The first few times I heard that song, I tried to convince myself that she was actually saying "I wore the scarlet letter," because that actually makes some sense as a sentence, even if it doesn't make any sense with the rest of the song, since the rest of the song is all about how young and innocent she was. But, no. It's definitely "I was the scarlet letter."
Say! look at you! You look just like me! We're very pretty.
Buffybot ,'Dirty Girls'
Natter 65: Speed Limit Enforced by Aircraft
Off-topic discussion. Wanna talk about corsets, pandas, duct tape, or physics? This is the place. Detailed discussion of any current-season TV must be whitefonted.
Hil R. - Feb 27, 2010 3:13:06 pm PST #11797 of 30001
Sometimes I think I might just move up to Vermont, open a bookstore or a vegan restaurant. Adam Schlesinger, z''l
Hil R. - Feb 27, 2010 3:17:01 pm PST #11798 of 30001
Sometimes I think I might just move up to Vermont, open a bookstore or a vegan restaurant. Adam Schlesinger, z''l
Full lyrics of "Love Story," the Romeo and Juliet song: [link] Also, note how one of the great tragedies of English literature is solved by "I talked to your dad."
On that a capella show from a few months ago, a group of women in their forties and fifties sang this song, and they made it actually make sense -- they sang it as older women looking back on the silly drama of youth, and it actually works when it's sung with some awareness that it is silly drama. It sounds ridiculous when sung seriously from the midst of that drama.
Sophia Brooks - Feb 27, 2010 3:18:52 pm PST #11799 of 30001
Cats to become a rabbit should gather immediately now here
You were Romeo, I was the scarlet letter," but still pretty bad.
Wait, what? That is nonsensical.
Steph L. - Feb 27, 2010 3:19:40 pm PST #11800 of 30001
this mess was yours / now your mess is mine
I'm still reading the archives of Questionable Content, BTW. I'm about halfway through.
t /obsessions R us
tommyrot - Feb 27, 2010 3:21:01 pm PST #11801 of 30001
Sir, it's not an offence to let your cat eat your bacon. Okay? And we don't arrest cats, I'm very sorry.
I'm still reading the archives of Questionable Content, BTW. I'm about halfway through.
Heh. I went through that a year or two ago. Of course, there were fewer archives back then.
tommyrot - Feb 27, 2010 3:21:59 pm PST #11802 of 30001
Sir, it's not an offence to let your cat eat your bacon. Okay? And we don't arrest cats, I'm very sorry.
I'm going to the sweet and sour place. Will I get a seat? Stay tuned....
Steph L. - Feb 27, 2010 3:22:38 pm PST #11803 of 30001
this mess was yours / now your mess is mine
Heh. I went through that a year or two ago.
Marten and Faye have had The Talk.
billytea - Feb 27, 2010 3:22:47 pm PST #11804 of 30001
You were a wrong baby who grew up wrong. The wrong kind of wrong. It's better you hear it from a friend.
Full lyrics of "Love Story," the Romeo and Juliet song: [link] Also, note how one of the great tragedies of English literature is solved by "I talked to your dad."
"Stay away from my daughter, tiny punk!" "What if I marry her instead?" "'Kay! Hugs!"
Sophia Brooks - Feb 27, 2010 3:23:59 pm PST #11805 of 30001
Cats to become a rabbit should gather immediately now here
Of course, when you said Love story, at first I thought you meant the "doodOOOOdoodoodoo DOOODOOO dooo DOOO doo DOOOOO doo doo."
Calli - Feb 27, 2010 3:24:09 pm PST #11806 of 30001
I must obey the inscrutable exhortations of my soul—Calvin and Hobbs
My standards for pop lyrics aren't high. But I saw Taylor Swift at the Grammys, and she can't sing. I don't know if some seriously underpaid sound tech mixes every third note she sings until they can record a track without massive unintended dissonance for her albums or what. Chick can't sing. So I don't really care what she's trying to sing about.
In other news, I have a massive craving for a vodka gimlet. And hey, I have ice, vodka, and Roses lime. Off to find my shaker.