Writer's Block: Know by Heart

[kaitou]

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I always thought that Enya's "Sail Away" was "Save the Whales." Then I was very confused when Crystal Light used it in an ad campaign. Especially when it had all these sailboats and stuff in it. I mean, they were both ocean-y, but where were the whales? At the time I was very impressed with Crystal Light's commitment to the environment.

Then someone pointed out the real lyrics and I felt like such a dork.

...Still sounds like 'Save the Whales' to me.

Also, Fall Out Boys 'This Ain't a Scene it's an Arms Race' there's NO WAY 'scene' is what they're really singing. The only way that would be possible would be to pronounce the last 'e' in scene. Drives me right up the wall. City, CD, something. But not Scene.

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[tsaiko.livejournal.com]

When I was little, I thought the line in Joy to the World was "Let every heart prepare him brooms."

This didn't make any sense to me. So a few years later, I decided that the line was "Let every heart prepare him prunes." My mom, when she heard this, almost hurt herself laughing.

She said I wasn't sure why the Lord was coming, but at least I knew he was going to be pretty regular when he got here!

[kaitou1412.livejournal.com]

Ha! I like your mom.

Chi-cah-go

[altodescant.livejournal.com]

Re: Fall Out Boy...

Patrick Stump(f) sings with a Chicago accent, added to the fact that he's kinda mealy-mouthed to begin with (roseinmist went to High School with him, she has video of him playing Ani DiFranco in the Glenbrook South Variety Show).

So "This ain't a Scene-eh..." is in line with his MO.

The Chicago accent is really notable in "Sugar We're Going Down":

"Why don't you show me/ A little bit of spark/ You've been saving for his mat-ter-ess/ Love"

Re: Chi-cah-go

[kaitou1412.livejournal.com]

That's actually good to know. I've even looked online to see if there are other people questioning the pronunciation yaddah yaddah.

I mean, it doesn't bother me as much as the 'Dancer' song (by the Killers I think?), where they ask 'Are we Human or are We Dancer?' I know it's even intentional, and I really like the song, but the English teacher in me is always yelling at the radio by the end. "DancerS! Plural! Stop it!" (And why that bothers me, but not 'The Way I Are' I have NO idea)

Re: Chi-cah-go

[altodescant.livejournal.com]

"Are we human or are we dancer?" is a Hunter S. Thompson quote.

I love being married to a lit geek and trivia nerd. :)

Re: Chi-cah-go

[kaitou1412.livejournal.com]

XD *sigh* You know, I think I was smarter in High School. Better read at least.

Re: Chi-cah-go

[altodescant.livejournal.com]

Don't worry about it. I didn't get it either until roseinmist told me. :)

Re: Chi-cah-go

[flidgetjerome.livejournal.com]

Y'know, it's funny, because I can understand him clearly and I was wondering if it was a Brit thing.

[m-steelgrave.livejournal.com]

I knew it wasn't correct, but I couldn't shake the idea that the Red Hot Chili Peppers were singing, "Fly away on my cell phone..." in "Zephyr."

[kaitou1412.livejournal.com]

XD. I'm so going to hear that every time I hear it now.

[flidgetjerome.livejournal.com]

There is a line in Placebo's 'Second Sight' that when it first came out Flynn and I were pretty sure was either 'break back knives for you' or 'break black knives for you'.

Then it turned out it was actually 'break backsides for you'.

OUR VERSION WAS BETTER, BRIAN MOLKO.