Mahschocolate

Lately I have been singing my sentiments to Pedram, occasionally using old-school Googoosh lyrics.  Who is Googoosh?  She is one of the most famous Iranian singers/actresses, topping charts for over 30 years.  She is, no doubt, the sweetheart of the pre-revolution era, and as my cousin Omid once screamed at the top of his lungs at a Googoosh concert, “she is truly the red rose of Iran.”

What does Googoosh mean? I have no idea.  What a funny name.

Googoosh is now living in Los Angeles, and still performing, although her adorable sassiness has grown into a sophisticated blond with a raspy smokers voice.  Regardless, her music touches the hearts of Iranians around the world.  Pedram, for some reason, does not have any sentiments for Googoosh, her music or her lyrics, so it is my role to fill this void in his Iranian-ness.

I only really know old-school Googoosh, when she was still brunette.  My sister and I used to dance to this song, wearing dresses and sashaying down to the floor and back again.  Now I realize what FOBs we really were.

When Pedram is nice, like when he lets me sleep in on the weekends, I sing to him that “without him I am broken frame on the wall”.

Side note – I love her moves and her dress.  It is perfect.

This is still old school Googoosh, where she laments ever believing a man.  This is appropriate when Pedram promises to pick up his phone, and then doesn’t, meaning that I am stranded.  As Googoosh states, “What a mistake I made, believing your words”. I also imitate these moves.