Monthly Archives: February 2005

I'm pretty sure he didn't mean to say this.

Upon listening to Slaid Cleaves‘s song “Wishbones” the other day I completely misheard the lyrics to the chorus. The actual lyrics are: Spin the bottle cap, throw a shot back, everything’s gonna be all right and I heard, Spin the … Continue reading

Mis-heard lyrics, Randomness

Songs in the key of…uhh…whatever…

It’s stuff like this Ask MetaFilter thread that makes me wish I’d paid more attention in college music theory class. My inner geek longs to be able to express the things I hear in terms like “imperfect cadence” and “submediant.” … Continue reading

Geekery, Life and times, Music

Thought for the day

Has anyone ever been sent to Federal prison for “using a product in a manner inconsistent with its labeling”? It seems like they would have their own cell block along with those societal menaces who pull tags off mattresses…

Randomness