# Bust these rhymes ! **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [October 17, 2005, 6:21am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bust-these-rhymes/326568 "2005-10-17T06:21:20Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Askance](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/askance/32/8281_2.png) [@Askance](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Askance)\ **Post date:** [October 17, 2005, 6:21am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bust-these-rhymes/326568/1 "2005-10-17T06:21:20Z")
The idea for this thread came to me in a dream last night! Identify the artist and song each of these, er, _interesting_ rhyme pairs comes from. The rules are: [ul][li] supply only enough of the rhyme to make it distinctive[/li][li] same number of syllables in each half of the pair[/li][li] must be faily easily identifiable - no love/dove entries[/li][li] do not have to be exact - attempted/near rhymes are OK[/li][li] source should not be too obscure[/li][li] the more strained the rhyme the better, but[/li][li] no Tom Lehrer - too easy[/li][/ul] These are from fairly classic rock tunes: [ol] [li] forlorn/the storm[/li][li] sparrow/marrow[/li][li] Caribbean/human bein’[/li][li] Chairman Mao/anyhow[/li][li] wire/choir[/li][li] language/sandwich[/li][li] English way/more to say[/li][/ol] Once all are identified one of the successful answerers can start a new set. ---
**Author:** ![Reepicheep](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/ed655f/32.png) [@Reepicheep](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Reepicheep)\ **Post date:** [October 17, 2005, 8:43am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bust-these-rhymes/326568/2 "2005-10-17T08:43:22Z")
> [@Askance](#): > > [li] no Tom Lehrer - too easy[/li] Rats! When I read the title the first thing I thought of was Tom Lehrer’s \*\* Folk Song Army\*\*. > [@](#): > > These are from fairly classic rock tunes: > > [ol] > [li] forlorn/the storm[/li][li] sparrow/marrow[/li][li] Caribbean/human bein’[/li][li] Chairman Mao/anyhow[/li][li] wire/choir[/li][li] language/sandwich[/li][li] English way/more to say[/li][/ol] > Once all are identified one of the successful answerers can start a new set. Storm/Forlorn – Bob Dylan \*\* Shelter from the Storm\*\* Chairman Mao/Anyhow – Beatles (Lennon/McCartney) \*\* Revolution\*\* ---
**Author:** ![Mbossa](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/73ab20/32.png) [@Mbossa](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mbossa)\ **Post date:** [October 17, 2005, 9:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bust-these-rhymes/326568/3 "2005-10-17T09:04:26Z")
Some of the others seem familiar, but I’ll need more time to think about them. However, #7 is Pink Floyd’s **Time**. ---
**Author:** ![Anastasaeon](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/73ab20/32.png) [@Anastasaeon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Anastasaeon)\ **Post date:** [October 17, 2005, 9:07am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bust-these-rhymes/326568/4 "2005-10-17T09:07:06Z")
#6 - _Land Down Under_, Men At Work Be back with a rhyme. ---
**Author:** ![Mbossa](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/73ab20/32.png) [@Mbossa](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mbossa)\ **Post date:** [October 17, 2005, 9:07am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bust-these-rhymes/326568/5 "2005-10-17T09:07:16Z")
Turns out it didn’t take me too long to realise that #6 is Men At Work’s **Land Down Under**. ---
**Author:** ![Mbossa](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/73ab20/32.png) [@Mbossa](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mbossa)\ **Post date:** [October 17, 2005, 9:08am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bust-these-rhymes/326568/6 "2005-10-17T09:08:27Z")
Hey **Anastasaeon**! You cheated! Don’t cheat, you dirty cheater! ---
**Author:** ![Reepicheep](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/ed655f/32.png) [@Reepicheep](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Reepicheep)\ **Post date:** [October 17, 2005, 9:35am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bust-these-rhymes/326568/7 "2005-10-17T09:35:09Z")
1. Lament/Spent ---
**Author:** ![bmoak](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/9dc877/32.png) [@bmoak](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/bmoak)\ **Post date:** [October 17, 2005, 3:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bust-these-rhymes/326568/8 "2005-10-17T15:04:24Z")
2 is from CSN&Y’s “Suite: Judy Blue Eyes” 1. island/darling ---
**Author:** ![Oregon\_sunshine](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/50afbb/32.png) [@Oregon\_sunshine](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Oregon_sunshine)\ **Post date:** [October 17, 2005, 3:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bust-these-rhymes/326568/9 "2005-10-17T15:28:42Z")
#4. The Beatles, _Revolution_. ---
**Author:** ![Trunk](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/87869e/32.png) [@Trunk](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Trunk)\ **Post date:** [October 17, 2005, 4:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bust-these-rhymes/326568/10 "2005-10-17T16:05:06Z")
waist/face AK/day ---
