Things That Make Me Stabby, An Ongoing Series

Jul 28, 2008

By Ken.

The latest instance: my five-year-old daughter singing "don't cha wish your girlfriend was hot like me" from the backseat. Where the hell did she pick that up? Dammit, Not only is she learning trampy songs, she's learning to ignore the subjunctive mood. Since it seems impractical to track down each of the Pussycat Dolls and kick them in the asses with a wing-tip, I'll have to satisfy myself with making a note to chortle when they descend inevitably into obscurity.

[Of course, I'm fully aware that I'm an awful music snob. If Abby were singing Libiamo ne'lieti calici I'd be delighted, even though it's a tribute to drunken hedonism. ]

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tgb • Jul 28, 2008 @6:18 am

My suggestion is to pick up a copy of the Columbia CD "Hot Nuts & Lollipops". It's part of the Roots 'n Blues series, and is a collection of old blues of the single entendre school. It's probably the only place to find a copy of the inimitable "Shave 'Em Dry Pt. 2" by the great Lucille Bogan.

I won't quote the lyrics, since they are very NSFW. but you can Google them
nzc • Jul 28, 2008 @7:23 am

Or that old blues number "Big 10 Inch (Record of the band that plays the blues) " covered by Aerosmith. Is the original on the compilation? When I was a kid in Pittsburgh, WDVE had the guy who wrote that one on to perform it — I think he was 80 or so at the time. Memorable.
tgb • Jul 28, 2008 @8:21 am

No, it's not. But here's a cute song for Amanda to learn, and it's about [url]little furry kittens[/url]
tgb • Jul 28, 2008 @9:51 am

Oops. Here it is: http://youtube.com/watch?v=Grrp6mxrY5Y
cb • Jul 28, 2008 @9:56 am

It could have been third-hand from Weird Al (midway through "Polarama!" on "Straight Outta Lynwood"). Just saying.

As for the grammar, like dear old grandmother said, "that's what beatings are for" — verbal beatings!
Steve • Mar 18, 2009 @10:29 am

I know exactly where it's from, "Alvin and the Chipmunks". My kids (4 & 7) have been singing it quite a bit and I try to let it slide because they seem to think it is pure silliness (which it is, but still…). I start to boil but usually I can change the subject or put on a kids CD to distract them (and me).
Malachite • Mar 21, 2009 @5:31 pm

Interestingly, when my 5 year old quotes that line (not the whole song, mind you, nor even the whole chorus, just that one line) I know exactly where it comes from. Of course, it helps that he says it just like a male blood elf.