I saw John Fogerty in concert years ago in Nashville and he actually sang it that way. So it came full circle. (The biggest cheer of the night, as I recall, when he did)
mine is Blinded by the Light -- I swear to god it says, "wrapped up like a douche" and I was always puzzled by this line....
oh the days before we could look lyrics up.
except that this whole situation is compounded for me because the Beatles and solo McCartney have a habit of singing something different from the official lyrics, and on Back in the USSR, I swear Paul's singing "that George is always on my mind" and I was like, really? John, yes, of course, perpetually on Paul's mind, but George?🤔
Ever hear the Bruce Springstein original of "Blinded by the Light"? I actually like that version a lot better, but it's notable because you can really hear the "deuce" pronunciation.
I have, yeah. I have Blinded by the Light trauma because it became the subject of an ongoing heated debate between my creative partner and me that I don't think either of us have ever healed from. We just don't talk about it... LOL
and then there are a few where I think my vresion is better. In "Get Back", i always thought it was Sweet Loretta Modern, not Martin. Modern is better, so I choose to believe that's what it is even though it's clearly not.
and of course these are part of the foundation of the idiotic Paul is Dead hoax, with "cranberry sauce" as "I buried Paul"
That's cool to hear Fogerty has (or has developed) a sense of humor to the point where that doesn't bother him (anymore?), assuming it might have, at first! Temperamental artists, and all that!
I learned all about the joys of using humorously modified versions of the names of popular culture products via animation and TV comedy-variety shows, so I tend to employ them whenever I think they will work.
"Film Flam" is a variant on "flim flam" (con artistry) that I first encountered as the title of a memoir that novelist Larry McMurtry wrote about his experiences working in Hollywood (several of his books have been adapted for film and TV, and he won an Oscar himself for co-writing the script of "Brokeback Mountain"). Given that I have learned far too much about show business as a historical researcher of it,
I ended up using it as a title for a story where my superheroes characters discover that they have become film stars on a distant planet despite not giving consent for the use of their names and images for such films.
Thanks, Andrew, for the mention and the appreciation of the long, lost "Corduroy Galaxy" site from around the turn of the century (this one)! My "Film Flam" output (using film titles, of course, from the late-'90s or so) I'd love to see again, but sans the live site, and what I saved is from about 5 hard drives ago.....I was lucky to have recalled those couple you cited!
I wonder how this exercise would work as a thread, where your readers could be presented with the premise, and then, come up with their own "film flam" (using a film title from all movies ever produced!) where the omission of just one letter (or space) would open up a plot synopsis wildly different from what was originally intended!
Here's one I just thought of....let's see how it goes: "Own the Waterfront": Marlon Brando is Terry Malloy, a New York prize fighter who throws a fight at the behest of the mob boss. Now a longshoreman, Malloy suddenly expresses a strong interest in acquiring the beach.
Speaking of singers…I did a bit lampooning (it was so easy!) The Spice Girls, imagining if their record label felt compelled to manufacture an all-male counterpart…..yes, bring on The Herb Boys! I’m sure I had names for them (as well as attendant personality traits), not unlike the Spice gals!
Definitely a great post for Funny Sun(ny)day! And you remind me of my days working for a small downtown theater. The guy who did the marquee was quite the prankster but never got away from it and thus didn't last long. I was there two years serving up popcorn and soft drinks.
In "House Burning Down," I still to this day hear Jimi Hendrix sing "A Diet Coke from space, with an eerie grace..." (It's supposed to be a "giant boat").
Similarly, at the end of "Foxy Lady", Jimi clearly says "You make me feel like...a fetid salmon". No one will ever be able to convince me otherwise.
I saw John Fogerty in concert years ago in Nashville and he actually sang it that way. So it came full circle. (The biggest cheer of the night, as I recall, when he did)
mine is Blinded by the Light -- I swear to god it says, "wrapped up like a douche" and I was always puzzled by this line....
oh the days before we could look lyrics up.
except that this whole situation is compounded for me because the Beatles and solo McCartney have a habit of singing something different from the official lyrics, and on Back in the USSR, I swear Paul's singing "that George is always on my mind" and I was like, really? John, yes, of course, perpetually on Paul's mind, but George?🤔
Ever hear the Bruce Springstein original of "Blinded by the Light"? I actually like that version a lot better, but it's notable because you can really hear the "deuce" pronunciation.
