Thursday, June 10, 2010

An Early, Possibly Thought Provoking, Clue to the New Direction

From sometime in the 70s, please enjoy the incomparable and very Danish Victor Borge and his classic Phonetic Punctutation routine.



I actually think this system makes a lot of sense, if truth be told.

In any case, a coveted PowerPop No-Prize will be awarded the first reader who gleans the relevance of the clip to the theme of tomorrow's Weekend Listomania.
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12 comments:

  1. Sal Nunziato6/10/2010 3:34 PM

    I'm regretting this as I type--Onomatopoetic songs?

    Bang Bang
    Rumble
    Honkin'Down The Highway

    (I'm an idiot)

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  2. steve simels6/10/2010 3:53 PM

    That's a great idea, and I will steal it.

    But no.
    :-)

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  3. Unknown6/10/2010 4:06 PM

    Songs that spell out words?

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  4. Dave6/10/2010 4:33 PM

    Coolest or worst use of sound effects?

    Songs with punctuation in the title?

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  5. geor3ge6/10/2010 5:09 PM

    Percussion?

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  6. steve simels6/10/2010 5:14 PM

    No and no.
    :-)

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  7. FD13NYC6/10/2010 6:34 PM

    Songs by Danish bands? Naaah, Let's see, songs of a literary or vocabulary nature?

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  8. steve simels6/10/2010 7:29 PM

    Okay, time for a hint.

    It's about grammar.
    :-)

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  9. Anonymous6/10/2010 8:11 PM

    I was going to guess deceased piano players with accents, but given your hint, I'm switching to the grammatical impossibility in the bridge to No Reply. - AP

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  10. Anonymous6/10/2010 8:53 PM

    songs with bad grammar?

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  11. Unknown6/10/2010 11:21 PM

    Songs with bad grammer in the title-- Ain't Misbehavin'?

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  12. steve simels6/10/2010 11:35 PM

    Anonymous and Edward:

    The first ever joint PowerPop No-Prize is awarded to both of you.

    Coming to you as we speak via planaria caravan.

    And kudos!!!

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