better vocabulary through pop songs
Today I heard a song from my high school senior year and I was reminded that this song had an educational aspect for me. The lyrics in question are:
"I wanna tell her that I love her, but the point is probably moot."
Yes, Rick Springfield introduced the word "moot" to my vocabulary. I distinctly remember seeing that word on the lyrics sheet and asking a girl from the class before me what that meant.
(Because dictionaries aren't cool. Or something.)
Man, that was a catchy song. It's been in my head all afternoon. C'mon, sing along with me:
"you know I wish that I had Jesse's girl . . . "
"I wanna tell her that I love her, but the point is probably moot."
Yes, Rick Springfield introduced the word "moot" to my vocabulary. I distinctly remember seeing that word on the lyrics sheet and asking a girl from the class before me what that meant.
(Because dictionaries aren't cool. Or something.)
Man, that was a catchy song. It's been in my head all afternoon. C'mon, sing along with me:
"you know I wish that I had Jesse's girl . . . "
posted by Neil Ellis Orts at 7:30 PM
3 Comments:
I remember learning the word "plasticine" from a Beatles song. In fact, I think maybe they made up the word themselves, like Steve Miller made up "the pompatous of love"...
I hope these references aren't too "old" for a youngster like you!
Darrell, I don't think you're much older than me. If you're older than me at all. If you are, you wear it well!
-neo
neo:
i, too, have found that i've learned new words from song...of course, i can't think of any right now...but i do believe that mark heard, bill mallonee, and carrie newcomer, have all introduced me to a new word through their music...
a-yow! a-yow!...
-ramona anne
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