Vocabulary Test.......?

Question

What are those songs that a) You or others seem to have a hard time spelling or b) have lyrics containing SAT caliber words?

Happy Monday morning!

Mine:
Local H - Bound For The Floor (aka the copasetic song)
Tool - Aenema
The Who - Baba O'Riley
Dream Theater - Stream of Consciousness

LnR: Yes, yes.....I love those Patriots......woohoo 10-0!!!

Baba O'Riley is a toughie...........as well as Lynyrd Skynyrd

Answer 1

Not found in any SAT test (I hope!), but Steve Miller screwed over a lot of lyrics transcribers by inserting the word "pompitous" or "pompatus" (take your pick) in the song "The Joker".

Once the lyrics transcribers had finished scratching their heads, it was the dictionary publishers' turn: the word doesn't exist.

Nor does the word "snied", as found in "I Am The Walrus" by The Beatles - it was coined by John Lennon.

And the song I'd hate to spell without checking it first: "Aqua Boogie (A Psychoalphadiscobetabioaquadoloop)" by Parliament. Never attend a spelling bee run by George Clinton...

...or by Aphex Twin. The man is a genius, but not when it comes to naming his songs. The album "Drukqs" featured such gems as "Bbydhyonchord", ""Hy A Scullyas Lyf Adhagrow", "Kladfvgbung Micshk" and "Jynweythek".

I'm just guessing the number of radio listeners dedicating Aphex Twin songs on air isn't high.

Or clubs, for that matter:

"Hey DJ, spin "Kladfvgbung Micshk" just one more time..."



PS: I always put three Ls in Baba O'Reillly ( <<< like so.) One of them is for the "one-L" version, and the others are for the "two-L" version. If some smartass tries to correct my spelling, I just say: "take your pick, it's in there somewhere."

Answer 2

Try the following songs from Bad Religion, all of which carry words at SAT caliber or beyond:

You Are (The Government)
Delirium of Disorder
1,000 More Fools
When?
No Control
I Want To Conquer The World
Do What You Want
Change of Ideas
Against the Grain
Pessimistic Lines
Modern Man
Flat Earth Society

and many others

Answer 3

I notice a lot of people have trouble spelling Led Zeppelin, let alone Lynyrd Skynyrd.

Baba O' Riley gets me at times ~ I always have to ask myself: is it one 'l' or two, is there an 'e' before or after the 'l', should there be an apostrophe after the 'o',...?

The one that gives me the most trouble is :~

Type O Negative ~ Anesthesia
I always put an 'a' instead of the first 'e'.

Answer 4

Cat Stevens - Lady D'Arbanville

Chumbawumba - Tubthumping

Led Zeppelin - Carouselambra, D'yer M'aker, Bron-Yr-Aur, Bron-Y-Aur Stomp

Audioslave - Cochise

Nirvana, Anorexorcist, Raunchola

Anthrax - C11H17N2O2SNA, Efilnikufesin

Pearl Ja, - Hey Foxymophandlemama, That's Me

Anti-Flag - Antithetic to the Cure

Answer 5

Millimillimillimillimil .... oops "Millimillenary" ?
(by the Cocteau Twins)

It's hard to remember the order of the words in "Ten Billion Millonths of a Millisecond on a Sunday Morning" by the Flaming Lips too
(seems if I remember doing the math correctly that title works out to one second on a sunday morning?! lol)

I will never remember how to spell this band name:
Einstürzende Neubauten

Bowser: I feel your Aphex (and Polygon Window) pain

Answer 6

Just about anything by Clutch, for both parts (title and lyrics). The lead singer has a very unique take on lyrics and such so you get such titles as...

(Notes From The Trial Of) La Curandera
Wysiwyg
Bacchanal

Answer 7

I have to pull out Sting and the Police for rediculous vocabulary words that I can't spell. "Wrapped Around Your Finger" alone blows me a away. "I will turn your face to alabaster." "Caught between the Scylla and Charybdis" (had to look that one up) "You will see it come to its fruition" (I remember when I first hear this song, I had to look up 'fruition.')

He goes off the deepend from there too, mentioning authors like Nabokov and such. I'm sure he's done much more of this type thing, but I only have "The Singles" by him. (which is excellent, and I recommend it)

Answer 8

I ALWAYS screw up the spelling of "Baba O' Reilly"...I never spell it the same way twice!

Both Everclear and Team Sleep have tracks called "Ataraxia" and whenever I see the name I have to look it up to see what it means. (just did again - apparently it's freedom from worry or any other preoccupation) Otherwise, I'm drawing a total blank...

Answer 9

The worst part is when bands make up their own words... then you have no idea how to spell it or what it means.. heh.

As far as a band name... Apoptygma Berzerk is a toughy.

Crepusculum by Project Pitchfork
Diabolical by MSI
Disgustipated by Tool
Jabberwocky by The Cruxshadows

Answer 10

Titles
Marillion - Kayleigh( how many ways can you spell that name?!)

Lyrics - The Police - King Of Pain and Synchronicity

one that doesn't fit - Crash Test Dummies - mmmmmmmm