# Help Locating an Ancient Thead **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [March 6, 2020, 10:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-locating-an-ancient-thead/849030 "2020-03-06T22:13:44Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 6\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Temporary\_Name](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/8c91f0/32.png) [@Temporary\_Name](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Temporary_Name)\ **Post date:** [March 6, 2020, 10:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-locating-an-ancient-thead/849030/1 "2020-03-06T22:13:44Z")
Last night I was trading cars with a friend for the upcoming weekend so I was adjusting mirrors and seats and basically settling in. We both have satellite radio, but pretty different tastes. Before I pulled out of drive I put on either Siriusly Sinatra, or 40’s Junction, both favorites of mine. The friend’s auto has a different display than mine so while I was listening to the song from BLAST FROM THE PAST, my friend was asking about the title: **Ac-Cent-Tchu-Ate the Positive**. I never knew how that particular song was spelled, but when I saw it I was reminded of the song **Mairzy Doats** because of the similarity in how the lyrics are spelled phonetically rather than how they would be pronounced in normal speech. I was also reminded of\*\* Ina-Gadda-Da-Vida\*\*, which has a similar phonetic spelling. But while showing my friend **Mairzy Doats** , I was reminded of an old thread from before or around 2004. It was Dopers re-writing song lyrics with very literal (and somewhat obscure) word substitutions. For example, I specifically recall someone writing: Female equines consume grains (don’t recall how he or she suggested the grain was oats), Female ungulates also consume grains, However, kids consume clinging vines (or some such) Another one I halfway remember is the Who song: (conveyed something like) The singer antecedent to azure orbs. I always thought that particular thread was a great example of how smart, fun, and cleaver the Straightdope Message Boards could be. I would very much appreciate it if someone could provide a link to that thread. (I do not seem to be able to search for it at all.) ---
**Author:** ![Beckdawrek](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/beckdawrek/32/3647_2.png) [@Beckdawrek](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Beckdawrek)\ **Post date:** [March 6, 2020, 10:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-locating-an-ancient-thead/849030/2 "2020-03-06T22:34:53Z")
Go to search in the CP. Select advanced search. I typed in ‘rewrite song lyrics’ in the keyword box. I got several hits. ---
**Author:** ![Beckdawrek](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/beckdawrek/32/3647_2.png) [@Beckdawrek](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Beckdawrek)\ **Post date:** [March 6, 2020, 10:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-locating-an-ancient-thead/849030/3 "2020-03-06T22:36:14Z")
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**Author:** ![Peter\_Morris](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/peter_morris/32/359_2.png) [@Peter\_Morris](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Peter_Morris)\ **Post date:** [March 6, 2020, 10:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-locating-an-ancient-thead/849030/4 "2020-03-06T22:44:57Z")
[Intellectualize song lyrics game](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=198235&highlight=%22Mairzy+Doats%22) [Has this post:](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showpost.php?p=3727783&postcount=233) > [@](#): > > At the time I will gaze upon your presence, those two orbs that are used for visual purposes will metamorphose into a shade of azure. Easily found, I just searched for “Mairzy Doats” ---
**Author:** ![Temporary\_Name](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/8c91f0/32.png) [@Temporary\_Name](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Temporary_Name)\ **Post date:** [March 6, 2020, 10:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-locating-an-ancient-thead/849030/5 "2020-03-06T22:52:28Z")
> [@Peter\_Morris](#): > > [Intellectualize song lyrics game](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=198235&highlight=%22Mairzy+Doats%22) > > [Has this post:](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showpost.php?p=3727783&postcount=233) > > Easily found, I just searched for “Mairzy Doats” That is the thread thank you. ---
**Author:** ![Temporary\_Name](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/8c91f0/32.png) [@Temporary\_Name](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Temporary_Name)\ **Post date:** [March 6, 2020, 10:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-locating-an-ancient-thead/849030/6 "2020-03-06T22:58:15Z")
> [@Beckdawrek](#): > > Go to search in the CP. > Select advanced search. > I typed in ‘rewrite song lyrics’ in the keyword box. > I got several hits. Thank you. I had never tried to search here before and did not even know where to begin.