Ok, so we've established in that past that my dad is a redneck. By redneck, I don't mean "oh he listens to country music and wears camo...he's such a redneck". No I mean, he's a soup bean and cornbread eatin', tobacco chewin' (used to), long john wearin', duck dynasty watchin', bluegrass listenin', southern accent talkin', pickup truck drivin', beer drinkin', deer huntin', outside workin', softball playin', all around redneck. Which is what makes this story so mind boggling.
Last Friday night, I stopped by my parent's house for dinner. My parents are in the kitchen seasoning the burgers, and putting the cream cheese in the peppers, etc. My dad starts singing out loud. Usually when this occurs, it's either Luke Bryan, an old time country song, or bluegrass music. Not this time. I heard him singing like usual, and then I heard the words ".....wanna get nasty..." I immediately stopped what I was doing, and this was the conversation that followed:
Me: "What the heck did you just say?"
Dad: "You heard me"
Me: "What song was that?"
Dad: "Idk, but I love it. Robin Thicke sings it. You know, Alan Thicke's son"
Me: (thinking) "Wait a second, are you singing Blurred Lines?
Dad: "Maybe"
Dad: mumble, mumble "Get nasty!"
FREEZE!
As a background to this incident, in case you don't already know, Blurred Lines is a song with Robin Thicke, and the rapper T.I. Granted it's super popular and catchy, but the lyrics are horrible if you really listen to them. Let alone the fact that it has rapping in it. For those of you who know true rednecks, they hate rap music and slang. Which is why the rest of the conversation floored me.
Dad: mumble, mumble "Get nasty!"
Me: "Dad, are you SERIOUSLY singing Blurred Lines right now?
Dad: "What's wrong with it??"
Me: "Nothing, except that fact that given what it's about and who's in it, it should be a song that you hate"
Dad: (throws hands in the air) "Hate it or not, it's the number one hottest song out there!"
Flash forward to the next day, we're garage saling. (Another redneck hobby) He's singing to the radio, and he starts singing Just Give Me A Reason, by Pink and the guy from the group FUN. I said "Let me guess, you know this song too" To which he replies "Of course I do. I love Pink!!!"
Then if that wasn't enough, he buys 2 pairs of Aeropostale shorts at a sale, and all of a sudden thinks he's the stuff! I don't know what is going on with him......
