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Chiba
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Hello!
I'm an RA at my university so I get to do fun corny programs. Anyways, I got an idea of a contest from a RA resource site, rules as follows (in spoiler due to length).
Alright, so I need around 45 songs. I have 13 so far.
I'm having difficult of thinking of more. I can think of songs of course, but I need songs with choruses or a verse that mostly everyone would be able to recognize if they saw it.
Any help would be great.
Thanks!
I'm an RA at my university so I get to do fun corny programs. Anyways, I got an idea of a contest from a RA resource site, rules as follows (in spoiler due to length).
1) Every week the lyrics to three songs will be posted on the board and you will have an unlimited number of guesses to try and figure out which song they belong to. Lyrics will be either from the chorus or other wise well known lyrics.
2) Residents will submit their guess on a piece of paper and either hand it to me or slip it under my door. Your paper should include a) your name b) the corresponding number to the song you’re guessing & c) the guess you’re making.
3) Every correct guess will earn the participant one point in the game, with a max of three points a week. The person with the most points at the end of the game will win a free college special of their choice (you know, from milano’s) during finals week. The tie breaker will be who got their answers in the fastest, on average.
So you’re reading this and thinking, “Hmmm seems easy enough… What’s the catch?”
4) This is where it gets interesting. All of the lyrics have been put through an online translator and translated into a foreign language. Then they’ve been put through the translator again and put back to English! That’s what you’ll be guessing!
For example:
Britney Spears’ hit song “One More Time.”
The original:
My loneliness is killing me. I must confess, I still believe. When I’m not with you I loose my mind. Give me a sign. Hit me Baby, one more time.
Post translations:
My loneliness me kills. It should I admit, I still believe. When I am not with you I my relaxed brain. Me you give a mark. Me you strike, baby, a more time.
5) Songs will be changed every week on Monday. If no one manages to guess a song by the next Monday, that song will remain on the board until someone does. The game will conclude on December 8th.
2) Residents will submit their guess on a piece of paper and either hand it to me or slip it under my door. Your paper should include a) your name b) the corresponding number to the song you’re guessing & c) the guess you’re making.
3) Every correct guess will earn the participant one point in the game, with a max of three points a week. The person with the most points at the end of the game will win a free college special of their choice (you know, from milano’s) during finals week. The tie breaker will be who got their answers in the fastest, on average.
So you’re reading this and thinking, “Hmmm seems easy enough… What’s the catch?”
4) This is where it gets interesting. All of the lyrics have been put through an online translator and translated into a foreign language. Then they’ve been put through the translator again and put back to English! That’s what you’ll be guessing!
For example:
Britney Spears’ hit song “One More Time.”
The original:
My loneliness is killing me. I must confess, I still believe. When I’m not with you I loose my mind. Give me a sign. Hit me Baby, one more time.
Post translations:
My loneliness me kills. It should I admit, I still believe. When I am not with you I my relaxed brain. Me you give a mark. Me you strike, baby, a more time.
5) Songs will be changed every week on Monday. If no one manages to guess a song by the next Monday, that song will remain on the board until someone does. The game will conclude on December 8th.
Alright, so I need around 45 songs. I have 13 so far.
James Brown – I Feel Good
Original
Wo! I feel good, I knew that I would now
I feel good, I knew that I wouldn't of
So good, so good, I got you
Translated
Stop a horse! I feel well, I knew, that I shall be now
I feel well, I knew, that I shall not be
So good, so good, I have received you
B-52’s – Love Shack
Original
well The Love Shack is a little old place where we can get together
Love Shack baby, Love Shack bay-bee.
Love shack, baby, love shack Love shack, baby, love shack
Love baby, that's where it's at, Ooo love baby, that's where it's at
Translated
Well Hovel of Love - a small old place where we can gather
The child of the Hovel of Love, bee of a gulf of the Hovel of Love.
