In this thread I mentioned the speaking part in the Stone’s “Emotional Rescue” and how I always say it with a cheesy English accent (just like Mick!). I also always sing the song in the title of this thread as written. I know we’ve discussed different accents coming through in songs but do you sing along the same way? What about past mondegreens that you have since learned the correct words to? When “Brick House” comes on it’s physically impossible for me not to sing “…built like an ecamaZON”(luckily this doesn’t come up too often). How about the little hoots and “woos” singers throw in? I was just looking up the words to Green Day’s “Know the Enemy” because I couldn’t figure out what he’s saying after the third line of the chorus. I’ve been singing “gotta know the enemy within” but I guess it’s just a voice affectation as there is no lyric listed for it. Now it seems just stupid to sing that part and yet it’s not as satisfying to belt it out if you leave that part out.
So, when you sing along do you include the singer’s quirks or accent? If not, why not? What are your favorite “extras”? Which ones get on your nerves?
I’m another who sings and refers to Champagne Super Nova with the Nover bit. The only other one I can think of off the top of my head is Norwegian Wood
*I sat on the roog, biding my time, drinking her wine… *
I ran into this when singing on Rock Band 2. When Squeeze’s “Cool for Cats” came up, I absolutely had to sing it with the English accent. If I tried singing it with my own accent, I started bombing out on the song - it sounded wrong to me and I kept trying to adjust, throwing me off.
Blur is great for that:
“He lives in a house, a very big house in the coon tray”
And Arctic Monkeys:
“Well now then Mardy Boom,
Ah’ve seen your froon and it’s lahk looking down the barrel of a goon”
…and i must admit i have to sing Bob Marley with a pathetic Jamaican accent. It’s a catch-22. It sounds stupid if you don’t but stupid if you (well, I) do.
oh btw. garbled lines made me think of this old Vacant Lot sketch (kids-in-the-hall-esque program from the 90’s) where they’re sitting around playing poker and trying to figure out the lyrics to Blinded by the Light
“who’s holding up the loofah?”
“the foreman of the night”
classic!
Pink Floyd! “No dock sah-casm, in the clossroom…”
Those are all good ones! I started this thread just before I left work yesterday and had all forgotten about it until this morning when, on my on my drive in, The Scorpions came on…
“. . .loff , our loff chost shooden be thrown aweeee”
Still lovin’ ya baby WOOO!
I like singing Mary Poppins songs using Bert’s over-the-top cockney accent.
“Ow, it’s ah jawlee 'awliday wif Maaary!”
I sound like Scrooge McDuck when singing along to the Proclaimers’ “I’m Gonna Be (500 Miles).”
Creedance Clearwater Revival:
Big wheel keep on toinin’
Proud Mary keep on boinin’
Elton John - Don’t Let The Sun Go Down On Me
“Don’t diz-GARD me…”
Celine Dion:
"Sometimes I am frightened but I’m ready to learn, about the power of lerrrve.
“Don’t give up on your faith, lerrve comes to those who believe et…”
Avril Lavigne’s weird attempts to do the same modern-pop-punk accent as the guy from Green Day are always amusing to me. “You” becomes “Yeeaaaauuww.” Damndest thing; you’d think she’s from Nebraska, not Napanee.
Oim 'enery the Eighth, Oi yam.
'enery the Eighth, Oi yam, Oi yam.
Oi goht married to the widow naext door,
She’s beeen married sevn toimes before.
An devry wun wuzn 'enery,
Woodn’t av uh Willy or uh Sahm.
No Sahm!
Oim’er Eighth auld mahn, Oim 'enery.
'enery the Eighth, Oi yam!