So in this installment of `Required Listening for Japanese Students` I decided to shake things up a bit. The damn kids always listen to their weiner-J Pop, or their weiner Dancehall-Reggae (it`s low-qual stuff), so for class yesterday I decided that I would teach them about good old straight up Heavy Metal Rock and Roll. And who better to do that with than Black Sabbath?
It was really funny.
First, I showed them a band picture (Ozzy looking really scary) and an album cover (Grim Reaper) and explained that Black Sabbath was a band that wrote songs about Evil Things and told them about the story of Ozzy biting the head off a dove on stage. My teacher was a little reluctant to translate that into Japanese but she did... `EHHHH?!` was the reaction.
Then, I showed them how to do the Ronnie-James Dio `Devil-Hand` Metal-Power symbol (for those of you who don`t know, make a fist and then extend your index and pinky fingers, and then pump said fist into the air as you are rocking out). The kids were actually good at this, seeing as how they love to make peace signs when posing for pictures.
After that, I taught them how to Head-Bang, by doing the Devil-Hand at the same time jerking and snapping your head back and forth while rocking out. They got a kick out of that one!
Anyway, I had the junior Metalheads in rocking position, and then I qued up Iron Man (Tetsu-jin in Japanese), and explained `Okay kids, as you are listening to this, imagine a big metal robot that kills people chasing you, okay?` My teacher looked at me and said `Um, I can`t translate that. It will scare them.` Oh well.
So finally, I cranked it up full volume and lit it rip. The kids had no idea what to make of it and I think I totally weirded them out. I was sure that I was weirding them out when I started playing air guitar/drums and running around the room doing the Angus Black double leg scissor kick, but man that shit gets me so ammmmped!
Anyway, I guess kids are changing these days. I used to listen to Def Leppard, Sabbath, Guns n Roses, Metallica, Zep, and all those great rock bands when I was a kid. I blame all the TV and Internet. No appreciation for good music!
Next installment - `Essential Japanese for Devil Worship.`
3 comments:
Mike,
Too funny man...too funny. I think I would get fired for doing that stuff at my school. I'm glad you are having fun!
-ross
sounds like fun bro. I now see why our parents are always complaining about the music we listened to.
hang on, does that make me old?
luke
Dude,
That's awesome! If only a devil-worshipping class was offered when I was but a lass....
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