Gwen Stefani, ENUNCIATE!
Who loves when you think you know the words to a song and have been singing the wrong ones all along? EMBARRASSING! For about 3 weeks after Gwen Stefani's new release came out I was trying to figure out the name of it. A bunch of us were having drinks and the song came on at the bar. I'd had 4 double's so I was getting to "THAT point". I blurt out, "oh yeah, does anyone like this song "Harlem Bat Girl?" Of course they lost it, and were pointing and laughing at me like I'm B-A-N-A-N-A-S, at which point someone fills me in the real title "Holla Back Girl". Stupid HOT Gwen, enunciate better. (Or maybe I should just listen better. Always shift the blame to someone else, though.)
The sad thing is, the images I'd associated with Gwen Stefani in a leathery Bat Girl suit, traipsing around Harlem with her bad-self attitude, were no longer valid. Good-bye to ANOTHER fantasy.
Song number 2, whose lyrics were also confused in my head, was recorded by the same lady. No Doubt's "Sunday Morning." The part where Gwen sings, "You came in with the breeze...On Sunday Morning....sure have changed since yesterday..."
I thought she said:
"You came in with the breeze...on Sunday morning....showered'n'changed since yesterday"
Do you see how altering just a couple words can change the world? (My world). In this instance, I was thinking 'man, doesn't everyone shower 'n' change since yesterday?' Especially on Sunday morning, and in sunny California, where I assume they wrote this song.
So if anyone would like to contribute your own mishearings/misunderstandings of lyrics please comment! (so I can point and laugh at someone too!)
The sad thing is, the images I'd associated with Gwen Stefani in a leathery Bat Girl suit, traipsing around Harlem with her bad-self attitude, were no longer valid. Good-bye to ANOTHER fantasy.
Song number 2, whose lyrics were also confused in my head, was recorded by the same lady. No Doubt's "Sunday Morning." The part where Gwen sings, "You came in with the breeze...On Sunday Morning....sure have changed since yesterday..."
I thought she said:
"You came in with the breeze...on Sunday morning....showered'n'changed since yesterday"
Do you see how altering just a couple words can change the world? (My world). In this instance, I was thinking 'man, doesn't everyone shower 'n' change since yesterday?' Especially on Sunday morning, and in sunny California, where I assume they wrote this song.
So if anyone would like to contribute your own mishearings/misunderstandings of lyrics please comment! (so I can point and laugh at someone too!)
posted by SirTalksALot at 6/07/2005 02:50:00 PM
17 Comments:
so this guy walks into my office asking for Anita,
"Somebody mumble mumble Anita" is what I heard.
I have no clue who he is looking for so I say, "I don't know who that is."
It turns out he was the exterminator. Who came to take care of my ant problem.
Enunciation is key...
PS my jerk reaction to seeing "ENUNCIATE" was to think "EUNUCH?" and wow I didn't know Gwen, let alone girls in general, could be one...
I'm sure I sing the wrong words to plenty of songs - but since I don't even realize I'm singing the wrong words, I'll continue to do it and embarrass myself. Like a dope.
Ha ha ha, you're ridiculous.
Okay, I thought "Raspberry Baret" was about a rasperry parade.
You know the song that repeats "How bizarre" over and over? I thought it said "How was I?" and wondered who actually asked that question over and over again.
"I don't practice Renteria..." (that song by Sublime). Um...he plays for the Red Sox, and the real lyric is "Santeria". But, whatever.
And I thought it was "I ain't no harlem black girl". Hang me now. Furreal.
Tysen - Anita Hill, Ant Hill, Auntie. I could see where the problem is. If Gwen turned out to be a guy that had his sausage unlinked, I'd give up and become a hermit.
Webmiz - But being a dope is fun! I'm always having fun, and people are ALWAYS calling me a dope.
Boozie - I'm pointing and laughing at you! (even though I thought it was a Raspberry Parfait)
Weeeeee! - Pointing and laughing at you too! Yeah, it would be like..."enough already, quit asking! YOU SUCKED! Now get out!"
Allison - Pointing and laughing at ya, although I don't know this song or the artist(s). I'm going through a musical dark age.
Sharron - HOT Gwen's a major enunciation offender!
Becky - LMAO! I could see them using Thompson's Water Seal on their lips and singing those lyrics. Or it could be a song about virginity?
Amanda - Here's pointing and laughin' at you kid! I've heard that song a million times and I barely understand the lyrics but I like the song and the Stone Temple Pilots. Yeah, I know I've had some strange cravings during my smokin' years. Then again, some of those weird cravings turned into cool pot luck dishes for work! ha ha.
Feynman - Ancient Chinese Proverb?
I love Gwen, but must admit she can be hard to understand, as well as many others...
I look up lyrics all the time. I have a hard time understanding Nickelback. In "How You Remind Me" I thought "Are we having fun yet?" sounded like complete gibberish. I had know idea what he was saying until my old man sang it right...
Like Gwen, Chad sings the melody funny. In "Never Again" I thought "It's right out there in the waiting room with those hands" was "It's right out there in the way he brings her roses," which I knew was way off since the guy is an abuser!
I am such a dumb@ss!
Dawn Marie - Pointing and laughing at you! That part in Nickelback's "How You Remind Me" sounds like it is sung with a lazy soft palate, semi-closed mouth, and with all the guitar blending in it's kinda hard to distinguish voices. I'd say a lot of these bands that made it by being "cool" need some vocal training to learn proper form so their words are understandable. Then again, I guess they're not going to sing opera so they probably don't care. Why did I just say all of that, I don't know "sheeet" about proper vocal technique!
"There's a bathroom on the right." is really "Theres a bad moon on the rise."
Who knew?
Your too funny! What i don't get is what holla back girls have to do with bananas...i'm so confused.
Btw Thanks for stopping by my site :)
you're right - being a dope IS fun!
screw the people who keep giving me all the weird looks...
and my hubby HATES Hollaback Girl. He's like, "Did her lyricist DIE or something?" lol!
I really can't think of any lyrics that I didn't recognize, but that's likely just my brain shutting down after a long week of work.
But honestly, honey, you didn't recognize Allison's reference to Sublime? Sigh. I knew something would come up that would make me have to turn my back on you. ;)
I need to go listen to a couple Sublime songs to make up for you.
"What I Got" - "Wrong Way" - "Santeria"
Muse - Nooooooooooo, don't turn your back on me. The beer buckets are too nice! If I find out everything I can about Sublime, listen to them, and even sing one of their songs at karaoke....would you turn back around?
I listen to Blind Melon does that help?
Ok, so I am a dummie and I am going to make it so much worse!
What the heck is a "hollaback girl" anyway?
Anyone?
Anyone?
For me the one that comes to mind is "She's got electric boobs.... a mohair suit... I read it in a mag-ah-zine yeah-eahhhh... B-B-B-Benny and the Jets"
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