Overheard

The Scene:

We spent this past Shabbat in Teaneck with our friends Shmiel and V.V..  In addtition to having an absolutely wonderful time with them, our friends Jordan and Marjorie were nice enough to invite us over to their home for the third meal on Shabbat afternoon.

After Shabbat, my friend Jordan offered my family a ride back to Shmiel and V.V.'s. 

While we drove, a recording of Lotte Lenya singing [her husband] Kurt Weill's 'Mack the Knife' in the original German, came on the radio.

For those of you who may be more familiar with 'modern' swing versions of Mack the Knife in English (think Louis Armstrong, Ella Fitzgerald, etc.), here's what we were listening to in Jordan's car:

The Line:

After listening to Lotte Lenya singing for a few minutes, my 14 year old son Gilad remarked, "Hey, she sounds just like Lily Von Schtupp!"

Now, if you haven't seen Blazing Saddles (what rock have you been living under?!), this should give you some idea of just how serious an indictment of our parenting it is that our 14 year old son knows enough about Lily Von Schtupp to make such an observation.