I sent a message to my cousins today to let them know about the first singing I had done to my newborn baby. I thought they would be delighted to know that I found myself singing to the baby yesterday for the first time. My husband asked me how I knew the song, and wasn’t it a screamo song?
Turns out, without paying much attention, I had started singing her the Richard Cheese version of “Down with the sickness”.
For those who don’t know, “Down with the sickness” is, indeed, a screamo song, and a rather intense one at that. Richard Cheese is/was an artist who took songs and made a smooth jazz version of them, borderline elevator music or waiting room versions at times. His version of “Down with the sickness” was the first example my cousins had shared with me when they told me about him, and it has always stuck with me.
So, when my baby was crying over digestive issues, waiting for her system to release the gassy poop inside her, crying a sort of Ah! Ah! Ah! Ah! while I bounced her up and down on her feet to help, I found myself somewhat copying her cries in a more upbeat way, suddenly singing the Oo-a-a a-a-a a-a-a a-a-a! part of that song and just continuing onward!
It was awesome and enjoyable and hilarious. And my husband asked me not to sing the song anymore after I’d told him the version I was singing, because he said it was stupid (or something like that, anyway). Haha
We shall see what the future holds in my singing front. Now that it’s in my head, I can’t promise it won’t pop out automatically from time to time(!).
For those who want a listen:
Thank you, God, for this wonderful silliness. Make us well, please, and keep us safe, my husband and baby especially, please. Thank you for this family. In your name, I pray. Amen.
Post-a-day 2025
hannah ananas 