OK, Folks, you know the drill. Let’s gather in front of our large, 13″, Black and White TV set, and and watch as a tall, lanky man in a khaki uniform strides out, introduces himself as Sheriff John, and says:
“Kids, as you know, I try to grant requests for birthday songs. I know that not everyone likes polkas, although I can’t understand why. Today’s request is for a song from a British independent band called The Smiths, and goes something like this:”
He takes out his guitar, plucks an “A” notes and sings:
I’ve come to wish you an unhappy birthday I’ve come to wish you an unhappy birthday because you’re evil and you lie and if you should die I may feel slightly sad (but I won’t cry) Loved and lost and some may say when usuallly its Nothing surely you’re happy it should be this way? I say “No, I’m gonna kill my dog” and: “May the lines sag heavy and deep tonight XXX” |
I’ve come to wish you an unhappy birthday I’ve come to wish you an unhappy birthday because you’re evil and you lie and if you should die I may feel slightly sad (but I won’t cry) Loved and lost some people say when usually its Nothing surely you’re happy it should be this way? I said “No” and then I shot myself so, drink, drink, drink and be ill tonight from the one you left behind |
It must be the generation gap, kids, because I have no idea what this song means.
[Please remember, if you fill out the updated poll in this posting, I can make sure you get the birthday song you want. You should also note that LJ has updated their profile mechanism: you can now enter your birth day and month, but have it hide the specific year (while still providing it to LJ for statistical purposes). So, for those of you with no birthday information in your profile… go update it now.]