Adam & Joe used to have a great segment on their radio show called ‘Popropriation’ which involved listeners giving songs that they had appropriated and adapted to fit their everyday life or a particular situation.
I did this twice today without thinking about it. I was making a fine lunch of B.L.T and chips and started singing to the tune of Menace’s punk classic “G. L. C.” :
“B.L.T., B.L.T.
B.L.T., B.L.T.
Aaaaaaaand some chips, chips, chips, chips, chips, chips” ! !
…and then later when picking some fancy tea (well, fancy for me!) from a variety pack my Grandma sent us for Christmas, I popropriated 80s hardcore legends Bad Brains classic “Sailin’ On” when Mrs Panther asked what tea I wanted…
“I want Ceylon…
ceylon, ceylon, ceylon” !!
ahhh….I know, I know, pretty poor, but it keeps me amused !
Now, I’m sure I’m not the only ‘Spiller who does this…..so let’s have your recent or regular POPROPRIATIONS !
I’ve got several of those. Good to have a name for it…
When crossing roads with small children, I used to have this running through my head:
but the next bit confused me (and I never sang it out loud, which is a good thing because I cannot sing):
Eventually, I found the time to track the snippet down. As many of you will have realised by now, it is – of course – from The Cure’s “Primary”.
And it shoud be:
that definitely works ! Enjoyed the tune too…new one to me !
You can be entirely forgiven for that one, Zala. It sounds exactly like what you sing.
You mean it’s not “Over we go”?!
Apparently not, no.
I’d go with “Chelsea, Chelsea, you’re full of s-word” for the Menace marvel.
ah…yes, that sounds obvious now.
I’m afraid I’m not au fait with too many terrace chants….but I do like mindless swearing ! !
A mate of mine seemed convinced the chorus was “Guilty, guilty – you’re full of shit” despite having a copy of the record.
Here’s a cover/popropriation by The Oppressed
I am not sure I completely understand the question ! ! !
But when I can not find something – like my keys before I am going out, I sing:
I want you!
I need you!
I love you!
Kimi ni aete
Dondon chikadzuku sono kyori ni
Max hai tenshon
I want you!
I need you!
I love you!
Haato no oku
Janjan afureru itoshisa wa
Hebii rooteeshon
Of course this is Heavy Rotation from AKB 48 ! ! !
In Englsih
I want you!
I need you!
I love you!
I got to meet you
As the distance between us shrinks rapidly
I’m in high spirits to the max
I want you!
I need you!
I love you!
The love that’s constantly overflowing
In my heart
Is on heavy rotation
Here is a Live Version
It usually involves changing the words to fit the situation, but if they fit anyway, then all the better!
It can also just trigger something. For example, whenever I walk past a Seiyu supermarket, I always launch into the Lionel Richie classic “Say You, Say Me”……!
Every morning when I get on the Tube with Little’Un: “Here comes the (t)rain again”
ooh, I like that song a lot, good one.
I can’t think of any at the moment, but I’ll ponder further.
having a one year old son – most of my song reworkings involve poo..
can’t remember if it was here or on facebook I mentioned:
The Specials….
You’ve done too much
much too young
Now you’re got a stinky bum
when you could be having fun
with me.
then you have joking punishment…
grandmaster flash – the message
always gets:
“don’t push me cos I’m close to the edge
anymore of that and you’ll both be sent to bed”
(this is always sung for fun as I don’t want my boys to think of bed as a bad thing)
in fact, almost everything relates to a song lyric inside my head, thankfully most of it stays there.
Yeah, I have a few nappy-changing ones: “Ch-ch-ch-ch-changes”, “The nappies they are a changing”, “Ob-la-di, od-la-da / Nappies go on / Babies”…
The first ever RR’s was ‘change’ in September 2005 when my eldest was 6 months old – all I could think about was nappies. But it made me laugh.
Given this week’s topic, i’ve been singing “Procrastination” to this all weekend. It’s not even a fave, by a long shot.
Yes, not his best ! I’ve been listening to Bowie almost constantly for the last coupla weeks…in fact “Low” is spinning on my turntable as I type, an album I’ve only just discovered, but now love.
I’ve never listened to Low, you’ve inspired me to give it a hearing. I think i left off Bowie at Station to Station.
Eno’s influence is all over it and I think with your new-found appreciation of all things ambient and droney in rock that now might be a good time to give it a go!
It surprised me how Krautrock-y it was. It must have lost him a few fans at the time, but it’s right up my street.
Funny you should say that, i’ve stumbled on and have been listening to some Eno ambient stuff lately. I had only really known of his work in collaboration with others.
Ok Panth, i just had a listen to Low. Sound and Vision was the only song i already knew. Not totally sold on it at first listen, but it was different. I liked the instrumentals better than the vocals on that one, but that is probably down to me these days and not him. Hmm….maybe back to Station to Station for now.
Still tough to beat Hunky Dory and Ziggy for me though..
Oddly enough, Sound and Vision from the same album is one of mine. I am always singing : “shoes, shoes, electric shoes,” or alternatively “blue, blue, electric blue, that’s the colour of my shoes” when I can’t find mine (which is very often).
Weird how this stuff gets in your head, isn’t it. I probably haven’t thought of or heard Fascination in years, and yet it showed up as Procrastination in my head almost immediately at the new topic. And still hasn’t really left it either.
Why haven’t more people responded to this topic? I think it’s awesome and would have about a bazillion more if i had the time to give it more thought.
The Toreador song from CArmen – think I’ve mentioned this before -
Toreador,do not spit upon the floor; please use the bowl, that’s what it’s for… (blame my dad) – song starts at 3.25:
A mate of mine remembers that when the Business released Harry May it was adopted by Leicester City fans as they had a player called Larry May at the time – all you had to do was change one letter!
I can think of the odd one me or mates have come up with but they are all about specific people we know so I’ll steer clear
We don’t really have Fish & Chip shops out here so am not often tempted to call out “How much is the fish? How much is the chips? Does the fish have chips?
My 9 yr old went through a Take That phase, so whenever she’d be rushing through a meal or pushing past her brother to get a toy I’d say ”Polly, you gotta have a little ________.” The first hundred times she filled in the ”patience” by herself. Since then it’s evolved into something sounding a little more like grrrrrrrrr. Shakes her fist at me and everything. Kids these days. pfft