It was a tough weekend. We have been out in Michigan with Christine's family, which has been big fun, but at the same time we are here as Christine's grandmother is passing away. Throw in Easter, and it makes for a tremendously busy weekend.
With that we ended up listening to a few Rolling Stones tunes with Ella. We already had an inkling that "You Can't Always Get What You Want" was a favorite of Ella's. Christine has it on a playlist especially put together for Ella. Either way I thought I would start with a live version I found on YouTube. That version starts with an acustic guitar, without the boys choir, so I think it threw Ella at first. As soon as the vocals kick in ther was an "inning, I know this one" moment. So, yeah she LOVES this song. Weird, right? For one, even the version we ended up watching was over 5 minutes, totally ruining the around 2 minute rule. What I think she loves is the chorus part of the song. It works for her. Either way it grabs her.
Next up - "Get off of my Cloud". Ella makes it 30 seconds, and has lost all sense of interest. So, knowing how much she loves "You Can't Always Get What You Want" I think to try again later. Needless to say, she only makes it 30 seconds again. Not a winner. Funny, since it has that type of chorus that I think she would like, but for some reason falls flat to her.
Last song of the weekend..."Street Fighting Man". Turns out Ella loves this song! We watched a live performance from 1973, with Mick Taylor playing lead guitar. Mick was his prancing all over the stage self. Maybe she was taken with the moves, or maybe it was the song, but Ella sat there talking away to the screen for a whole five and a half minutes. We will need to play this in the car on the way home to be sure of what is what.
So Ella goes with 2 out of 3 from the Stones. I'm sure there will be a few more from them on this project. Will have to see.
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