Lyrical Pedantry

[Falmer Flutter ©]

Thin Lizzy: Jailbreak

"Tonight there's gonna be a jailbreak
Somewhere in this town"

Now, I'm no law enforcement officer, but if there's gonna be a jailbreak tonight then the first place I'm gonna be staking out might be the jail.

 

[crasher]

Both Motorhead "Killed by Death" and Flipper "Life's the only thing worth living for" were clearly bunking off school they day they explained what tautology means.

 

[Lord Bracknell]

This could go on for a while...

Not if Hiney LOCKS THE THREAD.

 

[Barnet Seagull]

The Jam, from That's Entertainment

"Two lovers missing the tranquility of solitude"

Are they each missing their own individual solitudes? The inference is they are missing some impossible kind of solitude that two people can be in. If it's solitude there can be only one of them in it.

No, the inference is that they although lovers, in the sexual sence, would rather be alone without the hassle of a relationship.

Simple really.

 

[Hiney]

Not if Hiney LOCKS THE THREAD.

No chance,

"you'll never walk alone"

I think you probably will, at some stage in your life.

 

[Superphil]

No, the inference is that they although lovers, in the sexual sence, would rather be alone without the hassle of a relationship.

Simple really.

Perhaps I take things too literally, the preceding line is;

"Two lovers kissing amongst the scream of midnight"

which says to me that they are seeking a less noisy place to get it on, and Weller has suggested that they are missing solitude for this purpose.

 

[Hiney]

"Ill be your Long Haired lover from Liverpool"

Correct me if I'm wrong Mr Osmond, but aren't you, in fact, from Salt Lake City?

 

[crasher]

"Ill be your Long Haired lover from Liverpool"

Correct me if I'm wrong Mr Osmond, but aren't you, in fact, from Salt Lake City?

But it's future tense. "I'll be..."

Clearly young Jimmy is promising to grow his hair and move to the NW of England if she'll have him.

 

[The Large One]

"Ill be your Long Haired lover from Liverpool"

Correct me if I'm wrong Mr Osmond, but aren't you, in fact, from Salt Lake City?

I think it was his sister singing it to him.

 

[hans kraay fan club]

"Ill be your Long Haired lover from Liverpool"

Correct me if I'm wrong Mr Osmond, but aren't you, in fact, from Salt Lake City?

I think the inference [when you look at the next lyrics] is that Mr Osmond is an EASY SLUT, who will do ANYTHING asked of him.

 

[Superphil]

"You can't kill me" by Gong.

I bet I could if I wanted to.

 

[Superphil]

If you like nonsense in a lyric, did you hear Katie Melua on R2 last week, on the Mark Radcliffe (in place of Steve Wright) show. She did a parady of her own song with lines such as;

If you were a tile
I would grout you

If you were a pool
I would chlorinate you

If you were a fish and chip shop
I would learn to love that smell

Can be downloaded from the R2 website, it should bring a smile to your faces.
http://downloads.bbc.co.uk/podcasts/radio2/wright/wright_20071005-1606.mp3

You need to scroll right through towards the end.
NB, if you like Paul Whitehouse and Alan Alder they are both interviewed on the same show earlier on in the clip.

 

[Lankyseagull]

The Sound of Silence, Simon and Garfunkel.

If you stop warbling on I might be able to hear it!

 

[tip top]

Elton John- Sorry seems to be the hardest word

Sorry Elton I think you'll find its...................

LLANFAIRPWLLGWYNGYLLGOGERYCHWYRNDROBWLLLLANTYSILIOGOGOGOCH

 

[Seagullible]

R Kelly - I believe I can fly - well jump off a bloddy cliff then and we'll see

 

[tip top]

Mick Fucknall- moneys to tight to mention

ehh, you just have

 

[Franks Wild Years]

isn't it;

" You've got more rabbit than Sainsburys"

?

Actually I think its "You' got more rabbit than Sainsburys"

 

[Lankyseagull]

Take Me Home - Phil Collins

Sorry Phil, no thanks.

 

[Fourteenth Eye]

Kt Tunstall - black horse and the cherry tree

I felt a little fear, upon my back
I said don't look back, just keep on walking.
(woo-hoo,woo-hoo)
When the big black horse that looked this way,
Said hey lady, will you marry me?


no it didnt!!! its a horse!!

 

[Silent Bob]

"Isn't it ironic, don't you think?"

NO.