Deconstructing Song Lyrics - Magic Bus by The Who

Well on the advice of my dear friend Katy I am going to move my blog to Wordpress.  I actually had already set up an account when I set this one up but couldn't figure out how to get it to work because I was having issues.  After I created this blog I found an email that I was supposed to click and verify before it would allow me to use the Wordpress account.  D'oh!


So at any rate because I'm moving the blog I'm going to be off the blogging for a few days while I set up my new site and figure out all the awesome features.  But I leave you with my daughter's favorite "feature" - deconstructing song lyrics!


A few quick notes about my last deconstruction.  My friend Stacey confirmed the gentleman in the movie "The Lost Boys" performing the song was indeed the artist himself Tim Cappello.  And the song was actually not written by him but by The Call who also perform a song I am very fond of, "Let the Day Begin".


I will quit prattling on!


I present a deconstructed version of the following with lyrics courtesy of LyricsFreak:

Magic Bus

by

The Who

Every day I get in the queue (Too much, Magic Bus)
To get on the bus that takes me to you (Too much, Magic Bus)
I'm so nervous, I just sit and smile (Too much, Magic Bus)
You house is only another mile (Too much, Magic Bus)

Well this song seems to start with a lot of visuals.  He waits, he gets on, he's looking forward to seeing - you.  You who?  You YOU.

Thank you, driver, for getting me here (Too much, Magic Bus)
You'll be an inspector, have no fear (Too much, Magic Bus)
I don't want to cause no fuss (Too much, Magic Bus)
But can I buy your Magic Bus? (Too much, Magic Bus)

Now we have him thanking the driver and wanting to buy the bus?  Beginning to think this song is not about a bus at all but, knowing the era, may be some kind of drug reference...

Heck no you can't have it.

REJECTED

I don't care how much I pay (Too much, Magic Bus)
I want to drive my bus to my baby each day (Too much, Magic Bus)

Dawwww, he wants to see his baby (or drugs) every day.

I want it, I want it, I want it, I want it ... (You can't have it!)
Thruppence and sixpence every day
Just to drive to my baby
Thruppence and sixpence each day
'Cause I drive my baby every way

He can't have the bus so he's still spending the mad dough.  Thruppence and sixpence, yo.

Magic Bus, Magic Bus, Magic Bus ...

I said, now I've got my Magic Bus (Too much, Magic Bus)
I said, now I've got my Magic Bus (Too much, Magic Bus)
I drive my baby every way (Too much, Magic Bus)
Each time I go a different way (Too much, Magic Bus)

Spice it up by going a different way?  You rebel!

I want it, I want it, I want it, I want it ...

Every day you'll see the dust (Too much, Magic Bus)
As I drive my baby in my Magic Bus (Too much, Magic Bus)

He never got the bus so I'm not sure how he got it.  It must be drugs.

Well this song if I looked it up would make a lot more sense but without looking anything up I can't tell if it is about a bus ride, a drug trip or a reference to something else.  But this is just my snap reactions to I'm left feeling confused and meh.  Although I enjoy the beat of the song and everything, of course.

The lyrics leave a lot to be desired for me.  2 out of 10.  Sorry Mr. Pete Townshend!

See you all in a few days on another site.  I will announce it on facebook like how I obnoxiously push this blog on you now.



I'm Thinking of Moving This Blog to Another Site

Yesterday I missed a day of writing this blog and although I didn't want that to happen anymore I have decided to accept I am only human and will miss a day from time to time and that's OK.


But I didn't want to miss another day!  I'm super tired tonight but wanted to write something and today had been thinking about how unhappy I am with Blogger and my inability to add pictures and the like to my blog so I'm thinking of moving it to another site that will better suit my needs.  And, by the way, I do know that Blogger supports pictures and things but it says my browser is incompatible with such things or some lame thing like that.


So - any suggestions on great blog sites?!?


P.S.  I have decided if I somehow become rich one day I'm going to be that person that gives NPR $100 a month just because I think they're nifty and love their programming.

At the Vet

Lately my poor little Rosie, our princess kitty, has not been feeling well.  It started with the three boys sneezing and such and their symptoms resolved in a few days so when Rosie got sick with some of the same symptoms as the boys I figured she would get better in a few days.  Well, I was wrong.


