# Song lyrics game: September 2012 edition **URL:** \ **Category:** The Game Room\ **Created:** [September 13, 2012, 9:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/song-lyrics-game-september-2012-edition/634632 "2012-09-13T21:26:47Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![astorian](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/ad7895/32.png) [@astorian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/astorian)\ **Post date:** [September 15, 2012, 2:33am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/song-lyrics-game-september-2012-edition/634632/21 "2012-09-15T02:33:48Z")
> [@Smapti](#): > > I want you to want me, I need you to need me, I love you to love me, i’m begging you to beg me, etc. > > New one: I entered a small town in Pennsylvania feeling like I had died thirty minutes ago, for I was tired and needed sleep; yet when I asked a passer-by if there was any shelter to be found, his only word as we changed a physical gesture of introduction was a negative response. “The Weight” by the Band… too late, however ---
**Author:** ![Smapti](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/smapti/32/17938_2.png) [@Smapti](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Smapti)\ **Post date:** [September 15, 2012, 3:38am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/song-lyrics-game-september-2012-edition/634632/22 "2012-09-15T03:38:56Z")
I have no clue what **Enginerd** ’s song is, but i’m going to toss out a few more all the same; I shall engage in a perfunctory show of respect and accept credit for the overthrow of our government and the subsequent rewriting of the document which lays out how our nation is to be run, admiring with delight the alterations in the status quo occurring around me. I shall then take in hand a six-stringed wooden instrument and make music upon it in the manner that I did the day before, after which I shall implore of Almighty God that I and my compatriots do not fall victim once more to the same folly that lead us to this state of affairs to begin with. Creatures of the genus _selachii_, though their dental fixtures are sharp enough to shave with, display said jutting fragments of bone prominently. Our hero similarly possesses a tool which can be used to rend human flesh asunder; however, his weapon is obscured until the moment he intends to use it. If it is your intent to overthrow the government, I would be interested in seeing the details of your agenda, and I would even be willing to provide monetary consideration if you desire it; be advised, however, that making use of Chinese Communist imagery in your materials will not win anyone’s affection. ---
**Author:** ![Ponch8](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ponch8/32/9883_2.png) [@Ponch8](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ponch8)\ **Post date:** [September 15, 2012, 4:33am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/song-lyrics-game-september-2012-edition/634632/23 "2012-09-15T04:33:21Z")
> [@Smapti](#): > > I have no clue what **Enginerd** ’s song is, but i’m going to toss out a few more all the same; > > I shall engage in a perfunctory show of respect and accept credit for the overthrow of our government and the subsequent rewriting of the document which lays out how our nation is to be run, admiring with delight the alterations in the status quo occurring around me. I shall then take in hand a six-stringed wooden instrument and make music upon it in the manner that I did the day before, after which I shall implore of Almighty God that I and my compatriots do not fall victim once more to the same folly that lead us to this state of affairs to begin with. > If it is your intent to overthrow the government, I would be interested in seeing the details of your agenda, and I would even be willing to provide monetary consideration if you desire it; be advised, however, that making use of Chinese Communist imagery in your materials will not win anyone’s affection. “Won’t Get Fooled Again,” The Who “Revolution,” The Beatles Are you not cognizant that this singer is yet upright on his hindlimbs In a more exceptional manner than this singer has done in the past Having the air of remaining veritably extant Having the sensation of a minuscule pre-adolescent This singer is yet upright on his hindlimbs From an unspecified juncture to the present juncture Collecting the fragments of this singer’s existence with no contemplation of you in this singer’s cerebrum This singer is yet upright on his hindlimbs, affirmative, affirmative, affirmative This singer is yet upright on his hindlimbs, affirmative, affirmative, affirmative ---
**Author:** ![Enginerd](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/bcef8e/32.png) [@Enginerd](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Enginerd)\ **Post date:** [September 15, 2012, 5:39am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/song-lyrics-game-september-2012-edition/634632/24 "2012-09-15T05:39:36Z")
> [@Enginerd](#): > > Bah! ninja’ed by **Smapti** and the Band with the Weight! > > To repeat: > The object of this song was a well-maintained vehicle capable of high speeds - the premier example with which I was familiar. Probably not enough to go on there, so I can elaborate a little bit. This woman was a metaphorical well-maintained vehicle capable of high speeds - the premier example with which I was familiar. Though blind, her eyes conveyed to me no falsehoods. I was particularly impressed with the shape of her quads and hamstrings, which were characteristic of her country of origin. ---
**Author:** ![Enginerd](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/bcef8e/32.png) [@Enginerd](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Enginerd)\ **Post date:** [September 15, 2012, 5:43am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/song-lyrics-game-september-2012-edition/634632/25 "2012-09-15T05:43:51Z")
> [@Smapti](#): > > Creatures of the genus _selachii_, though their dental fixtures are sharp enough to shave with, display said jutting fragments of bone prominently. Our hero similarly possesses a tool which can be used to rend human flesh asunder; however, his weapon is obscured until the moment he intends to use it. This is Mack the Knife. I invited the woman to whom I’d been linked romantically on a short stroll, during which we would discuss our impending nuptials. Then I killed her and allowed the natural setting to dispose of her body. ---