The hovel of love, the child, loves a hovel of Love of a hovel, the child, a hovel of love
Love the child, it - where it - in, Ooo love the child, it - where it – in
Lynyrd Skynyrd – Sweet Home Alabama
Original
Sweet home Alabama
Where the skies are so blue
Sweet Home Alabama
Lord, I'm coming home to you
Translated
Sweet house State of Alabama
Where heavens are so dark blue
Sweet House State of Alabama
The god, I come home to you
Celine Dion – My Heart Will Go On
Original
Near, far, wherever you are
I believe that the heart does go on
Once more you open the door
And you're here in my heart, and
My heart will go on and on.
Translated
Beside, it is far, everywhere, where you
I believe, that heart really proceeds
Once again you open a door
And you are here in my heart, and
My heart will go again and again.
Queen – We Will Rock You
Original
Buddy you’re a boy make a big noise
Playin in the street gonna be a big man some day
You got mud on yo face
You big disgrace
Kickin your can all over the place
We will we will rock you
We will we will rock you
Translated
The friend you’re the boy does strong noise
Playin in the street, gathering to be the greater person once
You succeeded, a dirt hey cost
You the big shame
Kickin you can everywhere
We we are we shall swing you
We we are we shall swing you
Enrique Iglesias – Hero
Original
I can be your hero, baby.
I can kiss away the pain.
I will stand by you forever.
You can take my breath away.
Translated
I can be your hero, the child.
I can brush away a pain a kiss.
I shall support you for ever.
You can clean my breath.
Smashmouth – I’m a Believer
Original
And then I saw her face
Now I'm a believer
Not a trace
Of doubt in my mind
I'm in love
I'm a believer
I couldn't leave her
If I tried
Translated
And then I saw its person
Now I am a supporter
Not a trace
From doubt in my opinion
I am enamored
I am a supporter
I could not leave it
If I tried
Eminem – The Real Slim Shady
Original
'Cause I'm Slim Shady, yes I'm the real Shady
All you other Slim Shadys are just imitating
So won't the real Slim Shady please stand up,
please stand up, please stand up?
Translated
the Reason, I am Thin Shadow, yes, I - real Shadow
Another Thin Shadows only imitates all of you
So will not be very thin Shadow, please rise,
Please rise, please rise?
Blink 182 – All the Small Things
Original
Say it ain't so, I will not go
Turn the lights off, carry me home
Keep your head still, I'll be your thrill
The night will go on, my little windmill
Translated
Tell, that it not so, I shall not go
Switch off fires, bear me home
Hold your head still, I shall be your sharp sensations
Night will proceed, washing a small windmill
Veritcal Horizon – Everything You Want
Original
He's everything you want
He's everything you need
He's everything inside of you
That you wish you could be
He says all the right things
At exactly the right time
But he means nothing to you
And you don't know why
Translated
It - everything, that you want
It - everything, that you require
It - all in you
That is a pity to you that you cannot be
It speaks all correct things
During precisely correct time
But it does not mean anything for you
And you do not know why
Nickelback – Photograph
Original
Every memory of looking out the back door
I had the photo album spread out on my bedroom floor
It's hard to say it, time to say it
Goodbye, goodbye.
Every memory of walking out the front door
I found the photo of the friend that I was looking for
It's hard to say it, time to say it
Goodbye, goodbye.
Translated
Each memory of supervision of a rear entrance
To me have distributed an album of a photo on mine to a floor of a bedroom
It is difficult to tell, time to tell it
Good-bye, good-bye.
Each memory of strike from a forward door
I have found a photo of the friend which I searched
It is difficult to tell, time to tell it
Good-bye, good-bye.
TLC – Waterfalls
Original
Don't go chasing waterfalls
Please stick to the rivers and lakes that
You're used to
I know that you're gonna have it your way
Or nothing at all
But I think you're moving too fast
Translated
Do not go, pursuing falls
Please adhere to the rivers and lakes it
You are used to
I know, that you are going to have it your way
Or anything in general
But I think, that you move too quickly
Kiss – Rock and Roll All Night
Original
You say you wanna go for a spin
The party's just begun, we'll let you in
You drive us wild, we'll drive you crazy
You keep on shoutin', you keep on shoutin'
I wanna rock and roll all night and party everyday
Translated
It says that you wanna goes for a return
The party only begun, we will leave him in
You guide us wild, we will guide him lunatic
You continue shoutin', continues shoutin'
I rock-n-roll of wanna all night and the routine party
Original
Wo! I feel good, I knew that I would now
I feel good, I knew that I wouldn't of
So good, so good, I got you
Translated
Stop a horse! I feel well, I knew, that I shall be now
I feel well, I knew, that I shall not be
So good, so good, I have received you
B-52’s – Love Shack
Original
well The Love Shack is a little old place where we can get together
Love Shack baby, Love Shack bay-bee.
