Comments on: What? No Hut-Sut Rawlson on the Rillerah?

What? No Hut-Sut Rawlson on the Rillerah?

oneswellfoop — Sat, 01 Oct 2011 13:25:31 -0800

A brief history of lyrics that aren't lyrics (1964-2008) SLYT
yeah, I'm kinda disappointed they didn't start at an earlier date, with all the potential doo-dahs, shooby-doos and weem-a-ways...

By: vrakatar

vrakatar — Sat, 01 Oct 2011 13:29:49 -0800

Catchy!

By: borkencode

borkencode — Sat, 01 Oct 2011 13:35:49 -0800

I'm surprised they missed Tom's Diner.

By: three blind mice

three blind mice — Sat, 01 Oct 2011 13:39:32 -0800

She did both Stevie Wonder and Roberta Flack rather quite well.

By: cmoj

cmoj — Sat, 01 Oct 2011 13:39:48 -0800

She got the Van Morrison lyrics wrong. It's clearly "sha la la" not "sha na na." Get off my astral lawn. Theater hipsters and their stupid funky jazz basses. I didn't make it far past that.

By: Anything

Anything — Sat, 01 Oct 2011 13:48:15 -0800

yeah, I'm kinda disappointed they didn't start at an earlier date, with all the potential doo-dahs, shooby-doos and weem-a-ways... For a previous survey, see Mann (1961).

By: benzenedream

benzenedream — Sat, 01 Oct 2011 13:52:20 -0800

Sing this (surprisingly watchable, partially due to the mesmerizing sunglasses.)

By: TheWhiteSkull

TheWhiteSkull — Sat, 01 Oct 2011 13:56:05 -0800

Needs more WKRP.

By: Horace Rumpole

Horace Rumpole — Sat, 01 Oct 2011 13:57:40 -0800

Needs more whop-bop-a-loo-bop-a-whop-bam-boom. Also, obligatory xkcd.

By: pemberkins

pemberkins — Sat, 01 Oct 2011 14:07:13 -0800

Jane Lui is awesome! And this is also awesome. Thanks!

By: dgaicun

dgaicun — Sat, 01 Oct 2011 14:09:27 -0800

What happens there at the 46 second mark? I think Steam confused her because 'Hey' is a word.

By: chococat

chococat — Sat, 01 Oct 2011 14:32:33 -0800

watched until Roberta Flack but the bass player is just crazy annoying.

By: iotic

iotic — Sat, 01 Oct 2011 14:35:58 -0800

♫ A wa do dem a wa do dem dem dem ♪ 1981 EEK-A-MOUSE

By: PeterMcDermott

PeterMcDermott — Sat, 01 Oct 2011 14:54:19 -0800

Why do people always play the inferior Manfred Mann cover version in preference to the Exciters original? Also, if you're gonna do Roberta Flack in this context, shouldn't it have been this one?

By: afx237vi

afx237vi — Sat, 01 Oct 2011 15:01:19 -0800

I should listen to the radio more, because they totally lost me when they got to the 2000s.

By: oneswellfoop

oneswellfoop — Sat, 01 Oct 2011 15:16:09 -0800

Peter Mc, I'm sure they went for the chart hits; Manfred Mann's verison hit #1 as did that Roberta Flack song (although I just noticed it did so in 1973, not 1971). Which sadly disqualifies Mahna Mahna. Even Cake's version. But they also missed Boom Boom Shacka-Lacka-Lacka Boom (1988) Doo Doo Doo Down Doobie Doo Down Down was from 1962, but recycled in 1974. I remember how SHOCKING it was when Sinatra sang "Doobie Doobie Doo" (and some say it inspired the naming of Scooby Doo) And the greatest pop music gibberish ever (IMO): Ooh Eee Ooh Ah Ah Ting Tang Walla Walla ~~Washington~~ Bing Bang

By: Horselover Phattie

Horselover Phattie — Sat, 01 Oct 2011 15:17:41 -0800

How could they omit sha na na na na na na na na knees?

By: SPrintF

SPrintF — Sat, 01 Oct 2011 15:21:12 -0800

weem-a-ways From what I'm reading, "Wimoweh" is a perfectly good lyric; just not in English.

By: Apropos of Something

Apropos of Something — Sat, 01 Oct 2011 15:28:16 -0800

cmoj: "Theater hipsters and their stupid funky jazz basses." So a hipster is just someone in their 20s who plays an instrument and makes a video of it now? Glad we're clear on that.

