You know that song from The Sound of Music, the one that goes "Doe, a deer, a female deer"? Paul and I discovered we have different ways of singing it. WITHOUT LOOKING UP THE ACTUAL LYRICS, which of these do you say is correct?
a) Fa, a long long way to run
b) Fa, a longer way to run
a) Ti, a drink with jam and bread
b) Ti, I drink with jam and bread
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I'm an A for both.
A!
Used to be obsessed with The Sound of Music and all its songs! And by "used to be" I mean "still am."
Yeah it has to be A for both
A! A! A!
Definitely A to both.
Both A
A and A!
A for both.
You'd probably like this:
Sounds of Music Belgian Prank
Yeah Sound of Music... not sure where the extra s came from ;)
Umm, "A" for both, of course.
Fa - "B"
Ti - "A"
A then B
a and b. Final answer.
I am so sure, I didn't even read the other comments, because I didn't want to get confused.
A for both, obviously.
A for both. Now that song is stuck in my head. hehehe.
A for both
A and A! Oh my gosh, it's not normal the love I have for this movie. It was one of those movies I watched ALL THE TIME when I was little and never managed to forget any of the lines. "Uncle Max, are you sure father would approve of us singing in public?"
I say A for both as well!
A and A. Maria has been babysitting a lot around these parts lately...
it's an A day all around!
Ha! And now I tried to google it and, depending on which site I go to, the answer is different. So, according to the internets, THEY ARE ALL RIGHT. Internets, I AM SO DISAPPOINTED IN YOU.
There has to be a "right" answer. I stand by my previous answers.
a for the first and b for the second
It's so A.
The timing of this post is too funny! My hubby was just singing this song to our 4 year old Wednesday and forgot the lyrics. I had no clue, but found them through the magic of google. So I know, but won't reply. BTW, the hubby and I sing lots of kids songs differently.
It's A for both.
Not only do I love the movie, but I was in the musical in high school.
A for both, definitely!
a for both--that's how I sing it.
It's A for both and I won't believe you if you say otherwise!
i sing it A, then B.
fa=a
ti=b
I think a for the first. No, I KNOW a for the first, and I'm pretty sure, but not 100%, b for the second.
(If I'm wrong on the first, I will feel stupid for stating my "knowledge" so emphatically.)
a for both!!
A
and
I'm not sure now that I read your post. I think A again.
A then B
L.O.V.E. Sound of Music
Definitely A for both.
A. A. And I will only believe otherwise if Julie Andrews herself tells me.
Both A, obviously.
A then B
A & A
It's A and A.
Would be A for both . And I still get the lyrics wrong for many songs,but this is my final answer. And if I should be wrong, I will continue to sing it this way.
"A" for both
A and A. For sure.
I say that it is A for both
A for Fa, but I think I would have said Ti, to be drunk with jam and bread, which I'm sure is not right, so I'll go with A for that one too.
I use A for both! :)
A for both
A for both.
A and A.
A and A. Please tell us who thought who!
A... and I say a "long-a-way" to run??
I can't wait to see where this is going...
A for both!
BTW, the link to the people performing that song in the Belgian train station is so awesome. I love that kind of thing. I wish it happened more (ever) in my area.
A is correct in both instances, I do believe. But I am notorious for mishearing lyrics and inserting my own instead.
A for both.
A for both!
A for both!
Obviously A for both
a for both!
A for both
A and A.
Did you need one more confirmation that A is the correct answer for both? Because it is. I love it when other people sing different lyrics to the same song--it's interesting how we can make our ears hear what we think is being said.
A and A.
I only know the beer version:
fa, a long way to the bar
ti, I'd rather have a beer
Of course, it's A. And I know that you answered it correctly and Paul did not.
A and A.
A for both.
A and A. And I should know, I had to sing the song in chorus in 5th grade.
Definitely A for both. Tell Paul he's wrong. : )
My word verification is "facken." That's the closest to a real word I've ever seen...sketchy...
It is def. a to both- i performed this play in hs!
A. for both verses!
A, the way to sing the song
B, is wrong wrong wrong wrong wrong!
It's most definitely A for both. That is probably my favorite movie of all time.
a) and a)
I am completely positive of this because my best friend's daughter has been watching TSOM obsessively and I've heard it a *lot* lately.
Paul is wrong.
A for both, but perhaps you and your husband would appreciate the beer version?
Doh! I need to buy some beer.
Ray - the guy who sells me beer.
Me - the guy who drinks the beer.
Far I'll drive to get some beer.
So, I need another beer.
La la la la la la la.
Tea? No thanks - I'll have a beer.
That will bring us back to Doh! (Doh! Doh! Doh!)
Sorry if I've offended anyone. :)
I always sing A for both, but then again I also used to sing "A pocket full of sun", which suggests that not only am I an unreliable source, but also that I have a tenuous grasp on the workings of both the sun and pockets.
A for both.
A.
B.
