OK, not really – at least, not ALL of the time! LOL Yeah, I’ll talk about myself some here, what’s going on, random thoughts, and the like. But I’ll also share things I’ve enjoyed, such as books, movies, tv shows, restaurants, whatever. I’ll post links to my reviews for Amazon Vineand Wild on Books, links to interviews I’ve done, recipes, jokes, and more. And I welcome your feedback and discussion via comments. So, that means it isn’t really all about me, I reckon… LOL
Amazon.com is giving a free download of Marvin Gaye’s ‘Let’s Get It On’ only on Friday (2/13/09) and Saturday (2/14/09) in honor of Valentine’s Day! Click the link to access the free download: http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B001NTNJD2?tag=jenaraysweb-20
And for those of us less lucky in love this Valentine’s Day, enjoy the ultimate break-up song of all time, by Weird Al Yankovic. It’s twisted and wrong, but it never fails to make me laugh, even on the heels of a fresh break-up. You have to love the sappy way Weird Al sings all these vile things… LOL
Well I heard that you’re leavin’ (leavin’)
Gonna leave me far behind (so far behind)
‘Cause you found a brand new lover
You decided that I’m not your kind (aahh..)
So I pulled (I pulled) your name out (name out) of my Rolodex (oohh..)
And I tore all your pictures in two
And I burned down the malt shop where we used to go
Just because it reminds me of you (dippity dippity doo)
That’s right (that’s right) you ain’t gonna see me cryin’
I’m glad (I’m glad) that you found somebody new
‘Cause I’d rather spend eternity eating shards of broken glass
Than spend one more minute with you
I guess I might seem kinda bitter
You got me feeling down in the dumps
‘Cause I’m stranded all alone in the gas station of love
And I have to use the self-service pumps
Oh, so honey, let me help you with that suitcase
You ain’t (you ain’t) gonna break my heart in two
‘Cause I’d rather get a hundred thousand paper cuts on my face
Than spend one more minute with you
I’d rather rip out my intestines with a fork
Than watch you going out with other men
I’d rather slam my fingers in a door (yah)
Again and again and again and again and again
Oh, can’t you see what I’m tryin’ to say, Darlin…
I’d rather have my blood sucked out by leeches (leeches)
Shove an icepick under a toenail or two
I’d rather clean all the bathrooms in Grand Central Station with my tongue
Than spend one more minute with you
Yes, I’d rather jump naked on a huge pile of thumbtacks
Or stick my nostrils together with crazy glue
I’d rather dive into a swimming pool filled with double-edged razor blades
Than spend one more minute with you
I’d rather rip my heart right out of my ribcage with my bare hands
and then throw it on the floor and stomp on it ’till I die…
*Squeak!*
Than spend one more minute with you
Recognize that line? For years I thought that the chorus to AC/DC’s hit song Dirty Deeds was “dirty deeds and the thunder chief”. It wasn’t until a few years ago that I found out it is actually “dirty deeds and their done dirt cheap”. Imagine my disappointment. I thought the ‘Thunder Chief’ sounded kind of hot. LOL Which is probably totally NOT what AC/DC was going for, I am certain.
But it doesn’t stop there – I’m pretty sure I’m not the only one who wondered why in the world Manfred Mann was singing about a douche in the song Blinded by the Light. I now know the line in the song reads “blinded by the light, revved up like a deuce, another runner in the night” but I STILL hear the word ‘douche’ in place of ‘deuce’.
Bonnie Tyler’s hit Total Eclipse of the Heart was one of my favorite songs once upon a time – I still love it, actually. But it took years before I figured out that ‘pollygag’ was actually ‘powderkeg’ in the line “we’re living in a powderkeg and giving off sparks”.
Of course, the most infamous misheard lyric ever is probably from Jimi Hendrix’s Purple Haze. “Scuse me, while I kiss this guy” is what many people heard – still hear. The line is actually “Scuse me, while I kiss the sky”, but it is rumored that Jimi Hendrix was known to fool around a bit with that line, feeding the ‘misheard’ lyric.
One of my favorite websites gets its name from that particular misheard lyric: http://kissthisguy.com. Sounds kind of dirty, right? But it is one of the net’s most long-lived archive of misheard song lyrics. Visitors to the site can submit their own misheard lyrics to be enjoyed by all who come. Or you can simply have a good laugh browsing through the crazy lines posted by the rest of us fools! LOL
So c’mon, sock it to me. Share some of your favorite misheard song lyrics in the comments here… You know you want to!
OK, so maybe it was a cardboard cutout of him promoting a luggage contest…
STILL. I was very surprised to see our very own Love Boat bartender being used in advertising today, in full cruise ship uniform, no less!
