Making rock/pop songs grammatically correct
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How to write good:
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veggieburgher:
How to write good:
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veggieburgher:
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audi:
veggieburgher:
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I don't know anthinga bout this. It's interesting.
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Darth_McCartney:
Nancy R:
"The simplest things set me off again and take me to that place where I can't find my brave face." Now that makes sense to me now.
Yeah it maes sense but I NEVER thought that's what he was singing. If you listen it REALLY sounds like 'can'!
Well, one thing Paul does with his singing technique, is to put breaks between certain vocal phrases so that it doesn't immediately make sense until you see the words written down, or spoken without the same inserted breaks (thanks for the bump Audi )
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I hear grammatical errors everyday -- either on the radio while driving to work or wherever -- and I all too often find myself wishing that I had this thread handy. More to come, for sure.
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I haven't looked through this whole thread, but I definitely hear errors all the time. I see that someone already caught the "Live And Let Die" one, which is a good one. Two I can think of: "Happy Together" by the Turtles has: The only one for me is you, and you for me. Really should be: The only one for me is you, and you is me. Then there's John Lennon: And no religion too. Should be: And no religion either.
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"Happy Together" by the Turtles has: The only one for me is you, and you for me. Really should be: The only one for me is you, and you is me. Then there's John Lennon: And no religion too. Should be: And no religion either.
I totally do not understand the first one. "And you is me?" Doesn't make sense. Please explain. And what's wrong with "too?" The definition of too is "in addition" or "also" One of the definitions of either is "also" so you are correct, but John was as well. (plus he needed a rhyme for "do")
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Nancy R:
favoritething:
"Happy Together" by the Turtles has: The only one for me is you, and you for me. Really should be: The only one for me is you, and you is me. Then there's John Lennon: And no religion too. Should be: And no religion either.
I totally do not understand the first one. "And you is me?" Doesn't make sense. Please explain. And what's wrong with "too?" The definition of too is "in addition" or "also" One of the definitions of either is "also" so you are correct, but John was as well. (plus he needed a rhyme for "do")
"The only one for me is you. The only one for you is me." Just extending out the implication of the first part of the phrase. Well, yes, I know that "too" rhymes with "do," but "too" is just awkward. It would be like saying, "I'm not gonna buy Paul's new album. And I'm not gonna buy the next one too!" The meaning is understandable, but "either" is more appropriate when discussing two negative things. The point of this thread is to be nitpicky, right? I'm not suggesting actually changing the lyrics, just having fun with the concept!
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Actually, I thought that you were saying that you were implying that "either" would've been a better choice for an affirmative. ops:
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I was watching the "Millionaire" game show today and one of the questions involved grammatically corrected James Brown song titles. I disagreed with the correction ("I Feel Well") and looked up the Reader's Digest list it came from. Perhaps it is simply an attempt at humor but the remaining ones aren't any better. The commenters do a good job of correcting the corrections. http://www.rd.com/slideshows/top-10-songs-where-bad-grammar-sounds-good/
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Nancy R:
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"Happy Together" by the Turtles has: The only one for me is you, and you for me. Really should be: The only one for me is you, and you is me. Then there's John Lennon: And no religion too. Should be: And no religion either.
I totally do not understand the first one. "And you is me?" Doesn't make sense. Please explain. And what's wrong with "too?" The definition of too is "in addition" or "also" One of the definitions of either is "also" so you are correct, but John was as well. (plus he needed a rhyme for "do")
"The only one for me is you. The only one for you is me." Just extending out the implication of the first part of the phrase. Well, yes, I know that "too" rhymes with "do," but "too" is just awkward. It would be like saying, "I'm not gonna buy Paul's new album. And I'm not gonna buy the next one too!" The meaning is understandable, but "either" is more appropriate when discussing two negative things. The point of this thread is to be nitpicky, right? I'm not suggesting actually changing the lyrics, just having fun with the concept!
Okay, but the Turtles song couldn't have been sung like you first had it (wouldn't have made sense I mean) I understand your (new) correction though. I know what you're saying about "either" being a better choice, but I think in this case John had no choice but to go with "too" in order to rhyme.
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Nancy R:
favoritething:
Nancy R:
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"Happy Together" by the Turtles has: The only one for me is you, and you for me. Really should be: The only one for me is you, and you is me. Then there's John Lennon: And no religion too. Should be: And no religion either.
I totally do not understand the first one. "And you is me?" Doesn't make sense. Please explain. And what's wrong with "too?" The definition of too is "in addition" or "also" One of the definitions of either is "also" so you are correct, but John was as well. (plus he needed a rhyme for "do")
"The only one for me is you. The only one for you is me." Just extending out the implication of the first part of the phrase. Well, yes, I know that "too" rhymes with "do," but "too" is just awkward. It would be like saying, "I'm not gonna buy Paul's new album. And I'm not gonna buy the next one too!" The meaning is understandable, but "either" is more appropriate when discussing two negative things. The point of this thread is to be nitpicky, right? I'm not suggesting actually changing the lyrics, just having fun with the concept!
Okay, but the Turtles song couldn't have been sung like you first had it (wouldn't have made sense I mean) I understand your (new) correction though. I know what you're saying about "either" being a better choice, but I think in this case John had no choice but to go with "too" in order to rhyme.
I totally agree with you that both songs would sound silly with "corrected" lyrics!
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Ever notice that in the song "Spinning On An Axis," Paul sings "spinning on a axis" every single time?? I'm sure he knows better, and he's just trying to add some "funkiness" to the song, but I just thought I'd mention it!
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Yeah, that's like I Want To Hold Your Hand, they sing "I Wanna Hold Your Hand" and George's song Love You To! Why did he title it that when he sings "I'll make love to you?"
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Nancy R:
Yeah, that's like I Want To Hold Your Hand, they sing "I Wanna Hold Your Hand" and George's song Love You To! Why did he title it that when he sings "I'll make love to you?"
That's always mystified me a bit. Assuming it was titled that way on purpose, my best guess is: he sings, "I'll make love to you / If you want me to," hoping that the response he'll get back is "(I'd) love you to (do that)." Who knows!
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Nancy R:
Yeah, that's like I Want To Hold Your Hand, they sing "I Wanna Hold Your Hand" and George's song Love You To! Why did he title it that when he sings "I'll make love to you?"
That's always mystified me a bit. Assuming it was titled that way on purpose, my best guess is: he sings, "I'll make love to you / If you want me to," hoping that the response he'll get back is "(I'd) love you to (do that)." Who knows!
That's a great possible explanation! "Love you to, George!"