# Guess the song from the reworded lyrics **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [July 20, 2006, 6:22am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/guess-the-song-from-the-reworded-lyrics/365296 "2006-07-20T06:22:46Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 4
**Author:** ![El\_Perro\_Fumando](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/e9c0ed/32.png) [@El\_Perro\_Fumando](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/El_Perro_Fumando)\ **Post date:** [July 21, 2006, 2:17am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/guess-the-song-from-the-reworded-lyrics/365296/61 "2006-07-21T02:17:15Z")
My contribution to the fun: 1. Oh, child, what is the price of said item? The realm of angels is a location on terra firma. 2. At the time that I arise from my slumber, before my cosmetic products are applied. . . 3. A person who desires sexual relations with me must first become an acquaintance of my acquaintances. ---
**Author:** ![Lisa-go-Blind](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/7c8e57/32.png) [@Lisa-go-Blind](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lisa-go-Blind)\ **Post date:** [July 21, 2006, 2:45am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/guess-the-song-from-the-reworded-lyrics/365296/62 "2006-07-21T02:45:48Z")
[QUOTE=El Perro Fumando] My contribution to the fun: 1. Oh, child, what is the price of said item? The realm of angels is a location on terra firma. 2. At the time that I arise from my slumber, before my cosmetic products are applied. . . 3. A person who desires sexual relations with me must first become an acquaintance of my acquaintances. [/QUOTE] 1. “Heaven is a Place On Earth” by Belinda Carlisle (“Oooh baby, do you know what that’s worth? Oooh, heaven is a place on Earth”) 2. “I Say a Little Prayer” by Dionne Warwick (“The moment I wake up, before I put on my makeup”) I know I know #3, but I can’t figure it out. ---
**Author:** ![Sir\_Rhosis](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/d9b06d/32.png) [@Sir\_Rhosis](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sir_Rhosis)\ **Post date:** [July 21, 2006, 2:49am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/guess-the-song-from-the-reworded-lyrics/365296/63 "2006-07-21T02:49:42Z")
“The first person narrator would travel by foot 2640000 feet, and the first person narrator would travel by foot an additional 2640000 feet…” Sir Rhosis ---
**Author:** ![Oakminster](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/77aa72/32.png) [@Oakminster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Oakminster)\ **Post date:** [July 21, 2006, 2:50am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/guess-the-song-from-the-reworded-lyrics/365296/64 "2006-07-21T02:50:36Z")
[QUOTE=El Perro Fumando] 1. A person who desires sexual relations with me must first become an acquaintance of my acquaintances. [/QUOTE] Wannabe, by the Spice Girls. My searchfu is strong tonight. ---
**Author:** ![Kamino\_Neko](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kamino_neko/32/34_2.png) [@Kamino\_Neko](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kamino_Neko)\ **Post date:** [July 21, 2006, 2:51am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/guess-the-song-from-the-reworded-lyrics/365296/65 "2006-07-21T02:51:46Z")
[QUOTE=El Perro Fumando] 3. A person who desires sexual relations with me must first become an acquaintance of my acquaintances. [/QUOTE] That Spice Girls song. ‘If you wanna be my lover, you gotta get with my friends.’ I don’t know the title, for which my eternal soul is grateful. ---
**Author:** ![Kamino\_Neko](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kamino_neko/32/34_2.png) [@Kamino\_Neko](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kamino_Neko)\ **Post date:** [July 21, 2006, 2:53am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/guess-the-song-from-the-reworded-lyrics/365296/66 "2006-07-21T02:53:16Z")
[QUOTE=Sir Rhosis] “The first person narrator would travel by foot 2640000 feet, and the first person narrator would travel by foot an additional 2640000 feet…” [/QUOTE] Im Gonna Be (500 Miles), the Proclaimers. ‘I would walk 500 miles, and I would walk 500 more…’ ---
