# 30 Day Song Challenge, number 8: A Song You Know All the Words To. **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [April 26, 2016, 6:21am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/30-day-song-challenge-number-8-a-song-you-know-all-the-words-to/753170 "2016-04-26T06:21:34Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![Mahaloth](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mahaloth/32/1079_2.png) [@Mahaloth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mahaloth)\ **Post date:** [April 27, 2016, 12:09am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/30-day-song-challenge-number-8-a-song-you-know-all-the-words-to/753170/21 "2016-04-27T00:09:57Z")
[What Have You Done Now by Within Temptation.](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WKtapZFSs7c) Just heard it so many times and while I no longer consider it Temptation’s best song, I have it memorized. ---
**Author:** ![Guest-starring\_Id](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/guest-starring_id/32/21736_2.png) [@Guest-starring\_Id](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Guest-starring_Id)\ **Post date:** [April 27, 2016, 2:24am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/30-day-song-challenge-number-8-a-song-you-know-all-the-words-to/753170/22 "2016-04-27T02:24:39Z")
If I had to put a number on it, I’d say around 95% of all Beatles songs I’d know the lyrics to, and I’d wager I’m not the only one here who can claim that. > [@panache45](#): > > I know all the words to lots of songs – some, in languages I don’t even speak. But [this one](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zGM-wSKFBpo) I’ve known for over 55 years. thank-you! (thumbs up emogi) ---
**Author:** ![journeyman\_southpaw](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/5e9695/32.png) [@journeyman\_southpaw](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/journeyman_southpaw)\ **Post date:** [April 27, 2016, 3:08am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/30-day-song-challenge-number-8-a-song-you-know-all-the-words-to/753170/23 "2016-04-27T03:08:15Z")
[Allan Sherman - Hello Muddah Hello Faddah](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9jjiWS__Mp0), because of one school assignment waay back in a grade I can’t even remember, where we had to choose a poem from a short list and memorize it. This was the most popular one to pick so I heard it recited by classmates over and over again. ---
**Author:** ![gigi](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/a587f6/32.png) [@gigi](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/gigi)\ **Post date:** [April 27, 2016, 3:58am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/30-day-song-challenge-number-8-a-song-you-know-all-the-words-to/753170/24 "2016-04-27T03:58:47Z")
Springsteen - \*\*Thunder Road \*\*I sing unaccompanied at the top of my lungs. In my car, without passengers, on lonely highways. Also **Lift Ev’ry Voice and Sing**. I thought I had forgotten it but it poured out effortlessly one day. ---
**Author:** ![panache45](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/panache45/32/64_2.png) [@panache45](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/panache45)\ **Post date:** [April 27, 2016, 4:18am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/30-day-song-challenge-number-8-a-song-you-know-all-the-words-to/753170/25 "2016-04-27T04:18:32Z")
> [@gigi](#): > > In my car, without passengers, on lonely highways. That’s when I let loose with [this](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4bSlPlHwP7k). ---
**Author:** ![terentii](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/terentii/32/212_2.png) [@terentii](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/terentii)\ **Post date:** [April 27, 2016, 4:31am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/30-day-song-challenge-number-8-a-song-you-know-all-the-words-to/753170/26 "2016-04-27T04:31:23Z")
[![](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/OpWVV8wuM1A/hqdefault.jpg "Holy 1960's Batman, Batman- Intro/Theme Song") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OpWVV8wuM1A) [![]( " - YouTube") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cC6-E5XV_yE) https://www.youtube.com/embed/kHmYIo7bcUw?feature=oembed&wmode=opaque&list=RDkHmYIo7bcUw https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hdjL8WXjlGI (Yes, there are lyrics, and I know them!) [![]( " - YouTube") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jAYPN-1Yjt0) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VeBYqL8nuSw&list=RDVeBYqL8nuSw ---
