Songs you know all the words to but no idea why

[Buzzer]

Betty Boo - 'Where Are You Baby' I played that last night and sung along to every word. How did that happen that I can remember the words to a song I haven't heard in at least 10 years and never remember listening to much when it was out.

Muppets - 'Ma na ma na' - not just every "word" (well - noise) but every inflection including when the hairy little fella goes off to the back and does his scat singing.

Terry Jacks - 'Seasons in the Sun' I don't like listening to this song even because it makes me sad.

Laurel and Hardy - 'Trail of the Lonesome Pine' I have absolutely no idea how I know the words to this but I heard it recently for the first time since I was about 5 but I even joined a long at the end where Stan's voice goes low, gets a bop on the head and then goes high.

I'm sure there's more.

 

[tomfitz12]

LDN by lily allen... haven't hear the song in years until the other day and worringly enough I knew all the words :/

 

[Mr Bridger]

'vogue' by madge..... f@cked if i know why

 

[footychick]

Fresh Prince of Bel Air, The Shamen - Ebeneezer Good. I used to know all the words to Joe leTaxi.

 

[wunt be druv]

Domino,Jessie J why? not a clue.

 

[Pavilionaire]

"I Saw Her Standing There" by the Beatles.

 

[Blackadder]

American pie - Don Mclean.

 

[METALMICKY]

Rather worrying was that yesterday three of us in the office knew pretty much all of the Keith Harris song about Orville

 

[Buzzer]

Birmingham Jail/Down in the Valley - Leadbelly
Oh Carol by Neil Sedaka.
Hats off to Larry by Del Shannon
Patricia the Stripper - Chris De Burgh
Eve of Destruction - Barry McGuire
Unbelievable - EMF
When Will I Be Famous - Bros
Beat Dis - Bomb the Bass

 

[Buzzer]

and most of the words to most of the songs on Grease.

 

[Munkfish]

Wham - Young Guns

 

[ees complicated no?]

Changes - 2pac
Gangster paradise - Coolio

Yet I bloody hate rap.

 

[gripper stebson]

I found myself heartily singing along to 'We built this city on Rock and Roll' the other day. Haven't heard it for years and didn't like it when it was in the charts... yet I knew almost ALL the words.

Odd what the human brain hangs onto.

 

[Johnny Crumplin Football]

Broken Wings -- Mr. Mister. Yep. Sorry. No idea why

 

[DavidinSouthampton]

The Boxer by Simon and Garfunkel, along with the synthesiser(?) solo note for note.

 

[Garage_Doors]

Da Da Da by Trio.