[extropy-chat] atheists launch dumb song lyrics

[Zero Powers]

Ever hear the song "Flashlight" by Parliament?  One of the funkiest
tunes George Clinton & Co. ever came up with.  But the lyics? 
Fageddaboutit!

http://www.weddingvendors.com/music/lyrics/song-1079.html

Zero

On Sat, 27 Nov 2004 13:18:21 -0800, Spike <spike66 at comcast.net> wrote:
> 
> > "Hal Finney"
> 
> > Amara writes:
> > > San Jose is more populated, but unless you are from
> > California, or the from western US, the probability is low that you
> know where it is.
> >
> > Of course this problem was immortalized in the song of the
> > lost traveller: "Do you know the way to San Jose?"
> 
> Ja, I actually like the song, and I've been a
> Dionne Warwick fan ever since, but for cryin out
> loud, the lyrics are stupid.  Has she ever heard
> of a MAP?  All this time we were told women didn't
> mind asking directions.  Most gas station people
> have a least a vague notion of where San Jose
> might be found.
> 
> Those lyrics are so dumb, it reminds me of the
> Dana Carvey comedy routine "Chopping Broccoli".
> The routine is about how rock and roll songs
> have lyrics that are so dumb, you are certain
> that they just made them up on the spot, just
> started strumming the guitar and singing whatever
> came to mind.  He came up with this:
> 
> There's a lady I know
> If I didn't know her
> She'd be the lady I didn't know.
> 
> And my lady, she went downtown
> She bought some broccoli
> She brought it home.
> 
> She's chopping broccoli
> Chopping broccoli
> Chopping broccoli
> Chopping broccoli
> 
> She's chopping broccoli
> She's chopping broccoli
> She's chop.. ooh!
> She's chopping broccola-ah-ie!
> ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
> Shes cold as ice
> paradice
> and the feelin
> wasa nice
> ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
> New beginnings
> New beginnings
> New beginnings
> New beginnings
> ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
> Going to the club, gotta work out, work out
> Going to the club, gotta work out, work out
> ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
> shes my lady shes my girl
> shes my little little girl
> ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
> dead dog lyin in the ditch
> cigarette smoker has an itch
> secret whores with ancient vices
> lucky has the lowest prices
> im gettin higher...im gettin higher...in the world
> 
> {8^D
> 
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