Mar 12, 2010

Can You Help This Mom? Inappropriate Figure Skating Music

This question comes from, um, a friend. Not me. A friend. Let’s call her, um, Mice Mom, er, Nice Mom.

So. Nice Mom’s husband wants, um Nice Girl, to figure skate to some music that Nice Mom and Nice Girl think is just…wrong.

Ice Dad, I mean, Nice Dad says that we spend so much money on figure skating that he deserves to pick Nice Girl’s figure skating music just once. This is something we have to, I mean Nice Mom and Nice Girl have to really consider because Nice Dad deserves a voice in her music, too.

Help me. I mean, help my friend.

Suggestion #1: Theme song from Curb Your Enthusiasm.

For those of you who are not familiar with the HBO show from Larry David, Curb Your Enthusiasm is about a clueless idiot, Larry, who says naughty things to nice people. He is socially inappropriate and not a role model, Ice Dad. I mean, Nice Dad.

Click here to listen to the theme song. It’s heavy on the tuba and is just…wrong…

Suggestion #2: Theme song from Dexter.

Showtime’s TV show, Dexter, is about a serial killer who kills serial killers. Despite the violent theme, I really, really like this show.

However, Nice Dad, that does not mean that a serial killer’s theme song should be used as your daughter’s figure skating music!

Click here to listen to the theme song and watch the opening credits.

Suggestion #3: Theme song from Halloween.

Halloween is the scariest horror movie of all time, in my opinion. I don’t watch horror movies, but just listening to the music completely creeps me out.

Click here to listen to the theme song.

So. Help me out here, people. I mean, help out Nice Mom. We all know that these songs are not appropriate figure skating music. Let’s come up with a ton of reasons why Nice Dad is totally wrong. Please.

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Mom of 2 Skaters

Well this is a fun debate because I have a husband who thinks he's a lot funnier than he actually is and a daughter who occasionally comes up with off the wall program ideas herself (i.e. dressing as a spider skating to Lady Gaga's "Bad Romance" with a little one dressed up as a fly, no it didn't happen but the coach actually considered it because it was such a funny idea).Anyways, you can leave it to the coach (which we all know will be a no) he can laugh that it would be a funny program idea when she is older and into gothic herself (could do the music from Sweeney Todd with your husband's blood spatters as represented by red crytals idea) and then let it go. We all love to talk about those pieces of music that would be a tad warped or funny to use but when it comes right down to it they skate to music that feels right to them whether it be classical, jazz, or a little bit of rock and roll. Either way they have to actually skate a program to it and they will get dinged in choreography marks if it doesn't work. It is amazing what can work but if the skater says no way…c'est la vie (N)Ice Dad.
Mom of 2 Skaters

Well this is a fun debate because I have a husband who thinks he's a lot funnier than he actually is and a daughter who occasionally comes up with off the wall program ideas herself (i.e. dressing as a spider skating to Lady Gaga's "Bad Romance" with a little one dressed up as a fly, no it didn't happen but the coach actually considered it because it was such a funny idea).

Anyways, you can leave it to the coach (which we all know will be a no) he can laugh that it would be a funny program idea when she is older and into gothic herself (could do the music from Sweeney Todd with your husband's blood spatters as represented by red crytals idea) and then let it go.

We all love to talk about those pieces of music that would be a tad warped or funny to use but when it comes right down to it they skate to music that feels right to them whether it be classical, jazz, or a little bit of rock and roll. Either way they have to actually skate a program to it and they will get dinged in choreography marks if it doesn't work. It is amazing what can work but if the skater says no way…c'est la vie (N)Ice Dad.
Ice Mom

Hi, Mom of 2 Skaters.Why do they think they're funny? Who is giving them encouragement?Nice Dad is not funny. His thing is saying naughty things to nice people. That's it. It's all about shock and awe.*Grumble.*Thanks for the comment. We should have lunch sometime. Ice Mom
Ice Mom

Hi, Mom of 2 Skaters.

Why do they think they're funny? Who is giving them encouragement?

Nice Dad is not funny. His thing is saying naughty things to nice people. That's it. It's all about shock and awe.

*Grumble.*

Thanks for the comment. We should have lunch sometime.

Ice Mom