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02 Aug 99 - 12:44 AM (#101449) Subject: Why Don't You and I get Normal? From: Lonesome EJ Back in the mid-seventies, Martin Mull had a song with the above title. It was hilarious, and I would love to have the lyrics. I remember this verse:
" Why don't you and I get normal? Any help gratefully appreciated, LEJ |
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02 Aug 99 - 01:10 AM (#101458) Subject: RE: Why Don't You and I get Normal? From: katlaughing Hi, LeeJ, I found the cd which has it on it. It's called just "Normal" on the cd and there is a short audio clip; sounds like a great song. Here's where it was at: Mulling It Over: A Musical Thats: http://cdu2.cduniverse.com/asp/albuminfo.asp?LC=7999+82178&cart=82191857&qs= Hope this helps. kat |
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02 Aug 99 - 03:55 AM (#101475) Subject: RE: Why Don't You and I get Normal? From: Sourdough If any of you remember The Great American Dream Machine on PBS in the late Sities, you may remember what I think is the earliest television performances of Marty Mull. He contracted with WGBH to do the music for a series of shorts called Great American Heroes. The subjects included Big Daddy Roth (and his outrageous motorcycle designs), Banana Nose Covello (the roller derby queen), Evel Knievel, and a couple of others I don't remember. They songs, done in his C&W style were gems. Ron Finley was the producer but then Ron disappeared into the wilds of LA where he is supposedly very successful doing commercials. Sourdough |
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17 May 03 - 08:58 PM (#954634) Subject: RE: Why Don't You and I get Normal? From: Jim Dixon I found a bit more in sound samples: Well, I'm tired of rockin' and rollin' Let's get married, honey. Let's go bowlin'. Throw away our pot and acid, Spend a weekend at Lake Placid. [It's] too hard to live in this town if you're strange. What say you and I get normal for a change? What say you and I get normal? It don't have to be that formal. [We'll] just sit and watch TV like others do. |
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18 May 03 - 01:41 AM (#954692) Subject: RE: Why Don't You and I get Normal? From: open mike i love it! now i want it for my theme song!! |
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18 May 03 - 01:32 PM (#954930) Subject: RE: Why Don't You and I get Normal? From: open mike the pge i went to did not have a sound sample.. any one else have any info on this one?? |
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18 May 03 - 02:46 PM (#954966) Subject: RE: Why Don't You and I get Normal? From: Jim Dixon Best places to find sound samples are: Yahoo! Music Barnes & Noble amazon.com --in that order of preference, in my opinion. When the song you're looking for is a common word like "Normal", the problem is that you get TOO MANY results. They will find any song that has the word "normal" in the title. It might be easier to find the album first, if you know it (and if you don't, try the artist) and then follow the links to the song. |
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18 May 03 - 03:15 PM (#954978) Subject: RE: Why Don't You and I get Normal? From: fat B****rd I have the "LP" with this track, if it's of any use to anybody I'm quite willing to post the lyric. |
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18 May 03 - 07:25 PM (#955093) Subject: RE: Why Don't You and I get Normal? From: Clinton Hammond So... I'll have to say... I was inspired by this to take a look around at the music of Martin Mull... I mean, Mudcatters mentioned him favourable, and I'd heard others say his songs were funny... So maybe I should check into it right? Well, I gotta ask... Where's the humour? I've heard funnier autopsies.... |
