tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5489977357310651356.post7030733562287641879..comments2008-10-14T10:18:34.242-07:00Don Baarns - Unlikely Salserohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06312061855724975322DonBaarns@hotmail.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5489977357310651356.post-39844918900381445682008-10-14T05:50:00.000-07:002008-10-14T05:50:00.000-07:00Ok, here's my transcript after listening to the first version a few times:-<BR/><BR/>As around the sun the earth now seems to be revolving<BR/>And the rosebuds know the bloom ???? May<BR/>Just as hate knows love's a cure<BR/>You can rest your mind for sure<BR/>That I'll be lovin' you always<BR/><BR/>As now we can feel the mystery of tomorrow<BR/>But in passing we'll grow older every day<BR/>Just as all that's born is new<BR/>Do know what I say is true<BR/>That I'll be lovin' you always<BR/><BR/>Most of it seems fairly straightforward, a few bits took a couple of replays and there's one bit (marked with ????) I couldn't really figure out - I could feel myself being tempted to guess - but resisted it.<BR/><BR/>I couldn't help noticing how my mind was trying to fill-in or predict what the words were. Of course we all do this subconsciously, only certain words are "allowed" to fit the meaning, the grammar, the rhythm and rhyme. I guess it is rather like how eye-sight works, we combine the visual inputs with a whole lot of previously known patterns to create what we actually "see". Learning to draw has a lot to do with learning to see what is actually there and not what we imagine - maybe learning to listen is similar.<BR/><BR/>After listening to the second version, I spotted a few corrections.<BR/><BR/>"..now seems to be.." is wrong in the first line, but I still could not make out what George Michael was singing<BR/>On the second line it's "... to bloom in early May." - although listening to Stevie again, he does sing "early" with a strong American twang and it is still difficult to pick out. My best guess had been that the word "color" was in there somewhere - which is completely wrong.<BR/>First line of the second verse sung by George sounds like "As now can't reveal the mystery..." but it's an odd bit of language, so I wouldn't bet my house on it.<BR/><BR/>Hope this helps your research - not sure what I have learned thoughJoenoreply@blogger.com