...no, I'm not just stating the obvious (although it is REALLY REALLY COLD at home. Well, we do live in the terres froides, so it's probably to be expected...)
I suspect, for most people, the musical associations attached to these words have something to do with a certain hairy Welshman (erm...Tom Jones, that is).
For me, though, the conjunction of growing up in Britain in the mid-to-late 80s with my parents' tastes in television mean that "It's cold outside..." leads to THIS:
(the words kick in at about 0:45).
As far as I know, this was the only song my dad ever sang to me as a child. (N.B.: Not a sob story. My dad just doesn't sing).
How on EARTH was I supposed to grow up to be anything other than a geek?
http://desencyclopedie.wikia.com/wiki/Terres_Froides Clearly a better explanation of what the Terres Froides actually are than the Wikipedia link...
ReplyDelete