**Author:** ![astorian](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/ad7895/32.png) [@astorian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/astorian)\ **Post date:** [September 15, 2012, 12:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/song-lyrics-game-september-2012-edition/634632/26 "2012-09-15T12:26:03Z")
> [@Ponch8](#): > > " > Are you not cognizant that this singer is yet upright on his hindlimbs > In a more exceptional manner than this singer has done in the past > Having the air of remaining veritably extant > Having the sensation of a minuscule pre-adolescent > This singer is yet upright on his hindlimbs > From an unspecified juncture to the present juncture > Collecting the fragments of this singer’s existence with no contemplation of you in this singer’s cerebrum > This singer is yet upright on his hindlimbs, affirmative, affirmative, affirmative > This singer is yet upright on his hindlimbs, affirmative, affirmative, affirmative Elton John’s “I’m Still Standing” ---
**Author:** ![astorian](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/ad7895/32.png) [@astorian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/astorian)\ **Post date:** [September 15, 2012, 12:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/song-lyrics-game-september-2012-edition/634632/27 "2012-09-15T12:27:17Z")
> [@Enginerd](#): > > Probably not enough to go on there, so I can elaborate a little bit. > > This woman was a metaphorical well-maintained vehicle capable of high speeds - the premier example with which I was familiar. Though blind, her eyes conveyed to me no falsehoods. I was particularly impressed with the shape of her quads and hamstrings, which were characteristic of her country of origin. AC/DC - “You Shook Me All Night Long” ---
**Author:** ![HeyHomie](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/heyhomie/32/207_2.png) [@HeyHomie](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/HeyHomie)\ **Post date:** [September 15, 2012, 4:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/song-lyrics-game-september-2012-edition/634632/28 "2012-09-15T16:22:25Z")
The most recent time when I was in REM sleep, the hallucinations therein were simultaneously undesirable yet not intolerable. Now I shall scat. HINT: It’s a TV theme. ---
**Author:** ![HeyHomie](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/heyhomie/32/207_2.png) [@HeyHomie](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/HeyHomie)\ **Post date:** [September 15, 2012, 4:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/song-lyrics-game-september-2012-edition/634632/29 "2012-09-15T16:25:31Z")
I’m at the intersection of two streets in a town in the southwestern United States. What a thing to behold! O Deity of the Judeo-Christian tradition! Here comes a lass in a small cargo transit vehicle, and she’s decreasing the speed to better gaze upon me. ---
**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:** [September 15, 2012, 7:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/song-lyrics-game-september-2012-edition/634632/31 "2012-09-15T19:40:21Z")
> [@HeyHomie](#): > > I’m at the intersection of two streets in a town in the southwestern United States. > What a thing to behold! > O Deity of the Judeo-Christian tradition! Here comes a lass in a small cargo transit vehicle, and she’s decreasing the speed to better gaze upon me. Take It Easy-- The Eagles Is he in control of his mental faculties? What are his ocular capabilities? Is he capable of ambulation or will any motion cause him to collapse? ---
**Author:** ![Smapti](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/smapti/32/17938_2.png) [@Smapti](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Smapti)\ **Post date:** [September 15, 2012, 8:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/song-lyrics-game-september-2012-edition/634632/32 "2012-09-15T20:48:27Z")
> [@Johnny\_Q](#): > > Is he in control of his mental faculties? What are his ocular capabilities? Is he capable of ambulation or will any motion cause him to collapse? Has he lost his mind? Can he see or is he blind? Can he walk at all, or if he moves will he fall? New one: It is my desire to cohabit with a woman composed of a finely ground fragrant seasoning originating in southeast Asia, for the remainder of my days on this mortal coil would be blissful ones in such a scenario. ---
**Author:** ![Enginerd](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/bcef8e/32.png) [@Enginerd](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Enginerd)\ **Post date:** [September 15, 2012, 9:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/song-lyrics-game-september-2012-edition/634632/33 "2012-09-15T21:31:18Z")
I wanna live with the cinnamon girl. I could be happy the rest of my life with the cinnamon girl. I noticed a mythical beast ambling through the precipitation south of Houston Street, carrying a listing of cuisine options from the far east. He was seeking a particular establishment, to attain a large meal of stir fried noodles and protein derived from cattle. ---
**Author:** ![Smapti](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/smapti/32/17938_2.png) [@Smapti](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Smapti)\ **Post date:** [September 15, 2012, 10:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/song-lyrics-game-september-2012-edition/634632/34 "2012-09-15T22:02:24Z")
I saw a werewolf with a Chinese menu in his hand Walkin’ through the streets of Soho in the rain He was lookin’ for a place called Li Ho Fook’s For to get a big dish of beef chow main New one: I will cause the Earth to cease its rotational movement so that you and I can enter a liquid state. ---
