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drmatt drmatt
 
M$10 March 25, 2009 10:09 PM

Complete the Song: Lyrics That Could Have Been contest - The Breakup Song by Greg Kihn Band

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).

The Breakup Song by Greg Kihn Band is one of those songs.

If you so choose, come up with lyrics that could have been used whereever the phrase "Ah-ah-ah, ah-ah-ah-ah, aaah" is heard. The best lyrics will get the tip (as determined by my own opinion!).

EDIT: You only have to change one line (that appears multiple times in the song) that is "Ah-ah-ah, ah-ah-ah-ah, aaah". You don't change any other lyrics. So "Ah-ah-ah, ah-ah-ah-ah, aaah" = ???? is all that is required in your answer.

Here is the song and lyrics:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NMVyH_aR_Cw

Lyrics:

We had broken up for good
Just an hour before
Ah-ah-ah, ah-ah-ah-ah, aaah
And now I'm staring at the bodies
As they're dancing 'cross the floor
Ah-ah-ah, ah-ah-ah-ah, aaah
And then the band slowed the tempo
And the music gets you down
Ah-ah-ah, ah-ah-ah-ah, aaah
It was the same old song
With a melancholy sound
Ah-ah-ah, ah-ah-ah-ah, aaah

They don't write 'em like that anymore
They just don't write 'em like that anymore

We'd been living together for a million years
Ah-ah-ah, ah-ah-ah-ah, aaah
But now it feels so strange out of the atmospheres
Ah-ah-ah, ah-ah-ah-ah, aaah
And then the jukebox plays a song I used to know
Ah-ah-ah, ah-ah-ah-ah, aaah
And now I'm staring at the bodies
As they're dancing so slow
Ah-ah-ah, ah-ah-ah-ah, aaah

They don't write 'em like that anymore
They don't write 'em like that anymore

Interlude

Mmmm, now I wind up staring at an empty glass
Ah-ah-ah, ah-ah-ah-ah, aaah
'Cos it's so easy to say
That she'll forget your past
Ah-ah-ah, ah-ah-ah-ah, aaah

They don't write 'em like that anymore
No, they just don't write 'em like that anymore
They don't write 'em like that anymore
They just don't write 'em like that anymore
They just don't, no, they don't, no no, uh-uh
They just don't write 'em like that anymore
They just don't
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demanda demanda
 
 March 25, 2009 11:54 PM
Given the context of the song, I would replace the "Ah-ah-ah, ah-ah-ah-ah, aaah"s with "They started playin' our favorite song." I especially like how that sounds with these opening lines:

We had broken up for good
Just an hour before
They started playin' our favorite song
And now I'm staring at the bodies
As they're dancing 'cross the floor
They started playin' our favorite song
And then the band slowed the tempo
And the music gets you down
They started playin' our favorite song
It was the same old song
With a melancholy sound
They started playin' our favorite song

I think it fits in nicely, and keeps the break-up song theme going.
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• I think these lyrics fit the theme of the song the best. The theme of this song, in my opinion goes with the lyrics "They don't write like that any more...", so it had to be some lyrics that were along those lines. @demanda was closest.


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mattman4 mattman4
 
March 25, 2009 10:18 PM
Just to clarify, you want different lyrics for each filler, right?

Here goes:

We had broken up for good
Just an hour before
Trying to deal just as best I could
And now I'm staring at the bodies
As they're dancing 'cross the floor
And we're dancing in my head
And then the band slowed the tempo
And the music gets you down
To the rhythm of a Summer night
It was the same old song
With a melancholy sound
And all the lyrics that you've heard before

They don't write 'em like that anymore
They just don't write 'em like that anymore

We'd been living together for a million years
Every second rushes through my head
But now it feels so strange out of the atmospheres
As my body's floating off of the world
And then the jukebox plays a song I used to know
And it's the same old song again
And now I'm staring at the bodies
As they're dancing so slow
'Cause they've got a million years to go

