# 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:** 8
**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, 6:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/guess-the-song-from-the-reworded-lyrics/365296/141 "2006-07-21T18:56:14Z")
[QUOTE=Hippy Hollow] 4. Immediately cast yourself in a state of rest and nonexcitement. Do not under any circumstance execute an action. Again, immediately cast yourself in a state of rest and nonexcitement. Do not under any circumstance execute an action. Inform me of the time you intend to arrive. [/quote] _Relax_, Frankie Goes to Hollywood. (‘Relax, don’t do it, when you wanna go to it. Relax, don’t do it, when you wanna come.’ > [@](#): > > 1. I am desiring information concerning which individual abetted the escape of several quadripeds. I would really like to know the identity of said individual… _Who Let the Dogs Out_, which was…the Vengaboys? > [@](#): > > 1. You must embrace the need to take up arms to ensure your freedom to pursue exploits encompassing libations, small talk, and rhythmic movements to music. _Fight For the Right (To Party)_ - The Beastie Boys (‘You gotta fight! For the right! To paaaaaaaaaaaaarty!’) ---
**Author:** ![Dung\_Beetle](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dung_beetle/32/7945_2.png) [@Dung\_Beetle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dung_Beetle)\ **Post date:** [July 21, 2006, 6:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/guess-the-song-from-the-reworded-lyrics/365296/142 "2006-07-21T18:57:07Z")
**Hippy Hollow** (if **pravnik** doesn’t finish them before I post this): 1. Get Into the Groove 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. I’m Too Sexy 7. 8. 9. Who Let the Dogs Out 10. Can’t Touch This (nice hint!) 11. You Gotta Fight For Your Right to Party ---
**Author:** ![pravnik](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/8edcca/32.png) [@pravnik](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/pravnik)\ **Post date:** [July 21, 2006, 6:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/guess-the-song-from-the-reworded-lyrics/365296/143 "2006-07-21T18:59:58Z")
[QUOTE=Lisa-go-Blind] 4) Ever you should alter your decision from its current state, I shall be at the head of the queue. [/quote] “Take a Chance on Me,” Abba > [@Lisa-go-Blind](#): > > 1. This unspecified thing lacks the capacity to change my position and also does not assist in my getting started in the least. (nonsense syllables) This aforementioned thing cannot bring me from point A to point B, as it is not really my bag. (nonsense syllables) This unspecified thing lacks the capacity to change my position, as it is not really my bag. (nonsense syllables) Ummm… 😕 ---
**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, 7:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/guess-the-song-from-the-reworded-lyrics/365296/144 "2006-07-21T19:01:43Z")
[QUOTE=Talon Karrde] 1. Stranded without fuel on the Gaza Strip from travelling at a rate higher than is wise. [/QUOTE] Pixies - “River Euphrates” (“Stuck here out of gas, out here on the Gaza Strip, from driving too fast.”) [QUOTE=Talon Karrde] 7. Aren’t you curious as to the reasons that we keep igniting things? Such is what we want! 1. Nothing short of an adolescent revolt will awaken me right now. [/QUOTE] Electric Six - “Danger! High Voltage!” (“Don’t you want to know why we keep starting fires? It’s my desire!”) Sonic Youth - “Teenage Riot” (“It takes a teenage riot to get me out of bed right now.”) ---
**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, 7:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/guess-the-song-from-the-reworded-lyrics/365296/145 "2006-07-21T19:03:51Z")
Still unguessed from me: _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:** ![Hippy\_Hollow](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/hippy_hollow/32/4841_2.png) [@Hippy\_Hollow](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hippy_Hollow)\ **Post date:** [July 21, 2006, 7:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/guess-the-song-from-the-reworded-lyrics/365296/146 "2006-07-21T19:04:52Z")
Oh wow, this is fun and you all are way too quick… nice work **Tengu, Dung Beetle, & pravnik**! So far: 1. You must acclimate yourself to the rhythm. As a male, you must make it evident that your amorous intent directed toward me is legitimate. (GET INTO THE GROOVE, MADONNA) 2. Perhaps I am purposely evading knowledge about your horticultural pursuits; however, I am solely interested in levitating. 3. A pattern of tick marks was applied to my cerebellum by a large airborne craft. This was far from simple; however, no activity fits this categorization. 