Words with a Permanent Melody Attached to Them

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For example.

I live in Chicago. If anyone jokes about the city, it's Sinatra singing "Chi-ca-go!" That's the permanent melody attached to Chicago.

Alison. Anyone named Alison or Allison has to endure the endless Costello association: "Aaaaaaal-ison." The melody is now part of the word.

Others?

27 Dresses, 13 Assassins (Eazy), Tuesday, 31 May 2011 20:08 (fourteen years ago)

Chuck D almost owns "Bass" from "Bring The Noise."

27 Dresses, 13 Assassins (Eazy), Tuesday, 31 May 2011 20:09 (fourteen years ago)

"you make me feel"

brad whitford, witchfynder general (underrated aerosmith bootlegs I have owned), Tuesday, 31 May 2011 20:09 (fourteen years ago)

Chuck D almost owns "Bass" from "Bring The Noise."

This is true

For one throb of the (Michael White), Tuesday, 31 May 2011 20:10 (fourteen years ago)

the alphabet song

sleeve, Tuesday, 31 May 2011 20:10 (fourteen years ago)

thong th thong thong thong

she started dancing to that (Finefinemusic), Tuesday, 31 May 2011 20:12 (fourteen years ago)

Haha, yes.

27 Dresses, 13 Assassins (Eazy), Tuesday, 31 May 2011 20:14 (fourteen years ago)

parthenogenesis: thank you, Shriekback

Tom Skerritt Mustache Ride (DJP), Tuesday, 31 May 2011 20:15 (fourteen years ago)

umbrella, I guess.

Fear Moldova and the Nation of Leaners (seandalai), Tuesday, 31 May 2011 20:15 (fourteen years ago)

we built this city

Darin, Tuesday, 31 May 2011 20:17 (fourteen years ago)

Pamela
YMCA
New York, New York
Hammertime
Thunderstruck

Siegbran, Tuesday, 31 May 2011 20:26 (fourteen years ago)

King Diamond owns "grandma" as far as I'm concerned

brad whitford, witchfynder general (underrated aerosmith bootlegs I have owned), Tuesday, 31 May 2011 20:29 (fourteen years ago)

I always read "are you sure" like Jarvis was asking me

she started dancing to that (Finefinemusic), Tuesday, 31 May 2011 20:29 (fourteen years ago)

colaborate

got a whole lotta gloves (snoball), Tuesday, 31 May 2011 20:41 (fourteen years ago)

and 'collaborate' as well

got a whole lotta gloves (snoball), Tuesday, 31 May 2011 20:41 (fourteen years ago)

there's a place in france

thomp, Tuesday, 31 May 2011 20:43 (fourteen years ago)

phenomena

thomp, Tuesday, 31 May 2011 20:43 (fourteen years ago)

xp 'lost in France'

got a whole lotta gloves (snoball), Tuesday, 31 May 2011 20:44 (fourteen years ago)

Panama

a http://bit.ly/kv895M (some dude), Tuesday, 31 May 2011 20:44 (fourteen years ago)

Mulatto

Rick Buur (keeskist), Tuesday, 31 May 2011 20:48 (fourteen years ago)

Albino

etc.

Rick Buur (keeskist), Tuesday, 31 May 2011 20:48 (fourteen years ago)

Sericulture

total ass retain (MaresNest), Tuesday, 31 May 2011 20:51 (fourteen years ago)

Mmmm Mmmm Mmmm Mmmm

Siegbran, Tuesday, 31 May 2011 20:54 (fourteen years ago)

Supercalifragilisticexpialidocious

Fear Moldova and the Nation of Leaners (seandalai), Tuesday, 31 May 2011 20:56 (fourteen years ago)

Nick Cave owns both "punishment" and "reward" for me

brad whitford, witchfynder general (underrated aerosmith bootlegs I have owned), Tuesday, 31 May 2011 20:58 (fourteen years ago)

Lumps

Siegbran, Tuesday, 31 May 2011 21:00 (fourteen years ago)

Crazy used to be Patsy Cline but now it's Gnarls Barkley.

27 Dresses, 13 Assassins (Eazy), Tuesday, 31 May 2011 23:16 (fourteen years ago)

Ray Parker Jr. owns "Who ya gonna call?"

