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Great Lake Swimmers — Think That You Might Be Wrong
Album: New Wild Everywhere
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7.2

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Total ratings: 2422









Released: 2012
Length: 4:10
Plays (last 30 days): 3
What time is it?
Would you tell me, wolf?
Are you coming around here
With your teeth so sharp

I never gave you the best part of me
I just let you in charge for a little while

Must of been
Must of been some great fury
That took you so far
Took you so far away

Think that you might be wrong
Think that you might
Think that you might be wrong
Think that you might be wrong
Think that you might
Think that you might be wrong

And look at you now
With your confidence
Riding around on a lion's back
Mistaken a shadow for a stranger's love
Well, you're larger than life when the lighting is right

Must of been
Must of been some great fury
That took you so far
Took you so far away

Hey, hey

Oh, think that you might be wrong
Think that you might
Think that you might be wrong
Think that you might be wrong
Think that you might
Think that you might be wrong
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This would be a good "last dance" song. 

What do they use instead of Stairway to Heaven these days?
Must stop and pay attention whenever this is played.  Couldn’t love this sound more.
 DrLex wrote:

You're completely right.
“I could have eaten a sandwich.”
“I have eaten a sandwich.”
Curiously enough, I have never seen anyone ever writing “I of eaten a sandwich.”

Yet.


But we do see "I've eaten a sandwich." "Of" is pronounced "Ov"... so we are close.

Random thought... was "Of" pronounce with an "f" at one time and all them slack-ass teenagers of 1650 were terrible and started using a more easily pronounced "v"?
Yeah, they're from Ontario, but four out of five Great Lakes prefer Michigan. 
I'm getting "So Long Marianne" vibes myself.
I'm getting a Bruce Cockburn vibe from this . . . . 
 nomnol wrote:





Maybe the real lyrics read "must've been" . It wouldn't be the first time the lyrics weren't quite correct. 


Consider it poetic license. I doesn't take away from the song.
 dwhayslett wrote:

I think "must of been" is a bastardization of "must've been", which is the contraction of "must have been".

I could be completely wrong.  :-)

You're completely right.
“I could have eaten a sandwich.”
“I have eaten a sandwich.”
Curiously enough, I have never seen anyone ever writing “I of eaten a sandwich.”

Yet.
 tiler wrote:

yes  really like em

did you ever swim in a great lake ?  tis cold



Especially Lake Superior. Slipping into hypothermia after 10 minutes cold. I always thought Lake Michigan was cold, but it is bathwater compared to Lake Superior.
 dwhayslett wrote:

I think "must of been" is a bastardization of "must've been", which is the contraction of "must have been".

I could be completely wrong.  :-)





Maybe the real lyrics read "must've been" . It wouldn't be the first time the lyrics weren't quite correct. 
Ever been to Wainfleet?  No wonder these guys sound so gawd damned bored...
I love this… very pretty and it reminds me a little bit of Don Henleys voice.
What I've heard by them here makes me think that they are a really deep, interesting, talented group. Thanks, RP for the enlightenment!
Kind of has a Bruce Cockburn sound to them . . .  very nice! 
Such a beautiful little song, wonderfully sung.
Boy I really like this song, and have ever since I first heard it on rp years ago. I must admit, I never thought about the grammar involved.
Not wild on the exploding reverb spring.
Love love love this
Fantastic. I love it. Thank you RP.
 DW4554 wrote:
GLS are really good ...
 
I'm beginning to notice...
GLS are really good ...
 dwhayslett wrote:

I think "must of been" is a bastardization of "must've been", which is the contraction of "must have been".

I could be completely wrong.  :-)
 Right up there with substituting "don't" for doesn't and "aint" for isn't.   Grrrrrrr.

 DigitalJer wrote:

Hopefully that was just a typo.  Personal pet peeve for me, too.
 

Probably not a typo.  Lots of folks in the U.S. say it this way.  Children do it all the time.
 DaidyBoy wrote:

I still think you may be right.

Still, I "Think that you might be wrong."  Just saying ;)
 dwhayslett wrote:

I think "must of been" is a bastardization of "must've been", which is the contraction of "must have been".

I could be completely wrong.  :-)
 
Too much of it about these days.  Take Mr Gallagher, for example: 

"Take that look from off your face".

Really?


 Solanus wrote:
A few fixes on the lyrics:

I just left you in charge

Must have been (x4)
Mistaking your shadow


 
I still think you may be right.
Your are completely correct.  Only English people who have no understanding of grammar substitute of for have!  It isn't even the right part of speech.

dwhayslett wrote:

I think "must of been" is a bastardization of "must've been", which is the contraction of "must have been".

I could be completely wrong.  :-)
 

 user4176 wrote:
"Must of been" ... ?

I have read this on the net sometimes. Do native English speakers really use that instead of "have"?

Seems bizarre to me.
 
I think "must of been" is a bastardization of "must've been", which is the contraction of "must have been".

I could be completely wrong.  :-)
 user4176 wrote:
"Must of been" ... ?

