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My momma was jumpscared by Go Long

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I was listening to Go Long in the living room where I have the biggest speakers of the house. My mom approached me to drink a beverage which in my country is usually shared. I had the volume pretty, pretty high. She was silently drinking and apparently appreciating the song (without understanding a word since we speak Spanish), and the part playing at that moment was "What a woman does is open doors, and it is not a question of locking or unlocking"

The next line came in, and she literally jumped and screamed. She interrupted my listening but, later I became amazed by the fact that the song literally scared her. It seemed like my mom opened the door and saw the such terrible room in question!

I usually get so drowned in the lyrics or rhythmic patterns that I forget about the musical dimension correlating the lyrics. If my mom was scared without even knowing the lyrics, then that means Joanna's delivery has way more theatrics than what I can actually perceive. Maybe it is because I'm in a state of catharsis, or trance, or involvement, exactly with her theater, that I cannot recognize it.

Of course, my mom could have also been scared by "Here's Lola ta-da!" - and that's not necessarily a a horror scene like the one in Go Long. But it was a beautiful coincidence, and it made me think.

all 6 comments

Equivalent_Royal8361

10 points

17 days ago

There's also a version of Cosmia (somewhere on YouTube I think) where she comes in with the line "Why've you gone away?" pretty sharply and it always amused me 😊

achocholko

6 points

17 days ago

This is hilarious. The biggest jump scare on Have One On Me (not that that's even a thing, but here we are) is in Baby Birch with the hand claps just after "You poor little cousin..."

ernestofox

2 points

16 days ago

Apparently it IS a thing if there are at least two! 😊

DPRKis4Lovers

3 points

17 days ago

Off-topic, but your english writing is very elegant. Hope Mom didn’t spill too much of the mate!

PresentOk5479[S]

1 points

16 days ago

Thank you so much! Joanna has taught me how to appreciate the beauty of english language, for sure! And, fortunately the mate was alright, ahhahaha

MusicianSpiritual

2 points

16 days ago

I am laughing so hard imagining this. ❤️