I will say that I think the actual lyrics for the Ti are 'a drink with jam and bread' I prefer to sing 'I drink with jam and bread' because it makes more sense to me that way.
They're both correct.
A to both.
A & A all the way.
A for both!!!
a for both. And I'm an expert - it was my mother's favorite movie.
I say A for both.
I never saw the movie...
Another vote for A, for both. I think we have a growing consensus here. . .
Both "A". :)
1 A
2 A
Totally A's, dude.
"a" for both. As a former obsessed fan, I am quite certain. Also, I had the piano music.
A for both!
I think everyone here is right on track with the A's, but what's the title of the song? Is your title of the post a typo, or is it really sol? I thought it was just so?
ktjrdn-- It was a surprise to me, too! I only found out it was "sol" when I looked up the lyrics.
A for both!
FYI I am reading your blog and leaving this comment on hubby's iPhone while driving through indiana on the way to Wisconsin
Isn't it funny that this post is what draws folks out of the woodwork to comment? :D
I love this movie so much, I dragged my husband on the bus tour through Salzburg, Austria, to all the places the film was shot. It is a resounding "A" to both questions.
I bet all the chorus geeks of the world remember "solfege" training from high School. Hence, the "sol" instead of "so". Oh high school choir...how I miss you
I vote A for both.
a. for both!
I vote a for both! Never heard of the b options before!
I'm going to be singing this for the rest of the day...
both A
Both 'a'.
Clearly A and A.
No question - A & A
A for both. And I hope you post a picture of the spreadsheet you make of the answers (presumably so you can illustrate to Paul just how wrong he is.)
A and A. Those were your answers, right?
Um, a and a. Has anyone answered otherwise?
Both A. It would have to be "farther" for "longer" to make sense in the first and since all the rest of the lines use "a" something it wouldn't make sense for Ti to deviate with an "i" in the second. :-)
It's A for both, but I learned something today ... I totally thought it was a drink with GERMAN bread!!!! I've been singing it that way forever! I always wondered who decided that tea was the perfect drink to go with german bread.
A) for both. I love this song!
Double A!
AA
which reminds me, time to refill my drink
A's all the way
LAUREN! I love your beer song!
I've always sang it a for both.
a and a
word verification: cronsung
No question, no equivocation: A for both.
I have a slight variation on the beer version though which has never, ever failed to make me laugh:
Dos, a beer, a Mexican beer
Ray, the guy who buys me beer
Me, the guy Ray buys beer for
Far, a long, long way from beer
So, I think I'll have a beer
Tea, no thanks I'll have a beer
La, la la la la la BEER
And that brings us back to Dos (Dos Dos Dos)
:-)
A for both, Mz. Swistle. I've sung all of that music on more than one occasion. A and A... I can teach you the hand signs as well if that would be helpful!! hehehe
Without looking at the other comments, I'd say a and a.
I wanted to do a new version of this and got as far as "Do, a phrase that Homer says."
Then I had nothing.
A on both counts! (those were YOUR guesses, not Paul's, right? :)
Chiming in late to say, A to both!
A on both counts. I'm positive.
I'll take A on each for $1000, Alex.
A
A, for both.
A for both.
A and A.
'A' on both.
both a..although when I was younger I sang "Ti, a drink with German bread". it works if you sing with the accent ;)
A..I believe :)!
sandy toe
a and an a
oh the memories!
a) x 2.
a and a!
A and A, and I'm sure that's you thinking A.
a and a.
"A" for both. But, then again, I've never been really accurate about song lyrics. Take "Blinded by the Light," for example. And I never know what the lyrics mean. Like "Mama's got a squeeze box she wears on her chest." My husband had to explain that to me. So, I'm a little naive in the lyric department.
At 134 almost unanimous comments, I'm pretty sure you don't need lil old me to tell you it's A for both answers, but just in case there's a prize....A for both answers. ;o)
My vote was for A and A too -- but now I am curious as to which of you was right!
A for both. :-)
A & A. What is this "B" nonsense? ;)
Clear as a bell
A.
A.
Swistle, please don't tell me you think it's B....
i say "a" for both...but usually i'm the one who gets the lyrics wrong (i sang "she wore a red spyricle dress" for years until i learned it was "she wore a raspberry beret;" also there was "parabou twit" instead of "caribbean queen").
Most definitely A for both. The B choices are hilarious though. :)
I've been "Sound of Music" obsessed since age 7! LOVE IT.
The answer is A, for both choices.
Yeah I'm an A for both. We are watching it on TV right now! I'll have to ask him what his vote is. How do you say it?
A and A! Is B Paul?
A for both!
Definately A for both - I'm sure!
It's A for both. I'm going to cry if you think it's B!
a for both;
however- when i was a littly, i always sang:
tea, a drink for german bread.
???
A, for both.
Both A
I sing it A and then B
A and A!
I sing A and then B.
(A) on both counts
both A's, of course!
I LOVE that movie (just watched part of it the other night on TV). I say A for both!
A for both!
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