I have read this on the net sometimes. Do native English speakers really use that instead of "have"?

Seems bizarre to me.
 
 DigitalJer wrote:

Hopefully that was just a typo.  Personal pet peeve for me, too.

 
I believe the RP site has the lyrics for the songs somehow pulled from lyric sites like AZLyrics and SongMeanings.com.  Those sites likely use some sorts of speech-to-text or voice recognition applications, which often make inaccurate phonetic translations.  I imagine that's the source of that incorrect lyric in this case and many other instances.  The lyrics are not linked from the artists' sites.

My guess would be that it comes from a contracted must've.

 

 

wilcogirl11 wrote:


This, and also another pet peeve of mine, saying, for example, "try AND go" instead of "try TO go"....drives me nuts, especially when I see professional media figures (journalists, writers, etc.) do it. 

 


 Hannio wrote:


Oliver or Thomas?

 
Yes. 
 user4176 wrote:
"Must of been" ... ?

I have read this on the net sometimes. Do native English speakers really use that instead of "have"?

Seems bizarre to me.

 
This, and also another pet peeve of mine, saying, for example, "try AND go" instead of "try TO go"....drives me nuts, especially when I see professional media figures (journalists, writers, etc.) do it. 
 user4176 wrote:
"Must of been" ... ?

I have read this on the net sometimes. Do native English speakers really use that instead of "have"?

Seems bizarre to me.

 
Hopefully that was just a typo.  Personal pet peeve for me, too.
"Must of been" ... ?

I have read this on the net sometimes. Do native English speakers really use that instead of "have"?

Seems bizarre to me.
A few fixes on the lyrics:

I just left you in charge

Must have been (x4)

Mistaking your shadow


 jpfueler wrote:
don't swim long in Superior ... too cold (Still ice in the east portions yet)

So, is this an ode to Cromwell? I beseech you ...

 

Oliver or Thomas?
 rdo wrote:
There are soooo many hits from the 50/60s that I love....why doesn't Bill play hardly any???

Post 1970 RP's taste and mine are identiical. 

The oldies played here are stuffystuffystuffystuffystuffystuffystuffystuffystuffy

 
This album was released in 2012.  Hardly what I would consider an oldie.  A goodie though.
I never thought in my life that I might be wrong {#Eh}
don't swim long in Superior ... too cold (Still ice in the east portions yet)

So, is this an ode to Cromwell? I beseech you ...
Almost did it for me, until the electric guitar kicked in for no purpose. A bit challenging though after Talk Talk's Eden 1988 wonder.  
 melkhyah wrote:
Please don´t play this anymore ...

 
It always baffles me when I'm working away and hear a song so sweet that I have to stop and check it out, then find that some people don't get the same vibe...  It's a beautiful thing that we don't all think alike!
 melkhyah wrote:
Please don´t play this anymore ...

 
Please play this every day :~)
I'm hearing a Glenn Fry/Jackson Browne influence. Kinda dig it. 
Please don´t play this anymore ...
Good band, lovely song!
lovely track, shame iTunes won't let me buy it as I am outside the USA...
There are soooo many hits from the 50/60s that I love....why doesn't Bill play hardly any???

Post 1970 RP's taste and mine are identiical. 

The oldies played here are stuffystuffystuffystuffystuffystuffystuffystuffystuffy
I love it! Lush and soulful... 
 Proclivities wrote:

I agree with your assessment of this song.  The chord progression seems like a pretty common one for the 1950s and '60s, especially when played with an arpeggio.  It's not a style which was "invented" by Leonard Cohen.

 
Doo wop? Something like Earth Angel...could be better examples
 rdo wrote:

Someone help me out here...This is an homage to the standards of the 60s and 50s, and not the Leonard Cohen song which, if I am not mistaken, was a bit of an homage to the standards of the 50s and 60s itself...

 
I agree with your assessment of this song.  The chord progression seems like a pretty common one for the 1950s and '60s, especially when played with an arpeggio.  It's not a style which was "invented" by Leonard Cohen.
 rdo wrote:

Someone help me out here...This is an homage to the standards of the 60s and 50s, and not the Leonard Cohen song which, if I am not mistaken, was a bit of an homage to the standards of the 50s and 60s itself...

 
I immediately heard "What's New Pussycat" but I admit I am usually way off . . .
{#Daisy}
{#Bounce}
Like!
Sweet. Just makes me want to slow dance w/my baby.
 jbunniii wrote:
I'm starting to like these guys more and more.

  Yeah, they grow on you. Pretty tasty lyrics.


A little like the Don Henley solo albums. Voice is similar.
I'm starting to like these guys more and more.
Agree - really nice song. Kinda old-school 60s and a little different from the previous Great Lake Swimmers album.
me 3! i didn't appreciate it the first few times; was turned off by the beginning sounding too much like a prince sobg. but i appreciate it more n more each time i hear it. it is unique. i love the strings w elec guitar. and the harmony.
Stephenater wrote:

Agreed, just had to bump it to a 9!

