I was defeated, but it couldn't be helped. So cute.
Macho, macho, hey!
Macho, macho, hey!
This is why kids are a handful. Right beside me, as I desperately try to rack my brain to write an interesting article only to give up and start drinking beer, she calmly tries to make me laugh.
I laughed, but immediately retorted. 'Where on earth is the macho part?' That retort was fast. It was one of the fastest I've ever made in my over 40 years of life. My daughter is, by no stretch of the imagination, macho.
With a single-minded desire to share this singing voice, I registered for Stand.fm. Please listen: 'Macho, macho, hey!'
I'm a little embarrassed, but please forgive us as both the singer and the recorder are amateurs.
Well... after that exchange, we held a music lesson that night. To ensure we aren't embarrassed at the autumn Skapara Koshien, I have to teach the kids about Skapara. Since I play it often, it should be familiar to their ears, but it's also important to listen to it consciously. I choose a collaboration song with a guest.
First is 'Blues Swaying in the Wind,' which has an incredibly cool music video. I approach the kids while singing.
'The suuuun is meeeelting into the seeee-a!'
My son keeps watching YouTube, and my daughter keeps playing games. But I will not give up.
Next up is the collaboration song with Super Eight, "Ano Natsu no Aimai ME." Standing is prohibited in the family section, but it wouldn't hurt to memorize the choreography for the chorus. I danced. I danced and sang as I approached my children.
“Ah, it felt so infinitely far away~♬
Ah, I will never forget you from that summer~♬”
I closed in on them. With my son looking a bit put off, my daughter stood up. Is she going to dance? Great, let's do it together! But this is what came out of my daughter's mouth.
Macho~ Macho, Hey~♪
Macho~ Macho, Hey~♪
I collapsed. I'm frustrated. I was disappointed in myself for not being able to keep singing without giving in, but looking back objectively, this was probably inevitable. The battle has only just begun.
