We've got Volume 2 of the Glee soudtrack in the car at the moment.
One of the songs is a cover of Lily Allen's Smile. It's quite catchy, but I suppose the lyric ("At first, when I see you cy, it makes me smile") is potentially confusing to really, really literal people.
People like Flea.
Hence this conversation at 8.15am this morning:
Flea: Mummy, when the little boy cries, why does the lady smile?
Me: Er, I think because it’s funny.
Flea: Why is it funny when he cries?
Me: Maybe she doesn't like him?
Flea: Oh. [pause] Is it a little boy?
Me: Why?
Flea: Well, babies cry sometimes because they're cross.
Me: Good point. I think it's a big boy, though.
Flea: Like maybe in J1?
Me: Maybe.
Flea: Or even in J2 or J3 or J4?
Me: Sure.
Flea: Do big boys cry?
Me: Sure, sometimes.
Flea: Do you think he's been naughty and that's why he is crying?
Me: Well, I think the boy has been unkind to the girl, and so when he cries, he sort of deserves it, and that’s why she smiles.
Flea: That’s not very kind, is it Mummy?
Me: No.
Flea: Can we listen to it again?
I think it's time to start restricting our morning music choices.
Lilly Allen songs are banned in this house, they are too dam catchy and I would sign along, not realising what I was signing. Not suitable for a three and four year old at all
To TheMadHouse. Especially when you add in the words that the radio people have edited out. I really have to clean my mouth out before my boy gets any older!
stick to the Slow Riot for New Zero Kanada EP by Godspeed! You Black Emperor. 2 “pieces”. a 10 minute one and a 17 minute one. don’t think it’s got any words in it.
ha ha ha, it is so hard sometimes to censor the music isn’t it? so many of the bands and singers i love are really not appropriate. We have to be really careful here because they don’t tend to play the censored versions of Uk songs on the radio since they’re in a foreign language.
I have had to hurriedly turn off ‘f**k you you ho, i don’t want you back’ song (can’t remember the name) before now on the car radio!
There is so much music that I thought would be fine for children to listen to and then I started really listening to and thinking about lyrics. I feel like I’m restricted to nursery rhymes at the moment. If I have to hear “row, row, row your boat” once more I really might scream.
Quite – we’ve had lots of songs with swearing in, but now I know how much she’s absorbing, I am clearly going to have to do some editing!
Fortunately, Glee took out the line about fucking the girl next door. Network TV, and all that!
Sometimes, you frighten me. Just a bit.
Ha! Yes, we’re lucky that sort of thing isn’t played over here!
Exactly. It’s almost worse than swearing when you realise they’re really thinking about what the lyric means and suddenly you’re asking questions about very adult emotions and responses. Tricky.
LOL Sally we’ve all been there. Last summer we kept signing Love for a child by Jason Mraz which is far too damn catchy (http://www.metrolyrics.com/love-for-a-child-lyrics-jason-mraz.html) and the kids still sing it from time to time with no music on. Ho hum…..
ROFL! That’s adorable!