songs where the singer stutters

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This morning when I drove to work they passed You Ain't Seen Nothing Yet by BTO on the radio. A song I used to love when it came out in 1974. I still like that part when the singer stutters during the chorus.

In which other songs is stuttering used?

― alex in mainhattan (alex63), Tuesday, 8 October 2002 16:45 (twenty-three years ago)

Pavement's "AT&T".

― gazuga (gazuga), Tuesday, 8 October 2002 16:47 (twenty-three years ago)

"My Generation" (It's so rare that I come across one of these threads where an easy answer is left.)

― Dan Perry (Dan Perry), Tuesday, 8 October 2002 16:53 (twenty-three years ago)

"And little Bobby Dylan who was all set & willin'
to sell me his new leather jacket
was greatly surprised when I told him 'No dice'
I'm j-j-j-j-just not buyin' it man."

"c-c-c-cucumber
c-c-c-cabbage
c-c-c-cauliflower"

― dave225 (Dave225), Tuesday, 8 October 2002 16:56 (twenty-three years ago)

In the jungle
Welcome to the jungle
Watch it bring you to your
n-n-n-n-n-n-n-knees, knees

― My name is Kenny (My name is Kenny), Tuesday, 8 October 2002 16:57 (twenty-three years ago)

"Girl O'Clock" by the Dismemberment Plan

― Nick A., Tuesday, 8 October 2002 16:58 (twenty-three years ago)

Antioch Arrow - The Puppy Love

― Jonathan Williams (ex machina), Tuesday, 8 October 2002 16:59 (twenty-three years ago)

boom! shake the room

― bob zemko (bob), Tuesday, 8 October 2002 17:05 (twenty-three years ago)

bad to the bone
b-b-b-b-bad

r-r-r-r-r-r-r-r-rapid transit - Neil Young

― dave225 (Dave225), Tuesday, 8 October 2002 17:08 (twenty-three years ago)

"Surfin' Bird" by the Trashmen, although I'm not sure if it counts since he's just freaking out and not really trying to say anything...

"ba-ba-ba-ba-ba-ba-ba-ba-ba-ba-ba-mao-mao-ba-ba-oooh-mao-mao-mao"

― Rahul Kamath (Rahul Kamath), Tuesday, 8 October 2002 17:20 (twenty-three years ago)

everything with vocals on mille plateaux

― mitch lastnamewithheld (mitchlnw), Tuesday, 8 October 2002 17:23 (twenty-three years ago)

Interesting fact: people who stutter can't stutter when they sing.

― Chriddof (Chriddof), Tuesday, 8 October 2002 17:23 (twenty-three years ago)

"Nobody But Me" ("no no no no n-n-n-no" etc.)

― Jody Beth Rosen, Tuesday, 8 October 2002 17:23 (twenty-three years ago)

Interesting fact: people who stutter can't stutter when they sing.

Carly Simon to thread!

― Jody Beth Rosen, Tuesday, 8 October 2002 17:24 (twenty-three years ago)

Mm--m-m--m--el T-t-t-til-til-tillis

― dave225 (Dave225), Tuesday, 8 October 2002 17:26 (twenty-three years ago)

Eddie "Sh-sh-sh-sh-sh-she was shakin'!" Money

― Aaron W, Tuesday, 8 October 2002 17:28 (twenty-three years ago)

can't believe it !

the one true classic example from
the past 10 years -

QOTSA and 'feelgood hit of the summer'
'c-c-c-c-c-co-caine !!...
c-c-c-c-c-cocaine !!!....
c-co! - caine !!..'

― piscesboy, Tuesday, 8 October 2002 17:33 (twenty-three years ago)

"Jeremiah! Jeremiah! Jere my my my my my ah! You're the apple apple of my apple pie pie pie pie pie-ah!"

-dumb song I wrote for an old boyfriend

― Jody Beth Rosen, Tuesday, 8 October 2002 17:35 (twenty-three years ago)

there is something rather reassuring hearing that Bachman Turner Overdrive are still getting airplay in Germany. it certainly reminds me not to waste another fucking second of my life reading anything by Polly Toynbee or Will Hutton, at any rate.

