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It's my fair lady right?!

21 replies

startrek90 · 06/09/2019 05:49

Just listening to some nursery rhymes with ds2 and the rhyme London Bridge came on but they bloody changed the ending! Changed it from 'my fair lady' to 'my dear friend'. Dh thinks this new version is the right one and I was taught wrong. So mumsnet who is right? Me or dh? I will stand by the mn jury so if I am wrong I will hold my hands up

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GreyhoundzRool · 06/09/2019 05:51

Definitely your way was how I was taught !

OooErMissus · 06/09/2019 05:52

You are right - the final word needs to be two syllables, for a start.

Blueuggboots · 06/09/2019 05:54

Your DH is wrong. It's what you said.

RadishesAndLentils · 06/09/2019 05:56

It's 'my fair lady'. The Pygmalion musical is a reference to that song.

PositiveVibez · 06/09/2019 05:56

It's definitely My Fair Lady. He is talking nonsense!

northernknickers · 06/09/2019 06:10

Where on planet earth has he got My Dear Friend from 😂😂😂. Doesn't even sound right 😂

Ginfordinner · 06/09/2019 06:18

I'm 60, and it is "my fair lady".
Although some rhymes from my childhood are definitely considered very wrong these days - and rightly so. Eeny meeny miny mo anyone?

steff13 · 06/09/2019 06:18

My fair lady. My dear friend doesn't work, unless you stretch friend to two syllables.

Blubluboo · 06/09/2019 06:28

Definitely my fair lady!!! What version did you listen to? I need to hear how've they've fitted that last bit in without it sounding strange!

KatherineJaneway · 06/09/2019 06:30

Definitely my fair lady.

BeanBag7 · 06/09/2019 06:31

How does it even fit? My dear fre-end?

SunshineCake · 06/09/2019 06:45

It is PC gone mad and your husband is an idiot

#TeamMyFairLady .

HennyPennyHorror · 06/09/2019 06:59

They've probably changed it because it references someone being fair or good looking...and fair means white...or pale.

MindyStClaire · 06/09/2019 07:11

Definitely my fair lady. We have a one year old and have had several versions of this play on Spotify, on repeat, when she was younger. All my fair lady, never heard my dear friend.

Ponoka7 · 06/09/2019 07:22

Don't get me started on Mr Tumble and his changing of Nursery Rhymes.

I used to think it was because they didn't have permission to use the full original version.

CaptainMyCaptain · 06/09/2019 07:27

Definitely My Fair Lady. Fair doesn't have to mean pale, it can also mean fine or good.

Nottobesoldseparately · 06/09/2019 07:31

Your DH is wrong.🔨(closest I could find to a gavel)

Always been my fair lady.

m00rfarm · 06/09/2019 07:32

In response to the above, "fair" meant beautiful

TrashPanda · 06/09/2019 07:54

It's definitely 'my fair lady' unless you are my 4 year old who didn't hear it properly and thought it was 'watch out lady' at least his version fits!

RiftGibbon · 06/09/2019 07:58

It's 'My fair Lady'.
Presumably changed to be what is perceived as 'politically correct'.

HennyPennyHorror · 06/09/2019 08:16

Moo and also pale...and pale was seen as beautiful and ladylike. Only the rich were pale....due to not working the land like a peasant.

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