I suddenly had this running through my head when I read this article.

I think of all the education that I missed
But then my homework was never quite like this.

It’s going to be one of those days.

This one comes with a story.

Oleg Volk asked if anyone could think of a modern peaceful revolution, and the first thing that came to mind was German reunification in 1989 and 1990.  There was relatively little violence, the German Democratic Republic, or East Germany, ceased to exist, and it’s citizens and lands became part of the Federal Republic of Germany, or West Germany.  Of course, when I remembered those days, Ode to Joy came to my head and it’s been there ever since.

This performance happened a few months after the fall of the wall, and I remember listening to a recording of it on the local classical station a few days after Christmas in 1989.  I know my classical music hipster douchebag street cred is destroyed by admitting this, but I fell in love with Beethoven’s 9th that day, and it’s theme has been a lullaby to all of my kids.  Girlie Bear surprised herself last night when she could hum along to it while I played it on the stereo in the van.  I guess those stories about early exposure to classical music may have some worth after all.

Bernstein changed a couple of words in this rendition to reflect the jubilation of the moment, but I don’t think Beethoven would have complained.

I couldn’t resist.

I’m not really a country or bluegrass fan, but for some reason, this is one of my favorites.

It’s been one of those days.  I need some bad attitude music.

This one comes with a story.

This morning, as Irish Woman was driving Boo to daycare, she was listening to one of the local classic rock stations.  She was paying more attention to the traffic than the song until she heard the chorus of this little ditty coming from the backseat:

Boo was singing along “hiwaah to heww” throughout the refrain.

I’ve never been so proud.

Yeah, it’s gonna be one of those days.

I’m just a hunka hunka burning love, baby