Comments | blueslide: How soon is what?

blueslide

How soon is what?

Apr 17, 2006 23:49

Yesterday I arrived home from the parents' place in time to catch a most amusing segment on the local late Fox news hour. "Britain's favorite lyrics" had been determined in the UK and our local anchor was assigned to read them to us. The #1 winner was U2's "One" with "One life, with each other, sisters, brothers." (zzzzzz). "It sounds better sung ( Read more... )

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blueslide April 19 2006, 04:56:01 UTC

Yeah, it was pretty silly!

veronique70 April 19 2006, 00:25:16 UTC

The extended 12-inch vinyl of "How Soon is Now" (with "please, please, please let me get what I want" as the flipside) is one of two vinyl albums that have not left my posession since high school.
I love imagining a newscaster reading the lyrics....

blueslide April 19 2006, 05:02:29 UTC

Cool.

It was surreal.

minim_calibre April 19 2006, 03:02:44 UTC

That's hilarious.

I've come to the sad conclusion that, in order to rebel as a teen, Lillian will have to listen to chipper, perky, happy music with uplifting lyrics on account of a childhood spent having The Smiths sung to her.

blueslide April 19 2006, 04:58:57 UTC

Oh dear. If that prediction comes true, your appreciation for bubblegum pop may come in handy.

But the Smiths is such great kids music!