[HPFGU-OTChatter] Re: Earworms

[Iggy McSnurd]

> Tracy here:
> Just last night I went to see Eric Idle on his "Greedy Bastard" tour,
> and the first song he performed was "The Penis Song"!  There was also
> an audience sing-along (complete with lyrics projected larger-than-
> life on a screen) of the Philospher's Song.   Great fun!
>
> My current earworm is the "Universe Song" (don't know if that's
> actually the title) from "The Meaning Of Life".
>

Iggy here:

Not many people seem to realize the level of contribution Eric Idle (IMHO,
the most under appreciated of the Pythons) made to the group.  He actually
wrote the lyrics to over 75% of their songs... many of which helped to make
them so famous.  (Can you imagine a MPFC without "the Lumberjack Song",
"SPAM," or "the Bruce's Philosopher Song?"  Or a movie like "the Meaning of
Life" without the "Universe Song" or "Every Sperm is Sacred"?  How about
"the Life of Brian" without the song "Always Look on the Bright Side of
Life"?  I can't...)

Most were sung by other members of the troupe, but they were written by Eric
Idle.


Iggy McSnurd


Now, presenting the edited version of "The * Song"   (those of you who know
the song, sing along.  We used to even sing it with the edits... This is
transcribed from memory... *grin*)  As a clue, each symbol pair counts for a
word, and a different symbol is used for each term.

(spoken) Here's a little something I tossed off while in the Caribbean.

(sung)  Isn't it awfully nice to have a **?
Isn't it frightfully good to have a @@?
It's swell to have a ##,
It's divine to own a $$.
>From the tiniest little %%,
To the world's biggest ^^.
So three cheers for your && or (( ((,
Hurray for your )) )) )) )).
Your ++ ++ ++,
Your << << <<,
Your >> or your "".
You can wrap it up in ribbons,
You can stick it in your sock...
But don't take it out in public,
Or they will stick you in the dock,
And you won't.. come.. back.

(spoken)  Thank you very much.