West Side Story owns, or at least used to own Maria.

kornrulez6969, Tuesday, 31 May 2011 23:22 (fourteen years ago)

One that I hate, is that often when we used to rehearse in this one warehouse for theatre, someone would remark "It's getting hot in here", and there would be much wincing and cries of "nooooooooooooooo" before some idiot gave the obvious retort for the billionth time.

lolford brimley (Neanderthal), Tuesday, 31 May 2011 23:27 (fourteen years ago)

Sub-sti-tute

shake it, shake it, sugary pee (Tarfumes The Escape Goat), Tuesday, 31 May 2011 23:28 (fourteen years ago)

Eddy Grant, and any 2-3 syllable Avenue

sometimes all it takes is a healthy dose of continental indiepop (tomofthenest), Tuesday, 31 May 2011 23:28 (fourteen years ago)

also around theatre people, if you say "it's been a long day", they'll sing it to the tune from How to Succeed in Business (which is called "It's Been a Long Day")...

lolford brimley (Neanderthal), Tuesday, 31 May 2011 23:29 (fourteen years ago)

ding-dong!

perhaps more word than phrase

contenderizer, Tuesday, 31 May 2011 23:49 (fourteen years ago)

er ah, vice the versa

contenderizer, Tuesday, 31 May 2011 23:49 (fourteen years ago)

always want to say "subdivisions" like in the rush song, quickly and in a low monotone, but while that's musical, it's hardly melodic

contenderizer, Tuesday, 31 May 2011 23:51 (fourteen years ago)

mennnnn

private parts & labia (electricsound), Wednesday, 1 June 2011 00:39 (fourteen years ago)

Crying.

Binjominia, Wednesday, 1 June 2011 02:28 (fourteen years ago)

Friday

corey, Wednesday, 1 June 2011 02:32 (fourteen years ago)

Istanbul

what made my hamburger disappear (WmC), Wednesday, 1 June 2011 04:06 (fourteen years ago)

to the left

the smoke cloud of pure hatred (lex pretend), Wednesday, 1 June 2011 07:08 (fourteen years ago)

To the left = lil Wayne, right?

Bodyform!

broodje kroket (dog latin), Wednesday, 1 June 2011 08:14 (fourteen years ago)

Yes, you can

broodje kroket (dog latin), Wednesday, 1 June 2011 08:15 (fourteen years ago)

Over the weekend, Alice had emptied her cola drink, and we went up to the recycling bins.

She turned to me and went "Can I crush it?"
and I went "Yes you CAN!" and waved my empty.

we cracked up...

Mark G, Wednesday, 1 June 2011 08:19 (fourteen years ago)

To the left = lil Wayne, right?

sigh

the smoke cloud of pure hatred (lex pretend), Wednesday, 1 June 2011 08:21 (fourteen years ago)

BEYONCÉ

the smoke cloud of pure hatred (lex pretend), Wednesday, 1 June 2011 08:21 (fourteen years ago)

To the left could be either Jessie J or the Cha Cha Slide.
Also:
Respectable
Venus
Gravel Pit

Siegbran, Wednesday, 1 June 2011 10:16 (fourteen years ago)

To the left could be either Jessie J or the Cha Cha Slide

As soon as I read 'to the left' I had Stereo MCs in my head

immer wieder, ralf & günther (NickB), Wednesday, 1 June 2011 10:19 (fourteen years ago)

Beyonky was the one I first thought of.

Mark G, Wednesday, 1 June 2011 10:20 (fourteen years ago)

or, of course, followed by "to the right, jump up and down and 2 the knees"

Mark G, Wednesday, 1 June 2011 10:20 (fourteen years ago)

To the left confused me, because my brain immediately went "RuPaul!" followed by "uh no, Bowie?"

But I forgot the "turn".

Karen D. Tregaskin, Wednesday, 1 June 2011 10:31 (fourteen years ago)

Newport Pagnell

ell-ell-ell

total ass retain (MaresNest), Wednesday, 1 June 2011 10:37 (fourteen years ago)

ella ella...

Mark G, Wednesday, 1 June 2011 10:42 (fourteen years ago)

I know the "Chicago" thing and I don't even know how the song goes, which is pretty solid corroboration.

40% chill and 100% negative (Tracer Hand), Wednesday, 1 June 2011 10:47 (fourteen years ago)

injunctions to "push it" invariably followed by "...real good"

bernard snowy, Wednesday, 1 June 2011 10:54 (fourteen years ago)

One more time.

Matt DC, Wednesday, 1 June 2011 11:15 (fourteen years ago)

Around the world

Mark G, Wednesday, 1 June 2011 11:17 (fourteen years ago)

Yesterday.

Matt DC, Wednesday, 1 June 2011 11:19 (fourteen years ago)

Close to the edge

Beggar On A Beach Of Shite. (PaulTMA), Wednesday, 1 June 2011 12:11 (fourteen years ago)

Flawless

40% chill and 100% negative (Tracer Hand), Wednesday, 1 June 2011 12:39 (fourteen years ago)

magnifico

corpse pose (missingNO), Wednesday, 1 June 2011 12:51 (fourteen years ago)

galveston

estela, Wednesday, 1 June 2011 12:59 (fourteen years ago)

Gil! Scott! Heron!

groovypanda, Wednesday, 1 June 2011 13:01 (fourteen years ago)

The Power

Siegbran, Wednesday, 1 June 2011 13:08 (fourteen years ago)

Vindaloo

Mark G, Wednesday, 1 June 2011 13:08 (fourteen years ago)

