I have figured out what Guitar Hero is for.

[elfs]

So, there's this video going around:

It's quite amazing, actually; a little ten-year-old girl from Japan playing all three parts of a Kansas song on a Yamaha Electone, rocking out the house as she does. Apparently, Yamaha runs this as a competition and she completely swept it this year.

I wanted to show the video to Kouryou-chan, so I put it up on mplayer and the girl was maybe four bars into the piece when Kouryou-chan said, "That's Carry On My Wayward Son!"

And I looked at my eight-year-old daughter and wondered where in the heck she had gotten a headful of Kansas. She explained, "I played that song in Guitar Hero!"

You see, that's what GH is for. It's something you give to your kids so they'll absorb at least a small playlist of the music you and I listened to when we were young, so we'll at least have a common reference of music to discuss when we're in the car together. The grownups control the radio, so it'll always be tuned to the oldies station, and every once in a while the kids'll be able to say, "Hey, that's Immigrant Song! I recognize that!"


[Hat Tip to Vodou_Chile]

Comments

[clemtaur.livejournal.com]

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I never thought of that.

In other news, we (The Metaphorest) have converted D. into being a Beatles fan..

[vik_thor]

Wow.
(I'm wondering if she chose the song herself?)

(no kids, so can't comment on that part...)

[lionman.livejournal.com]

Note to self: Investigate Guitar Hero more closely. Sister-in-law has one, make excuse to play next time you're there.

This is VERY true...

[(Anonymous)]

My in-laws bought GH3 for my son (he's 5 - it's really for my wife and I) and now he knows Alice Cooper, Pat Benatar, KISS, AFI, SRV, Eric Johnson, and many more... It's too cool! He wandered around after we set it up looking at my MIL and saying, "Hit me with your best shot!"

Joshua Sasmor