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Most annoying/least favorite holiday songs
CellarDweller:
There are now 'sanitized" versions of this song. I prefer the original.
serious crayons:
She didn't even watch him pour the drinks! As the lyrics imply, hers is probably roofied.
--- Quote from: CellarDweller on December 18, 2019, 02:33:49 pm ---There are now 'sanitized" versions of this song. I prefer the original.
--- End quote ---
What -- you prefer
I simply must go (Baby it's cold outside)
The answer is no (But baby it's cold outside)
The welcome has been (How lucky that you dropped in)
So nice and warm (Look out the window at that storm)
to the ultraromantic
I simply must go (and I respect your decision; can I call you a Lyft?)
The answer is no (And I realize no means no, so I won't push it any further)
This welcome has been (Enjoyable -- now have a good night)
So nice and warm (Look out the window -- the Lyft is here.)
I prefer that one to
So really I'd better scurry (Beautiful please don't hurry)
OK, that's it -- hand me my phone; I'm tweeting Ronan Farrow.
Actually, I made those up. But I have seen the sanitized versions you're talking about and agree they're lacking.
This one isn't offensive, though I'm not sure I see the point in doing it:
serious crayons:
Turns out "Carol of the Bells" has a long and complex history. It started out as a Czech song about New Year's Eve and no reference to bells.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shchedryk_(song)
http://slate.com/news-and-politics/2019/12/carol-bells-shchedryk-ukraine-leontovych.html
Front-Ranger:
Am I getting too PC? I was listening to "Sleigh Ride" and the constant cracking of the whip really bothered me.
"Just hear those sleigh bells jingling, ring-ting-tingling, too
Come on, it's lovely weather for a sleigh ride together with you
Outside, the snow is falling, and friends are calling, "yoo-hoo!"
Come on, it's lovely weather for a sleigh ride together with you
Giddy-yap, giddy-yap, giddy-yap, let's go
Let's look at the show
We're riding in a wonderland of snow
Giddy-yap, giddy-yap, giddy-yap
It's grand just holding your hand
We're gliding along with a song of a wintery fairyland
Our cheeks are nice and rosy, and comfy-cozy are we
We're snuggled up together like two birds of a feather would be
Let's take that road before us and sing a chorus or two
Come on, it's lovely weather for a sleigh ride together with you
There's a birthday party at the home of…"
serious crayons:
I don't find this annoying so much as startling. I came across it for the first time the other night and thought, is there anyone you'd consider less likely to record a Christmas song? The version I watched had written lyrics, and I was startled to hear they were kind of sexist. I don't think of Keith Richards as particularly sexist. But then I discovered there are a number of videos with this recording, and that the song is originally by Chuck Berry, which explains both the sexism and the fact that Keith, a lifelong Chuck Berry fan, would choose to record it.
One thing about a Christmas song is that it can bring years of royalties. Which may not be a big factor for Keith, but might have been for Chuck.
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