Wikipedia:Reference desk/Archives/Language/2009 May 30

= May 30 =

Daddy's Gone by Glasvegas
In the song Daddy's Gone by Glasvegas, there's a line that all the lyrics sites on the web say is "Sitting on my own and sad", but to me it sounds more like "Sitting on my own inside". I'm no expert at thick Glasgow accents, anyone have an opinion on this? 141.14.246.14 (talk) 12:10, 30 May 2009 (UTC)
 * Wow.  I've never listened to the before but heard of them – that sure is a strong accent!  The line is at 00:40ish, but the following line finishes "...what I had".  Going on this alone, I'd say the lyrics on the web were correct.  However, the accent is so strong that the vocalist is able to rhyme both.  But my money is on the first one.  Cycle~ (talk) 14:15, 30 May 2009 (UTC)
 * That's not a strong Glaswegian accent - you can make out most of the words! I think it's "and sad" as well. He seems to pronounce his i's more conventionally. --Tango (talk) 18:01, 30 May 2009 (UTC)
 * First time I heard ‘inside’, second time I heard ‘and sad’. Not much help there then—but we can be sure that one of them is a mondegreen. Ian Spackman (talk) 19:00, 30 May 2009 (UTC)
 * You want thick accents? Try the British Library's accent site. BrainyBabe (talk) 22:32, 30 May 2009 (UTC)
 * I must just be a proper suvvuner then! Cycle~ (talk) 15:07, 31 May 2009 (UTC)
 * I'd say "and sad"; it's rhymed with "had" then (internally) with "dad" (and "hide" and "died" would make no sense at all). Also Occam's razor occasionally applies even to song lyrics; "Sitting on my own and sad" makes more sense than "sitting on my own inside". Cracking good track, though. Tonywalton Talk 23:31, 31 May 2009 (UTC)