Because I am obsessed with words, dialect and song lyrics, I am easily entertained when musicians say words in songs differently than they would in real life. I always hope the musicians don't actually SAY the words as they sing them. If I were to find out that Caleb Followill of "Kings of Leon" says "yowse" for "use" like in he does in the song "Use Somebody" in his every day speech, I may just have to take down his poster from above our living room mantle. My husband has been absolutely insisting on that for a while now anyway.
Song lyric WIN: "You know that I could YOWSE somebody!"
Real life FAIL: "I really need to YOWSE the restroom. Stop at the next Buc-cees!!"
STEAK ON FIRE
and will go a little something like this...
and will go a little something like this...
Kids keep on playing, but don't make any loud sounds
Was told this stinkin' grill I must be watching, watching
I hope for a promotion, someone to pay
Dang it, this is a queen that is talking, talking!!!
Ohhhhhhh noooooooo, the steak is on fire!!!
I wanna eat a nice garden salad, want food that's gourmet
To the grocery store you should be driving, be driving
Want drinks that are easy to open, I like ginger ale
You said my life would be easy, but you were lying, lying
And ohhhhhhhh noooooooo, the steak is on fire!!!
Where's that cook you said you hired?
I ain't Mrs. Seaver, I should be on a throne
Being brought cake just to taste it, taste it
Haven't been treated like a queen in forever, especially not tonight
And that feeling's not the greatest, the greatest, the greatest
And ohhhhhhhhhh noooooooo, the steak is on fire!!!!
Where's that cook you said you hired?
And ohhhhhh, gonna run this steak over with my tires...
On second thought, I'll just keep this idea between the two of us.
16 comments:
Love it! Although, forever and from now on, every time they over play that song on the radio, I'll be craving prime rib.
I love it. Where's that cook? Sometimes a good steak is better than, well, a tofu burger.
PS No worries about posting old pieces. I think it's fine and have done it myself. Your posts are ALL good.
Cheers,
xoRobyn
LoL. Steak on Fire love it. You always bring a smile to my face even on crappy days. Love reading your older post :-)
Meant to say even when I am having a crappy day :-)
I'm telling you, you are born to be an ad writer. You made me laugh and want to order a steak.
Or maybe you should be a TV variety show writer.
You are a genius! I can think of inappropriate products and you can write the jingles!
Awesome....didn't you post this a new weeks back?? Jus' kiddin'. Hey, I think Weird Al is very funny. I think it is even funnier that his live performances are primarily at State and County Fairs.
Never be too proud to re-post good shit...er, stuff.
So funny! I thought of you when I was running the other day to Madonna's song Ray of Light. I was running with the dog and she was not heeling beside me but instead was pulling me around and I was struggling to run and instead of singing the chorus of "and I FEEL, like I just got home, and I FEEL...." I was thinking,"and I HEEL, like a dog with a bone, and I HEEL..."
And also, can I mention that I love the Beastie Boys and how they can make the words 'hot day,' 'latte,' and 'coyote' rhyme in the song Triple Trouble? As in "On a hot day with the iced latte, devious like Wylie Coyote...." AWESOMELY DELICIOUS.
I've been thinking of writing a post on these things, and maybe I still will, with links and all for people who don't know this music, but now that I know I wrote it in a comment to you, my work may be done on the matter. We'll see.
Sorry, that should have been: "On a hot day with the iced latte, devious like Wylie Ky-YAH-tay..." I'm not good with the dialect writing like you are.
Sadly I have never heard this group before but my daughter had to be escorted out of their concert by security when they performed here in St. Louis. She was working there and the band quit after 3 songs due to pigeons dropping on them from the stage. My daughter said they were just hung over or (something) from an all night binge. They eventually gave refunds to everyone, but not before near riots broke out. Cute pairings of words though in your lyrics! W.C.C.
I just spit out my coffee laughing. It was the good coffee too. You will be billed accordingly.
Fantastic, you really had me giggling. Will be spending all afternoon thinking up my own alternative song lyrics now....
You have a way with words. You should be this generation's Weird Al.
I'm still snorting with laughter: gotta run this steak over with my tires!
So this reminds me of when I was in junior high and a BIG Huey Lewis & the News Fan. (I know...I know...save it.)
Anyway, I thought "Hip to be Square" was some kind of a game show theme song: "Hit...hit...so Hit the 'B' Square..." Thanks for the flashback. :)
I'm amazed by artists who talk so differently than they sing. Like I could understand every Spice Girl song, except for the Zig Ziag Ahhh one, but those girls are indecipherable when talking. You're like a Bare Naked Lady...not literally...I laugh at their lyrics all the time.
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