big old jet airliner
09 06 2008
We just watched an episode of Don't Forget the Lyrics. The contestant made it to $200,000 and was trying for $350,000. Her song choices were: "Jet Airliner" by The Steve Miller Band or "You Sexy Thing" by Hot Chocolate.
My reaction was something like, "Wait. What? Jet Airliner? I can't imagine what that is, and I've listened to their greatest hits album a million times!"
Contestant must have agreed because she chose the other song (and ended up walking away with her $200,000--smart girl).
However, I was so curious about the Steve Miller Band song that I had to go check it out in iTunes. Song starts. "Oh, I know this song...but I don't know where 'Jet Airliner' comes into it."
Then I started laughing 'cause I figured it out. The chorus of that song says, "Big old jet airliner, don't carry me too far away..." (etc.) and, even though I've heard the song hundreds of times, I had NEVER figured out that "big old jet airliner" phrase. It was just nonsensical syllables to me--and clearly I'd never looked at the name of the song in the track listing. It certainly never sank in if I did anyway.
Isn't it funny how you can do that? I guess it was just never important enough to me to go find out what the heck they were singing!
Big old jet airliner. :D
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My reaction was something like, "Wait. What? Jet Airliner? I can't imagine what that is, and I've listened to their greatest hits album a million times!"
Contestant must have agreed because she chose the other song (and ended up walking away with her $200,000--smart girl).
However, I was so curious about the Steve Miller Band song that I had to go check it out in iTunes. Song starts. "Oh, I know this song...but I don't know where 'Jet Airliner' comes into it."
Then I started laughing 'cause I figured it out. The chorus of that song says, "Big old jet airliner, don't carry me too far away..." (etc.) and, even though I've heard the song hundreds of times, I had NEVER figured out that "big old jet airliner" phrase. It was just nonsensical syllables to me--and clearly I'd never looked at the name of the song in the track listing. It certainly never sank in if I did anyway.
Isn't it funny how you can do that? I guess it was just never important enough to me to go find out what the heck they were singing!
Big old jet airliner. :D
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