* Uke-Song: "RHYMING BINOMIALS, M to Z"

SONG with UKULELE CHORDS

ORIGINAL SONG: "The Elements", Tom Lehrer, 1959.

PARODY COMPOSED: Dr. G.H. and Giorgio Coniglio, 2015. This song is the fifth of nine in the series on Word-Pairs. 

To return to the corresponding post on "Daily Illustrated Nonsense" (and to see the lyrics without the chord-chart indications) click HERE.

WORDPLAY LINK: For discussion of rhyming binomials  click HERE. 

UKULELE-FRIENDLY FORMAT

(Click on any chord-chart slide to move to 'song-presentation mode'; then navigate through thumbnails at bottom of page.)

Be sure to continue your pursuitof word-pairs with "A Lesson About Reduplications"

ORIGINAL SONG-LYRICS
Click on any chord chart to enlarge and enter thumbnail mode (the slides for both the parody and the original versions can then be enlarged and viewed in any order). 

The remaining 7 slides in Lehrer's original song, "The Elements" can be viewed as a supplement to our parody-song-blogpost "No Elements". Click HERE to proceed.

You crave more patter-songs in the style of Tom Lehrer???
T.L. inspired a whole platterful of songs related to our interest in (i) grammatically paired words, including binomials and reduplications, and (ii) Latin loanwords. And, you should have your foot in the door, having mastered the complexities of singing and playing our above offering "Alliterative Binomials".  So, enjoy singing and playing these as well !!!     
1a. "Alliterative Binomials, part#1"

1b. "Alliterative Binomials, part#2"

2a. "Rhyming Binomials, part#1"

(2b."Rhyming Binomials, part#2")

3.  "A Lesson about Reduplications" (not a patter-song)

4a. "Reduplications, part#1"

4b. "Reduplications, part#2",

5.  "No Elements", 3rd declension Latin nouns

6.  "The Uniqueness of Nuclear", Latin adjectival listing

of the original songs in our parody suite about word-pairs,
7/9 pay tribute to the work of Tom Lehrer

More 'NOVEL MELODIES for SINGING LIMERICKS': a continuation

Song Medley with Adapted Limerick Verses, a continuation of a previous post , where you can find the first five melodies in the series.

ORIGINAL SONGS: as per links.
LINKED LIMERICK MEDLEYS: Lyrics by Giorgio Coniglio set to the music of the indicated songs, mostly shown in previous blogposts. To return to the corresponding post on "Daily Illustrated Nonsense" (and to see the lyrics without the chord-chart indications) click HERE. 
SATIRE COMPOSED: Giorgio Coniglio, 2017 and 2018. Hotlinks are given for  posts using these new musical adaptations, and will be updated when possible.

NOVEL MELODIES for SINGING LIMERICKS

6. "OCHI CHORNYE" ("DARK EYES" – ‘traditional’ Russian 1884)
Oh, those gorgeous eyes, dark and glorious eyes
Burn-with-passion eyes, how you hypnotize.
How I adore you so, / how I fear you though
Since I say you glow! Now my spirit’s low!

Limerick Adaptation (Moderate changes)
Once was oligarch from Nantucket
Stuck all cash in pail. Tax? He’d duck it.
But his daughter Nan / Had a man with plan --
Informed KGB, then stole bucket.

Hotlink to lyrics blogpost "RUSSIAN HACKING: Red Army Choir Sings Classical Limericks".


7. "ODE TO JOY" ("AN DIE FREUDE"; adapted  by L. von Beethoven 1824 for his Ninth [choral] Symphony from a poem by Friedrich Schiller 1785; designated the Anthem of Europe in 1972.)
Deine Zauber binden wieder
Was die Mode streng geteilt;
Alle Menschen werden Brüder
Wo dein sanfter Flügel weilt.

Limerick Adaptation (significant changes)
In a case that Freud had mentioned,
Dean hid fortune in a can.
Daughter Joy found lottery winnings,
Filched his bucket; off she ran.

Hotlink to Wikipedia 'ODE TO JOY'.


8. THE SLOOP ‘JOHN B’ (traditional Bahamian, recorded by Kingston Trio 1958)
Oh, we came on the sloop ‘John B’ – my grandfather and me
‘Round Nassau town we did roam.
Drinkin’ all night, we got into a fight.
Oh, I feel so break-up, I wanna go home.

Limerick Adaptation (significant changes)
My Grandpa felt out of luck; on Nantucket he was stuck,
So credit cards and cash he hid in a pail;
Til his daughter Nan / rowed off with her man;
They’d plucked Pop's bucket, but now they’re in jail.

Hotlink to Wikipedia 'THE SLOOP JOHN B'.

UKULELE FRIENDLY VERSION (and guitar, too!)

