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\"Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas\" PC-ization Really Bugs Me
The song "Have Youself a Merry Little Christmas," is one of my favorite Christmas songs. But I am annoyed at virtually every recent rendition of the song that uses the nice, "life-is-happy" lyrics bastardization instead of the original lyrics.
The song is from the movie "Meet Me in St. Louis." Originally the lines in question were this: Someday soon we all will be together, if the fates allow. Until then we'll have to muddle through somehow. So have yourself a merry little Christmas now. This is a nice, life-is-pain kind of song. And I like it. But then down the line, somebody must have gotten it in to thier head that the world simply couldn't bear with the idea that maybe, just maybe life isn't like a fluffly little bunny rabbit, and they changed the lyrics to be less challenging: Through the year we all will be together, if the fates allow. Hang a shining star upon the highest bough! And have yourself a merry little Christmas now. What kind of crap is that? Discuss. |
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Re: \"Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas\" PC-ization Really Bugs Me
It happens to everything these days. I heard a lame alanis song on the radio the other day, where they now say "flashing a peace symbol" instead of "smoking a cigarette". I never liked the song in the first place, but what kind of lame PC change is that?
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Re: \"Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas\" PC-ization Really Bugs Me
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It happens to everything these days. I heard a lame alanis song on the radio the other day, where they now say "flashing a peace symbol" instead of "smoking a cigarette". I never liked the song in the first place, but what kind of lame PC change is that? [/ QUOTE ] Nice try but the OP is right: Muddling Through Somehow |
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Re: \"Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas\" PC-ization Really Bugs Me
Thanks a lot for the link. I printed that and tacked it to my cube wall.
I always knew I didn't like Frank... |
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Re: \"Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas\" PC-ization Really Bugs Me
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It happens to everything these days. I heard a lame alanis song on the radio the other day, where they now say "flashing a peace symbol" instead of "smoking a cigarette". I never liked the song in the first place, but what kind of lame PC change is that? [/ QUOTE ] I'm pretty sure she says both in the song, in separete verses |
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Re: \"Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas\" PC-ization Really Bugs Me
There was no one cooler who ever lived, mayyybe Joe Namath, then Frank Sinatra.
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Re: \"Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas\" PC-ization Really Bugs Me
this song actually had 3 sets of lyrics, not just 2. the original lyrics were sung by judy garland but never released commercially and rejected because they were too depressing. the composer had just lost a family member and wanted a sad song. the producer rejected the lyrics so they were never used. here they are:
Have yourself a merry little Christmas It may be your last Next year we may all be living in the past Have yourself a merry little Christmas Make the Yuletide gay. Next year we may all be many miles away. No good times like the olden days, Happy golden days of yore, Faithful friends who were dear to us Will be near to us no more. But at least we all will be together If the fates allow. From now on we'll have to muddle through somehow. So have yourself a merry little Christmas now. |
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