Love shack, baby, love shack Love shack, baby, love shack
Love baby, that's where it's at, Ooo love baby, that's where it's at
Translated
Well Hovel of Love - a small old place where we can gather
The child of the Hovel of Love, bee of a gulf of the Hovel of Love.
The hovel of love, the child, loves a hovel of Love of a hovel, the child, a hovel of love
Love the child, it - where it - in, Ooo love the child, it - where it – in
Lynyrd Skynyrd – Sweet Home Alabama
Original
Sweet home Alabama
Where the skies are so blue
Sweet Home Alabama
Lord, I'm coming home to you
Translated
Sweet house State of Alabama
Where heavens are so dark blue
Sweet House State of Alabama
The god, I come home to you
Celine Dion – My Heart Will Go On
Original
Near, far, wherever you are
I believe that the heart does go on
Once more you open the door
And you're here in my heart, and
My heart will go on and on.
Translated
Beside, it is far, everywhere, where you
I believe, that heart really proceeds
Once again you open a door
And you are here in my heart, and
My heart will go again and again.
Queen – We Will Rock You
Original
Buddy you’re a boy make a big noise
Playin in the street gonna be a big man some day
You got mud on yo face
You big disgrace
Kickin your can all over the place
We will we will rock you
We will we will rock you
Translated
The friend you’re the boy does strong noise
Playin in the street, gathering to be the greater person once
You succeeded, a dirt hey cost
You the big shame
Kickin you can everywhere
We we are we shall swing you
We we are we shall swing you
Enrique Iglesias – Hero
Original
I can be your hero, baby.
I can kiss away the pain.
I will stand by you forever.
You can take my breath away.
Translated
I can be your hero, the child.
I can brush away a pain a kiss.
I shall support you for ever.
You can clean my breath.
Smashmouth – I’m a Believer
Original
And then I saw her face
Now I'm a believer
Not a trace
Of doubt in my mind
I'm in love
I'm a believer
I couldn't leave her
If I tried
Translated
And then I saw its person
Now I am a supporter
Not a trace
From doubt in my opinion
I am enamored
I am a supporter
I could not leave it
If I tried
Eminem – The Real Slim Shady
Original
'Cause I'm Slim Shady, yes I'm the real Shady
All you other Slim Shadys are just imitating
So won't the real Slim Shady please stand up,
please stand up, please stand up?
Translated
the Reason, I am Thin Shadow, yes, I - real Shadow
Another Thin Shadows only imitates all of you
So will not be very thin Shadow, please rise,
Please rise, please rise?
Blink 182 – All the Small Things
Original
Say it ain't so, I will not go
Turn the lights off, carry me home
Keep your head still, I'll be your thrill
The night will go on, my little windmill
Translated
Tell, that it not so, I shall not go
Switch off fires, bear me home
Hold your head still, I shall be your sharp sensations
Night will proceed, washing a small windmill
Veritcal Horizon – Everything You Want
Original
He's everything you want
He's everything you need
He's everything inside of you
That you wish you could be
He says all the right things
At exactly the right time
But he means nothing to you
And you don't know why
Translated
It - everything, that you want
It - everything, that you require
It - all in you
That is a pity to you that you cannot be
It speaks all correct things
During precisely correct time
But it does not mean anything for you
And you do not know why
Nickelback – Photograph
Original
Every memory of looking out the back door
I had the photo album spread out on my bedroom floor
It's hard to say it, time to say it
Goodbye, goodbye.
Every memory of walking out the front door
I found the photo of the friend that I was looking for
It's hard to say it, time to say it
Goodbye, goodbye.
Translated
Each memory of supervision of a rear entrance
To me have distributed an album of a photo on mine to a floor of a bedroom
It is difficult to tell, time to tell it
Good-bye, good-bye.
