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I am done with you and we are through
Is all I want to say to you
I am done with you and we are through
Their innocence will pull me through
I am done with you and we are through
Is all I want to say to you
I am done with you and we are through
They're meaningless and all that's true
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This song is all about words and the fact that words are sometimes meaningless or contrived. I think the main message is that the spoken word is often made up of untruths or pointless chitchat.
This is shown best in the lines: "Don't think me unkind, words are hard to find."
I think his point here is that, as a quiet/shy person, he is seen as rude because he can't find the words to say. From there, he goes on to reflect on how meaningless words are anyway.
"And when their eloquence escapes me
Their logic ties me up and rapes me"
- Here he is saying that it's often more about how you say something (or its eloquence) than *why* you say it (its logic).
He sums up the theme nicely with the line, "They're meaningless and all that's true." So, for this reason, the only words I could possibly bring myself to replace with the "de do do do's..." would have to be something equally meaningless and simple.
My choice:
"ga goo goo goo, ga ga ga ga."
It fits with the theme perfectly, and it doesn't screw up the rhyme scheme. I don't think any actual "words" could fit the theme as well.
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drmatt
And it's my best guess!
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Another filler that would have fit just as right would've been one of the most commonly used word for something meaningless:
"blah blah blah blah, blah blah blah blah"
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my opinion.
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But to continue with the "they're meaningless and that's all that's true":
Oh frabjous day, ca-llay callooh
Is all I want to say to you
Oh frabjous day, callooh ca-llay
Their innocence will pull me through
Oh frabjous day, ca-llay callooh
Is all I want to say to you
Oh frabjous day, callooh ca-llay
They're meaningless and all that's true
Thanks and apologies to Lewis Carroll.
Source(s):
Alice in Wonderland--The Song of the Jabberwock. Which kind of has a double meaning here, don'tcha think?
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Goodbye for now, you big brown cow. It fits pretty well:
Goodbye for now, you big brown cow.
Is all I want to say to you
Goodbye for now, you big brown cow.
Their innocence will pull me through
Goodbye for now, you big brown cow.
Is all I want to say to you
Goodbye for now, you big brown cow.
They're meaningless and all that's true
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...seems rather appropriate.
Source(s):
http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/pedantic
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Is all I want to say to you
I love you, but I can't be with you
Their innocence will pull me through
I love you, but I can't be with you
Is all I want to say to you
I love you, but I can't be with you
They're meaningless and all that's true
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M$10
March 29, 2009 02:01 PM
Complete the Song: Lyrics That Could Have Been contest - De Do Do Do, De Da Da Da by The Police
Song writers sometimes put in silly lyrics or mumbling (filler) in their songs when they can't think of what to write and think they'll put something in later, but once people hear the song with the "filler" lyrics, they sometimes stay (because bandmates like them).
De Do Do Do, De Da Da Da by The Police is one of those songs.
If you so choose, come up with lyrics that could have been used whereever the phrase "De Do Do Do, De Da Da Da" is heard. The best lyrics will get the tip (as determined by my own opinion!).
You only have to change one line (that appears multiple times in the song) that is "De Do Do Do, De Da Da Da". You don't change any other lyrics. So the single substitute for "De Do Do Do, De Da Da Da" is all that is required in your answer.
You can see an example from a previous contest:
http://www.mahalo.com/answers/music/complete-the-song-lyrics-that-could-have-been-contest-the-breakup-song-by-greg-kihn-band
Here are the song and lyrics:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6SojAZ0X1e0
Don't think me unkind
Words are hard to find
The only cheques I've left unsigned
From the banks of chaos in my mind
And when their eloquence escapes me
Their logic ties me up and rapes me
De do do do, de da da da
Is all I want to say to you
De do do do, de da da da
Their innocence will pull me through
De do do do, de da da da
Is all I want to say to you
De do do do, de da da da
They're meaningless and all that's true
Poets, priests and poiticians
Have words to thank for their positions
Words that scream for your submission
And no one's jamming their transmission
'cos when their eloquence escapes you
Their logic ties you up and rapes you
De do do do, de da da da
Is all I want to say to you
De do do do, de da da da
Their innocence will pull me through
De do do do, de da da da
Is all I want to say to you
De do do do, de da da da
They're meaningless and all that's true
De Do Do Do, De Da Da Da by The Police is one of those songs.
