I wrote a blog many months ago about how my 2 boys loved the music from Tommy by The Who. Well I am happy to report that they are still rockin out. Only this time they’ve added Black Sabbath, Blue Oyster Cult and The Ramones to their musical tastes. I still get tortured with Wheels on the Bus and the soundtrack to Aladdin, but it is nice to get to jam every once in awhile.

You see, Black Sabbath sings a song that I’m sure most moms, (well at least the ones in my age group anyway) already know. The song is “Iron Man”. And as far as my sons are concerned, it was written solely for the Iron Man movie that comes out this summer. They’ve already seen the trailer on the Internet a few times. That famous jammer of a tune is in the preview. When “Iron Man” came on the radio the other day, my sons went crazy with joy. I was happy to see that they remembered how to air drum like Keith Moon. (Something I taught them during their Tommy phase.) However, they were a little disappointed that I couldn’t rewind the song on the radio. Darn kids are so used to instant gratification. But I’ll save that subject for another blog.

Blue Oyster Cult sings a song about the notorious Japanese frienemy Godzilla. What little boys can resist a song about that great green lizard? Certainly not mine. So they jam to “Godzilla” whenever a DJ decides to pull out the old Blue Oyster Cult albums. Needless to say, we have to listen to a lot of classic rock stations.

On to The Ramones. I’m sure my boys will appreciate “Rock -n- Roll High School” when they get a little older. But right now, it’s all about their Spiderman song. The Ramones’ version is loud, fast, and totally rockin! I’m expecting one of my sons to eventually smash up his little Wiggles’ guitar while listening to this tune. Pete Townsend would be so proud.