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CypherOne · Post by **CypherOne** » Tue Jul 12, 2005 11:55 am

very pedantic (and it's not like it matters) but I hate hearing poor use of English in songs, two examples spring to mind -

Warren G - What's Next?. Possibly my fave cock up ever, he raps "what's next, what's next, what's N, X, E, T"...can't believe nobody noticed that before releasing the album

The Chemical Brothers - Let Forever Be? Noel Gallagher sings "How does it feel like?" Surely that'd be "What does it feel like" or "How does it feel"..?

Any more?

androidlove · Post by **androidlove** » Tue Jul 12, 2005 11:58 am

when i saw the title of this thread, i knew my reply was gonna be "who gives a f**k?"

CypherOne · Post by **CypherOne** » Tue Jul 12, 2005 11:59 am

thanks for popping in though.

advaya · Post by **advaya** » Tue Jul 12, 2005 12:02 pm

I think that was meant to be a tribute to those african americans who say 'aks' (axe) instead of ask... eg. "I gotsta aks you a question..."

At least, that's what I always assumed he meant by that!

CypherOne · Post by **CypherOne** » Tue Jul 12, 2005 12:03 pm

never thought of it like that.

kp · Post by kp » Tue Jul 12, 2005 12:39 pm

All Saints "Never Ever" - "some questions that I want to know". Answers surely?

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haydxn · Post by **haydxn** » Tue Jul 12, 2005 12:42 pm

i guess noel could be singing "how does it feel, like"

Scot Solida · Post by **Scot Solida** » Tue Jul 12, 2005 12:53 pm

In the otherwise enjoyable "Live and Let Die", Paul McCartney blesses us with the prepositionally-challenged nugget:

"In this ever changing world in which we live in"

He once claimed he wrote songs while sitting on the toilet. I think that little phrase must prove his assertion. C'mon, Paul, you could have written "in which we're living" and still made it work...

androidlove · Post by **androidlove** » Tue Jul 12, 2005 12:59 pm

if only dylan were readin this. he might wonder "wtf?"

CypherOne · Post by **CypherOne** » Tue Jul 12, 2005 1:01 pm

Dylan Thomas?

androidlove · Post by **androidlove** » Tue Jul 12, 2005 1:05 pm

who?

there's only one dylan

HelgeG · Post by **HelgeG** » Tue Jul 12, 2005 1:06 pm

...and he's called Zimmermann.

Meffy · Post by **Meffy** » Tue Jul 12, 2005 1:06 pm

Scot Solida wrote:"In this ever changing world in which we live in"

I always heard that as "In this ever-changing world in which we're living." Never checked sheet music or lyric sheet to see if it was written broken.

My favorite lyric oddities are mostly mondegreens... and the wonderful, elusive pompetus of love.

androidlove · Post by **androidlove** » Tue Jul 12, 2005 1:09 pm

i looked up dylan thomas. oh, poetry. it doesn't make for good lyrics (not much of an artsy poetry fan here). put "dylan" into google and see what ya get

Ja.x · Post by **Ja.x** » Tue Jul 12, 2005 1:10 pm

Wow, this thread makes us, non-native English speakers, much comfortable

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PS-Me fills happee my self, thanx aloth four you're uords

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Grammatical/Lyrical Errors In Songs.