I have, yeah. I have Blinded by the Light trauma because it became the subject of an ongoing heated debate between my creative partner and me that I don't think either of us have ever healed from. We just don't talk about it... LOL
and then there are a few where I think my vresion is better. In "Get Back", i always thought it was Sweet Loretta Modern, not Martin. Modern is better, so I choose to believe that's what it is even though it's clearly not.
and of course these are part of the foundation of the idiotic Paul is Dead hoax, with "cranberry sauce" as "I buried Paul"
Even as a kid, I found the hoax stuff just plain silly. Of course, I had like 15+ years of post-Beatles McCartney to sort of point to...
it's a fascinating study in psychology, but yeah.
That's cool to hear Fogerty has (or has developed) a sense of humor to the point where that doesn't bother him (anymore?), assuming it might have, at first! Temperamental artists, and all that!
yeah, as I recall, he was amused by it, did it with a bit of a wink. I doubt he'd have done it otherwise.
I learned all about the joys of using humorously modified versions of the names of popular culture products via animation and TV comedy-variety shows, so I tend to employ them whenever I think they will work.
"Film Flam" is a variant on "flim flam" (con artistry) that I first encountered as the title of a memoir that novelist Larry McMurtry wrote about his experiences working in Hollywood (several of his books have been adapted for film and TV, and he won an Oscar himself for co-writing the script of "Brokeback Mountain"). Given that I have learned far too much about show business as a historical researcher of it,
I ended up using it as a title for a story where my superheroes characters discover that they have become film stars on a distant planet despite not giving consent for the use of their names and images for such films.
The story can be read on Amazon: https://www.amazon.com/Film-Flam-David-Perlmutter-ebook/dp/B0CJ67YQ7F or on Substack: https://davidperlmutter.substack.com/p/film-flam
Pretty amazing coincidences, David!
Thanks, Andrew, for the mention and the appreciation of the long, lost "Corduroy Galaxy" site from around the turn of the century (this one)! My "Film Flam" output (using film titles, of course, from the late-'90s or so) I'd love to see again, but sans the live site, and what I saved is from about 5 hard drives ago.....I was lucky to have recalled those couple you cited!
I wonder how this exercise would work as a thread, where your readers could be presented with the premise, and then, come up with their own "film flam" (using a film title from all movies ever produced!) where the omission of just one letter (or space) would open up a plot synopsis wildly different from what was originally intended!
Here's one I just thought of....let's see how it goes: "Own the Waterfront": Marlon Brando is Terry Malloy, a New York prize fighter who throws a fight at the behest of the mob boss. Now a longshoreman, Malloy suddenly expresses a strong interest in acquiring the beach.
Ha! I like it.
How about the internationally famous pop performer who only sings through her nose? Her name is Taylor Snift.
There ya go! ✊😁
"I coulda had crabs...I coulda been a boardwalk pitchman...I coulda been Donald Trump, instead of a no-talent beachcomber, which is what I am..."
"SHELL-uh!"
Fun fact: Smella was the fist backup singer for Taylor Snift.
Speaking of singers…I did a bit lampooning (it was so easy!) The Spice Girls, imagining if their record label felt compelled to manufacture an all-male counterpart…..yes, bring on The Herb Boys! I’m sure I had names for them (as well as attendant personality traits), not unlike the Spice gals!
Definitely a great post for Funny Sun(ny)day! And you remind me of my days working for a small downtown theater. The guy who did the marquee was quite the prankster but never got away from it and thus didn't last long. I was there two years serving up popcorn and soft drinks.
In "House Burning Down," I still to this day hear Jimi Hendrix sing "A Diet Coke from space, with an eerie grace..." (It's supposed to be a "giant boat").
Similarly, at the end of "Foxy Lady", Jimi clearly says "You make me feel like...a fetid salmon". No one will ever be able to convince me otherwise.
There are some interesting conversations going on around the Foxy one: https://www.reddit.com/r/Glitch_in_the_Matrix/comments/4ekifi/jimi_hendrix_foxy_lady/
I'm just gonna leave this here: https://youtu.be/nIwrgAnx6Q8?si=yvzz46KUQQMZyHEN
Got halfway through, will force Alley to watch the entire thing later.
Yeah, that'll teach her!