'The Cautionary Tale of Numero Cinco'
There's a lady plays her fav'rite records/On the jukebox ev'ry day/All day long she plays the same old songs/And she believes the things that they say/She sings along with all the saddest songs/And she believes the stories are real/She lets the music dictate the way that she feels.
"Games Without Frontiers"
I can't shut up today.
This is my "funniest" misunderstood lyrics song. Before I realized the chorus was "games without frontiers" in French, I thought they were saying "she's so pop-u-lar" but then a friend explained NO it was "she's so funky. yeah."
I was so amused with both of us when I realized it wasn't even English.
My first choice would have been "I'll Cover You," from Rent, but the other person whose opinion matters does not like that song.
Man, I would love to have that for my wedding song! But it's an awkward tempo for dancing, I think. God, I love that song. It kind of makes me mist up even just thinking about it.
This is my "funniest" misunderstood lyrics song.
I still remember two classmates of my sister's (which would make it fall of '80/winter of '81, don't remember when volleyball season was) going on about AC/DC's "Dirty Deeds Done Dirt Cheap": "'Dirty deeds. Thunder chief.' What the hell is that supposed to mean?"
1980 B-52s: gotta go "Strobe Light", mang.
But it's an awkward tempo for dancing, I think.
That was what Patrick said. He also doesn't like the voice of the actor who played Angel on the cast recording I have.
We ended up getting a band anyhow.
I finally checked for my year I was born.
Sticky Fingers. Blue. Tupelo Honey. I am spoiled for choice.
::preens about being born in 1971::
Before I realized the chorus was "games without frontiers" in French, I thought they were saying "she's so pop-u-lar" but then a friend explained NO it was "she's so funky. yeah."
That's Kate Bush (edit: doing the BVs), and she's saying "jeux sans frontiers" (did I get that right? It's "games without frontiers" in French)
That's Kate Bush (edit: doing the BVs), and she's saying "jeux sans frontiers" (did I get that right? It's "games without frontiers" in French)
yup. and I *swear to you* that it sounds like a snotty french girl saying "she's so pop- U - lar.". I swear.
We don't penalize for spelling (frontières); how much did you wager, Jon? </Alex Trebek>
"Love Stinks" was 1980, too, speaking of Boston. (Jon's city; I don't talk about that band.)
I was still in Manhattan in 1980 so I don't talk about them either.
(I bump into Peter Wolf occasionally. He is scary looking).