The title of this thread How do you wipe your butt? to the tune of Andrea True Connection's 'More More More': "eeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeewwww how do you wipe your buuuuuutt?"

got a whole lotta gloves (snoball), Wednesday, 1 June 2011 13:09 (fourteen years ago)

jambalaya

gtforia estfufan (unregistered), Wednesday, 1 June 2011 13:18 (fourteen years ago)

Bismillah!

broodje kroket (dog latin), Wednesday, 1 June 2011 13:19 (fourteen years ago)

fascination

(Alphabeat regrettably wins out over the Human League in my brain)

gtforia estfufan (unregistered), Wednesday, 1 June 2011 13:21 (fourteen years ago)

Tennessee (Tennessee)

Tom Skerritt Mustache Ride (DJP), Wednesday, 1 June 2011 13:24 (fourteen years ago)

To the left could be either Jessie J or the Cha Cha SlideThe Hokey Pokey

kornrulez6969, Wednesday, 1 June 2011 13:43 (fourteen years ago)

Barracuda

President Keyes, Wednesday, 1 June 2011 13:43 (fourteen years ago)

ch-ch-ch-ch-changes!

broodje kroket (dog latin), Wednesday, 1 June 2011 13:46 (fourteen years ago)

Whenever I hear about people named Oliver, I tend to think of the Norwegian Eurovision entry from 1979

Hongroe (Geir Hongro), Wednesday, 1 June 2011 13:56 (fourteen years ago)

don't we all

Tom Skerritt Mustache Ride (DJP), Wednesday, 1 June 2011 14:01 (fourteen years ago)

Wildfire

weatheringdaleson, Wednesday, 1 June 2011 14:12 (fourteen years ago)

"Take your cash and your card will follow" ... to the tune of En Vogue's Free Your Mind of course...

sometimes all it takes is a healthy dose of continental indiepop (tomofthenest), Wednesday, 1 June 2011 14:47 (fourteen years ago)

When greeting someone named Arianne, Carrie Anne, Marion or something similar I have to stifle the urge to add "...my wayward son."

Josefa, Wednesday, 1 June 2011 15:02 (fourteen years ago)

I thought you were going to ask them what their game was and can anybody play..

Mark G, Wednesday, 1 June 2011 15:12 (fourteen years ago)

Yeah, and that. Carrie Anne is the most distracting name anybody could be called.

Josefa, Wednesday, 1 June 2011 15:23 (fourteen years ago)

Tequila.

To the left confused me, because my brain immediately went "RuPaul!" followed by "uh no, Bowie?"

RuPaul didn't quite get a hold of Work.

27 Dresses, 13 Assassins (Eazy), Wednesday, 1 June 2011 15:31 (fourteen years ago)

Gary, Indiana

40% chill and 100% negative (Tracer Hand), Wednesday, 1 June 2011 15:39 (fourteen years ago)

One that I hate, is that often when we used to rehearse in this one warehouse for theatre, someone would remark "It's getting hot in here", and there would be much wincing and cries of "nooooooooooooooo" before some idiot gave the obvious retort for the billionth time.

― lolford brimley (Neanderthal), Tuesday, 31 May 2011 23:27 (Yesterday) Bookmark Suggest Ban Permalink

Most of the examples on this thread are dad-jokes-in-waiting. If somebody says "it's getting hot in here" I'll suggest they take off all their clothes.

40% chill and 100% negative (Tracer Hand), Wednesday, 1 June 2011 15:41 (fourteen years ago)

"daaaaaaaaaaad!"

40% chill and 100% negative (Tracer Hand), Wednesday, 1 June 2011 15:42 (fourteen years ago)

"in the ghetto"

what made my hamburger disappear (WmC), Wednesday, 1 June 2011 15:42 (fourteen years ago)

Maybelline

40% chill and 100% negative (Tracer Hand), Wednesday, 1 June 2011 15:48 (fourteen years ago)

Elvira

40% chill and 100% negative (Tracer Hand), Wednesday, 1 June 2011 15:57 (fourteen years ago)

giddy-up, a-oom-bop-pa oom-bop-a-mau-mau

Tom Skerritt Mustache Ride (DJP), Wednesday, 1 June 2011 15:58 (fourteen years ago)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PDJ_Mz8ftqI

one dis leads to another (ian), Wednesday, 1 June 2011 15:58 (fourteen years ago)

"in the ghetto"

Yes, when Melody Maker did a joke (i think) about Elvis' song being about the "indie ghetto", that ended up being the tune for that phrase as well, for me.

Mark G, Wednesday, 1 June 2011 16:03 (fourteen years ago)

the bare necessities

40% chill and 100% negative (Tracer Hand), Wednesday, 1 June 2011 16:22 (fourteen years ago)

regulate

omar little, Wednesday, 1 June 2011 16:23 (fourteen years ago)

intergalactic

broodje kroket (dog latin), Wednesday, 1 June 2011 16:25 (fourteen years ago)

6 in the morning

You Get Hoynes (bnw), Wednesday, 1 June 2011 16:27 (fourteen years ago)

Nat King Cole has been in my head since the tornado struck Joplin, Mo.

