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"There's
a song in my head, going 'round and 'round..." Martha
+ the Muffins
Not
a day goes by that I don't have with a tune in my head. It usually comes
when I'm in the shower. Sometimes it's obscure. More often than not,
it's some song I heard on the radio, or while grabbing groceries. Here's
a diary of the songs that I had in my head this past week.
FYI:
The links lead to the lyrics, in case you're interested. While searching
for the lyrics online, I found this hilarious site - amiright.com
- that accepts submissions for misheard words in songs. Great for a
good giggle.
Monday:
"Band
on the Run" by Paul McCartney & Wings
Context: It's the day after April Fool's and I'm listening to
CBC Radio One. They are discussing with Michael Enright (host of This
Morning) the crazy April Fool's joke they did which involved interviewing
Jimmy Carter about the softwood lumber debate. It was actually an actor
playing Jimmy Carter, but I'm guessing he was pretty good, since a Globe
and Mail reporter wrote a story based on some of the things he said
in the CBC interview. This appeared in the Globe the next day. Guy shoulda
checked his facts, before going to print...
Check out: Misheard
lyrics of this song.
Tuesday: "It's
a Hard Knock Life" from the musical Annie
Context:
Not entirely sure with this one. I'm guessing that it relates to
working with crazy clients or something.
Wednesday:
"Blow at High
Dough" by The Tragically Hip
Context: This
song is the intro song to the CBC television program "Made in Canada".
This show often mirrors my life, but has the added feature that it makes
me laugh about it. I often wonder if people really understand the subscript
of this show.
Thursday:
"Wasn't
me" by Shaggy
Context: Again, the context is not entirely clear on this one.
I know that I don't own this song. In fact, I don't even know any of
the lyrics, other than the chorus. Seems it's getting a lot of airplay
and probably has subliminally entered my head.
Check out: Misheard
lyrics of this song
Friday:
"West
End Girl" by The Pet Shop Boys
Context: Reading the lyrics on this one kinda made me shutter.
I use to love The Pet Shop Boys many, many moons ago. They represented
the super-cool dance grooves that I loved to shake my bootie to.
Check
out: Misheard
lyrics of this song
Saturday:
"Don't
Speak" by No Doubt
Context: I saw the video for this the day before. I was in a
zoned out, hooray-it's-Saturday-and-I-lived-through-the-week mood. Muchmusic
often replays the last twelve hours or something of programming, so
the video was on and I stood dazed and watched the whole thing. Then
I snapped out of it and fed the cat.
Check out: Misheard
lyrics of this song
Sunday:
"Daydream
Believer" by The Monkees
Context: It's a wickedly warm day. First warm day in forever,
it seems. The whole day I had this song in my head. Put a goofy smile
on my face and made me not care about much of anything.
Check out: Misheard
lyrics of this song
Catherine
Thomson can often be heard humming a tune she doesn't know the words
to in Toronto, Ontario.
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