In the Fall, I decided that I needed some new tunes to listen to in the new car. I purchased John Mellencamp's newest CD and Johnny Cash's box set. Each morning I would tell Tyler who we were listening to that day. After awhile, he started requesting Johnny. For months now, we have listened to Johnny Cash in the morning! The problem is, is that he gets stuck on certain songs-- "play the fire song, mommy", "I want to hear Hey Porter, mommy" and so on.
In January, Tyler began to give up problems going to bed at night. One night, out of pure desperation and frustration, we asked Tyler if he wanted to listen to Johnny to help him fall asleep. He said yes. For weeks now, he has listened to disk one faithfully every night. All we can pray for is that he is not going to be scarred by the lyrics-- all about fighting, drinking, and shooting! Hopefully he comes to appreciate Johnny Cash for who he really is, a musical icon.
Now every morning on the way to school we have to listen to disk two. At first he did not care for it (what child likes change?). However, a quick educational lesson about who that "girl" was in the songs has changed his mind. He now loves June, the wife of Johnny, and requests Jackson every morning, followed by Folsom Prison, where "he sings about jail."
Tonight, after his bath, Tyler requested Jackson on Youtube. I have attached the clip he loves listening to. When we went downstairs he said he wanted to play the guitar for me like Johnny does with June. My son, 3 years old, doesn't request Barney, Elmo, or anything else age related, but requests Johnny Cash! Gotta love it!