By: EmpressCallipygos

EmpressCallipygos — Sat, 01 Oct 2011 15:31:50 -0800

I was expecting to hear some Talking Heads in there somewhere. I wish I could find a clip of this -- the college radio at Williams College used to do this fantastic trivia contest twice a year, with teams taking turns creating it -- and one segment they had was a couple of those "play tiny clips of songs and have people identify them" things. One year, someone had the idea to do an audio round where all the clips were taken from Billy Joel songs, and all of them taken from moments when he was singing "Whoa-oh-oh" or some variant thereof. ....He does that a lot.

By: Decani

Decani — Sat, 01 Oct 2011 15:41:21 -0800

Without the ding a ding dang my dang a long ling long there is no point.

By: dunkadunc

dunkadunc — Sat, 01 Oct 2011 16:01:30 -0800

PRISENCOLINENSINAINCIUSOL! you're welcome

By: shesaysgo

shesaysgo — Sat, 01 Oct 2011 16:26:15 -0800

Are there really people complaining because they skipped some songs? It's not feasible to expect them to do every song ever that has a "la", or "woah" or "na" in it. I thought it was lovely.

By: cmoj

cmoj — Sat, 01 Oct 2011 17:00:05 -0800

So a hipster is just someone in their 20s who plays an instrument and makes a video of it now? Glad we're clear on that. To qualify they also need to wear a flashy new years disguise and mug at the camera while exaggerating their funky music-feelings while churning out soulless Glee-renditions.

By: oneswellfoop

oneswellfoop — Sat, 01 Oct 2011 17:06:26 -0800

I don't know about the others, but I am not so much complaining as I am pointing out (and maybe nagging a little for) some songs to include in the inevitable sequel. GET TO WORK.

By: Acey

Acey — Sat, 01 Oct 2011 18:05:19 -0800

That was amazing - quite surprised by the dismissive reaction here. How in the hell do they managed to flip from one song to another so fast? If I was humming one tune and then had to suddenly switch to another and another and another... well, it blows my mind. But then, I'm not a musician.

By: elwoodwiles

elwoodwiles — Sat, 01 Oct 2011 18:18:53 -0800

Fun!

By: flif

flif — Sat, 01 Oct 2011 18:31:47 -0800

She reminds me very much of this little fellow.

By: pemberkins

pemberkins — Sat, 01 Oct 2011 18:32:22 -0800

I'm just going to leave my favorite Jane Lui song here, for any interested parties. She uses real words and everything.

By: Horace Rumpole

Horace Rumpole — Sat, 01 Oct 2011 18:40:25 -0800

Are there really people complaining because they skipped some songs? The main topic of discussion when any list-like thing is posted to Metafilter is what should be added to or substracted from the list (or relative rankings, if applicable). You shouldn't take it as a criticism of the thing so much as Metafilter's favorite sport.

By: Strange Interlude

Strange Interlude — Sat, 01 Oct 2011 19:51:38 -0800

PippikkippippiP! PIPPIKKIPPIPPIP!

By: Clyde Mnestra

Clyde Mnestra — Sat, 01 Oct 2011 19:56:54 -0800

Without the ding a ding dang my dang a long ling long yt there is no point Surely you mean Sham-A-Ling-Dong-Ding. Makes me (and Neko) misty-eyed. Listen a couple times.

By: Gilbert

Gilbert — Sat, 01 Oct 2011 20:06:53 -0800

fu-fu-fu-fu-fu-fu-fu-fu-fu-fu

By: Mister Moofoo

Mister Moofoo — Sat, 01 Oct 2011 22:28:10 -0800

Needs more Floyd. The ~~magic~~ music starts at 1:08.

By: beaucoupkevin

beaucoupkevin — Sun, 02 Oct 2011 06:47:41 -0800

I like this. This made me smile. Of course, I have a heart in my chest and am not some cold Cynico-Gear™ Replicated Cardiac Device.

By: Carol Anne

Carol Anne — Sun, 02 Oct 2011 13:03:42 -0800

Historic video of Olivia de Havilland, Ida Lupino, George Tobias in Thank Your Lucky Stars (1943 movie) snapping their gum, flipping their skirts and singing the non-, non-, nonsense syllables.

By: nwatson

nwatson — Sun, 02 Oct 2011 22:34:05 -0800

A fine collection of songs to be sure; I just wish the non-lyrics had been the correct non-lyrics, being that it was billed as a history thereof.

By: umbú

umbú — Mon, 03 Oct 2011 11:57:36 -0800

This is a technicality, but the soul makossa reference isn't really a non-lyric, since he's riffing on a style of Cameroonian music.