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19 May 03 - 07:55 AM (#955331) Subject: Lyr/Chords Add: NORMAL (Martin Mull) From: Clean Supper I know the words. Here they are. I find it very hard to know if you've been given them already or not when all people submit is a link. If anyone reads this - please specify what information your link provides so the rest of us know whether to give what we know too. Normal C C7 F C I'm tired of rock'n'rollin', let's get married honey let's go bowling, C D G Throw away our pot & acid, spend the weekend at Lake Placid, C E flat Too hard to live in this town if you're strange, C G C Whatsay you and I get normal for a change. C C7 F C Whatsay you and I get normal, don't have to be that formal, C D G (G7 etc) Just sit and watch TV like others do, C Am We'll eat meat and mashed potaters, cut out hair so folks won't hate us, D G C Life is nuts enough just livin' here with you 2. Let's see who can be the most borin' you do the dishes honey I'll start snorin', Get a mower do some mowin' spend all mornin' gettin' it goin' Show everyone in town we're not deranged, Whatsay you and I get normal for a change. Whatsay you and I get normal, on't have to be that formal, Just sit and watch Don Lane like others do [that's how old this song is - older than me incidentally] We'll eat meat and mashed potaters, cut our hair so folks won't hate us, Life is nuts snough just livin' here with you. [CBA] G It's gonna change us honey, sexually, D G C From now on, we'll just be once-a-week-ers, G E A It's gonna change us honey, even music'ly, D G We'll get our records through the mail and get a set of lousy speakers Now if you will beg my pardon I'm goin out to start a garden, It'll jsut be small - potaters, just zucchinis and tomaters, And if wither one comes up we've made the grade, Whatsay you and I get normal for a chang. What say you and etc. Life i nuts enough just livin' here with you Livin' here with you and Bobby McGoo |
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19 May 03 - 10:29 AM (#955435) Subject: RE: Why Don't You and I get Normal? From: Jim Dixon Clean Supper: Thanks for supplying the lyrics and chords -- but I'm a bit puzzled by your comment at the beginning. I thought I was clear that I was only giving Open Mike some pointers about where to find sound samples. And Kat was clear that the site she linked to contained only "a short audio clip." (The clip has apparently disappeared since she posted that message.) What more information do you want? And can't you follow the link yourself if you're not sure? |
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30 Jan 11 - 12:34 AM (#3085071) Subject: RE: Lyr Req: Normal (Martin Mull) From: GUEST,RioRico >And if wither one comes up we've made the grade, >Whatsay you and I get normal for a chang. Correction: And if anything comes up, we'll join the Grange What say you and I get normal for a change. |
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24 Aug 11 - 03:59 AM (#3211866) Subject: RE: Lyr Req: Normal (Martin Mull) From: GUEST,DC Rapier Intro: Why'd we have to get so hip? Why'd we have to take that trip? You look dumb in dungarees and so do I Come on put on your nicest dress and I'll put on my tie Here's why… I'm tired of rock 'n' rollin'; Let's get married, honey. Let's go bowlin'. Throw away our pot and acid. Spend a weekend at Lake Placid It's too hard to live in this town when you're strange What say you and I get Normal for a change? chorus What say you and I get Normal? It don't have to be that formal. We'll just sit and watch TV like others do We'll eat meat and mashed potatoes; cut our hair so folks won't hate us Life is nuts enough just living here with you Let's see who can be most boring. You do the dishes, Honey, I'll start snoring. Get a mower. Do some mowin'. Spend all morning just getting it goin'. We'll show everyone in town we're not deranged What say you and I get Normal for a change? Chorus What say you and I get Normal? It don't have to be that formal. We'll just sit and watch TV like others do We'll eat meat and mashed potatoes; cut our hair so folks won't hate us Life is nuts enough just living here with you Living here with you and Bobby McGoo |
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14 Jul 14 - 02:12 PM (#3642106) Subject: RE: Lyr Req: Normal (Martin Mull) From: GUEST,Thomas Charles Belanger Martin Mull (Transcribed by Thomas Charles Belanger) Why'd we have to get so hip, oh, why'd we have to take that trip, honey You look dumb in dungarees & so do I; C'mon, go put on your nicest dress, and I'll put on my tie Here's why…… I'm tired of rock and rollin', let's get married honey, let's go bowlin' Throw away our pot & acid, spend the weekend at Lake Placid Too hard to live in this town this strange What say you and I get normal for a change Chorus What say you and I get normal, It don't have to be that formal Just sit and watch TV like other do We'll eat meat and mashed potatoes, cut our hair so folks don't hate us Life is nuts enough just livin' here wichoo