“I shouldn’t have agreed to this.”
I showed my mom various acts from the 2014 Lollapalooza lineup — including some who I’ve admittedly never heard of myself — and asked her to identify them to the best of her ability. These were the results of her attempt:
Mom: Are any of them country? Otherwise I’m screwed.
Me: Nope. Good luck!
“Irene.”
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Mom: OK, is she in a band or is it just her?
Me: Just her.
Mom: Give me the first letter of her name.
Me: “I.”
Mom: Irene!
Me: No. Her name’s Iggy Azalea.
Mom: Oh, I was gonna say Iggy.
“Steven Osbourne.”
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Mom: The other guy’s covered up, maybe he’d give me a clue.
Me: He’s not even the guy. It’s the other guy.
Mom: What does it start with?
Me: “S.”
Mom: Steven… Osbourne.
(Skrillex.)
“Oui.”
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Me: Starts with an “O.”
Mom: Second letter?
Me: “OU.”
Mom: Oui!
Me: No.
Mom: Couldn’t they be French black men?
Me: I mean. Yes.
(Outkast.)
“Diana Ross.”
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Mom: Diana Ross. I know it’s not her, but she’s got the big hair like her.
Me: No.
Mom: Give me an initial.
Me: “L.”
Mom: Why aren’t any of them Shakira? Is it a band name or a person name?
Me: It’s a person name, but a weird name.
Mom: Weirder than Shakira?
Me: Her name is Lorde.
Mom: Ohhh. That’s Madonna’s daughter.
Me: No.
“Nope.”
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Mom: Well, he looks like somebody, but I don’t know…. Nope. Smoky Robinson, that’s who he makes me thinks of.
Me: No.
Mom: You’re looking at your mother who knows people from the 70s and 80s.
Me: Yeah. He’s Childish Gambino.
Mom: I shouldn’t have agreed to this.
“Curtis.”
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Mom: That’s him. That’s Eminem. Wait, no. I have no clue. What does it start with?
Me: “C.”
Mom: Curtis.
Me: Close. It’s Calvin Harris.
Mom: Oh.
“K’Band.”
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Mom: Well, his shirt says country. But nope. Don’t know them either.
Me: Their band name starts with a “K.”
Mom: K’Band!
Me: What does that even mean?
(Kings of Leon.)
“Angle.”
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Mom: Triumph!
Me: No. That would be too easy.
Mom: What does it start with?
Me: “A.”
Mom: Angle.
Me: No.
(Arctic Monkeys.)
“Ziggy.”
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Me: Starts with a “Z.”
Mom: Ziggy.
Me: No. He is Zedd.
Mom: Stop laughing.
“The Angels.”
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Mom: I don’t know. And this is country. Never seen any of them in my life.
Me: Starts with an A.
Mom: The Angels.
Me: Nope. The Avett Brothers.
“Frickin’ Don’t Know.”
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Mom: Nope.
Me: Starts with an “F.”
Mom: Frickin’ Don’t Know.
Me: Close. They’re Foster The People.
“1977.”
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Mom: Oh, Lord have mercy. Um. Pass.
Me: It’s a year.
Mom: 1977.
Me: Close, they’re The 1975.
Mom: For real? Put that down as I guessed it. I was close.
“BiBi.”
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Mom: Oh, she looks familiar. But her heads tilted, so I can’t tell.
Me: Starts with a “B.”
Mom: BiBi.
Me: Nope. She’s Betty Who.
Mom: I remember seeing something like BiBi. Don’t laugh.
“I’m not even gonna try. I’ll look dumb.”
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“Challenge.”
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Mom: Oh my.
Me: Starts with a “C.”
Mom: Challenge.
Me: No. They’re called Cage the Elephant.
Mom: Oh, yeah. I knew that.
“The King Sisters.”
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Mom: What does her shirt say?
Me: “Hug me, I’m Paki.”
Mom: Hug me, I’m who?
Me: Paki.
Mom: Packing?
Me: No. Just… It starts with a “K.”
Mom: The King Sisters.
Me: Nope. They’re called Krewella.
“Eminem!”
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Mom: Eminem!
Me: Congratulations.
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