Being a musician
I find it annoying when I hear Happy Birthday being sung. When the third line is sung, the word birthday is supposed to jump an octave, but almost everybody doesn't, effectively transposing the tune down by maybe a perfect fourth or even a fifth depending on the singers.
( sandettie light vessel automatic New Twitter - @bollocksreally, Wed 14 Apr 2010, 14:19, 9 replies)

Ah, but
That's just because they're clever and want to avoid paying royalties.
(Vice Admiral Sir Charles Cockbrush KCB MBE DSO, who is finding it increasingly difficult to log into b3ta.com wants to duck your aunt and kick your puppy, Wed 14 Apr 2010, 14:36, closed)

nah
it's covered by the pub's licence.
( sandettie light vessel automatic New Twitter - @bollocksreally, Wed 14 Apr 2010, 14:39, closed)

Who said anything about pubs?

(Vice Admiral Sir Charles Cockbrush KCB MBE DSO, who is finding it increasingly difficult to log into b3ta.com wants to duck your aunt and kick your puppy, Wed 14 Apr 2010, 15:17, closed)

Can't say I've ever noticed that....
Humming it back though, I know what you mean & I have heard that on occasion....
( Tab Hunter Make this useless process end and so, begin again, Wed 14 Apr 2010, 14:42, closed)

I have never heard this
and it makes the tune cover an octave and a half, which is tough for most people unless they're regular singers
(Smale is stuffed, Wed 14 Apr 2010, 14:49, closed)

I think it's a combination of
people not actually having heard the tune before except when sung around them, not being to jump a full octave and being too shy to attempt it (some people are quite uncomfortable when singing in public even with a group)
( sandettie light vessel automatic New Twitter - @bollocksreally, Wed 14 Apr 2010, 14:52, closed)

I ALWAYS jump an octave

(TheManWithThePlan cussed your mum on, Wed 14 Apr 2010, 15:23, closed)

Being a pedantic tosser..
whenever I hear Happy Birthday To You being sung, I feel compelled to say "Of course, it was originally called Good Morning To You"

Can I be excused the poor singing on account of being tone-hard of hearing?
(Cave Duck, Wed 14 Apr 2010, 16:11, closed)

Wasn't it...
..."Good Morning to All" ?

** goes back behind rock **
( Heywood Djeblowmi is friends with Craven Moorehead, Thu 15 Apr 2010, 1:03, closed)