One of my favorite childhood memories made with my sister and step-sister was the summer where we put on musical productions. I was around 9. We had a record player, a curtain for a backdrop, and choreographed moves that make Beyoncé look like an amateur. OK, perhaps we weren't that polished. But we had a lot of fun prepping for the show and singing along with records.
The songs that I remember most vividly were from a Super Girls triple record compilation album. It had such classics as Stop in the Name of Love, Leader of the Pack, Chapel of Love, and It’s In His Kiss. We would put together a set list and then decide who was going to front each song and who’d be on backup. It was quite an endeavor.
My very favorite song on that album was Lollipop, because of the popping sound you get to make in it, the clapping and the choral round at the end. Kids love learning to make new sounds. Aria spent a month learning to snap her fingers. Click her tongue. Blow and pop a bubble. Whistle. The clasped hand fart. Beat boxing. Currently we’re endeavoring bird calls with our hands.
Needless to say, when Aria was about 3, we sang this song a lot. Tell me you can listen to this song and not want to stick your finger in your mouth and create that pop? No way.
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