Jun 02 2008
Obsessed With An Alien?
At dinner last night Nukeboy2 was showing off his big brain. “Ask me some words to spell Dad!” Obviously grammar is riding in the back seat at this point. We made it through “Kat” and “Shuld” before I remembered that in the 2nd grade, it’s all about fawnicks. I mean; phonics. I don’t feel that it is the best way to teach a child, which is evident when Nukeboy2 tries to read me something he has written “phonetically”. He struggles with the pronunciation because his brain knows what the word looks like when he reads it in a book, but he gets confused when he tries to read what he has “sounded out”. I think it has had an effect on his hearing also. I think he is hearing “phonetically”. During the course of this spelling bee I told him that before he knew it he would be “A sesquipedalian”, to which he responded; “Dad, why would I want to be obsessed with an Alien?” After I finushd choking on mi stayke and beens, I tuk a drik of wadder and triyed to explane. He understood what I was telling him, and I’m not worried in the least. He is an incredibly smart kid and I know he’ll do fine next year when they actually teach him how to spell correctly and erase the waste of time that was the 2nd grade.
Our little experiment reminded me of all the times I thought I knew the words to a certain song, only to be outed in a most embarrassing way at the most inopportune moment. Like when Train was singing “and that Heaven is overrated” and I thought it was: “and that Van Halen is overrated”. NukeMom laughed for a month after correcting me on that one. My little sister once thought that Lipps, Inc. were singing “won’t you take me to Bogota” when they were actually singing “won’t you take me to Funkytown“. It didn’t help matters that her class was studying South America at the time. A girl that I know swears that her college roommate used to sing “I’ve never seen your pizza burnin’” in perfect tune to the Rolling Stones’ “Beast of Burden“. Fact is, there are a million of them out there and I’m sure some of you have some good stories to tell. So let’s hear them! Let me know your most embarrassing misheard lyric moment. You can check the site Kiss This Guy to see how many other people share your karaoke nightmare. I used to think God created karaoke so that we would all stop getting the words to songs wrong; but then I remembered that by the time you’ve had enough drinks to get up there and sing, you can’t read anyway.
Hmmm….let’s see. “I’m not talking ’bout millenium”, “Illegal woman”, “If there’s a piper in your head now, don’t be alarmed now, it’s just a sprinkling for the baby”. That’s all I can think of for now.
(NukeDad) Ha! Great ones! Let’s see; “Really Love To See You Tonight” by England Dan & John Ford Coley, “Evil Woman” by ELO, “Stairway to Heaven” by Led Zepplin. How’d I do?
erase the waste of time that was the 2nd grade. I bow to you, sir.
My brother thought it was, “She sees a hairpin, is she gonna touch it?” when it was, in fact, “She seems to have an Invisible Touch-ah” with the ah thrown in there for good, British effect. Whaddup, Phil!
I, however, am freakishly good with lyrics. Which is really helpful when I’ve lost my third cellphone and 5 millionth set of keys. I always know the perfect song to sing to you about it.
(NukeDad) Yeah, Phil Collins has been known to chew his tongue at times. Hope you find your cellphone and keys!
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You did great! but do you know the real words?
(NukeDad) “I’m not talkin’ bout movin’ in”, “E-Evil Woman” and “If there’s a bustle in your hedgerow, don’t be alarmed now; it’s just a sprinkling for the May Queen”?
Kiss This Guy is a book too, I think.
I don’t recall any song words/phrase mix-ups, which means one of two things. Either I am getting old and truly losing my memory as I have been suspecting for a while, OR I am just purely a song genius.
I’m going with option Number Two.
(Have I ever told you that “Denial” runs rampant in my family?)
(NukeDad) I think you are the Tri-County karaoke champion and you’re just afraid to show us your trophy.
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I have lots of them will share two.
Carly Simon
You’re so lame
I bet you think this song is about you
You’re so la-a-a-ame!
1935 Song for the film Every Night at Eight
I’m in the mood for drugs
Cocaine, whiskey and valium
Funny, but when I’m near you
I’m in the mood for drugs
(Actually I torqued the last one purpose. I misapprehended).
(NukeDad) Wow. She sounds like quite the gal!
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Okay… one of the ones you’d mentioned up there, Evil Woman, I thought was “medieval woman!”
And then of course there was Shocking Blue with “I’m your venus, I’m your fire, Georgia Sire.” I swear, that’s what I believed. At least I kept it clean in my head, unlike most of my friends.
And Steeler’s Wheel gave us: “Clowns to the left of me, togas to the right, here I am… stuck in the middle with you.”
I was an avid song butcher in my day.
(NukeDad) I think we all don the butchers apron now and then.
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“I’m not talking ’bout millenium”- crap, I really thought that was what he was saying..
And now that song will be stuck in my head all day.
(NukeDad) Could be worse; it could have been “Puttin’ on the Ritz”
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How about Saigon Kick’s line ” gravy on my beans”…. it should be “act way beyond my means”… had that one wrong for almost 2 years.
(NukeDad) I bet every time you hear that song you get hungry. Keeping away from the squirrels, I hope?
You almost got it perfect. Only one word that is different. Instead of sprinkling it is spring clean. But then how many people actually know hedgerow and May Queen?
(NukeDad) Whoo Hoo! I rock. Well, kinda.