Wednesday, April 9, 2008

How's that song go again? Ain't No Other Man, KEN LEE!

So, the CONductor sent me this clip he found on YouTube several weeks ago...he professes to gloss over the song lyrics, deeming them irrelevant compared to harmonies, counterpoint, musical textures -- blahblahblah.

Perhaps he wanted to provide insight into the music of his mind:



While I never thought of Xtina's pronunciation as particularly poor, I do appreciate aural reconstruction.

If a native speaker of English can mishear and mangle the meanings of songs, imagine the reinvention done by those who don't speak it at all-- like perhaps someone from...Bulgaria:

2 comments:

DVerde said...

I actually always thought Xtina was saying "Your fat ass" in that song. LOL.

With all the Asian folks I know, I cant believe I dont know someone named Ken Lee....

Anonymous said...

I don't think either of them can top Amy Winehouse at her most high/drunk.