Friday, August 28, 2020

Shiver My Timbers

Q: What's a buccaneer?

A: A terrible price to pay for corn.

It may be corny, but my guilty musical pleasure these days is Thunderclash's version of "Shiver My Timbers" from Muppet Treasure Island.

1 comment:

Sean G. said...

Synchronicity: I was just listening to Little Lord Fauntleroy and the charming young boy just said "Shiver my timbers!" causing a laughter on the ship. I pause to check out my favorite blogs and see this post! I don't think I've ever heard or seen the term shiver *my* timbers. (I'm accustomed to the *me* variety).

I thought I listened to corny music and then I heard this song. The Land Before Time soundtrack by James Horner and Diana Ross is a personal favorite (the original, not the subsequent musical iterations!)

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