Moderators Chest Rockwell Posted August 9, 2019 Moderators Posted August 9, 2019 (edited) I thought they said papi. A lot of Europeans say papa. And a lot of pop song writers are European. Maybe that's the link? Edited August 9, 2019 by Chest Rockwell Quote
Paid Members gmoney Posted August 9, 2019 Paid Members Posted August 9, 2019 "Written by Brian Elliot with additional lyrics by Madonna". I bet one of those additional lyrics was "Papa". Quote
WyattSheepMask Posted August 9, 2019 Posted August 9, 2019 27 minutes ago, gmoney said: Who the hell says "Papa" who isn't Latino? Women who drive a Renault Clio Quote
Paid Members Hannibal Scorch Posted August 9, 2019 Paid Members Posted August 9, 2019 I think we should rename this thread reasons to feel depressed Quote
Paid Members Accident Prone Posted August 9, 2019 Paid Members Posted August 9, 2019 (edited) 1 hour ago, gmoney said: This has never occurred to me before, but the word "Papa" in this song is really annoying. Who the hell says "Papa" who isn't Latino? Fivel from An American Tail constantly referred to his dad as 'Papa', and he had your standard, generic american accent (despite being Russian). Coincidentally, that film being 33 years old makes me feel old. Edited August 9, 2019 by Accident Prone Quote
Paid Members gmoney Posted August 9, 2019 Paid Members Posted August 9, 2019 7 minutes ago, Accident Prone said: Fivel from An American Tail constantly referred to his dad as 'Papa', and he had your standard, generic american accent. Yeah, but he's Eastern European. That's pretty integral to the plot. Quote
Paid Members Accident Prone Posted August 9, 2019 Paid Members Posted August 9, 2019 1 minute ago, gmoney said: Yeah, but he's Eastern European. That's pretty integral to the plot. That's hardly Latino though. Always found it off-putting how they diluted Fivel's Russian accent with an American twang. Quote
Paid Members Ronnie Posted August 9, 2019 Paid Members Posted August 9, 2019 (edited) 1 hour ago, gmoney said: Who the hell says "Papa" who isn't Latino? Posh people. The Royals refer to their fathers like that, pronounced totally differently, of course. (Google offers the pronunciation. You can switch between British and American for contrast.) Edited August 9, 2019 by Ronnie Quote
Grecian Posted August 9, 2019 Posted August 9, 2019 One of the replies to Richard Osman's tweets points out that if The Wonder Years was made now with the same difference back to childhood, it'd be set in 1999. Quote
Paid Members gmoney Posted August 9, 2019 Paid Members Posted August 9, 2019 20 minutes ago, Accident Prone said: That's hardly Latino though. Always found it off-putting how they diluted Fivel's Russian accent with an American twang. Yes, sorry, I had silently conceded Chest's point that Europeans say Papa as well. Quote
Paid Members Hannibal Scorch Posted August 9, 2019 Paid Members Posted August 9, 2019 5 hours ago, Chest Rockwell said: I thought they said papi. A lot of Europeans say papa. And a lot of pop song writers are European. Maybe that's the link? Also, Madonna's Grandparents on her Dad's side were Italian emigrants according to wiki, so she probably did call him Papa Quote
Paid Members Jazzy G Posted August 9, 2019 Paid Members Posted August 9, 2019 Found an old Lemon Jelly mix from the Breezeblock on Radio 1 that my mates and I used to listen to on road trips on SoundCloud today. It's 20 years old. Quote
Dazzer Posted August 9, 2019 Posted August 9, 2019 13 hours ago, gmoney said: This has never occurred to me before, but the word "Papa" in this song is really annoying. Who the hell says "Papa" who isn't Latino? I used to call one of my Grandads (who was Scottish) Papa and neither me nor my sisters are Latino. Quote
Pier Six Brawler Posted August 9, 2019 Posted August 9, 2019 On the subject of the Wonder Years, there hasn't really been much in the way of TV shows set in the 90s during the last decade, in the same way that for years TV would have nostalgic shows set around 20 years in the past (Happy Days, Wonder Years, That 70s show, Everybody Hates Chris). Quote
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