― robin carmody (robin carmody), Tuesday, 8 October 2002 17:35 (twenty-three years ago)

Late rockabilly legend Charlie Feathers recorded a song called "Stutterin' Cindy" in which--you guessed it--he stutters. He also recorded "Tongue-Tied Jill," in which he aped some unidentified speech impediment or language disability ("Me dot what me want when dot 'u"--something like that).

― Lee G (Lee G), Tuesday, 8 October 2002 17:37 (twenty-three years ago)

"Ch-ch-ch-changes"

― NickH, Tuesday, 8 October 2002 17:50 (twenty-three years ago)

Polly Toynbee or Will Hutton
Who are these and what did you want to say about German radio, Robin? It is really awful by the way. At least the commercial and most public radio stations.

Thanks Dan. I had "My Generation" in my mind as the classic example but I somehow couldn't name it.

― alex in mainhattan (alex63), Tuesday, 8 October 2002 17:58 (twenty-three years ago)

The radio edit of Pharoahoahoaohe Monch's Simon Says changes 'Get the fuck up' to 'G-g-g-get up'.

― Mr Swygart (mrswygart), Tuesday, 8 October 2002 18:07 (twenty-three years ago)

Don't forget the imaginatively-named "Stutter" by Joe.

(Alex: no problem.)

― Dan Perry (Dan Perry), Tuesday, 8 October 2002 18:23 (twenty-three years ago)

The Cure 'Caterpillar Girl'?
Morris Minor 'Stutter Rap' obviously
Joe 'Stutter'

jack white stutters on some tracks doesnt he?

wot no Gareth Gates jokes already?

― blueski, Tuesday, 8 October 2002 18:35 (twenty-three years ago)

Does Monorchid's "Southern Fried Wonton" count? "How could someone smile and look so i-l-l-l-l-l-l-l-l?"

― Diego Hadis (dhadis), Tuesday, 8 October 2002 18:38 (twenty-three years ago)

OK Go "C-C-C-Cinnamon Lips"

― wl (wl), Tuesday, 8 October 2002 18:41 (twenty-three years ago)

B-B-B-B-B-B-Benny and the Jets

― Dom Passantino (Dom Passantino), Tuesday, 8 October 2002 18:44 (twenty-three years ago)

Also from the Who - Mary Anne with the Shaky Hands. (What they do to a man, those sh-a-a-a-a-a-key hands.)

― nickn (nickn), Tuesday, 8 October 2002 19:18 (twenty-three years ago)

Elvis - "Baby Let's Play House"

― Burr, Tuesday, 8 October 2002 19:42 (twenty-three years ago)

Help the Aged

"yourself, yourself, your su-su-su-su-su-su-su-su!"

― Al (sitcom), Tuesday, 8 October 2002 20:24 (twenty-three years ago)

Jarvis again: "Try it... You might like it... You might even s-s-smudge your lipstick" - on the Sisters EP. That's my fave line. It's fantastic.

― Simon, Tuesday, 8 October 2002 20:27 (twenty-three years ago)

"Tay, Tay, Tay, Tay, T-T, T-T-T, Tay, Tay
Take or leave us, only please believe us
We ain't ever gonna be respectable'

― Chewshabadoo (Chewshabadoo), Tuesday, 8 October 2002 20:32 (twenty-three years ago)

Pastels - "Truck Train Tractor"
Les Savy Fav - "The Dishonest Don, Part 2"
Talking Heads - "Psycho Killer"

... there have to be more indie songs that do this!

keith

― zaxxon25 (zaxxon25), Tuesday, 8 October 2002 20:38 (twenty-three years ago)

"'Cause I'm not not not not not not not not...your academy."

― Mike Appelstein (mike a), Tuesday, 8 October 2002 21:25 (twenty-three years ago)

Stop!

Hammer time...

My-my-my-my music hits me
So hard
Makes me say
"Oh my lord
Thank you for blessing me
With a mind to rhyme
And two hyped feet"

*bows*

― Charlie (Charlie), Tuesday, 8 October 2002 22:42 (twenty-three years ago)

Data 80 - "Love Was Made for Two" = stuttering robot!

― Spencer Chow (spencermfi), Tuesday, 8 October 2002 23:55 (twenty-three years ago)

Don't forget the imaginatively-named "Stutter" by Joe.

But he doesn't actually stutter does he? Just repeats the song title. (I could be remembering it wrong, of course.)

