I'm not going to try to be a cool mom. I've never been cool, ever. It's never bothered me. That said, I am excited to have someone around to share music with even if my tastes aren't cool. So this weekend, when we don't get to see Rosie I'm putting together a mixed CD to mail her.
She likes country, hip-hop, and R&B. I wanted to make some of it music from my childhood that fits into those classifications. I also wanted a good number of strong female singers in it and some racial diversity without being cliche or cheesy. I also wanted it to include some music she might not have heard. I wanted to her figure out from this that I'm a dorky mom.
So here's what I decided to include. Let me know what you think. Did I do good? One thing is apparent, knowledge of pop culture has really decreased in the past 12-plus years.
Rolling in the Deep - Adele
Grenade - Bruno Mars
Jump - The Pointer Sisters
Free Your Mind - En Vogue (I debated on this one...but decided it was OK)
One Moment in Time - Whitney Houston
Here Comes the Sun - The Beatles
Motownphilly - Boyz II Men
Fallin' - Alicia Keys
On the Road Again - Willie Nelson (Cause we're always driving with her it seems)
We're Going to be Friends - White Stripes
Black Cat - Janet Jackson
Dreaming of You - Selena
The Rising - Bruce Springsteen
Keep it Loose, Keep it Tight - Amos Lee
Empire State of Mind - Jay-Z and Alicia Keys
I toyed with throwing a Justin Bieber song on there but decided against it thinking that implied I was trying too hard.
1 comment:
Good but you left out the women that led the pack in their genre, I'd add Aretha Franklin R.E.S.P.E.C.T the queen of soul and Heart "These Dreams" first true rock female band and "Crazy" by Patsy Cline - cuz you need a little country in that mix :-)
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