From: herbzet on


Jim Burns wrote:
> herbzet wrote:
> > Marshall wrote:
> >> herbzet wrote:
> >
> >>> Nothing to see here, move along.
> >>
> >> Consider me moved! I'm resolved on this.
> >> It is already forgotten.
> >
> > What part of "beat it" don't you understand?
>
> Wait!
> What am I supposed to ignore?
>
> I mean, what if I get it wrong?
> The possibilities are ominous.

Just pick something, for chrissake.
From: herbzet on


Marshall wrote:
> herbzet wrote:
> > Marshall wrote:
> > > herbzet wrote:
> > > > Nothing to see here, move along.
> >
> > > Consider me moved! I'm resolved on this. It is already forgotten.
> >
> > What part of "beat it" don't you understand?
>
> Well, most of the lyrics, actually. The chorus starts simply enough:
>
> Beat it
> Beat it
>
> and then what? The next line is unintelligible. And
> after that he says something about being "funky"
> but I can't tell what it is.
>
> How then am I to become sufficiently funky when the
> libretto is thus inscrutable?
>
> Marshall
>
> PS. Don't even get me started on "Billy Jean."

Step away from the keyboard, please.

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