― scott pl. (scott pl.), Wednesday, 9 October 2002 00:01 (twenty-three years ago)

"c-c-c-c-call me" tweet - call me

"c-c-c-cola is all you ever drink" the records - teenarama

"y'know, you can always leave if you don't like what'sssssssssssss HAPPNIN" lester bangs - let it blurt

maybe.

― brian badword (badwords), Wednesday, 9 October 2002 00:06 (twenty-three years ago)

George Michael - "I Want Your Sex"...

"C-c-c-c-c-c'mon!"

― gygax!, Wednesday, 9 October 2002 00:10 (twenty-three years ago)

Vicious Pink "Cccan't you see"

― A Nairn (moretap), Wednesday, 9 October 2002 03:22 (twenty-three years ago)

Stiff Little Fingers, 'Suspect Device' - "You got a sus-sus-sus-sus-sus-sus-sus-suspect device".

― Damian (Damian), Wednesday, 9 October 2002 07:13 (twenty-three years ago)

The Dismemberment Plan, "Girl O'Clock"-- "Bbby ththththe end of the week, I'm going to ddddie. C'mon now, baby, you kkkkknnnnoowww..."
ah, no way I'm writing out the entire lyric sheet. It's all one stutter fest.

― Steph (Steph), Wednesday, 9 October 2002 07:40 (twenty-three years ago)

"Winston Churchill had a speech imp-p-ediment, and look what he did." - The Fall, "Tempo House".
Also, Axl Rose stutters impressively on "Welcome to the Jungle" - "Kn, Kn, Kn, Kn, Kn, Kn Knees! Knees!".
That reminds me, Paul Hardcastle - "N-n-n-n Nineteen!".

― Dr. David Jackson, Wednesday, 9 October 2002 08:56 (twenty-three years ago)

"i hate you" by the monks

― unknown or illegal user (doorag), Wednesday, 9 October 2002 10:29 (twenty-three years ago)

"Psycho Killer"

― James Larcombe, Wednesday, 9 October 2002 10:49 (twenty-three years ago)

every stereolab song ever!

ba-ba-ba-ba-ba-ba-ba-ba-ba-/
ba-ba-ba-ba-ba-ba-ba-ba-ba-/
ba-ba-ba-ba-ba-ba-ba-ba-ba-/
ba-ba-ba- etc.

*hides*

― zebedee, Wednesday, 9 October 2002 11:43 (twenty-three years ago)

'c-c-c-cola on tap' - 'Life Begins at the Hop', XTC.

― Ramon, Wednesday, 9 October 2002 14:01 (twenty-three years ago)

But he doesn't actually stutter does he? Just repeats the song title. (I could be remembering it wrong, of course.)

"I can tell you're lyin'
'Cuz when you're replyin'
You stutter, stutter
S-s-stutter"

― Dan Perry (Dan Perry), Wednesday, 9 October 2002 14:06 (twenty-three years ago)

My parents used to have a terrible single called 'N-n-nervous' made by some friend of theirs in the 60s. I can't remember what he was called.

― N. (nickdastoor), Wednesday, 9 October 2002 14:15 (twenty-three years ago)

David Bowie - "Ch-ch-ch-changes"

― James Larcombe, Wednesday, 9 October 2002 15:48 (twenty-three years ago)

The Fall-"Hard Life in Country"
The Monks-"I Hate You"

― Jay Kirsch, Wednesday, 9 October 2002 16:00 (twenty-three years ago)

"S-s-s-single bed" Fox, 1975

― Stewart Osborne (Stewart Osborne), Thursday, 10 October 2002 07:53 (twenty-three years ago)

So many of these songs listed seem to be instances where the singer
doesn't sound like they are imitating a stutter, more like just filling in time so the line can scan.

Can't believe that no-one has said this:

"N-n-n-n-n-never stop" - Echo and the Bunnymen

as well as

"Blind Vision" by Blancmange ("It's .. it's....getting harder)
"Solid" by Ashford and simpson ("The thrill is still h-h-h-h-h-h-hot")

Morrissey must have done it loads of times, but I'm buggered if I can think of one.

― Darren, Thursday, 10 October 2002 14:33 (twenty-three years ago)

N-n-n-n-n-n-n-n-n-n-n-nineteen!!!!!

