So, for your breaking up-to-the-minute news here in Guatemala City, the music has changed over at the park from Euro-techno to cover bands doing what sounds like bizarro-world renditions of 50's and 60's music. The only song that we've been able to identify for sure is "I Only Want to Be With You." So far, all of the bands are the same in that the guitarist sort of knows the chords, but not how to tune his guitar, and the vocalist sort of knows the melody but can't hit the high notes. It makes me glad that we have a bunch of songs loaded up on Melissa's iTunes, so the music in the park isn't Aden's first exposure to rock n' roll.
At the moment, his musical faves include the more upbeat numbers by Belle & Sebastian (fey English pop), Cheap Trick, Brother Ali (indie rap from Minneapolis), and The Figgs (Kinks-inspired power pop). Oh, and he thinks it's hilarious when I sing him the riff to Led Zeppelin's "Imigrant Song" (even though we are far from "The land of ice and snow"), and when Melissa and I do our not-so-synchronized dance routine to "Whip It" by Devo.
I have to admit, our Devo impression is pretty dang funny.
7 comments:
your the best, just loving the up to date reports. please keep them coming.
mon b
Are we not men...
Nice pictures, will be much happier once the three of you reenter the US!
Far friggin' out. Rock on, Aden!! Hey Jrmy, how about trying some Little Richard or Chuck Berry or similar. I know it's from way back in the dark ages but it was the origin of rock n' roll. He really should know the beginning so he can interpolate (whatever the hell that means) to the current music.
Yer pictures are precious (and that's not a word I use lightly). The verbiage is outta sight (or should I say "outta site"? Anyway, I send my love to all three of you and I'm looking forward to meeting my grandson in person.
GranPapadaplous
I think you should play Aden some classic Rosemary Caine. ;-)
Oh, you'd better believe he'l be getting an education! We've been singing him "Rock Around the Clock" as well as the newer stuff... and the Caine will surely come. I think he'll be a sucker for "Transylvania Star."
What, you post pictures of Aden at every possible opportunity and no photo ops of the Devo anecdote? Sheesh...
Congrats guys - just a few more hours (so to speak!)!
-Rachel
Sometime Drew will have to tell you about the very unlikely lullabye candidate that he ended up having to sing to Jake every night for about two years. The crazy kids...
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