the musical fruit: movement #13.

the musical fruit: movement #13.
song: "the night before christmas," alvin & the chipmunks
fruit: black plum

when i think of christmas songs, most of the time, i'm thinking of alvin & the chipmunks. bing crosby croons & shizz, but the chipmunks rule. "christmas time is here?" that's my jam. i knew this guy through miss mj who could sing the hell out of that song all chipmunk style. alvin! simon! theodore! those munks really know how to get into the spirit & have mischievous fun with it at the same time. i used to watch the cartoon all the time & have been listening to them since i was a kid, so i guess they're pretty old by now, which explains why those other guys played them in their 2007 film & will reprise their roles in the upcoming squeakquel...out on christmas day! are you ready to get munked?! jason lee, justin long & david cross are.

the chipmunks' version of "the night before christmas" is a definite gem in their catalog. whereas pretty much all of the chipmunks' christmas songs feature alvin, simon & theo chirping away, their version of "the night before christmas" features dave doing a borderline scat version of the song with the chipmunks providing sparse backup vocals & encouragement. when he jives about how "visions of sugar plums danced in their heads," you can really picture those plums dancing, all beatnik-like. if you're a fan of the chipmunks & check out the link to the song, you should probably let it play once "the night before christmas" is done. it's followed up by a hip-hop version of "witch doctor," complete with alvin yelling "go go go!" "funkytown" comes after that & it's tolerable, but if you get to "had a bad day," you've gone too far. they've actually created a more deplorable version of that song. i didn't think it was possible.

here's the honest truth. it's been a long ass time since i've had a plum, so a few weeks back, when i had myself a plum for the first time in a coon's age & a black plum at that, i was SHOCKED. i could've sworn these things were orange on the inside. these ones are friggin whitish-yellow on the inside. the internet doesn't help clarify whether all plums are like this & i don't know any plumologists, so for now, in my mind, all plums now have whitish-yellow interiors. mind blowing! it's like when i learned the truth about what was really going on with boy george, but less fruity.

i'm cool with the black plums. they've got a skin that's very similar to a cherry in both color & texture, which is all good in my book. as for the fruit, it's slightly tart, but deliciously sweet. i've actually had one each of the last two days. i launched this column back last month both to fill a need to write more about music & to get myself to eat more fruit (after neglecting it for so long). it's worked thus far & it may sound weird to folks who regularly opt for fruit over crap, but i'm glad i "discovered" the black plum. it's definitely my favorite discovery from the last month & a half. i'd be lying (& coy) if i didn't say that i plum like them.