4. Immediately cast yourself in a state of rest and nonexcitement. Do not under any circumstance execute an action. Again, immediately cast yourself in a state of rest and nonexcitement. Do not under any circumstance execute an action. Inform me of the time you intend to arrive. (RELAX, FRANKIE GOES TO HOLLYWOOD) 5. Demonstrate, illustrate how you perform that sleight of hand, a woman stated. That particular sleight of hand that causes me immense delight resulting in a loud sudden utterance from my mouth, this same woman requested. (JUST LIKE HEAVEN, THE CURE) 6. The level of intimate attraction that I have determined for myself far exceeds this torso covering garment. In fact, the level of veneral appeal is at such a height I actually am experiencing pain. (I’M TOO SEXY, RIGHT SAID FRED) 7. Allow me to extend a greeting as you enter this subtropical zone. My companions and I have assembled pleasant activities and contests. (WELCOME TO THE JUNGLE, GUNS 'N ROSES) 8. This rotation of the earth strikes me as pleasing to the senses. You must not allow it to recede. 9. I am desiring information concerning which individual abetted the escape of several quadripeds. I would really like to know the identity of said individual… (WHO LET THE DOGS OUT, BAHA MEN) 10. I must alert you to the fact that certain features are intangible to you. (Hint: “A particular young woman holds sexually deviant ideas, so unusual that this woman should never be transported to a maternal domicile.”) (U CAN’T TOUCH THIS, MC HAMMER/SUPERFREAK, RICK JAMES) 11. You must embrace the need to take up arms to ensure your freedom to pursue exploits encompassing libations, small talk, and rhythmic movements to music. (YOU GOTTA FIGHT FOR THE RIGHT TO PARTY, BEASTIE BOYS) 2, 3, and 8 are still outstanding… ---
**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, 7:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/guess-the-song-from-the-reworded-lyrics/365296/147 "2006-07-21T19:07:00Z")
[QUOTE=Hippy Hollow] 1. A pattern of tick marks was applied to my cerebellum by a large airborne craft. This was far from simple; however, no activity fits this categorization. [/QUOTE] Blur - “Song 2” (“I got my head checked by a jumbo jet. It wasn’t easy, but nothing is.”) ---
**Author:** ![pravnik](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/8edcca/32.png) [@pravnik](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/pravnik)\ **Post date:** [July 21, 2006, 7:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/guess-the-song-from-the-reworded-lyrics/365296/148 "2006-07-21T19:09:04Z")
[QUOTE=Biffy the Elephant Shrew] I can! #1 is “Corporal Clegg,” and #4 is “Astronomy Domine” (R.I.P. Syd). [/QUOTE] > [@Talon Karrde](#): > > Number 4 is Astronomy Domine Both right, by the way. ---
**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, 7:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/guess-the-song-from-the-reworded-lyrics/365296/149 "2006-07-21T19:09:42Z")
[QUOTE=Talon Karrde] Unless I missed it, no one guessed my very first one: Males born in the last month of the year are unfortunate [/QUOTE] “September Gurls” by Big Star (“December boys got it bad”) ---
**Author:** ![Hippy\_Hollow](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/hippy_hollow/32/4841_2.png) [@Hippy\_Hollow](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hippy_Hollow)\ **Post date:** [July 21, 2006, 7:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/guess-the-song-from-the-reworded-lyrics/365296/150 "2006-07-21T19:11:08Z")
[QUOTE=Lisa-go-Blind] Blur - “Song 2” (“I got my head checked by a jumbo jet. It wasn’t easy, but nothing is.”) [/QUOTE] yep! ---
**Author:** ![pravnik](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/8edcca/32.png) [@pravnik](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/pravnik)\ **Post date:** [July 21, 2006, 7:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/guess-the-song-from-the-reworded-lyrics/365296/151 "2006-07-21T19:13:11Z")
[QUOTE=Hippy Hollow] 8. This rotation of the earth strikes me as pleasing to the senses. You must not allow it to recede. [/QUOTE] “Beautiful Day,” U2 ---
**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, 7:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/guess-the-song-from-the-reworded-lyrics/365296/152 "2006-07-21T19:14:09Z")
[QUOTE=pravnik] “Take a Chance on Me,” Abba Ummm… 😕 [/QUOTE] You’re right about #4. And yeah … #6 is definitely the most difficult that I put up there. I’m certain someone out there will know it - it’s not an especially obscure song and the artist has had several hits from the same album. ---
**Author:** ![Hippy\_Hollow](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/hippy_hollow/32/4841_2.png) [@Hippy\_Hollow](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hippy_Hollow)\ **Post date:** [July 21, 2006, 7:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/guess-the-song-from-the-reworded-lyrics/365296/153 "2006-07-21T19:25:05Z")
[QUOTE=pravnik] “Beautiful Day,” U2 [/QUOTE] Nice. Get out of my head! ---
