Joe Le Taxi
Does anyone remember Vanessa Paradis and her song 'Joe Le Taxi'? You know, that gappy toothed cheese eating surrender monkey from the 1990s?
I'm gonna assume it's a yes, because if nobody remembers her, this is kinda pointless. Well anyway, I was thinking about the song, and remembering that it was all in French, so the only bit I remember was "Joe la Taxi", and that I didn't know any of the other lyrics, probably because they're in French.
Well my French is poor at best, so in the interests of curiosity, I entered the lyrics into a Babelfish Translator, and this is what I got back:
Was she on fucking drugs or what?!?
I'm gonna assume it's a yes, because if nobody remembers her, this is kinda pointless. Well anyway, I was thinking about the song, and remembering that it was all in French, so the only bit I remember was "Joe la Taxi", and that I didn't know any of the other lyrics, probably because they're in French.
Well my French is poor at best, so in the interests of curiosity, I entered the lyrics into a Babelfish Translator, and this is what I got back:
Joe the Y taxi does not go everywhere Y does not walk to soda His yellow sax Connaît by heart all the streets All the p' tits bars All the black corners And the Seine And its bridges which shine In its case the music with Joe It is the rumba the old rock'n'roll with the mambo Joe the taxi It is his life rum with the mambo Embouteillage Li is as that Joe - Joe - Joe In his case the music with Joe resounds It is the rumba the old rock'n'roll with the mambo can Go ahead Joe Go ahead Joe Go ahead sinks In the night towards the Amazon Joe the taxi And Xavier cugat Joe the taxi And yma sumac Joe It is its life rum with the mambo Embouteillage Joe the taxi And the mariachis Joe the taxi And the cha-cha-chi Joe the taxi And the cha-cha-chi Go ahead Joe Go ahead sinks In the night towards the Amazon
Was she on fucking drugs or what?!?
Ryaninja flipped out at 7:18 pm
Throw me a Stabby Shuriken - 8 thrown so far!
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FTW? I do not take drugs but I think I may have to start after reading bits of that. Any recomendations on which ones to start with?
I remember her. She was HAWT, but yes she had that massive tooth-gap. Don't remember the song, though.
Send me the lyrics, I'll see if I can do a better job than babelfish. :)
Jeff, what does FTW stand for? I've been racking my brain, and all I can think of is "For The Wecord", in Elmer Fudd stylee.
As for drugs, I've never been one to advocate drugs or liquor, violence, insanity to anyone, but they've always worked for me. Try mushrooms, they're funneh.
Foss, here are the lyrics for Joe Le Taxi:
Joe le taxi
Y va pas partout
Y marche pas au soda
Son saxo jaune
Connaît toutes les rues par coeur
Tous les p’tits bars
Tous les coins noirs
Et la seine
Et ses ponts qui brillent
Dans sa caisse
La musique à joe
C’est la rumba
Le vieux rock au mambo
Joe le taxi
C’est sa vie
Le rhum au mambo
Embouteillage
Li est comme ça
Joe - joe - joe
Dans sa caisse
La musique à joe résonne
C’est la rumba
Le vieux rock au mambo bidon
Vas-y joe
Vas-y joe
Vas-y fonce
Dans la nuit vers l’amazone
Joe le taxi
Et xavier cugat
Joe le taxi
Et yma sumac
Joe - joe - joe
Joe le taxi
C’est sa vie
Le rhum au mambo
Embouteillage
Joe le taxi
Et les mariachis
Joe le taxi
Et le cha-cha-chi
Joe le taxi
Et le cha-cha-chi
Vas-y joe
Vas-y fonce
Dans la nuit vers l’amazone
Thanks Ryan. I now realise that I've forgotten French.
FTW in game speak means "For The Win" and is the equivalent of "I wholeheartedly support this person, venture, object and/or endeavour".
Ryan FTW!
It is an abbreviation used on another forum of which I am a member, meaning, Fat the Whuck, it is a spooneris, where the first consonant sounds of words are changed. Otherwise, I would have to type WTF or What the Fuck and that is just rude.
spoonerism not spooneris, i am a fat middle aged american white guy and can't be arsed to proof read my stuff til after i post.
Aha! Suddenly everything becomes clear!
I made up an acronym actually. It's WYSIWYSITHWASCTSPDI. It stands for What You See Is What You Shoot In The Head With A Shotgun Cos That Stupid Puppy Deserved It.
Robert Heinlein graced us with TANSTAAFL or There Ain't No Such Thing As A Free Lunch. He also came up with the theory that children should be raised in a barrel and fed through the bung hole on the side. On their 18th birthday, the parents drive in the bung and if the young adult can get out of the barrel, the parents have done a good of parenting.
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