The "Plant-it Earth"

carolinagirl · Post by **carolinagirl** » June 8, 2006 12:29 pm

I heard it right away back in the 1970s, and it used to bother me. Now, it's an endearing part of the original. Anyone else ever noticed it?

carolinagirl · Post by **carolinagirl** » June 8, 2006 1:51 pm

Okay, I guess I'm the only one that ever noticed. No biggy...

It's in Volcano...

I just heard it again on my CD, coming back from getting 'keet from soccer camp, and pointed it out to him. That's the way I know immediately if the version I hear is original or live.

In the line, "No time to count what I'm worth; I just left the planet Earth," Jimmy mispronounces planet with an extra T in there. In all the live versions of the song, he gets it right. I always wondered if it bothered him that he left it in that way in the original Volcano!

Landlocked Pirate · Post by **Landlocked Pirate** » June 8, 2006 1:54 pm

I don't know.....

Yes, I felt the same way. Now I love it.

carolinagirl · Post by **carolinagirl** » June 8, 2006 1:57 pm

Landlocked Pirate wrote:I don't know.....

Yes, I felt the same way. Now I love it.

Yay, I'm not alone!

Tiki Bar · Post by **Tiki Bar** » June 8, 2006 2:07 pm

I'll think of you whenever I hear it now!!

phjrsaunt · Post by **phjrsaunt** » June 8, 2006 2:09 pm

I always thought he was saying "the PLANET Earth" Go figure.

and Mings, of course!

phjrsaunt · Post by **phjrsaunt** » June 8, 2006 2:11 pm

ACTUALLY, I just checked the new song lyric data base on here, and it says "PLANET" there....

carolinagirl · Post by **carolinagirl** » June 8, 2006 2:18 pm

phjrsaunt wrote:ACTUALLY, I just checked the new song lyric data base on here, and it says "PLANET" there....

You're kidding, right? I know it says planet!

I'm talking about an oopsy mispronunciation that not everyone would notice.

You gotta LISTEN to him singing it.

fins2theleft · Post by **fins2theleft** » June 8, 2006 2:18 pm

i had to go and listen to it.....i think his intention was just to string out the word Planet with the beat and it came out plant-it

Tiki Bar · Post by **Tiki Bar** » June 8, 2006 2:18 pm

phjrsaunt wrote:ACTUALLY, I just checked the new song lyric data base on here, and it says "PLANET" there....

I think she was referring to pronunciation only.

carolinagirl · Post by **carolinagirl** » June 8, 2006 2:20 pm

Tiki Bar wrote: I'll think of you whenever I hear it now!!

Cool! You're so sweet...

carolinagirl · Post by **carolinagirl** » June 8, 2006 2:22 pm

fins2theleft wrote:i had to go and listen to it.....i think his intention was just to string out the word Planet with the beat and it came out plant-it

Good point.

phjrsaunt · Post by **phjrsaunt** » June 8, 2006 2:26 pm

carolinagirl wrote:
phjrsaunt wrote:ACTUALLY, I just checked the new song lyric data base on here, and it says "PLANET" there....
You're kidding, right? I know it says planet!

I'm talking about an oopsy mispronunciation that not everyone would notice.

You gotta LISTEN to him singing it.

Well doggone it, girl! Ya got me!!

hawaiiboy · Post by **hawaiiboy** » June 8, 2006 10:59 pm

carolinagirl wrote:I heard it right away back in the 1970s, and it used to bother me. Now, it's an endearing part of the original. Anyone else ever noticed it?

I always thought that he was singing "a planted earth"

Phinsup2! · Post by **Phinsup2!** » June 9, 2006 2:06 pm

[/quote]I always thought that he was singing "a planted earth"

[/quote]

Yes...I thought PLANTED also. That would make more sense that plant-it.

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