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Post by Superb Owl 🦉 on Nov 27, 2020 11:22:50 GMT -5
Is this finally the year that we all acknowledge that sometimes it’s fine and even good for a Christmas song to be slightly sad and reject Frank Sinatra’s stupid lyric change to an otherwise great holiday tune?
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Post by Crash Test Dumbass on Nov 27, 2020 14:16:47 GMT -5
Is this finally the year that we all acknowledge that sometimes it’s fine and even good for a Christmas song to be slightly sad and reject Frank Sinatra’s stupid lyric change to an otherwise great holiday tune? Counterpoint: the Pretenders' version uses "highest bough" and theirs is the only good version of the song; therefore the "highest bough" is objectively the best variation. |
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Post by Superb Owl 🦉 on Nov 27, 2020 14:29:00 GMT -5
Is this finally the year that we all acknowledge that sometimes it’s fine and even good for a Christmas song to be slightly sad and reject Frank Sinatra’s stupid lyric change to an otherwise great holiday tune? Counterpoint: the Pretenders' version uses "highest bough" and theirs is the only good version of the song; therefore the "highest bough" is objectively the best variation. Counter-counterpoint: if ever a version of that song called out for the muddle through lyric to be perfect, it’s that one. |
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Post by Nudeviking on Nov 27, 2020 16:25:55 GMT -5
Lyrically the revised line's a non sequitur since the lyric before it is, "Through the years we all will be together if the Fates allow." Following that line by immediately ejaculating, "HANG A SHINING STAR ON THE HIGHEST BOUGH!" makes no sense in the context of the song and has bothered me since I was a small child and saw Ernie & Bert sing it on that existential nightmare of a Christmas special, Christmas Eve on Sesame Street.
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Post by ayatollahcm on Nov 27, 2020 23:49:10 GMT -5
I was a small child and saw Ernie & Bert sing it on that existential nightmare of a Christmas special, Christmas Eve on Sesame Street. That special turns Santa into a creepy, mysterious shadow.
Also, Big Bird almost dies. They swung hard on that one.
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Post by Nudeviking on Nov 28, 2020 6:09:09 GMT -5
I was a small child and saw Ernie & Bert sing it on that existential nightmare of a Christmas special, Christmas Eve on Sesame Street. That special turns Santa into a creepy, mysterious shadow.
Also, Big Bird almost dies. They swung hard on that one.
Plus there’s the abject horror of normally muppet sized characters suddenly becoming larger than humans in order to ice skate and play “crack the whip.”  |
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Post by Roy Batty's Pet Dove on Nov 28, 2020 6:38:17 GMT -5
Lyrically the revised line's a non sequitur since the lyric before it is, "Through the years we all will be together if the Fates allow." Following that line by immediately ejaculating, "HANG A SHINING STAR ON THE HIGHEST BOUGH!" makes no sense in the context of the song and has bothered me since I was a small child and saw Ernie & Bert sing it on that existential nightmare of a Christmas special, Christmas Eve on Sesame Street. Was my personal favorite Sesame Street, the extremely sketchy numbers dealer guy on the Sesame Street Christmas special? |
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Post by Nudeviking on Nov 28, 2020 8:58:55 GMT -5
Lyrically the revised line's a non sequitur since the lyric before it is, "Through the years we all will be together if the Fates allow." Following that line by immediately ejaculating, "HANG A SHINING STAR ON THE HIGHEST BOUGH!" makes no sense in the context of the song and has bothered me since I was a small child and saw Ernie & Bert sing it on that existential nightmare of a Christmas special, Christmas Eve on Sesame Street. Was my personal favorite Sesame Street, the extremely sketchy numbers dealer guy on the Sesame Street Christmas special? I don’t think the shifty numbers dealer is in it. I think I’ll watch it tomorrow with my child. If the shifty numbers guy does show up I’ll let you know. |
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Post by Nudeviking on Nov 29, 2020 16:22:38 GMT -5
The shifty numbers dealer guy did not show up.
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