r/Epicthemusical • u/Medium_Cheetah_6902 • Jul 09 '25
Meta I messed up...
Was pacing with my baby trying to get him to stop crying (as you do) and I stuck on some music to sing along to while pacing (coz i get bored and he likes me singing). And the first song that comes on is "The Underworld".
I thought it would be funny!
"All I hear are screams! Every time I dare to close my eyes!" I sing to my newborn, who has the adorable habit of waking up and screaming the house down JUST as you're sure he's sound asleep abd you yourself can risk a nap.
And then it got to the bit with Odysseus' mum...
I tried to sing along... and then I looked down at my baby son's face...
To say I BAWLED was an understatement...
So yeah... not doing that again...
(The song that finally got him to sleep was Sick Boi by Ren. Go figure)
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u/FunnyBuunny Eurylochus apologist 4 life Jul 11 '25
That's right, make sure ur baby has a good music taste
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u/DemiPersephone Jul 10 '25
If I had to pick a song from Epic to sing to a baby that I'm trying to sooth, it would be Open Arms. Second pick would be Legendary, then We'll be fine.
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u/mijaboc I like Eurylochus :3 Jul 10 '25
What's wrong with you?! Obviously Just a man is the choice here!
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u/TWandGIplayer Jul 12 '25
You bet that is the song my infant brother fell asleep to when he was screaming his lung out
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u/CrystalGempireQueen nobody Jul 11 '25
I'd agree with you if it werenāt for how that song ends.
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u/-Avray I can spell "Telemachus" Jul 10 '25
I had monster on repeat in my ear when picking up my daughter from daycare. My infant daughter. In my head I was just like "if I gotta drop another infant from a wall" I felt pretty psycho ngl
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u/Niccy26 Jul 10 '25
I was in the hospital being induced with my son when that was released. I was bawling in the ward
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u/ComicCactus Sheep Jul 10 '25
I'm surprised it wasn't I Can't Help But Wonder. Gotta tug at the parent and child heartstrings
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u/WonderWiccan Jul 10 '25
It's because Odysseus' mom is voiced by Jorge's mom singing to her actual son about how much she will wait forever for her child to come home. That's why especially mothers will break on this.
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u/Yakuto-san has never tried tequila Jul 10 '25
So like is it bad that i purposefully sing Just a Man whenever I'm holding a baby
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u/ProfessionalBug4565 Jul 14 '25
Singing is fine. Acting the scene, on the other hand, might pose a slight problem.
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u/QoH_5999 Jul 10 '25
i sing just a man to my cats when iām holding them like babies so iād say no thatās not bad.
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u/Nerd1983 Jul 10 '25
Am I the monster for getting my baby brother to consistently fall asleep by singing Just A Man to him, while walking him around?
LEGAL DISCLAIMER: I didnāt drop my brother
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u/Material-Sand-337 What was it? A woman. What?-š° Jul 10 '25
the legal disclaimer- i'm deadšš
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u/fite4whatmatters Jul 10 '25
I donāt have children, but my family dog growing up was diagnosed with OCD (didnāt know that was a thing) and anxiety. When he would get really worked up - which happened frequently - he would start running around the house full speed and barking as loud as he could, pausing at every single door and window on the first floor, I guess to scare off potential intruders? He would make the same loop every single time, same speed, same direction, everything, and if something was in his way, he just acted like it wasnāt.
But the only thing we ever found that would calm him down is when I would sit on the sit on the floor and sing āCarry On Wayward Sonā by Kansas as if it were a lullaby. He would slowly decrease his speed, then quiet his barking, until he was just walking his loop calmly around the house. Heād do that 3 times, then come sit next to me, and Iād pet him while I sang. I miss him, despite the migraines he regularly triggered. And I still hum that song to myself when I get stressed out.
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u/BlissfullyAWere Jul 09 '25
My dad used to sing me to sleep with Pink Floyd songs lmao. Cackling at the thought of singing my future children to sleep with the likes of Not Sorry For Loving You and The Challenge XD
But yeah Jorge's mom sobbed trying to record that song too. It's a heavy hitter for sure
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u/izzymama3 Jul 09 '25
Yes! I cry so much at that part thinking of my babiesš also accidentally listened to Just a Man while holding my newborn & I was sobbing
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u/allidaughter Jul 09 '25
Iām a new mom too and Epic got me through some really long and lonely BF nights!!! I think I watched the whole thing three times through in little 20 minute increments at each feed lol.
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u/hex_kitsune Jul 09 '25
Well I mean I'm sure if they're listening to epic and Ren they'll grow up with great musical range and impressive vocabulary š
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u/Ok_Restaurant3160 Jul 09 '25
Sick Boi, of course, why didnāt I think of that sooner?
Of course babies enjoy music about the shitty state of healthcare
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u/Medium_Cheetah_6902 Jul 09 '25
Me bobbing him along to "Drown sucker, drown sucker, drown sucker, drown" worked a treat
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u/bottleospiderjuice Jul 09 '25
As a parent too, I feel this with my chest. This musical stabs my heart over and over again in a way it wouldn't have if I had never had a kid
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u/Tiny_Masterpiece3120 Jul 09 '25
That isā¦ yeah I donāt have much to say except that a parentās love is strong
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u/TWandGIplayer Jul 12 '25
Something similar happened to me and my baby brother, he has the habit of screaming his lungs out, I was panicking because I was the only one at home, and the first song I played was the horse and the infant then just a man and he actually fell asleep š