When trying to break the will of an adversary, the United States government will often use a tactic that involves a constant bombardment of loud, repetitive music. It’s a strategy intended to wear down the psyche of the enemy. The military used this ploy against Noriega in Panama, blasting 80′s rock into the dictator’s compound. I don’t know the name of the person who first came up with this method of torture for the CIA, but I can tell you this with absolute certainty: that person had children.
It began with my daughter Megan’s love for The Lion King. To buy some time to do things like cook dinner, I would coerce Jay into playing Hakuna Matata on YouTube for her. Harmless enough. But somewhere along the line my son became hooked and before I knew it he was playing every version of the song he could find, including the Korean one. The singing itself was not that bad. What drove me over the edge was this:
Remember when I wrote that nice little post about how I was going to stop nudging Jay to act like his peers and encourage his creativity? Yeah…well, THIS? Does not fall under that umbrella. This must stop. IMMEDIATELY. I would personally like to thank the two women in this video for making this over-the-top version of Hakuna Matata and turning our lives into an episode of Glee. My son is now an interpretive dancer.
Some of our friends have found a lot of humor in my mortification. One in particular threatened to blurt out the name of the song the next time we were all out together (that’s all it takes to get Jay started). To which I responded by stabbing him in the eye informing him I would retaliate by mentioning the Wii around his son (the child’s pupils immediately dilate and his jaw goes slack). Harsh? Go ahead and play that video say, oh, 263 consecutive times and then judge me, people. I dare you.
i tink that Lion King should also be considered as one the best animated films on the market _
i would say that Lion King is one of the best animated films that i have ever watched .,*