# Another 'what's this song, please' thread. **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [August 16, 2005, 3:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/another-whats-this-song-please-thread/317276 "2005-08-16T15:00:23Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 8\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Biggirl](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/biggirl/32/3294_2.png) [@Biggirl](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Biggirl)\ **Post date:** [August 16, 2005, 3:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/another-whats-this-song-please-thread/317276/1 "2005-08-16T15:00:23Z")
It has been playing in my head all day and I don’t know where it’s from. Sow belly, pot of beans Tie a rope around your jeans Tell your momma not to wait You ain’t comin’ home till late Yea, yea, yea What song is that? It’s driving me batty. ---
**Author:** ![Homebrew](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/c89c15/32.png) [@Homebrew](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Homebrew)\ **Post date:** [August 16, 2005, 3:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/another-whats-this-song-please-thread/317276/2 "2005-08-16T15:02:23Z")
The Bedrock Twist, from an episode of The Flintstones. ---
**Author:** ![Biggirl](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/biggirl/32/3294_2.png) [@Biggirl](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Biggirl)\ **Post date:** [August 16, 2005, 3:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/another-whats-this-song-please-thread/317276/3 "2005-08-16T15:41:15Z")
Thanks! So, what’s worse-- getting a song from a cartoon stuck in your head or knowing exactly where the cartoon song came from? ---
**Author:** ![thwartme](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/ecc23a/32.png) [@thwartme](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/thwartme)\ **Post date:** [August 16, 2005, 3:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/another-whats-this-song-please-thread/317276/4 "2005-08-16T15:52:48Z")
A small nit I can’t resist picking: The Bedrock _Twitch_ . Full lyrics available [here.](http://bedrock.deadsquid.com/information/lyrics.php?song=twitch) thwartme ---
**Author:** ![Biggirl](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/biggirl/32/3294_2.png) [@Biggirl](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Biggirl)\ **Post date:** [August 16, 2005, 4:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/another-whats-this-song-please-thread/317276/5 "2005-08-16T16:03:31Z")
P.S. I remember the Bedrock Twitch. I remember it starting: There’s a town I know Where the hipsters go Called Bedrock-- twitch, twitch. Seems I remember the other beginning too, I just didn’t realize it. ---
**Author:** ![Snowboarder\_Bo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/snowboarder_bo/32/229_2.png) [@Snowboarder\_Bo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Snowboarder_Bo)\ **Post date:** [August 16, 2005, 4:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/another-whats-this-song-please-thread/317276/6 "2005-08-16T16:09:37Z")
For me, this tune rest right up there with such other great songs as [Mahna Mahna](http://www.milkandcookies.com/article/1841/) from The Muppet Show and [Eep Opp Ork Ah Ah! by Jet Screamer](http://www.tvacres.com/music_songs_jetsons.htm) from The Jetsons. ---
**Author:** ![Biggirl](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/biggirl/32/3294_2.png) [@Biggirl](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Biggirl)\ **Post date:** [August 16, 2005, 4:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/another-whats-this-song-please-thread/317276/7 "2005-08-16T16:17:01Z")
> [@Snowboarder Bo](#): > > For me, this tune rest right up there with such other great songs as [Mahna Mahna](http://www.milkandcookies.com/article/1841/) from The Muppet Show and [Eep Opp Ork Ah Ah! by Jet Screamer](http://www.tvacres.com/music_songs_jetsons.htm) from The Jetsons. Do you know I once started a thread called something like: What’s the name of the song that goes Mana mana? The answer was, of course Manha Manha. In that thread I found out it was actually written for some forgien soft porn movie. ---
**Author:** ![Homebrew](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/c89c15/32.png) [@Homebrew](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Homebrew)\ **Post date:** [August 16, 2005, 6:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/another-whats-this-song-please-thread/317276/8 "2005-08-16T18:36:54Z")
> [@Biggirl](#): > > Thanks! > > So, what’s worse-- getting a song from a cartoon stuck in your head or knowing exactly where the cartoon song came from? At least I can blame Google.