Wednesday, September 8, 2010

"This One Goes Out To My Nana..."

As soon as Alex picked up his first guitar at age two, my mom started brainwashing him by saying, "When you're a famous rock star and you're up on stage surrounded by your adoring fans, you'll dedicate a song to your Nana."  Now, despite the fact that she was at the original Woodstock, my mom is not known for her knowledge of pop culture.  To say the least.  When I was in high school, I'm sure she thought my interest in the Red Hot Chili Peppers had to do with a culinary pursuit.  If a song aired on a radio station that didn't have Teddy Pendergrass in their lineup, she didn't know it.  If she had any knowledge of the likes of Iggy Pop, Anthony Keidis, or Perry Farrell, she'd know that one does NOT become a rock star by giving shout-outs to their nana.
She has been in far-off Lisbon, Portugal for a while doing important things like sampling pork cheeks and eating custard-filled pastries, so she hasn't been able to get a good dose of brainwashing into Kenyon...yet.  But we did manage to capture Kenyon giving a non-Nana-shout-out rendition of a popular song.  Give a listen and see how long it takes you to name that tune...

11 comments:

  1. Wow! That was really great! That was a lot of words to remember for a two-an-a-half-year-old. :)

    "flow gory...." :)

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  2. The funniest part was when I played it back for him after I posted this, and he said, "Haha, I said 'fla-ga-glory'. And then later on in the song, he said, "Haha, I said 'kype'." I was surprised he recognized his own mistakes. :)

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  3. That was amazing. He will need to teach me the lyrics next time I see him;-)) Love you all.

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  4. That is completely adorable!! I can't wait to show it to Bart, he loves that song!

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  5. I thought I heard something about "sucks his brain in the night!" That is fabulous!!! I must show my kids- they love Eye of the Tiger.

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  6. Ha! It's 'stalks his prey in the night'. :)

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  7. Oh. My. God. I am cracking up! Kenyon knows more lyrics to that song that I do! LOVE the turn in the middle! Seriously, you got a little rocker there. I'm totally going to rewatch that.

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  8. He is just too adorable!! I am not just saying that because I am the Nana! I love when he repeats the countdown in the beginning. I need to read the real lyrics because as you know....I hadn't even HEARD of the song. (I hated Rocky!) Anyway, I am sure Kenyon's song is better than the original.
    Give them all hugs and kisses for me! GREAT BLOG!!

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  9. I'm going to see about getting him a gig at First Avenue! That Bieber kid better watch out, the next generation pop idol is coming up fast!
    Thank you for sharing bits of your adorable boys with us all!
    xoxoxo Nora

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  10. Ok it's a day later and I rewatched it. He is so awesome!

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  11. Kenyon just made. my. day. thank you, Annie.

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