tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5883634615775822475.post5483754616673989104..comments2024-03-18T09:00:31.992-04:00Comments on Doctor Grumpy in the House: February 3, 1959Grumpy, M.D.http://www.blogger.com/profile/09858110332436246760noreply@blogger.comBlogger17125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5883634615775822475.post-2176833240362589192010-02-04T16:27:52.595-05:002010-02-04T16:27:52.595-05:00Count me in with the "Know every single words...Count me in with the "Know every single words to the lyrics" crew. Dr. Grumpy, you must be about the same age as me and my DH. This was OUR song, dammit, and you young whippersnappers can't imagine hearing on FM radio when it was in the Top 40!<br /><br />Pattie, RN<br /><br /><br />ps..capture is BAR tiff!! :-)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5883634615775822475.post-71499062238717817012010-02-04T03:01:29.149-05:002010-02-04T03:01:29.149-05:00Ooooh, I hate that song. Always have, always will....Ooooh, I hate that song. Always have, always will.Riverhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14794655013673748992noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5883634615775822475.post-49567520851537078792010-02-03T21:57:43.529-05:002010-02-03T21:57:43.529-05:00I remember...I remember...Kimbra Kaschhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16955657301998255029noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5883634615775822475.post-68034119775723867392010-02-03T19:17:54.532-05:002010-02-03T19:17:54.532-05:00I like the tune but it is a bit overplayed on the ...I like the tune but it is a bit overplayed on the classic rock stations I hate to say. <br /> However, fondly I remember being in Europe in the early 90's right after college. My friend and I sang all the words to it when it was randomly played at a bar in Belgium. Everyone loved it and was amazed that we knew the words! It helped us both to hook up that night!!!!ERPhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15973334581468131595noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5883634615775822475.post-28358477677955423092010-02-03T17:47:33.571-05:002010-02-03T17:47:33.571-05:00I had to dig out my 45 of the song and play it, wh...I had to dig out my 45 of the song and play it, while following along with your lyrics.<br /><br />RSDSRSDSnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5883634615775822475.post-50381290061658510472010-02-03T15:25:36.207-05:002010-02-03T15:25:36.207-05:00Off topic, but you should read the autopsy report ...Off topic, but you should read the autopsy report on the crash victims. It's very...gory. But interesting. If you like gory stuff, that is.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5883634615775822475.post-86540106192226290462010-02-03T15:05:46.976-05:002010-02-03T15:05:46.976-05:00I guess this is weird synchronicity, but today, Fe...I guess this is weird synchronicity, but today, Feb 3rd is my birthday, which I shared with my father. He died in a small private plane crash in 1992. I guess I never realized that our birthday landed on the day that the music died.KateAhttp://charlesallison.orgnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5883634615775822475.post-86415660228987584762010-02-03T14:16:15.810-05:002010-02-03T14:16:15.810-05:00A long, long time ago
In a galaxy far away
Naboo w...A long, long time ago<br />In a galaxy far away<br />Naboo was under an attack<br />And I thought me and Qui-Gon Jinn<br />Could talk the federation in<br />To maybe cutting them a little slack<br />But their response, it didn't thrill us<br />They locked the doors and tried to kill us<br />We escaped from that gas<br />Then met Jar Jar and Boss Nass<br />We took a bongo from the scene<br />And we went to Theed to see the Queen<br />We all wound up on Tatooine<br />That's where we found this boy<br /><br />Oh<br />My my this here Anakin guy<br />Maybe Vader someday later<br />Now he's just a small fry<br />He left his home<br />And kissed his mommy goodbye<br />Sayin'<br />"Soon I'm gonna be a Jedi"<br />"Soon I'm gonna be a Jedi"<br /><br />Did you know this junkyard slave<br />Isn't even old enough to shave<br />But he can use the Force, they say<br /><br />Ahh, do you see him hitting on the queen<br />Though he's just nine and she's fourteen<br />Yeah, he's probably gonna marry her someday<br /><br />Well, I know he built C-3PO<br />And I've heard how fast his pod can go<br />And we were broke, it's true<br />So we made a wager or two<br />He was a prepubescent flyin' ace<br />And the minute Jabba started off that race<br />Well, I knew who would win first place<br />Oh yes, it was our boy<br /><br />We started singin'<br />My my this here Anakin guy<br />Maybe Vader someday later<br />Now he's just a small fry<br />And he left his home<br />And kissed his mommy goodbye<br />Sayin'<br />"Soon I'm gonna be a Jedi"<br />"Soon I'm gonna be a Jedi"<br /><br />Now we finally got to Coruscant<br />The Jedi Council we knew would want<br />To see how good the boy could be<br />So we took him there and we told the tale<br />How his midi-chlorians were off the scale<br />And he might fulfill that prophecy<br />Oh the Council was impressed of course<br />Could he bring balance to the Force?