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Thread #174303 Message #4228009
Posted By: Helen
03-Sep-25 - 08:14 PM
Thread Name: How many verses before losing interest?
Subject: RE: How many verses before losing interest?
Funny! In a group of musical friends some decades ago, one man used to sing the song called "It Takes a Worried Man". To me it was just endless. A couple of times I would sing this verse when he had (finally) finished:
The song that I sing is 21 verses long, The song that I sing is 21 verses long, The song that I sing is 21 verses long, But I don't care 'cos I sing it all day long.
(Lucky for me he has a sense of humour - or maybe just a forgiving nature.)
A quick internet search shows it only has 6 verses but 5 choruses as well, so 11 in total. For me, a song with a repetitive melody drives me nuts anyway - don't speak to me about Barbara Ellen! :-( so when it goes on and on as well, I just can't take it.
People reciting what is known in Oz as bush verse used to make me leave the room.
Da-da da-da da Duh (upward inflection) Da-da da-da da Darr (downward inflection) Da-da da-da da Duh (upward inflection) Da-da da-da da Darr (downward inflection)