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"we like to party"
That song by the Vengaboys "we like to party". I clearly sounds like they're saying "we like to potty" to me. One line of the song especially sounds odd "if you like to party get on and move your body" (it sounds like they're saying "potty"). The song is just disgusting.
http://www.duke.edu/~sfp/lax/Party.mp3 for a sample of the song.
It's ok, because of non-rhoticism (certain r's are not pronounced). It's a feature of some dialects and it's common in songs, even if sung by speakers of rhotic dialects. Listen to "The Hardest Part" by Coldplay: it's the hardest pot.
NB: that only applies to Americans. In British dialects "part" and "pot" have different vowels even in rhotic dialects.
We in Scotland like to party sure enough and THIS is the night to do it in style, Scottlsh style.
Tonight is Hogmanay here in Scotland - the greatest night of celebration in the Scottish calendar and Edinburgh is now set to start off the whole show with the largest street party in the world to welcome in the New Year of 2009. Scotland has plenty of time to recover as it is now a holiday here until next Monday 05 January 2009. Auld Lang Syne must surely be the song which is the most sung of all songs anywhere in the world*, probably in any Language, and probably the greatest melodious gift Scotland has ever given to the rest of the world, even if Rabbie Burns' words have been twisted round a wee bit since he first penned them, and the tune now universally sung to his words was not, in fact, the same as he originally intended to be used to accompany his Scottish words (shown below in proper form). *You could, of course, say that "Happy Birthday to You" may be sung more frequentky than ALS, and you could well be right.... Hogmanay in Edinburgh to welcome 2006: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4pxAZu4fiok United Nations International Children's Emergency Fund Unicef Concert held in Warsaw (Warszawa) Poland, with boy choristers from countries all over Europe singing extracts in their own respective languages, the first choirboy to sing (in English) was one representing the United Kingdom as you can tell from his national badge, noit to mention his accent....we shall overlook the fact that it was a lad from England rather than one from Scotland, but you can't have everything! http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cQXBO7iGxNQ&feature=related Now a rather poor showing from the main chamber of the Scottish Parliament building at Holyrood, here in Edinburgh! Some of those MSPs (Members of the Scottish Parliament) should be ashamed to call themselves Scots! Not only did some of them cross arms during the chorus of ALS (never done in Scotland proper....hands are just directly linked with people on either side of you without crossing over the arms!) but also some of them got the words wrong. At least they didn't commit the sin of many English people who use the "for the sake of ALS" or the Americans with "days of ALS....." and all that caper! If you look closely you will see that not only was The Queen there (not exactly excelling herself with enthusiam it has to be said!) , but so was that ardent member of the Scottish National Party - Sean Connery, a resident of this city. http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=vu8hwvvmEhc&feature=related Auld Lang Syne Should auld acquaintance be forgot And never brought tae mind Should auld acquaintaince be forgot And auld lang syne. Chorus: For auld lang syne, my dear, For auld lang syne, We'll tak' a cup o' kindness yet For auld lang syne. And surely you'll be your pint stowp And surely I'll be mine, And we'll drink a richt guid willie waught For auld lang syne. [chorus] Here's a hand my trusty fiere And gies a hand o'thine We'll take a reet guid willie waught For auld lang syne! [chorus] Now I'm going to get ready to join my mates at the party...... HAPPY NEW YEAR - A GUID NEW YEAR FAE SCOTLAND!
Vengaboys was a Dutch band, and their singer was Brazilian, so don't expect perfect pronunciation.
<Listen to "The Hardest Part" by Coldplay: it's the hardest pot.
NB: that only applies to Americans.> Huh? Coldplay is British. |