After telling someone years ago that Al Jarreau's "Mornin'" was one of my favorite songs, she scanned her memory before responding.
Eventually, she replied, "Is that the song where he says, 'Good morning,' to the Cheerios?"
It is. It's interesting what lyrics from a song stay with us. If I'd only had vague familiarity with the song and had been on the other side of the conversation, I probably would have responded the same way. While there are many songs about greeting or facing a new day, Jarreau's greeting his Cheerios with such a bounce in his step gives the song a welcoming, relatable peg.
