Song Stuck in Your Head? You're Not Alone

Reuters ^ | Monday, Feb 24, 2003 | Alison McCook

[speedy]

From Scranton, PA. Only other song I can think of that mentions cannibalism is an old 50s number called "Back In The Jungle."

[185JHP]

Oh, yeah - great song! Remember "It's a Five o' Clock world when the whistle blows, and no one owns a piece of my time, and there's a longhaired girl who waits for me, to ease my troubled mind!"

[speedy]

Well done!! Love that Volare tagline too. Maybe we can get a nice Domenico Modugno discussion going here. How about Rene and Rene -- "Lo Mucho Que Te Quiero." If I could hum it for you, you would know it. Okay, I'm humming, you got it?

[Tolerance Sucks Rocks]

Ooga-chaka-ooga-ooga
Ooga-chaka-ooga-ooga...

[catfur]

Three years ago, three years ago I tell ya' my little grand niece had a stupid little 'puter game on where the characters sang this song by the campfire......

Boombda, boombda, boombda, boombda...Adoreo, adoreo, adoreboomdeo! and on and on and on....

it's gonna' be a week before this stops again... I feel it already......

[T Minus Four]

Here's an old favorite:

Walk like a man, talk like a man sing like a girl

[speedy]

Sure, before The Vogues went into their "You Are My Special Angel/Turn Around Look At Me" phase they did some decent pop things like that one and "You're The One." Of course, they weren't getting World Series gigs then, either. Yep, "Friday On My Mind" is one of the great ones -- remember "Psychotic Reaction" by Count Five?

[browardchad]

"He flies the sky like an eagle in the eye of a hurricane that's abandoned"

Did you think it had a meaning? It rhymes, therefore it is.

[Charles Henrickson]

". . . was there something that made you come back again?"

All by myself, don't wanna be. . . .

[T Minus Four]

"The ocean is a desert with it's life underground
And a perfect disguise above
Under the cities lies a heart made of ground
But the humans will give no love"

wow, man. I guess we thought that was really deep :-)

[Interesting Times]

TIMOTHY! TIMOTHY!

Mine disaster? Did you say, mine disaster?

Every morning at the mine you could see him arrive
He stood six-foot-six and weighed two-forty-five
Kinda broad at the shoulder, and narrow at the hip
And everybody knew you didn't give no lip to Big John.

Big John, Big Joooohn.
Big Bad John.

[Exit148]

"Two words: Christy Lane Sorry everyone, I couldn't resist.

You had to do that, didn't you!

I hope you get more snow!! So there!

[gracex7]

But that's a great one -- The Everlys rule -- "Message To Mary" "All I Have To Do Is Dream" "Bye Bye Love" boohoohoo.

On a weekend pass, I wouldn't have had time

to get home and marry that baby of mine

So I went to the chaplain and he authorized

Me to send for my ebony eyes

My ebony eyes was coming to me from out of the sky on flight 1203

In an hour or two I would whisper "I do" to my beautiful ebony eyes

(spoken part) Well, the flight was really overdue, so I asked someone what the problem could be and he said maybe they left late or ran into turbulance. Then a voice came over the loud speakers saying that anyone who family or friends on flight 1203 should (meet somewhere or other)...back to singing

Then I felt a burning hurt deep inside and I knew that the heavenly, ebony skies had taken my lifes most wonderful prize

My beautiful ebony eyes

if I ever get to heaven I'll bet

The first angel I'll recognize

She'll smile at me and I know it will be

My beautiful ebony eyes

[speedy]

"When I was young, I never needed anyone." One of the most self-pitying songs ever. As was "I learned the truth at seventeen, that love was meant for beauty queens. And high school girls with clear skin smiles, who married young and then retired."

[T Minus Four]

Did you think it had a meaning? It rhymes, therefore it is.

LOL! See post 690.

[2 Kool 2 Be 4-Gotten]

Has this one been mentioned?

Number 9. Number 9. Number 9. Number 9. Number 9. Number 9. Number 9. Number 9. Number 9. Number 9. Number 9. Number 9.

[always paddle your own canoe]

If you're happy and you know it, clap your hands.
If you're happy and you know it, clap your hands.....


hehe

[T Minus Four]

Ah yes, Janis Ian (rubbing thumb and forefinger together and looking pseudo-sympathetic)

[always paddle your own canoe]

In the jungle, the mighty jungle, the lion sleeps tonight, a wheem a whap a wheem a whap a wheem a whap.......in the mighty jungle the lion sleeps tonight.....

[speedy]

Yeah, heavy, man. The Moody Blues, man, they had something to say too. "Why do we never get an answer, when we come knocking at the door?" Time to go ride my see saw, man. But -- but -- my dear T, there is still at least one Bread song that has escaped notice -- "I may be through, running it's true, I'd be a fool to try to escape you -- facing defeat, but oh what a sweet surrender." Okay, almost out of Bread songs. Not quite, but almost.