You probably didn't know all these words.....neither did I:
Bohemian Rhapsody lyrics(Mercury)Is this the real life?Is this just fantasy?Caught in a landslide,No escape from realityOpen your eyes, Look up to the skies and see,I'm just a poor boy, I need no sympathy,Because I'm easy come, easy go, Little high, little low,Any way the wind blows doesn't really matter to me, to meMama just killed a man,Put a gun against his head, pulled my trigger, now he's deadMama, life had just begun,But now I've gone and thrown it all awayMama, ooh, Didn't mean to make you cry,If I'm not back again this time tomorrow,Carry on, carry on as if nothing really mattersToo late, my time has come,Sends shivers down my spine, body's aching all the timeGoodbye, ev'rybody, I've got to go,Gotta leave you all behind and face the truthMama, ooh, I don't want to die,I sometimes wish I'd never been born at allI see a little silhouetto of a man,Scaramouche, Scaramouche, will you do the FandangoThunderbolt and lightning, very, very fright'ning me(Galileo) Galileo (Galileo) Galileo, Galileo figaroMagnifico I'm just a poor boy and nobody loves meHe's just a poor boy from a poor family,Spare him his life from this monstrosityEasy come, easy go, will you let me goBismillah! No, we will not let you go(Let him go!) Bismillah! We will not let you go(Let him go!) Bismillah! We will not let you go(Let me go) Will not let you go(Let me go) Will not let you go (Let me go) AhNo, no, no, no, no, no, no(Oh mama mia, mama mia) Mama mia, let me goBeelzebub has a devil put aside for me, for me, for meSo you think you can stone me and spit in my eyeSo you think you can love me and leave me to dieOh, baby, can't do this to me, baby,Just gotta get out, just gotta get right outta hereNothing really matters, Anyone can see,Nothing really matters,Nothing really matters to meAny way the wind blows
6 comments:
Hands down one of my favorite songs ever (albeit, about a man with AIDS).
The fantastic movie "Wayne's World" (1992) re-introduced this tune to a new generation. I used to roller skate around the hood that summer listening to the soundtrack on my Walkman.
As an adult I have from time to time, 'had a few' and belted this song out in a crowded bar with my friend Shauna (my rollerskating buddy from 1992).
I would actually like to "learnt" where the term "hands down" comes from... it does certainly seem to lend more creditbility than a subject prefaced with "hands up" - but I'm not sure why.
Thinking that would be a good homework assignment for ribtwirp
Bismillah!!???? (...We will not let you go..) I always thought it was Mitch Miller! For you non-boomers, Mitch starred in the "Sing along with Mitch" TV show - so, you know, it kind of made sense....well more sense than "got a mouche, got a mouche, can you do the fangango?" you know, like moustache... Great song any way you sing it!
I haven't actually researched the expression 'hands down' but I am guessing it started when robbers use to rob stagecoaches or carriages back in the 1400 - 1500's...(or when robin hood worked his magic) ....the robbers would say 'hands up' when they were getting ready to get the goods from the travelers...or if they recognized the travelers as someone they knew, they would immediatley correct themselves with 'hands down'..which meant no harm no foul.
or it may have come from life experiences in the 1st grade or
2nd grade when the teacher asked a question and everyone got excited and raised and waved their hands...and Ribhard mummbled out the correct answer without raising his hand (or head from the desk)..and the teacher said ok ok ok 'hands down'...meaning "way to go jackass".
I will give this additional thought and perhaps be able to offer more later. stay tuned..film at 11
Is google great or what?
The term "hands down" dates back to the mid-19th century and the genteel world of British horse racing. Back then, a jockey who found himself way ahead as he approached the finish line would relax his grip on the reins and drop his hands. Not as confrontational as a spiked football, but still a bit of gestural in-your-face-ness. By the late 19th century, the idiom had been extended to non-racing contexts, and it remains in frequent use today.
see I was right..it was something to do with horses after all....and I didn't even have to look it up!! Is that Ribhard smart or what??? (I hear a voice in my head saying Sit down jackass sit down!!)
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