And for me personally, instead of saying Little Rock, Arkansas, it's flows easier for me to say Little Rock, Pasternak.

Pleasant Plains, Wednesday, 1 June 2011 16:27 (fourteen years ago)

"to the left" also = TOOTSIE ROLL

from shmear to eternity (donna rouge), Wednesday, 1 June 2011 16:27 (fourteen years ago)

Long distance information.

Pleasant Plains, Wednesday, 1 June 2011 16:29 (fourteen years ago)

re: "in the ghetto" I usually think/hear De La Soul

You Get Hoynes (bnw), Wednesday, 1 June 2011 16:31 (fourteen years ago)

"Leonard Bernstein" in Stipe's voice, but I dunno how universal this, or really many, of these are. Chicago may be the best, but as much as melodies permanently attached to words, I have in me mind funny accents that go with words...like Chicago, said in a Ditka-like voice. Most of my thinking is done in funny accents, though, just to keep things interesting.

Euler, Wednesday, 1 June 2011 16:41 (fourteen years ago)

That reminds me, "Euler...? Euler...?"

Josefa, Wednesday, 1 June 2011 16:55 (fourteen years ago)

fuck yeah

Euler, Wednesday, 1 June 2011 16:59 (fourteen years ago)

this is how we do it

The Brainwasher, Wednesday, 1 June 2011 17:12 (fourteen years ago)

"to the left" also = TOOTSIE ROLL

― from shmear to eternity (donna rouge)

That's what pops in my head too.

EZ Snappin, Wednesday, 1 June 2011 17:13 (fourteen years ago)

Here are words with a Pavement melody attached to them:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3RA4MykPm4s

Kevin John Bozelka, Wednesday, 1 June 2011 17:15 (fourteen years ago)

^ That is how I kept reading this thread title.

Pleasant Plains, Wednesday, 1 June 2011 17:31 (fourteen years ago)

haha me too.

Kevin John Bozelka, Wednesday, 1 June 2011 17:54 (fourteen years ago)

in-fat-u-ation
subdivisions
[it's my] prerogative

SongOfSam, Wednesday, 1 June 2011 21:39 (fourteen years ago)

For example.

I live in Chicago. If anyone jokes about the city, it's Sinatra singing "Chi-ca-go!" That's the permanent melody attached to Chicago.

Alison. Anyone named Alison or Allison has to endure the endless Costello association: "Aaaaaaal-ison." The melody is now part of the word.

Others?

I DIED, Wednesday, 1 June 2011 21:41 (fourteen years ago)

^ oops accidental phone post

I DIED, Wednesday, 1 June 2011 21:43 (fourteen years ago)

It's gon' rain!
It's gon' rain!
It's gon' rain!
It's gon' rain!
It's gon' rain!
It's gon' rain!
It's gon' rain!
It's gon' rain!
It's gon' rain!

corey, Thursday, 2 June 2011 01:43 (fourteen years ago)

dr. zaius

slugbuggy, Thursday, 2 June 2011 06:58 (fourteen years ago)

Low-rider.

27 Dresses, 13 Assassins (Eazy), Thursday, 2 June 2011 07:20 (fourteen years ago)

we the people, and so on

interjections!

conjunction

slugbuggy, Thursday, 2 June 2011 07:36 (fourteen years ago)

perfect day

estela, Thursday, 2 June 2011 07:36 (fourteen years ago)

plebeian

estela, Thursday, 2 June 2011 07:38 (fourteen years ago)

georgia

marc gasloi (symsymsym), Thursday, 2 June 2011 07:56 (fourteen years ago)

oh boy

marc gasloi (symsymsym), Thursday, 2 June 2011 07:56 (fourteen years ago)

sussudio

slugbuggy, Thursday, 2 June 2011 08:15 (fourteen years ago)

Chaka Khan

Mark G, Thursday, 2 June 2011 08:24 (fourteen years ago)

"I've got the key"

broodje kroket (dog latin), Thursday, 2 June 2011 08:36 (fourteen years ago)

"paaaaaar-TAY"

corey, Thursday, 2 June 2011 12:46 (fourteen years ago)

"I got a rhyme that comes with a riddle
O-HI-O
What's round on the ends and high in the middle?
O-HI-O"

Tom D has taken many months to run this thread to ground (Tom D.), Thursday, 2 June 2011 12:49 (fourteen years ago)

Notorious

40% chill and 100% negative (Tracer Hand), Thursday, 2 June 2011 12:49 (fourteen years ago)

smoke weed everyday

corpse pose (missingNO), Thursday, 2 June 2011 12:58 (fourteen years ago)

