I have a lot of updates and stories that will take some time to get into the blog, but let me start with something a little old.
As many of you know, my wife took the kids on her own to Korea for a few weeks back in September. I joined her in October and we stayed throughout the month. I thought it’d be fun to share a list of songs that I put together for the kids (which were burned on a CD) to help them survive the 13 hour plane trip and the countless hours in the car in Korea.
Here’s the list, which is formatted to include the Song Name, the Artist, (and in parenthesis) the kids’ name for the song.
Ollin’s Songs:
· Mr. Brightside – The Killers (“Jealousy . . . “)
· Somebody Told Me – the Killers
· ((Snow)) Hey Oh – The Red Hot Chili Peppers (“Hey Oh”)
· Crazy Train – Ozzy Ozbourne (“Ay, ay, ay . . . “)
· Iron Man – Black Sabbath (“I am Iron Man . . . “)
· Limelight – Rush
· With a Little Help From My Friends – The Beatles (“You can be, everybody . . . “)
· Everlong – Foo Fighters (“Hey now . . . “)
· Losing My Religion – R.E.M. (“That’s me in the corner . . . “)
· Black Hole Sun – Soundgarden (“Black Hole Sun . . . won’t you come”)
· I am the Walrus – The Beatles (“I am the ant man . . . “)
· Today – The Smashing Pumpkins (“Today in the greatest . . . “)
· Sex Type Thing – Stone Temple Pilots (“I am, I am . . . “)
· Interstate Love Song – Stone Temple Pilots (“Southern train . . . “)
· It’s My Life – No Doubt (“It’s funny how I find myself . . . “)
· Mad World – Michael Andrews (“Worn out places, worn out places . . . “)
· Learn to Fly – Foo Fighters (“Run and tell all of the angels . . . “)
· I Just Died In Your Arms Tonight – Flock of Seagulls
Kai’s Songs:
· The Final Countdown – Europe
· You Give Love a Bad Name – Bon Jovi (“Shot through the heart . . . “)
· Living on a Prayer – Bon Jovi
· The Middle – Jimmy Eats World (“Gonna take some time . . . “)
· All Star – Smashmouth (“Hey now, you’re an all star . . . “)
· Are You Gonna Go My Way – Lenny Kravitz
· Blitzkreig Bop – The Ramones (“Hey ho, let’s go . . . “)
· Call Me – Blondie
· Eye of the Tiger – Survivor
Since I wrote the list, there are a few new songs that have made it in the family rotation. They include:
- Too Much Time On My Hands – Styx (Kai calls it “Too too much time”)
- Bohemian Rhapsody – Queen (Kai calls this one, “Mama Mia, Mama Mia”)
- Smoke On the Water – Deep Purple (Ollin sings the guitar riff to indicate this one)
- Just Like Heaven – The Cure
- Centerfold – J. Geils Band (Kai calls this one “Na-na, na-na-na-nuh”)
- Rebel Yell – Billy Idol (Ollin refers to this as “More, more, more . . . “)
Talk about some mangled lyrics!! And for those that are curious, the common denominator in the development of the kids’ musical taste is video games. I can hear the wife scolding me now. (Seriously, she is scolding me at this moment.) More on this later.