Re: Questionable Lyrics
By Joyce Brite
One does not need to go back to the 1920's to find alternate lyrics on piano rolls. This was still occurring as recently as the 1960's. The recorded version of the song "We'll Sing in the Sunshine" (by Gale Garnett ??), goes:
And though I'll never love you,
I'll stay with you one year.
On the piano roll (QRS 9987), the last line is:
I'll live with you one year.
The idea of two unmarried persons of opposite sex living together was still considered shocking in the early 1960's, and thus the reason for the word change in the recording.
There were alternate or edited recordings of other 60's tunes, e.g., Bob Dylan's "Rainy Day Women #12 & 35" and "Double Shot of My Baby's Love" by the Swingin' Medallions. The editing is apparent in Dylan's 45 RPM version and album version. |
(Message sent Fri 3 Jan 1997, 23:41:15 GMT, from time zone GMT-0600.) |
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