostly grew up listening to Contemporary Christian music. However, in my adulthood I have grown to love some of the music I "missed out" on as a youth.
My iPod is mostly filled with Contemporary Christian music with a small variety of other music genres. My car radio is usually on the local Christian station but on occasion I switch it to other stations.
I'm also VERY bad at "name that tune" and "who sings that song", unless it is Michael W. Smith.
(which FINALLY brings me to the purpose of today's post)
Yesterday the kids and I are riding in the car, I switch the radio from one station to another. Fate had me stop on a local pop-rock station. After a few seconds, I notice the Princess singing ALL the words to the song on the radio. Then the following conversation occurred:
Me: "Princess, how do you know this song? I've never heard it."
Princess: "This song is 'Fireflies'"
Me: "Oh, really?"
LegoMan: "Owl City sings it, Mom"
Me: "What? Who? Owl City?"
LegoMan: "You've never heard of Owl City????" (followed by a laugh)
Me: "Whatever"
Because everyone likes smarty-pants-know-it-all kids. Right?!
In case you are not in the know, here's the song:
Thursday, June 10, 2010
The not-so-hip(hop) Mom
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7 comments:
I enjoyed the video.
Just wait until they are 17, it gets worse. You then get to take them to the Owl City concert but not go in because it is sold out. I am proud that I know who he is!
Don't feel bad, I've never heard the song or heard of Owl City either!!! And I'm only 30!!! ha ha
LOL, oh my...it begins already, eh?
Hahaha, I'm so bad at any of those games... and my husband, on the other hand, is the best! I can just imagine that my kids will take after him and yes, know it all. :)
~Tabitha
My friend, I very much know this song, but don't really like it. However, Jackson heard it the other day, and really liked it...what does that mean????
We did this in reverse -- sorta -- at our house.
When our oldest was about 15, he was be-bopping to a song by a newer artist, some Vanilla Ice person. It was a song that I recognized as one from my high school days, Play That Funky Music. It didn't matter to me that some other guy was singing it, I sang along, all the words.
The teen looked at me with awe and asked how I knew that song, since it was "brand new".
Imagine trying to get a 15 year old to believe that the song they're loving as "new" is really one you sang when you were his age. Yeah.
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