OK, so a few weeks ago, I disputed the lyrics for Bananarama's
Venus (really, it's Frankie Valli's, but who's old enough to remember?) as shown on The Singing Bee. They said the line was "I'm your Venus, I'm your fire
at your desire." I say there's no "at." Of course, I'm wrong, but I refuse to concede. Nobody sings the "at" during karaoke.
So, last night, they featured Billy Idol's
Mony Mony (and really, it's Tommy James and the Shondells, but who's paying attention besides me?). My beef with this one? They sang the line "Here she comes now, singing Mony Mony," and nobody,
nobody sang "Hey! (Hey what?) Get laid, get fucked!"
Seriously, the song sounds so empty without that part.
Posted by mikey at 09:27 AM.
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I've always heard it as "Hey motherfucker, get laid get fucked!"
Maybe it's just me, though.
Posted by
Deltus on 07/25 at 10:12 AM
Frankie Valli and Tommy James are two of my favorite artists, ever. Now I'm glad I don't watch that show, I'd be hyperventilating if they credited the songs to not-them.
Posted by
Kate on 07/25 at 11:06 AM
So that's what I should have been yelling all those times at the club...now you tell me!
Posted by
Itchy on 07/25 at 11:29 AM
I always thought that Venus was by Shocking Blue:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U2DBcbZc3ck
Posted by on 07/25 at 02:54 PM
Yanno how I just cannot say Neman Marcus? (It took me three tries to not type Needless Markup). Well, I cannot sing Mony, Mony without adding that part in. And *I* thought it was "Hey! Hey what? Get laid, get fucked" too, but someone *corrected* me and said it was "Hey motherfucker! Get laid, get fucked". I'd like to see the lyrics for that part just to clear the air.
Posted by
Manic Witch on 07/25 at 03:36 PM
I've heard it sang both ways, but the "hey motherfucker" seems a little needlessly redundant to me.
Posted by
mikey on 07/25 at 04:43 PM
I never heard the "hey motherfucker" part before. And yes, it sounds completely empty without it.
Posted by
sophie on 07/25 at 10:22 PM
In Oklahoma, we must be so original - we shouted, "Go get laid, get drunk, get fucked!"
Posted by
robyn on 07/26 at 12:49 PM
I always thought it was "I'm your fire and your desire."
Posted by
Christy on 07/27 at 03:47 PM
I'm with the "hey motherfucker" camp.
Posted by
Tam on 07/27 at 06:16 PM
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rSlIwAvtNWc
there's your answer in video form.
Posted by on 09/01 at 06:24 PM
Can anyone tell me if there is a actual Club mix to the Bill Idol one with "Hey Mother fucker get laid get fucked!" in the actual song? If so whats the name! Thanks
-Mitch
Posted by on 09/06 at 10:46 PM
We always yelled "fuckin Horny" instead of Mony Mony But I don't recall anything about getting laid nor getting fucked.
Maybe we just suck in New England.
Posted by on 09/22 at 12:51 PM
p.s. I always thought is was " torted desire." But I am also the gal that still sings NIN "Down in it" as I was ever bumming.. because
I was ever bumming-- now I'm down in it." makes sense to me! (chuckle)
Posted by on 09/22 at 12:57 PM
I think that everyone hear just what they want to hear. If I want to hear the "at", I'm sure that I'm hearing. If I don't want to hear it, I really won't. So it's not such a big deal. The music is fun, entertains you, why would you be so angry about some stupid lyrics ? Enjoy your music and it's enough.
Posted by
az patios on 10/29 at 04:17 PM
