Stevie Wonder is playing his first gig in Tokyo and the place is absolutely packed to the rafters. In a bid to break the ice with his new audience he asks if anyone would like him to play a request.
A little old Japanese man jumps out of his seat in the first row and shouts at the top of his voice "Play a Jazz chord ! Play a jazz chord !".
Amazed that this guy knows about the jazz influences in Stevie's varied career, the blind impresario starts to play an E minor scale and then goes into a difficult jazz melody for about 10 minutes. When he finishes the whole place goes wild.
The little old man jumps up again and shouts "No, no, play a Jazz chord, play a Jazz chord". A bit annoyed by this, Stevie, being the professional that he is, dives straight into a jazz improvisation with his band around the B flat minor chord and really tears the place apart. The crowd goes wild with this impromptu show of his technical expertise.
The little old man jumps up again. "No, no. Play a Jazz chord, play a jazz chord". Really angry now that this guy doesn't seem to appreciate his playing ability. Stevie says to him from the stage "OK smartypants. You get up here and do it!"
The little old man climbs up onto the stage, takes hold of the mike and starts to sing .....
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" A jazz chord to say I ruv you..."

*Shakes head* Why is it the awful jokes make me giggle more...?

That is pretty good actually!

It's quite funny, really. Actually in the same way that the sound for L and R is the same for the Japanese they also have the same sound for V and B.

Imagine the shock when I was asked to sing the Elvis number 'Love me Tender' at a karaoke session in Japan. At the risk of censure, I leave you to substitute the L for an R and the V for a B .........!

There's a story about Jacqueline du Pre playing in Japan, and after taking making bows, going to her dressing room, whereupon a Japanese chap burst in and said "Miss du Pre, you must come quickly, the whole house is clapping!" - but didn't quite get his ls out properly...

I thought it was funny too - and I didn't guess the punchline!




In similar vein I have advised language students in the past to enunciate carefully when they are travelling to Clapham Junction.

Or the Japanese learner driver who managed all the controls perfectly well but was having difficulties with her clutch (Sorry to descend to the the depths....!)

Here's one for you...

I used to sell insurance in a telemarketing company (mock away my friends...)

One long clammy evening, my brain was fried and I still hadn't hit my all important target of 5 sales. I had to begin each call with 'Good evening I'm calling on behalf of Nat West Bank...' and rattle on with the spiel. I'd call hundreds of people with this every night.

One poor unfortunate woman answered her phone and got a a rather different introduction...

Again, to avoid censure, just switch the B and the W....



Needless to say, I hastily ended the call and all my colleagues nearly wet themselves laughing.

Good job it wasn't a guy, he might have accepted!

Love the Stevie Wonder joke DavidF!

Good joke!

I don't get it

But then again I don't get alot of things.

erm...i dont get that...at all....but still i am slow with jokes...and a lot things

daisy x xx