This one's a little off topic but... here's a piece of song lyric trivial trite that I never understood:

One song I perform which is always extremely popular with the crowd is the classic Van Morrison tune "Brown Eyed Girl". I love performing this tune with vocalizer & audience participation, but I never could figure out the line:

What ever happened, Tuesday's so slow

I always prefer to sing it as:

What ever happened to: 'days so slow'

This just makes more lyrical sense to me. The song is about reminiscing over your coming of age innocence days (first love). I realize that the orginal lyrics talk about Tuesday, but is there something special about that day of the week which makes it particularly slow? I lprefer to use the word 'days' instead, because it encompasses that complete time period, not just Tuesdays. Interested in hearing other people's take on this. Maybe I can be enlightened. - Scott

[This message has been edited by Scottyee (edited 02-06-2002).]

Scott,

I've never figured out that one either but I haven't really cared. Many lyrics make no sense. As much as I loved him some of John Lennon's lyrics are impossible to figure out. Sometimes I figure the lyrics are only there to get the vocal part into the music.

I've seen a couple of different versions of the third verse. I really don't know which one is right. The one that seems to make sense meter-wise makes no sense to me lyric-wise.

The song is a definate seller.

Tom

It does moake some sense if you have a regular day job;

monday's - ah well anybody knows
tuesday - pfff sloooow
wednesday - mmm... halfway there
tuesday - ah... one day to go
friday - hehehe finally

WEEKEND -

Scott,
Use my rule: If you are the ONLY singer, then it's GOT to be right - whatever you sing. Call it poetic licence, call it originality, whatever - all they hear is the Shaa Laa Laa part anyway.

Scott sing whatever you want, no body cares out there or is scrutinizing your lyrical content. I often sing the line in Elvis's "The Wonder of you"........ "You give me hope and CONSTIPATION" :>) .....your the pilot have fun with singing, I do!

Thief !!!!!!


Copycat !!!!!!


Moocher !!!!!!!!!!


(your bud)

WHAT?...haahahahah!!!!!!!

I have been singing that line since the early 70's.....:>) it fits so pefect doesn't it? Its fun to watch the Heads turn on the dance floor too :>0

But I think that 'WAS' the actual line Elvis used when he performed it live (I'm pretty sure I saw this on a tape of one of his final concerts). Who's the copycat? heehee :P

I think that's also the "cause of death" if you check the certificate !

As a Van freak, I must contribute!
Scott, did you know that the original radio version of Brown Eyed Girl edited out the line "makin' love in the green grass" and replaced it with a line from an earlier verse.
As for meaning in Van songs, well, good luck!
Chances are he improvised most of it on the spot!
I agree with freddynl's explanation of why Tuesday is "so slow", although the Easybeats disagree. In Friday On My Mind they felt that Thursday "goes too slow".
Peter