# Unique words/phrases that remind you of songs/movies **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Tags:** movies, music\ **Created:** [March 30, 2020, 8:40am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/unique-words-phrases-that-remind-you-of-songs-movies/850652 "2020-03-30T08:40:53Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![xizor](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/xizor/32/102_2.png) [@xizor](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/xizor)\ **Post date:** [April 2, 2020, 8:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/unique-words-phrases-that-remind-you-of-songs-movies/850652/21 "2020-04-02T20:54:15Z")
> [@Mean\_Mr.Mustard](#): > > Whenever someone verbalizes “number nine” or, sometimes, even just “nine”, my mind - and sometimes my mouth - go to the Beatles’ Revolution 9. > mmm I go a little deeper, whenever someone says “number nine” my instinctual reply is “turn me on dead man”. More recently, whenever I hear “first things first” my mind completes the line with “[I’m the realest](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O-zpOMYRi0w)” ---
**Author:** ![ozziemaland](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/f07891/32.png) [@ozziemaland](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ozziemaland)\ **Post date:** [April 2, 2020, 8:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/unique-words-phrases-that-remind-you-of-songs-movies/850652/22 "2020-04-02T20:59:43Z")
> [@Guest-starring\_Id](#): > > If someone says “easy come, easy go”, do I even _need_ to say what that’s from? George Strait’s song is from 1993, when I was 56 years old and past my formative years—so much so that yes, I did need to Google the answer to your query. More up my tin pan alley are four short phrases that immediately trigger in my mind both the movie “Casablanca” and the song “As Time Goes By:” gin joints..usual suspects..beautiful friendship..looking at you, kid.. The song is a frequent earworm for me, not needing an exogenous trigger. ---
**Author:** ![Sefton](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/5daacb/32.png) [@Sefton](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sefton)\ **Post date:** [April 2, 2020, 9:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/unique-words-phrases-that-remind-you-of-songs-movies/850652/23 "2020-04-02T21:02:34Z")
Whenever I hear _plethora_ or _veranda_, I think of **Thiree Amigos** : **Rosita** : Well, we could take a walk and you could kiss me on the veranda. **Dusty Bottoms** : Lips would be fine. ---
**Author:** ![ozziemaland](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/f07891/32.png) [@ozziemaland](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ozziemaland)\ **Post date:** [April 2, 2020, 9:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/unique-words-phrases-that-remind-you-of-songs-movies/850652/24 "2020-04-02T21:03:42Z")
> [@ozziemaland](#): > > George Strait’s song is from 1993, when I was 56 years old and past my formative years—so much so that yes, I did need to Google the answer to your query. More up my tin pan alley are > four short phrases that immediately trigger in my mind both the movie “Casablanca” and the song “As Time Goes By:” > gin joints…usual suspects…beautiful friendship…looking at you, kid… > The song is a frequent earworm for me, not needing an exogenous trigger. How could I not have mentioned the one word, “Sam?” ---
**Author:** ![Guest-starring\_Id](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/guest-starring_id/32/21736_2.png) [@Guest-starring\_Id](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Guest-starring_Id)\ **Post date:** [April 3, 2020, 5:01am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/unique-words-phrases-that-remind-you-of-songs-movies/850652/25 "2020-04-03T05:01:57Z")
> [@Guest-starring\_Id](#): > > If someone says “easy come, easy go”, do I even _need_ to say what that’s from? > [@ozziemaland](#): > > George Strait’s song is from 1993, when I was 56 years old and past my formative years—so much so that yes, I did need to Google the answer to your query. Ha, silly me. My ignorance has been fought that there’s a George Straith song called “Easy Come, Easy Go”. (I was actually referring to a lyric from Queen’s “Bohemian Rhapsody”.) 😉 Really? George comes to your mind before Freddie on that one?🙂 I can’t say “frugal” or “mind you” any more. Rusk in _Frenzy_ completely destroyed and annihilated those words. Sullied them. ---
