Cryptically-disguised song lyrics

ribbons · 01-23-2023, 02:19 PM

Beautiful song, and I've never heard it before - so thanks for mentioning it. Ella slays most things she sings.

You've got me listening to her now, covering Harry Nilsson's "Open Your Window".
"We could be happy alone in a tent, / Think of the money we'd save on rent."

Wonder how you'd rewrite that lyric, TH.
* ponders alternative word for 'tent' *

Since you started this thread, I am constantly rethinking lyrics in my head.

Edit: Ella's scatting is untranslatable.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JPqbDUq5A1w

Trollheart · 01-23-2023, 05:05 PM

Easy.

"The possibility that you and I could attain pleasure in a small marquee is high;
Consider the financial incentives with regard to a monthly payment to a third party for our accommodation."

How could anyone resist such an offer?

ribbons · 01-23-2023, 05:48 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Trollheart

Easy.

"The possibility that you and I could attain pleasure in a small marquee is high;
Consider the financial incentives with regard to a monthly payment to a third party for our accommodation."

How could anyone resist such an offer?

LOL!

I mean: "Chortling resoundingly!"

Trollheart · 01-23-2023, 07:17 PM

I will also add this for free:

The entire crowd I belong to inhabit a deep-sea vehicle coloured like a banana

ribbons · 01-23-2023, 10:22 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Trollheart

I will also add this for free:

The entire crowd I belong to inhabit a deep-sea vehicle coloured like a banana

Oh, so now we're getting freebies? (or lagniappe, as my mom used to call 'em)

Ask our pal the Blue Meanie - he might know.

Trollheart · 01-24-2023, 05:11 AM

Yeah I didn't expect ya not to get it, it was just me showing off.

rubber soul · 01-24-2023, 06:35 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by ribbons

Oh, so now we're getting freebies? (or lagniappe, as my mom used to call 'em)

Ask our pal the Blue Meanie - he might know.

Hey, who called me?

Trollheart · 01-24-2023, 12:10 PM

Interesting thing, over here we have a mock song which links both your posts.
It goes
"We all live in a green and yellow tent
Some people think we're bent
Cos we live in a tent."

(Bent is Irish/UK slang for gay by the way)

Okay, okay! Next round coming up real soon.

Trollheart · 01-24-2023, 02:41 PM

Round 9

Song 1

It's clear by the manner in which I stride that I am a lover of ladies with very little time to converse
Very audible melodies and ladies who are not cold, it has been a struggle for the singer of this song since the day of my birth.
And at this moment things are fine, they're great and you can choose to avoid my gaze
We may endeavour to gain knowledge of the effect on the male of the species of an American newspaper produced in the Big Apple.

Answer: "Stayin' Alive" by The Bee Gees

Song 2

On this day they will return it to you and by now surely you understand your task?
I'm of the belief that nobody feels as I do about you at this moment.
A certain type of rhythmic structure, gossip in the neighbourhood that the flame inside you has been extinguished
Something, I feel certain, which is not new to your ears, nor did you ever have cause to disbelieve it.
I'm of the belief that nobody feels as I do about you at this moment.
And no path upon which we walk is straight
Every illumination showing the way is so bright it hurts our eyes
I have much I would converse with you about but I am unable to articulate my speech.

Answer: "Wonderwall" by Oasis

Song 3

The happy look on her face brings to mind, it appears to me, joyous recollections of my childhood
Where all was new and a certain shade of azure like the heavens above.
Oftentimes, on occasions on which I behold her visage
I am transported by her to a distant place with which I have a particular affinity
And should I remain gazing at her for too extended a space of time I might weep.

Answer: "Sweet Child o' Mine" by Guns'n'Roses

Song 4

I arise and little depresses me
You are struggling through bad times and I know what they're like, seen many bad ones myself, some worse than yours.
I understand how it is for you
You have to perform the moves of a stuntman in order to achieve what is genuine
Are you able to discern me in an upright position facing away from the wurlitzer?
You're observed worse I'm sure, you catch my drift?