Each memory of strike from a forward door
I have found a photo of the friend which I searched
It is difficult to tell, time to tell it
Good-bye, good-bye.
TLC – Waterfalls
Original
Don't go chasing waterfalls
Please stick to the rivers and lakes that
You're used to
I know that you're gonna have it your way
Or nothing at all
But I think you're moving too fast
Translated
Do not go, pursuing falls
Please adhere to the rivers and lakes it
You are used to
I know, that you are going to have it your way
Or anything in general
But I think, that you move too quickly
Kiss – Rock and Roll All Night
Original
You say you wanna go for a spin
The party's just begun, we'll let you in
You drive us wild, we'll drive you crazy
You keep on shoutin', you keep on shoutin'
I wanna rock and roll all night and party everyday
Translated
It says that you wanna goes for a return
The party only begun, we will leave him in
You guide us wild, we will guide him lunatic
You continue shoutin', continues shoutin'
I rock-n-roll of wanna all night and the routine party
I'm having difficult of thinking of more. I can think of songs of course, but I need songs with choruses or a verse that mostly everyone would be able to recognize if they saw it.
Any help would be great.
Thanks!
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The song from Top Gun by Berlin, Take My Breath Away might come out amusingly.
Watching every motion in my foolish lover's game
On this endless ocean finally lovers know no shame
Turning and returning to some secret place inside
Watching in slow motion as you turn around and say
Also: Kiss - Rock and Roll All Night could be interesting.
You say you wanna go for a spin
The party's just begun, we'll let you in
You drive us wild, we'll drive you crazy
You keep on shoutin', you keep on shoutin'
I wanna rock and roll all night and party everyday
Which translator sites are you using?
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Edit: I don't mean to say I think your idea sucks because Mark Twain did it first--obviously the results can be hilarious--he thought so at least. Maybe you can do the same thing with famous literary passages too.
Uno, dos, one, two, tres, quatro
Matty told Hatty about a thing she saw.
Had two big horns and a wooly jaw.
Wooly bully, wooly bully.
Wooly bully, wooly bully, wooly bully.
Hatty told Matty, "Let's don't take no chance.
Let's not be L-seven, come and learn to dance."
Wooly bully, wooly bully
Wooly bully, wooly bully, wooly bully.
Matty told Hatty, "That's the thing to do.
Get you someone really to pull the wool with you."
Wooly bully, wooly bully.
Wooly bully, wooly bully, wooly bully.
I apologize about the Monkees thing. I have a floor of 20 some year old guys, I'm wondering if they would think of the Monkees or Smashmouth first? I like Kiss, I'll try that. I'm just using www.freetranslation.com. The crappier the translator the better I think.
That's really cool, I didn't know about that. I didn't come up with this myself, it was posted on an RA resource website with a bunch of other programming ideas. I was thinking about trying this again next semester with quotes or something like that.
Edit: By the way, I don't mind some lesser known ones, but they can't be niche to a 20 year old college guy. I want to give everyone a slight chance.
Edit2: Kiss - Rock n Roll all night came out very nicely.
It says that you wanna goes for a return
The party only begun, we will leave him in
You guide us wild, we will guide him lunatic
You continue shoutin', continues shoutin'
I rock-n-roll of wanna all night and the routine party
Smells Like Teen Spirit should actually be pretty recognizable, and might come out interesting when double-translated:
With the lights out, it's less dangerous
Here we are now, entertain us
I feel stupid and contagious
Here we are now, entertain us
A mulatto, an albino, a mosquito, my libido
There are plenty of Beatles songs that people would recognize. I Am the Walrus and Lucy in the Sky With Diamonds are recognizable and might give some interesting results. Also, Immigrant Song by Led Zepplin, Purple Haze by Jimi Hendrix, All Along the Watchtower by Bob Dylan, Another Brick in the Wall by Pink Floyd.
Going a little more modern, there are a ton of really recognizable 80s pop songs. Just about anything by Madonna or Michael Jackson; Hungry Like the Wolf by Duran Duran, Girls Just Wanna Fun by Cyndi Lauper.
