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2 hours ago, PhilJ W said:

We have the sharpened wooden stake and mallet prepared, with the garlic and crucifix as back up.:jester:

Don't forget the silver bullets just in case. 

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Evening all from Estuary-Land. I'm not feeling unwell in any way shape or form but I am not feeling very hungry. The meal tonight was a cheese salad with a couple of slices of wholemeal bread with some raspberries for desert. Instead of spending the evening on the computer I've found a novel that I can't put down, so thats the next couple of hours spoken for. Will be back later.

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1 hour ago, J. S. Bach said:

Actually "there's a bad moon on the rise".

Spot on, its one we do in our Band, here are the original Lyrics.

 

Bad Moon Rising

Creedence Clearwater Revival.

 

I see the bad moon a-rising
I see trouble on the way
I see earthquakes and lightnin'
I see bad times today

Don't go around tonight
Well it's bound to take your life
There's a bad moon on the rise

I hear hurricanes a-blowing
I know the end is coming soon
I fear rivers over flowing
I hear the voice of rage and ruin

Well don't go around tonight
Well it's bound to take your life
There's a bad moon on the rise, all right

Hope you got your things together
Hope you are quite prepared to die
Looks like we're in for…

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1 hour ago, Andrew P said:

Spot on, its one we do in our Band, here are the original Lyrics.

 

Bad Moon Rising

Creedence Clearwater Revival.

 

I see the bad moon a-rising
I see trouble on the way
I see earthquakes and lightnin'
I see bad times today

Don't go around tonight
Well it's bound to take your life
There's a bad moon on the rise

I hear hurricanes a-blowing
I know the end is coming soon
I fear rivers over flowing
I hear the voice of rage and ruin

Well don't go around tonight
Well it's bound to take your life
There's a bad moon on the rise, all right

Hope you got your things together
Hope you are quite prepared to die
Looks like we're in for…

By some strange coincidence, this is the first song I ever performed live when I used to play the drums. 

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Hi folks. Please take a minute or two to check out that link and sign the petition. 

Strength in numbers and we might help save another of Great Britian's Victorian engineering wonders

 

Hope that you're all safe and well

 

Regards Shaun

 

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2 hours ago, Andrew P said:

Spot on, its one we do in our Band, here are the original Lyrics.

 

Bad Moon Rising

Creedence Clearwater Revival.

 

I see the bad moon a-rising
I see trouble on the way

 

Thanks! I just had to go and spin some CCR. Starting of course withe Bad Moon.:yahoo:

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Goodnight all 

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7 hours ago, leopardml2341 said:

Why does every planned job take 3 times longer than expected?

 

The rule in computing used to be: Take your estimate; double the number and increase the units to the next higher. A job that should take 2 days will be 4 weeks.

 

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8 hours ago, Tony_S said:

As that was on the first LP I bought have been told many times it is dinosaur used as “very ancient’ and a Victrola was a model of a phonograph/gramophone. The one on Mr Fogerty’s lawn was playing Buck Owens. 

The line "Dinosaur Victrola, listenin' to Buck Owens" from "Lookin' Out My Back Door" by CCR is one of the most difficult lyrics to identify (without liner notes) in all of 'rock' music.

 

It is frequently used in call-in shows to get listeners to identify the line. (It's easy when you know it, almost impossible if you don't.)   John Fogarty's dreadful enunciation with CCR is legendary - hence the joke reference to "Bad Moon Rising" being "there's a bathroom on the right' which is so common, it has it's own parody version.

 

Not only that, but John Fogarty actually sang "there's a bathroom on the right" in a live performance of "Bad Moon Rising" as a nod to the frequently misheard lyric, and Hendrix also sang "S'cuse me while I kiss this guy" in a live performance of "Purple Haze".

 

Other good "mondegreens":

"Hold me closer Tony Danza" / Tiny Dancer, Elton John

"Wrapped up like a douche" / Blinded by the Light, Manfred Mann

 

The internet is full of such things but many years ago (before the www) I saw a parody album commercial for a cheesy compilation album, but all of the video clips were of mondegreens including a misheard lyric from Stairway to Heaven. It was very funny.

 

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