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Friday
Apr102009
Lyrical
We're in the car on the way to Lauren's flute lesson. The sunroof is open because it is 63 DEGREES today. Music is playing on the radio and we're singing along to Jason Mraz's I'm Yours.
L: "...listen to the music of the Mormon people dance and sing. We're just one big family..."
A: What did you just say?
L: What?
A: Did you say "Mormon people"?
L: Um, yeah. Those are the words, Mom.
A: (chuckling) Really? So is he telling people to listen to the Mormon Tabernacle Choir? Or David Archuleta? What music of the Mormon people do you think he's talking about?
L: (laughing) I know, right? I just think it's cool.
A: Honey, I don't think that's what he's saying.
L: Really? Oh, that's sad. And embarrassing.
A: I've got your back.
It made my whole. day.
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Have you ever misheard/misunderstood song lyrics? (Matt was telling me one line of the National Anthem he misunderstood as a kid but I can't remember which line it was...help me out here, Matt?).
Also, as anyone else noticed that the sad, poignant music they play on Lost is the same as the chorus from Hall and Oates' "One on One"? Every time Lost gets dramatic there it goes again and I think "one on one, I wanna play that game tonight..."
Friday, April 10, 2009
Reader Comments (18)
When my brother-in-law was little he thought that instead of "every time you go away you take a piece of me with you" the lyrics were "every time you go away, you take a piece of meat with you."
That image cracks me up, every time.
I used to sing the Credence Clearwater Revival song, "Bad Moon Rising" as "There's a bathroom on the right," instead of "there's a bad moon on the rise." You'd think I would not have messed that up, considering the TITLE OF THE SONG COMES FROM THAT PHRASE.
I felt like such a moron when I got corrected on that in high school.
Mine was:
". . . and to the republic, for Ridgit stands"
Frank misheard Neil Diamond's "Forever in Blue Jeans" as "Reverend Blue Jeans". Love that one.
Those are fantastic! The meat, the bathroom on the right, the ridgit (?), the reverend.
I just remembered one. A couple of years ago when Matchbox 20's "I'm not crazy" was popular, little Sam would sing along "I'm not crazy, I'm just a little boy." I thought it was so awesome (and true) that I didn't tell him the real words: "I'm not crazy I'm just a little unwell" for a really long time.
Always.
I misunderstood the ABC song as a kid. L-M-N-O was a word to me. I told my husband about it years ago and he thought it was ridiculous until the They might be giants ABC's video actually has a song about thinking that's a word. Only the extremely gifted children get it:)
Also, my daughter Lulu was trying to sing Funky Town one day in the back of the car, and Talk about it, Talk about it, Talk about movin came out as a very dirty swear word over and over and over again. When I tried to explain what the words really wear she was adamant that I was wrong. So Funky town continues to be rated R.
Oh, I'm laughing with you on the Funky Town. That's hard to top :)
Sorry. That's the song As I Have Loved You. Not Keep the Commandments.
That is so funny! The primary song, Keep the Commandments. I sang it "by this shallmenno, ye are my disciples." I don't know what I was thinking. What is a shallmenno? Sounds like a Hebrew word. I thought it must have deep significance.
GREAT.GREAT.blog! Thanks for stopping by, neighbor! We laugh about misunderstood lyrics at my house OFTEN. There are so many, it's hard to pick. Now my kids think it's funny to make up lyrics instead of singing the real ones (especially to hymns in church--not reverent!) The latest is to Come, Come Ye Saints ("no toilet paper here") Naughty!
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ahhhh, Bridget took mine--the "shallmenno." Very mysterious.
I never noticed that about Lost. Funny. Also: shallmenno isn't a word?
Hi Annie! Thanks for a great afternoon. Hanging with you in real-life was even better than reading your blog (which is pretty hard to top)...
Lauren, my dear, you are in good company. I NEVER sing the right lyrics and I like it better that way :)
My brothers used to sing "It's the eye of the tiger, it's the Miss Universe". We still laugh at that.
Ok, so Gabi said you know my husband. Do tell!!
You can tell Lauren that I've always heard those EXACT words when I've listened. I knew it wasn't right, but that IS what it sounds like.
David Archuleta's Crush:
here's what it is: "Do you ever think when you're all alone, whether we could be, where this thing could go"
here's what I thought I heard: "Do you ever think when you're all alone, whether we could be in the sacred grove"
At the time I thought: "My, David certainly is taking an overly public position on the Church, isn't he? lol
hey wait... are you telling me it's not saying "...listen to the music of the Mormon people..."???
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