Answer: "Jump" by Van Halen

Song 5

A gentleman proceeds down the avenue asking the question “why is it that I am not as hard in my centre, why is it I am not as hard in my center as my existence certainly is?
What I require is a chance to stand in front of a camera and a chance at salvation
I have no desire to end up like Mickey Mouse and Donald Duck, interred alongside such creatures.”
Excavator of human remains, excavator of human remains
Canines silhouetted by that light which only rises at night
Much distant in the adequately-illuminated portal to my home
The name perhaps of a man who drinks too much, drinks too much
Remove these dogs from my presence!
I am no longer amused at these antics.

Answer: "You Can Call Me Al" by Paul Simon

Song 6

Uncertainy grips me as I grasp hold of you and conduct you to the area where we will waltz
As the sound of the music fades, there is that in your eyes which reminds me of a movie
Shadowed with morose farewells.
Never shall I dance again, feet which are not innocent cannot follow the dance steps
It's not difficult to imagine all is otherwise however I know you are intelligent enough to see through this facade.
It would have been a far more profitable move had I not been untrue with a companion
And thrown away the opportunity that had been afforded me
Therefore never shall I dance again as I danced when I was in your company.

Answer: "Careless Whisper" by George Michael

Saulaac · 01-24-2023, 04:03 PM

Going solely (soul-ly) on memory so I don't know all the words but I reckon I got the easiest two.

Quote:

Originally Posted by Trollheart

Song 1

It's clear by the manner in which I stride that I am a lover of ladies with very little time to converse
Very audible melodies and ladies who are not cold, it has been a struggle for the singer of this song since the day of my birth.
And at this moment things are fine, they're great and you can choose to avoid my gaze
We may endeavour to gain knowledge of the effect on the male of the species of an American newspaper produced in the Big Apple.

"Well you can tell by the way I (??) my walk I'm a woman's man, no time to taalk"

ah ah ah ah "Stayin' Alive" - The Bee Gees

Quote:

Originally Posted by Trollheart

Song 2

On this day they will return it to you and by now surely you understand your task?
I'm of the belief that nobody feels as I do about you at this moment.
A certain type of rhythmic structure, gossip in the neighbourhood that the flame inside you has been extinguished
Something, I feel certain, which is not new to your ears, nor did you ever have cause to disbelieve it.
I'm of the belief that nobody feels as I do about you at this moment.
And no path upon which we walk is straight
Every illumination showing the way is so bright it hurts our eyes
I have much I would converse with you about but I am unable to articulate my speech.

"I have much I would converse with you about but I am unable to articulate my speech." / "There are many things that I would like to say to you, but I don't know howw"

"Wonderwall" - Oasis

As they say in Manchester, that is sound as a pound that's found on the ground.

01-23-2023, 02:19 PM	#111 (permalink)
ribbons Music Addict Join Date: Oct 2009 Posts: 1,265	Beautiful song, and I've never heard it before - so thanks for mentioning it. Ella slays most things she sings. You've got me listening to her now, covering Harry Nilsson's "Open Your Window". "We could be happy alone in a tent, / Think of the money we'd save on rent." Wonder how you'd rewrite that lyric, TH. * ponders alternative word for 'tent' * Since you started this thread, I am constantly rethinking lyrics in my head. Edit: Ella's scatting is untranslatable. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JPqbDUq5A1w Last edited by ribbons; 01-23-2023 at 02:29 PM.

