To Fly or Not to Fly?

Interesting.
Nicki Minaj. My hero?


I was thinking of posting about my new found respect for Pop music.
It's actually a rather long story that begins with a young songwriting forswearing mainstream, popular music as insipid, useless and incessantly about romance. The most recent chapter involves a grown up version of that same songwriter discovering amazing depth in some of the most often played songs on the radio. And in the videos.

I don't mean just the personal growth of John Mayer. I mean, Madonna and Justin Timberlake. Maybe hard to imagine, maybe, but it's there. Depth. I mean, mind stretching depth.

Anyway, our lyric analysis has been tested by the Powers at her school who want to put the lid on a talent show performance because of the supposedly explicit lyrics in a song that Laela (and I) find inspiring.

So, after listening to Laela's argument and considering the angles, I marched to the school and had an awesome talk with the PTA president :) Looks like I may be working with the talent show in the future.
Who would have ever thought that Nicki Minaj would help me become a better parent?

Thanks Nicki.

By the way, the song is FLY. Check it out.

Tell me what you think?

Do I own the record, no? Do I see the value?
I have to say, I truly do.

I learn something new every single day.