Whether it be Big Star ('September Gurls'), Sly & the Family Stone ('Thank You (Falettinme Be Mice Elf Agin') or Slade (multiple examples), illiteracy in song titles seemed to be an epidemic in this era.
But...why? I find it a little hard to believe these disparate acts were fans of each other, tho they *may* have been, and harder to believe they were fans of Molesworth!
So why did it happen? Yr THORTS please!
― Grandpont Genie, Friday, 9 February 2024 17:28 (two years ago)
Thay didunt hav txt spk back then soz thay had to lyvun fings upp a diffr'nt whay
― ...eh you get the gist of it (dog latin), Friday, 9 February 2024 17:34 (two years ago)
Hooked on Phonics was developed in the 1980s
― never trust a big book and a simile (Neanderthal), Friday, 9 February 2024 17:35 (two years ago)
Does Prince count?
― ...eh you get the gist of it (dog latin), Friday, 9 February 2024 17:40 (two years ago)
Also, it was only today I realise it's spelled "Gurls" in that Big Star song
Read that Sly & Stone "Thank You (Falettinme..." as "fellating me"
― JifMoose, Friday, 9 February 2024 17:52 (two years ago)
Prince was a bit later I think? Also, his titles were mainly playing a slightly different trick: replacing words with single letters or numbers e.g. 2U or 4U instead of 'to you' and 'for you'. Tho he may have done the misspelling as well.
― Grandpont Genie, Saturday, 10 February 2024 09:39 (two years ago)
https://i.discogs.com/z_U7wQFSrZ7b0_-gcrmPkPI7zHztv9Fenjnd2byC-dE/rs:fit/g:sm/q:90/h:498/w:498/czM6Ly9kaXNjb2dz/LWRhdGFiYXNlLWlt/YWdlcy9SLTE3NzA1/OTUtMTMwMTkxNjk3/MC5qcGVn.jpeg
― The British Boy of Film Classification (Tom D.), Saturday, 10 February 2024 11:27 (two years ago)
The compilation is from 1977, but it was a feature of SAHB's act that Harvey would spray paint 'Vambo Rools' on a wall at the back of the set during the song "Vambo". So (gang) graffiti was the source for that particular misspelling.
― The British Boy of Film Classification (Tom D.), Saturday, 10 February 2024 11:32 (two years ago)
So, yes, it's kind of street, yob culture. I'm sure that's why Slade did it.
― The British Boy of Film Classification (Tom D.), Saturday, 10 February 2024 11:38 (two years ago)
yes it's an anti-nerd anti-swot move: rock AND POP belong to US, chum! if this bothers you, stick to slide rules!
― mark s, Saturday, 10 February 2024 11:50 (two years ago)
uk pop kulture EXPLANED:https://i.imgur.com/kzP45ox.png
― mark s, Saturday, 10 February 2024 12:11 (two years ago)
hey can we pool together to buy mark s this shirt? https://media.gq.com/photos/6054b984464ec2365df3ec77/3:4/w_960,c_limit/Peanuts%20Edition%20Happy%20Camp-Ah%20sweatshirt.jpg
― Deflatormouse, Saturday, 10 February 2024 23:26 (two years ago)
TIL about swots and blots
― Surfin' burbbhrbhbbhbburbbb (sleeve), Saturday, 10 February 2024 23:44 (two years ago)
I always assumed the MIZSPELT WURDS were some kind of lexical representation of the artifice of glam.
― The Ginger Bakersfield Sound (James Redd and the Blecchs), Sunday, 11 February 2024 03:59 (two years ago)