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Cupie


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Does this fit for you ?   

Julie Andrews Turning 79 - this is hysterical!


 

To commemorate her birthday , actress/vocalist, Julie Andrews made a special appearance at Manhattan's Radio City Music Hall for the benefit of the AARP. One of the musical numbers she performed was 'My Favourite Things' from the legendary movie 'Sound Of Music'. 

Here are the lyrics she used: 

(Sing It!) - If you sing it, it's especially hysterical!!!

Botox and nose drops and needles for knitting,
Walkers and handrails and new dental fittings, 
Bundles of magazines tied up in string, 
These are a few of my favorite things.

Cadillacs and cataracts, hearing aids and glasses, 
Polident and Fixodent and false teeth in glasses,

Pacemakers, golf carts and porches with swings, 
These are a few of my favorite things.

When the pipes leak, When the bones creak, 
When the knees go bad, 
I simply remember my favorite things, 
And then I don't feel so bad.

Hot tea and crumpets and corn pads for bunions, 
No spicy hot food or food cooked with onions, 
Bathrobes and heating pads and hot meals they bring,These are a few of my favorite things.

Back pain, confused brains and no need for sinnin', 
Thin bones and fractures and hair that is thinnin', 
And we won't mention our short shrunken frames, 
When we remember our favorite things.

When the joints ache, When the hips break, 
When the eyes grow dim, 
Then I remember the great life I've had, 
And then I don't feel so bad.



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Gday...

Clever lyrics  

However, why do people falsely attribute it to an artist - what do they think it will achieve - validity? confuse

https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/my-favorite-things/

This is the version - enjoy  - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zH7fx40kAAA

Cheers - John



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John  ..

I assume that you were making a general comment, which may be fair enough too & are not referring to me as one who attributed it to some one or other.  I couldn't really give a stuff who was the originator.  I just picked it off an email & thought that the lyrics were clever & deserved sharing; perhaps to give someone a Sunday morning giggle.

 



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Ya got it right Cupie

You were simply the conduit that provided the info to this forum. You did not write the text you simply cut and pasted it to here - from an email similarly broadcast to all and sundry.

The yobs that incorrectly, and mischiefly, attributed it to Julie Andrews need a life.

I guess they think that it gives credence to the joke because it is attached to a 'celebrity'.

Rest easy Cupie, like the millions of others, you too understandably considered it valid that Julie Andrews originated those lyrics.

..... and yes, they are clever and worthy of a giggle in their own right ... the originator did not need to attribute them to Julie Andrews.

Cheers - John



-- Edited by rockylizard on Sunday 10th of June 2018 12:33:21 PM

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rockylizard wrote:

Gday...

Ya got it right Cupie

You were simply the conduit that provided the info to this forum. You did not write the text you simply cut and pasted it to here - from an email similarly broadcast to all and sundry.

The yobs that incorrectly, and mischiefly, attributed it to Julie Andrews need a life.

I guess they think that it gives credence to the joke because it is attached to a 'celebrity'.

Rest easy Cupie, like the millions of others, you too understandably considered it valid that Julie Andrews originated those lyrics.

..... and yes, they are clever and worthy of a giggle in their own right ... the originator did not need to attribute them to Julie Andrews.

Cheers - John



-- Edited by rockylizard on Sunday 10th of June 2018 12:33:21 PM

 Ab.So.Blooming.Lutely!

Hillarious lyrick, fit to the tune well, and sooooo appropriate for here.

I'm gonna steal them (minus the bogus attribution) for another place. I'd acknowledge the source if I could find it ... copyright is important.



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