I'm afraid Archer's going through his Morrissey phase (musically, I
mean.) He has a new-found love for sadness and hauntingly depressing
melodies and lyrics. For example, Archer knows all the melodies to the
Once (Swell Season) soundtrack. He can even sing half the lyrics to Falling Slowly and did so during their moving performance at The Academy Awards.
The room went silent when little Archer started singing along to the
television, the only child in attendance (per usual) belting out "raise
yo hooodoo voooy you ahhhh a dooooice" (raise your hopeful voice/ you
have a choice) and any one who wasn't wiping the tears from their
cheeks probably and most likely left their souls in El Segundo. With
their wallets. Seriously. I was sobbing in my dip.
Usually,
parents can rest assured that their Children's Music will be jubilant
and even silly! In fact, in my experience kid's music is (usually)
sublimely happy to the point of annoyance. Songs about Octopus' gardens
and shaking one's sillies out, etc. But Puff the Magic Dragon? I wonder
how many people offed themselves listening to Puff the Magic Dragon:
the saddest, most depressing song ever written. And guess who's
obsessed? OBSESSED. Archer could not be more in love with a song.
"Puff! Again! Puff! AGAIN!!!"
"Archer! NO! I cannot listen to that song again. I can't bear it!"
"Again! PUFF! AGAIN! AGAINAGAINAGAIN PUFF PUFF PUFF!"
"Noooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo!"
Because,
seriously folks, could anything be more depressing for a parent? To be
reminded of the most certain fact that someday our children will grow
up to be dragon-killers?
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