As I made breakfast for my kids today, I discovered that I missed what may have been one of the great musical moments of our still-young century.
Recently, we unlocked Motorhead's "Ace of Spades" on Rock Band 2. My kids' and my Rock Band 2 band "Psycho Neighbor" haven't yet been able to play this anthem together yet for various reasons-- last night, it was because I was at work, and my step-daughter has had limited singing due to the tail end of an illness. However, Adam was in luck-- our friends Wendy and Guido were over, along with Mel's best friend Anya and her seven-year-old sister Julia. Adam, hell-bent on playing drums to this metal classic, recruited Julia to sing while he pounded the skins. History will surely regret that nobody got this moment on a camera, when a teenager clad in a Ramones t-shirt beat out the savage rhythm of "Ace of Spades," while a seven-year-old girl screamed:You know I'm born to lose, and gambling's for fools,
But that's the way I like it baby,
I don't wanna live for ever,
And don't forget the joker!
Since we missed that magic moment on video last night, we'll have to content ourselves with the great clip of Motorhead, when they showed up to play their classic in the living room of "The Young Ones" in 1984.
7 comments:
Great Clip. Love the Young Ones. I always thought that Motorhead was sort of a "band outlier" when compared to the other groups (like The Damned, Dexy's Midnight Runners ect.) that were on that show but still great.
Lemmy f*cking rules, although I think I'd like to have seen your band better.
God I loved the Young Ones!
Good for you JYen in passing along the importance of music to your kids.
Too bad you didn't record that. I bet it was awesome. As soon as I get my tax refund, I get to buy Rock Band 2. Sweet.
Without playing it, that looks like Neelix in the preview still.
I'm busy unlocking everything in Rock Band 2 myself. That's hilarious about the kids, you'll have to get them on tape one of these gigs! The game is a great way to introduce the young uns to some classics and us to some new potential classics.
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