Adam Posted February 16, 2005 Report Share Posted February 16, 2005 (edited) My current contender for most audacious and brilliant rhyming couplet may be found in the Parliament song "Ride on." Opinions may change on a whim. Cole Porter lyrics not allowed, as we all know how brilliant those are. Put a hump in your back Shake your sacroiliac Does anything describe dancing to funk better? Your contenders, please? Pop, rock, funk, blues, jazz - all is good. Edited February 16, 2005 by Adam Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RDK Posted February 16, 2005 Report Share Posted February 16, 2005 Adam, a version of that "sacroiliac" line goes back to "The Hucklebuck," maybe even earlier. Great one, though. A favorite of mine is from Jimmy Webb's "Wichita Lineman" - "And I need you more than want you, and I want you for all time" Then there's Dylan... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sundog Posted February 16, 2005 Report Share Posted February 16, 2005 I could fill up this thread with Kinks "Kouplets" but I'll resist the urge and give you just one of my very favorites from the song Better Days Here's hoping all the days ahead won't be as bitter as the ones behind you Be an optimist instead and somehow happiness will find you.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joe Posted February 16, 2005 Report Share Posted February 16, 2005 Dashing and daring, a drink he was sharing, With wicked Felina, the girl that I love. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
couw Posted February 16, 2005 Report Share Posted February 16, 2005 She stripped away her rancid poncho And laid out naked by the door We did it till we were un-concho And it was useless anymore Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rostasi Posted February 16, 2005 Report Share Posted February 16, 2005 Are "Midnight Sun" (Mercer, et al.) lyrics allowed? Rod --- Now playing: Chaan Siang Phin feat. Mon Siang Phin - Wasana Gam Par (Could You Love Me?) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Green Dolphin Posted February 16, 2005 Report Share Posted February 16, 2005 "you told me love was too plebeian told me you was through with me an'..." Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brandon Burke Posted February 16, 2005 Report Share Posted February 16, 2005 (edited) She stripped away her rancid poncho And laid out naked by the door We did it till we were un-concho And it was useless anymore "Un-concho" is hilarious. I love ever-so-slighly manipulated pronunciations like that. Just to make something rhyme. Reminds me of the time Jonathan Richman rhymed "laundry pile" with "card [tay-bile]". Edited February 16, 2005 by Brandon Burke Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rostasi Posted February 17, 2005 Report Share Posted February 17, 2005 OK, I'll go with Mark E. Smith: You don't have to be weird to be wired You don't have to be a died hair punk funk shit-hot fucked up tick-tock pad You don't have to be strange to be strangled When the going gets weird, the weird turn pro -- Totally Wired --- Now playing: Arne Nordheim - Draumkvedet (excerpt 1) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RDK Posted February 17, 2005 Report Share Posted February 17, 2005 I once knew a girl from Nantucket... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Adam Posted February 18, 2005 Author Report Share Posted February 18, 2005 She stripped away her rancid poncho And laid out naked by the door We did it till we were un-concho And it was useless anymore Sure. In fact, heck, get rid of my Cole Porter condition as well. The world has too many rules; who needs one in a thread that will hardly get visited anyway? And it ain't a competition. But they've got to be rhyming couplets! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
David Williams Posted February 18, 2005 Report Share Posted February 18, 2005 I put horses' heads in people's beds from I Am The Mob - Catatonia Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jazzmoose Posted February 18, 2005 Report Share Posted February 18, 2005 See how they run like pigs from a gun see how they run. Oops...that's not a couplet...oh well. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
md655321 Posted February 18, 2005 Report Share Posted February 18, 2005 She had dumps like a truck, truck, truck Thighs like what, what, what -Sisqo, Thong Song Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chrome Posted February 18, 2005 Report Share Posted February 18, 2005 my Cole Porter condition Speaking of ... You're the top, you're Mahatma Gandhi You're the top! you're Napoleon brandy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Green Dolphin Posted February 18, 2005 Report Share Posted February 18, 2005 "Guess I'll have to go an' tell 'em I ain't got no cerebellum" Teenage Lobotomy-an arbitrary pick from the Ramones Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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