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Isn't the internet wonderful

Posted: Sun Feb 22, 2015 11:08 am
by ghostjmf
I just learned that Stevie is not lauding a Chevrolet in "Don't You Worry 'Bout a Thing", he is saying "todo este bien chevere", which is said to mean "its all cool".

Re: Isn't the internet wonderful

Posted: Sun Feb 22, 2015 11:16 am
by ghostjmf
But I also learned the Mamas & Papas are singing "you know the preacher likes it cold" in "California Dreaming" which I won't believe for a minute until I find it in an actual printed songbook. I thought they were singing "you know the preacher locks his door", because the preacher didn't *want* John Phillips to stay. Would you?

Re: Isn't the internet wonderful

Posted: Sun Feb 22, 2015 8:27 pm
by Estonut
ghostjmf wrote:But I also learned the Mamas & Papas are singing "you know the preacher likes it cold" in "California Dreaming" which I won't believe for a minute until I find it in an actual printed songbook. I thought they were singing "you know the preacher locks his door", because the preacher didn't *want* John Phillips to stay. Would you?
It's pretty clear on this video, especially when the back-ups echo it back:

Around the 1:00 mark:

Re: Isn't the internet wonderful

Posted: Fri Mar 13, 2015 1:31 pm
by tanstaafl2
Estonut wrote:
ghostjmf wrote:But I also learned the Mamas & Papas are singing "you know the preacher likes it cold" in "California Dreaming" which I won't believe for a minute until I find it in an actual printed songbook. I thought they were singing "you know the preacher locks his door", because the preacher didn't *want* John Phillips to stay. Would you?
It's pretty clear on this video, especially when the back-ups echo it back:

Around the 1:00 mark:

Sounds more like "the preacher likes the cold" to me.