Deck the halls

[listersgirl]

I have spent all day dealing with Christmas music, including a cover of Fairytale of New York by the Irish Tenors. WTF? Operatic renditions of the Pogues in 3-part harmony are not to believed.

(Also, they changed the lyrics from "You scumbag, you maggot" to "You're handsome, she's pretty". Blasphemy! ETA: ok, I lied - they didn't change the lyrics, they just left out that entire verse. If I'd managed to listen to the entire thing I would have figured that out. It's still among the wrongest Christmas covers I've ever heard.)

I am so glad it's Friday.

Comments

[sarcasma.livejournal.com]

OMG.

Isn't the point where you're meeting to discuss how to make the words "scumbag" and "faggot" into something pretty and appealing for a Christmas album to give your grandmother the point where you realize you're covering the WRONG TUNES?

[girldetective.livejournal.com]

But "he's handsome/she's pretty" doesn't rhyme with "you cheap lousy maggot"! That's...weird. Really weird. Why would they even bother covering it?

I love that song.

[emiline.livejournal.com]

Oh dear. I think I would cry if I had to listen to the 3 Tenors cover that song; it's my favourite Christmas tune, next to "Merry Christmas, Sgt. Kraulis" by Martin Tielli.

[globetrotter1.livejournal.com]

Must Kill the Irish Tenors!

Abomination!

[fromaway.livejournal.com]

Did they keep in the bit about "you're an old slut on junk, lying there almost dead on a drip in that bed"? Because if they did, why bother cutting out the "you scumbag, you maggot" part?

[goovie.livejournal.com]

one word:

why???????????????


and a request: mp3, please. i need to experience this fresh hell for myself.