"what a wonderful _____"

for me, at least, you could put any word in there and I'll sing like louis armstrong

Fellini.Kuti, Thursday, 2 June 2011 14:25 (fourteen years ago)

Arabia

Stanlow

forest zombie (Vasco da Gama), Thursday, 2 June 2011 14:37 (fourteen years ago)

"Texas Chainsaw massacree/ Took my baby away from me"

Tom D has taken many months to run this thread to ground (Tom D.), Thursday, 2 June 2011 14:39 (fourteen years ago)

in-fat-u-ation

I'm hearing Velocity Girl now, but that's probably not what you mean.

gtforia estfufan (unregistered), Thursday, 2 June 2011 16:20 (fourteen years ago)

New York --> Sinatra? Or is there too much competition?

can't remember why i picked this awful name (forapper), Thursday, 2 June 2011 16:21 (fourteen years ago)

"in-fat-u-ation" = Rod Stewart

low-rent black gangster nicknamed Bootsy (DJP), Thursday, 2 June 2011 16:24 (fourteen years ago)

Urgent

corey, Thursday, 2 June 2011 16:52 (fourteen years ago)

Gypsy

corey, Thursday, 2 June 2011 17:03 (fourteen years ago)

jump on it

corey, Thursday, 2 June 2011 17:04 (fourteen years ago)

Pusherman
Satisfaction
Sledgehammer

a "goaty"-style beard (Myonga Vön Bontee), Thursday, 2 June 2011 17:17 (fourteen years ago)

Brass Monkey

pearsonic, Thursday, 2 June 2011 17:20 (fourteen years ago)

It's been a while

Evan R, Thursday, 2 June 2011 19:30 (fourteen years ago)

lollll

bernard snowy, Thursday, 2 June 2011 19:47 (fourteen years ago)

umbrella, I guess.

The Hollies or Rihanna?

naus, Thursday, 2 June 2011 20:22 (fourteen years ago)

ctrl-f "Africa," no results, smdh

Shart Shaped Box (Phil D.), Thursday, 2 June 2011 20:27 (fourteen years ago)

"Texas Chainsaw massacree/ Took my baby away from me"

― Tom D has taken many months to run this thread to ground (Tom D.), Thursday, June 2, 2011 10:39 AM (5 hours ago)


^^^this

Pwn of Blood (James Redd and the Blecchs), Thursday, 2 June 2011 20:34 (fourteen years ago)

Every time I see one of these….

http://www.licensepl8s.com/passpix/ok5164c6.jpg

отдых в Крыму! (Pleasant Plains), Thursday, 2 June 2011 20:39 (fourteen years ago)

Sunny
Boney M. style

free inappropriate education (Abbbottt), Thursday, 2 June 2011 20:39 (fourteen years ago)

Actually a lot of these pretty good.

ctrl-f "Africa," no results

For me, this has the same melody attached as the word "Hollywood"

Nobody posted "Science!" yet.

Pwn of Blood (James Redd and the Blecchs), Thursday, 2 June 2011 20:40 (fourteen years ago)

Control (Janet)

Failed attempt: "D'You Know What I Mean?"

27 Dresses, 13 Assassins (Eazy), Thursday, 2 June 2011 21:08 (fourteen years ago)

anal staircase

CharlieS, Thursday, 2 June 2011 21:39 (fourteen years ago)

Failed attempt: "D'You Know What I Mean?"

I hear the voice of David St. Hubbins.

отдых в Крыму! (Pleasant Plains), Thursday, 2 June 2011 21:48 (fourteen years ago)

I hear Lee Michaels.

Pwn of Blood (James Redd and the Blecchs), Thursday, 2 June 2011 21:53 (fourteen years ago)

reading daryl hall's wikipedia entry and i can't help but hear

"Working as paperboy at age seven and as a waiter at seventeen"
with daryl's full on "she's gone" mid-70s croon

blank, Friday, 3 June 2011 00:13 (fourteen years ago)

"Relax"
"TNT"
"Waterfalls"
"Egyptian"
"Autobahn"

Clarke B., Friday, 3 June 2011 00:29 (fourteen years ago)

anal staircase

― CharlieS, Thursday, June 2, 2011 2:39 PM (2 hours ago)

ha!

free inappropriate education (Abbbottt), Friday, 3 June 2011 00:30 (fourteen years ago)

last christmas
gin and juice
coco jambo

charlie h, Friday, 3 June 2011 01:01 (fourteen years ago)

Oklahoma

27 Dresses, 13 Assassins (Eazy), Friday, 3 June 2011 05:38 (fourteen years ago)

it's a quarter after one

kinder, Friday, 3 June 2011 05:42 (fourteen years ago)

Satisfaction

Benassi or Stones?

Siegbran, Friday, 3 June 2011 05:42 (fourteen years ago)

"This means nothing to me..."