<br />They interviewed the kid<br />Oh, training they forbid<br />Because Yoda sensed in him much fear<br />And Qui-Gon said "Now listen here"<br />"Just stick it in your pointy ear"<br />"I still will teach this boy"<br /><br />He was singin'<br />My my this here Anakin guy<br />Maybe Vader someday later<br />Now he's just a small fry<br />And he left his home<br />And kissed his mommy goodbye<br />Sayin'<br />"Soon I'm gonna be a Jedi"<br />"Soon I'm gonna be a Jedi"<br /><br />We caught a ride back to Naboo<br />'Cause Queen Amidala wanted to<br />I frankly would've liked to stay<br />We all fought in that epic war<br />And it wasn't long at all before<br />Little hotshot flew his plane and saved the day<br />And in the end some Gungans died<br />Some ships blew up and some pilots fried<br />A lot of folks were croakin'<br />The battle droids were broken<br />And the Jedi I admire most<br />Met up with Darth Maul and now he's toast<br />Well, I'm still here and he's a ghost<br />I guess I'll train this boy<br /><br />And I was singin'<br />My my this here Anakin guy<br />Maybe Vader someday later<br />Now he's just a small fry<br />And he left his home<br />And kissed his mommy goodbye<br />Sayin'<br />"Soon I'm gonna be a Jedi"<br />"Soon I'm gonna be a Jedi"<br /><br />We were singin'<br />My my this here Anakin guy<br />Maybe Vader someday later<br />Now he's just a small fry<br />And he left his home<br />And kissed his mommy goodbye<br />Sayin' "Soon I'm gonna be a Jedi"miss elizabethhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08718232247796079603noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5883634615775822475.post-51378399394470798902010-02-03T13:41:31.638-05:002010-02-03T13:41:31.638-05:00It IS a great song but it's almost as bad as a...It IS a great song but it's almost as bad as an Abba song as far as stuck-in-the-headability. I'll be humming at my desk all afternoon which isn't all bad.<br /><br />Capture word is crompin which is the dance I will do while I hum.Mari-Annhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14988301762737203798noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5883634615775822475.post-10219195451919298882010-02-03T11:47:18.832-05:002010-02-03T11:47:18.832-05:00As I kid, I was always bothered by the line "...As I kid, I was always bothered by the line "drinkin' whiskey and rye," since rye IS whiskey. But eventually I grew up and got over it. At least I thought I did, until you brought back the memory. Thanks a lot, Dr. G.The Imaket Mannoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5883634615775822475.post-52449859428332126562010-02-03T10:08:49.795-05:002010-02-03T10:08:49.795-05:00we all used to sing this at the top of our lungs i...we all used to sing this at the top of our lungs in some dive bar in downtown Seoul Korea. It reminded us of home. Sad day indeed.Ronhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11609041651482395857noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5883634615775822475.post-60171403477020727852010-02-03T09:53:33.583-05:002010-02-03T09:53:33.583-05:00Love that song.
And you've made one of my poi...Love that song.<br /><br />And you've made one of my points on today's post. Docs aren't all culturally illiterate.<br /><br />In fact, I don't know any who are.The Motherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15157821003454766570noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5883634615775822475.post-88763236187898650192010-02-03T09:41:46.936-05:002010-02-03T09:41:46.936-05:00I feel guilty, but I actually had to look up the l...I feel guilty, but I actually had to look up the lyrics to see what they all referred to. I grew up with the song, but never really got it. Until later. (graduated HS in '92)LYNXMINKShttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00495685139989414702noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5883634615775822475.post-43179114966631841982010-02-03T09:25:31.062-05:002010-02-03T09:25:31.062-05:00i heard this on the radio today ... certainly is o...i heard this on the radio today ... certainly is one of the best songs ever writtenJuliehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06506274310934059070noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5883634615775822475.post-20184521014032596592010-02-03T08:38:57.291-05:002010-02-03T08:38:57.291-05:00According to my Dad, Don McClean was "The Bac...According to my Dad, Don McClean was "The Backstreet Boys" of his particular era of music, and was regarded as such in "real" folk music circles. It's just they manufactured folk, not pop in those days.... Judging by the popularity of this song, it appears the music industry new what its audience liked!OMDGhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17937425894428802591noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5883634615775822475.post-91690385218162777992010-02-03T08:09:35.066-05:002010-02-03T08:09:35.066-05:00This song gets my vote for the best ever written.This song gets my vote for the best ever written.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5883634615775822475.post-29717704380294434122010-02-03T08:09:33.926-05:002010-02-03T08:09:33.926-05:00The greatest song ever written. Here! Here! This i...The greatest song ever written. Here! Here! This is the music of my generation (and yes, I sang along as I read - but didn't need to read - the lyrics. I still know every word)<br /><br />I sent my husband this link to remind him about the significance of this day...The Good Cookhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01249986191289837440noreply@blogger.com