Hes Got the Whole World in His Pants [Bargain Price] [Paperback]

Gavin Edwards (Author), Seth (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: November 7, 1996

A humorous collection of music's most widely misunderstood lyrics, from traditional folk songs to cutting-edge rock.

--This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.

Editorial Reviews

Review

One of the funniest music books to appear in 1996 was this collection, which will be a solid and ongoing laugh for any who've long listened to music lyrics and misunderstood them. Misheard lyrics and blunders are presented in an engaging collection spiced with cartoons. Familiarity with contemporary rock is a 'must' for appreciation of many of these contemporary jingles. -- Midwest Book Review --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.

From the Publisher

SAY WHAT?

You're driving down a clean strech of highway. The radio's blaring your favorite Elvis song. Life is good, you think, as you belt out "people love bagels" as loud as you can. So what if your best friend insists it's really "Viva Las Vegas"?

The contagiously popular 'Scuse Me While I Kiss This Guy hit a real chord with music lovers everywhere-hundreds of fans wrote to Gavin Edwards, clamoring for more misheard lyrics and offering their own aural blunders. He's Got the Whole World in His Pants brings you more of the best that today's-and yesterday's-artists have to offer. From traditional folk songs to cutting-edge rock, He's Got the Whole World in His Pants features the funniest and most popular misheard lyrics, including:
"The cross-eyed baby that you gave to me"
("The cross I bear that you gave to me"-Alanis Morissette)
"I want a piece of date bread"
("I wanna be sedated"-The Ramones)
"Someone shaved my wife tonight"
("Someone saved my life tonight"-Elton John) and the famously incomprehensible "Louie Louie" (look it up-it's in here). --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.

Product Details

• Paperback: 192 pages
• ISBN-10: 0684825090
• ASIN: B000H2MTB4
• Product Dimensions: 6 x 6 x 0.5 inches
• Shipping Weight: 6.4 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 3.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (6 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,527,794 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Laughing so hard I was crying!, June 2, 2005

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Kerrie A. Murray "LadieKerrie" (Providence, RI) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: He's Got the Whole World in His Pants (Paperback)

I, for one, found this book to be really funny. My husband and I were rolling on the floor with laughter reading this book. Whoever cannot find at least SOME humor in this book takes themselves and life WAY too seriously.....

2.0 out of 5 stars Not as good as his other books, January 1, 2008

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John Smith (Hill Valley, CA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Hes Got the Whole World in His Pants (Paperback)

I love Gavin Edwards's other books. 'Scuse Me While I Kiss This Guy, When A Man Loves A Walnut, and Deck The Halls With Buddy Holly were hilarious and had great illustrations. However, I was really disappointed with this one. The "misheard lyrics" seem much more contrived (does anyone really hear "my goat knows the bowling score" instead of "Michael, row the boat ashore?"), and the illustrations (which are the real meat and drink of these books) were not only unimaginative and badly done, but many were blatantly sexual, which I feel goes against the simple, childlike atmosphere the illustrations are supposed to create. There's nothing wrong with a blatantly sexual misheard lyric, but my problem is with the illustrations. I'd been looking for this book for a long time, so you can imagine how disappointed I was by it.

If you're looking for a book on misheard lyrics, get his other books. They are hilarious, and I love the pictures in those.

7 of 12 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Hilarious!, February 25, 1999

By A Customer

This review is from: He's Got the Whole World in His Pants (Paperback)

I have almost all of Edwards' books and I can read them over and over. To this day I still find humor in each entry. These books will always be an enjoyable read. Thank you Gavin Edwards!