Karen D. Tregaskin, Saturday, 4 June 2011 15:07 (fourteen years ago)

a few:
seconding "Gil! Scott! Heron!"
"Tuscon, Arizona"
"fish fry"
"pavement saw"
also, in my head every "super" will forever be spoken with Andy Partridge's accent

V79, Saturday, 4 June 2011 15:23 (fourteen years ago)

"Food processors are great!"

Karen D. Tregaskin, Saturday, 4 June 2011 15:25 (fourteen years ago)

vegetables and cheese

corey, Saturday, 4 June 2011 15:36 (fourteen years ago)

cheese and onions

отдых в Крыму! (Pleasant Plains), Saturday, 4 June 2011 16:27 (fourteen years ago)

i totally hear 'nomenclature' to the melody jon auer sings it on the posies' 'apology'.

You made the right choice, Deanne... (stevie), Saturday, 4 June 2011 16:33 (fourteen years ago)

Smokey. Smokey Ro-BIN-son
Sly and Robbie
Bohannon Bohannon Bohannon Bohannon
James BroooOOOWN! James BROOOooown!

Hideous Lump, Saturday, 4 June 2011 16:40 (fourteen years ago)

How long has this been going on?

andrew m., Saturday, 4 June 2011 16:41 (fourteen years ago)

Speaking of Andy Partridge: Dear gawwd

Better than the rest / baby you're the best (Ówen P.), Saturday, 4 June 2011 19:38 (fourteen years ago)

A lot of children's songs really fit the bill here

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5exvfbnFMUg

Better than the rest / baby you're the best (Ówen P.), Saturday, 4 June 2011 19:39 (fourteen years ago)

The bomb (the bomb the bomb)

Better than the rest / baby you're the best (Ówen P.), Saturday, 4 June 2011 19:41 (fourteen years ago)

Ówen OTM. Grover owns "exercise," por ejemplo:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-8NAVTSlYTM

free inappropriate education (Abbbottt), Saturday, 4 June 2011 19:46 (fourteen years ago)

Two melodies for "I should have known better"

Cut Creator Has A Master Plan (James Redd and the Blecchs), Saturday, 4 June 2011 23:11 (fourteen years ago)

'shave and a haircut - two bits' - seriously it took this long to get this on here?

BlackIronPrison, Saturday, 4 June 2011 23:27 (fourteen years ago)

Haha "Science!" is def one of mine.

The man who mistook his life for a FAP (Trayce), Sunday, 5 June 2011 00:22 (fourteen years ago)

Roxanne

m0stlyClean, Sunday, 5 June 2011 00:28 (fourteen years ago)

Roxanne Roxanne

отдых в Крыму! (Pleasant Plains), Sunday, 5 June 2011 00:32 (fourteen years ago)

Every time I walk past a vietnamese bakery and see PORK ROLL I start humming Ween to myself.

The man who mistook his life for a FAP (Trayce), Sunday, 5 June 2011 01:25 (fourteen years ago)

Fascination
Mannah Mannah

MarkoP, Sunday, 5 June 2011 01:48 (fourteen years ago)

Waka owns "pow"

blank, Sunday, 5 June 2011 01:48 (fourteen years ago)

"Send me an email (ooooaaaaah), send me an EMAIL (ooooaaaaahh), riiiight now"

corey, Sunday, 5 June 2011 01:58 (fourteen years ago)

stonehenge

slugbuggy, Sunday, 5 June 2011 03:05 (fourteen years ago)

8 6 7 5 3 0 9

pearsonic, Sunday, 5 June 2011 04:37 (fourteen years ago)

Hmm I think James Murphy owns "pow" and Waka owns "bow"

Better than the rest / baby you're the best (Ówen P.), Sunday, 5 June 2011 04:41 (fourteen years ago)

"What does it all mean?"

and

"3... and that's a magic number"

Lead always and inexorably into one another.

Karen D. Tregaskin, Sunday, 5 June 2011 07:31 (fourteen years ago)

"Day in, day out, day in, day out, day IN, day OUT, DAY IN, DAY OUT, DAY IN, DAY OOOOOOUUUUUUUUUUTTTTTTTT!!!"

Karen D. Tregaskin, Sunday, 5 June 2011 07:32 (fourteen years ago)

"how did I get here?"

corey, Sunday, 5 June 2011 11:55 (fourteen years ago)

This thread is a little like those quizzes where you name the albums based on tiny fragments of cover art.

what made my hamburger disappear (WmC), Sunday, 5 June 2011 12:10 (fourteen years ago)

How does it feel?

(Claimed by two really big ones.)

отдых в Крыму! (Pleasant Plains), Sunday, 5 June 2011 15:20 (fourteen years ago)

Movin' out

If Assholes Could Fly This Place Would Be An Airport, Sunday, 5 June 2011 15:23 (fourteen years ago)

"What's a computer?"

got a whole lotta gloves (snoball), Sunday, 5 June 2011 15:25 (fourteen years ago)

Allentown.