**Author:** ![terentii](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/terentii/32/212_2.png) [@terentii](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/terentii)\ **Post date:** [April 27, 2016, 4:43am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/30-day-song-challenge-number-8-a-song-you-know-all-the-words-to/753170/27 "2016-04-27T04:43:17Z")
I sometimes sing these when I’m putzing around the house: http://www.madmagazine.com/blog/2013/12/05/classic-mad-sound-of-money ---
**Author:** ![dada2fish](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/ccd318/32.png) [@dada2fish](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dada2fish)\ **Post date:** [April 27, 2016, 4:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/30-day-song-challenge-number-8-a-song-you-know-all-the-words-to/753170/28 "2016-04-27T16:19:27Z")
I see it’s difficult for most of us to list just one song in this particular thread. I know hundreds of songs word for word, but here are a few that are really fun to sing. [David Bowie - The Bewley brothers](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8a82arE0JSQ) Depending on how clear the recording is, with his first breath you can hear a faint whistle from his nostril as he quickly inhales to sing. [Roxy Music - Mother of Pearl](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1cjR5QHFpEo) Bryan Ferry has always had great lyrics. Absa teenager, I learned a bunch of four syllable words singing this song. [Red Hot Chili Peppers - Give It Away]([http://https](http://https)://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Mr\_uHJPUlO8 Red Hot Chili Peppers - Give It Away) I enjoy belting out this one in the car. It’s all in the attitude and sneering vocals. ---
**Author:** ![kayaker](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kayaker/32/441_2.png) [@kayaker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kayaker)\ **Post date:** [April 27, 2016, 4:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/30-day-song-challenge-number-8-a-song-you-know-all-the-words-to/753170/29 "2016-04-27T16:39:22Z")
[Meat Loaf - Paradise By The Dashboard Light](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C11MzbEcHlw). My go-to karaoke song with the right woman. ---
**Author:** ![The\_wind\_of\_my\_soul](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/ecc23a/32.png) [@The\_wind\_of\_my\_soul](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/The_wind_of_my_soul)\ **Post date:** [April 27, 2016, 5:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/30-day-song-challenge-number-8-a-song-you-know-all-the-words-to/753170/30 "2016-04-27T17:55:24Z")
[“Semi Charmed Life” Third Eye Blind](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tC1NR7AL_9s). And in the spirit of the thread, I’ve linked to a lyrics video. Though I haven’t watched it to make sure all the lyrics are correct! ---
**Author:** ![Philliam](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/philliam/32/3011_2.png) [@Philliam](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Philliam)\ **Post date:** [April 28, 2016, 12:44am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/30-day-song-challenge-number-8-a-song-you-know-all-the-words-to/753170/31 "2016-04-28T00:44:47Z")
> [@Face\_Intentionally\_Left\_Blank](#): > > How are we defining, “Know all the words”, I wonder? I can’t tell you the words to most songs I love if you asked me to, but I can sing along once they start playing - the music triggers my memory. > > [“Soul Finger” - the Bar Kays](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=16DduIqoRwE) > > [“Can’t You See” - The Marshall Tucker Band](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dlc6xCPx60U) +1 My problem, too - good thing I’m in the rhythm section and not the lead singer. ---
**Author:** ![Lucky\_13](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/lucky_13/32/13209_2.png) [@Lucky\_13](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lucky_13)\ **Post date:** [April 28, 2016, 7:06am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/30-day-song-challenge-number-8-a-song-you-know-all-the-words-to/753170/32 "2016-04-28T07:06:41Z")
Natasha Bedingfield - [Pocketful of Sunshine](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gte3BoXKwP0) - I sing it quietly to myself sometimes when I’m having a rough day. Hozier - [Take Me To Church](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t0imaSCnSuA) - I heard this song so many times on the radio I learned it by heart. Link is for the lyric video because the official music video makes me sad. Dolly Parton - [Jolene](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qGEubdH8m0s) - Even though I never had my man stolen by a redhead, I find it so horribly easy to think of myself in the narrator’s situation. I do love singing it in the shower at the top of my lungs to annoy my daughter. 😃 ---
