Some of you may be wondering about this song and why I chose it for the site. It's from Mulan and one of T's favorites. I've spoken before about how I like Mulan better than almost all other disney characters. I'm less than thrilled with Ariel, the mermaid, who basically runs away from home at 16 to go and live with her boyfriend. Conversely, the Mulan story is this...
Mulan's father is permanently injured due to fighting in a previous war. When the Huns invade imperial China, he is once again conscripted into service. Mulan, fearing for her father, disguises herself as a boy and takes his place ...an offense that if discovered would "dishonor" the imperial army and call for her death.
This song plays when Mulan is in army bootcamp. She's failing miserably as she's not as fast nor as strong as the men. However, she learns that if she uses her intellect, she can compete with and be just as good. As the story progresses, Mulan proceeds to save all of Imperial China and the Emporer himself from the Huns, using her cunning and wit. While the words to this song may seem odd on a little girl's blog, when the song is put into the context of the movie, it takes on new meaning. The moral of the story is that Mulan doesn't have to "become a man", she is just as good, if not better, as a woman.
Besides, T running around the house using her princess bat like a ninja warrior...all 27 pounds of her...singing "Mister, I'll make a man out of you" is a riot.
Thanks to a post on Loving China's Children that included directions, we have now achieved music!!!
Good Lord, just think of the possibilities!
So, here's the first selection of music that will play randomly:
My First, My Last, My Everything...b/c its "our song", mine and Taylor's...and b/c I love Barry White
All Star...the theme song from Shrek b/c its T's favorite song
You've Got a Friend in Me...another of T's favorites...especially when I change the words to You've Got a Mom in Me!
Over the Rainbow...b/c I fell in love with this song while waiting for my referral and reading the Gwenblog. I'd watch Karen's video of gotcha day and dream about my own baby, who I just knew was waiting for me somewhere over the rainbow. Boy do I miss that site.
I'll Make a Man Out of You - from Mulan. T loves this song so much that she runs around the house with a stick, pretending to fight like Mulan does during this song. She actually knows all the words though can't carry a tune. Its really odd to hear her high little voice singing "I'll make a man out of you" or "You're unsuited for the rage of war, so pack up, go home , you're through". Crazy. Mom likes it b/c Donny Osmond, (my 2nd crush after my very first crush of Bobby Sherman), sings it.
A marvelous plan was made in the stars,
to create a miracle across the ocean so far....
Then entwine and weave all the hopes and labor,
it would take to bring us this joy called "Taylor"....
Now three lives are blessed and somewhere in the stars,
the planners are smiling, as we all are.
-Anon.