― Old Fart!!! (oldfart_sd), Thursday, 10 October 2002 14:58 (twenty-three years ago)

"Ka - ka - ka - ka - ka - Killer Born Man" -- Screaming Blue Mesiahs

― christoff (christoff), Thursday, 10 October 2002 16:18 (twenty-three years ago)

N. - i think that guy who did "n-n-n-nervous" woulda been ian whitcomb.

― unknown or illegal user (doorag), Friday, 11 October 2002 00:59 (twenty-three years ago)

Dismemberment Plan own this thredd - c'mon, "Girl O'Clock" is a whole song of stuttering, pretty much!

― Charlie (Charlie), Friday, 11 October 2002 01:08 (twenty-three years ago)

motion man - connect the dots

"i'll shiver your timberlands/he-he-he-he-he dya-dya-dya-dya-you-you-you-you c-c-c-c-c-co-co-co-co-co-cold..."

or uh...something to that effect...

― brian badword (badwords), Friday, 11 October 2002 04:38 (twenty-three years ago)

"surprise surprise how t-t-t-time flies..." & "surprise surprise s-s-s-s-surprise..." kenna - i'm gone

― brian badword (badwords), Friday, 11 October 2002 18:47 (twenty-three years ago)

"Hello, dad, hello mom, I'm your...
Ch-ch-ch-cherry BOMB!"

Who the fuck is that? The Runaways? Girlschool? Brain not working...

― kate, Friday, 11 October 2002 19:07 (twenty-three years ago)

something like "i'm very pr-proprietary with m-m-m-m-mariah carey" mc paul barman - cock mobster

― brian badword (badwords), Friday, 11 October 2002 19:40 (twenty-three years ago)

kate it's the runaways yeah

― unknown or illegal user (doorag), Friday, 11 October 2002 19:42 (twenty-three years ago)

Alex, count yourself lucky never to have heard of Toynbee or Hutton. They are the exhausted bores who give the British liberal-leftie press a bad name ...

― robin carmody (robin carmody), Saturday, 12 October 2002 03:56 (twenty-two years ago)

Stewart: one of my own songs ("Shagpile Sexuality", written in April this year) lifts the chorus of "S-S-S-Single Bed". the lyrics over the melody line are a comment on the mentality and the worldview that the song incarnates (though the specific inspiration was my uncle - I mean, he was the basis for the character in the song). Write to me privately and I'll send you it, if you're interested.

― robin carmody (robin carmody), Saturday, 12 October 2002 04:02 (twenty-two years ago)

Thought of another obvious one as I was listening to my Echo & the Bunnymen box set this morning...

"Cutter won't cut the... m-m-mustard!"

― Aaron W., Monday, 14 October 2002 13:03 (twenty-two years ago)

Kate, that's Bratmobile. Awesome song.

― Claire (Claire Miccio), Monday, 14 October 2002 13:43 (twenty-two years ago)

so that must be a cover then...is it? Of the Runaways?

― Claire (Claire Miccio), Monday, 14 October 2002 13:44 (twenty-two years ago)

no one's mentioned Sister Ray yet? "c-c-c-c-c-c-c-couldn't hit it sideways..."

― Poppy (poppy), Monday, 14 October 2002 22:38 (twenty-two years ago)

two weeks pass...

I am t-t-t-totally wired. The Fall

― alex in mainhattan (alex63), Tuesday, 29 October 2002 20:35 (twenty-two years ago)

just watched 'beyond the valley of the dolls' again the other night...

"...sweet talkin' c-c-c-candy maaaaan"

― brian badword (badwords), Tuesday, 29 October 2002 23:43 (twenty-two years ago)

five years pass...

two megadeth examples!

'this was my life':
"in our business there's s-s-sin!"

'dawn patrol':
"we sleepwalk off to work while our n-n-nervous systems jerk"

― Charlie Howard, Wednesday, 21 May 2008 16:39 (seventeen years ago)

Back in the Village-Iron Maiden

at the end of the song.