Let's see who can be more borin', you do the dishes honey, I'll start snoring Get a mower do some mowin' spend all morning gettin' it goin. We'll show everyone in town we're not deranged What say you and I get normal for a change Chorus Bridge It's gonna change us honey sexually, from now on we'll just be once-a-weekers. It's gonna change us darlin' even musically, get our records in the mail, get a set of lousy speakers. So if you'll beg my pardon, I'll go out and start a garden It'll just be small potatoes, just some lettuce & tomatoes And if either one comes up, we'll join the Grange What say you and I get normal for a change. Chorus End with Bobby McGoo |
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30 Oct 21 - 11:19 PM (#4124702) Subject: RE: Lyr Req: Normal (Martin Mull) From: PHJim Here's how I play it. This is how I hear the version I first heard from Peterborough's Catfish Willie. Normal Martin Mull [C] Why'd we have to get so hip? [F] Why'd we have to take that trip? Honey [C] you look dumb in dungarees, so do [G7] I. So [C] go put on your [C7] nicest dress and [F] I'll put on a [Cdim] tie Here's [G7] why: I'm [C] tired of rock 'n'[C7] rollin', let's get [F] married Honey let's go [C] bowling, Throw away our pot and [A] acid, spend the [D7] weekend at Lake [G7] Placid, Too [C] hard to live in [C7] this town if you're [F] strange, [Cdim] What say [C] you and [A] I get [D7] normal [G7] for a [C] change. [F] [C] What say you and I get [C7] normal, we don't [F] have to be that [C] formal, Just sit and watch T[A]V like others [D7] do, [G7] We'll eat [C] meat and mashed po[C7]taters, cut our [F] hair so folks won't [Cdim] hate us, Life is [C] nuts e[A]nough just [D7] livin' [G7] here with [C] you [F] [C] Let's see [C] who can be the most [C7] borin' you do the [F] dishes Honey I'll start [C] snorin', Get a mower do some [A] mowin' spend all [D7] mornin' gettin' it [G7] goin' Show [C] everyone in [C7] town we're not de[F]ranged, [Cdim] What say [C] you and [A] I get [D7] normal [G7] for a [C] change. [F] [C] What say you and I get [C7] normal, we don't [F] have to be real [C] formal, Just sit and watch T[A]V like others [D7] do, [G7] We'll eat [C] meat and mashed po[C7]taters, cut our [F] hair so folks won't [Cdim] hate us, Life is [C] nuts e[A]nough just [D7] livin' [G7] here with [C] you [F] [C] [F] It's gonna [G7] change us Honey, [C] sexually, [A] From now [D7] on, we'll [G7] just be "once a [C] weekers,[C7] [F] It's gonna [G7] change us Honey, even [C] music'ly, [A] We'll get our [D7] records through the mail and get a [G7] set of lousy speakers Now [C] if you will beg my [C7] pardon I'm goin' [F] out to plant a [C] garden, It'll just be small po[A]taters, some zuc[D7]chinis and to[G7]maters, And if [C] anything comes [C7] up we've made the [F] grade, [Cdim] What say [C] you and [A] I get [D7] normal [G7] for a [C] change. [F] [C] What say you and I get [C7] normal, we don't [F] have to be that [C] formal, Just sit and watch T[A]V like others [D7] do, [G7] We'll eat [C] meat and mashed po[C7]taters, cut our [F] hair so folks won't [Cdim] hate us, Life is [C] nuts e[A]nough just [D7] livin' [G7] here with [C] you [A] [D7] Livin' here with [G7] you and Bobby Mc[C]Goo [F] [G7] [C] (I don't have a clue what "The Grange" is, so I changed that line a bit.) |
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30 Oct 21 - 11:21 PM (#4124703) Subject: RE: Lyr Req: Normal (Martin Mull) From: PHJim I put the chords in brackets because I can't get them to line up otherwise. |
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31 Oct 21 - 04:17 AM (#4124715) Subject: RE: Lyr Req: Normal (Martin Mull) From: GerryM Wikipedia sez, "The Grange, officially named The National Grange of the Order of Patrons of Husbandry, is a social organization in the United States that encourages families to band together to promote the economic and political well-being of the community and agriculture." |
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02 Nov 21 - 09:31 PM (#4125027) Subject: RE: Lyr Req: Normal (Martin Mull) From: GUEST,keberoxu I remember that line about "from now on, we'll just be once-a-week-ers" ! |
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06 Jul 22 - 11:09 AM (#4146470) Subject: RE: Lyr Req: Normal (Martin Mull) From: GUEST,Ben Figured i'd share a recording of this song i found on youtube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dxxyuwX33aE |