I Before E Except After Huh?
February 11, 2011 1:00 PM Subscribe
Does anyone know the background behind this song, or the origin of its lyrics? Is it just random texts?
I used to listen to "Upstairs at Erics" a lot in college, and I never really paid much attention to "I Before E (Except After C)" because I couldn't sing along with it. But now it's bugging me. What are they on about?
The first verse (read by the man) seems to be an advertisement, followed by an excerpt from a piece of fiction (childrens fiction maybe). Then it degenerates into gibberish.
Old woman 1 seems to be reading a sound engineering manual or textbook.
The young woman (probably Alison Moyet) seems to be reading from a biochemistry text.
Old woman 2 (the same old woman, I think) is maybe reading from the journal of an anthropologist or some other sort of scientist.
Does anyone recognize these lyrics from anywhere else, or know anything about the background of this song?
I used to listen to "Upstairs at Erics" a lot in college, and I never really paid much attention to "I Before E (Except After C)" because I couldn't sing along with it. But now it's bugging me. What are they on about?
The first verse (read by the man) seems to be an advertisement, followed by an excerpt from a piece of fiction (childrens fiction maybe). Then it degenerates into gibberish.
Old woman 1 seems to be reading a sound engineering manual or textbook.
The young woman (probably Alison Moyet) seems to be reading from a biochemistry text.
Old woman 2 (the same old woman, I think) is maybe reading from the journal of an anthropologist or some other sort of scientist.
Does anyone recognize these lyrics from anywhere else, or know anything about the background of this song?
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posted by misteraitch at 5:46 AM on May 18, 2011