Parental Advisors - Leilani's Story

  • back
    Parental Advisors - Leilani's Story
    POSTED



    When I was growing up, I thought it was normal for your dad to wear make-up, dress up as a woman, and mime along to some very, very cheesy songs with all the other dads every now & then.

    Nope, apparently, not so much.

    Every year, my primary school would manifest a very dramatic mime cabaret, with the parents as the actors.  Both my parents would dress up in horrifically OTT costumes and mime-perform a comical act to either a classic tune, or a really silly one.

    Picture this. Your 5ft 5", very straight, average-guy dad wearing metallic green knickerbockers, a frilly shirt, a pirate hat, and a whole lot of eyeliner, playing the er, different, pirate in Ray Stevens' The Pirate Song;

     



    or my mum strutting around on a stage with all my friends mum’s in nothing but a body towel and a hair towel singing along to ’I’m Gonna Wash That Man Right Out Of My Hair’ from South Pacific; or both of them dressed in drag for an Australian classic: a Priscilla: Queen of The Desert number, ‘I Love The Nightlife’.

     



    Then there was my year 6 teacher, a huge man usually seen sporting footy shorts and a beer belly, dressed up as Dolly Parton in ‘Nine to Five’, using bent arms under his shirt to mimic her rather large chest. As a 7 year old, this was rather outrageous, and severely traumatic. 

    Having experienced said trauma, however, they did introduce me to some great music that I still have nostalgia for now. Whilst there was definitely too much ABBA used, the Beach Boys, Queen, Billy Joel and Madonna featured prominently. It was all cheese, but hey, it’s lovable cheese.  The problem is now that whenever I hear any of the featured songs I am forever stuck with the image of my parents acting like children in front of a few HUNDRED PEOPLE at a very IMPRESSIONABLE AGE. Scarred MUCH…!

    Besides the pop-cheese learnt at my primary schools’ self proclaimed “Great Night Out”, it was all Ray Charles, Nat King Cole & The Beatles at home; at least a slight kicker higher in the what-parents-taught-their-children awards.

    THANK YOU FOR THE MUSIC PARENTAL ADVISORS.



     

    -Leilani Williams

    150421
    Tags:
    queen, the beach boys, madonna, music, the beatles,
Submitted by Site Factory admin on




When I was growing up, I thought it was normal for your dad to wear make-up, dress up as a woman, and mime along to some very, very cheesy songs with all the other dads every now & then.

Nope, apparently, not so much.

Every year, my primary school would manifest a very dramatic mime cabaret, with the parents as the actors.  Both my parents would dress up in horrifically OTT costumes and mime-perform a comical act to either a classic tune, or a really silly one.

Picture this. Your 5ft 5", very straight, average-guy dad wearing metallic green knickerbockers, a frilly shirt, a pirate hat, and a whole lot of eyeliner, playing the er, different, pirate in Ray Stevens' The Pirate Song;

 



or my mum strutting around on a stage with all my friends mum’s in nothing but a body towel and a hair towel singing along to ’I’m Gonna Wash That Man Right Out Of My Hair’ from South Pacific; or both of them dressed in drag for an Australian classic: a Priscilla: Queen of The Desert number, ‘I Love The Nightlife’.

 



Then there was my year 6 teacher, a huge man usually seen sporting footy shorts and a beer belly, dressed up as Dolly Parton in ‘Nine to Five’, using bent arms under his shirt to mimic her rather large chest. As a 7 year old, this was rather outrageous, and severely traumatic. 

Having experienced said trauma, however, they did introduce me to some great music that I still have nostalgia for now. Whilst there was definitely too much ABBA used, the Beach Boys, Queen, Billy Joel and Madonna featured prominently. It was all cheese, but hey, it’s lovable cheese.  The problem is now that whenever I hear any of the featured songs I am forever stuck with the image of my parents acting like children in front of a few HUNDRED PEOPLE at a very IMPRESSIONABLE AGE. Scarred MUCH…!

Besides the pop-cheese learnt at my primary schools’ self proclaimed “Great Night Out”, it was all Ray Charles, Nat King Cole & The Beatles at home; at least a slight kicker higher in the what-parents-taught-their-children awards.

THANK YOU FOR THE MUSIC PARENTAL ADVISORS.



 

-Leilani Williams

Tags Tier 2
queen
the beach boys
madonna
music
the beatles
News id
70021
Blog Thumbnail
Parental Advisors - Leilani's Story
Slug URL
parental-advisors-leilanis-story
Show in home news block?
Off

SIGN UP FOR OUR EMAILS

Be the first to know about new music, competitions, events and more.

terms

By submitting my information, I agree to receive personalized updates and marketing messages about Cool Accidents based on my information, interests, activities, website visits and device data and in accordance with the Privacy Policy. I understand that I can opt-out at any time by emailing privacypolicy@wmg.com.

Thank you!
x

Welcome to Cool Accidents' mailing list.

Customize your notifications for tour dates near your hometown, birthday wishes, or special discounts in our online store!

terms

By submitting my information, I agree to receive personalized updates and marketing messages about Cool Accidents based on my information, interests, activities, website visits and device data and in accordance with the Privacy Policy. In addition, if I have checked the box above, I agree to receive such updates and messages about similar artists, products and offers. I understand that I can opt-out from messages at any time by emailing privacypolicy@wmg.com.