If you so choose, come up with lyrics that could have been used whereever the phrase "De Do Do Do, De Da Da Da" is heard. The best lyrics will get the tip (as determined by my own opinion!).
You only have to change one line (that appears multiple times in the song) that is "De Do Do Do, De Da Da Da". You don't change any other lyrics. So the single substitute for "De Do Do Do, De Da Da Da" is all that is required in your answer.
You can see an example from a previous contest:
http://www.mahalo.com/answers/music/complete-the-song-lyrics-that-could-have-been-contest-the-breakup-song-by-greg-kihn-band
Here are the song and lyrics:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6SojAZ0X1e0
Don't think me unkind
Words are hard to find
The only cheques I've left unsigned
From the banks of chaos in my mind
And when their eloquence escapes me
Their logic ties me up and rapes me
De do do do, de da da da
Is all I want to say to you
De do do do, de da da da
Their innocence will pull me through
De do do do, de da da da
Is all I want to say to you
De do do do, de da da da
They're meaningless and all that's true
Poets, priests and poiticians
Have words to thank for their positions
Words that scream for your submission
And no one's jamming their transmission
'cos when their eloquence escapes you
Their logic ties you up and rapes you
De do do do, de da da da
Is all I want to say to you
De do do do, de da da da
Their innocence will pull me through
De do do do, de da da da
Is all I want to say to you
De do do do, de da da da
They're meaningless and all that's true
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| March 30, 2009 10:39 PM |
Is all I want to say to you
I am done with you and we are through
Their innocence will pull me through
I am done with you and we are through
Is all I want to say to you
I am done with you and we are through
They're meaningless and all that's true
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• Lots of good answers here, but I thought this one was the best.
Extra tips for second place go to: @darcy logan, @pats, and @thechadwick
Extra tips for second place go to: @darcy logan, @pats, and @thechadwick
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March 29, 2009 03:59 PM
I don't think the "de do do do..." lines in this song would actually qualify as filler. They fit the theme of the song, and although they are silly and meaningless on their own, they make sense in the context of the song. This song is all about words and the fact that words are sometimes meaningless or contrived. I think the main message is that the spoken word is often made up of untruths or pointless chitchat.
This is shown best in the lines: "Don't think me unkind, words are hard to find."
I think his point here is that, as a quiet/shy person, he is seen as rude because he can't find the words to say. From there, he goes on to reflect on how meaningless words are anyway.
"And when their eloquence escapes me
Their logic ties me up and rapes me"
- Here he is saying that it's often more about how you say something (or its eloquence) than *why* you say it (its logic).
He sums up the theme nicely with the line, "They're meaningless and all that's true." So, for this reason, the only words I could possibly bring myself to replace with the "de do do do's..." would have to be something equally meaningless and simple.
My choice:
"ga goo goo goo, ga ga ga ga."
It fits with the theme perfectly, and it doesn't screw up the rhyme scheme. I don't think any actual "words" could fit the theme as well.
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drmatt
March 29, 2009 04:41 PM
Actually @demanda, Sting put "de do do do" as a filler until he thought up the "right" lyrics. Either he liked it after a while or the band wanted to keep it in because they liked it.
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March 29, 2009 04:54 PM
Do you have a source for that information? Not all songs that have nonsensical words have them there as 'filler.' Sting *wanted* those words there. It makes sense in the song because the song is all about the absurdity of words.
Some facts about this song:
Sting called it "An articulate song about being inarticulate."
Sting wrote this when he became interested in songs with nonsense lyrics, like "Doo Wah Diddy," "Tutti Frutti," and "Da Doo Ron Ron." He wanted to find out why they work and write one of his own.
Sting claims that people who dismiss this have not bothered to listen to the lyrics.
http://www.songfacts.com/detail.php?id=1465
I'm a big fan of this song. I especially love the Incubus cover. It's so much deeper than it initially comes across, and Sting intended for it to be that way.
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Some facts about this song:
Sting called it "An articulate song about being inarticulate."
Sting wrote this when he became interested in songs with nonsense lyrics, like "Doo Wah Diddy," "Tutti Frutti," and "Da Doo Ron Ron." He wanted to find out why they work and write one of his own.
Sting claims that people who dismiss this have not bothered to listen to the lyrics.
http://www.songfacts.com/detail.php?id=1465
I'm a big fan of this song. I especially love the Incubus cover. It's so much deeper than it initially comes across, and Sting intended for it to be that way.
