JANE FONDA
"Step inside of my plain Honda We goin' up to see Jane Fonda. Step inside of my green Nissan, We goin' up to see Liam Neeson!"
This song fragment has been kickin' around my head this week. I've been hollering it in garages and showers and hallways, extending the lines into different versions. And while I've recorded a few voice memos of different versions, this one's my fave. Benjamin got into a call-and-response rhythm, and totally nailed it. (100% sure he has no idea who either of those celebs are, but all my kids can be heard singing this little stanza these days.)
Obviously this draws from Beck's song Debra, which has the unforgettable line where he croons in a falsetto, "I say lady...step inside my Hyundai. I'm going take you up to Glendale..."
I also really enjoy that emerging acts like Brockhamption write their song titles on ALL CAPS, just for sheer decisiveness. Yes, this IS THE TITLE OF MY SONG. WE CAN'T CHANGE IT NOW.
I found myself entranced with the activity of trying to iden…
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