LYRICS TO FILL ME UP BUTTERCUP SERIES
The Foundations, a group whose records have sold as well as any British group since the Beatles, have a collective identity crisis that has continued through a series of hit records and into the group’s present second American tour.įive months ago, The Foundations were nowhere.
– AJWįoundations rock group facing an identity crisisīy Allan Parachini – Simpson’s Leader-Times (Kittanning, Pennsylvania) May 14, 1969Ī lot of young people are trying to find themselves these days, and you can add to this congregation The Foundations - financially a success, but still with lots of problems. While The Foundations went their own ways and faded into the mists of history, the music remains - and sounds just as good as it always has.
LYRICS TO FILL ME UP BUTTERCUP PLUS
They first found success in 1967 with the song “Baby Now That I’ve Found You,” which went to number one on the UK Singles Chart, plus as reached the top 10 in the US.ĭespite the hit, less than a year later, lead singer Clem Curtis left the band, suggesting that perhaps some of the band’s members weren’t putting in as much effort after they had a hit.Īfter auditioning 200 singers, the group settled on vocalist Colin Young, then promptly turned things around, and, in 1968, released what is arguably their most well-known hit, and also featured below - “Build Me Up Buttercup.” That song was written by Mike d’Abo (of Manfred Mann) and Tony Macaulay.Īfter scoring one more hit in 1969 - “In The Bad Bad Old Days (Before You Loved Me)” - the band parted with their management at the beginning of 1970, then broke up completely near the end of the year.
Except it wasn’t.ĭespite sounding like they were products of the Detroit music machine, The Foundations were actually formed in London, and consisted of members from the West Indies, Britain, and Sri Lanka. Nirvana- Smells Like Teen Spirit Real Lyric: "Here we are now, entertain us" Misheard Lyric: "Here we are now, in containers" 10.The Foundations burst onto the music scene in the late 1960s with a fantastic soul sound that was straight out of Motown. John Travolta and Olivia Newton-John - One That I Want Real Lyric: "You're the one that I want" Misheard Lyric: "You're the wobbly one" 9. ABBA - Dancing Queen Real Lyric "Dancing queen, Feel the beat from the tambourine, oh yeah" Misheard Lyrics: "Dancing queen, Feel the beat from the tangerine, oh yeah" 8. Bon Jovi - Living On A Prayer Real Lyric: "It doesn't make a difference if we make it or not" Misheard Lyric: "It doesn't make a difference if we're naked or not" 7. Adele - Chasing Pavements Real lyric: "Should I give up, or should I just keep chasing pavements" Misheard lyric: "Should I give up, or should I just keep chasing penguins" 6.
The Foundations - Buttercup Real Lyric: "Build me up buttercup" Misheard Lyric: "Fill me up buttercup" 5. Aerosmith - Dude Looks Like A Lady Real Lyric: "Dude looks like a lady" Misheard Lyric: "Do just like a lady" 4. Jimi Hendrix - Purple Haze Real Lyric: "Excuse me while I kiss the sky" Misheard Lyric: "Excuse me while I kiss this guy" 3. REM - The Sidewinder Sleeps Tonite Real lyric: 'Call me when you try to wake her Misheard lyric: "Calling Jamaica" 2. Another line from the 1976 pop classic, "See that girl, watch that scene, dig in the dancing queen" sees Brits actually sing "See that girl, watch her scream, kicking the dancing queen". The study of 3,000 Brits also revealed that Abba's Dancing Queen features twice in the top twenty, with people mistaking 'Dancing queen, feel the beat from the tambourine", for "Dancing queen, feel the beat from the tangerine". "When you finally find out the true meaning of a song after singing it incorrectly for years it can be quite satisfying, although you may feel a bit foolish," he said. "Song lyrics and sounds in general can be interpreted in many ways and what one person hears can be different to the next. "Some of the misheard lyrics in this poll are really quite amusing, but I'm sure the songs weren't intentionally written to confuse fans," the Telegraph quoted a spokesman for Cerumol Olive Oil Ear Drops, which carried out the survey as saying. Instead, many Britons sing 'Excuse me while I kiss this guy'. Purple Haze, by Jimi Hendrix was second in the poll, thanks to the line 'Excuse me while I kiss the sky'. Four out of ten people admitted confusing the words to the 1993 track, mistaking the line 'Call me when you try to wake her' for 'Calling Jamaica'. London, Sep 22 (ANI): A new Brit survey has revealed that REM's 'The Sidewinder Sleeps Tonite' lyrics are most frequently misheard by listeners.
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