March 29, 2009 10:47 PM
I'll have to Snope it then. I might be caught in a misconception...
I definitely remember hearing something different... but I bow to your wisdom.
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I definitely remember hearing something different... but I bow to your wisdom.
April 07, 2009 12:42 AM
Wow, I am surprised this was not the best answer. The best answer had a different meter, rhymed "through" with "through" (ugh) and had no object for the words "Their" or "They're." "Their" and "They're" can only mean "words" no matter how you modify this (which is the approach you took), unless you allude to some outside party (which I tried to do). So answering this with any sense of logic or style was almost impossible. I guess I should've thought outside of the box.
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March 29, 2009 04:14 PM
I'll go with "Come play with me, come stay with me." I'm working with the "meaningless and all that's true" line the hardest. The line needs to be simple, ambiguous, but some sort of invitation. It's not eloquent, could be taken as sophomoric, but could also be a commitment. And it's my best guess!
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March 29, 2009 04:31 PM
I am also working on something that will be meaningless but at the same time something that comes from the heart. That is one powerful line there. I think that line alone lead the police to stay with the filler lyrics. Another filler that would have fit just as right would've been one of the most commonly used word for something meaningless:
"blah blah blah blah, blah blah blah blah"
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my opinion.
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March 29, 2009 10:49 PM
It was unhelpful because it was simply a substitution of silly words for more silly words.
Whether I'm "missing" the real meaning behind this song or not, it is MY contest. If you don't want to play in my sandbox, then don't. (But I'd prefer it if you did! You can borrow my shovel...)
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Whether I'm "missing" the real meaning behind this song or not, it is MY contest. If you don't want to play in my sandbox, then don't. (But I'd prefer it if you did! You can borrow my shovel...)
March 30, 2009 10:21 PM
I understand that it's YOUR contest, but other people also substituted silly words in place of silly words, yet this one was the only one you marked unhelpful. Just curious!
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March 31, 2009 12:53 AM
We're going to argue about the level of silliness?
"blah blah blah" didn't seem to take any thought. I find that unhelpful. The others actually have a definite lack of repetition of words which, to me, denotes thoughtfulness.
You can always report me... ;-p
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"blah blah blah" didn't seem to take any thought. I find that unhelpful. The others actually have a definite lack of repetition of words which, to me, denotes thoughtfulness.
You can always report me... ;-p
March 31, 2009 03:03 AM
I thought I read all of your answer. Which part do you think I missed?
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March 31, 2009 07:34 PM
Oh, I meant the whole "goo goo ga ga" bit, since you said others lacked repititious words. :P
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April 01, 2009 03:14 PM
Yeah... I don't necessarily like "goo goo goo", but you also had quite a bit of thought behind it. I try not to click "Not Helpful". It's just not in my nature...
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March 29, 2009 04:56 PM
I always thought it was "Goo goo goo, gaa gaa gaa" because it makes sense with "their innocence will pull me through"! But to continue with the "they're meaningless and that's all that's true":
Oh frabjous day, ca-llay callooh
Is all I want to say to you
Oh frabjous day, callooh ca-llay
Their innocence will pull me through
Oh frabjous day, ca-llay callooh
Is all I want to say to you
Oh frabjous day, callooh ca-llay
They're meaningless and all that's true
Thanks and apologies to Lewis Carroll.
Source(s):
Alice in Wonderland--The Song of the Jabberwock. Which kind of has a double meaning here, don'tcha think?
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March 29, 2009 08:14 PM
My suggestion is Goodbye for now, you big brown cow. It fits pretty well:
Goodbye for now, you big brown cow.
Is all I want to say to you
Goodbye for now, you big brown cow.
Their innocence will pull me through
Goodbye for now, you big brown cow.
Is all I want to say to you
Goodbye for now, you big brown cow.
They're meaningless and all that's true
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March 29, 2009 11:07 PM
"Shut up you pedantic fool" ...seems rather appropriate.
Source(s):
http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/pedantic
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March 30, 2009 10:25 PM
I love you, but I can't be with you Is all I want to say to you
I love you, but I can't be with you
Their innocence will pull me through
I love you, but I can't be with you
Is all I want to say to you
I love you, but I can't be with you
They're meaningless and all that's true
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