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Post by aprilmarie816 on Apr 18, 2012 13:07:53 GMT -5
Really?! People are offended by ma'am?  Are men in the North offended by "sir"? How do store clerks, etc. address people? As in "Ma'am, can I help you find anything today?" If the word ma'am were outlawed, I picture the whole great works of retailing in the South just slowly ... shutting ... down ... 30 years in NY - NOT ONCE have a heard the "ma'am" - only in the movies  ... as far as "Sir" is concerned - pretty much the same - it is mostly used as a "mock" response to a request that sounds out of line, like in "yes, sir" - sort of an eye roll... Paul Rogers quote - I think we had this discussion a few days ago - he is most probably talking out of ignorance re Adam's experience and abilities... : Meat Loaf - LOVE HIM! (.. but of course... I love everyone who loves BB) ;D Congrats to everyone going to London, Moscow, Chicago, NJ, and W-B! Will be living the bliss thru your recaps... (Can't go even regionally as my RL - in the form of DD college graduation ceremonies - is in the way >:( ) ... can't decide which is more important to me...  (j/k) Lol yeah I think up here in the north ma'am is taken as 'older'. |
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Post by nica575 on Apr 18, 2012 13:08:24 GMT -5
I think it may be more an age thing than North/South thing? I know lots of women who bristle at being called ma'am by service people, because it makes them feel old. Up around here, I rarely hear any of these terms of endearment used except among very close friends. I think it's an age thing also. I DO remember being somewhat crushed the first time a cashier or someone called me ma'am. But come to think of it...and I CAN'T think of it  How do cashiers or whomever address people in the north if it's not with the term "ma'am"? "Hey you?" "buddy?" "Babe"?....I'm going to have to pay more attention.  ... Miss... |
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Post by Deleted on Apr 18, 2012 13:09:42 GMT -5
Okay I’m sorry this is such a stupid question but it really bothers me...what does “I ain’t broken but I need a fix” in Shady exactly mean? :-[ My take: Things that are broken need to be fixed. Fix=verb But Adam needs a fix of another kind. Fix=noun, specifically, a narcotic shot; in context, sex. |
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Post by smokeyvera on Apr 18, 2012 13:11:04 GMT -5
Okay I’m sorry this is such a stupid question but it really bothers me...what does “I ain’t broken but I need a fix” in Shady exactly mean? :-[ The phrase Is "If ain't broke, don't fix it" So the exact opposite is being required, he needs a fix of some sort. For me is chocolate, or a cigarette, or very occasionally a drink. Maybe he is looking for more, maybe he needs an emotional boost. |
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Post by Deleted on Apr 18, 2012 13:11:54 GMT -5
Can I swear? Insert the juiciest curses out of a sailor's mouth right here. I love ALL Adam's faces, apart from the one I tried and failed to describe. I'm off to google that. Postpone the crucifixion for later. Brb, Hey, no need to curse. Your view is valid!!! And I think it is discussion-worthy since many potential fans may agree with you. Mine is just different. I have NO animosity to you. |
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Post by aprilmarie816 on Apr 18, 2012 13:12:29 GMT -5
I love that others are sitting here analizing these songs I LOVE his double take on words in his songs....of course the mind going to the gutter translation comes on 1st ??? ...... w/ me anyway. |
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Post by NoAngel on Apr 18, 2012 13:13:49 GMT -5
Okay I’m sorry this is such a stupid question but it really bothers me...what does “I ain’t broken but I need a fix” in Shady exactly mean? :-[ In slang terms, a "fix" is a hit of your drug of choice. Or really, anything you're addicted to, so it could be sex, for example. So it's a play on words and it can be interpreted lots of different ways. |
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Post by aprilmarie816 on Apr 18, 2012 13:15:28 GMT -5
Okay I’m sorry this is such a stupid question but it really bothers me...what does “I ain’t broken but I need a fix” in Shady exactly mean? :-[ In slang terms, a "fix" is a hit of your drug of choice. Or really, anything you're addicted to, so it could be sex, for example. So it's a play on words and it can be interpreted lots of different ways. I'm going w/ S.E.X |
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Post by marie23 on Apr 18, 2012 13:16:29 GMT -5
All the talk about the videos reminded me of a pet peeve I have regarding Adam's expression:))) Performing BTIKM on Leno's Show was so exciting to me and I loved the ethereal paleness and solemnity of his face, but at one point he made that 'desperate' expression, which bothers me a bit, kind of ruins it for me a little. He does the same thing on WWFM and BTIKM videos. I think he magnificently pulls off hot&sexy&fierce, but when it comes to slow songs, I wish he remained solemn and dignified. So, speaking of Underneath, hopefully no crying, clutching his chest or making the desperate face. Underneath is such a serious, deeply emotional song that adding physical display of its content to a performance would diminish its pathos and push it into pathetic. Adam should serve as the finest possible medium between the song's strong message and the audience, and thus bringing on the inevitable catharsis. By coincidence or not, this is also the song which brings the word FREAK into the second era. ( WWFM did that in first) I have really strong feelings about that, the implication that anyone could think of Adam as one. Basically, I want to rip their heart out and feed them to it. But it also reminds me of the most famous song which uses the word, Radiohead's "Freak", and Thom Yorke manages to avoid pathetic in that video by remaining serious. Which is my point. Thom York is kind of the king of OTT body movements and facial contortions. I find it completely unenjoyable to watch him sing. A physical display of emotions in a performance is something that is often appreciated or valued by the audience. I posted this video last night as an example of someone else, other than Adam, who can communicate the pain behind their words. Watch Adele's face here, she is definitely showing a physical display of the pain she is singing about: Damn. I want Adam to have Adele's pianist. I have a total crush for his playing. Even though Adele is singing, I can't help but stare at him and his fingers...I sound weird... :-[ |
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Post by Coconutgrove0 on Apr 18, 2012 13:17:35 GMT -5
Popdust @popdust
We're about to get @adamlambert on the phone. Any #QsForGlambert?
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... as far as "Sir" is concerned - pretty much the same - it is mostly used as a "mock" response to a request that sounds out of line, like in "yes, sir" - sort of an eye roll...
How do cashiers or whomever address people in the north if it's not with the term "ma'am"? "Hey you?" "buddy?" "Babe"?....I'm going to have to pay more attention. 
