--- title: Toddler Recites Alphabet Like Heavy Metal Rocker: Video description: A two year old recites a metal music version of the alphabet canonical: https://time.com/3698861/toddler-metal-alphabet/ author: Olivia B. Waxman article:opinion: false article:content_tier: free article:published_time: 2015-02-06T17:32:50.000Z article:modified_time: 2026-05-11T04:48:04.373Z og:title: Watch a 2-Year-Old Recite the Alphabet Like a Heavy Metal Rocker og:description: A two year old recites a metal music version of the alphabet og:url: https://time.com/3698861/toddler-metal-alphabet/ og:site_name: TIME og:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltde093bcdab65f2d0/6988d9b9bc6cfc69913e2a3c/time-logo.jpg?branch=production og:image:width: 1200 og:image:height: 675 og:image:alt: TIME og:type: article twitter:card: summary_large_image twitter:title: Watch a 2-Year-Old Recite the Alphabet Like a Heavy Metal Rocker twitter:description: A two year old recites a metal music version of the alphabet twitter:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltde093bcdab65f2d0/6988d9b9bc6cfc69913e2a3c/time-logo.jpg?branch=production --- # Watch a 2-Year-Old Recite the Alphabet Like a Heavy Metal Rocker  by [Olivia B. Waxman](https://time.com/author/olivia-b-waxman/)  ## Olivia B. Waxman Staff Writer Feb 6, 2015 5:32 PM UTC  by [Olivia B. Waxman](https://time.com/author/olivia-b-waxman/)  ## Olivia B. Waxman Staff Writer Feb 6, 2015 5:32 PM UTC Most school children learned some version of the alphabet song growing up. In a minute-long video uploaded by YouTube user “cb6652,” watch as a toddler [performs](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zBvhTA9asug) a metal remix of the educational tune after bath time. Held up by one of her groupies (presumably), she has to start the song over a few times because of technical glitches. By the time she finally gets through it, she appears exhausted, in the sense that all she can say is “I want mommy.” ### A Squirrel's Guide to Fashion  This Year's Model Nina Leen—Time & Life Pictures/Getty Images  Simple, Yet Elegant Nina Leen—Time & Life Pictures/Getty Images  Sorry, Did You Say Something? Nina Leen—Time & Life Pictures/Getty Images  The "Little Squirrel on the Prairie" Look Nina Leen—Time & Life Pictures/Getty Images  Forever Gingham Nina Leen—Time & Life Pictures/Getty Images  I Call This My "Going Visiting Dress" Nina Leen—Time & Life Pictures/Getty Images  Chill in the Air Nina Leen—Time & Life Pictures/Getty Images  Can't a Squirrel Eat in Peace? Nina Leen—Time & Life Pictures/Getty Images  CPR: Cute Professional Rodent Nina Leen—Time & Life Pictures/Getty Images  Sharing Is Caring Nina Leen—Time & Life Pictures/Getty Images  Too. Much. Starch. Can't. Breathe. Nina Leen—Time & Life Pictures/Getty Images  One Sample per Customer, Please Nina Leen—Time & Life Pictures/Getty Images  A Clean Squirrel Is a Happy Squirrel Nina Leen—Time & Life Pictures/Getty Images  Ahhhh. Warm Towels. Nina Leen—Time & Life Pictures/Getty Images  To Sleep, Perchance to Dream ... of Acorns ... Nina Leen—Time & Life Pictures/Getty Images ```json [{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"NewsArticle","@id":"https://time.com/3698861/toddler-metal-alphabet/","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://time.com/3698861/toddler-metal-alphabet/"},"headline":"Watch a 2-Year-Old Recite the Alphabet Like a Heavy Metal Rocker","datePublished":"2015-02-06T17:32:50.000Z","dateModified":"2026-05-11T04:48:04.373Z","description":"She gives Gene Simmons a run for his money","url":"https://time.com/3698861/toddler-metal-alphabet/","keywords":["Newsfeed","Family & Relationships"],"thumbnailUrl":"","author":[{"@type":"Person","name":"Olivia B. Waxman","jobTitle":"Staff Writer","url":"https://time.com/author/olivia-b-waxman/"}],"articleSection":"","image":[],"publisher":{"@type":"Organization","name":"Time","url":"https://time.com/","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://time.com/images/logo.png","width":528,"height":156},"foundingDate":"March 3, 1923","sameAs":["https://www.facebook.com/time","https://www.instagram.com/time/?hl=en","https://twitter.com/time","https://www.pinterest.com/timemagazine"]}},{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"BreadcrumbList","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"item":{"@id":"/tag/time-section-newsfeed/","name":"Newsfeed"}},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"item":{"@id":"https://time.com/3698861/toddler-metal-alphabet/","name":"Watch a 2-Year-Old Recite the Alphabet Like a Heavy Metal Rocker"}}]}] ```