Listen to this and laugh at me

The other day I was at my parents' house for dinner, and we were talking about my music career.  My new album, Doublespeak, is soon to be released, so we're all very excited.  Anyway, we started talking about my very first recording that I did when I was a little kid.  It's a cover of Bob Seger's Old Time Rock and Roll done at one of those 'mall studios' that were popular for awhile, at least here in Canada.  It has always been a bit of a joke in my family, because I mispronounce the word reminisce as remin-siss.  In fact, at my cousin's wedding, I ran into my aunt and uncle who I've not seen in ears, and that was one of the first things they brought up.  Since I started making proper records, I think the joke has intensified.

I've always had a mix of embarrassment and pride about my version of Old Time Rock and Roll.  I still cringe every time I hear remin-siss, but otherwise I thought I didn't do too bad, especially seeing as I was 9, with no vocal training, and in the studio for the first time.  I was reading the lyrics from a sheet, and I wasn't really familiar with the song.  Plus, I was only allowed one take.  Special thanks to the recording engineer who neglected to stop me and tell me that the word isn't remin-siss.  Maybe I ought to have known it would go poorly when I began the first line: Just take those old records off the shelf/I'll sit and listen to them by the self.  So I thought it would be a good idea to share it with the world, and in doing so, purge myself of the embarrassment.  Here it is:

Old Time Rock n' Roll