I was two when the show first aired - it was my Mom's favorite show. Every Saturday night was "Mary Tyler Moore" night.
I remember having one of my first crushes on Rhoda. And I also thought the theme song went "You're goin' naked after all." I had no idea what 'naked' even meant - I just knew it was a 'funny' word.
I'm pretty sure MTM would gotten a laugh over that.
RIP Mary :)
That is priceless!! There used to be a website -- don't know if it's still around or not -- where you could post song lines that you misheard. "You're goin' naked after all" is a worthy addition.
You matter. Unless you divide yourself by the speed of light squared. Then, you energy.
I think there are now several websites devoted to "Mondegreens," which is what this sort of misquote is called.
The term was coined in 1954 by New York Times columnist Sylvia Wright, who remembered her mother reading aloud a poem that began "They have slain the Earl of Murray and Lady Mondegreen...." Little Sylvia had built an elaborate tale of star-crossed lovers around that line -- until she later discovered that the poem actually says "They have slain the Earl of Murray and laid him on the green."
Anyhow, I am relieved not to be the only one who misunderstood some of the MTM theme lyrics, and I must say yours is WAY funnier than mine! I had always understood one couplet to be:
Love is all around, no need to waste it.
You can never tell, why don't you taste it?
Love is all around, no need to waste it.
You can have the town, why don't you take it.
I was 3 when MTM debuted and it was my mom's favorite show as well.
share"Naked I came from my mother's womb, and naked I will depart. The LORD gave and the LORD has taken away"
Job 1:21
MTM, RIP