Susan, thank you. I know port and starboard, but I didn’t know the song. So I never would have gotten the joke….Which actually is a pretty good joke for the people who got it. Sometimes explaining a joke is educational.. Steve Martin used to do a routine about jokes that only a small number of people would get ….And then he did a joke about wrenches that only somebody who knew all there is to know about wrenches could possibly get…
She speaks their language, no wonder the pirates dig her.When Townes Van Zandt sang “I’ve been everywhere”, he included a verse that just kept repeating the name of the city he happened to be in, playing to cheers of the local crowd.
SusanSunshine Premium Member over 9 years ago
Apparently, that’s Beyonce, singing a parody of her song, “Irreplaceable” …
The lyrics repeat the lines “To the left,To the left…Everything you own in a box to the left…”
(She’s kicking out her boyfriend.)
And these are pirates, see..?On a ship.And on a ship, they say “port” for “left”…. see?
Ow. My head hurts.
Thank you, Great Google, without Whom I wouldn’t have had a clue.
(But… am I better off, knowing, or not knowing?)
PICTO over 9 years ago
Nice booty.
Godfreydaniel over 9 years ago
True enough that if ya gotta explain then ’tain’t funny, McGee. I think Peter would pan this gag.
MommaBee170 over 9 years ago
And yet – I got it so fast I was singing it as I read it, and I’ll bet my entire music-diverse family did the same.
As an added bonus – I will always remember port vs starboard now. :)
shipl14 over 9 years ago
A starrrrrrr is born
sacldczoo over 9 years ago
This was a ‘pirated’ version.
Kamino Neko over 9 years ago
I will never understand pride in/aggressive defense of ignorance.
Kind&Kinder over 9 years ago
Why does Beyonce look more like Bitney Spears?
Varnes over 9 years ago
Susan, thank you. I know port and starboard, but I didn’t know the song. So I never would have gotten the joke….Which actually is a pretty good joke for the people who got it. Sometimes explaining a joke is educational.. Steve Martin used to do a routine about jokes that only a small number of people would get ….And then he did a joke about wrenches that only somebody who knew all there is to know about wrenches could possibly get…
zippykatz over 9 years ago
I see her name, I call her “Bouncy”.
finnygirl Premium Member over 9 years ago
Thank you, Susan! You always explain things so nicely. I appreciate it, and I still enjoy jokes even if they have to be explained to me. Thanks again!
kernelcorny Premium Member over 9 years ago
She speaks their language, no wonder the pirates dig her.When Townes Van Zandt sang “I’ve been everywhere”, he included a verse that just kept repeating the name of the city he happened to be in, playing to cheers of the local crowd.
Thehag over 9 years ago
Hah, I kept thinking ‘port’ as a place to you sail to or from, as in ‘any port in a storm’
Didn’t get who the singer was supposed to be, out of touch with pop music.
Thanks Susan for clearing it up for all of us.
Bruno, sounds like a fun song.