Because they're macaws?

innerSpaceman · 04-12-2007, 12:14 PM

But while continuing the fine tradition of "Hi-Diddle-Dee-Dee," "Zip-a-dee-doo-da" and "Bibbidi-Bobbidy-Boo" when composing "Supercalifragilisticexpialidocious," do you suppose the Sherman Brothers were really thinking along those lines when they clearly substituted "claws" for "caws" in a last-minute, post-presstime revision after a night of drunken shenanigans??

Alex · 04-12-2007, 12:22 PM

It is really weird to do a Google search to investigate an issue and have the first result returned be the very conversation spawning the issue.

Very circular. Very meta.

Alex · 04-12-2007, 12:34 PM

I may have found an attribution for the kamikaze version. According to this old USENET thread (let's play a game of hey, I recognize those people) the lyrics provided with the Disney Theme Park Sing-Along said "kamikaze." But nobody seems to give that much credence.

The thread also offers the Under New Management equivalent line from Florida:

"The boys in the back are on the cause
And that's because they are macaws"

So it looks like the new managers decided on a lyric that makes more sense. Which automatically makes "claws" better.

04-12-2007, 12:14 PM	#1
innerSpaceman Kink of Swank Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Inner Space Posts: 13,075	But while continuing the fine tradition of "Hi-Diddle-Dee-Dee," "Zip-a-dee-doo-da" and "Bibbidi-Bobbidy-Boo" when composing "Supercalifragilisticexpialidocious," do you suppose the Sherman Brothers were really thinking along those lines when they clearly substituted "claws" for "caws" in a last-minute, post-presstime revision after a night of drunken shenanigans??
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04-12-2007, 12:22 PM	#2
Alex . Join Date: Feb 2005 Posts: 13,354	It is really weird to do a Google search to investigate an issue and have the first result returned be the very conversation spawning the issue. Very circular. Very meta.
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04-12-2007, 12:34 PM	#3
Alex . Join Date: Feb 2005 Posts: 13,354	I may have found an attribution for the kamikaze version. According to this old USENET thread (let's play a game of hey, I recognize those people) the lyrics provided with the Disney Theme Park Sing-Along said "kamikaze." But nobody seems to give that much credence. The thread also offers the Under New Management equivalent line from Florida: "The boys in the back are on the cause And that's because they are macaws" So it looks like the new managers decided on a lyric that makes more sense. Which automatically makes "claws" better.
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