**Author:** ![somepumpkin](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/7feea3/32.png) [@somepumpkin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/somepumpkin)\ **Post date:** [April 28, 2016, 3:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/30-day-song-challenge-number-8-a-song-you-know-all-the-words-to/753170/33 "2016-04-28T15:40:10Z")
> [@kayaker](#): > > [Meat Loaf - Paradise By The Dashboard Light](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C11MzbEcHlw). > > My go-to karaoke song with the right woman. My wife would love to sing this one with you. Well, with anybody, really. :rolleyes: ---
**Author:** ![Reluctant\_A](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/839c29/32.png) [@Reluctant\_A](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Reluctant_A)\ **Post date:** [April 28, 2016, 3:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/30-day-song-challenge-number-8-a-song-you-know-all-the-words-to/753170/34 "2016-04-28T15:51:02Z")
I think I’m missing something: where are the rules to this “challenge” posted? ---
**Author:** ![somepumpkin](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/7feea3/32.png) [@somepumpkin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/somepumpkin)\ **Post date:** [April 28, 2016, 4:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/30-day-song-challenge-number-8-a-song-you-know-all-the-words-to/753170/35 "2016-04-28T16:20:53Z")
You can find the opening post at this link: > **[Let's do the 30 Day Song Challenge. For everyone who does every day with me,...](https://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=789154)** > > Here’s my idea. Being bored a few minutes ago–and listening to a favorite song of mine–I thought about how it might be interesting to do the 30 Day Song Challenge. Only it’s not half as interesting doing it alone. I thought “You know, it might be... ---
**Author:** ![Reluctant\_A](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/839c29/32.png) [@Reluctant\_A](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Reluctant_A)\ **Post date:** [April 28, 2016, 5:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/30-day-song-challenge-number-8-a-song-you-know-all-the-words-to/753170/36 "2016-04-28T17:02:15Z")
Ah, so. Carry on, then. ---
**Author:** ![Spiff](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/spiff/32/9852_2.png) [@Spiff](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Spiff)\ **Post date:** [April 28, 2016, 5:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/30-day-song-challenge-number-8-a-song-you-know-all-the-words-to/753170/37 "2016-04-28T17:25:55Z")
“Wipe Out” by The Surfaris. 🙂 But seriously … I Fought the Law I Wanna Be Sedated Blitzkrieg Bop (What’s So Funny 'Bout) Peace, Love, and Understanding London Calling Lust For Life For all of the above, I know the lyrics because I’ve sung them on stage. ---
**Author:** ![ftg](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ftg/32/2801_2.png) [@ftg](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ftg)\ **Post date:** [April 28, 2016, 5:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/30-day-song-challenge-number-8-a-song-you-know-all-the-words-to/753170/38 "2016-04-28T17:38:38Z")
I might want to post such a song, but perhaps it’s already been posted and I’d need to reference that. But there is no freakin’ way I’m going to click on all those YouTube links just to see what’s been mentioned. Some text would be really great for a thread like this. ---
**Author:** ![terentii](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/terentii/32/212_2.png) [@terentii](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/terentii)\ **Post date:** [April 28, 2016, 6:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/30-day-song-challenge-number-8-a-song-you-know-all-the-words-to/753170/39 "2016-04-28T18:00:40Z")
Mine above: \*Batman Gilligan’s Island Springtime for Hitler On The Street Where You Live Theme from Star Trek (TOS) Star-Spangled Banner (all four verses) God Save the Queen (all three verses) O Canada (English version) Deutschland uber Alles (all three verses) Knights of the Round Table The $ound of Money\* ---
**Author:** ![terentii](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/terentii/32/212_2.png) [@terentii](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/terentii)\ **Post date:** [April 28, 2016, 6:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/30-day-song-challenge-number-8-a-song-you-know-all-the-words-to/753170/40 "2016-04-28T18:02:07Z")
> [@dada2fish](#): > > I see it’s difficult for most of us to list just one song in this particular thread. I know hundreds of songs word for word, but here are a few that are really fun to sing. Or that you’re apt to break into at the drop of a hat! 🆒 [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/30-day-song-challenge-number-8-a-song-you-know-all-the-words-to/753170.md?page=1) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/30-day-song-challenge-number-8-a-song-you-know-all-the-words-to/753170.md?page=3)