Her new CD

My 1st grade princess has always had her own tastes in music, and I’ve always encouraged that. When she was real little, I would download the songs that I heard her singing, and set them up on the computer so she could listen to them whenever she wanted. I’m pretty sure she thinks that “Dad listens to weird music”, but she seems to respect that about me. She spends a lot more time in the car with Mom, and she likes lots of Moms music. This weekend I finally made her a CD of her favorites, and she’s been playing it over and over again. Here’s a list of some of her favorite songs.

Superhero-Garrison Star
Allstar-Smashmouth
Long Black Veil-Dave Matthews Band
Dancing Queen-Abba
Song 42-Blur
There She Goes-Sixpence None the Richer
Walking on Sunshine-Katrina and the Waves
Rhiannon-Fleetwood Mac
Rocky Raccoon-The Beatles
Rhinestone Cowboy-Glenn Campbell
Hazy Shade of Winter-The Bangles
Wild Honey Pie-The Beatles
Ring My Bell-Anita Ward
Wild World-Cat Stevens

I imagine that as she get older, her tastes will narrow and become focused on something that I think is total crap. Today, however, I am impressed by the variation in styles represented by these songs, and by the innocent, untarnished glee she exudes while twirling in whirling circles as she sings along with her new CD.