**Author:** ![ozziemaland](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/f07891/32.png) [@ozziemaland](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ozziemaland)\ **Post date:** [April 3, 2020, 4:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/unique-words-phrases-that-remind-you-of-songs-movies/850652/26 "2020-04-03T16:06:50Z")
> [@Guest-starring\_Id](#): > > Ha, silly me. My ignorance has been fought that there’s a George Straith song called “Easy Come, Easy Go”. > (I was actually referring to a lyric from Queen’s “Bohemian Rhapsody”.) 😉 > Really? George comes to your mind before Freddie on that one?🙂 > > I can’t say “frugal” or “mind you” any more. Rusk in _Frenzy_ completely destroyed and annihilated those words. Sullied them. Very often a crossword puzzle clue has to do with one or both the two stars of _Casablanca_, Humphrey Bogart and Ingrid Bergman. In the film they are Rick and Ilsa, and some might think that those two names are more common than Sam in connction with the movie. But Sam is the name repeated often in the flick and has everything to do with the song “As Time Goes By.” In popular culture, “Play It Again, Sam” is a meme way beyond viral, even though the actual command from Ilsa was “Play it, Sam.” As for George Straith’s “Easy Come, Easy Go,” I had never heard of it until yesterday when it came up as the first Google hit on the song title. Also had not heard of “Bohemian Rhapsody,” a fact which I guess betrays my North Dakota origins. ---
**Author:** ![Guest-starring\_Id](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/guest-starring_id/32/21736_2.png) [@Guest-starring\_Id](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Guest-starring_Id)\ **Post date:** [April 3, 2020, 9:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/unique-words-phrases-that-remind-you-of-songs-movies/850652/27 "2020-04-03T21:09:30Z")
> [@ozziemaland](#): > > In popular culture, “Play It Again, Sam” is a meme way beyond viral, even though the actual command from Ilsa was “Play it, Sam.” Which I’m betting wouldn’t have been a thing had there been no Woody Allen film. > [@ozziemaland](#): > > But Sam is the name repeated often in the flick and has everything to do with the song “As Time Goes By.” The way you’ve worded that - is that in opposition to something I mentioned? > [@ozziemaland](#): > > Also had not heard of “Bohemian Rhapsody,”… :eek::eek::eek::eek::eek::eek: (I keed, I keed:p) The last time I had a bologna (baloney?) sandwich was perhaps four decades ago. Back then I’d try to console myself when trying down the shit by thinking of Al Yankovic’s “_My Balogna_”. The word “delight” has been ruined by the Starland Vocal Band. Not that it was a go-to word in the first place. ---
**Author:** ![needscoffee](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/needscoffee/32/1076_2.png) [@needscoffee](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/needscoffee)\ **Post date:** [April 3, 2020, 9:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/unique-words-phrases-that-remind-you-of-songs-movies/850652/28 "2020-04-03T21:17:03Z")
> [@Guest-starring\_Id](#): > > If someone says “easy come, easy go”, do I even _need_ to say what that’s from? So it’s not the Bobby Sherman hit? 🙂 That’s actually the one that popped into my head! ---
**Author:** ![needscoffee](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/needscoffee/32/1076_2.png) [@needscoffee](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/needscoffee)\ **Post date:** [April 3, 2020, 9:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/unique-words-phrases-that-remind-you-of-songs-movies/850652/29 "2020-04-03T21:18:53Z")
> [@Tim\_R.Mortiss](#): > > I never made that connection, but now that you mention it… YOU ARE ABSOLUTELY RIGHT! Damn, I’ll never not be able to hear that again! Delighted to share the earworm! ---
**Author:** ![Yorkshire\_Pudding](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/y/59ef9b/32.png) [@Yorkshire\_Pudding](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Yorkshire_Pudding)\ **Post date:** [April 3, 2020, 10:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/unique-words-phrases-that-remind-you-of-songs-movies/850652/30 "2020-04-03T22:47:12Z")
> [@needscoffee](#): > > So it’s not the Bobby Sherman hit? 🙂 That’s actually the one that popped into my head! For me it was The Decemberists. ---
**Author:** ![Guest-starring\_Id](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/guest-starring_id/32/21736_2.png) [@Guest-starring\_Id](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Guest-starring_Id)\ **Post date:** [April 3, 2020, 10:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/unique-words-phrases-that-remind-you-of-songs-movies/850652/31 "2020-04-03T22:55:14Z")
Well then oh falderol is what I say to all you rascally rascals, then. If you tell me to do my best, I’ll reiterate with a kindly “your _best_” with a slight “sh” sound on the second word, coming in handy when under that crazy Scots influence of Mr. Connery in _The Rock_. ---
**Author:** ![Guest-starring\_Id](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/guest-starring_id/32/21736_2.png) [@Guest-starring\_Id](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Guest-starring_Id)\ **Post date:** [April 3, 2020, 11:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/unique-words-phrases-that-remind-you-of-songs-movies/850652/32 "2020-04-03T23:04:13Z")
Just missed edit: > [@Guest-starring\_Id](#): > > The word “delight” has been ruined… > [@needscoffee](#): > > Delighted! ☹ ---
