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They called me Butt Queen
Two misheard lyrics in one song! Last Sunday, we took Quinn to Southwick’s Zoo in Mendon, MA. On the way home, we were listening to the same mix CD that contains the iCarly and Drake & Josh theme songs that I made for our Lancaster, PA trip last October. Quinn is actually starting to enjoy some of the other songs on it now, and will request that we skip to a specific track. So part of the way home, we heard a request from the back seat, “Can you play the ‘great night’ song?” My wife and I looked at each other, confused. There were no songs we could think of with the lyrics “great night”, and Quinn couldn’t sing it for us. So we skipped through all the songs so she could tell us what she wanted, and just as we got to Grade 9 by the Barenaked Ladies, we realized what she meant. Apparently, she thought they were saying “great night baby”. We tried to explain that it was “grade 9″, but to no avail.
Ladies and gentlemen, may I introduce to you...Butt Queen!
So for the last week, Quinn has been making us listen to that track incessantly. On Saturday, she kept giggling at the line where Ed Robertson sings, “they called me Eddie”. I asked her why she thought it was funny, and she said because his real name is Freddy. I asked her why she thought that, and she said because she looked it up on the internet. Four year olds say the darndest things. Then yesterday, all three of us were in the car, listening to it yet again, and I was telling my wife how she likes the “they called me Eddie” line, and then Quinn started saying something about how “they called him butt queen for some reason”. It took us awhile to realize what she was saying (“butt cream?” “butt freak?”), and couldn’t understand where “butt queen” came from. Until we were listening to the song again, and got to the line where Tyler Stewart sings “they called me Buckwheat!”. Apparently Quinn thought he was saying “butt queen”.
I fear now that Quinn is listening to more music, the misheard lyrics will increase at an exponential rate.
Tags: 90s music, barenaked ladies, butt cream, butt freak, butt queen, drake & josh, ed robertson, freddy, grade 9, great night baby, iCarly, kids say the darndest things, lancaster, mendon, queen, southwick's zoo, they called me buckwheat, they called me eddie, tyler stewart
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BNL makes return to stage as four piece band at Universal Studios, offers up free live download
March 7th, 2009 marked Barenaked Ladies‘ first show without cocaine crooner, Steven Page. It was at Universal Studios in Orlando Florida.Drummer Tyler Stewart, who stated “I think we’re gonna be OK, Y’all!”, also posted more about the show on bnlmusic.com:
The board tape from our first show as a 4 Piece band, live from Universal Studios, Orlando, March 7th at the 2009 Mardi Gras celebrations…
Upon listening you’ll hear us getting our sea-legs after a couple of songs. You’ll also hear our sound man of 18 years, Robin Billinton, figuring out where back-up vocals are coming from, as myself, Ed, Kev, and Jim all try to remember our new parts. There’s nothing like a good old fashioned Learning Curve to keep a bunch of seasoned pros on their toes! We hope you enjoy it… warts and all!!
CLICK HERE TO DOWNLOAD THE CONCERT
or try THIS LINK if that one is busy.
Tags: 4 piece, barenaked ladies, bnl, cocaine, concert, download, ed robertson, florida, four piece, free, mardi gras, orlando, steven page, tyler stewart, universal studios
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Building a History
Back in 1997, Matt and I were still discovering the joys of the interweb. This was also the year that the album Surfacing by Sarah McLachlan was released.
The first big hit off of that album was Building a Mystery. We kinda liked this song, and were even quite surprised that she drops the F bomb in it. We saw her perform it live at MixFest in Boston that year (other notable acts included Barenaked Ladies, 10,000 Maniacs, the Monkees, Paula Cole, and Duncan Shiek, among others).
This was also the year that Matt and I found out about this “brand new and innovative” online instant messaging program called ICQ. Apparently, ICQ still exists, but I don’t think too many people use it anymore. Anywho, when using ICQ, it would save a log of any conversations you had with your online friends, and it called this a “history”.
Well, one night, in the middle of a rather lengthy online conversation on ICQ with Matt, he messaged, “You know what we’re doing, Jame?” I said, “No, what?”, and he simply responded with, “We’re building a history” (an obvious reference to Sarah McLachlan’s Building a Mystery).
That’s it. All that build-up for that. That was back when Songspeak was in its infancy. It was a simpler time.
"how r u? i m gud. lol"
Tags: 10000 maniacs, 90s concerts, 90s music, 98.5, 98.5 mixfest, barenaked ladies, boston, building a history, building a mystery, chat log, duncan shiek, history, icq, instant messaging, mixfest, paula cole, sarah mclachlan, surfacing, the monkees
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Morgan Freeman tries to drive to the sto, fails
Who doesn’t like Morgan Freeman? No one, that’s who. I can’t think of another actor so universally beloved. Seriously. So imagine our concern here at Songspeak when we heard that he was in a horrific car accident yesterday.
It looks like he’s gonna be ok, which is a miracle considering his car was seen to go airborne off the highway and flip a few times before landing in a ditch. Since he’s God (as seen in Bruce Almighty and Evan Almighty), I guess it’s a shock that he suffered any injury at all. Maybe this will be the kick in the ass he needs to finish his Bucket List. I just hope he’s not found at fault in the accident, or else he may end up in Shawshank prison. I can only imagine the Deep Impact his car had on the side of the highway. Maybe it was a Dark Knight and he just couldn’t see the road. Actually, rumor has it he may have fallen asleep at the wheel. I’m sure Miss Daisy wouldn’t approve.
Whatever happened, I’m glad he’s ok.
What I didn’t remember, however, is that he was on The Electric Company. Anybody remember watching that when they were a kid? I did, but I don’t remember the Easy Reader. I think the following video showcases Morgan Freeman’s range better than any movie could:
Hang in there, Easy Reader. We’re pullin’ for ya.
Tags: 00s movies, 70s tv, 80s movies, 90s movies, accident, airborne, asleep at the wheel, barenaked ladies, bruce almighty, bucket list, dark knight, deep impact, driving miss daisy, evan almighty, God, morgan freeman, morgan freeman car accident, shawshank redemption, tonight is the night i fell asleep at the wheel
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BNL singer Steven Page arrested on cocaine charges in upstate New York
Having been to many a Barenaked Ladies show throughout the years, it’s unfortunate for us at Songspeak to learn that Steven Page was arrested on cocaine charges in Fayetteville, NY on July 11, 2008. He was charged with “fourth-degree criminal possession of a controlled substance” and is due to appear in Syracuse court on Friday, July 18.
From the AP article:
Police say Steven Page was charged with fourth-degree criminal possession of a controlled substance on Friday in the Syracuse area.
Authorities say the arrest occurred at about 2 a.m. after police noticed a suspicious car with its driver’s side door left open. They say they found Page and two women in a nearby apartment, along with cocaine and marijuana.
Barenaked Ladies recently released a cd of kids music called Snacktime, so this drug charge comes at a particularly bad time for the band.
Tags: 00s music, 90s music, barenaked ladies, bnl, canadian, cocaine, drug charges, fayetteville, snacktime, steven page, syracuse
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