I don't know if it was because I could confirm all the boys had kennel cough in the various shelters we adopted them from and could not confirm the same for Rosie or if she is just a bit more stressed than the boys but whatever the reason she wasn't getting better so today I decided to take my sneezing, head shaking and lethargic princess to the vet.  Because she just wasn't acting the same.


It was not at all an easy day at the vet.  They were very busy and very chaotic.  And then something happened that made me very sad.  An elderly woman using a walker came out of one of the rooms with who I assume to be her daughter close behind with a carrier.  I looked in the carrier since it looked to be another kitty - and it was empty.  At first I wondered why they were leaving their animal behind today when it hit me.  They had to put a beloved friend to sleep.  It was then I noticed the overly watery eyes of the older woman and the comforting hand the younger woman had on the older woman's shoulder as she paid.  And I felt terrible for her.  We had to go through the same thing in the very same room they had come from just a few months ago with our beloved Loki.  I almost started bawling right there in the waiting room.


I had the overwhelming urge to get up and offer the elderly woman a hug but thought it would be strange and perhaps upsetting for a complete stranger to want to share your pain.  But I did share her pain.  And after she paid and left with the younger woman I kind of kicked myself for at least not making the offer.  The worst thing that could have come from it was that she would have said no.


But she had gone and I found myself again in the waiting room with a family that had a dog with a limp that Rosie was watching warily although there was a carrier between her and the offending party.  We finally were called back and I'm happy to report she had no fever and was not dehydrated and just has a mild cold which can be helped along the road to full recovery with a course of antibiotics.  The vet we go to here is great, by the way.  She waited patiently while I dished Rosie out from her hiding spot under the bench and while I did so she sat down on the floor so I could easily hand Rosie to her and she could interact with my kitty more at her level.  I thought that was swell.


While I was waiting for the antibiotics to be mixed and delivered I started to smell an atrocious odor.  I looked under the bench at Rosie to make sure she hadn't pooped under there as that was what it smelled like.  It was truly nasty and I started to feel sick to my stomach it was so very gross. 


Finally the antibiotics came and I was able to go out into the lobby to leave.  And that's when I found out the source of that smell.  There was a family with a little girl who looked to be about six and one of the techs was out talking to them and telling them that their dog has not stopped having diarrhea and vomiting since they brought him in yesterday and that he had just had diarrhea before the tech came to talk to them.  She advised he was not doing well and that the vet thought they should take him to an emergency clinic so he could get the treatment he needed as they didn't have the facilities to do so and that even with the treatment the dog was so sick that his chances of making it were not good.  The family understandably was in tears as was the tech.  I know no background of this family, their dog, the tech but I could tell everyone was devastated by the news and that made me sad, too.


I was really glad to leave but really sad for the people whose experiences hadn't been nearly as positive as mine.

Product Review: Belly Flops

So I've decided I will occasionally regale you with myself trying a new product and letting you know what I think. Today at the 99 cent only store I found a product called "Belly Flops" jelly beans from the makers of Jelly Belly. I love Jelly Belly jelly beans so this was definitely something I had to pick up. They market the product as "irregular jelly beans" and the verbiage on the back is such: "Have you heard of Belly Flops? They aren't available very often but when they are Jelly Belly fans love to snap up our famous Belly Flops. These special beans taste great but don't quite meet all of our demanding standards for size, color, shape and flavor."



First of all I call b.s. on their famous claim. I had never heard of them before discovering them at the 99 cent store but let's try these things..
.

The first thing I noticed opening the bag is there are some funny looking ones. After trying some that looked like some of my favorite flavors, though, I can speak with confidence that they taste just like the jelly beans I love but were a ton cheaper. Granted it is only 4.7 ounces but still totally worth it.



Grade: 10/10. Quite pleased with this awesome find!


P.S.  Tried to include a picture but for some reason this Google Blogger won't let me do a lot aside from type.  Super annoying.




And by the way, the juicy pear flavor Belly Flops are just as nasty as the original.  Yuck.

Incredibly Lame Haiku! Election Time

What can I say?  I'm very tired tonight so you get an incredibly lame haiku which I know you've been looking SO forward to reading!


