Wow! I could write a whole book about my family and music! Music plays a huge part in my family.
My papa (grandpa) loves to sing around the house random songs. Usually songs I have never heard of in my life! We like to make up our own songs and irritate mama! We made up this song called "One Thing" and every time mama and papa play fuss, papa will say "Let me tell you one thing." And I would stomp and clap and papa will sing in repetition "One thing, one thing one thing, one thing." Of course, mama would look at us as if we don't even belong to her. He has a nice tenor/bass voice and he has a pretty good falsetto voice also! But little stuff like that makes me smile and it brings joy to my heart. We are random people and I love it!
Also, my papa is a self acclaimed James Brown dancer. We have a record player and my grandparents kept their discs from back in the 1960's through the 1980's. I will never forget the time I was first introduced to James Brown's hit song "Hot Pants" and I am telling you, our pants were hot by the time we got done dancing! Me and my grandparents would dance in the living room. Papa doing his little "two step" and spinning around at a moderate rate (considering the fact that he is not that quick anymore)! Not only James Brown but gospel as well. They had music by the all female gospel group the Caravans. "Sweeping through the city" is one of my favorite gospel songs. I would have never heard of it had my grandparents not introduced these oldies to me.
Now I told you how random my family is. Whenever Mama has a song in her heart, she will sing it loud and proud! Almost every morning she would wake up and start singing a contemporary gospel song that my choir performed that past Sunday. Although I think it is cute, it is also funny because she remix almost every gospel song I know. Instead of singing "For He is worthy" she would sing "For He is worly." I know. Don't even ask me why!
At the Pyles' residence music can be heard almost all day. If I am not playing Bach's Prelude and Fugue in A minor on the piano, Mama is blasting her gospel Cd's on my stereo (which took her a long time to figure out how to work it). And if you don't hear that, more than likely you will hear me and my papa singing "One Thing" in probably Eb Major and hearing Mama scream "Shut Up!" in Ab minor.
Wow, I love my family dearly!
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Your family sounds like they make music fun! I found the part about you and your grandfather making up songs and dancing together delightful! I think that music should be something that makes your smile and feel good. I also thought that your mom's joy for music with her sense of humor is hilarious! I laughed out loud when I read "He is worly!"
ReplyDeleteI love how your family interacts with music! It also sounds like you all interact well together full stop! That is great! You and your family's attitude toward music is refreshing because it seems like you really have fun with music. Music seems to bring you closer to your family (especially when you were talking about you and your grandfather taunting your mother via music!
ReplyDeleteI don't think your family is random at all! I think it sounds like a great group of folks to be with. And I love the image of everyone dancing around to "Hot Pants!"
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