You could also do some really cheesy late-80s/early-90s rap. Ice Ice Baby, U Can't Touch This, Baby Got Back.
the "no true scotch man" fallacy.
I love rock n roll
So put another dime in the jukebox, baby
I love rock n roll
So come an take your time an dance with me
Queen - We Will Rock You
Buddy you’re a boy make a big noise
Playin’ in the street gonna be a big man some day
You got mud on yo’ face
You big disgrace
Kickin’ your can all over the place
Chris Isaak - Wicked Game
What a wicked game you play
To make me feel this way
What a wicked thing to do
To let me dream of you
What a wicked thing to say
You never felt this way
What a wicked thing to do
To make me dream of you
Vanilla Ice - Ice Ice Baby
All right stop collaborate and listen
Ice is back with my brand new invention
Something grabs a hold of me tightly
Flow like a harpoon daily and nightly
Will it ever stop yo I don't know
Turn off the lights and I'll glow
To the extreme I rock a mic like a vandal
Light up a stage and wax a chump like a candle
Blue Oyster Cult - Don't Fear the Reaper
Come on baby...don't fear the reaper
Baby take my hand...don't fear the reaper
We'll be able to fly...don't fear the reaper
Baby I'm your man...
BeeGees - Stayin' Alive
Whether youre a brother or whether youre a mother,
Youre stayin alive, stayin alive.
Feel the city breakin and everybody shakin,
And were stayin alive, stayin alive.
Ah, ha, ha, ha, stayin alive, stayin alive.
Ah, ha, ha, ha, stayin alive.
Leonard Cohen - Everybody Knows
Everybody knows that the dice are loaded
Everybody rolls with their fingers crossed
Everybody knows that the war is over
Everybody knows the good guys lost
Everybody knows the fight was fixed
The poor stay poor, the rich get rich
Thats how it goes
Everybody knows
Rammstein - Du Hast - Hey, reverse works right?
Du hast
Du
Du hast
Du hast mich
Du
Du hast
Du hast mich
Du hast mich
Du hast mich gefragt
Du hast mich gefragt
Du hast mich gefragt und ich hab nichts gesagt
The Cardigens - Lovefool
Love me love me
say that you love me
fool me fool me
go on and fool me
love me love me
pretend that you love me
leave me leave me
just say that you need me
The Cure - Friday I'm in Love
I don't care if Monday's blue
Tuesday's grey and Wednesday too
Thursday I don't care about you
It's Friday, I'm in love
Sting - Englishman in New York
I dont take coffee I take tea my dear
I like my toast done on one side
And you can hear it in my accent when I talk
Im an englishman in new york
Rolling Stones - Satisfaction (I can't get no)
I can't get no satisfaction,
I can't get no satisfaction.
'Cause I try and I try and I try and I try.
I can't get no, I can't get no.
Nancy Sinatra - Bang Bang (My Baby Shot me Down)
I was five and he was six
We rode on horses made of sticks
He wore black and I wore white
He would always win the fight
Bang bang, he shot me down
Bang bang, I hit the ground
Bang bang, that awful sound
Bang bang, my baby shot me down.
Dire Straits - Money for Nothing
Now look at them yo-yos thats the way you do it
You play the guitar on the mtv
That aint workin thats the way you do it
Money for nothin and chicks for free
Now that aint workin thats the way you do it
Lemme tell ya them guys aint dumb
Maybe get a blister on your little finger
Maybe get a blister on your thumb
Bloodhound Gang - The Bad Touch
You and me baby ain't nothin' but mammals
So let's do it like they do on the Discovery Channel
Do it again now
You and me baby ain't nothin' but mammals
So let's do it like they do on the Discovery Channel
Gettin' horny now
Bon Jovi - Livin' on a Prayer
Ohh We're half way there
Woah Livin' on a prayer
Take my hand and we'll make it - I swear
Livin' on a prayer
Jefferson Airplane - White Rabbit
One pill makes you larger
And one pill makes you small
And the ones that mother gives you
Don't do anything at all
Go ask Alice
When she's ten feet tall
Pink FLoyd - Another Brick in the Wall
We don't need no education
We dont need no thought control
No dark sarcasm in the classroom
Teachers leave them kids alone
Hey! Teachers! Leave them kids alone!
