# Paraphrased Lyrics **URL:** \ **Category:** The Game Room\ **Created:** [June 3, 2009, 6:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/paraphrased-lyrics/498611 "2009-06-03T18:58:49Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 3
**Author:** ![Really\_Not\_All\_That\_Bright](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/e8c25b/32.png) [@Really\_Not\_All\_That\_Bright](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Really_Not_All_That_Bright)\ **Post date:** [June 4, 2009, 5:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/paraphrased-lyrics/498611/41 "2009-06-04T17:26:32Z")
> [@Tengu](#): > > OK, some clues from me: > > Gu1 - Our home, which happens to be central on our cul du sac - it was, for us, a fortress. > Gu2 - Please, tell me about his sanity, his eyesight, and his mobility. > Gu3 - My acquaintances are too well informed, therefor they cannot bring themselves to publicly be in my presence. > Gu4 - I like my women much younger, because they tend to be less concerned about my peccadilloes and odd mien, as well as being less inquisitive and more affectionate in general. But, oh crap, I think I may have just committed statutory rape. GuA1: _Our House_ (Madness) GuA4: _She’s Only Seventeen_ (Winger) ---
**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:** [June 4, 2009, 5:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/paraphrased-lyrics/498611/42 "2009-06-04T17:27:49Z")
**RN1 (tough): _Allow not the closest star to dip below the horizon while I am here_** Don’t Let The Sun Go Down On Me - Elton John. (Again, also the lyric in question.) **RN4 (easy): _Go out luminescence, come in hours during which it is dark, grasp the terminus of my upper extremity, for we are visiting the fictional place described in Peter Pan_** Enter Sandman - Metalica (Exit light, enter night, take my hand - off to Never Never Land!) ---
**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:** [June 4, 2009, 5:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/paraphrased-lyrics/498611/43 "2009-06-04T17:31:07Z")
> [@Really\_Not\_All\_That\_Bright](#): > > GuA1: _Our House_ (Madness) > > GuA4: _She’s Only Seventeen_ (Winger) Correct on the first count, incorrect on the second. His reasons are the key to getting Gu4. I have no idea of She’s Only Seventeen is a valid answer when keeping that part in mind, I’ve not heard it. It’s not the one I was going for, though. ---
**Author:** ![Really\_Not\_All\_That\_Bright](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/e8c25b/32.png) [@Really\_Not\_All\_That\_Bright](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Really_Not_All_That_Bright)\ **Post date:** [June 4, 2009, 5:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/paraphrased-lyrics/498611/44 "2009-06-04T17:39:01Z")
> [@Tengu](#): > > **RN1 (tough): _Allow not the closest star to dip below the horizon while I am here_** > > Don’t Let The Sun Go Down On Me - Elton John. > > (Again, also the lyric in question.) > > **RN4 (easy): _Go out luminescence, come in hours during which it is dark, grasp the terminus of my upper extremity, for we are visiting the fictional place described in Peter Pan_** > > Enter Sandman - Metalica > > (Exit light, enter night, take my hand - off to Never Never Land!) Both correct, well done. I was kind of guessing with _(She’s Only) Seventeen_. I only know the chorus, but it sounded about right. ---
**Author:** ![Finagle](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/b19c9b/32.png) [@Finagle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Finagle)\ **Post date:** [June 4, 2009, 5:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/paraphrased-lyrics/498611/45 "2009-06-04T17:47:12Z")
> [@Tengu](#): > > . > > GuS1 - ‘Hey, this isn’t my lyrics sheet, this is a periodic table. Oh, what the hell, I’ll run with it.’ Tom Lehrer: The Elements ---
**Author:** ![Really\_Not\_All\_That\_Bright](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/e8c25b/32.png) [@Really\_Not\_All\_That\_Bright](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Really_Not_All_That_Bright)\ **Post date:** [June 4, 2009, 5:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/paraphrased-lyrics/498611/46 "2009-06-04T17:47:41Z")
RN5 (easy): _Should you be experiencing difficulties with females, you have my sympathy; I myself have nearly a hundred issues troubling me, but a female dog is not among them_ RN6 (hard I think): _Although you have slain me, I shall return the favor; discharge thy firearm, yet I shall drive my sword into your abdomen; while you anticipate the forthcoming sortie; it would be advisable for you to retreat although an about face is not an option_ ---
**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:** [June 4, 2009, 5:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/paraphrased-lyrics/498611/47 "2009-06-04T17:53:51Z")
> [@Finagle](#): > > Tom Lehrer: The Elements Bingo. **RN5 (easy): _Should you be experiencing difficulties with females, you have my sympathy; I myself have nearly a hundred issues troubling me, but a female dog is not among them_** 99 Problems - Jay-Z (If you’re having girl problems, I feel bad for you son, I’ve got 99 problems, but a bitch ain’t one.) ---
**Author:** ![Really\_Not\_All\_That\_Bright](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/e8c25b/32.png) [@Really\_Not\_All\_That\_Bright](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Really_Not_All_That_Bright)\ **Post date:** [June 4, 2009, 5:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/paraphrased-lyrics/498611/48 "2009-06-04T17:57:00Z")
For RN6, read “firearm” in the first line as “muzzle-loaded, smooth-bore firearm”. 99 Problems is correct. ---
**Author:** ![thwartme](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/ecc23a/32.png) [@thwartme](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/thwartme)\ **Post date:** [June 4, 2009, 6:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/paraphrased-lyrics/498611/49 "2009-06-04T18:00:53Z")
RN6: The Trooper, Iron Maiden “_You take my life but I take yours too. You fire musket but I run you through. So when you’re waiting for the next attack you’d better stand there’s no turning back._” Awesome track. thwartme ---
