Big Bad Cherry Peppers

Today my mother and I went Christmas shopping. While driving to the mall, we passed a new restaurant and I asked her if she had eaten there. This is our conversation:

Me: Oh, Miguel's. Have you ever eaten there?

Mom: No, not that place, but Frank and I went there before they refurbished it. We did some swing dancing there.

Me: Oh really? It was a restaurant too?

Mom: Yeah. We had dinner and then later on, there was swing dancing. There were a lot of young people, I was surprised. We danced to a band called The Red Hot Cherry Peppers.

Me: You mean The Red Hot Chili Peppers??

Mom: Yes.

Me: No, I don't think it was them.

Mom: Don't tell me.

Me: Well, Mom, The Red Hot Chili Peppers don't do swing music.

Mom: Oh, yes. It was Red Hot Cherry....no, Red Hot Chili....Red something....I'm sure it was them.

Me: I'm sure it was not them. They don't do that kind of music. I know the band you're trying to think of, but it wasn't The Red Hot Chili Peppers.

Mom: How do you know they don't do that kind of music? What kind of music do they do?

Me: I just know. They don't do swing. They do sort of like alternative rock stuff. Definitely not swing.

Mom: Well.... (trailing off, with a tone that says she still doesn't believe me)

What she was trying to think of was Big Bad Voodoo Daddy. Clearly, you can see where the confusion came in.

I was just informed that the group she was most likely thinking of is Cherry Poppin' Daddies. OK, now you can REALLY see why she was confused. As was I, apparently!