All in all it's just another brick in the wall.
All in all you're just another brick in the wall.
Survivor - Eye of the Tiger
Risin' up, back on the street
Did my time, took my chances
Went the distance, now I'm back on my feet
Just a man and his will to survive
So many times, it happens too fast
You change your passion for glory
Don't lose your grip on the dreams of the past
You must fight just to keep them alive
It's the eye of the tiger, it's the cream of the fight
Risin' up to the challenge of our rival
And the last known survivor stalks his prey in the night
And he's watchin' us all in the eye of the tiger
The Doors - Riders on the Storm
Riders on the storm
Riders on the storm
Into this house were born
Into this world were thrown
Like a dog without a bone
An actor out on loan
Riders on the storm
Republica - Ready to Go
It's a crack, I'm back yeah standing
On the rooftops shouting out,
Baby I'm ready to go
I'm back and ready to go
From the rooftops shout it out
It's a crack, I'm back yeah standing
On the rooftops having it
Baby I'm ready to go
I'm back and ready to go
From the rooftops shout it out, shout it out
The Romantics - What I like about You
What I like about you, you hold me tight
Tell me I'm the only one, wanna come over tonight, yeah
You're whispering in my ear
Tell me all the things that I wanna to hear, 'cause that's true
That's what I like about you
Billy Idol - White Wedding
Hey little sister what have you done
Hey little sister who's the only one
Hey little sister who's your superman
Hey little sister who's the one you want
Hey little sister shot gun!
It's a nice day to start again
It's a nice day for a white wedding
It's a nice day to start again.
Soft Cell - Tainted Love
Once I ran to you (I ran)
Now I'll run from you
This tainted love you've given
I give you all a boy could give you
Take my tears and that's not nearly all
Oh...tainted love
Tainted love
Bonnie Tyler - Hero
I need a hero
I'm holding out for a hero 'til the end of the night
He's gotta be strong
And he's gotta be fast
And he's gotta be fresh from the fight
I need a hero
I'm holding out for a hero 'til the morning light
He's gotta be sure
And it's gotta be soon
And he's gotta be larger than life
David Bowie - Starman
Theres a starman waiting in the sky
Hed like to come and meet us
But he thinks hed blow our minds
Theres a starman waiting in the sky
Hes told us not to blow it
Cause he knows its all worthwhile
He told me:
Let the children lose it
Let the children use it
Let all the children boogie
Jimi Hendrix - Foxy
You know youre a cute little heartbreaker
Foxy
You know youre a sweet little lovemaker
Foxy
I wanna take you home
I wont do you no harm, no
Youve got to be all mine, all mine
Ooh, foxy lady
Though I fear most of these were beaten by feral mentioning them first
Nice. I'll have to try that one. Thanks for all the suggestions so far guys! Keep it coming. Sadly not everything works out
Of the ones suggested in this thread so far I'm using:
Bloodhound Gang - The Bad Touch
Kiss - Rock and Roll All Night
MC Hammer - U Can't Touch This
Nirvana - Smells Like Team Spirit
It seems for every 10 i try one works well.
The Chemical Brothers - The Salmon Dance
Put your hands to the side, as silly as it seems
And shake your body like a salmon floating up stream
Radiohead - Creep
But I'm a creep
I'm a weirdo
What the hell am I doing here?
I don't belong here
Korn - Freak On a Leash
Feeling like a freak on a leash
Feeling like I have no release
How many times have I felt diseased?
Nothing in my life is free... is free
Electric Six - Danger! High Voltage
Danger, danger!
High voltage
When we touch
When we kiss
When we touch
When we kiss
Journey - Don't Stop Believin' (Blame me rewatching Scrubs for this one..)
Just a small town girl, livin' in a lonely world
She took the midnight train goin' anywhere...
Just a city boy, born and raised in South Detroit
He took the midnight train goin' anywhere...
Gary Numan - Cars
Here in my car
I feel safest of all
I can lock all my doors
It's the only way to live
In cars
Perhaps maybe something by Beastie Boys, Johnny Cash?
Very awesome.
Total Eclipse of the Heart for the win.
the "no true scotch man" fallacy.