And I’ve been singing that theme song ever since I saw it a couple of hours ago.
Oh, watch the guest stars closely in the video. Yep, that IS sweet little Kim Richards you see there, aka Paris Hilton’s aunt. Who knew that the precious little girl who played Tia on the Witch Mountain movies would ever be related to something like Paris…
I’ve posted several new reviews for Amazon Vine! Last month, I found a great new musical artist to enjoy, was refreshed by a sparkling fruit juice, and tried my hand at cordless bikini grooming…
I have a few new reviews I’ve posted for Amazon Vine recently. I enjoyed a couple of movies, tried some blush I didn’t much care for, listened to a good singer in a mediocre album, and found that I prefer my Neutrogena Rejuvenator to the Neutrogena Wave Power Cleanser.
When I was a kid, we listened to a lot of folk music – I still do, actually. My music collection boasts tons of Simon & Garfunkel, Loggins & Messina, Cat Stevens, and more.
My Mom had a lot of Buffy Sainte-Marie albums and one of my favorites from her was The Carousel. I just found that song at Amazon.com’s MP3 store, so of course I had to buy it! It is hauntingly beautiful and sad, and I still enjoy it. I hope you do too.
If you have sound on your computer, the song should have begun playing in the background a moment or two after you loaded this page.
I’m a horse on a carousel, plaster mask but who can tell; angels in heaven and devils in hell, watch me round and round.
When the children ‘ve had their ride, they can go, but I must bide, up on a pedestal, nowhere to hide. watch me round and round.
Flying horses they are just little girls who wish too much, to be loved when they grow up. watch me round and round.
Merry-go-rounds they are merry for those who are free to come and go; I’m bolted down to the merriment show, watch me round and round.
My prayers were answered the same way I’d planned. I got my status there’s nowhere to stand; I’ve got my wings now there’s nowhere to land, watch me round and round.
Wished I may, and wished I might, wished my fun could last all night; chains of tinsel caught me tight, watch me round and round.
When the children ‘ve had their ride, they can go, but I must bide, up on a pedestal, nowhere to hide. watch me round and round.
I love watching old 80’s music videos. Not only to reminisce, but it is really neat to catch stars before they were stars acting in these videos!
It was just a few years ago that I saw Bryan Adam’s video for ‘Summer of ‘69′ again and realized that actress Lysette Anthony starred in it!
And just the other day I looked up the old Kenny Loggins video for ‘I’m Free’ and realized that Virginia Madsen played Kenny’s love interest in that one…
Who could forget that Courtney Cox was the dancer that Bruce Springsteen pulled up on stage in his video for ‘Dancing in the Dark’?
Let me know what videos you guys have caught stars before they were stars in!
Hardly anyone has original commercial jingles or theme songs any more. I miss them. Today, they all use clips of hit songs in place of a real commercial jingle, or just a few notes of music with the opening credits instead of a theme song.
I still hear the ‘muncha buncha, muncha buncha’ lyrics from the old Fritos commercial when I see Fritos. I loved that commercial and when I was a kid, my little sister and I would time it so we’d eat a Frito on the ‘Crunch’ part of the song! LOL
And who can forget the Oscar Mayer Wiener jingle? I know plenty of people who still sing it and think of Oscar Mayer hot dogs.
Then take shows like Three’s Company, The Facts of Life, Gilligan’s Island, and The Brady Bunch. I have known every word of those theme songs ever since I can remember. Sometimes those songs come to mind and bring back fond memories of those shows.
Even better example: The song ‘Believe it or Not.’ You know the one I mean – the chorus goes “Believe it or not, I’m walking on air, I never thought I could feel so free…” Remember the song?
Most people do. A lot of people even remember it was the theme song to the tv show The Greatest American Hero, a largely forgettable program. But it achieved and maintained a greater fame because of its popular theme song.
In my honest opinion, tv producers and product manufacturers are missing the boat by not having original songs that customers and viewers will long associate with their show. Why use a pop hit that sounds cool but already has a place in the pop culture psyche that is not tied to their program or product? I know someone has used one of Supertramp’s hits in their commercial, but can I remember who it was or what product? Nope. I still think of Supertramp when I hear any of their songs.
Alright, I’m off my little soapbox… Feel free to chime in with your opinion or just your favorite theme song or jingle! I’ll be off singing today’s earworm, sparked by mention of George Clooney on the radio this morning…
“You take the good, you take the bad, you take them both and there you have the Facts of Life, the Facts of Life…” (Yep, George C. was on that show in the later years! Remember the hunky neighbor sporting a mullet?)
