Jermaine Jones
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God grant me the serenity
to accept the things I cannot change;
courage to change the things I can;
and wisdom to know the difference. ... Living one day at a time;
Enjoying one moment at a time;
Accepting hardships as the pathway to peace;
Taking, as He did, this sinful world
as it is, not as I would have it;
Trusting that He will make all things right
if I surrender to His Will;
That I may be reasonably happy in this life
and supremely happy with Him
Forever in the next.
Amen.
Sidenote: Jermaine continues to have the least number of Facebook fans. While Colton, Heejun and Phillips have between 15,000 to 24,000 fans, Jermaine has less than 3000.
Didn't catch the name of this Stevie Wonder song. It's okay, I guess. Everything this guy sings sounds like "Old Man River."
Steven: That song just now fits you like an Armani suit. Can't wait to see what you have in store for us.
J-Lo: You are such a sweetheart! Adorbable. (wants him to connect with the song more) Sing to me! You have to feel it.
Randy: I'm happy we brought you back. Didn't love the chorus. Just relax. You ain't gotta force it. The way you sing in that register is different enough.
>> Everything this guy sings sounds like “Old Man River.”<<
Stan Freberg - Elderly Man River Lyrics
Artist: Stan Freberg
Album: Singles
Genre: Adult Contemporary
Freberg: Just kidding, just kidding. But it’s great to be with you tonight. We have a special—
Tweedly: Pardon me, Mr. Freberg, but my name is Tweedly.
Freberg: Well, we all have our problems.
Tweedly: I am the censor from the citizens radio committee. And, um... I feel—
Freberg: You uh... from the citizens radio committee, you say?
Tweedly: That’s exactly what I said, yes. I—
Freberg: And what is your purpose in being here?
Tweedly: I must okay all the material used on your program here, and I think the best method is to just sit back here and interrupt when I feel it’s necessary.
Freberg: You mean you plan to stop me every time I do something that YOU think is wrong?
Tweedly: Exactly. I’ll just sound my little horn like this (buzzer). And then you stop, and I’ll tell you what’s wrong.
Freberg: Uh, somehow I can tell this is gonna be one of those days.
Tweedly: You just go right ahead, Mr. Freberg. Don’t mind me.
Freberg: Yeah, now I’d like to sing— (buzzer)
Tweedly: You forgot to say “thank you”, Mr. Freberg. Politeness is an essential in radio programming. Your program goes into the home, we must be a good influence on... children.
Freberg: Why, that’s a darling little horn there.
Tweedly: Mmm-hmm.
Freberg: Thanks very much, Mr. Tweedly.
Tweedly: You’re welcome, I’m sure.
Freberg: I’d like to sing a old river song in honor of this week of National Mississippi Riverboat Paddlewheel Week. Mr., may I, if you please?
Tweedly: Very polite, Mr. Freberg.
Freberg: Thank you.
Old man river, that old— (buzzer)
All right, Tweedly, politeness I dig, but what in the world is wrong with “old man river”?
Tweedly: The word “old” has a connotation that some of the more elderly people find distasteful. I would suggest you make the substitution, please.
Freberg: I suppose you insist.
Tweedly: Precisely. You may continue.
Freberg: Okay, music (buzzer).
Tweedly: You forgot to say—
Freberg: Thank you, yes, okay. Thank you, Mr. Tweedly.
Tweedly: You’re quite welcome, I am sure.
Freberg:
Elderly man river, that elderly man river.
He must know somethin’, but he don’t say nothin’. (buzzer)
All right, hold it, fellas. Now what, Tweedly?
Tweedly: The word “something”, you left off the G.
Freberg: But that’s authentic. “Somethin’,” “someTHIN’”. That’s the way the people... talk down there.
Tweedly: I’m sorry. The home is a classroom, Mr. Freberg.
Freberg: I know, you said that.
Tweedly: Keep in mind the tiny tots. And... But furthermore, think back. You’ll recall that you said “but he don’t say nothin’”.
Freberg: Mmm-hmm.
Tweedly: Now, really, Mr. Freberg, that’s a double negative.
Do you mean he DOES say something?
Freberg: No, I just wasn’t using my head, I guess.
Tweedly: I mean, after all, it should be grammatically correct, keeping in mind—
Freberg: The tiny tots, yes.
Tweedly: You probably mean he doesn’t say anything.
Freberg: I don’t— I suppose I mean that, yes, I guess. All right, uh fine, you win. All right, Billy, music (buzzer). Thank you, thank you.
Tweedly: You’re welcome, I’m sure.
Freberg:
Elderly man river, that elderly man river
He must know something, but he doesn’t say anything
He just keeps rollin’— rolling,
He just keeps rolling along.
He don’t (buzzer) doesn’t plant taters— potatoes,
He doesn’t plant cotton/cotting,
And then these/those that plants them are soon forgotting.
But elderly man river, he just keeps rolling along.
Tweedly: Excellent!
Freberg: Thank you.
You and me— (buzzer)
The uh, the tiny tots again, was it?
Tweedly: Exactly.
Freberg: Sorry about that, here we go.
You and I; we sweat, (buzzer) perspire and strain
Body’s all aching and wracked with pain. Well, we got by that one.
Tote that barge, lift that bail!
You get a little... [he slows down and stops here, since the rest of it is “drunk and you land in jail”.]
Okay, take your finger off the button, Mr. Tweedly. We know when we’re licked. Well, that concludes “Elderly Man River” (buzzer). Oh, yes, and thank you for being with us, Mr. Tweedly.
Tweedly: You’re welcome, I’m sure.
