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When an iPod Needs a Prenup
Source: www.three2seven.com
I know everyone has different taste in music but I can't believe my husband isn't even in the same ballpark. The minute he hits play I "eject" myself right out of the house. How can something so powerful to one mean absolutely nothing to another? Okay, maybe that's a bit harsh. I may not groove to his tunes but I can appreciate that his passion for music runs sooo very deep. With six guitars hanging on our walls and a million accessories that do this that and the other there really is no escape. Not to mention the band he plays for on the side, which is a bunch of 40-somethings who wish they were touring the world.
It really came to a head on our last trip to the US when I was forced to take extreme measures. After my iPod died I did the unthinkable: I asked my husband if I could borrow his. I knew it was dangerous, but how bad could it be? Come on, music can grow on people right. I tried, I really did. But my thumb wouldn't let go of the fast forward button. I gave each song about five seconds to make an impression and if it didn't it was GONE. Finally, after about 50 songs, I stumbled across a song/singer I knew. Lenny Kravitz saved me. Then, another 300 songs of hitting the gong, I decided it was me and Lenny and the replay button all the way to NYC. Never want to hear that song again!
This has got me thinking about the singers I really like and who I "should" like? I happen to like Kelly Clarkson but if I dare mention her name my husband goes into lockdown. Should I feel embarrassed because I like her music? Okay don't answer that. But really is it such a crime that I like singers like The Veronicas and Pink? They're so cool. In my rock star fantasy moments I think I'd be The Veronicas, Pink and The Rogue Traders - with a splash of J Lo - rolled into one with a Madonna front. Are you scared?
When I ask the head of music in our house who I "should" like, he responds (knowing that I have a thing for female acts) with artists like Joss Stone, Alicia Keys, Missy Higgins and the Black Eyed Peas. I can certainly say I love all of them, they're just not on the top of my hot list.
There's no question I'm a top 40 girl through and through (as if you haven't already figured that out), and it looks like our 5-year-old daughter is following suit. She can't get enough of J Lo, Kylie Minogue, Kelly Clarkson and Madonna. Last night she gave us a Kelly Clarkson "show". My husband almost died with the girl power we've got going on in our house. She had her 6-year-old brother introduce her performance (all 100 times!) while she stood on chair and sang her guts out into her "Barbie" microphone. With Kelly Clarkson blaring from her little boom box, her body shaking like a little Hilary Duff, and singing like Bruce Springsteen meets J Lo, it was a performance we won't forget!
When an iPod Needs a Prenup
Source: www.three2seven.com
I know everyone has different taste in music but I can't believe my husband isn't even in the same ballpark. The minute he hits play I "eject" myself right out of the house. How can something so powerful to one mean absolutely nothing to another? Okay, maybe that's a bit harsh. I may not groove to his tunes but I can appreciate that his passion for music runs sooo very deep. With six guitars hanging on our walls and a million accessories that do this that and the other there really is no escape. Not to mention the band he plays for on the side, which is a bunch of 40-somethings who wish they were touring the world.
It really came to a head on our last trip to the US when I was forced to take extreme measures. After my iPod died I did the unthinkable: I asked my husband if I could borrow his. I knew it was dangerous, but how bad could it be? Come on, music can grow on people right. I tried, I really did. But my thumb wouldn't let go of the fast forward button. I gave each song about five seconds to make an impression and if it didn't it was GONE. Finally, after about 50 songs, I stumbled across a song/singer I knew. Lenny Kravitz saved me. Then, another 300 songs of hitting the gong, I decided it was me and Lenny and the replay button all the way to NYC. Never want to hear that song again!
This has got me thinking about the singers I really like and who I "should" like? I happen to like Kelly Clarkson but if I dare mention her name my husband goes into lockdown. Should I feel embarrassed because I like her music? Okay don't answer that. But really is it such a crime that I like singers like The Veronicas and Pink? They're so cool. In my rock star fantasy moments I think I'd be The Veronicas, Pink and The Rogue Traders - with a splash of J Lo - rolled into one with a Madonna front. Are you scared?
When I ask the head of music in our house who I "should" like, he responds (knowing that I have a thing for female acts) with artists like Joss Stone, Alicia Keys, Missy Higgins and the Black Eyed Peas. I can certainly say I love all of them, they're just not on the top of my hot list.
There's no question I'm a top 40 girl through and through (as if you haven't already figured that out), and it looks like our 5-year-old daughter is following suit. She can't get enough of J Lo, Kylie Minogue, Kelly Clarkson and Madonna. Last night she gave us a Kelly Clarkson "show". My husband almost died with the girl power we've got going on in our house. She had her 6-year-old brother introduce her performance (all 100 times!) while she stood on chair and sang her guts out into her "Barbie" microphone. With Kelly Clarkson blaring from her little boom box, her body shaking like a little Hilary Duff, and singing like Bruce Springsteen meets J Lo, it was a performance we won't forget!
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