Eclectic Lunchbox of Delights

Some things I simply refuse to believe. Such are the original lyrics of Cibo Matto's "Birthday Cake".

Below you see the lyrics I heard on the left. To the right are the original, intended lyrics.

Here's the link to listen again if you need to.

I've color coded these to make comparison quicker. Lines that I'm utterly amazed to hear more or less right are highlighted green. I am amazed how far off I was from the "intended" lyrics, even after nine or ten listens.

And in some cases I knew what I was supposed to hear ("excel" = "add some",) but I'm sorry, I was still wrong. Unbelievable.

With a lot of imagination, you can hear any or all of the phrases in either column. Feel free to follow along and mix them up as you go, it's quite entertaining.

WHAT I HEAR

THE ORIGINAL, INTENDED LYRICS

Shout, Brenda Lee, you got no property! Shout, Brenda Lee, you know my love is freed. Yes, I'm cooking for my son and his wife It's his 30th birthday, Poor boy's intimate bowl are the milk of ten years ago It's morning, Mom, isn't it? Shout, Brenda Lee, you got no property! Shout, Brenda Lee, you know my love is freed. Shout, Brenda Lee, you got no property! Shout, Brenda Lee, you know my love is freed! It's fruiting over, it's fruiting over, the shape of love. Hit it! Pick it up! Feel it! Feel it up! Excel sugar, excel salt, excel oil on the energy! Excel sugar, excel salt, excel oil on the energy! Shout, Brenda Lee, you got no property! Shout, Brenda Lee, you know my love is freed. Shout, Brenda Lee, you got no property! Shout, Brenda Lee, you know my love is freed. You were born in the Sixties, can we just say, "C'est la vie?" So what, so what, for your own sake do you have a headache or a heartbreak, are you in the mood to buy the Birthday Cake? Your rip the soda on the out-take, after the part in the birthday cake, (um-hmm), so what, say what, for my own sake Watch out, yo, here I come, yo, I'm-a goin' to change her applesauce, Turn up the T.V. Do you ever eat? Yeah, and if you don't key, take it for the wheat, I'm-a going to show me up for my job But it's morning, Mom, isn't it? Excel sugar, excel salt, excel oil on the energy! Excel sugar, excel salt, excel oil on the energy! Shout, Brenda Lee, you got no property! Shout, Brenda Lee, you know my love is freed. Shout, Brenda Lee, you got no property! Shout, Brenda Lee, you know my love is freed.

Shut up and eat! Too bad, no bon appetit! Shut up and eat! You know my love is sweet! Yes, I'm cooking for my son and his wife It's his 30th birthday Pour berries into my bowl Add milk of two months ago 'It's moldy mom, isn't it?' Shut up and eat! Too bad, no bon appetit! Shut up and eat! You know my love is sweet! Shut up and eat! Too bad, no bon appetit! Shut up and eat! You know my love is sweet! It's food nouveau It's food nouveau It's the shape of love Beat it! Beat it up! Beat it! Beat it up! Extra sugar, extra salt Extra oil and MSG Extra sugar, extra salt Extra oil and MSG Shut up and eat! Too bad, no bon appetit! Shut up and eat! You know my love is sweet! Shut up and eat! Too bad, no bon appetit! Shut up and eat! You know my love is sweet! You were born in the 60's Can we just say "c'est la vie?" So what! Say what! For your own sake Do you have a headache or heartbreak? Are you made or broken by the birthday cake? You may be slow on the uptake I pour pot in the birthday cake So what! Say what! For my own sake Watch out yo! Here I come yo! I'm gonna change to a rattlesnake Turn up the TV! Do you agree? Yeah, I'm talking turkey Take it from me I'm gonna show my love for my dove 'But it's moldy, mom, isn't it?' Extra sugar, extra salt Extra oil and MSG Extra sugar, extra salt Extra oil and MSG Shut up and eat! Too bad, no bon appetit! Shut up and eat! You know my love is sweet! Shut up and eat! Too bad, no bon appetit! Shut up and eat! You know my love is very sweet!

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