@jouest done outside by a whole slew of men in armor hitting their swords on their Shields at the right opportunities it’s sort of an awesome thing the first time you hear it
@Cerridwyn I was with a group of friends dining at a Mongolian grill one evening many years ago, and the staff came out and sang one of the not-the-problematic “happy birthday” things at an adjoining table. It was much too chirpy, melodyless, and overall poorly done. We looked at each other, stood, delivered three verses of The Dirge, and then sat down. The birthday woman grinned.
@werehatrack grin. What verse is you favorite. Like any song that grows exponentially the verses varied by location and people they were written about. Some of them would definitely not very politically correct.
I like the verses that make me laugh.
“There is something you should learn
First you pillage, THEN you burn”
@Cerridwyn@werehatrack Your two verses are sung for anyone and everyone in my historical reenacting group who has a birthday! It’s a running joke in the group that people will ask when discussing or preparing for a battle, “Wait. Is it burn first and then pillage, or pillage first and then burn?”
@Cerridwyn@werehatrack 18th c Revolutionary War era, but we have some people who were in SCA, so that’s probably how the tradition ended up in our revwar group.
How about this first. It was written for at that Can’t remember if he was sitting on the throne Or if he was off the throw But it was for Sir Gregory of York
Here the women wail and weep
Kill them all, but spare the sheep
Being rounded up to sing HB to a middle-aged man who was clearly Not Enjoying the Process: most cringy office memory, ever. And why the procedure in Severence almost seems appealing. Almost.
@rockblossom eek that is creepy even though nothing happens. Work memories are we almost never had to do happy birthday songs, luckily. I do remember when one manager guy turned 40 and they had “over the Hill” balloons and stuff. I was about 22 at the time; that seemed so old to me.
When I retired about a year ago some of the people I’d worked with from the beginning were still there at age 60-70. (We were originally 20-30) I have no idea why, but I think it’s their entire life after 40+ years. They were/are great people to work with. But for me was a good time to retire (except for no more pay and healthcare; that sucks. Welcome to America!)
So many verses so little time
@Cerridwyn exception to every rule, I suppose
@jouest done outside by a whole slew of men in armor hitting their swords on their Shields at the right opportunities it’s sort of an awesome thing the first time you hear it
POPSOCKETS! ROAD ROCKETS! SONNY CROCKETT! AWESOME!
I want that guy’s shirt, but in a different color. Not the flannel guy, the other one.
@aetris The guy with the horn helmet?
@shahnm - Ummm… I don’t think that’s a guy - but I don’t want to be all gender- or body-shapey about it!
@Cerridwyn I was with a group of friends dining at a Mongolian grill one evening many years ago, and the staff came out and sang one of the not-the-problematic “happy birthday” things at an adjoining table. It was much too chirpy, melodyless, and overall poorly done. We looked at each other, stood, delivered three verses of The Dirge, and then sat down. The birthday woman grinned.
@werehatrack grin. What verse is you favorite. Like any song that grows exponentially the verses varied by location and people they were written about. Some of them would definitely not very politically correct.
I like the verses that make me laugh.
“There is something you should learn
First you pillage, THEN you burn”
@Cerridwyn
May the cities in your wake
Burn like candles on your cake
@werehatrack
/image thumbs up
@Cerridwyn @werehatrack Your two verses are sung for anyone and everyone in my historical reenacting group who has a birthday! It’s a running joke in the group that people will ask when discussing or preparing for a battle, “Wait. Is it burn first and then pillage, or pillage first and then burn?”
@ItalianScallion @werehatrack SCA?
@Cerridwyn @werehatrack 18th c Revolutionary War era, but we have some people who were in SCA, so that’s probably how the tradition ended up in our revwar group.
@ItalianScallion @werehatrack makes sense
@Cerridwyn
That lugubrious melody won’t leave my head! Gaaah!
@Kyeh
How about this first. It was written for at that Can’t remember if he was sitting on the throne Or if he was off the throw But it was for Sir Gregory of York
Here the women wail and weep
Kill them all, but spare the sheep
It depends on the birthday song.
@yakkoTDI He nailed it.
@jouest Is it your birthday today?
@Kyeh never
@jouest @Kyeh Spoken like an old man.
@Kyeh @yakkoTDI get off my lawn
I feel like I should be singing. You definitely don’t want that but it might make you like the rendition you were listening to earlier.
/youtube sherif john birthday song
@Cerridwyn Phenomenal cake!
@Kyeh I am old enough to remember watching that on TV
My fave by far…
@babysealclub or the live version
Being rounded up to sing HB to a middle-aged man who was clearly Not Enjoying the Process: most cringy office memory, ever. And why the procedure in Severence almost seems appealing. Almost.
@rockblossom eek that is creepy even though nothing happens. Work memories are we almost never had to do happy birthday songs, luckily. I do remember when one manager guy turned 40 and they had “over the Hill” balloons and stuff. I was about 22 at the time; that seemed so old to me.
When I retired about a year ago some of the people I’d worked with from the beginning were still there at age 60-70. (We were originally 20-30) I have no idea why, but I think it’s their entire life after 40+ years. They were/are great people to work with. But for me was a good time to retire (except for no more pay and healthcare; that sucks. Welcome to America!)
@rockblossom I’ve been told Severance is too accurate and am scared to watch it
@jouest Well, the lead character has been working at a certain company for more than a year and still has no idea what his job is, so …
@rockblossom same, tbh