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From: Mike Curtis
Date: Tue, 27 Aug 1996 11:12:45 -0700 (PDT)
Subject: Re: Need lyrics

On Tue, 27 Aug 1996, Barry B. Bean wrote:

> On 27 Aug 1996 17:26:38 +0100, Mattias Frisk wrote:
>
> >Being a Swede doesn't make it any easier - a lot of
> >the words are not the ones we learned on our English lessons in school....
> >Takes a lot of time and effort to find the lyrics out, time that coud be spent
> >on improving harp and vocal tecniques.
>
> Don't sweat it too much. Get close and fit in words that mean
> something to you. In many cases, the guys who wrote the songs never
> sang them the same way twice, so don't get too hung up on specific
> words. Be sure you get the intent right and make it meaningful to
> you.
>
> FWIW: I'm from the rural southern US, and I have trouble with some of
> those lyrics, too. Being Swedish shouldn't be TOO much of an
> impairment.

And when all else fails, mumble.

I still don't know the "right" lyrics to "I'm your Venus" (by Shocking
Blue), and sing the 2nd verse "Her rappa where-a crystal ice" :-) (BTW,
aren't they also Swedish ;-)


-- IronMan Mike Curtis