Missing Lyrics

There's a reality show where you must guess the lyrics. I thought of this show tonight as Elton John's Tiny Dancer played - I don't sing Tiny Dancer anymore - now I sing "Hold me closer Tony Danza," because I heard some moron on Howard Stern sing those lyrics.

That ain't all - In John Mellencamp's Jack and Diane - my wife - woefully off-tune sings - "Let the Bottle Bounce come and save my Soul." (What the eff does that mean?)

The actual words to the song are - "Let the Bible Belt come and save my soul."

I have a lifelong buddy named Palmer - when Bruce sings - "Rosie Come out Tonight," I think of my blood brother and the lyrics carry me back through time. We both know all of the lyrics.

Yet blowing the lyrics is pretty common in a lot of songs - I was singing Neil Diamond's "Forever in Blue Cheese Tonight and I thought of my brother-in-law Chuck who wrote his own perfect lyrics to Paul Young's - "Everytime you go away."

The Real Lyrics - "Everytime you go away, you take a piece of me with you."

Chuck's Lyrics - "Everytime you go away, you take a piece of cheese with you."

"Why are you singing that?" I asked Chuck - He just kept singing and asked if I was ready for the next verse.

Paul Young: "Every time you go away, you take a piece of me with you - Don't leave me all alone."

Charles Leone: "Every time you go away, you take of cheese with you - Don't take the provolone."

Perfect - just singing along. Who cares if the words are right.

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