# Song lyrics in other words: 2011 edition **URL:** \ **Category:** The Game Room\ **Created:** [December 2, 2011, 8:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/song-lyrics-in-other-words-2011-edition/604813 "2011-12-02T08:14:35Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 11\ **Page:** 3
**Author:** ![Enginerd](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/bcef8e/32.png) [@Enginerd](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Enginerd)\ **Post date:** [December 3, 2011, 5:33am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/song-lyrics-in-other-words-2011-edition/604813/41 "2011-12-03T05:33:48Z")
> [@Smapti](#): > > 28: As my visage bears a blank and focused look, he is incapable of judging my emotions. Poker Face > [@Johnny\_Q](#): > > 1. Unmanned spacecraft entered the heavens. Such Occurrences strain my mental stability. I observed this for a time, as I enjoy visual electronic media. Satellite of Love ---
**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:** [December 3, 2011, 6:21am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/song-lyrics-in-other-words-2011-edition/604813/42 "2011-12-03T06:21:36Z")
1. My perspicacity fails me when attempting to express the fact that I harbor romantic feelings in regards to yourself. Therefore, I shall relate this in the form of rhythmic verse set to music. ---
**Author:** ![Trepa\_Mayfield](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/edb3f5/32.png) [@Trepa\_Mayfield](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Trepa_Mayfield)\ **Post date:** [December 3, 2011, 6:24am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/song-lyrics-in-other-words-2011-edition/604813/43 "2011-12-03T06:24:11Z")
1. Correct Indeed Sure Yes Perhaps Good Decent Okay Agreed Cheers Awesome Fine ---
**Author:** ![Enginerd](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/bcef8e/32.png) [@Enginerd](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Enginerd)\ **Post date:** [December 3, 2011, 6:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/song-lyrics-in-other-words-2011-edition/604813/44 "2011-12-03T06:28:14Z")
1. Early today, I was he recipient of a missive. Care to hazard a guess as to its contents? It implored me to haste, as my paramour had expired. 2. I recommend that you do not engage me in conversation - I can pontificate on this subject until the dawn. ---
**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:** [December 3, 2011, 9:35am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/song-lyrics-in-other-words-2011-edition/604813/45 "2011-12-03T09:35:46Z")
> [@azraiel](#): > > No guesses for 15 yet? > > I have one final edit to bring it fully in-line with what I think the OP is requesting: > > 1. (revised [again]): I did my best to not pay attention to him, instead beseeching my God to intervene on his behalf. Some idiots must strut on stage. You are familiar with the character, as full of sound and fury as a chopper but signifying nothing—not even a willingness to crush a Muscadine while others battle with comestibles. I think you must have gone TOO obscure on this one. I did some Googling and figured out the answer - I won’t say what it is, except that it’s a song we’ve already addressed in this thread. ---
**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:** [December 3, 2011, 9:48am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/song-lyrics-in-other-words-2011-edition/604813/46 "2011-12-03T09:48:05Z")
1. I observed you and a woman i’m rather fond of cruising the vicinity. It would seem that the meager savings in my possession were not sufficient to keep her attentions, so as far as i’m concerned you can both perform crude sexual acts upon yourselves. 2. Periodicals continue to insist, much to my consternation, that women with small gluteal muscles are attractive. Were you to inquire about this with a typical African-American male, however, he would inform you that the inverse is true. 3. It’s almost nighttime. I’m on my way to your place so I can do you. ---
**Author:** ![hocow](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/hocow/32/4112_2.png) [@hocow](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/hocow)\ **Post date:** [December 3, 2011, 2:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/song-lyrics-in-other-words-2011-edition/604813/47 "2011-12-03T14:22:16Z")
> [@Smapti](#): > > 1. I observed you and a woman i’m rather fond of cruising the vicinity. It would seem that the meager savings in my possession were not sufficient to keep her attentions, so as far as i’m concerned you can both perform crude sexual acts upon yourselves. Cee-lo Green - “Fuck You” > [@Smapti](#): > > 1. Periodicals continue to insist, much to my consternation, that women with small gluteal muscles are attractive. Were you to inquire about this with a typical African-American male, however, he would inform you that the inverse is true. Sir Mix-A-Lot - Baby Got Back ---
**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:** [December 3, 2011, 3:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/song-lyrics-in-other-words-2011-edition/604813/48 "2011-12-03T15:25:13Z")
1. “Yeah!” by Usher? 2. The pertinent locality on the threshold of dramatically increasing in volume with a release of hot gases and energy-y-y-y-y-y-y-y. Gy-y-y-y-y-y-y-y. The pertinent locality on the threshold of dramatically increasing in volume with a release of hot gases and energy-y-y-y-y-y-y-y. Gy-y-y-y-y-y-y-y. ---
**Author:** ![phungi](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/phungi/32/395_2.png) [@phungi](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/phungi)\ **Post date:** [December 3, 2011, 5:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/song-lyrics-in-other-words-2011-edition/604813/49 "2011-12-03T17:10:36Z")
1. Neither atop, nor adjacent to a specific trestle, but rather with viaduct above me, in the urban sections of a conglomerate of people, several influential moments in my life happened to occur, including, but not limited to: removing some of my oxygen-bearing fluid from my veins, requiring much more than I was able to receive, losing immediate recall of those whom I hold dear, and nearly forfeiting my heart’s ability to beat and sustain life. ---
**Author:** ![It\_s\_Not\_Rocket\_Surgery](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/it_s_not_rocket_surgery/32/312_2.png) [@It\_s\_Not\_Rocket\_Surgery](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/It_s_Not_Rocket_Surgery)\ **Post date:** [December 3, 2011, 5:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/song-lyrics-in-other-words-2011-edition/604813/50 "2011-12-03T17:44:56Z")
> [@phungi](#): > > 1. Neither atop, nor adjacent to a specific trestle, but rather with viaduct above me, in the urban sections of a conglomerate of people, several influential moments in my life happened to occur, including, but not limited to: removing some of my oxygen-bearing fluid from my veins, requiring much more than I was able to receive, losing immediate recall of those whom I hold dear, and nearly forfeiting my heart’s ability to beat and sustain life. Under The Bridge - by the Red Hot Chili Peppers ---
**Author:** ![azraiel](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/5f9b8f/32.png) [@azraiel](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/azraiel)\ **Post date:** [December 3, 2011, 9:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/song-lyrics-in-other-words-2011-edition/604813/51 "2011-12-03T21:25:45Z")
> [@Smapti](#): > > I think you must have gone TOO obscure on this one. That’s the point, isn’t it? Quoth I: > [@Smapti](#): > > rewrite it in as verbose, obfuscatory, and convoluted manner as you can. 😛 Anyway, 40) Which person would predict that I’d be intoxicated, in a carriage, and heading south of the border? I’m a fool, and concussed from braining myself on the receiver. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/song-lyrics-in-other-words-2011-edition/604813.md?page=2)