tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4516432143173419194.post1081402365819673659..comments2023-10-23T17:28:57.604-04:00Comments on The Other 95%: Spineless Song RequestsKevin Zelniohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14192385384151149566noreply@blogger.comBlogger12125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4516432143173419194.post-13347231733298704672007-09-14T12:13:00.001-04:002007-09-14T12:13:00.001-04:00I think there is a version sung in some weird fore...I think there is a version sung in some weird foreign language too like hungarian or something.Kevin Zelniohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14192385384151149566noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4516432143173419194.post-55279063253083683292007-09-14T12:13:00.000-04:002007-09-14T12:13:00.000-04:00Oh yeah! On their greatest hits album, they have a...Oh yeah! On their greatest hits album, they have at least 3 versions i think.Kevin Zelniohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14192385384151149566noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4516432143173419194.post-19805349820104344612007-09-14T12:04:00.000-04:002007-09-14T12:04:00.000-04:00Ha, you've just shown me up, then - I didn't even ...Ha, you've just shown me up, then - I didn't even realise there were alternative versions at stake.Christopher Taylorhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11075565866351612441noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4516432143173419194.post-11919346070545023052007-09-14T11:26:00.000-04:002007-09-14T11:26:00.000-04:00The question remains though, which version of Part...The question remains though, which version of Particle man should I parody. I personally like the one with all the kids singing it with the Piano accompanimentKevin Zelniohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14192385384151149566noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4516432143173419194.post-146426930490402352007-09-14T11:24:00.000-04:002007-09-14T11:24:00.000-04:00LOL I like it, I'll see what I can do. I have a co...LOL I like it, I'll see what I can do. I have a couple in the works right now so that might have to wait. But I sang it in my head and I think it works.Kevin Zelniohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14192385384151149566noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4516432143173419194.post-219259454162001332007-09-14T05:37:00.000-04:002007-09-14T05:37:00.000-04:00To the tune of "Particle Man" by They Might Be Gia...To the tune of "Particle Man" by They Might Be Giants, the following ditty honours those sessile Palaeozoic organisms that have been alternatively identified as sponges or algae:<BR/><BR/><I>Receptaculites</I>, <I>Receptaculites</I>,<BR/>Sitting around in Devonian times,<BR/>Is it a sponge, or is it a plant?<BR/>Nobody knows,<BR/><I>Receptaculites</I><BR/><BR/>Its meroms are close, its body's globose,<BR/>A sessile lifestyle's the one that it chose,<BR/>But where on the tree are we gonna put those?<BR/>How can we say,<BR/><I>Receptaculites</I><BR/><BR/>Archaeocyath, archaeocyath,<BR/>Not quite so much trouble by half,<BR/>It's probably a sponge, but may have an out<BR/>With Archaeata,<BR/>Archaeocyath<BR/><BR/>Archaeocyath, Archaeocyath,<BR/>Placed in Archaeata with <I>Receptaculites</I>,<BR/>Convergence suspected, they're taken apart,<BR/>Not even close,<BR/><I>Receptaculites</I><BR/><BR/><I>Cyclocrinites</I>, <I>Cyclocrinites</I><BR/>Looks a bit like <I>Receptaculites</I>,<BR/>They may form a class,<BR/>Together they go,<BR/>But we still haven't a clue,<BR/><I>Receptaculites</I>Christopher Taylorhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11075565866351612441noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4516432143173419194.post-77921170360842191102007-08-07T02:55:00.000-04:002007-08-07T02:55:00.000-04:00Maybe I'm gona start making remixes! Thinking of i...Maybe I'm gona start making remixes! Thinking of invertebrates mostly makes me hungry...Anonymous Cowardhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13315733940344340689noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4516432143173419194.post-73303555530313513082007-08-06T23:55:00.000-04:002007-08-06T23:55:00.000-04:00Rotifers and Brachiopods, I like it!I'll see what ...Rotifers and Brachiopods, I like it!<BR/><BR/>I'll see what I can do. I just finished Sea Squirts Just Want To Have Fun. Tried recording it, but choked a few times. Try again later.<BR/><BR/>Keep the invert-o-songs coming folks!Kevin Zelniohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14192385384151149566noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4516432143173419194.post-56991121019043679442007-08-06T22:52:00.002-04:002007-08-06T22:52:00.002-04:00This comment has been removed by the author.Christopher Taylorhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11075565866351612441noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4516432143173419194.post-68438490627118141022007-08-06T22:52:00.001-04:002007-08-06T22:52:00.001-04:00This comment has been removed by the author.Christopher Taylorhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11075565866351612441noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4516432143173419194.post-38531361515465898492007-08-06T22:52:00.000-04:002007-08-06T22:52:00.000-04:00I considered priapulids, but the result really was...I considered priapulids, but the result really wasn't PG-rated. The following may need some polishing, but...<BR/><BR/>I am an inarticulate<BR/>Brachiopod form<BR/>Just an ordinary linguloid<BR/>Keeping to the norm<BR/><BR/>I keep my bauplan nigh-unchanged<BR/>Hundreds, millions of years<BR/>While articulates speciate madly,<BR/>I prefer a lower gear<BR/><BR/>Phosphatocopids, Hyolithelminthes,<BR/>No longer here with me,<BR/>And yet I still wear phosphate,<BR/>No carbonate for me<BR/><BR/>Those aragonitic taxa<BR/>With their diversity of forms,<BR/>May think themselves above me,<BR/>May think they've won the war.<BR/><BR/>But I'll bet you dimes to doughnuts,<BR/>That when they've had their run,<BR/>I'll still be here just simply<BR/>Unaltered in the mud.Christopher Taylorhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11075565866351612441noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4516432143173419194.post-19912960267688338092007-08-06T21:49:00.000-04:002007-08-06T21:49:00.000-04:00Rotifer BluesI ain't got no man, I ain't got no he...Rotifer Blues<BR/>I ain't got no man, I ain't got no hemorrhoid.<BR/>'Cause I am just a parthenogenic bdelloid.<BR/>You took my money, you took my water.<BR/>I still got anhydrobiosis, I ain't annoyed.<BR/><BR/>You write the rest & compose the music...AYDIN ÖRSTANhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09891160904748206385noreply@blogger.com