Oxford Comma... de Vampire Weekend
Hoy me estaba preguntando por qué se titula así esta canción. Era un concepto que desconocía Oxford Comma (la coma de Oxford, también conocida como coma serial o coma de Harvard). Al parecer es una coma que se puede incluir inmediatamente antes de la conjunción de una enumeración. O sea:
Con Oxford Comma: "Portugal, Spain, and France"
Sin Oxford Comma: "Portugal, Spain and France"
y lo mejor de todo es en general que no aporta ningún significado adicional (aunque en la Wikipedia vienen una serie de posibles ambigüedades que podrían ocurrir al no usarla); es sólo una norma de estilo que tiende a ser más empleada en el inglés americano que el británico. El significado de la canción al parecer surgió de un único pensamiento de Ezra Koenig: ¿A quién le importa la coma de Oxford?
Curiosamente al buscarlo he visto que el video fue dirigido por Richard Ayoade (ya van dos esta semana :P)
Enlace a este video en YouTube:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P_i1xk07o4g
Who gives a fuck about an oxford comma?
I've seen those english dramas too
They're cruel
So if there's any other way
To spell the word
It's fine with me, with me
Why would you speak to me that way
Especially when I always said that I
Haven't got the words for you
All your diction dripping with disdain
Through the pain
I always tell the truth
Who gives a fuck about an oxford comma?
I climbed to dharamsala too, I did
I met the highest lama
His accent sounded fine
To me, to me
Check your handbook
It's no trick
Take the chapstick
Put it on your lips
Crack a smile
Adjust my tie
Know your boyfriend, unlike other guys
Why would you lie about how much coal you have?
Why would you lie about something dumb like that?
Why would you lie about anything at all?
First the window, then it's to the wall
Lil' Jon, he always tells the truth
Check your passport
It's no trick
Take the chapstick
Put it on your lips
Crack your smile
Adjust my tie
Know your butler, unlike other guys
Why would you lie about how much coal you have?
Why would you lie about something dumb like that?
Why would you lie about anything at all?
First the window, then it's through the wall
Why would you tape my conversations?
Show your paintings
At the united nations
Lil' Jon, he always tells the truth
Más información:
Oxford Comma (Wikipedia - EN)
Oxford Comma (song) (Wikipedia - EN)
Vampire Weekend (Web oficial)
Vampire Weekend (MySpace)
Vampire Weekend (Wikipedia - EN)
Vampire Weekend (Last.fm)
Con Oxford Comma: "Portugal, Spain, and France"
Sin Oxford Comma: "Portugal, Spain and France"
y lo mejor de todo es en general que no aporta ningún significado adicional (aunque en la Wikipedia vienen una serie de posibles ambigüedades que podrían ocurrir al no usarla); es sólo una norma de estilo que tiende a ser más empleada en el inglés americano que el británico. El significado de la canción al parecer surgió de un único pensamiento de Ezra Koenig: ¿A quién le importa la coma de Oxford?
Curiosamente al buscarlo he visto que el video fue dirigido por Richard Ayoade (ya van dos esta semana :P)
Enlace a este video en YouTube:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P_i1xk07o4g
Who gives a fuck about an oxford comma?
I've seen those english dramas too
They're cruel
So if there's any other way
To spell the word
It's fine with me, with me
Why would you speak to me that way
Especially when I always said that I
Haven't got the words for you
All your diction dripping with disdain
Through the pain
I always tell the truth
Who gives a fuck about an oxford comma?
I climbed to dharamsala too, I did
I met the highest lama
His accent sounded fine
To me, to me
Check your handbook
It's no trick
Take the chapstick
Put it on your lips
Crack a smile
Adjust my tie
Know your boyfriend, unlike other guys
Why would you lie about how much coal you have?
Why would you lie about something dumb like that?
Why would you lie about anything at all?
First the window, then it's to the wall
Lil' Jon, he always tells the truth
Check your passport
It's no trick
Take the chapstick
Put it on your lips
Crack your smile
Adjust my tie
Know your butler, unlike other guys
Why would you lie about how much coal you have?
Why would you lie about something dumb like that?
Why would you lie about anything at all?
First the window, then it's through the wall
Why would you tape my conversations?
Show your paintings
At the united nations
Lil' Jon, he always tells the truth
Más información:
Oxford Comma (Wikipedia - EN)
Oxford Comma (song) (Wikipedia - EN)
Vampire Weekend (Web oficial)
Vampire Weekend (MySpace)
Vampire Weekend (Wikipedia - EN)
Vampire Weekend (Last.fm)
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PS: El video de esa canción también está dirigido por Richard Ayodae...