dcdeb Posted May 6, 2015 Share Posted May 6, 2015 I agree, right away the song reminded me of HMDYLM and something from simon&garfunkle. Thanks for the info about the 2 lines i was wondering about. Guess i just heard penny because i didn't know thst expression. it has the same meaning tho, right? Bring home the money? Yes, actually the very beginning of the song reminds me of Paul Simon's Diamonds on the Soles of Her Shoes. So a number of us are getting that Paul Simon connection. And yes, that's what I take it to mean -- bringing home the bacon, we would say. Honestly, if that word isn't plenty, I don't know what else it could be that would make sense. It was the one phrase that was really clear to me from the first time I heard it that night. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
crazyaboutmika Posted May 6, 2015 Author Share Posted May 6, 2015 Thanks Deb for correcting the lyrics and NoaG for the lyrics video;and to everyone who helped Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mamiam Posted May 7, 2015 Share Posted May 7, 2015 Basically this is Mika's version of If I were a boy This is my top fav. with Beyonce! - Love,love me Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dcdeb Posted May 7, 2015 Share Posted May 7, 2015 Fine tuning, now that we have the majority of the lyrics. Have been listening more today and I think that the 3rd line has to be "broke, in tears..." not "broken tears". That just makes more sense. And watching his mouth I'm pretty sure it's "to live in Acapulco..." I'm going to update the first post with what we have now. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eleenka Posted May 7, 2015 Share Posted May 7, 2015 I love this song too and I want to add that when he writes songs about misfortunes and other people's crime, he perfectly knows how to do it I agree. The story he tells was real for me few months ago and I love the way he sings about it - like it was very funny, and well it is pretty funny:-). If you look at what hes doing with his hands while singing... I had to laugh, and I´m laughing until now especially if I imagined me thinking in this way about somebody Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lollipop_monkey Posted May 7, 2015 Share Posted May 7, 2015 I can't remember the last time I was THIS excited about a new Mika song. Probably One Foot Boy. It's perfect. It's got catchy rhythm like Blue Eyes and Love Today, it's got falsetto used like it was in How Much Do You Love Me, and it's got the intricate storytelling of Toy Boy. I watched half a clip from NYC but hadn't paid it a ton of attention. Tonight, in LA, it blew the roof off. Everyone I talked to after the gig was singling it out as an obvious highlight of the gig. Well done, Mika. You rockstar, you. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lollipop_monkey Posted May 7, 2015 Share Posted May 7, 2015 YouTuber La Vie D'orange posted this one from the LA gig. The audio is really clear: 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Emelyne412 Posted May 7, 2015 Share Posted May 7, 2015 Thanks a lot for your amazing work ! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dcdeb Posted May 7, 2015 Share Posted May 7, 2015 YouTuber La Vie D'orange posted this one from the LA gig. The audio is really clear: It is nice and clear for the most part, but I still can't make out the few words that I have questions about -- guess I'm a watcher not by choice, it's just what I was ???? What? He hits his head in both performances -- but I just can't think of what word that could be. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cathouzouf Posted May 7, 2015 Share Posted May 7, 2015 It is nice and clear for the most part, but I still can't make out the few words that I have questions about -- guess I'm a watcher not by choice, it's just what I was ???? What? He hits his head in both performances -- but I just can't think of what word that could be. I think it's: it's just what I was told Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marilyn Mastin Posted May 7, 2015 Share Posted May 7, 2015 Hi! It would mean the world to me if you'd watch the lyrics video I made for the song 'good wife'. There could be mistakes in it but I think it's pretty clear. It's called: 'MIKA - Good Wife Lyrics'. Please leave a like, that would make me very happy Thank you for the words on the video. I've been singing it to my husband! I clicked the "like" button. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mamiam Posted May 7, 2015 Share Posted May 7, 2015 Hi! It would mean the world to me if you'd watch the lyrics video I made for the song 'good wife'. There could be mistakes in it but I think it's pretty clear. It's called: 'MIKA - Good Wife Lyrics'. Please leave a like, that would make me very happy Thanks a million!!! :-) It's very, very easy to give you a "like" click!! Much more than that: You're my hero - for making this wonderful song so available with video added !!! :-) I will show it to my whole fam. - one after another - thank you sooo much!! Enjoy your day, in the land of tulips ...:-) Love,love me Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dcdeb Posted May 8, 2015 Share Posted May 8, 2015 I think it's: it's just what I was told Yes, I was watching some of the Belasco gig videos last night and I came to that conclusion myself. I think it is "told" also. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
