tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19944141.post113961460021402987..comments2023-07-14T06:48:39.956-07:00Comments on The Can Opener Boy Translations: The Pummelo, The Tin Woodsman, and MeCan Opener Boyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06074132164038079006noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19944141.post-1145979568846873952006-04-25T08:39:00.000-07:002006-04-25T08:39:00.000-07:00Ha, I did a search and found one theory…Ha, I did a search and found <A HREF="http://www.michaelberube.com/index.php/weblog/pop_lyrics_written_by_space_aliens/" REL="nofollow">one theory</A>…Jon Reidhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13817918528076644465noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19944141.post-1145916574711123222006-04-24T15:09:00.000-07:002006-04-24T15:09:00.000-07:00After follwing Jon's link to iTunes, I bought the ...After follwing Jon's link to iTunes, I bought the album. And while I <B>love</B> the sentiment expressed in that one line, can anyone help me figure out what the heck they are talking about in the rest of the song?<BR/><BR/><B><I>Tin Man</I></B><BR/><I>by America</I><BR/><BR/>Sometimes late when things are real<BR/>And people share the gift of gab<BR/>Between themselves<BR/>Some are quick to take the bait<BR/>And catch the perfect prize that<BR/>Waits among the shelves<BR/><BR/><I>{OK, so some friends are up late talking. Got it. Some of them are quick to do something, but what does that mean about the perfect prize?}</I><BR/><BR/>But oz never did give<BR/>Nothing to the tin man<BR/>That he didn’t, didn’t already have<BR/><BR/><I>{Right, Oz actually gives him a commemoration of sorts -- to remind him the function of a heart is something he was in the center of all along, sort of. OK, Got it...}</I><BR/><BR/>And cause never was the<BR/>Reason for the evening<BR/>Or the tropic of sir galahad.<BR/><BR/><I>{Huh?}</I><BR/><BR/>So please believe in me<BR/>When I say I’m spinning round,<BR/>Round, round, round<BR/><BR/><I>{OK, this one I get too. I feel that way sometimes}</I><BR/><BR/>Smoke glass stain bright color<BR/>Image going down, down, down, down<BR/>Soapsuds green like bubbles<BR/><BR/><I>{Again: Huh?}</I><BR/><BR/>(repeat the weird stuff a few times, with nice 60's/70's music)<BR/><BR/>So please believe in me...<BR/><BR/><I>{OK, this one I get too. Cry of my heart.}</I>Can Opener Boyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06074132164038079006noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19944141.post-1145915416602677632006-04-24T14:50:00.000-07:002006-04-24T14:50:00.000-07:00Oops! Thanks. I always have been a little ahead of...Oops! Thanks. I always have been a little ahead of my time... =O)<BR/><BR/>~ cobCan Opener Boyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06074132164038079006noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19944141.post-1145914361770666352006-04-24T14:32:00.000-07:002006-04-24T14:32:00.000-07:00*cough*May*cough* 23rd posting date.*cough*May*cough* 23rd posting date.James Proffitthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02532514722043242692noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19944141.post-1145831148026277672006-04-23T15:25:00.000-07:002006-04-23T15:25:00.000-07:00Remember, Oz never did give nothing to the Tin Man...Remember, <A HREF="http://phobos.apple.com/WebObjects/MZStore.woa/wa/viewAlbum?playlistId=781866&s=143441&i=781848" REL="nofollow">Oz never did give nothing to the Tin Man that he didn't already have</A>.Jon Reidhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13817918528076644465noreply@blogger.com