**Author:** ![42fish](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/4/b487fb/32.png) [@42fish](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/42fish)\ **Post date:** [October 17, 2005, 5:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bust-these-rhymes/326568/11 "2005-10-17T17:20:04Z")
> [@bmoak](#): > > 1. island/darling “Walk on the Wild Side,” Lou Reed From the least strained rhymes file: F1) masses/masses ---
**Author:** ![TLDRIDKJKLOLFTW](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/51bf81/32.png) [@TLDRIDKJKLOLFTW](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TLDRIDKJKLOLFTW)\ **Post date:** [October 17, 2005, 5:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bust-these-rhymes/326568/12 "2005-10-17T17:41:24Z")
De Saussure/Not So sure making me blue/Pantone 292 Gently/Bentley jellyfish/tell you this no closure/bulldozer savages/cabbages/ravages villages/pillages/religious I could go on all day. 😉 ---
**Author:** ![party\_store](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/f9ae1b/32.png) [@party\_store](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/party_store)\ **Post date:** [October 17, 2005, 5:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bust-these-rhymes/326568/13 "2005-10-17T17:56:30Z")
> [@](#): > > _Originally posted by Trunk_ > AK/day Ice Cube - It Was A Good Day “Today I didn’t even have to use my AK/ I got to say it was a good day” if you reverse the words, The Ataris’ “Up Up Down Down Left Right Left Right B A Start” also counts, since it quotes the Cube track: “OK, today was a good day/ I didn’t even have to use my AK” > [@](#): > > waist/face Sir Mix-A-Lot - Baby Got Back “when a girl walks in with an itty-bitty waist and a round thing in your face” My Offerings: Their Hinges/Oranges (hint: it’s an internal rhyme) Jamrock/Damn block (this one’s difficult) Marshes/Arches ---
**Author:** ![Hey\_It\_s\_That\_Guy](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/6f9a4e/32.png) [@Hey\_It\_s\_That\_Guy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hey_It_s_That_Guy)\ **Post date:** [October 17, 2005, 6:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bust-these-rhymes/326568/14 "2005-10-17T18:15:57Z")
> [@VCO3](#): > > De Saussure/Not So sure The Magnetic Fields’ “The Ballad of Ferdinand De Saussure” (unless it was “The Lament…” or “The Sad Tale…” or a similar title.) ---
**Author:** ![TLDRIDKJKLOLFTW](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/51bf81/32.png) [@TLDRIDKJKLOLFTW](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TLDRIDKJKLOLFTW)\ **Post date:** [October 17, 2005, 6:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bust-these-rhymes/326568/15 "2005-10-17T18:25:53Z")
> [@Big Bad Voodoo Lou](#): > > The Magnetic Fields’ “The Ballad of Ferdinand De Saussure” (unless it was “The Lament…” or “The Sad Tale…” or a similar title.) “The Death of…” and one of the most brilliant couplets in pop music history. 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![Hey\_It\_s\_That\_Guy](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/6f9a4e/32.png) [@Hey\_It\_s\_That\_Guy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hey_It_s_That_Guy)\ **Post date:** [October 17, 2005, 6:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bust-these-rhymes/326568/16 "2005-10-17T18:33:25Z")
“Well/hell/tell”… all three rhymes are within one line of the song. ---
**Author:** ![Labdad](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/439d5e/32.png) [@Labdad](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Labdad)\ **Post date:** [October 17, 2005, 9:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bust-these-rhymes/326568/17 "2005-10-17T21:19:45Z")
> [@Askance](#): > > 1. wire/choir Did anyone ever ID this one? It’s from “Bird on a Wire” by Leonard Cohen. ---
**Author:** ![Askance](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/askance/32/8281_2.png) [@Askance](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Askance)\ **Post date:** [October 18, 2005, 4:19am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bust-these-rhymes/326568/18 "2005-10-18T04:19:39Z")
All correct so far - well done - except no-one’s got #3 ( Caribbean/human bein’) yet. ---
**Author:** ![tiltypig](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/dbc845/32.png) [@tiltypig](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/tiltypig)\ **Post date:** [October 18, 2005, 5:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bust-these-rhymes/326568/19 "2005-10-18T17:18:11Z")
“blue/Pantone 292” is another Magnetic Fields song–“Reno Dakota” how about: cute/moot ---
**Author:** ![42fish](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/4/b487fb/32.png) [@42fish](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/42fish)\ **Post date:** [October 18, 2005, 5:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bust-these-rhymes/326568/20 "2005-10-18T17:46:17Z")
> [@tiltypig](#): > > “blue/Pantone 292” is another Magnetic Fields song–“Reno Dakota” > > how about: > cute/moot “Jessie’s Girl,” Rick Springfield F2) acrobatic/Instamatic [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bust-these-rhymes/326568.md?page=2)