Sometimes, Maybe! - Song of the Month for July 2009

My brother Nathan recently presented me with two mixed CDs. Upon listening to the CDs, I quickly came to the conclusion that my brother is a lot cooler than I am! I have many favourites from these albums already, but one song in particular stands out as the obvious choice for song of the month. At first listen, it's cute and vintage and I'm a fan. However, the more I listen, the more perplexed I am. I'm sorry to say that I've spent a good hour or two analysing the lyrics. Give it a listen, and then if you will, float along with me through the murky waters of "Mama Let Me Scoop For You."

Alright? Here's what I've come up with:

1. What the heck is scooping? I thought perhaps this was some vintage slang, but Google said "no dice." I must therefore assume that it's something naughty due to a) his persistent pestering and b) the fact that he'd have to "spend the night" to do it. I suspect this is a response to a song I put on a CD for Nathan. "Walk Like A Camel" by Southern Culture On The Skids also fits into the "it SOUNDS naughty, but I have no idea if it is or isn't" category.

2. I get the impression from her vague responses that the "mama" in question doesn't know what scooping is either. The lady is non-committal and I can't say I blame her! If someone suggested that they wanted to "scoop" with me, I'd probably say "err... huh??" Some of my favourite responses are "sometimes, maybe", "ooh boy!" and "if you know how I want it did?" I think that one is priceless and utilitarian. I'm going to use that next time someone says something incomprehensible to me.

3. WHY, for the love of all things holy, does he go on and on about the scooping and then, THEN proclaim that he doesn't even like scooping... Excuse me? Men are complicated. I just don't get them. You wanna scoop with her for 2 and a half minutes and then you're all "ya know what? I don't even like scooping." And he was wearing her down, too!!! He even got a "come on, let's go see!" Isn't that just like men, though? They only want something when they can't have it! When they can have it, they don't want it anymore :P

4. There are some lyrics I'm not entirely clear on... help? At one point it sounds to me like she's saying "Two makes the cheese for combining, daddy", but I'm pretty sure that's not right. I also can't make out why he doesn't like to scoop. This is driving me crazy. Please help! I'm losing sleep!

At any rate, there's only one thing I know for certain about this song... Rufus Wainwright needs to do a cover!!!

Happy Summer!

Love,

Gillian