Translation Please

[barefoot serpent]

Daydream Believer

By John Stewart

Oh, I could hide 'neath the wings
Of the bluebird as she sings.
The six o'clock alarm would never ring.
But it rings and I rise,
Wipe the sleep out of my eyes.
My shavin' razor's cold and it stings.

Cheer up, Sleepy Jean.
Oh, what can it mean.
To a daydream believer
And a homecoming queen.

You once thought of me
As a white knight on a steed.
Now you know how happy I can be.
Oh, and our good times start and end
Without dollar one to spend.
But how much, baby, do we really need.

Cheer up, Sleepy Jean.
Oh, what can it mean.
To a daydream believer
And a homecoming queen.
Cheer up, Sleepy Jean.
Oh, what can it mean.
To a daydream believer
And a homecoming queen.

[Instrumental interlude]

Cheer up, Sleepy Jean.
Oh, what can it mean.
To a daydream believer
And a homecoming queen.
[Repeat and fade]

BTW: Hey, Hey... some of them are your guys!

[Spexxvet]

Originally Posted by barefoot serpent

Daydream Believer

By John Stewart

Wow, and I thought he was merely a comic/actor/anchorman on the daily show!

PS - A homecoming queen should exhibit school spirit - something that always makes me gag (rah-rah).

John Stewart is a singer/songwriter who deserves more recognition. I heard him live once at a little club in Mancos, Colorado, of all places, and he was great!

BTW, at my high school, the homecoming queen had to be one of the 5 head cheerleaders. The homecoming king had to be a member of the football team. There would be a big pageant in the school auditorium with the finale being the crowning of the homecoming queen. All 5 cheerleaders would be sitting anxiously up on the stage awaiting the outcome of the vote. Whoever got the crown was supposed to break into tears of joy and the other 4 were supposed to rush up and give her insincere hugs of congratulation. We always played our arch cross town rival for the event and had a parade, complete with marching band and floats. There was a bonfire ceremony, too, with kids dressed up as Indians running around it making war whoops. And, of course, the homecoming prom. One year my date to the prom just so happened to be black. I will never forget the look of outrage on one of the elderly chaperone's face when we were dancing together. Prejudice dies a long, slow death, if it dies at all.

[monster]

Originally Posted by Spexxvet

PS - A homecoming queen should exhibit school spirit - something that always makes me gag (rah-rah).

But in American English you could substitute "spunk" for "spirit", then translate back to British English and you've pretty much got it spot on, so to speak. Pearl necklaces and all that.

/I went too far, didn't I?

[CzinZumerzet]

I really love 'em and all of your interpretations seem to have hit someone's spot. I do remember Carrie but she was more like queen of the ball, for a night as I recall, not quite the same as your explanations about the homecoming side of it.

We (family etc) didnt get it right, and this side of your school/ college/ town life is not a part of our English culture. We guessed wrongly that 'homecoming' had something to do with returning veterans or servicepeople. I have never heard of this before so thanks for the elightenment. We have had great debate about it and thoroughly like the idea of celebrating reunions.

We do still have a Queen of the May, to celebrate May Day, but she is ususally the prettiest little girl at school, under tens that is. (More likely the one who's mum makes the best costume) We don't go in for beauty pageants at all, in relation to schools and communities.

The reference to homecoming queen was a couple of days ago in relation to the woman in the US Olympic ice skating pair and I am sorry I don't now recall her name, but she was apparantly an HQ. She is incredibly beautiful! The other most recent was in an episode of Malcolm in the Middle, much loved by me at least when Malcolm managed to capture one such for a date. It didnt last...shame.

Thank you for taking the time to elucidate.

[monster]

Originally Posted by CzinZumerzet

I really love 'em and all of your interpretations seem to have hit someone's spot. I do remember Carrie but she was more like queen of the ball, for a night as I recall, not quite the same as your explanations about the homecoming side of it

The dance (ball) would be the highlight of the homecoming queen's reign and probably where she would be crowned, I think. The football game is almost an aside.