Mei Mei can't draw, as you can plainly see. But she sings wonderfully. Example: her favorite music is the Powerpuff Girls mini-rock opera, "See Me, Feel Me, Gnomey". Which is, all by itself, a powerful argument for the purchase of The Powerpuff Girls: The Complete Series
As I was saying, Mei Mei has the whole thing memorized. She's rides on my shoulders to school everyday and sings quietly pretty much the whole way. She's about the size/weight of a pair of Bose headphones (it's not that we don't feed her, she's just small). And she doesn't have quite the bass range that Bose headphones deliver. But she puts her heart in it.
While we were sitting, watching "Gnomey" for the 254th time, I stuck a microphone in front of her and recorded the whole thing. Now you must understand: this is a very young girl singing quietly to herself while the show itself is playing (you can't hear it, but she can.) So it has more of an absent-minded naivete, compared to the un-mic'ed belting out I am treated to every morning above and behind my ears. But it still seems well worthy of sampling. And so I present to you ... an mp3 high-notes reel from Mei Mei's solo performance of the entirely of "See me, Feel Me, Gnomey".
01townsvillegoingdownville.mp3 (135.4K)
04givemeyourpowers.mp3 (1278.3K)
06normallittlegirls.mp3 (137.1K)
07villainoustreachery.mp3 (222.0K)
08reuniteabovemefathers.mp3 (257.9K)
09hearmethespiritsnow.mp3 (370.9K)
14weakwithoutthebold.mp3 (110.9K)
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Yeah Mei Mei!
Do they sell miniature spandex body stockings in Singapore?
Posted by: Bill Benzon | June 19, 2009 at 07:42 AM
Flatout adorable Mei Mei. I listened to every track. Then I made it through part 1 of the youtube. It's easy to see that mommy and daddy got their acumen from their children. Hope Zoe's feeling better.
Posted by: e julius drivingstorm | June 19, 2009 at 04:49 PM
She does sing wonderfully, you are right.
Posted by: woof | June 19, 2009 at 06:41 PM
Oh, I believe it's "Fweedom Beef".
Posted by: Bill Benzon | June 20, 2009 at 03:16 AM
"it's not that we don't feed her, she's just small"
A friend of mine, with her little girl, was in a supermarket in Pasadena once when a total stranger came up to her and said "Oh, your daughter is very small. Do you feed her?"
I find I don't miss California at all. We live in Sydney now, where years of British imperialism has produced a population who know how to mind their own damn business.
Anyway, wonderful singing.
Posted by: dominic murphy | June 22, 2009 at 02:05 PM
Am I only going to bring unhappiness into my life if I ask what in god's name is 'Freedom Beef'?
This collection is my new workout playlist of course.
Posted by: Wax Banks | June 28, 2009 at 02:45 AM
"Freedom" may be the legit spelling, Wax, but it doesn't correspond to the Mei Mei pronunciation. As for what it actually is, I've not watched the cartoon.
Posted by: Bill Benzon | June 28, 2009 at 04:48 AM