March 11, 2025 • 7 mins
Everyone knows and loves these songs, but can you actually understand what they're saying? Try to guess the song from these seemingly gibberish lyrics!
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Speaker 1 (00:01):
Let's play a game with Elvis Duran in the morning show.
Speaker 2 (00:06):
All right, So during the song there, we were going
over some of these songs in Gandhi's new contest called
WTF was that? These are songs you've heard a million
times and you don't know the lyrics at all. You've
(00:28):
sung them a million times. What have you been singing
all this time? It made me question everything, not the lyrics.
All right, Well, let's if we dare, Let's go talk
to Bergen on line five. Who wants to play this game? Hi?
Speaker 1 (00:40):
Bergen?
Speaker 2 (00:41):
Hi, how are you guys? Well we're okay now, But Bergen,
no matter how how much you think you know lyrics
to all these songs, I don't know. This is gonna
definitely put you to the test. Yep, Yeah, I'm try
my best. I'm excited. Okay, all right, bring on this one.
Speaker 3 (01:03):
Even I'm gonna say this, this is a tough one,
and I feel like we should cut people some slack
in some capacity.
Speaker 2 (01:07):
Oh boy, you know what. I'm a teacher, so I'm
always up for a good challenge. Okay, I love Okay,
all right, Well we're gonna really challenge you here. So
describe the premise to everyone before we get going gandhi.
Speaker 3 (01:19):
All right, these are really popular songs. I know we
all sing along to these songs. What are you singing?
Speaker 2 (01:23):
So?
Speaker 3 (01:23):
I was watching a video the other day started trying
to sing along and thought, what the was that? I
have no idea what I said nor what she said?
So I thought there are more songs like that, and
I pulled some clips.
Speaker 2 (01:33):
Here we are, all right, some of these songs maybe
you've heard of, maybe you haven't, but it's still lyrics.
You should be able to hear a lyric of any song,
whether you know it or not, and tell us what
they're saying. Good luck? All right, let's start with the
first one. Here's so to a one. What are they
saying in this song? We know.
Speaker 4 (01:55):
What?
Speaker 2 (01:58):
All right? Of course? All the stars can glamar? Do
you know what they're saying in those lyrics?
Speaker 3 (02:06):
Then let me go only?
Speaker 2 (02:12):
Okay, well, well sort of? Okay, here it is again. Okay, okay,
you did get stars and closer? I heard those? Yeah,
all right, Ready for the lyrics? Yeah, okay, okay, but
(02:36):
you got to listen to the lyrics and then we're
going to play it immediately after. And you tell me
if that's what I said. This may be the night
that my dreams might let me know all the stars
are closer. We all right, well.
Speaker 4 (02:55):
Let me know.
Speaker 2 (02:57):
Yeah, okay, we've got two more words. All right, here's
an old one. Here's an old when from your your
your mom and dad listened to this when it was
a hit. But it's still a huge song, very recognizable
hit it number two.
Speaker 4 (03:06):
Hey, when you find out these lyrics a day in
my life?
Speaker 2 (03:24):
You never heard Benny and the Jets by Elton's arm
Benny and the Jets. Okay, well the rest of us
have so hear it playing again?
Speaker 1 (03:33):
Hey, are you ready for the lyrics?
Speaker 2 (03:49):
Here it is, hey, kid, shake it loose together. The
spotlight's hitting something that's been known to change the weather.
We'll kill the fatted calf to right, so stick around
here it is around. I heard cough. I heard nothing
(04:25):
about a kicking a fat cough cough. All right, all right,
well here's another one from our friend Shaggy. Okay, tell
us what these lyrics are, Bergen, let me play one
more time here. Okay, okay, okay, you gotta listen. Everyone
(04:47):
be quiet now, let's let her mister fantastic something else sick. Mister,
what's the word. I can't believe you got mister Rowe. Okay,
here's what it is. She called me mister boombastic, save me, fantastic,
(05:11):
touched me on the back, she says, I'm mister Rowe.
