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Talking Heads', "Burning Down The House"
The Funny Lyrics:
Three hundred sixty five degrees
Burning down the house
Burning down the house
Why They're funny:
As a temperature, of course it's going to burn. But what's intriguing is that if you think of this many "degrees" as angular measure, it's just a shade more than a complete revolution, so maybe it could have a double meaning.
Submitted by: Quyjibo
Talking Heads', "Once In A Lifetime"
The Funny Lyrics:
And you may find yourself behind the wheel of a large automobile.
And you may find yourself in a beautiful house...with a beautiful wife.
And you may ask yourself, 'Well, how did I get here?'
(later)
And you may ask yourself, 'Where is that large automobile?'
And you may tell yourself, 'This is not my beautiful house!'
And you may tell yourself, 'This is not my beautiful wife!'
And you may find yourself in a beautiful house...with a beautiful wife.
And you may ask yourself, 'Well, how did I get here?'
(later)
And you may ask yourself, 'Where is that large automobile?'
And you may tell yourself, 'This is not my beautiful house!'
And you may tell yourself, 'This is not my beautiful wife!'
Why They're funny:
This is so hilarious. The first time around, he names these three items, then the second time around he realizes that the person he's addressing shouldn't be thrown into this fantasy right away.
Submitted by: Quyjibo
Talking Heads', "Once In A Lifetime"
The Funny Lyrics:
There is water, at the bottom of the ocean!
Why They're funny:
Well, in essence this is actually untrue because the ocean is made out of water so he is implying that the bottom of the ocean is made of water, but the top is also, so that is only stating the obvious. The bottom of the ocean, of course, is the lower bound of the ocean itself, and so the "bottom" is bounded by the ocean floor (which is solid ground).
Submitted by: Mikey
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