**Author:** ![Dung\_Beetle](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dung_beetle/32/7945_2.png) [@Dung\_Beetle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dung_Beetle)\ **Post date:** [July 21, 2006, 7:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/guess-the-song-from-the-reworded-lyrics/365296/154 "2006-07-21T19:28:20Z")
Although theoretically possible that I might have been, you were The one who took on a little more than you could handle According to you, everything was fine, but you were decieved That female is evil, no question; perchance the ichor is foul. ---
**Author:** ![pravnik](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/8edcca/32.png) [@pravnik](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/pravnik)\ **Post date:** [July 21, 2006, 7:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/guess-the-song-from-the-reworded-lyrics/365296/155 "2006-07-21T19:29:24Z")
1. The gentlemen from this area are invariably togh minded and rugged. If you speak to them in a manner that is disrespectful, they will take you out of circulation, so to speak. They are very genuine; they would not think to be otherwise. However, do not represent to others that I have supplied you with any information of this nature. I have not. 2. A number of persons will tell you that my feelings for you are not genuine. Give me the benefit of the doubt, and I shall prove otherwise. I will make presents of objects you previously thought not to exist. I will purloin various astronomical bodies. ---
**Author:** ![rhiannon777](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/dfb087/32.png) [@rhiannon777](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/rhiannon777)\ **Post date:** [July 21, 2006, 7:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/guess-the-song-from-the-reworded-lyrics/365296/156 "2006-07-21T19:34:45Z")
[QUOTE=Hippy Hollow] 1. The level of intimate attraction that I have determined for myself far exceeds this torso covering garment. In fact, the level of veneral appeal is at such a height I actually am experiencing pain. [/QUOTE] I’m too Sexy for My Shirt by Right Said Fred (I knew all that late-night VH1-watching would come in handy someday) ---
**Author:** ![pravnik](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/8edcca/32.png) [@pravnik](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/pravnik)\ **Post date:** [July 21, 2006, 7:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/guess-the-song-from-the-reworded-lyrics/365296/157 "2006-07-21T19:46:58Z")
[QUOTE=pravnik] A number of persons will tell you that my feelings for you are not genuine. Give me the benefit of the doubt, and I shall prove otherwise. I will make presents of objects you previously thought not to exist. I will purloin various astronomical bodies. [/QUOTE] Huh…the last line may be a misheard lyric on my part. It may actually be “I have written my name on various astronomical bodies.” ---
**Author:** ![Hippy\_Hollow](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/hippy_hollow/32/4841_2.png) [@Hippy\_Hollow](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hippy_Hollow)\ **Post date:** [July 21, 2006, 7:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/guess-the-song-from-the-reworded-lyrics/365296/158 "2006-07-21T19:48:37Z")
[QUOTE=pravnik] 1. The gentlemen from this area are invariably togh minded and rugged. If you speak to them in a manner that is disrespectful, they will take you out of circulation, so to speak. They are very genuine; they would not think to be otherwise. However, do not represent to others that I have supplied you with any information of this nature. I have not. [/QUOTE] NWA - “Boyz N Tha Hood” ---
**Author:** ![pravnik](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/8edcca/32.png) [@pravnik](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/pravnik)\ **Post date:** [July 21, 2006, 8:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/guess-the-song-from-the-reworded-lyrics/365296/159 "2006-07-21T20:16:21Z")
Correct sir! ---
**Author:** ![Jake4](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/bc8723/32.png) [@Jake4](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jake4)\ **Post date:** [July 21, 2006, 8:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/guess-the-song-from-the-reworded-lyrics/365296/160 "2006-07-21T20:32:05Z")
Fun game! Can I play? _Allow me to extemporize regarding an acquaintance with follicle-containing glands not long before present time, she allowed an hydroxyl-containing liquid to enter her alimentary canal while isolated, reposed, at the vertex of the speakeasy’s proximal partitions within Mr. Alighieri’s center of urbanity._ [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/guess-the-song-from-the-reworded-lyrics/365296.md?page=7) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/guess-the-song-from-the-reworded-lyrics/365296.md?page=9)