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Subject: lyrics that you just cannot understand:

Written By: jamminoldies on 05/14/02 at 08:16 p.m.

Have you ever heard lyrics that you just cannot understand what that person is singing about or even talking about?Here are some songs I though of and see if you can add some yourselves.It can be 70's,80's,or 90's:

-"ELECTRIC AVENUE
(Eddy Grant)

-"DOUBLE DUTCH BUS
(Frankie Smith)

-"P.Y.T"
(Michael Jackson)

-"DU D' ETRE BEBE"
(Jordy)

-"GET OFF"
(Foxy)

How do you like my list of these songs? I cannot for the life of me understand some of these lyrics just because they sing too fast or just plain garble.

Subject: Re: lyrics that you just cannot understand:

Written By: Hairspray on 05/14/02 at 08:28 p.m.

'What's The Frequency Kenneth?" - REM   ???

I did search for the lyrics and was finally able to know!

Even If I'd never found out, it's still a cool tune.  ;) :)

Subject: Re: lyrics that you just cannot understand:

Written By: lebeiw15 on 05/14/02 at 09:07 p.m.

How about "The Saftey Dance" by Men Without Hats.  LOVE the song though!! :)

Subject: Re: lyrics that you just cannot understand:

Written By: BadAngel on 05/14/02 at 09:25 p.m.

Just about any rap song.  I can't understand what they're saying, and when I do get it right, I don't know what the heck most of those words mean.  Bling Bling?  Is that money or jewelry?  Floss?  I heard that was jewelry, then I heard that it wasn't.  I thought it was a dental hygiene product, but what the hell do I know?

While I like the 'girl power' messages in SheDaisy's songs, I have no idea what they're singing until I look up the lyrics.  I guess that's why Chucky has so many submissions on amiright.com.  LOL ;)

Subject: Re: lyrics that you just cannot understand:

Written By: Crazy Don on 05/14/02 at 11:45 p.m.

"Woolly Bully" by Sam the Sham & the Pharaohs.  What the hell is he singing?  ??? :o

Subject: Re: lyrics that you just cannot understand:

Written By: Bobo on 05/15/02 at 01:11 a.m.

If anyone is wondering, hyperlinks to the other songs so far listed are available here.

Electric Avenue:
http://www.fortunecity.com/tinpan/morrison/794/eddygrant.html

Double Dutch Bus:
http://www.lyricsxp.com/in/show.asp?ID=4311

PYT (Pretty Young Thing)
http://www.azlyrics.com/lyrics/michaeljackson/pytprettyyoungthing.html

Du D'etré Bebe:
http://home.hanmir.com/~resonan/parocon1.htm(can be found by scrolling halfway down page)

Get Off (Foxy):
http://www.lyricsxp.com/in/show.asp?ID=4216

The Safety Dance:
http://www.purelyrics.com/index.php?lyrics=yorjdjzz


Quoting:
"Woolly Bully" by Sam the Sham & the Pharaohs.  What the hell is he singing?  ??? :o
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Treating that as a question for a brief moment... http://www.robert-kruse.com/samudio/pages/lyric-wooly.html will tell you.

Subject: Re: lyrics that you just cannot understand:

Written By: Jonman on 05/15/02 at 03:41 a.m.

I have trouble with Def Leppard for some reason...Thank the Lord for the internet! LOL

I still can't figure out the words to the first line in the second verse of Photograph....I've seen 5 different takes on it online so who know's which is right...

Subject: Re: lyrics that you just cannot understand:

Written By: Goreripper on 05/15/02 at 05:49 a.m.

My brother and I couold never understand the lyrics to 'Hot Rockin'' by Judas Priest, or about 80% of David Lee Roth's efforts. And did I mention Tom Waits?

Subject: Re: lyrics that you just cannot understand:

Written By: DJ Midas on 05/15/02 at 08:00 a.m.


Quoting:
Just about any rap song.  I can't understand what they're saying, and when I do get it right, I don't know what the heck most of those words mean.  Bling Bling?  Is that money or jewelry?  Floss?  I heard that was jewelry, then I heard that it wasn't.  I thought it was a dental hygiene product, but what the hell do I know?

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I'm with you there, B.A.  When Jennifer Lopez/J-Lo/whoever sang about having her own floss on "My Love Don't Cost A Thing" I thought she was promoting good dental hygiene...the same thing with Jermaine Dupri & Jay-Z talking about wanting to floss with them on "Money Ain't A Thang."

I'm still stuck on Snow's "Informer."  Been too lazy to search for the lyrics, and I kinda get a kick out of singing, "In-forrrr-mer, a hominahominahominahomina--lick a boom-boom now" (BTW, anyone remember a parody of this song called "Farmer"?  "...I'm a farmer/get up with the sun and do my chores all day/like milk a moo-moo cow...")

Subject: Re: lyrics that you just cannot understand:

Written By: Scorpian on 05/15/02 at 09:11 a.m.


Quoting:
Just about any rap song.  I can't understand what they're saying, and when I do get it right, I don't know what the heck most of those words mean.  Bling Bling?  Is that money or jewelry?  Floss?  I heard that was jewelry, then I heard that it wasn't.  I thought it was a dental hygiene product, but what the hell do I know?
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Bling Bling: Jewelry with many carots of diamonds and lots of gold and platinum

FLoss: it is a dental hygiene product but can also be used as a verb meaning showing off.




Back on topic: Shakira "Wherever, whenever" Got the lyrics and now I cna say them as fast as she does.

Subject: Re: lyrics that you just cannot understand:

Written By: Hairspray on 05/15/02 at 02:43 p.m.


Quoting:
...about 80% of David Lee Roth's efforts...End Quote



Yeah, I remember someone once:

"Maxwell jump! Maxwell jump."   ;D ;)

Subject: Re: lyrics that you just cannot understand:

Written By: Indy Gent on 05/15/02 at 02:47 p.m.

"Stairway to Heaven"-Led Zeppelin
;)

Subject: Re: lyrics that you just cannot understand:

Written By: Criz on 05/15/02 at 03:48 p.m.


Quoting:
'What's The Frequency Kenneth?" - REM   ???

I did search for the lyrics and was finally able to know!

Even If I'd never found out, it's still a cool tune.  ;) :)
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LOL. Same here - I had no idea what Michael Stipe was on about for years! I do love that song, it's so under-rated in my opinion :)

Subject: Re: lyrics that you just cannot understand:

Written By: CeramicsFanatic on 05/15/02 at 03:58 p.m.

"Dance Hall Days" by Wang Chung

"Too Shy" by Kajagoogoo (love the song but just can't understand the words!)

"Rock Me Amadeus" by Falco

Subject: Re: lyrics that you just cannot understand:

Written By: jamminoldies on 05/15/02 at 07:49 p.m.


Quoting:
If anyone is wondering, hyperlinks to the other songs so far listed are available here.

Electric Avenue:
http://www.fortunecity.com/tinpan/morrison/794/eddygrant.html

Double Dutch Bus:
http://www.lyricsxp.com/in/show.asp?ID=4311

PYT (Pretty Young Thing)
http://www.azlyrics.com/lyrics/michaeljackson/pytprettyyoungthing.html

Du D'etré Bebe:
http://home.hanmir.com/~resonan/parocon1.htm(can be found by scrolling halfway down page)

Get Off (Foxy):
http://www.lyricsxp.com/in/show.asp?ID=4216

The Safety Dance:
http://www.purelyrics.com/index.php?lyrics=yorjdjzz



Treating that as a question for a brief moment... http://www.robert-kruse.com/samudio/pages/lyric-wooly.html will tell you.
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Thank You,Bobo my good man.It didn't even phase me to find the lyrics to those songs but thank you anyway.you have a lot of effort. -howard- :)

Subject: Re: lyrics that you just cannot understand:

Written By: jamminoldies on 05/15/02 at 07:55 p.m.

-"LADY MARMALADE"
1976
(Labelle)

How about in the middle of this song:

"voulez vous coucher'avec'moi,siswa?
"kichy,kichy ya ya da,da,da,kichy,kichy ra,ra heya."  ;D

Subject: Re: lyrics that you just cannot understand:

Written By: lebeiw15 on 05/15/02 at 08:06 p.m.

Karen M:  I think I heard somewhere that  the song by Falco is an educational song about Mozart, but the words are DEFINITELY hard to understand if you dont know what the song is about.  First of all, when they were singing "Amadeus" I thought they were singing "Papa Dale's"  which sounds like a pizza place or something.. Yes, I AM stupid.. ;D

Subject: Re: lyrics that you just cannot understand:

Written By: XenaKat13 on 05/15/02 at 08:26 p.m.

I think just about every artist has at least one song that they mumble or exaggerate the prounounciaton on.  Maybe it's not always the one that becomes the hit,  but somewhere on one of their albums...

And if they throw in a phrase or two in a foreign language?  Forget it!  The line from "Lady Marmalade" that Jamminoldies is referring to is in French, and I've been told by some people who speak French that it is unspeakably dirty.  Another friend says it just means "will you spend some time with me tonight?". For the rap songs, I can hear the words very clearly.  I just don't understand the slang being used every time...

For the ultimate in misunderstood lyrics:  "Louie, Louie" the oldest version I know of is by the Kingsmen.  

The singer mumbles on that one sooo bad, that many parents were convinced (by the power of suggestion) that he was singing something unspeakably dirty.  The song was banned from being played in many places.  Any five people listening to it, will hear five different sets of lyrics.  The controversy still pops up every now and then. And it's such an innocent, clean song in reality...

Subject: Re: lyrics that you just cannot understand:

Written By: lebeiw15 on 05/15/02 at 08:36 p.m.

Re:  Louie Louie.   Wow.  More stuff on this at http://www.snopes.com/music/songs/louie.htm

Subject: Re: lyrics that you just cannot understand:

Written By: southernspitfire on 05/15/02 at 09:51 p.m.


Quoting:
-"LADY MARMALADE"
1976
(Labelle)

How about in the middle of this song:

"voulez vous coucher'avec'moi,siswa?
"kichy,kichy ya ya da,da,da,kichy,kichy ra,ra heya."  ;D


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Most of the middle is in French..and some of it means...."Would you like to lay with me tonite....sir"

Subject: Re: lyrics that you just cannot understand:

Written By: Loren on 05/16/02 at 03:13 a.m.

"I Can't Do Nuthin' For Ya Man" by Public Enemy (1990)
"Put Your Hands Where My Eyes Could See" by Busta Rhymes (1997)
"Swift" by Salt 'N Pepa (1990)
"Latin Lingo" by Cypress Hill (song with the great Latin sound but I don't get the lyrics) (1991)

Subject: Re: lyrics that you just cannot understand:

Written By: Jonman on 05/16/02 at 03:20 a.m.


Quoting:
-"LADY MARMALADE"
1976
(Labelle)

How about in the middle of this song:

"voulez vous coucher'avec'moi,siswa?
"kichy,kichy ya ya da,da,da,kichy,kichy ra,ra heya."  ;D


End Quote



The lyrics are:

He met Marmalade down in old New Orleans
Struttin' her stuff on the street
She said "Hey Joe, ya wanna give it a go?"

Itchy Gitchy ya ya da da
Itchy Gitchy ya ya here
Mocha Choka lotta ya ya
Creole Lady Marmalade

Voulez vous coucher avec mois, c'est soir?
Voulez vous coucher avec mois?
Voulez vous coucher avec mois, c'est soir?
Creole Lady Marmalade

Subject: Re: lyrics that you just cannot understand:

Written By: jamminoldies on 05/16/02 at 08:38 p.m.

Here is  another I can't understand:

-"FAMILY AFFAIR"
(Sly and The Family Stone) 1971

In the middle of the lyrics he sings about:

"One child grows up to be someone that you'd love to burn".

Man,that gross! :o
Why in the hell would someone want to set a child on fire?That would be a pyromaniac! -howard- :)

Subject: Re: lyrics that you just cannot understand:

Written By: Goreripper on 05/16/02 at 10:06 p.m.


Quoting:
Here is  another I can't understand:

-"FAMILY AFFAIR"
(Sly and The Family Stone) 1971

In the middle of the lyrics he sings about:

"One child grows up to be someone that you'd love to burn".

Man,that gross! :o
Why in the hell would someone want to set a child on fire?That would be a pyromaniac! -howard- :)

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I'm pretty sure the context there is not the literal one.

Subject: Re: lyrics that you just cannot understand:

Written By: BadAngel on 05/16/02 at 11:00 p.m.


Quoting:
I have trouble with Def Leppard for some reason...Thank the Lord for the internet! LOL

I still can't figure out the words to the first line in the second verse of Photograph....I've seen 5 different takes on it online so who know's which is right...
End Quote


I'd be your lover, if you were there
Put your hurt on me, if you dare

I checked 3 sites to be certain. ;)  Sometimes Joe Elliot gets his tongue in the way or something.  LOL  And I love!! Def Leppard, yet I say that.  ;)

Subject: Re: lyrics that you just cannot understand:

Written By: ThunderVamp9 on 05/16/02 at 11:12 p.m.

This is driectly from the inside of the jewel case to my Pyromania CD:

Photograph
Clark/Willis/Savage/Elliott/Lange

I'm outa luck, outa love
Gotta photograph, picture of
Passion killer, you're too much
You're the only one I wanna touch
I see your face every time I dream
On every page, every magazine
So wild so free so far from me
You're all I want, my fantasy

Oh, look what you have done to this rock 'n roll clown
Oh oh, look what you've done

Photograph - I don't want your
Photograph - I don't need your
Photograph - All I've got is a photograph
But it's not enough

I'd be your lover, if you were there
Put your hurt on me, if you dare
Such a woman, you got style
You make every man feel like a child
You got some kinda hold on me
You're all wrapped up in a mystery
So wild so free so far from me
You're all I want, my fantasy

Oh, look what you've done to this rock 'n roll clown
Oh oh, look what you've done

Repeat chorus

You've gone straight to my head


Makes me wish I'd seen this earlier.  So, Bad Angel, you are correct.  You win the kewpie doll.  Don't forget to burp it.

Subject: Re: lyrics that you just cannot understand:

Written By: Jonman on 05/17/02 at 02:54 a.m.

Thanks you two!  I checked my jewel case on my CD and there's NO LYRICS!! Grrrrrrrrrrrrrrrr...

Subject: Re: lyrics that you just cannot understand:

Written By: BadAngel on 05/18/02 at 01:10 a.m.


Quoting:
Thanks you two!  I checked my jewel case on my CD and there's NO LYRICS!! Grrrrrrrrrrrrrrrr...
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HEY!!!  NONE of my CDs or cassettes of Def Lep have any lyrics at all!!!  Totally unfair!!  Don't you agree Jonman?  I think TV9 should be forced to give us his copies... ;D :D ;)

Subject: Re: lyrics that you just cannot understand:

Written By: Indy Gent on 05/18/02 at 02:38 a.m.

I had the "Pyromania" vinyl LP, and there weren't any lyrics to that either. Just a record sized Glad sandwich bag.  ;D

Quoting:

HEY!!!  NONE of my CDs or cassettes of Def Lep have any lyrics at all!!!  Totally unfair!!  Don't you agree Jonman?  I think TV9 should be forced to give us his copies... ;D :D ;)
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Subject: Re: lyrics that you just cannot understand:

Written By: grumpylangdon on 05/18/02 at 02:01 p.m.

Quoting:
"Dance Hall Days" by Wang Chung


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That's 'cause these words don't make no sense.

I'm having issues at the moment with "Kiss Kiss Bang Bang" by Specimen. "Pop Muzik" always gets a little blurry for me too.

And anything by Madness.

Have I mentioned that I can't log on? Why am I a guest? You can't get rid of me, you know...

Subject: Re: lyrics that you just cannot understand:

Written By: Hairspray on 05/18/02 at 02:13 p.m.


Quoting:

Have I mentioned that I can't log on? Why am I a guest? You can't get rid of me, you know...
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Take a deep breath. It'll be ok. You know you're loved here. A few otrher members are having the same issue with their profile. ChuckyG will fix it all. He's been informed.  :)

Subject: Re: lyrics that you just cannot understand:

Written By: ThunderVamp9 on 05/18/02 at 02:13 p.m.


Quoting:

HEY!!!  NONE of my CDs or cassettes of Def Lep have any lyrics at all!!!  Totally unfair!!  Don't you agree Jonman?  I think TV9 should be forced to give us his copies... ;D :D ;)
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Um.........  No.  

I checked my LP copy of it originally because I thought it was there.  When I saw it wasn't there, I remembered that it was on the CD Sleeve I got when I bought it back in 93.  And it and Slang are the only 2 Def Leppard CD's I have that do feature the lyrics on them.

Subject: Re: lyrics that you just cannot understand:

Written By: CeramicsFanatic on 05/18/02 at 07:41 p.m.


Quoting:
Karen M:  I think I heard somewhere that  the song by Falco is an educational song about Mozart, but the words are DEFINITELY hard to understand if you dont know what the song is about.  First of all, when they were singing "Amadeus" I thought they were singing "Papa Dale's"  which sounds like a pizza place or something.. Yes, I AM stupid.. ;D
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Yes, I was aware that the song was a reference to Mozart.  It must be Falco's heavy Austrian accent that makes him so hard to understand.  I do like the song, though!!!

Oh, and LOL @ thinking he was singing "Papa Dale's"!!!  ;D :D

Subject: Re: lyrics that you just cannot understand:

Written By: CeramicsFanatic on 05/18/02 at 07:50 p.m.


Quoting:
This is driectly from the inside of the jewel case to my Pyromania CD:

Photograph
Clark/Willis/Savage/Elliott/Lange

I'm outa luck, outa love
Gotta photograph, picture of
Passion killer, you're too much
You're the only one I wanna touch
I see your face every time I dream
On every page, every magazine
So wild so free so far from me
You're all I want, my fantasy

Oh, look what you have done to this rock 'n roll clown
Oh oh, look what you've done

Photograph - I don't want your
Photograph - I don't need your
Photograph - All I've got is a photograph
But it's not enough

I'd be your lover, if you were there
Put your hurt on me, if you dare
Such a woman, you got style
You make every man feel like a child
You got some kinda hold on me
You're all wrapped up in a mystery
So wild so free so far from me
You're all I want, my fantasy

Oh, look what you've done to this rock 'n roll clown
Oh oh, look what you've done

Repeat chorus

You've gone straight to my head


Makes me wish I'd seen this earlier.  So, Bad Angel, you are correct.  You win the kewpie doll.  Don't forget to burp it.
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Goodness, I'd have never known that that was what Joe Elliott was singing!  I've always loved the song even if I never understood the lyrics until now.  Thanks for the info, ThunderVamp!  ;)

Subject: Re: lyrics that you just cannot understand:

Written By: Hairspray on 05/18/02 at 08:07 p.m.


Quoting:


Yes, I was aware that the song was a reference to Mozart.  It must be Falco's heavy Austrian accent that makes him so hard to understand.  I do like the song, though!!!

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Made, past tense. R.I.P 1998.  :-[

http://www.inthe80s.com/died.shtml

Subject: Re: lyrics that you just cannot understand:

Written By: CeramicsFanatic on 05/18/02 at 08:13 p.m.


Quoting:


Made, past tense. R.I.P 1998.  :-[

http://www.inthe80s.com/died.shtml
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I do remember hearing that Falco had been killed in an auto accident a few years back.  That is just so sad!!!  :'(

BTW, Hairspray, I tried your link but it wouldn't work.

Subject: Re: lyrics that you just cannot understand:

Written By: Hairspray on 05/18/02 at 08:19 p.m.


Quoting:

BTW, Hairspray, I tried your link but it wouldn't work.
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It works here. Weird.  ??? Sorry about that. It's within our own site. It's called "People Who Died".

Subject: Re: lyrics that you just cannot understand:

Written By: Arcfire on 05/18/02 at 11:55 p.m.

The link works for me but some of the funny entries were as follows- I know that death isnt funny but these 2 I had to laugh at:

Rob Pilatus of Milli Vanilli
Drug overdose.
*Humm was he Lipp synching then too?*

Michael Jackson's Career
After the accusations by various children's parents, he'll have a hard time getting another top ten hit for a long time.
*No worry monkeys will love him instead*

Subject: Re: lyrics that you just cannot understand:

Written By: Natski on 05/19/02 at 08:51 a.m.

i really don't understand the lyrics in any rap song. It's all like "ahdjhffheryrtithlhturwegherghdjdfh" or "Yoyoyo whatthedilllyyo?? Put ya handz up in da ai-ir, wave 'em like ya just don't care, get up, shut the hell up, HOLLA, you suck, I rule, I'm the best musician, I'm a thug, I'm a stay" with some crappy drums behind it....

Subject: Re: lyrics that you just cannot understand:

Written By: Bobo (Guest) on 05/19/02 at 09:49 a.m.

http://www.rapdict.org should help, if it's not already offline.

Quoting:
i really don't understand the lyrics in any rap song. It's all like "ahdjhffheryrtithlhturwegherghdjdfh" or "Yoyoyo whatthedilllyyo?? Put ya handz up in da ai-ir, wave 'em like ya just don't care, get up, shut the hell up, HOLLA, you suck, I rule, I'm the best musician, I'm a thug, I'm a stay" with some crappy drums behind it....
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Subject: Re: lyrics that you just cannot understand:

Written By: jamminoldies on 05/19/02 at 03:51 p.m.

Any heavy metal song that is hard rock and grundge.I cannot understand that either.They sound like they're screaming in pain or something.It's disgusting to even listen to it at all. -howard- :)