Piano Love + Niia Bang Bang

I've ALWAYS wanted to learn how to play the piano. When I was in my early teens, we somehow managed to get an organ for free and I taught myself a bunch of songs by ear. But I could never use both hands or read music very well.

We have a neighbor who teaches piano {which echos through our windows and is lovely, especially when it covers up the annoying SCREECHING bird in unit 6} and I thought PERFECT! I don't really have to go anywhere but next door to learn! So I saw her in the courtyard recently {well, like 3 months ago now} and asked her if she had any openings in her schedule for lessons. She asked me if I had a piano and I said no and then asked me a bunch of other questions, talked about a recital her students are a part of and then gave me her email address. Confused, I walked into my house and shut the door thinking: Wait a minute, wasn't my question suffice enough for her to say either yes I have room for you or no I'm sorry but maybe at a later date? Why would I have to email her to ask her the same exact question?

I was so befuddled by the entire encounter that I never emailed her and resolved that she was weird {I hope she never sees this:)} ...and then I continued the thought and realized if she had offered lessons, in the future I'd feel obligated to talk to her and go to her recitals and become a part of her life instead of just saying a quick "hi, how are ya" when I pass by. And all I wanted was to learn to play the piano! A good decision in the end.

So, I told my husband that when we buy our house, we're getting a piano, and I'll take lessons then ...with an instructor that comes to our house :)

All that said, below is a remake of the Nancy Sinatra song "Bang Bang" by a new artist Niia and it is amazing. I love it!

hear here:

or, click here if it doesn't load. {sadly, it's not available on itunes yet}

Nancy Sinatra's {awesome} original version: click here
Cher's {silly but kinda good - think 1987 rock} version: click here