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Re:Wikipedia pageviews this year for each line of ‘We Didn't... by ufo on Saturday June 22, 2019 @09:46PM (#20252783)
On a related topic, apparently the lyrics for "We didn't start the fire" and "It's the end of the world as we know it" by R.E.M work quite well when played together, despite being thematically contradictory: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NEYc8ar2Bpw
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Re:Wikipedia pageviews this year for each line of ‘We Didn't... by TeMPOraL on Sunday June 23, 2019 @03:38AM (#20253790)
My favourite connection ever was when I noticed as a kid that the Soviet Union anthem and Gummi Bears' theme song[0] can have lyrics swapped and still match perfectly. Try it!

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[0] - the Disney one; https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2HCjQbKowUo, or your local language version.

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Re:Wikipedia pageviews this year for each line of ‘We Didn't... by PhasmaFelis on Sunday June 23, 2019 @01:32AM (#20253472)
Fantastic. I always connected those songs in my head, I guess because they're both rapid-fire lists of vaguely-connected concepts. Glad someone agrees.
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Re:Wikipedia pageviews this year for each line of ‘We Didn't... by lostphilosopher on Sunday June 23, 2019 @09:31AM (#20255347)
If you're in to that sort of thing sing Amazing Grace to the tune of the Gilligan's Island theme song (or vice versa).
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Re:Wikipedia pageviews this year for each line of ‘We Didn't... by zhte415 on Saturday June 22, 2019 @10:31PM (#20252925)
This is remarkably good.
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Re:Wikipedia pageviews this year for each line of ‘We Didn't... by ufo on Saturday June 22, 2019 @11:08PM (#20253062)
My favourite mashup of his is Village People's Y.M.C.A with Hans Zimmer's Inception soundtrack. It really puts the lyrics in the spotlight

https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=DsoCe7C4Kmk

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Re:Wikipedia pageviews this year for each line of ‘We Didn't... by benj111 on Sunday June 23, 2019 @03:14AM (#20253723)
Not as good as Smack my Bitch up the Orinoco Flow! I'll admit, the lyrics don't quite work together in that one.

https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=dLScpNjQbak

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