**Author:** ![HeyHomie](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/heyhomie/32/207_2.png) [@HeyHomie](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/HeyHomie)\ **Post date:** [September 16, 2012, 1:19am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/song-lyrics-game-september-2012-edition/634632/35 "2012-09-16T01:19:21Z")
> [@Smapti](#): > > New one: I will cause the Earth to cease its rotational movement so that you and I can enter a liquid state. “I’ll stop the world and melt with you,” **Modern English**. From time to time, thoughts occur to me regarding our prior relationship. For example, the time you mentioned to me that your bliss was such that you felt as if you had completed all there was in life, and were thus unafraid of death. I engaged in self-delusion, to the point where I believed that our relationship was good. Yet even in our relationship, I remained unfulfilled. Ah! But such affection makes one blind, and now the pain abides in my memory. ---
**Author:** ![\_mostly\_Harmless](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/_/9d8465/32.png) [@\_mostly\_Harmless](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/_mostly_Harmless)\ **Post date:** [September 16, 2012, 8:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/song-lyrics-game-september-2012-edition/634632/36 "2012-09-16T20:44:40Z")
Now and then I think of when we were together Like when you said you felt so happy you could die Told myself that you were right for me But felt so lonely in your company But that was love and it’s an ache I still remember **Gotye - Somebody That I Used To Know** Escort me to my domicile during this nocturnal period I find it distasteful to release you before a drastic increase of the level of photons I percieve Escort me to my domicile during this nocturnal period Use your auditory facilities, In such a manner as Ronald cantillated Give yourself to me in the capacity of an infant, I say, I say, I say! ---
**Author:** ![Smapti](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/smapti/32/17938_2.png) [@Smapti](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Smapti)\ **Post date:** [September 16, 2012, 9:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/song-lyrics-game-september-2012-edition/634632/37 "2012-09-16T21:14:58Z")
Take me home tonight, I don’t wanna let you go 'til you see the light. The line is “Just like the Ronettes said”, though. As in the girl group. The one that sang “Be My Baby”. New one: What does it profit a man who transports 14,500 kilograms of anthracite, but to age another day and find that his earnings continue to be outpaced by his obligations? I find I am so in debt to the concession operated by my employer that, should I be called to Heaven, I shall have to decline on account of my extra-bodily essence being in hock thereunto. ---
**Author:** ![RickJay](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/bb73d2/32.png) [@RickJay](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RickJay)\ **Post date:** [September 16, 2012, 10:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/song-lyrics-game-september-2012-edition/634632/38 "2012-09-16T22:16:58Z")
“Sixtene Tons” by Tennessee Ernie Ford. “You load sixteen tons, what do you get Another day older and deeper in debt/ Saint Peter don’t you call me 'cause I can’t go / I owe my soul to the company store.” Here’s one: The delay I’ve had to endure has led me to the brink of insanity, and I find upon your arrival that I am in a rather unfortunate state. Indeed, it would perhaps be best had you not arrived at all, and I no longer wish to dwell on you. I do not want to accept anything from you, to the extent that I would rather suffer malnutrition than partake in your food. While I wish to depart this situation with all speed, I will instead do so at a normal pace, and then enjoy solitude, as was the case prior to your arrival. ---
**Author:** ![Enginerd](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/bcef8e/32.png) [@Enginerd](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Enginerd)\ **Post date:** [September 17, 2012, 1:24am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/song-lyrics-game-september-2012-edition/634632/39 "2012-09-17T01:24:56Z")
> [@Smapti](#): > > Take me home tonight, I don’t wanna let you go 'til you see the light. The line is “Just like the Ronettes said”, though. As in the girl group. The one that sang “Be My Baby”. The lyric actually is “[Ronnie](http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_detailpage&v=NbhXmSBlS_U#t=71s),” a reference to Ronettes singer [Ronnie Spector](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ronnie_Spector). ---
**Author:** ![astorian](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/ad7895/32.png) [@astorian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/astorian)\ **Post date:** [September 17, 2012, 2:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/song-lyrics-game-september-2012-edition/634632/40 "2012-09-17T14:18:20Z")
I escalate, and there are no circumstances that could cause my descent. You hold your own tenaciousness in high regard; however, I have observed those of maximum resilience in this sector. Additionally, I am precisely aware of your sentiments. In order to arrive at tangible objects, it is imperative to respond to fisticuffs with gyration. ---
**Author:** ![Hoopy\_Frood](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/hoopy_frood/32/8452_2.png) [@Hoopy\_Frood](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hoopy_Frood)\ **Post date:** [September 17, 2012, 3:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/song-lyrics-game-september-2012-edition/634632/41 "2012-09-17T15:48:50Z")
I get up, and nothing gets me down. You’ve got it tough? I’ve seen the toughest around. And I know, baby, just how you feel. You’ve got to roll with the punches and get to what’s real. “Jump” by Van Halen [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/song-lyrics-game-september-2012-edition/634632.md?page=1) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/song-lyrics-game-september-2012-edition/634632.md?page=3)