01-23-2023, 05:05 PM	#112 (permalink)
Trollheart Born to be mild Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: 404 Not Found Posts: 26,970	Easy. "The possibility that you and I could attain pleasure in a small marquee is high; Consider the financial incentives with regard to a monthly payment to a third party for our accommodation." How could anyone resist such an offer? __________________ Trollheart: Signature-free since April 2018

01-23-2023, 07:17 PM	#114 (permalink)
Trollheart Born to be mild Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: 404 Not Found Posts: 26,970	I will also add this for free: The entire crowd I belong to inhabit a deep-sea vehicle coloured like a banana __________________ Trollheart: Signature-free since April 2018

01-24-2023, 05:11 AM	#116 (permalink)
Trollheart Born to be mild Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: 404 Not Found Posts: 26,970	Yeah I didn't expect ya not to get it, it was just me showing off. __________________ Trollheart: Signature-free since April 2018

01-24-2023, 12:10 PM	#118 (permalink)
Trollheart Born to be mild Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: 404 Not Found Posts: 26,970	Interesting thing, over here we have a mock song which links both your posts. It goes "We all live in a green and yellow tent Some people think we're bent Cos we live in a tent." (Bent is Irish/UK slang for gay by the way) Okay, okay! Next round coming up real soon. __________________ Trollheart: Signature-free since April 2018

01-24-2023, 02:41 PM	#119 (permalink)
Trollheart Born to be mild Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: 404 Not Found Posts: 26,970	Round 9 Song 1 It's clear by the manner in which I stride that I am a lover of ladies with very little time to converse Very audible melodies and ladies who are not cold, it has been a struggle for the singer of this song since the day of my birth. And at this moment things are fine, they're great and you can choose to avoid my gaze We may endeavour to gain knowledge of the effect on the male of the species of an American newspaper produced in the Big Apple. Answer: "Stayin' Alive" by The Bee Gees Song 2 On this day they will return it to you and by now surely you understand your task? I'm of the belief that nobody feels as I do about you at this moment. A certain type of rhythmic structure, gossip in the neighbourhood that the flame inside you has been extinguished Something, I feel certain, which is not new to your ears, nor did you ever have cause to disbelieve it. I'm of the belief that nobody feels as I do about you at this moment. And no path upon which we walk is straight Every illumination showing the way is so bright it hurts our eyes I have much I would converse with you about but I am unable to articulate my speech. Answer: "Wonderwall" by Oasis Song 3 The happy look on her face brings to mind, it appears to me, joyous recollections of my childhood Where all was new and a certain shade of azure like the heavens above. Oftentimes, on occasions on which I behold her visage I am transported by her to a distant place with which I have a particular affinity And should I remain gazing at her for too extended a space of time I might weep. Answer: "Sweet Child o' Mine" by Guns'n'Roses Song 4 I arise and little depresses me You are struggling through bad times and I know what they're like, seen many bad ones myself, some worse than yours. I understand how it is for you You have to perform the moves of a stuntman in order to achieve what is genuine Are you able to discern me in an upright position facing away from the wurlitzer? You're observed worse I'm sure, you catch my drift? Answer: "Jump" by Van Halen Song 5 A gentleman proceeds down the avenue asking the question “why is it that I am not as hard in my centre, why is it I am not as hard in my center as my existence certainly is? What I require is a chance to stand in front of a camera and a chance at salvation I have no desire to end up like Mickey Mouse and Donald Duck, interred alongside such creatures.” Excavator of human remains, excavator of human remains Canines silhouetted by that light which only rises at night Much distant in the adequately-illuminated portal to my home The name perhaps of a man who drinks too much, drinks too much Remove these dogs from my presence! I am no longer amused at these antics. Answer: "You Can Call Me Al" by Paul Simon Song 6 Uncertainy grips me as I grasp hold of you and conduct you to the area where we will waltz As the sound of the music fades, there is that in your eyes which reminds me of a movie Shadowed with morose farewells. Never shall I dance again, feet which are not innocent cannot follow the dance steps It's not difficult to imagine all is otherwise however I know you are intelligent enough to see through this facade. It would have been a far more profitable move had I not been untrue with a companion And thrown away the opportunity that had been afforded me Therefore never shall I dance again as I danced when I was in your company. Answer: "Careless Whisper" by George Michael __________________ Trollheart: Signature-free since April 2018 Last edited by Trollheart; 01-30-2023 at 08:58 AM.