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Post by Doug on Sept 8, 2005 7:54:43 GMT -5
It was selected as #69 by the Atlanta Journal Constitutuion. See www.accessatlanta.com/music/content/music/0805/30southsongs.html?imw=YBy the way does anyone understand the comment about Alison's pronunciation of Georgia? Everyone knows she's not originally from the south, so wouldn't pronounce it as a native, but I have never viewed it as anything unusual. |
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Post by BonnevilleMariner on Sept 8, 2005 8:37:06 GMT -5
How can anybody not understand that comment? My sister used to listen to that song all the time before I got into AKUS. It always drove me nuts because I could never figure out what she was saying. It sounded to me like "On my way back to jaa-ja jew. The song always bugged me because of her pronunciation of that word, but ironically it was instrumental in me becoming a huge fan.
One day I was going nuts trying to figure out what she was saying, so I googled AKUS lyrics to try and find out. When I found out it was "Georgia" I guess it made sense, although I have no idea why she says it that way.
Anyway, it was during that search that I found a couple AKUS fan sites and became interested in them. Interestingly enough, my sister really isn't an AKUS fan any more for some reason. The only explanation is that she must be nuts.
The live version of "Oh Atlanta" has a little clearer pronunciation than the album version, yet it still has my 4-yr-old asking what the heck is that she's saying.
About this list of songs of the south- what's with all the rap and hip hop? I'm no music history expert, but isn't that kind of an urban genre? Somehow rap and hip hop don't really conjure up beautiful images of the south in my mind. Am I alone on this?
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Post by eyesoflove on Sept 8, 2005 11:36:50 GMT -5
A lot of today's hip hop artists hail from Atlanta, GA, actually. Atlanta is a pretty big mecca of hip hop as is many cities in FL.
I always wondered what gave her the idea to pronounce "Georgia" the way she does, but I never had any problems deciphering what she was saying. I thought it may have gone back to something in the original because I'd never heard it, but I guess not. But I've heard several Georgians pronounce it like, "Jowadja," and when I replay the way she says it my head that's kind of what she's doing. The only difference is that she's making some sort of hard "g" sound in the middle like, "Jorgidga." Who knows why she did it, but it certainly stands out.
Stacy
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Post by Kimberly on Sept 10, 2005 12:42:39 GMT -5
I have always been fascinated with her pronunciation of Georgia. I love it. I don't know why, but I do. To me, it sounds like she's saying, "Geor-or-guh-gia." On the 1995 album, it sounds like "Geor-or-guh-gia, uh uh." lol. I love Alison!
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