He’s got some pretty decent tracks on that list, too. Among 56 total songs, currently, you’ll find Michael Jackson, A-ha, Fitz & the Tantrums, Imagine Dragons, Post Malone, Tom Petty, The Ramones, Coolio, Queen, The Weeknd, Beastie Boys, Common, and his latest addiction, Billie Eilish. Not bad for an eight-year-old.

Billie bookends that list nicely opposite Michael Jackson. Her track at the end of the list being “Bad Guy” and his being “Bad” at the top. Oh yeah, and somewhere in the middle is Taylor Swift’s “Bad Blood.” Heh.

The other day, I mentioned this apparent theme to him and suggested maybe we find other songs with “Bad” in the title. Of course, being the snarky sumbitch I am, I decided to try Bad Company’s “Bad Company” off the Bad Company album. 

While the song, overall, didn’t go over as well as I’d hoped, he did say that he was impressed with the drumming. (Oh yeah, have I mentioned that he’s interested in learning to play drums? Grrrr...) With this in mind, I fired up Rush’s “Tom Sawyer” because Neil Peart, amirite? 

He loved it!

And now I’m reminded that I promised to add that song to his playlist. I’ll be back. 

Just keep rockin’, kiddo.