― Bill Magill, Wednesday, 21 May 2008 16:48 (seventeen years ago)

So kiss me again
'Cuz only you can stop this st-st-st-st-stuttering

― contenderizer, Wednesday, 21 May 2008 16:50 (seventeen years ago)

Can't believe this hasn't been mentioned yet: "Movin' Out" by Billy Joel

"Workin' too hard can give you a heart attackackackackackack"
"Yeah and he's tradin' in his Chevy for a Cadillacacacacacacacac"
"You should never argue with a crazy mi-mi-mi-mi-mi-mind"

― Pillbox, Wednesday, 21 May 2008 17:10 (seventeen years ago)

Dunno if it counts as stuttering, but Devo: babybabybabybabybabybabybabybabybaby...

― contenderizer, Wednesday, 21 May 2008 17:11 (seventeen years ago)

Sonic's Rendezvous Band - City Slang

"Cit-cit-ciy-cit-cit-cit-cit-cit-cit-cit-cit-cit-cit-cit-cit-cit-cit-cit-cit-city slang."

― city worker, Wednesday, 21 May 2008 17:18 (seventeen years ago)

C-c-c-cucumber
C-c-c-cabbage
C-c-c-cauliflower
- Echo & The Bunnyment, Thorn of Crowns

― dad a, Wednesday, 21 May 2008 17:28 (seventeen years ago)

"G-g-g-golly, Sandra, you've really grown up crazy" - Golly Sandra by Eiesley

― Pancakes Hackman, Wednesday, 21 May 2008 17:45 (seventeen years ago)

Fountains of Wayne do this often -- "Maureen" is a good example.

― Guayaquil (eephus!), Wednesday, 21 May 2008 17:49 (seventeen years ago)

Winston Churchil had a speech imp-p-p-pediment
And look what he did
Razed half of London

-The Fall, Tempo House

― sexyDancer, Wednesday, 21 May 2008 17:54 (seventeen years ago)

"I st-st-stuttered when you asked me what I'm thinkin' 'bout"
-Miley Cyrus, See You Again

― musically, Wednesday, 21 May 2008 18:04 (seventeen years ago)

"Ma-ma-ma-ma-ma-ma-mama's Boy" - Ramones

― Pillbox, Wednesday, 21 May 2008 18:28 (seventeen years ago)

me-me-me-me-me-me-me-me-memorabilia - soft cell

― Jack Battery-Pack, Wednesday, 21 May 2008 19:17 (seventeen years ago)

I'm a dic-
I'm addicted to you

― rogermexico., Wednesday, 21 May 2008 19:21 (seventeen years ago)

What you all s-s-s-say: Top Stutter Songs

― James Redd and the Blecchs, Wednesday, 21 May 2008 19:46 (seventeen years ago)

Now I didn't come here lookin' for no fffffffix
nah uh uh uh

― wanko ergo sum, Wednesday, 21 May 2008 19:46 (seventeen years ago)

C-c-c-collagen rock! - Mclusky

― Hideous Lump, Wednesday, 21 May 2008 22:32 (seventeen years ago)

the stuttering in that dismemberment plan song is kind of irritating...

― Charlie Howard, Thursday, 22 May 2008 14:19 (seventeen years ago)

Throbbing Gristle - Very Friendly

"There's been a muh-muh-muh-murder!"

― Tom D., Thursday, 22 May 2008 14:21 (seventeen years ago)

'drunk skitzo' by fishbone

M-m-m-m-my dad's a drunk
My my mom is a skitzo

My son's a punk
My daughter's a lezbo
My unc's a drunk
I can't make my mind up

Why don't it just fade away
F-f-f-fade away...
T-t-t-t-tah turn the page

My bro's my fo
My nice is a mofo
My wife's a freak
My husband's a psycho
My sister's a whore
I can't take it no more
I got bad luck
But wait there's more

My aunt's a bitch...
My cuzz is a fuckup...

...c-c-ah c'mon
Why can't they just

Straighten up
Ss-ss-ssah straighten up...

― m the g, Thursday, 22 May 2008 14:37 (seventeen years ago)

i am sitting in a room

― abanana, Thursday, 22 May 2008 15:10 (seventeen years ago)

Gruppo Sportive "Superman" (at the end)

― Trip Maker, Thursday, 22 May 2008 15:16 (seventeen years ago)

"Dance With Me" - The Mojo Men

from the NME Nuggets style compilation tape "we have come for your children"

― Mark G, Thursday, 22 May 2008 15:21 (seventeen years ago)

Willie Dixon - Nervous

― gnarly sceptre, Thursday, 22 May 2008 16:08 (seventeen years ago)

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