**Author:** ![brianjedi](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/3be4f8/32.png) [@brianjedi](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/brianjedi)\ **Post date:** [July 21, 2006, 3:02am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/guess-the-song-from-the-reworded-lyrics/365296/67 "2006-07-21T03:02:22Z")
[QUOTE=brianjedi] Some leftovers from the last time I did this in my LJ: 1. Everything which has inspired terror in me has gained sentience. 2. I have made observations as to the positioning of the moon in the firmament during the unlit nocturnal period 3. Sorrowful endurance of pain, I was aware of his existence in the past, 4. Hello, sir, to what destination are you proceeding toward? Is your trip one of haste? All of them are opening lines. [/QUOTE] All those are still unsolved, plus an easier one: Unable to determine a method for terminating my life functions so far, My visual orbs experience discomfort due to acerbic perspiration It appears the sum total of routes direct me toward the absence of location ---
**Author:** ![Oakminster](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/77aa72/32.png) [@Oakminster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Oakminster)\ **Post date:** [July 21, 2006, 3:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/guess-the-song-from-the-reworded-lyrics/365296/68 "2006-07-21T03:03:25Z")
[QUOTE=Oakminster] _A dwelling exists in the former home of the NBA’s Jazz, that is sometimes referred to as the symbol of an aggressor…_ [/QUOTE] This one has lasted longer than any of my previous efforts 🙂 Here’s another easy one: _Much obliged, Daneel_ ---
**Author:** ![Sir\_Rhosis](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/d9b06d/32.png) [@Sir\_Rhosis](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sir_Rhosis)\ **Post date:** [July 21, 2006, 3:44am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/guess-the-song-from-the-reworded-lyrics/365296/69 "2006-07-21T03:44:37Z")
^^^There is a house in New Orleans, that they call ‘The Rising Sun’." **brianjedi** , I will no doubt kick myself once yours are revealed… I should know them!!! Sir Rhosis ---
**Author:** ![Sir\_Rhosis](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/d9b06d/32.png) [@Sir\_Rhosis](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sir_Rhosis)\ **Post date:** [July 21, 2006, 3:54am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/guess-the-song-from-the-reworded-lyrics/365296/70 "2006-07-21T03:54:20Z")
One more easy one before bed, certain portions of the lyrics have not been translated for fear of too easy identification. _An insignificant trifling peice of music accompanied by vocals concerning … A duo of North Americans who have not yet achieved adulthood being reared in cliched phrase denoting a somewhat centrist portion of the country…_ Sir Rhosis ---
**Author:** ![Kamino\_Neko](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kamino_neko/32/34_2.png) [@Kamino\_Neko](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kamino_Neko)\ **Post date:** [July 21, 2006, 3:58am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/guess-the-song-from-the-reworded-lyrics/365296/71 "2006-07-21T03:58:23Z")
[QUOTE=Oakminster] _Much obliged, Daneel_ [/QUOTE] Mr Roboto, Styx (‘Domo arigato, Mr Roboto’) > [@Sir Rhosis](#): > > An insignificant trifling peice of music accompanied by vocals concerning … > A duo of North Americans who have not yet achieved adulthood being reared in cliched phrase denoting a somewhat centrist portion of the country… Jack and Diane, John Cougar Mellencamp (‘A little ditty, ‘bout Jack and Diane. Two American kids, livin’ in the heartland.’) ---
**Author:** ![Lisa-go-Blind](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/7c8e57/32.png) [@Lisa-go-Blind](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lisa-go-Blind)\ **Post date:** [July 21, 2006, 4:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/guess-the-song-from-the-reworded-lyrics/365296/72 "2006-07-21T04:00:20Z")
These are all pretty easy, I think: 1. Don your footwear of scarlet and make rhythmic motions to the sound of music performed by such artists as Muddy Waters and Howlin’ Wolf. 2. You claim that all music contains the same aural qualities, yet you purchase it anyway. You cannot explain it away, pal. We should break new ground. 3. You may not answer to the title of a popular song by Duran Duran, but this does not bother me as I have no fondness for the material often found on beaches or in playgrounds. 4. Young man, I have not discovered a method by which I can expel your kind from my cerebral cortex. I contemplate only the affectionate feelings and activities directed by your person towards myself. 5. At the time of the post-dusk hours, when the earth reflects the absence of light, and the only form of illumination is provided by the celestial body circling our planet … 6. At the time of which our paths crossed for the first time, you currently held down a job as an employee of an establishment specializing in mixed drinks. ---