**Author:** ![Guest-starring\_Id](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/guest-starring_id/32/21736_2.png) [@Guest-starring\_Id](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Guest-starring_Id)\ **Post date:** [April 3, 2020, 11:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/unique-words-phrases-that-remind-you-of-songs-movies/850652/33 "2020-04-03T23:05:40Z")
nm - timeout madness again ---
**Author:** ![ozziemaland](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/f07891/32.png) [@ozziemaland](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ozziemaland)\ **Post date:** [April 4, 2020, 1:36am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/unique-words-phrases-that-remind-you-of-songs-movies/850652/34 "2020-04-04T01:36:34Z")
- > [@](#): > > The way you’ve worded that - is that in opposition to something I mentioned? - The opposition was to my earlier query on this thread, “How could I not have mentioned Sam?” ---
**Author:** ![Guest-starring\_Id](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/guest-starring_id/32/21736_2.png) [@Guest-starring\_Id](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Guest-starring_Id)\ **Post date:** [April 5, 2020, 6:34am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/unique-words-phrases-that-remind-you-of-songs-movies/850652/35 "2020-04-05T06:34:00Z")
^ Ah, I see - pardon my mis-read. :smack: I was going to mention that I can’t hear “game ball” without thinking of Capt Kenauer rubbing that phrase in the face of evil Buddy Ebsen prison warden in _The Longest Yard_ ('74), and then I realised - ok, wait - I _know_ I’ve mentioned that exact same thing in a post in the not-too-distant past, but even googling this before I post it bears nada. My memory, or lack of it, is doing awful, tormenting things to me. Or, from the same flick: if someone (IRL) mentions “X is history” I’ll follow the lead of Ebsen’s meek assitant with a scathing [“hi - _STO_ - reeee”.](https://youtu.be/qBWbxMv6v_s?t=41) (again - deja vu…whatevs) ---
**Author:** ![Guest-starring\_Id](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/guest-starring_id/32/21736_2.png) [@Guest-starring\_Id](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Guest-starring_Id)\ **Post date:** [April 25, 2020, 6:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/unique-words-phrases-that-remind-you-of-songs-movies/850652/36 "2020-04-25T18:14:02Z")
No way can I hear “theory” being said without immediately invoking the hallowed spirit of Brontosaurus expert (brackets) Miss (brackets) [Anne Elk.](https://www.dailymotion.com/video/x2oh8ia) ---
**Author:** ![Guest-starring\_Id](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/guest-starring_id/32/21736_2.png) [@Guest-starring\_Id](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Guest-starring_Id)\ **Post date:** [December 22, 2020, 4:47am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/unique-words-phrases-that-remind-you-of-songs-movies/850652/37 "2020-12-22T04:47:57Z")
> [@Guest-starring\_Id](#): > > The word “delight” has been ruined by the Starland Vocal Band. Not that it was a go-to word in the first place. Glad I exhumed _this_ zombie thread - I egregiously stand corrected - it’s “aaa, aaa, a-a-a-a, aaa, aaa, aaa, aaa, aaa, aaa, aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa, afternoon” is the word that was ruined. Just heard Judy Woodruff mention Africa tonight, so of course I’m gonna go “in Aaaaaaa-fri-caaaaaa”. ---
**Author:** ![Gatopescado](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/gatopescado/32/5711_2.png) [@Gatopescado](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gatopescado)\ **Post date:** [December 22, 2020, 5:50am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/unique-words-phrases-that-remind-you-of-songs-movies/850652/38 "2020-12-22T05:50:35Z")
> [@Sefton](#): > > Whenever I hear _plethora_ or _veranda_ , I think of **Thiree Amigos** : _‘Plaaaaaathooor-eh’_ ---
**Author:** ![Guest-starring\_Id](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/guest-starring_id/32/21736_2.png) [@Guest-starring\_Id](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Guest-starring_Id)\ **Post date:** [May 5, 2021, 11:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/unique-words-phrases-that-remind-you-of-songs-movies/850652/39 "2021-05-05T23:19:36Z")
If Matt Damon is mentioned, I immediately think of _Team America: World Police_, where [his simulacrum awkardly mouths his name.](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gnPWJOJYVKc) There’s really no other way to say his name now. ---
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