Too funny! DD and DH listen to the Elvis station on the satellite radio on their drive home in the evening.
DD thought I was pretty humorous on Friday when I cranked up the Justin Timberlake song that started before she even recognized it! 'Mom! You KNEW what this song was?' lolol
I am 43 and a huge music fan. I hear alot of good music of all genres and I enjoy much of the music my dd listens to (with a few exceptions). I have a long background of musical knowledge which not only allows me to appreciate new music but fully understand the music that inspired it 20, 30, 40 years ago. My dd is a dancer and therefore is exposed to tons of music as well so she is also well-informed.
So when I showed up at work one day with a mixed CD of alternative rock music from my itunes as well as CD collection a young woman I work with who is 27 or 28 was shocked that I could pull together a compilation of really good music that even she can enjoy! Yes! An "old fogey" like me can indeed appreciate amazing music! And then when I made her a second dance-themed CD with everything from Justin Timberlake to Madonna to No Doubt and Outkast she was just as surprised!!!
Yes we are a different generation of parents who grew up with MTV and dance clubs and "walkmans" and summer concert season. So its just as likely to see a fair representation of us 40+ yo parents dancing on the seats at a Killers concert as it is to see us dropping off the kids at the mall ...
Just coz we're "old" (OMG!! I didn't say that did I??) doesn't mean we have to be totally out of touch and/or very close-minded! I like a lot of the same music my DD listens to, and often listen to her CDs when I'm driving rather than grabbing one of my own. Rose
I do not have a cd player in my car, neither do I have an ipod. When in the car, we listen to my son's choice of radio station. Since my DS is a singer, I am treated to all the most popular music of the day while he's in the shower.
But I also hear show tunes, motown, rock and roll, and right now, I'm typing this while I hear him wailing "Me and Bobby McGee" at the top of his lungs. As a kid who was raised on Frank Sinatra, jazz (my uncle is a jazz musician), classical, etc., I have a huge appreciation for all genres of music, and I love that my kids share that enthusiasm.
It's even funnier in my house - when theater comes up. A friend has just been cast in The Vagina Monologues, which I don't know and have never seen (and I know for a fact my DS hasn't seen it either). After seeing her in something else this afternoon, DS and I waited to say hello and congratulated her on TVM. My son said "Did you get the _____ monologue?" "No, so and so is doing that one. I got the _____ monologue and the ____ monologue." "That's cool," DS answers..."My absolute favorite is the _____ one."
"DS that comes from my loins, how do you KNOW this show?"
OOOHHH OOOHHH (raising hand) My turn!!! DD (14) asks "Mom, can I borrow that Motley Crue Girls Girls Girls CD to put it in my iPod?" HEHEHEHEHEHEHE I LOVE IT!!! Also, anyone heard the new song that rips "Tainted Love" in the background? She HATES it when I start singing over her song with....uh uh.. tainted love...uh uh tainted love......
Too funny! DD and DH listen to the Elvis station on the satellite radio on their drive home in the evening.
DD thought I was pretty humorous on Friday when I cranked up the Justin Timberlake song that started before she even recognized it! 'Mom! You KNEW what this song was?' lolol
LOL - That is Priceless!!
I am 43 and a huge music fan. I hear alot of good music of all genres and I enjoy much of the music my dd listens to (with a few exceptions). I have a long background of musical knowledge which not only allows me to appreciate new music but fully understand the music that inspired it 20, 30, 40 years ago. My dd is a dancer and therefore is exposed to tons of music as well so she is also well-informed.
So when I showed up at work one day with a mixed CD of alternative rock music from my itunes as well as CD collection a young woman I work with who is 27 or 28 was shocked that I could pull together a compilation of really good music that even she can enjoy! Yes! An "old fogey" like me can indeed appreciate amazing music! And then when I made her a second dance-themed CD with everything from Justin Timberlake to Madonna to No Doubt and Outkast she was just as surprised!!!
Yes we are a different generation of parents who grew up with MTV and dance clubs and "walkmans" and summer concert season. So its just as likely to see a fair representation of us 40+ yo parents dancing on the seats at a Killers concert as it is to see us dropping off the kids at the mall ...
Rose
I do not have a cd player in my car, neither do I have an ipod. When in the car, we listen to my son's choice of radio station. Since my DS is a singer, I am treated to all the most popular music of the day while he's in the shower.
But I also hear show tunes, motown, rock and roll, and right now, I'm typing this while I hear him wailing "Me and Bobby McGee" at the top of his lungs. As a kid who was raised on Frank Sinatra, jazz (my uncle is a jazz musician), classical, etc., I have a huge appreciation for all genres of music, and I love that my kids share that enthusiasm.
It's even funnier in my house - when theater comes up. A friend has just been cast in The Vagina Monologues, which I don't know and have never seen (and I know for a fact my DS hasn't seen it either). After seeing her in something else this afternoon, DS and I waited to say hello and congratulated her on TVM. My son said "Did you get the _____ monologue?" "No, so and so is doing that one. I got the _____ monologue and the ____ monologue." "That's cool," DS answers..."My absolute favorite is the _____ one."
"DS that comes from my loins, how do you KNOW this show?"
"Mom, when you're not looking, I do read."
DD (14) asks "Mom, can I borrow that Motley Crue Girls Girls Girls CD to put it in my iPod?" HEHEHEHEHEHEHE I LOVE IT!!!
Also, anyone heard the new song that rips "Tainted Love" in the background?
She HATES it when I start singing over her song with....uh uh.. tainted love...uh uh tainted love......