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)
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)
PamelaYMCANew York, New YorkHammertimeThunderstruck
― 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
there's a place in france
― thomp, Tuesday, 31 May 2011 20:43 (fourteen years ago)
phenomena
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.
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
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)
sigh
― the smoke cloud of pure hatred (lex pretend), Wednesday, 1 June 2011 08:21 (fourteen years ago)
BEYONCÉ
To the left could be either Jessie J or the Cha Cha Slide.Also:RespectableVenusGravel 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"
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)
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)
― 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
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)
― m0stlyClean, Monday, June 6, 2011 9:52 PM (Yesterday)
― 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.
"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 meand "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?
While De La Soul "Buddy" has Hello.
Just saw the phrase "endangered species" and immediately heard it in Bop Gun form
― joygoat, Monday, 18 July 2011 15:31 (fourteen years ago)