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Post by troublkepnyerhedup on Sept 6, 2004 23:21:19 GMT -5
$100 GROOM She wore them cowboy boots Couldn't ya know, she looked so cute She was one that I liked best Couldn't believe her two buck dress I'll go downtown and we'll find ourselves a judge And I'm your $100 groom Promise not to leave the room Even if I gotta vomit Oh I'm your $100 groom Baby, I'll hop the broom Although I'd rather limbo underneath it She spent all of my cash And I broke out in a rash As long as I can make you laugh It's been awhile, might say it's high time It ain't gettin' better, let's go for a ride Go downtown and find some crooked judge And I'm your $100 groom ...leave the room Even I have to vomit Baby I'm your $100 groom Baby I'll hop that broom Though I'd rather limbo underneath it I've let you down in the past I can't let you down anymore Yeah, $100 groom Baby there in that room She's my better half When she makes me laugh When she don't, she ain't The one that I like best With the two buck dress She ain't no saint Go downtown and we'll find ourselves a judge And I'm your $100 groom Promise not to leave the room Even if I have to vomit Baby I'm your $100 groom Baby I'll hop the broom Rather limbo underneath it Baby I'm your $100 groom |
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Post by jodi, queen of the underground on Sept 7, 2004 11:19:05 GMT -5
is this where i sign up for fewer songs that contain the word vomit? i can't even sing this one without gagging a little bit. vomit's not so fun.
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Post by Kathy on Sept 7, 2004 12:58:07 GMT -5
is this where i sign up for fewer songs that contain the word vomit? i can't even sing this one without gagging a little bit. vomit's not so fun. It is now! Paul, get some goddamn Maalox. Enough already. |
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Post by jagger46 on Sept 7, 2004 22:08:23 GMT -5
I could not believe it when I heard "vomit" in a song again. To make it even worse, it is in the chorus. It may have ruined the song for me.
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Post by scoOter on Sept 7, 2004 22:26:56 GMT -5
i kind of like it.
then again, i don't mind vomiting.
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Post by scoOter on Sept 8, 2004 14:00:17 GMT -5
i brought this up on the "folk star" lyrical discussion thread, but it really belongs here.
the vomit line.
kinda crude. kind of rude. totally fitting. it might make you uncomfortable to think of the protagonist saying his vows puking all over the place, but i contend that this is a vivid somewhat necessary image for the sake of the song.
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Post by jodi, queen of the underground on Sept 8, 2004 14:27:45 GMT -5
I could not believe it when I heard "vomit" in a song again. To make it even worse, it is in the chorus. It may have ruined the song for me. for the sake of my own enjoyment i have changed the line from "even if i have to vomit" to "even if i have to bomb it" sure there's no sense to be had there, but i just can't repeatedly sing "even if i have to vomit" in a schmoopy-eyed singsong voice. |
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Post by Kathy on Sept 8, 2004 14:35:35 GMT -5
for the sake of my own enjoyment i have changed the line from "even if i have to vomit" to "even if i have to bomb it" sure there's no sense to be had there, but i just can't repeatedly sing "even if i have to vomit" in a schmoopy-eyed singsong voice. Agreed. Also in this song, I thought the lyrics were hop that broon -- i.e. the hopping over the broom wedding tradition -- but the lyrics printed on the booklet are "hop on that broom"....now I'm confused. |
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Post by scoOter on Sept 8, 2004 14:43:14 GMT -5
so, i stand alone in a puddle of vomit. i see. i've been here before...
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Post by jodi, queen of the underground on Sept 8, 2004 14:59:03 GMT -5
so, i stand alone in a puddle of vomit. i see. i've been here before... dude, how many times i gotta tell you? chicks don't dig vomit. |
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Post by scoOter on Sept 8, 2004 15:17:03 GMT -5
dude, how many times i gotta tell you? chicks don't dig vomit. well, where were you 5 minutes ago?! |
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Post by jodi, queen of the underground on Sept 8, 2004 15:37:34 GMT -5
well, where were you 5 minutes ago?! thinking of things that rhymed with vomit. anyway, back to the lyrics. so does anyone's brain immediately jump from "It's been awhile, might say it's high time" and then sing the next line "that i let you slide, i know it's kinda low. but to me it's high time." because mine sort of does that all on it's own. |
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Post by scoOter on Sept 8, 2004 16:00:14 GMT -5
thinking of things that rhymed with vomit. anyway, back to the lyrics. so does anyone's brain immediately jump from "It's been awhile, might say it's high time" and then sing the next line "that i let you slide, i know it's kinda low. but to me it's high time." because mine sort of does that all on it's own. *raises hand* |
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Post by kgp on Sept 8, 2004 16:11:40 GMT -5
umm.. a lot of thought went into that verse.
I don't mind the 'vomit', much. I was kind of expecting one vomit song, or it really wouldn't be a Paul album.
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Post by scoOter on Sept 8, 2004 16:21:46 GMT -5
thinking of things that rhymed with vomit. hobbit? |
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Post by jodi, queen of the underground on Sept 8, 2004 16:30:13 GMT -5
what in the hell is a hobbit? just kidding, i was hoping i could get proz all hobbed up |
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Post by scoOter on Sept 8, 2004 16:42:36 GMT -5
what in the hell is a hobbit? it's a philosophical question, really. there is a little hobbit in each & every one of us. it usually resides next to the muppet who lives in your brain (mine is the swedish chef). where does the hobbit end, the muppet begin? usually that is where we find out just how human we are... |
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Post by deebee76 on Sept 8, 2004 22:23:32 GMT -5
I think the 'vomit' thing fits in perfectly with the wedding theme of the lyrics. I mean, I'm sure most grooms (and certainly most brides) feel so nervous, tense, scared and a million other things on wedding day that they most certainly feel like vomiting in the middle of the ceremony...but I won't leave the room, baby. I'll stay here and gut it out, just for you.  |
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Post by deebee76 on Sept 8, 2004 22:35:32 GMT -5
"umm.. a lot of thought went into that verse."
Well, what do you really wanna hear from a song like '$100 Groom', anyways? I love it for the mere fact that it is what it is. Paul being sophisticated on a song like this would just not fit at all. Look at 'Kickin' The Stall' as a quick comparison. It's just a case of a fun, feel-good rock song about nothin' at all. Knowing Paul, the lyrics were probably pretty much made up, either as he was doing the vocals or just before he pressed 'record'. I dunno, I just don't listen to a song like this and expect to hear lyrics on the level of any of the past gems. I just dig it for what it is and get a kick out of whatever lyrics he ends up putting there in the end, more often than not.
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Post by scoOter on Sept 9, 2004 8:43:33 GMT -5
I think the 'vomit' thing fits in perfectly with the wedding theme of the lyrics. I mean, I'm sure most grooms (and certainly most brides) feel so nervous, tense, scared and a million other things on wedding day that they most certainly feel like vomiting in the middle of the ceremony...but I won't leave the room, baby. I'll stay here and gut it out, just for you. i couldn't agree more with this sentiment. i brought it up somewhere else, but regardless, i finally have an ally! |
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