daeni28 Posted May 8, 2015 Share Posted May 8, 2015 Thank you so much for the lyrics Christine, Manon and Alecs & thanks for the lyrics vid Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Menthe Posted May 9, 2015 Share Posted May 9, 2015 I really love this song , everything is so good in it: lyrics, melody, Mika's voice and this kind of vintage wibe like in Fun's songs. Do you think it could be a good single? 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marilyn Mastin Posted May 9, 2015 Share Posted May 9, 2015 I really love this song , everything is so good in it: lyrics, melody, Mika's voice and this kind of vintage wibe like in Fun's songs. Do you think it could be a good single? Well it kicks Talk About You right out of the ball park, so yes. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mikasister Posted May 9, 2015 Share Posted May 9, 2015 (edited) I really love this song , everything is so good in it: lyrics, melody, Mika's voice and this kind of vintage wibe like in Fun's songs. Do you think it could be a good single? For me it's a yes. I thought it for the fist time I heard the song. Edited May 9, 2015 by Mikasister 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Log lady Posted May 10, 2015 Share Posted May 10, 2015 (edited) Great work girls, thank you! Among the new songs, for me this is THE One. I knew I would love it from the moment I heard the snippet on Accès Illimité. Nicely done Mika Edited May 10, 2015 by Log lady 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Manon14 Posted May 10, 2015 Share Posted May 10, 2015 (edited) I really love this song , everything is so good in it: lyrics, melody, Mika's voice and this kind of vintage wibe like in Fun's songs. Do you think it could be a good single? Definitely! A good, international Mika single. It would make people remember him, and how extraordinary he is as a singer-songwriter. Edited May 10, 2015 by Manon14 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mamiam Posted May 10, 2015 Share Posted May 10, 2015 Definitely! A good, international Mika single. It would make people remember him, and how extraordinary he is as a singer-songwriter. I agree - Good Wife has got what it takes - to be an international hit - Love,love me Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marilyn Mastin Posted May 10, 2015 Share Posted May 10, 2015 (edited) For me it's a yes. I thought it for the fist time I heard the song. Definitely! A good, international Mika single. It would make people remember him, and how extraordinary he is as a singer-songwriter. I agree - Good Wife has got what it takes - to be an international hit - Love,love me Just think for a moment about Grace Kelly. That was unlike any other song and was a huge international hit. This is another such song. I've said on another thread that I can't understand the record company. They've heard all of the songs on the album, before we have heard them, and they pick Talk About You as the lead single. It's a nice enough song, but it's formulaic, not truly Mika and everyone says it sounds like other songs. Mika even had to make certain no one would accuse him of copying another two songs. The only songs Good Wife reminds me of are Love Today and HMDYLM, both Mika songs. It's completely unique and the story is so brave, about a gay man in love with his straight best friend, so they can never get together in this life. Maybe in the next life, Mika could be his wife. The song is pure gold. One good thing though, with the internet and social media, songs that aren't singles can become hits. Maybe there is a way to get Good Wife out there, despite the record company's choices of singles. Edited May 10, 2015 by Marilyn Mastin 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
crazyaboutmika Posted May 10, 2015 Author Share Posted May 10, 2015 Well said Marilyn It is pure gold I listen to it all the time and it plays in my head on repeat too As he said in his LA interview it certainly is a very honest and personal album made without any worries about what people would think as that was the case with LICM and made in an intimate and simple way so it sounds like pure Mika Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mamiam Posted May 10, 2015 Share Posted May 10, 2015 MIKA IS GOLDEN - so what comes out, from his mouth and fingers, is pure gold!! :-) He's the best singer/songwriter in the world!! - I really should wish that more people got the change to experience it. Imho, it would make their lives richer...- Love,love me Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marilyn Mastin Posted May 10, 2015 Share Posted May 10, 2015 Well said Marilyn It is pure gold I listen to it all the time and it plays in my head on repeat too As he said in his LA interview it certainly is a very honest and personal album made without any worries about what people would think as that was the case with LICM and made in an intimate and simple way so it sounds like pure Mika MIKA IS GOLDEN - so what comes out, from his mouth and fingers, is pure gold!! :-) He's the best singer/songwriter in the world!! - I really should wish that more people got the change to experience it. Imho, it would make their lives richer...- Love,love me I saw an interview with subtitles where Mika was talking about TAY and said that he didn't know it was going to be a single when he had written it. I think he wrote it as a dance track, but definitely put his heart and soul into Good Wife, and it's a shame the record company couldn't be as brave as Mika is, and put that song out there as a single. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John Alan Posted May 10, 2015 Share Posted May 10, 2015 there's defianlty something very folk-ish about this song, i can't quite put my finger on it.It reminds of Mumford and Sons a bit,or something Simon and Garfunkle would be proud of.One things for sure, i can see this being one of my fav Mika songs 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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