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November 16, 2005

The 50's and what the heck were they saying?

When I was a little Jill I listened to a lot of music from the 50's and 60's. A lot of my tastes were driven by what my parents were listening to (until I discovered hair bands thanks to my older sister). As a youngster I sat and listened to my mom's records and my dad's 8-tracks. My dad's hobby is restoring hot rods, so I found myself listening to a lot of cruisin' music at classic 50's car shows. I could probably sum it up with the American Graffiti soundtrack, with a little heavier dose of The Beach Boys.

My favorite part about 50's music is trying to guess what the backup singers were saying. My brother and I use to giggle and make up our our words. For example from 1956, a song by The Five Satins "In the Still of the Night." To my brother and I, the backing vocals sounded something like this... "Shut up, poopy loo." I have so many more, but I'm sure some would be quite inapppropriate...

I know everyone makes up their own words to songs they don't exactly know. Or maybe you know the song, but like to add a little humor. You can admit it here.

Posted by Jill Riley at 4:51 AM