Song Lyric Expert Gifts

'I don't know much about history, don't know much biology ... but we'll be OK if there's a round on song lyrics.'

Rejected Titles For The Canadian National Anthem.

I'm not saying I'm not a hound dog. I'm saying I'm not nothing but a hound dog.

'The next piece contains sex, violence, and Homeric epithets.'

'As I walk through the halls, I see teachers teaching and students learning and I say to myself, 'what wonderful school, what a wonderful world.''

Jeff Tweedy caricature.

"This next song is just a song. Try not to read anything into it."

"Those are the lyrics? How embarrassing—I've been singing it wrong this whole time."

"Who is 'coming around the mountain,' John? Could it be your mother?"

Art Garfunkel.

We never roam anymore.

Tragedy! When the feeling's gone and you can't go on.

"I'm stuck for the 'June-moon' rhyme in Serbo-Croatian."

I'm a songbird. He's my lyricist.

"Yes, 'the lion sleeps tonight', I know the tune, but it means it's had a good feed during the day, which is not really a good thing..."

'Cole Porter has the lyrics checked'

"I feel that what would really give your next album a major boost would be some kind of well-publicized personal problem."

"Well, we've for the melody down now, but I'm still not sure about the part where it goes, '...and they call the wind Dorcas Schnickelbaum.'"

'Yes, I know the Beatles said 'all you need is love,' but they also said 'just give me money.''

Vasiliy Lebedev-Kumach

"Great moments in songwriting" "What if she had a little lamb?" "Maybe it follows her to school?" "Wouldn't that make the children laugh?" "Exactly."

"Do I take drugs? Hey man, you hum it and I'll sing it"

'This one writes some fine lyrics, and the other one has composed some beautiful music, but they just done't seem to hit it off as collaborators.'

'Oh it's fantastic. It's my thirty fourth favourite sub-genre of progressive rock.'

George Gershwin, Psychiatrist

'This next one I wrote myself. It's about pain, misery and heartbreak, until I finally wised up and dumped him.'

"Moon….June Croon….Loon… …Tycoon"

He's disappointed --- He came here because he thought the song went "New York, New York, it's an elephant town."

"This is a cover of a song that was perfect in its original form. Apologies in advance."

"Yeah, most people are surprised when they learn I'm actually a lyricist."

Onstage with the transgenic singers...

"I don't do spells. I'm a wizard at deciphering rap lyrics."

Noel Coward

'Moon, June...'

Dolores O'Riordan