Driving back to PJ today, I heard Usher's Daddy's Home and I could not help but grimace when I recalled how many girls dedicated that song to their dads on Father's Day. Then right after that, Eagles Hotel California came on and I just burst out laughing. That song, along with Europe's The Final Countdown, used to be very popular at many weddings. People should really, and I mean REALLY, start listening to the lyrics and not just be swayed by the tune, especially if a dedication is planned.
If you take the time to Google Daddy's Home, you will find that the lyrics are SO inappropriate unless you belong to a family where incest is a game that everyone plays. Yeah, OUCH & EWWWW!!!
As for the guys and the bridegrooms doing the air guitar riffs to Hotel California and The Final Countdown, wonder if they realised that with the first song, the bridegrooms are announcing that they have just signed the guest book to a life in hell for all eternity and the next one is like announcing to everyone, hey we just got our 'legal' status so we're gonna go have sex now and we don't know when we're gonna stop!
A lot of words no longer carry their initially intended meaning and as users, we must be aware of what the words mean today. Pussy cat, Pussy cat where have you been? I've been to London to visit the Queen I quote an old English Nursery Rhyme. However, use the phrase in bold minus the cat, and it takes on the meaning or becomes a referent of female genitalia. Head over to the US and unlike when in Malaysia, when you say Hey, do you have a rubber I could borrow?, either you're going to get the dirtiest looks or people are going to be laughing at you. Perplexed, you're going to be standing there wondering what the whole thing is about when all you wanted was an eraser. (Rubber in the US translates to condoms). The term Mistress once refered to the lady of the manor, a position of honour and dignity; today it is not the case - she's the other woman, the home wrecker. Last but not least, my favourite, one has to use other words to describe feelings of happiness cause screaming I'm feeling so GAY today, will have people either applauding you for being so brave and willing to admit your sexual preference or shunning you for going against the norms of the society. All you were doing was professing your feelings, state of mind at that moment...sigh.
Coming back to the lyrics. Once again, please, please, please, please, please, please, please (say please in a sing song manner), bear in mind that no matter how awesome the tune is, Google the lyrics before you go on air and dedicate a song that could create some very embarassing situations in the future.
(Piece was edited on 18/8)
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