tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3061832609518891075.post3237390368800706294..comments2024-03-28T11:38:34.959-05:00Comments on Leaves On My Tree: Did I Hear That Right?Emma Springfieldhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10543689047463574012noreply@blogger.comBlogger14125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3061832609518891075.post-31233581306168391572015-07-24T01:59:29.058-05:002015-07-24T01:59:29.058-05:00I am often shocked at the things they get away wit...I am often shocked at the things they get away with saying and singing today. Hell and damn were not allowed then.Emma Springfieldhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10543689047463574012noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3061832609518891075.post-76311584238238778652015-07-23T12:50:08.438-05:002015-07-23T12:50:08.438-05:00I do that often, though a lot of songs and DJ'...I do that often, though a lot of songs and DJ's on regular radio say things that would have gotten them strung up had they tried that when I was a kid :)<br />RRick Watsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01005727239466916086noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3061832609518891075.post-11102818319215464112015-07-23T12:19:33.848-05:002015-07-23T12:19:33.848-05:00That may very well be true. At the very least they...That may very well be true. At the very least they are funnier.Emma Springfieldhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10543689047463574012noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3061832609518891075.post-89532417001402151472015-07-23T07:15:19.543-05:002015-07-23T07:15:19.543-05:00Sometimes the wrong lyrics are better than the cor...Sometimes the wrong lyrics are better than the correct ones.John Mhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18185765129472832100noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3061832609518891075.post-32141200101151210552015-07-23T07:15:15.674-05:002015-07-23T07:15:15.674-05:00Sometimes the wrong lyrics are better than the cor...Sometimes the wrong lyrics are better than the correct ones.John Mhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18185765129472832100noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3061832609518891075.post-82948728215092177432015-07-22T06:34:45.811-05:002015-07-22T06:34:45.811-05:00Dear Emma, it sometimes happens with songs - (and ...Dear Emma, it sometimes happens with songs - (and I have to change the words from English to German) ... My biggest fault was, when I heard (being very young) Jimmy Hendrix - he sang (really): Foxy Lady. I misunderstood the first word - though it were two -- mumble, mumble, won't repeat it here :-) Brittahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10688373434576442657noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3061832609518891075.post-9400960717507211872015-07-21T22:16:10.806-05:002015-07-21T22:16:10.806-05:00I saw a poem a few years ago. I believe the title ...I saw a poem a few years ago. I believe the title was "The Devil's Granddaughter" but I could very well be wrong. The words were very similar to what I thought the words to "Sukiyaki" were. I would love to have the English translation.Emma Springfieldhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10543689047463574012noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3061832609518891075.post-72103351020063607222015-07-21T21:50:03.507-05:002015-07-21T21:50:03.507-05:00This is very topical, Emma, as last week, the morn...This is very topical, Emma, as last week, the morning announcer for the local VA eastern shore radio station, was talking about misunderstood lyrics. One of my favorites was the song, Sukiyaki by Kyu Sakamoto. I and many others never knew what he was saying exactly but the lyrics sounded so good. Years later I had an English translation, but didn't like it at all.Beatrice P. Boydhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08281239556392874979noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3061832609518891075.post-58594880292848207302015-07-21T17:11:57.666-05:002015-07-21T17:11:57.666-05:00Have you heard "Tell Tommy I Miss Him"? ...Have you heard "Tell Tommy I Miss Him"? It is sung by Skeeter Davis and is the answer song to "Tell Laura I Love Her"Laura gives her side of the angst-filled teenage tragedy.Emma Springfieldhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10543689047463574012noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3061832609518891075.post-6834287404836440152015-07-21T14:28:09.515-05:002015-07-21T14:28:09.515-05:00Fun post, Emma. It got me to thinking about those ...Fun post, Emma. It got me to thinking about those old songs --especially the teenage tragedy ones-- that were so fun even when I heard the words right. One 1960 favorite was Ray Peterson's, "Tell Laura I Love Her", where the hero gets pulled from his mangled race-car and, with supposedly dying breath, belts out the long energetic chorus of the song. I suspect that's where my delight in opera-logic began. Geo.https://www.blogger.com/profile/16221314320558128986noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3061832609518891075.post-35584216489751392032015-07-21T13:42:35.757-05:002015-07-21T13:42:35.757-05:00The main problem is that once you have sung them w...The main problem is that once you have sung them wrong it is difficult to sing them correctly even after you know the right way. Emma Springfieldhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10543689047463574012noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3061832609518891075.post-33470487087569662482015-07-21T13:40:40.152-05:002015-07-21T13:40:40.152-05:00Just this morning I was Watching Kelly Ripa talk a...Just this morning I was Watching Kelly Ripa talk about her son paying attention to lyrics of songs. She likes the song "Delilah" by Tom Jones. Her son had to point out that it was actually a violent account of a man killing his girlfriend.Emma Springfieldhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10543689047463574012noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3061832609518891075.post-1687237361994882292015-07-21T11:00:36.179-05:002015-07-21T11:00:36.179-05:00Yes indeed, sometimes we hear the lyrics wrong and...Yes indeed, sometimes we hear the lyrics wrong and sing it out loud too, that is until we find out the true lyrics. Blogorattihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12821621371176285384noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3061832609518891075.post-50054084249679201662015-07-21T07:50:44.158-05:002015-07-21T07:50:44.158-05:00It's been years since I could understand the l...It's been years since I could understand the lyrics of any song.Joanne Noragonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16601010208310707750noreply@blogger.com