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The nearly unintelligible (and innocuous) lyrics were widely misinterpreted, and the song was banned by radio stations. Marsh wrote that the lyrics controversy "reflected the country's infantile sexuality" and "ensured the song's eternal perpetuation", [24] while another writer termed it "the ultimate expression of youthful rebellion". [25]
The song is intended to sound to its Italian audience as if it is sung in English spoken with an American accent; however, the lyrics are deliberately unintelligible gibberish. [ 8 ] [ 9 ] Andrew Khan, writing in The Guardian , later described the sound as reminiscent of Bob Dylan 's output from the 1980s.
The song is well known for the line "a licky boom boom down" [1] and for Snow's fast toasting and often unintelligible lyrics. Produced by MC Shan , who also contributed a rap verse, "Informer" was a chart-topping hit, spending seven consecutive weeks at number one on the Billboard Hot 100 .
The song's lyrics are notoriously unintelligible owing to Jobson's diction. This has been sent up in a television advertisement for Maxell audio cassettes which features printed (incorrect) "translations" of the words. [3] The chorus, often misquoted, is actually "Ahoy! Ahoy! Land, sea and sky".
Wilson chose to use the demo version because he found the gibberish lyrics funny and a satire on the unintelligible lyrics of many rock songs. [37] A longer version of the original theme song was released in 1979 on a 45-rpm vinyl single on the MCA Records label.
The theme of the album surrounds the discussion between AI and human intelligence, and how despite living in a world where technology has become more advanced, it is important to maintain rooted to humanity. The album starts off with the intro track "Eternal Echoes," which has unintelligible lyrics.
"Suicide Is Painless" (also known as "Theme from M*A*S*H" or "Song from M*A*S*H") is a song written by Johnny Mandel (music) and Michael Altman for the 1970 film M*A*S*H. In addition to being performed by characters in the film, it plays during the title sequence as sung by The Ron Hicklin Singers .
The song became an Internet meme and the subject of multiple parodies and ridicule. [170] "Swagger Jagger", Cher Lloyd (2011) Missing Andy singer Alex Greaves named this the worst track ever. [171] The song appeared in NME's unranked list "32 of the Very Worst UK Number One Singles of All Time". [172] "Hot Problems", Double Take (2012)