 

what a lovely song   i really love it.....{#Hug}{#Yes}
Good stuff!
 DaidyBoy wrote:
I love this song more every time I hear it. Thanks RP.

 
Agreed, just had to bump it to a 9!
I love this song more every time I hear it. Thanks RP.

 
rdo wrote:

Someone help me out here...This is an homage to the standards of the 60s and 50s, and not the Leonard Cohen song which, if I am not mistaken, was a bit of an homage to the standards of the 50s and 60s itself...

 
I am not sure what you are going for but there is a Skeeter Davis tune ("End of the World") that has a similar rhythmn.
Sooo relaxing, fine strings, can't go wrong with this :), thank you DJ.
That was wonderful!  And from a sweet part of the world—we drove through that country on our honeymoon 18 years ago on our way to Niagra Falls.  One quaint little Canadian town after another..  with very friendly folks.
 andigenu wrote:
Sure enough I cannot read minds, but to me it's the Eagles they bring to mind. Especially the singing.

lily34 wrote:
not too bad. trying to think of what it reminds me of...
 
 
Far less pretentious than Eagles. Far more genuine and meaningful imo.
i love this spring song

 
 mandolin wrote:
...so long, marianne...
 
Someone help me out here...This is an homage to the standards of the 60s and 50s, and not the Leonard Cohen song which, if I am not mistaken, was a bit of an homage to the standards of the 50s and 60s itself...
Very different GLS, from the other song played here.  I like this. {#Yes}
  richlister wrote:
1st question for £100, what is the worst thing you can say to a woman?

Answer: Think that you might be wrong. 
 
Byronape wrote:

"I think the dog crapped on the carpet somewhere.  It smells like crap in here all the sudden."  

I then saw that she had just taken her shoes off.  Couch night. 
 
....i LOOOOVE rp for things like THAT....laughing........
this is new to me and i love it{#Heartkiss}

Took me long enough to realize how good these guys are !  {#Beat}
 stunix wrote:
I find it distasteful that there are so many images of Cuba on the slideshow.    Are you guys trying to say something here?
 
Excuse me? Hinting at a commie complot? Prefer Jesus & ammo, yourself?
 mandolin wrote:
...so long, marianne...
 
i hear it too.
 stunix wrote:
I find it distasteful that there are so many images of Cuba on the slideshow.    Are you guys trying to say something here?

 
Yes, I think they are trying to say that Cuba is a visually interesting place. Want to see my pictures?
...so long, marianne...
I find it distasteful that there are so many images of Cuba on the slideshow.    Are you guys trying to say something here?
I could be mistaken, maybe I should have been looking at Florida......
9>10 in fact ...
8>9 it is
Thinking of things Canadian, reminds me some more C R Avery is required.
Love that spring reverb sound.
8 -> 9
 Proclivities wrote:

Q: Does this dress make me look fat?

A: Compared to what?

Good tune. 
 
you win!
 richlister wrote:
1st question for £100, what is the worst thing you can say to a woman?

Answer: Think that you might be wrong. 
 
Q: Does this dress make me look fat?

A: Compared to what?

Good tune. 
 richlister wrote:
1st question for £100, what is the worst thing you can say to a woman?

Answer: Think that you might be wrong. 
 
"I think the dog crapped on the carpet somewhere.  It smells like crap in here all the sudden."  

I then saw that she had just taken her shoes off.  Couch night. 
 richlister wrote:
1st question for £100, what is the worst thing you can say to a woman?

Answer: Think that you might be wrong. 
 
"Are you pregnant?"
I've never commited that faux pas, although I did comment to my wife-to-be that her feet were rather large, weren't they?  That didn't go over very well, let me tell you.
 richlister wrote:
1st question for £100, what is the worst thing you can say to a woman?

Answer: Think that you might be wrong. 
 

has nothing to do with the song  but  "you're just like your mother"  has always done me in nicely
1st question for £100, what is the worst thing you can say to a woman?

Answer: Think that you might be wrong. 
yes  really like em

did you ever swim in a great lake ?  tis cold
 Alexandra wrote:
I love these guys....what an absolutely delightful song all around. Little lead guitar nuances...3/4 time...a string arrangement....his yummy vocals.....this would make a great slow dance song.
  Yes! This is a lovely little song ...


for a moment it reminded me of jeff buckley
 lily34 wrote:
not too bad. trying to think of what it reminds me of...
 

John Mayer?

There is no worse feeling than to be proven wrong.  Best not to think you are right in the first place.  When I point this out to others, they call me arrogant.  What a vicious cycle of confusion. 


Hmmm, I like them but am not sure about this one. Will hold off rating until a few more listens.
I love these guys....what an absolutely delightful song all around. Little lead guitar nuances...3/4 time...a string arrangement....his yummy vocals.....this would make a great slow dance song.
Sure enough I cannot read minds, but to me it's the Eagles they bring to mind. Especially the singing.

lily34 wrote:
not too bad. trying to think of what it reminds me of...
 


This is great!
I likey

not too bad. trying to think of what it reminds me of...
new GLS...beautiful!