Double okay, believe me. You're gonna walk out of here
with with something you're okay, I'll give you. I'll give
you two more. Here's two more. Here's Cotton Eye Joe.
(05:33):
What is this? I got some of that? Okay? What
is he saying there? If it hadn't been for Cotton
Eye Joe? I do married a long time ago.
Speaker 4 (05:49):
Where did it come from? Where did you go?
Speaker 3 (05:50):
Where did it come from?
Speaker 2 (05:51):
Cotton Joe? Yeah?
Speaker 4 (05:54):
Hit it? Hit it.
Speaker 2 (05:59):
From? Okay, got it? Okay, you got that one. Obviously
a big fan. Now here's this is the song number five,
the final one. This is the one that tipped you
off that. There's a game here, right, Gandhi? Yes, Okay,
tell the story.
Speaker 3 (06:12):
I was watching this music video and I went to
sing along. I couldn't. I was like, wait, what the
hell has she been saying all these years? I have
no idea? Then I looked it up and was astounded.
Speaker 2 (06:21):
Here it is. Listen closely, what the second part? I
know the first part made the full part two of
you together. Yeah, okay, where's she singing? Bergen? What is
(06:43):
she singing?
Speaker 1 (06:45):
Well, no, it's lady normally.
Speaker 2 (06:47):
Can you play it one more times? I can see
the point. No, no, no, you gotta okay, one more time,
but you got to immediately hop into it. Go I
know the whole thing. Well, hold on, burg let's see
Burgen and Daniel can play to the Bergen. Give give
(07:09):
me those lyrics. Go okay, I'm gonna just do what Daniel,
I'm writing it down. Hold on, Okay, it's touch of
her skin feeling silky smooth, the color of cafe ola,
you know, very close? Is that right? Very yeah? Just
(07:29):
one word off. But no, it's touch of her skin
feeling silky smooth. Hey, color of cafe O.
Speaker 3 (07:45):
It's worse.
Speaker 2 (07:47):
We gotta give Bergen something she actually did much better
than are good. We're gonna give you the Elvis Duran
apparel line. There, Bergen, thanks to Heck and Sack, Meridian Health,
thank you,
Let's play a game with Elvis Duran in the morning show.
Speaker 2 (00:06):
All right, So during the song there, we were going
over some of these songs in Gandhi's new contest called
WTF was that? These are songs you've heard a million
times and you don't know the lyrics at all. You've
(00:28):
sung them a million times. What have you been singing
all this time? It made me question everything, not the lyrics.
All right, Well, let's if we dare, Let's go talk
to Bergen on line five. Who wants to play this game? Hi?
Speaker 1 (00:40):
Bergen?
Speaker 2 (00:41):
Hi, how are you guys? Well we're okay now, But Bergen,
no matter how how much you think you know lyrics
to all these songs, I don't know. This is gonna
definitely put you to the test. Yep, Yeah, I'm try
my best. I'm excited. Okay, all right, bring on this one.
Speaker 3 (01:03):
Even I'm gonna say this, this is a tough one,
and I feel like we should cut people some slack
in some capacity.
Speaker 2 (01:07):
Oh boy, you know what. I'm a teacher, so I'm
always up for a good challenge. Okay, I love Okay,
all right, Well we're gonna really challenge you here. So
describe the premise to everyone before we get going gandhi.
Speaker 3 (01:19):
All right, these are really popular songs. I know we
all sing along to these songs. What are you singing?
Speaker 2 (01:23):
So?
Speaker 3 (01:23):
I was watching a video the other day started trying
to sing along and thought, what the was that? I
have no idea what I said nor what she said?
So I thought there are more songs like that, and
I pulled some clips.
Speaker 2 (01:33):
Here we are, all right, some of these songs maybe
you've heard of, maybe you haven't, but it's still lyrics.
You should be able to hear a lyric of any song,
whether you know it or not, and tell us what
they're saying. Good luck? All right, let's start with the
first one. Here's so to a one. What are they
saying in this song? We know.
Speaker 4 (01:55):
What?