**Author:** ![Really\_Not\_All\_That\_Bright](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/e8c25b/32.png) [@Really\_Not\_All\_That\_Bright](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Really_Not_All_That_Bright)\ **Post date:** [June 4, 2009, 6:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/paraphrased-lyrics/498611/50 "2009-06-04T18:08:38Z")
> [@thwartme](#): > > RN6: The Trooper, Iron Maiden > > “_You take my life but I take yours too. You fire musket but I run you through. So when you’re waiting for the next attack you’d better stand there’s no turning back._” > > Awesome track. > > thwartme Well done… didn’t think anyone would get it that quickly. Especially since I just realized I made a mistake in the last line- thought it was “you’d better run”, not “you’d better stand”. :smack: ---
**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:** [June 4, 2009, 6:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/paraphrased-lyrics/498611/51 "2009-06-04T18:13:46Z")
Still active from me: > [@Tengu](#): > > Gu2 - Please, tell me about his sanity, his eyesight, and his mobility. > Gu3 - My acquaintances are too well informed, therefor they cannot bring themselves to publicly be in my presence. > Gu4 - I like my women much younger, because they tend to be less concerned about my peccadilloes and odd mien, as well as being less inquisitive and more affectionate in general. But, oh crap, I think I may have just committed statutory rape. A note about Gu2 - it goes rather against the general trend of this thread, in that it’s SIGNIFICANTLY more concise than the original passage. ---
**Author:** ![RedRosesForMe](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/91b2a8/32.png) [@RedRosesForMe](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RedRosesForMe)\ **Post date:** [June 4, 2009, 6:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/paraphrased-lyrics/498611/52 "2009-06-04T18:44:43Z")
> [@RedRosesForMe](#): > > R3: During the hours that preceded this morning first person narrator’s mind conjured images involving a rendezvous with a notable terrorist and writer of Celtic descent. > > _ahem_ this very post contains a hint to the last lyric. /\ Nobody’s gotten this yet. So here’s a few more. R4: An infamous hate group has kidnapped my beloved. R5: During the process of traversing some ancient geological formations, I accosted a man in the military’s service who was tallying his assets. ---
**Author:** ![Johnny\_Q](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/898d66/32.png) [@Johnny\_Q](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johnny_Q)\ **Post date:** [June 4, 2009, 6:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/paraphrased-lyrics/498611/53 "2009-06-04T18:53:25Z")
R4: The KKK Took My Baby Away-- The Ramones R5. Whiskey in the Jar-- Thin Lizzy JQ1. I can recall creating a temporal anomaly and consuming alcoholic beverages until I passed out into the beckoning nothingness. JQ2. Excuse me, young child. Is this the locomotive named for a city in Tennessee? JQ3. The female monarch is fairly pleasant, but she is quite reticent. JQ4. I would not be so alienated if all people were intoxicated. ---
**Author:** ![RedRosesForMe](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/91b2a8/32.png) [@RedRosesForMe](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RedRosesForMe)\ **Post date:** [June 4, 2009, 7:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/paraphrased-lyrics/498611/54 "2009-06-04T19:12:45Z")
Thin Lizzy? 😛 Jeez, I guess that’s better than Metallica. JQ2: Chattanooga Choo Choo, Glenn Miller. ---
**Author:** ![Really\_Not\_All\_That\_Bright](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/e8c25b/32.png) [@Really\_Not\_All\_That\_Bright](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Really_Not_All_That_Bright)\ **Post date:** [June 4, 2009, 7:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/paraphrased-lyrics/498611/55 "2009-06-04T19:22:24Z")
> [@RedRosesForMe](#): > > Thin Lizzy? 😛 Jeez, I guess that’s better than Metallica. It was performed by The Dubliners before it was done by Thin Lizzy, and it’s an old Irish folk song anyway. ---
**Author:** ![Finagle](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/b19c9b/32.png) [@Finagle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Finagle)\ **Post date:** [June 4, 2009, 7:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/paraphrased-lyrics/498611/56 "2009-06-04T19:26:03Z")
> [@Johnny\_Q](#): > > . > JQ1. I can recall creating a temporal anomaly and consuming alcoholic beverages until I passed out into the beckoning nothingness. I’m not sure it’s an \* accurate \* paraphrase, but Timewarp from Rocky Horror Picture Show? ---
**Author:** ![Johnny\_Q](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/898d66/32.png) [@Johnny\_Q](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johnny_Q)\ **Post date:** [June 4, 2009, 7:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/paraphrased-lyrics/498611/57 "2009-06-04T19:40:54Z")
Jq1 And Jq2 have been solved JQ5. Put the nasal mucus in the rectal cavity JQ6. The populace tries to denigrate us because we are mobile. ---
**Author:** ![Finagle](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/b19c9b/32.png) [@Finagle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Finagle)\ **Post date:** [June 4, 2009, 8:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/paraphrased-lyrics/498611/58 "2009-06-04T20:04:50Z")
> [@Johnny\_Q](#): > > JQ4. I would not be so alienated if all people were intoxicated. Dylan: Everybody must get stoned. ---
**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:** [June 4, 2009, 8:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/paraphrased-lyrics/498611/59 "2009-06-04T20:05:48Z")
**JQ3. The female monarch is fairly pleasant, but she is quite reticent.** Her Majesty - The Beatles (Her Majesty is a pretty nice girl, but she doesn’t have a lot to say.) ---
**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:** [June 4, 2009, 8:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/paraphrased-lyrics/498611/60 "2009-06-04T20:07:14Z")
> [@Finagle](#): > > Dylan: Everybody must get stoned. Actual title Rainy Day Women No 12 & 35 I’m so :smack: that I didn’t get it. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/paraphrased-lyrics/498611.md?page=2) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/paraphrased-lyrics/498611.md?page=4)