They don't write 'em like that anymore
They don't write 'em like that anymore

Interlude

Mmmm, now I wind up staring at an empty glass
With a rhythm playing in my head
'Cos it's so easy to say
That she'll forget your past
And then you'll find that she's floating away

They don't write 'em like that anymore
No, they just don't write 'em like that anymore
They don't write 'em like that anymore
They just don't write 'em like that anymore
They just don't, no, they don't, no no, uh-uh
They just don't write 'em like that anymore
They just don't

Edit: (I didn't realize that I still had time to edit, so I'm copying my comment into the answer.)

I think that one lyric replacing every Ah-ah-ah, ah-ah-ah-ah, aaah would start to sound very repetitive, but if there could only be one line, I would say:

Ah-ah-ah, ah-ah-ah-ah, aaah= But she's still running through my mind

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drmatt drmatt
 
March 25, 2009 10:42 PM
Sorry... No... "Ah-ah-ah, ah-ah-ah-ah, aaah" will be replaced with only one line.

"Ah-ah-ah, ah-ah-ah-ah, aaah" = "blah blah blah" (but, don't use blah blah blah)

That lyric appears multiple places, but will only be replaced with one line.

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mattman4 mattman4
 
March 25, 2009 10:43 PM
Oh, man, I put way too much work into this then =P.

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mattman4 mattman4
 
March 25, 2009 10:52 PM
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I think that one lyric replacing every Ah-ah-ah, ah-ah-ah-ah, aaah would start to sound very repetitive, but if there could only be one line, I would say:

Ah-ah-ah, ah-ah-ah-ah, aaah= But she's still running through my mind

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drmatt drmatt
 
March 25, 2009 11:44 PM
Definately a lot of work, @mattman4. Here's something for your hard work...

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mattman4 mattman4
 
March 25, 2009 11:59 PM
Thanks!

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hellboythe... hellboythe...
 
March 25, 2009 10:43 PM
We had broken up for good
Just an hour before
Such a dirty little chore
And now I'm staring at the bodies
As they're dancing 'cross the floor
Now I'm runnin towards the door
And then the band slowed the tempo
And the music gets you down
Those notes weighed a thousand pounds
It was the same old song
With a melancholy sound
Now I'm sinkin' to the ground

They don't write 'em like that anymore
They just don't write 'em like that anymore

We'd been living together for a million years
We realized all our fears
But now it feels so strange out of the atmospheres
Like I'm floating away
And then the jukebox plays a song I used to know
And everything around me glows
And now I'm staring at the bodies
As they're dancing so slow
And I'm runnin towards the door

They don't write 'em like that anymore
They don't write 'em like that anymore

Interlude

Mmmm, now I wind up staring at an empty glass
I always thought it would pass
'Cos it's so easy to say
That she'll forget your past
But it never lasts

They don't write 'em like that anymore
No, they just don't write 'em like that anymore
They don't write 'em like that anymore
They just don't write 'em like that anymore
They just don't, no, they don't, no no, uh-uh
They just don't write 'em like that anymore
They just don't

I'm not much of a writer, but that's the best I got.

Edit: that post showed up after I did it. I kinda like mine, so I'll leave it, but to replace it all with one phrase I'd use:
"And I'm runnin' towards the door"

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johnhiggin... johnhiggin...
 
March 25, 2009 11:36 PM
Ah-ah-ah, ah-ah-ah-ah, aaah = Crack me open another beer

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morriss003 morriss003
 
March 25, 2009 11:44 PM
Replace the ahs with "Click delete, refresh again."

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emailuser4... emailuser4...
 
March 26, 2009 09:07 AM
Feel the beat, when my heart was, crush'd

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bdegrande bdegrande
 
March 27, 2009 12:38 AM
And I'm dyin' just a little bit more.

(BTW, thanks for the lyrics, I'm just learning to play and sing that song)

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