Any song by Mary J. Blige, Isaac Blackman’s “To the Ceiling”, loud tassa at Hindu weddings, Machel Montano’s Jumbie and the K9 Advantix Ad on cable (i.e. cute puppy singing: “there ain’t no bugs on me, there may be bugs on some ah you mugs but there ain’t no bugs on me!”).
What does this odd collection of artistes/songs have to do with me? Well, if my baby Zara had an iPod, I bet you those tunes would be on it. Yes, a far cry from Baa Baa Black Sheep and Twinkle Twinkle Little Star…
Little Zara as my friend J. aptly put it, is quite the “soul baby.” Her “dancing” started a few months ago, perhaps when she was about 10 months old or so. It started off as a quirky, jerky up-and-down movement. Now, at the ripe old age of 13 months she has progressed to twirling hand movements, hands up in the air and off-balance little spins, which more or less end up with her falling down on her tush, giggling. It’s so cute (but of course, I’m grossly biased). At first I thought this was something all babies did but then my friend K. assured me that her “baby” (now a thriving 3 year old) never had any inclination whatsoever to boogie.
But…I’ve been digressing, back to weddings right? Zara’s choice of music is a far cry from what I listen to. I’d rather kick back (after a crazy day with a toddler, running a business and dealing with household stuff!), to Fleetwood Mac, Gypsy Kings, U2, Nora Jones, Dido and Sarah McLachlan to name a few. When hubby and I got married, we were both crazy about the beautiful “When you say nothing at all” - the Allison Kraus version (The Ronan Keating version, on the Notting Hill soundtrack is also very cool), so it was an obvious choice for our first dance. At this link, you can get a sneak preview about what other brides are pondering for their own first dance songs: http://www.trinidadweddings.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=490&PN=1&TPN=1