**Author:** ![Sir\_Rhosis](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/d9b06d/32.png) [@Sir\_Rhosis](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sir_Rhosis)\ **Post date:** [July 21, 2006, 4:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/guess-the-song-from-the-reworded-lyrics/365296/73 "2006-07-21T04:00:45Z")
“gowin’ up,” I think are the actual words. You’re a master at this! Night. Sir Rhosis ---
**Author:** ![Sir\_Rhosis](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/d9b06d/32.png) [@Sir\_Rhosis](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sir_Rhosis)\ **Post date:** [July 21, 2006, 4:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/guess-the-song-from-the-reworded-lyrics/365296/74 "2006-07-21T04:03:44Z")
I know that 5 is “Dawning of The Age of Aquarius,” or whatever the title is, but at the moment, I’ll be damned if I can recall the real words.! Sir Rhosis ---
**Author:** ![Lisa-go-Blind](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/7c8e57/32.png) [@Lisa-go-Blind](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lisa-go-Blind)\ **Post date:** [July 21, 2006, 4:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/guess-the-song-from-the-reworded-lyrics/365296/75 "2006-07-21T04:04:42Z")
[QUOTE=Sir Rhosis] I know that 5 is “Dawning of The Age of Aquarius,” or whatever the title is, but at the moment, I’ll be damned if I can recall the real words.! Sir Rhosis [/QUOTE] That’s incorrect. ---
**Author:** ![Sir\_Rhosis](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/d9b06d/32.png) [@Sir\_Rhosis](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sir_Rhosis)\ **Post date:** [July 21, 2006, 4:05am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/guess-the-song-from-the-reworded-lyrics/365296/76 "2006-07-21T04:05:58Z")
Wow! Got me! I was sure it was that… Sir Rhosis ---
**Author:** ![brianjedi](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/3be4f8/32.png) [@brianjedi](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/brianjedi)\ **Post date:** [July 21, 2006, 4:06am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/guess-the-song-from-the-reworded-lyrics/365296/77 "2006-07-21T04:06:38Z")
[QUOTE=Lisa-go-Blind] That’s incorrect. [/QUOTE] It’s “Stand By Me,” right? ---
**Author:** ![Oakminster](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/77aa72/32.png) [@Oakminster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Oakminster)\ **Post date:** [July 21, 2006, 4:07am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/guess-the-song-from-the-reworded-lyrics/365296/78 "2006-07-21T04:07:41Z")
[QUOTE=Lisa-go-Blind] These are all pretty easy, I think: 1. Don your footwear of scarlet and make rhythmic motions to the sound of music performed by such artists as Muddy Waters and Howlin’ Wolf. [/QUOTE] _Let’s Dance_ by Bowie ---
**Author:** ![Kamino\_Neko](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kamino_neko/32/34_2.png) [@Kamino\_Neko](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kamino_Neko)\ **Post date:** [July 21, 2006, 4:08am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/guess-the-song-from-the-reworded-lyrics/365296/79 "2006-07-21T04:08:27Z")
OK, midling difficulty, I think: _I lack utlity, but that will change soon. Tomorrow’s on its way._ A little easier, maybe: _The priest made a happy facial expression as he communicated his thoughts to me. He asked me to travel with him for a short distance. He told me I lacked company, and the money and time to fix that._ ---
**Author:** ![Enginerd](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/bcef8e/32.png) [@Enginerd](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Enginerd)\ **Post date:** [July 21, 2006, 4:16am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/guess-the-song-from-the-reworded-lyrics/365296/80 "2006-07-21T04:16:01Z")
[QUOTE=Lisa-go-Blind] These are all pretty easy, I think: 6) At the time of which our paths crossed for the first time, you currently held down a job as an employee of an establishment specializing in mixed drinks. [/QUOTE] Don’t You Want Me (“You were working as a waitress in a cocktail bar when I met you”) [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/guess-the-song-from-the-reworded-lyrics/365296.md?page=3) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/guess-the-song-from-the-reworded-lyrics/365296.md?page=5)