When lite-rock star Kenny Loggins sets his mind to something, dude makes it happen. Such was the case when the adult-contempo dreamboat set out to record Feist's indie smash "1, 2, 3, 4" for a children's album called All Join In.
"'1, 2, 3, 4' seems like a lighthearted song, but it's very dark lyrically," Loggins told Spinner. "And if you really drop into the lyrics, it just didn't feel appropriate to have an 11-year-old singing. It's more of a grown woman talking about the condition of her life at this moment."
Rather than nix the song completely, Loggins decided to change the lyrics to make them a little more family friendly. "I ended up dealing directly with Feist because my son knows her and thinks she's a sweetheart," he said. "Once she heard it she said, 'I really love what you've done with it.'"
Loggins' All Join In is due to hit music stores and playrooms on July 21.
"'1, 2, 3, 4' seems like a lighthearted song, but it's very dark lyrically," Loggins told Spinner. "And if you really drop into the lyrics, it just didn't feel appropriate to have an 11-year-old singing. It's more of a grown woman talking about the condition of her life at this moment."
Rather than nix the song completely, Loggins decided to change the lyrics to make them a little more family friendly. "I ended up dealing directly with Feist because my son knows her and thinks she's a sweetheart," he said. "Once she heard it she said, 'I really love what you've done with it.'"
Loggins' All Join In is due to hit music stores and playrooms on July 21.