HOT LINKS TO Giorgio's SONGS ABOUT LIMERICKS
Dark Schemes (Russian Hacking)
Novel Melodies
Simple Twist of Verse
(Another) Simple Twist of Verse
(Yet another) Simple Twist of Verse
Verse!

* Uke-Song: "RHYMING BINOMIALS, A to L"

 SONG with UKULELE CHORDS

  A rhyming binomial

ORIGINAL SONG: "The Elements", Tom Lehrer, 1959.

PARODY COMPOSED: Dr. G.H. and Giorgio Coniglio, 2015. This song is the fourth of nine in the series on Word-Pairs. 

To see the lyrics displayed more concisely without the chord-indications (and to return to the corresponding date's post on "Daily Illustrated Nonsense"), click HERE. 

WORDPLAY LINK: For discussion of rhyming binomials on our sister blogsite "EDIFYING NONSENSE", click here. 

Most binomial pairs are not rhyming

Funny! - Rhyming money

For more fun, proceed to the next blogpost "Rhyming Binomials, M to Z" 

ORIGINAL SONG-LYRICS
Click on any chord chart to enlarge and enter thumbnail mode (the slides for both the parody and the original versions can then be enlarged and viewed in any order). 

The remaining 6 slides in Lehrer's original song, "The Elements" can be viewed as a supplement to our parody-song-blogpost "No Elements". Click HERE to proceed.

You crave more patter-songs in the style of Tom Lehrer???
T.L. inspired a whole platterful of songs related to our interest in (i) grammatically paired words, including binomials and reduplications, and (ii) Latin loanwords. And, you should have your foot in the door, having mastered the complexities of singing and playing our above offering "Alliterative Binomials".  So, enjoy singing and playing these as well !!!     
1a. "Alliterative Binomials, part#1"

1b. "Alliterative Binomials, part#2"

(2a. "Rhyming Binomials, part#1")

2b. "Rhyming Binomials, part#2"

3.  "A Lesson about Reduplications" (not a patter-song)

4a. "Reduplications, part#1"

4b. "Reduplications, part#2",

5.  "No Elements", 3rd declension Latin nouns

6.  "The Uniqueness of Nuclear", Latin adjectival listing

of the original songs in our parody suite about word-pairs
7/9 pay tribute to the work of Tom Lehrer

Novel Limerick-Melodies, parts #A and #B

Song Medley with Adapted Limerick Verses

ORIGINAL SONGS: as indicated.

Lyrics by Giorgio Coniglio set to the music of the indicated songs, mostly shown in various other blogposts.

SATIRE COMPOSED: Giorgio Coniglio, March 2017. 

NOVEL MELODIES for SINGING the NANTUCKET LIMERICK, part #A

UKULELE-FRIENDLY FORMAT

(Click on any chord-chart slide to move to 'song-presentation mode'; then navigate through thumbnails at bottom of page.)

1. WILL YOU STILL LOVE ME TOMORROW?

Dm7 = 2213;  G7 = 0121;  E7 = 1202;  E7+5 = 1203;  As4 = 2200;  Cs4 = 0013.

2. SUMMERTIME

DM = 2210;  As7 = 0200; A7  = 0100; Dm7 = 2213;  Gm= 0231;  D7s = 2233;  Gm7 = 0211;  Bb7 = 1211;  A7+5 = 0110;  Fdim7 = 1212.

3. HOME ON THE RANGE

Fm = 1013

5. SANTA LUCIA

C7s = 0011

 C-tuned ukulele specifics:

6.DARK EYES (Ochi Chornye)
Gm = 0213
7.AN DIE FREUDE (Ode to Joy)

Bb = 3211;  Bbs2 = 3213; F7 = 2310    

NOVEL MELODIES for SINGING the NANTUCKET LIMERICK, part #B

* Uke-Song: "ALLITERATIVE BINOMIALS #2"

SONG with UKULELE CHORDS

ORIGINAL SONG: "The Elements", Tom Lehrer, 1959.  

PARODY COMPOSED: Dr. G.H. and Giorgio Coniglio, 2015. This song is the third of nine in the series on Word Pairs. To return to the corresponding post on "Daily Illustrated Nonsense" (and to see the lyrics without the chord-chart indications) click HERE.

WORDPLAY LINK: For discussion of alliterative binomials on our sister blogsite "EDIFYING NONSENSE", click HERE (You can also find a simpler version of the parody-lyrics displayed without the chords, should you desire.) 

Be sure to continue the delights of word pairs with "Rhyming Binomials, part #1".

ORIGINAL SONG-LYRICS
Click on any chord chart to enlarge and enter thumbnail mode (the slides for both the parody and the original versions can then be enlarged and viewed in any order). 

The remaining 6 slides in Lehrer's original song, "The Elements" can be viewed as a supplement to our parody-song-blogpost "No Elements". