Coulda Woulda Shoulda
May 26 2011
Sister Act 2 is a classic film. It's like, the ORIGINAL, UNTOUCHABLE Glee steez. There's 'Joyful Joyful', there's Whoopi, there's hardships to overcome and lessons learned. There's of course the amazing Lauryn Hill, heavy ass Timberlands paired with baggy ass jeans and cropped sweaters...and you even got Jennifer Love Hewitt to boot (though thankfully in a weeny role). Aaand none other than Sheryl Lee 'In The Evening' Ralph playing Lauryn Hill's mum who spits out (for my little self at the time) one of the most memorable lines the entire film. It's during the bit when she's getting all up in Rita's face about singing in choir and how singing will NOT put food on the table and all that, and Rita's like, but maaaa, I'm talented! Then Mrs. Watson shuts her down with two hands:
"Baby. I know how you feel. Really. I do. But there are a lot of talented people right down there on the streets, singin' their shoulda-coulda-woulda's."
And that right there, burned into my impressionable young mind the phrase 'SHOULDA-COULDA-WOULDA". With a neck isolation and a finger snap.
So despite getting the order of the words wrong in my mind, Lyrics Born got the deliciously funk and disco-souled throw back of his new single 'Coulda Woulda Shoulda' exactly right. Even though I'm already sucker for Sam Sparro, there's no denying that his vocal was beyond perfect for this one. And the video is cute too. Check it:
