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KitchenWitch Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Mar-18-05 04:39 AM
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Song titles that make no sense
MMMMMMM by the Crash Test Dummies
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BrklynLiberal Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Mar-18-05 04:44 AM
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1. 25 or 6 to 4 by Chicago
Edited on Fri Mar-18-05 04:44 AM by BrklynLiberal
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KitchenWitch Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Mar-18-05 04:51 AM
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2. yup, that qualifies!
Good one
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TNDemo Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Mar-18-05 07:34 AM
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13. Actually there is an answer to this one.
I heard them interviewed about it one time. They were up late and someone said what time is it and someone said "25 or (2)6 to 4."
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Melynn Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Mar-18-05 07:43 AM
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15. That was suppose to be a song about taking speed
Or so I heard.
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unblock Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Mar-18-05 06:21 AM
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3. susudio
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AllegroRondo Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Mar-18-05 09:22 AM
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23. The story I heard behind this
from VH1 "behind the music"

Phil Collins put those syllables in as a placeholder when writing the song, planning to come back later and put in some more meaningful words. He never came up with any and stuck with the placeholders.
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underpants Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Mar-18-05 09:26 AM
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24. The pompitous of love
Pretty much the same story for the Steve Miller Band lyrics.
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unblock Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Mar-18-05 11:40 AM
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35. also, he stole the tempo/beat from prince's 1999
well, he gave credit in an interview.
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Norbert Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Mar-18-05 06:22 AM
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4. Dy'er Mak'er - Led .Zeppelin
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Orsino Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Mar-18-05 08:52 AM
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19. This one actually makes sense...
Pronounced "jer-maker," it matches the reggae sound.
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Felix Mala Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Mar-18-05 09:09 AM
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22. You can forgive 70's audiences... but by now
a rock-n-roll fan should know a reggae tune when you hear one...
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kmla Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Mar-18-05 10:22 AM
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32. I always heard the story that is was slang for...
"Didja make her?", which was British for "Did you get laid?"

But I could be wrong.
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Squeech Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Mar-18-05 10:54 AM
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33. No, I think this is how it works
Old Vaudeville joke:

"I took my wife on a Caribbean vacation."

"D'yer mak'er?"

"No, she came of her own accord!" *rimshot*
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NoPasaran Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Mar-18-05 06:27 AM
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5. Revolution Number 9
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Lady Effingbroke Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Mar-18-05 06:34 AM
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6. "SWLABR" -- Cream
Edited on Fri Mar-18-05 06:39 AM by Lady Effingbroke
on edit : Supposedly "SWLABR" is an acronym for "She Walks Like A Bearded Rainbow" -- still doesn't make any sense!
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ClintonTyree Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Mar-18-05 07:17 AM
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9. In those days.............
with enough acid coarsing through your body, it would have made PERFECT sense. ;)
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WildClarySage Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Mar-18-05 06:49 AM
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7. Hit Me Baby One More Time
(I know.... but is she REALLY advocating domestic violence? that I don't understand)
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ffm172 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Mar-18-05 06:56 AM
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8. that is what came to my mind also
Edited on Fri Mar-18-05 06:56 AM by ffm172
baby baby balla balla by Chubby Checker
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ClintonTyree Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Mar-18-05 07:20 AM
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10. Muskrat Love?
What the hell is THAT about?
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Archae Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Mar-18-05 07:21 AM
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11. No sex threads!
:evilgrin:
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Archae Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Mar-18-05 07:22 AM
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12. You can call me Al
:shrug:
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ffm172 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Mar-18-05 07:37 AM
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14. but a great song though
at least in my opinion. :)
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DebJ Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Mar-18-05 07:47 AM
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16. Someone Left the Cake Out in the Rain
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kwassa Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Mar-18-05 09:37 AM
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25. That's the lyric, not title of "MacArthur Park" my favorite bad song of
all time

http://www.popculturemadness.com/Music-2/Lyrics/Macarthur.html

chorus:

MacArthur Park is melting in the dark
All the sweet, green icing flowing down
Someone left the cake out in the rain
I don't think that I can take it
'Cause it took so long to bake it
And I'll never have that recipe again
Oh, no!
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Freebird12004 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Mar-18-05 08:26 AM
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17. Ya Can't Roller-skate in a Buffalo Herd
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DelawareValleyDem Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Mar-18-05 08:28 AM
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18. Rainy Day Women #13 & 35
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Orsino Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Mar-18-05 08:59 AM
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20. Brothers Johnson: "Strawberry Letter #23"
The lyrics reference a "letter 22" only, and I can't figure out what either has to do with the song.
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soothsayer Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Mar-18-05 09:07 AM
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21. Lucy in the Sky with Diamonds (yeah, lsd, i know)
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AllegroRondo Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Mar-18-05 10:00 AM
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30. The story
John's son had drawn a picture of a girl flying in a night sky full of stars. John asked what it was, his son said "its lucy in the sky with diamonds".

Dont know if its true, but thats what the Beatles documentary said.
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kwassa Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Mar-18-05 09:45 AM
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26. "I Love It When You Call Me Names" by Joan Armatrading
some lyrics:

http://joan-armatrading.the-lyrics.com/(i-love-it-when-you)-call-me-names-343163.html

I can't wait to see you again
I know you're gonna slap my face
you beat me up then beat me again
and over and over and over and over
And over and over

I love it when you call me names

Big woman
And a short short man
And he loves it
When she beats his brains out
He's pecked to death
But he loves the pain
And he loves it
When she calls him names
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auburngrad82 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Mar-18-05 09:45 AM
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27. Eat the Rich- Krokus
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MissMillie Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Mar-18-05 09:46 AM
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28. I Zimbra
I love that song!
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kwassa Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Mar-18-05 09:46 AM
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29. I am the Walrus
Goo goo, ga joob.
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regularguy Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Mar-18-05 10:09 AM
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31. Several Species of Small Furry Animals Gathered Together in a
Cave and Grooving With a Pict.
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Arkana Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Mar-18-05 10:55 AM
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34. "Song 2," by Blur
:shrug:
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taught_me_patience Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Mar-18-05 12:17 PM
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36. Baba'O Riley
Teenage Wasteland...


:headbang:


taught
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Taverner Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Mar-18-05 12:27 PM
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37. The Low Spark of the High Heeled Boys by Traffic
And the song makes absolutely no sense either...but a great jam nonetheless...
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