Memories and Music

Man, I hated this song… still do.

I was a senior in high school when this came out. It was all over the radio. It made me cringe. My friends and I had our own words:

I’d like to hit you!
B-A-T
With a bat!

I’d like to shoot you!
G-U-N
With a gun!

Pretty Young Thing, by Michael Jackson

What memories does this song make you think of?

My wife and I really enjoyed Moulin Rouge. If was quite fun to see many of the songs we knew re-rendered. Plus my wife had a woman-crush on Nicole Kidman at the time. I bought her the DVD and the CD soundtrack when they were released.

It was November 2001 and her family was visiting for Thanksgiving. My son was 3 months shy of turning two. The Moulin Rouge soundtrack was playing on the stereo and this song came on. He had just gotten out of his bath and needed no encouragement. He dropped towel and went to town, full monty, right in the living room in front of the whole family. I mean he went to town. The best part?

I got it all on video.

Yeah, we’ll be watching that at his wedding…..

Because We Can, by Fatboy Slim

What memories does this song make you think of?