Trouble In Motown
In a move that experts are calling "astonishing, yet somehow foreseeable", the USGEU (the United States' Grammar Enthusiasts Union) has slapped down a $10 million lawsuit on a Motown recording label.
Details about the case are as of yet not completely clear. Union Spokesman Alan Pritcher was unavailable for comment, but the PR front woman for the recording label, Jane Rice, said that, "Apparently, the Union was deeply offended by a song we have the rights to." She claimed to not know the name of the song, saying that, "I've never really heard any of the songs we own. I'm more of a rock gal."
However, an inside source, speaking on terms of anonymity, revealed that Union leaders were upset at the Marvin Gaye's classic, "Me and Mrs. Jones", saying that despite repeated pleas to change the grammatically incorrect lyrics, no alterations had been made.
"As we have all been taught since elementary school, you're supposed to say, Mrs. Jones and I, and not the more commonly used Me and Mrs. Jones."
Reports indicate that also on the Union's list were Al Green's "Ain't No Sunshine" and Ray Charles's "When a Man Loves a Woman."
When made aware that "When a Man Loves a Woman" is grammatically correct, the source replied with a terse, "No comment."
Details about the case are as of yet not completely clear. Union Spokesman Alan Pritcher was unavailable for comment, but the PR front woman for the recording label, Jane Rice, said that, "Apparently, the Union was deeply offended by a song we have the rights to." She claimed to not know the name of the song, saying that, "I've never really heard any of the songs we own. I'm more of a rock gal."
However, an inside source, speaking on terms of anonymity, revealed that Union leaders were upset at the Marvin Gaye's classic, "Me and Mrs. Jones", saying that despite repeated pleas to change the grammatically incorrect lyrics, no alterations had been made.
"As we have all been taught since elementary school, you're supposed to say, Mrs. Jones and I, and not the more commonly used Me and Mrs. Jones."
Reports indicate that also on the Union's list were Al Green's "Ain't No Sunshine" and Ray Charles's "When a Man Loves a Woman."
When made aware that "When a Man Loves a Woman" is grammatically correct, the source replied with a terse, "No comment."