Marvelettes funny lyric translation on Pandora

**daviddesper** · 09-13-2012, 12:40 AM

I listen a lot to Pandora and when they play a song, they generally post the first few lines of the lyrics. But sometimes they are not "quite" printed as they sound in the song. For example, just a few minutes ago, they played the Marvelettes' "You're the One" and the lyrics were printed on screen as follows:

A Closet Full of Glad Rags
All Tucked Away in a Bed That's Swank

Thought you guys might get a charge out of that one!

**motony** · 09-13-2012, 08:34 AM

funny....they must not know what a "pad" is.

**snakepit** · 09-13-2012, 02:46 PM

what IS the lyric?

**motony** · 09-13-2012, 03:36 PM

Originally Posted by snakepit

what IS the lyric?

"all tucked a way in a PAD thats swank"

**daviddesper** · 09-14-2012, 12:02 AM

Actually for a song that was not that big a hit, it is pretty well-written and tells a pretty good story. Smokey at his best.

I assume we would all admit if we were honest that some of Motown's bigger hits did have some rather odd lyrics. For example:

"You're shiftless and you're lazy, just like that hound dog Daisy."

or:

"Mama's cooking bread...she wore a dirty raggedy scarf around her head."

**arrr&bee** · 09-14-2012, 12:39 PM

Originally Posted by daviddesper

i listen a lot to pandora and when they play a song, they generally post the first few lines of the lyrics. But sometimes they are not "quite" printed as they sound in the song. For example, just a few minutes ago, they played the marvelettes' "you're the one" and the lyrics were printed on screen as follows:

A closet full of glad rags
all tucked away in a bed that's swank

thought you guys might get a charge out of that one!

haha...my fav from the marvelous ones.