A Thought About "The Singing Bee"

lastone · Post by **lastone** » Thu Aug 23, 2007 12:59 pm

It occured to me while listening to "Mercy, Mercy Me (The Ecology) by Marvin Gaye that different artists sing the same songs but with changed words. In this song Gaye sings ...."poison is the wind that blows, from the North and South and East....". A later Robert Palmer version sings ...."from the North, South , West and East..." .

So my question is, what version of the lyrics do they use? The featured songs hit singer's or the writers? I can see where a contestant could sing it wrong but still be right!

thoughts?

Jay Nunley · Post by **Jay Nunley** » Thu Aug 23, 2007 1:23 pm

lastone wrote:thoughts?

The whole thing is an abomination.

Bob Loblaw · Post by **Bob Loblaw** » Thu Aug 23, 2007 2:27 pm

I had a thought that all songs use words....BUT IN DIFFERENT ORDERS!!!!

There is no originality.

thoughts?

Hoosier Daddy · Post by **Hoosier Daddy** » Thu Aug 23, 2007 2:31 pm

Bob Loblaw wrote:I had a thought that all songs use words....BUT IN DIFFERENT ORDERS!!!!

There is no originality.

thoughts?

I think you're on to something ...

Jay Nunley · Post by **Jay Nunley** » Thu Aug 23, 2007 2:37 pm

I've decided to name all shows I don't like "The Douchebag Show for Douchebags," even if that means people who are not douchebags end up getting in the mix.

I watched 5 minutes of The Douchebag Shows for Douchebags while at my mother's house a few weeks ago.

Two observations...

I'm amazed by some of the contestants recall of lyrics.

I'm amazed at how much shitty music people love (this is not new).

SPIKE NESMITH! · Post by **SPIKE NESMITH!** » Thu Aug 23, 2007 4:07 pm

But, to be fair, you don't have to like the music to retain lyrics you've heard a million times on the radio, nor do you have to like doing something in order to win money.

You do have to be a special kind of douchebag to make an utter arsehole of yourself on national TV. I'll give you that.

Arp2 · Post by **Arp2** » Thu Aug 23, 2007 6:06 pm

Just watch Ice Road Truckers, Burn Notice, or any of the other (and better) summer series and quit gripin'.....

...or Anchorwoman!

The funniest lines: any and all by Annalisa that start out, "As a journalist,..."

Close second: "Ed Murrow is spinning in his grave." Good grief, you "journalists" -- you're filling up your news with potholes!

David Paleg · Post by **David Paleg** » Thu Aug 23, 2007 7:59 pm

Arp2 wrote:...or Anchorwoman!

`Anchorwoman' Canceled After One Airing
Aug 23, 7:28 PM (ET)

LOS ANGELES (AP) - Here's news that Fox's series "Anchorwoman" wouldn't want to deliver: It's been canceled after one low-rated airing.

The debut of the reality show about Lauren Jones' attempt to turn herself into a news anchor for a Texas TV station drew an estimated 2.7 million viewers Wednesday, according to preliminary figures from Nielsen Media Research.

cgarison · Post by **cgarison** » Fri Aug 24, 2007 9:03 am

lastone wrote:It occured to me while listening to "Mercy, Mercy Me (The Ecology) by Marvin Gaye that different artists sing the same songs but with changed words. In this song Gaye sings ...."poison is the wind that blows, from the North and South and East....". A later Robert Palmer version sings ...."from the North, South , West and East..." .

So my question is, what version of the lyrics do they use? The featured songs hit singer's or the writers? I can see where a contestant could sing it wrong but still be right!

thoughts?

I had issues with this show for the fact that they had a Steve Miller's THe Joker in which one album version uses the word "summer" and another ablum version uses "sun."

Considering that I was the only one in the room (I was watching the show with about 8 friends) that got the words on the song right and I am the only one who owns the Greastest Hits 1974-1978, I assume they used this song version.

I am glad the song was not Jet Airliner because I have "funky kicks" but typically sing "funky $hit" because that is the version I originally learned. (Props to Lester for pointing that out to me at 5 Corners Pub in Charleston.)

Big Media · Post by **Big Media** » Fri Aug 24, 2007 9:05 am

Arp4 wrote:Ice Road Truckers

That's a damn good show. I am still catching up. I picked up the series half-way through the season and I still haven't seen the first group of episodes.

Bob Campbell · Post by **Bob Campbell** » Fri Aug 24, 2007 9:12 am

Burn Notice is way cool and Madmen on AMC Thursday nights is awesome.

Arp2 · Post by **Arp2** » Fri Aug 24, 2007 8:09 pm

fanofbigmedia wrote:
Arp8 wrote:Ice Road Truckers
That's a damn good show. I am still catching up. I picked up the series half-way through the season and I still haven't seen the first group of episodes.

See it all right from the beginning....it starts all over this Sunday, and I just might watch it again.

It was interesting and entertaining (and a heckuva learning experience) all by itself, but I found it just a little more interesting because I know one of the relatively few geological/geotechnical engineers licensed to design for that super-cold environment (although I think his work has been only in Alaska so far).

fearpeddler · Post by **fearpeddler** » Sat Aug 25, 2007 12:44 am

for the money thats made in the 3 months they do that I'd almost consider headin up that way myself...

Arp2 · Post by **Arp2** » Fri Sep 21, 2007 1:54 pm

Bob Campbell wrote:Burn Notice is way cool....

Next summer?!!?

Next summer???!!???

The People's DJ · Post by **The People's DJ** » Fri Sep 21, 2007 3:26 pm

Bob Campbell wrote:Burn Notice is way cool

Hail to the King!

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