отдых в Крыму! (Pleasant Plains), Sunday, 5 June 2011 15:28 (fourteen years ago)

Sara (both Starship and FWM)

corey, Sunday, 5 June 2011 15:34 (fourteen years ago)

PRESSURE

27 Dresses, 13 Assassins (Eazy), Sunday, 5 June 2011 16:17 (fourteen years ago)

(and definitely Under Pressure)

27 Dresses, 13 Assassins (Eazy), Sunday, 5 June 2011 16:18 (fourteen years ago)

Nevermind

(I like the way people now write "nevermind" instead of "never mind").

broodje kroket (dog latin), Sunday, 5 June 2011 16:45 (fourteen years ago)

"Fire"

Marquis de Sade (outdoor_miner), Sunday, 5 June 2011 16:52 (fourteen years ago)

Not that it's totally common, but whenever I hear "don't do me like that" theres always that

DEEDLE-DEE

in the very back of my head going off

brodieopolari.... oh fuck it (kelpolaris), Sunday, 5 June 2011 16:54 (fourteen years ago)

and actually the only times I've ever heard anyone actually say that were when referencing the song as a joke... ex: you jip your waiter and in response he goes "Don't do me like that (deedle-dee)! Don't do me like that (deedle-dee)". Now this hasn't actually happened to me but I definitely would employ it had I ever had the job.

brodieopolari.... oh fuck it (kelpolaris), Sunday, 5 June 2011 16:56 (fourteen years ago)

Borderline!

27 Dresses, 13 Assassins (Eazy), Sunday, 5 June 2011 17:09 (fourteen years ago)

Benassi or Stones?

Never heard of Benassi (I am old lol)

a "goaty"-style beard (Myonga Vön Bontee), Monday, 6 June 2011 07:54 (fourteen years ago)

"Heart attack-ack-ack-ack-ack"

Shart Shaped Box (Phil D.), Monday, 6 June 2011 13:08 (fourteen years ago)

xpost oh you have, it's that computer style voice "push me, and then just hurt me, so I can get my..."

Mark G, Monday, 6 June 2011 13:12 (fourteen years ago)

Oh yeah.

отдых в Крыму! (Pleasant Plains), Monday, 6 June 2011 14:32 (fourteen years ago)

abacab

what made my hamburger disappear (WmC), Monday, 6 June 2011 14:41 (fourteen years ago)

"myxomatosis", definitely

V79, Monday, 6 June 2011 14:50 (fourteen years ago)

Oh yeah.

― отдых в Крыму! (Pleasant Plains), Monday, 6 June 2011 15:32 (18 minutes ago) Bookmark

Roxy Music or Ash?

;-)

The Boy Who Can Go Inside The TV (dog latin), Monday, 6 June 2011 14:51 (fourteen years ago)

Macca?

Onimosapien (James Redd and the Blecchs), Monday, 6 June 2011 15:13 (fourteen years ago)

More like Yello.

naus, Monday, 6 June 2011 18:35 (fourteen years ago)

Oh yeah

Onimosapien (James Redd and the Blecchs), Monday, 6 June 2011 18:38 (fourteen years ago)

OH YEAH

Onimosapien (James Redd and the Blecchs), Monday, 6 June 2011 18:38 (fourteen years ago)

The moon.

Beautiful.

corey, Tuesday, 7 June 2011 01:51 (fourteen years ago)

every time someone asks a question like
"what's your girlfriend's name?"
"what's your cousin's name?"
etc....
i want to shout "Kut Kreator!"

m0stlyClean, Tuesday, 7 June 2011 01:52 (fourteen years ago)

whenever I hear someone say "It seems to me..." I hear, "you lived your life like a candle in the wind". And I hate that song (but love the rest of GBYBR)

Iago Galdston, Tuesday, 7 June 2011 02:10 (fourteen years ago)

I hear "you just turn your pretty head and walk away-ay."

отдых в Крыму! (Pleasant Plains), Tuesday, 7 June 2011 02:34 (fourteen years ago)

Had to look that one up...James Gang or Joe Walsh? Or are they one and the same?

Iago Galdston, Tuesday, 7 June 2011 02:46 (fourteen years ago)

James Gang featuring Joe Walsh.

Here's the released version. THe "seems to me" parts are a bit more pronounced.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x_GZIaghqV0

Though this live version kicks ass.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uN4b1jUN5lc

отдых в Крыму! (Pleasant Plains), Tuesday, 7 June 2011 03:03 (fourteen years ago)

When the train stations get read out, it always pings me the tune..

"Morden, Diss"

http://im1.ebidst.com/upload_big/1/6/5/1291745387-12106-0.jpg

Mark G, Tuesday, 7 June 2011 10:51 (fourteen years ago)

Speaking of which - "Avalon"

The Boy Who Can Go Inside The TV (dog latin), Tuesday, 7 June 2011 11:06 (fourteen years ago)

every time someone asks a question like
"what's your girlfriend's name?"
"what's your cousin's name?"
etc....
i want to shout "Kut Kreator!"

