You'll Think of Me and Wonder Where I Am These Days

In my post Little Rock 'n' Roll Heart I talked about my love of music and the diversity of my playlists on my Ipod. When Lex, Loki and I are in the car, I try to get them to listen to different things, since there is honestly only so many times I can listen to Real Gone by Sheryl Crow (not that it's not an amazing driving song).
Lex is the only one who currently protests the playlists that don't involve the songs he wants to listen to, but I usually get my way by justifying the song is for me or Loki. Because of this there are songs that now are forever linked with people in our lives. Currently Loki's songs consist of: You Are My Sunshine by Norman Blake from the Oh Brother, Where Art Thou? soundtrack and Hey Soul Sister by Train and of course Eric Clapton's I've Got a Rock 'n' Roll Heart. Lex's songs are Real Gone by the before mentioned Sheryl Crow and Life is a Highway by Rascal Flatts from the Disney Cars soundtrack and Mambo Italiano by Rosemary Clooney.

Today driving home I put on my Ipod to calm Loki from cry (Lex and I still don't know what was up with her). After playing Hey Soul Sister for her, I put the Ipod on Shuffle. This of course cause much protest from Lex who wanted to listen to Hey Baby by No Doubt. After a few songs he got distracted and didn't care what was playing. The next song was End of the Line by The Traveling Wilburys. Lex asked who's song was that. I explained it was Papa John's song, which is completely true since the only reason the song is on my Ipod because it complete reminds me of my Dad. I went on to explain him that it was the song for my Daddy, who is in heaven. Lex thought for a moment and then asked, "You miss him?" I said yes I did. He is very sweet and a sensitive kid (he takes after Mad Dog.) By this time the song ended. I started to move on to find a new song (skipping over the audio books that get shuffled into my playlist). He asked "All right again?" The song has "all right" in the chorus. I said "Do you want to hear it again?" He said yes. I clicked back and found the song. With the start of the chorus he started to sing "Alllllrighht". It was great.
I think the song will from now on be know as Papa John's and Lex's song. Well at least to me it will be.

Little Rock 'n' Roll Heart

I have no music talent. When I was a kid I tried the Saxophone and then the piano, but we learned early on that I wasn't going to be playing any concerts anytime soon. Lucky for me I had other talents in the arts. With all this say music has shaped my life and memories.

When I was a kids I remember playing records on my Mom and Dad's stereo in our living room. I would dance around and stop the moment anyone came into the room. What was I listening to? Blonde, Meatloaf, Wings were the sounds of our house. At my Grandmothers, I would listen to records on her old record player hearing the sounds of Rosemary Clooney, Louis Prima, Claudio Villa - which basically was like listening to The Big Night Soundtrack. On road trips I would hear the sounds of the Beatles, Don Mclean, and Fleetwood Mac with my Dad drumming the steering wheel. In junior high and early high school my friends and I would make music videos in our basement to The Beastie Boys, Madonna and Guns N' Roses. The list goes on and on.

My musical tastes are all over the place. My Ipod bounces from one genre to another and surprise people from time to time (even Mad Dog). When woman get pregnant they play Mozart or Beethoven, though I love classically music that wasn't the way I went. I would be in my car, playing music loud for Lex to hear in the womb, but my selections were Billy Joel, Eric Clapton and Ookla The Mok. When he was born, I didn't sing him Rocka-Bye Baby I sang him Birdhouse to Your Soul. I have never not listened to what I want. Even now when Lex asks for music, I play him a song and play me a song opening his eyes to other music. Some of his favorite songs are: Real Gone by Sheryl Crow, Hey Baby by No Doubt, Teen Titans by Puffy Ami Yumi and Life is a Highway by Rascal Flatts. Last week he became a huge fan of Mambo Italiano by Rosemary Clooney, asking for "Mambo" time and time again.

Loki is a rock and roll fan, knowing just the right place in Real Gone to place the "Uhh". Quite often you will find Loki dancing in the Kitchen on singing to herself in bed. She is always drumming something. Because of this the Easter Bunny brought our Little Rocker a Drum. A PINK Drum (Fun in a Drum by First Act Discovery - not this one exactly). Yes, I know - STUPID PARENT. But honestly it's not that bad and she loves it. She knows how to use the sticks and she even sets the tambourine next to the drum and plays between the two. She plays and gets all excited. I promised her if she want to play this and commits to it I will by her a bigger set (Yes, I remember she is only 16 months and no I'm not STUPID but comes on a DRUMMER how cool is that).

Today when it came time for Loki's "song" I put on Eric Clapton's "I've Got a Rock 'n' Roll Heart". Lex asked if it was Loki's song and I told him yes! I have a lot of GOOD music to introduce her too before Mad Dog pulls her to the dark side.  I have not doubt in my mind that my Little Drummer Girl in her leather jacket and mischief smile has a Rock 'n' Roll heart deep down inside.