Recently, I've gotten a little fed up with the trend of over protective parenting and only exposing kids to politically correct ideas in songs. Clean your room, recycle, don't pollute, play nice. Ughh. How come everything that we did as kids that was fun is now considered SO Wrong.
I remember sitting in my dad's lap and "driving" his car all the time, as a kid. It was fun! It provided a great moment with my dad! Now Britney Spears is some sort of monster for doing it with her son.
So here's the challenge:
Are there songs out there about kids doing non-PC stuff, having fun, and surviving?
Would anyone like to write one?
What did you do as a kid that falls into this category that could be put into a song?
For example we:
Poured gas on the sidewalk and lit it. Poured Alchohol on our hands and lit it (it doesn't hurt, until the alcholol starts running out). Played in the attic with gunpowder from black cats and old shotgun shells. Made our own gunpowder, flashpowder, and fireworks. (notice a theme here). Went spelunking in the storm sewers of Houston in the dry season. Swam in the flood waters of the bayous and storm sewers in rainy season. Slid down laundry shoots of empty houses for sale on the block. and the list goes on. Climbed up the outsides of parking garages.
And guess what: We were the good kids, and we survived. :-)