Speaker 2 (01:58):
All right? Of course? All the stars can glamar? Do
you know what they're saying in those lyrics?
Speaker 3 (02:06):
Then let me go only?
Speaker 2 (02:12):
Okay, well, well sort of? Okay, here it is again. Okay, okay,
you did get stars and closer? I heard those? Yeah,
all right, Ready for the lyrics? Yeah, okay, okay, but
(02:36):
you got to listen to the lyrics and then we're
going to play it immediately after. And you tell me
if that's what I said. This may be the night
that my dreams might let me know all the stars
are closer. We all right, well.
Speaker 4 (02:55):
Let me know.
Speaker 2 (02:57):
Yeah, okay, we've got two more words. All right, here's
an old one. Here's an old when from your your
your mom and dad listened to this when it was
a hit. But it's still a huge song, very recognizable
hit it number two.
Speaker 4 (03:06):
Hey, when you find out these lyrics a day in
my life?
Speaker 2 (03:24):
You never heard Benny and the Jets by Elton's arm
Benny and the Jets. Okay, well the rest of us
have so hear it playing again?
Speaker 1 (03:33):
Hey, are you ready for the lyrics?
Speaker 2 (03:49):
Here it is, hey, kid, shake it loose together. The
spotlight's hitting something that's been known to change the weather.
We'll kill the fatted calf to right, so stick around
here it is around. I heard cough. I heard nothing
(04:25):
about a kicking a fat cough cough. All right, all right,
well here's another one from our friend Shaggy. Okay, tell
us what these lyrics are, Bergen, let me play one
more time here. Okay, okay, okay, you gotta listen. Everyone
(04:47):
be quiet now, let's let her mister fantastic something else sick. Mister,
what's the word. I can't believe you got mister Rowe. Okay,
here's what it is. She called me mister boombastic, save me, fantastic,
(05:11):
touched me on the back, she says, I'm mister Rowe.
Double okay, believe me. You're gonna walk out of here
with with something you're okay, I'll give you. I'll give
you two more. Here's two more. Here's Cotton Eye Joe.
(05:33):
What is this? I got some of that? Okay? What
is he saying there? If it hadn't been for Cotton
Eye Joe? I do married a long time ago.
Speaker 4 (05:49):
Where did it come from? Where did you go?
Speaker 3 (05:50):
Where did it come from?
Speaker 2 (05:51):
Cotton Joe? Yeah?
Speaker 4 (05:54):
Hit it? Hit it.
Speaker 2 (05:59):
From? Okay, got it? Okay, you got that one. Obviously
a big fan. Now here's this is the song number five,
the final one. This is the one that tipped you
off that. There's a game here, right, Gandhi? Yes, Okay,
tell the story.
Speaker 3 (06:12):
I was watching this music video and I went to
sing along. I couldn't. I was like, wait, what the
hell has she been saying all these years? I have
no idea? Then I looked it up and was astounded.
Speaker 2 (06:21):
Here it is. Listen closely, what the second part? I
know the first part made the full part two of
you together. Yeah, okay, where's she singing? Bergen? What is
(06:43):
she singing?
Speaker 1 (06:45):
Well, no, it's lady normally.
Speaker 2 (06:47):
Can you play it one more times? I can see
the point. No, no, no, you gotta okay, one more time,
but you got to immediately hop into it. Go I
know the whole thing. Well, hold on, burg let's see
Burgen and Daniel can play to the Bergen. Give give
(07:09):
me those lyrics. Go okay, I'm gonna just do what Daniel,
I'm writing it down. Hold on, Okay, it's touch of
her skin feeling silky smooth, the color of cafe ola,
you know, very close? Is that right? Very yeah? Just
(07:29):
one word off. But no, it's touch of her skin
feeling silky smooth. Hey, color of cafe O.
Speaker 3 (07:45):
It's worse.
Speaker 2 (07:47):
We gotta give Bergen something she actually did much better
than are good. We're gonna give you the Elvis Duran
apparel line. There, Bergen, thanks to Heck and Sack, Meridian Health,
thank you,
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