Name that song...

[zztype]

Re: Name that song...

"Mr. Hall"?

I always thought it was, "Look out Mr. haole, think you pushing my leg!"

Is that one of those "Wrapped up like a douche" things??

Blaine

[Menehune Man]

Re: Name that song...

Maybe he was trying to be Politically polite. I always thought it was 'Haole Man' (my previous incarnation )

[zztype]

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They come from outside, can they come inside?
Can they make contact, and cross your border?
Can they vacate here and drink your water?

[zztype]

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Maybe he was trying to be Politically polite. I always thought it was 'Haole Man' (my previous incarnation )

Actually, I googled it and everybody says "Mr. Hall"!! But that may be because the lyrics were transcribed by a mainlander who didn't understand what was being said. All the instances of the lyric that I found look to have come from the same source, too. They all say:

"He said "wow mr hall i think your pushing my leg""

They're all lower-case, like that, and they all misspell "you're" with "your."

But the song clearly says, "Look out Mr. haole think you pushing my leg" in a mild imitation of a local pidgin accent.

[lurkah]

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But the song clearly says, "Look out Mr. haole think you pushing my leg" in a mild imitation of a local pidgin accent.

That was actually a two-part quiz with the first part being the name of the song, and the second part being the correction of the lyrics. Yeah, dass da ticket. Good eye, Blaine.

[zztype]

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I submit again:

They come from outside, can they come inside?
Can they make contact, and cross your border?
Can they vacate here and drink your water?

Nobody know this song?

[Glen Miyashiro]

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That would be "Are You Native?" by Brother Noland!

OK, here's another one then:

"Through the Ko'olau hills we'd ride on horseback..."

[Pua'i Mana'o]

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I have a fun request:

who remembers all of the words to Rap Replinger's "High School Cheers"?

I recall only a few parts.

Honolulu High
no get wise
we get kids
twice your size
we get muscles
that's what it's about
we get muscles in our arms
you get muscles in your mouth

Hula hoop
what's da scoop
your football team
is a girl scout troop
manapua pepeiao lomilomi salmon
you guys tired
we still jamming

yeaaaah!

(and then all the "HNL HIGH! U Ugly!" stuff)

are there lyrics missing?

[Glen Miyashiro]

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OK, I called up the mp3 and listened to the whole thing several times on a loop. Here's what I heard:

Yamamoto High
What do you say
We're going to win the game today
Jolly momona
Fat and roly poly
Ten pounds in your head
The rest in your okole

Honolulu High
No get wise
We eat teams half your size
Winning takes muscle
That's what it's about
We get muscles in our arms
You get muscles in your mouth

Hula hoop
What's da scoop
Your football team is a girl scout troop
Manapua pepeiao
Lomilomi salmon
You guys tired
We still jamming

Yaaaay!

Honolulu High!

Whaaat?

You ugly!

Haaaah?

You ugly!

Whaaat?

You ugly!

What you saaaid?

You ugly!

We cannot hear you!

You ug-ly!

Ug-a-whaaat?

Ug-a-leee! You ugly!

[Moto]

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That would be "Are You Native?" by Brother Noland!

OK, here's another one then:

"Through the Ko'olau hills we'd ride on horseback..."

Kuu Home O Kahaluu by Olomana

[Moto]

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"She used to wear here hair all in locks"

[Leo Lakio]

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Is that one of those "Wrapped up like a douche" things??

A mondegreen - misheard lyrics. Like, "Scuse me while I kiss this guy."

Many years ago, the Canadian comedy troupe The Vacant Lot did a great sketch about the lyrics to "Blinded By The Light" (as 'quoted' by Blaine), where each of them had their own take on it, and tried to explain how THEIR version made more sense than anyone else's.

[Pua'i Mana'o]

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OK, I called up the mp3 and listened to the whole thing several times on a loop. Here's what I heard:

Yamamoto High
What do you say
We're going to win the game today
Jolly momona
Fat and roly poly
Ten pounds in your head
The rest in your okole

Honolulu High
No get wise
We eat teams half your size
Winning takes muscle
That's what it's about
We get muscles in our arms
You get muscles in your mouth

Hula hoop
What's da scoop
Your football team is a girl scout troop
Manapua pepeiao
Lomilomi salmon
You guys tired
We still jamming

Yaaaay!

Honolulu High!

Whaaat?

You ugly!

Haaaah?

You ugly!

Whaaat?

You ugly!

What you saaaid?

You ugly!

We cannot hear you!

You ug-ly!

Ug-a-whaaat?

Ug-a-leee! You ugly!

I can now die happy!

mahalo for scooping off the loop!

[zztype]

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"Speak out, you got to speak out against the madness! Speak your mind, if you dare."

[LikaNui]

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"Speak out, you got to speak out against the madness! Speak your mind, if you dare."

Easy one, for us old futs. "Long Time Gone" by Crosby, Stills & Nash.
Or was it Merrill Lynch, Peirce, Fenner & Smith? Hmmmm. Flashbacks are disrupting the memory cells...