what means "So I had to put the church on the drums"

What does this mean? "So I had to put the church on the drums."

I've never heard of this idiom.

"To put something on the drums" is not an English expression. It is possible he is making reference to the lyrics of some other work, but the literal interpretation is that he has hired the church to play the drums, meaning that his philosophy as expressed in words has not been readily accepted by his target audience, and he has therefore had to incorporate the import of it in the drum work on his

AlpheccaStarsWhat does this mean? "So I had to put the church on the drums."I've never hear of this idiom.

why can't I say "what means" ?
I saw many people in the internet saying like that, Does this wrong grammaticaly?

I saw many people on the internet saying like that. Is this wrong grammatically?

Yes, it is completely wrong. It is substandard English. When you ask a question like this, an auxiliary verb is necessary.

The Internet is a very dubious source for good English - especially sites that are just personal blogs.

Olgaaawhy can't I say "what means" ? I saw many people in the internet saying like that, Does this wrong grammaticaly?

Yes, it's wrong. There is nothing wrong with the grammar except that it would be old-fashioned in that meaning. There is no real reason why you can't put it that way except that it already means something else nowadays when you put the words i

enoonYes, it's wrong. There is nothing wrong with the grammar except that it would be old-fashioned in that meaning. There is no real reason why you can't put it that way except that it already means something else nowadays when you put the words in that order.You want to ask "What does 'X' mean?" That word order implies that the thing "what" refers to is the definition.

OlgaaaAs I understand that I can say 'What means" when I know the deffinition but don't know the name of this definition.

Well, not really. I only told you that to explain the other wording. "What is a word for 'small puppy'?" is the usual form.

Don't worry about your English. When you get your big recording contract, you can move here and work on it.

enoon Don't worry about your English. When you get your big recording contract, you can move here and work on it.

ohhh, hope I will get my big recording contract