― m0stlyClean, Monday, June 6, 2011 9:52 PM (Yesterday)


This is a good one, but didn't he spell it "Cut Creator"?

Onimosapien (James Redd and the Blecchs), Tuesday, 7 June 2011 14:11 (fourteen years ago)

Hey You, or even the ILE thread Hey Jews--Pink Floyd.

27 Dresses, 13 Assassins (Eazy), Tuesday, 7 June 2011 21:50 (fourteen years ago)

And Cee-Lo has Fuck You now, too.

27 Dresses, 13 Assassins (Eazy), Tuesday, 7 June 2011 21:50 (fourteen years ago)

"I hate you so much right now"

corey, Wednesday, 8 June 2011 02:43 (fourteen years ago)

The words "absolutely nothing" from Cure's "Killing an Arab", for me.

Sean Carruthers, Wednesday, 8 June 2011 02:51 (fourteen years ago)

hallelujah!

Handel still edging out Cohen, for the time being.

bendy, Wednesday, 8 June 2011 03:07 (fourteen years ago)

need a "phrases with a permanent melody attached" thread

contenderizer, Wednesday, 8 June 2011 03:16 (fourteen years ago)

fish heads

slugbuggy, Wednesday, 8 June 2011 06:00 (fourteen years ago)

melody isn't embedded within but definitely surrounds and is attached to BARBRA STREISAND right now

Spectrist, Wednesday, 8 June 2011 06:45 (fourteen years ago)

in a manner of speaking of course

Spectrist, Wednesday, 8 June 2011 06:46 (fourteen years ago)

"Absolutely Nothing" is Edwin Starr for me
and "Hallelujah" is Shaun Ryder

The Boy Who Can Go Inside The TV (dog latin), Wednesday, 8 June 2011 09:02 (fourteen years ago)

.. or Damo.

Let's have "Apparently Nothing"

Mark G, Wednesday, 8 June 2011 09:07 (fourteen years ago)

"Hey You, or even the ILE thread Hey Jews--Pink Floyd.

― 27 Dresses, 13 Assassins (Eazy), Tuesday, June 7, 2011 5:50 PM (Yesterday) Bookmark Suggest Ban Permalink"

I always hear "Hey, Jews" to the tune of "Hey Jude."

Shart Shaped Box (Phil D.), Wednesday, 8 June 2011 10:12 (fourteen years ago)

xp and "damo suzuki" is mark e smith

sonderangerbot, Wednesday, 8 June 2011 10:15 (fourteen years ago)

and "mark e smith" in shoulder pads..

Mark G, Wednesday, 8 June 2011 10:25 (fourteen years ago)

When it came up last night as an answer on "Jeopardy," I realized that "Galileo" now has a melody attached to it, thanks to Queen. (Or the Indigo Girls, if you're into that sort of thing.)

Shart Shaped Box (Phil D.), Wednesday, 8 June 2011 12:38 (fourteen years ago)

Edwin Starr also owns "Good God".
And in our house, the question "What's the time?" is always and laboriously followed by "Time to get ill."

Now working on a documentary about Sham 69's recent tour of China (ithappens), Wednesday, 8 June 2011 12:45 (fourteen years ago)

Blue Aeroplanes: "Pick a card, any card" ("Wrong")

Now working on a documentary about Sham 69's recent tour of China (ithappens), Wednesday, 8 June 2011 12:54 (fourteen years ago)

PJ Harvey now owns "United Nations" (inside my head, at least), and Billy Bragg has "Sexuality".

mike t-diva, Wednesday, 8 June 2011 13:29 (fourteen years ago)

On a slight tangent, whenever I have cause to say "Could be", I usually follow it with "Hooong Kooong Phoo-ey!"

Jeff W, Wednesday, 8 June 2011 13:59 (fourteen years ago)

I always follow "Could be" with "who knooooooooows?"

low-rent black gangster nicknamed Bootsy (DJP), Wednesday, 8 June 2011 14:00 (fourteen years ago)

"She's a lady"
"Dancing on the ceiling"

got a whole lotta gloves (snoball), Wednesday, 8 June 2011 14:45 (fourteen years ago)

Hello!

27 Dresses, 13 Assassins (Eazy), Wednesday, 8 June 2011 15:48 (fourteen years ago)

Or, more like: Hello?

27 Dresses, 13 Assassins (Eazy), Wednesday, 8 June 2011 15:48 (fourteen years ago)

While De La Soul "Buddy" has Hello.

27 Dresses, 13 Assassins (Eazy), Wednesday, 8 June 2011 15:48 (fourteen years ago)

one month passes...

Just saw the phrase "endangered species" and immediately heard it in Bop Gun form

joygoat, Monday, 18 July 2011 15:31 (fourteen years ago)


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