When I stand here it makes me human
This is a literal and totally brilliant translation of the music video for “Take On Me” by A-ha, showing you what can happen when the song being sung actually matches the contents of the video. It’s been making the rounds online for a while now, but watch it if you’ve missed it. It made me realize that my most favorite lyrics from songs actually tend to be pretty straightforward, yet still manage to be poetic.
Here are some of my favorite easy lyrics:
Seven-Up, I touched her thumb,
And she knew it was me
Although she couldn’t see,
Unless of course she peeked
You’re no rock n’ roll fun
Like a piece of art
That no one can touchYour head is always up in the clouds
Writing your songs
Won’t you ever come down?
Here comes Tiffany
My best friend, Tiffany
Wearing a size too small of sweaterMe and Tiffany
Dressing up pretty
We love to ride, we love to canterMy best friend Tiffany
She is so popular
We’re going from site to site
And pool to pool tonight
I met Ferdinand de Saussure
On a night like this
On love he said
“I’m not so sure
I even know what it is
No understanding
No closure
It is a nemesis
You can’t use a bulldozer
To study orchids”
He said, so
We don’t know anything
You don’t know anything
I don’t know anything
About love
Of course, nothing can ever really beat a good and crazy song by Beck, who himself changes the lyrics to his songs all the time live.