Reductions, such as musta are
not real words in English.
You need to use reductions in
order to sound more natural.
You need to know reductions in
order to understand conversations between native
English speakers.
Reductions are used extensively
in American TV, movies, music, literature, and in
conversations among native English speakers.
Reductions In Music and TV
Parmalee - Musta Had a Good Time
Parmalee is an American country music band consisting of brothers
Matt Thomas (lead vocals, guitar) and Scott Thomas (drums), along
with their cousin Barry Knox (bass) and Josh McSwain (guitar), who
is a best friend since childhood. They are signed to the Stoney
Creek division of Broken Bow Records and have charted on Country
Airplay.
This video is a good example of the usage of "musta" English language
reduction.
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Lyrics
Hey, y'all, is that my dog up on the roof?
And, good God, why's my car out in the pool?
All I 'member was a phone call, now the party's on
Somebody knockin' at my door
And I don't know what the hell went on round here last
night...
Now I'm picking up beer cans, what a mess
Oh Man, who's that passed out in the yard?
All that's left in the fire pit's one of my lawn chairs
And a piece of siding off my barn
Somebody doin donuts musta
hit the mailbox
Cause it's laying out there in the road
There's a flood in the bathroom
A hog in kitchen, a dude on my couch with a bloody nose
And I don't know what the hell went on round here last
night
But we musta had a good
time
Hey y'all why's my bed not in my room?
And, good God, how did my face get black and blue?
All I remember was a bring it on, a pour it strong
And the girls all getting down!
Now I'm picking up beer cans, what a mess, Oh Man
Who's that passed out in the yard?
All that's left in the fire pit's one of my lawn chairs
And a piece of siding off my barn
I guess we used the table top for a game of beer pong
And the back porch for a dance floor
Somebody took a shower rod, turned into a strip pole
Man, there's a hole punched through my door!
Now I don't know what the hell went on round here last
night
But we musta had a good
time!
I sure could use a cold one, right about now...
Cause I'm picking up beer cans
Oh Man, somebody's passed out in the yard?
All that's left in the fire pit's one of my lawn chairs
And a piece of siding off my barn
Somebody doin donuts musta
hit the mailbox
Cause it's laying out there in the road
There's a flood in the bathroom
A hog in kitchen, a dude on my couch with a bloody nose
I guess we used the table top for a game of beer pong
And the back porch for a dance floor
Somebody took a shower rod, turned into a strip pole
Man, there's a hole punched through my door!
I don't know what the hell went on round here last night
I don't know what the hell went on round here last night
But, we musta had a good
time!
Heh, heh, heh... yeah we musta
had a good time!
We sure had a good time!
We always have a good time!
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