ELECTION TIME


It is that time again
Campaign signs litter the land
Anxious for the end


<3

Recipe Time! Kale Chips

I remember the first time I got a bunch of kale in my Bountiful Basket.  I remember examining it and thinking to myself, "What on earth am I going to do with this?  What does it taste like?  I'll bet it tastes weird."   And unfortunately because I wasn't adventurous enough to want to try it (and neither was Joe) it rotted in my fridge and went to waste.


I sincerely regret that.  I do!  Because I got two! bunches of kale a few baskets after that one and vowed I would not let it go to waste and was glad I didn't.  I used some of it in salad and I really like it raw.  Joe and Emily, however, were not big fans.  In fact I think it's safe to say Em was not a fan at all.  So I looked into other ways to use it that my family may like better because I couldn't possibly eat that much kale myself.


I found on Pinterest a recipe for kale chips and had heard people talking about them so decided to give it a try.  And guess what?  BIG HIT.  I didn't like them as much cooked but Joe and Em definitely were into it.


So here's the recipe (if you don't already have your own which you likely do) as found on Love to be in the Kitchen:


KALE CHIPS




Kale
Olive Oil
Salt (I use seasoned salt)
Pepper

Instructions

1. Preheat your oven to 415 degrees
2. Get out a cookie sheet and line it with foil.
3. While preheating, gently wash the kale and dry completely with a paper towel.
4. Once dry, gently tear off palm size pieces of the leaves and spread out onto cookie sheet.
5. Spread the olive oil out on the kale and then using your hands, mix the kale and massage it a bit to get the olive oil spread out (your kids will love this part!)
6. Sprinkle with salt and a bit of pepper
7. Bake for 10 minutes, stir, and then bake another couple minutes.
8. The kale will shrink and get crunchy – that is what we want! Once the chips are done you can either eat them just like that (which is how I love them!) or sprinkle a bit of parmesan cheese on top.

I just bake 10 minutes as it seems mine burn otherwise.

Enjoy!

Deconstructing Song Lyrics - I Still Believe by Tim Cappello

My daughter is possibly my biggest blog fan.  And when she told me this weekend that she thought my best blog so far was Deconstructing Song Lyrics and that she wanted me to do it again how could I resist?  I mean, the plan was to do this every week anyhow but when you are asked specifically to do it again.  Yay!


So without further ado I present the deconstructed version the below with lyrics courtesy of LyricsMania:

I Still Believe

by

Tim Cappello

I been in a cave
For forty days
Only a spark
To light my way

I wanna give out
I wanna give in
This is our crime
This is our sin

But I still believe
I still believe
Through the pain
And through the grief

Through the lies
Through the storms
Through the cries
And through the wars

Oh, I still believe

Flat on my back
Out at sea
Hopin' these waves
Don't cover me

I'm turned and tossed
Upon the waves
When the darkness comes
I feel the grave

But I still believe
I still believe
Through the cold
And through the heat

Through the rain
And through the tears
Through the crowds
And through the cheers

Oh, I still believe

I'll march this road
I'll climb this hill
Upon my knees
If I have to

I'll take my place
Upon this stage
I'll wait till the end of time
For you like everybody else

I'm out on my own
Walkin' the streets
Look at the faces
That I meet

I feel like I
Like I wanna go home
What do I feel?
What do I know?

But I still believe
Yes, I still believe
Through the shame
And through the grief

Through the heartache
Through the tears
Through the waiting
Through the years

For people like us
In places like this
We need all the hope
That we can get

Oh, I still believe

Well.  This is a song with a theme that weaves throughout so it is hard to deconstruct line by line.  It is obviously about hope and that we need to have faith in ourselves.  I feel this is a lame cop out but this song is pretty cohesive and doesn't jump about in that.  He tells little stories of adversities and having the belief you can overcome them.

My final opinion is this is a simple but decently written song and I can appreciate how Mr. Cappello lyrically stuck to his theme of belief and hope.  Plus it has some groovy sax and is featured in the movie "The Lost Boys" being played by a very buff dude (who I can neither confirm nor deny is Mr. Cappello) on the boardwalk.

I give it: 7 out of 10.  Which seems to be my go to score.

And I still believe my deconstruction of this one was a cop out but what can a girl do?  And did you see what I did here?  Eh?  Eh?

And the answer is yes I do find myself terribly amusing.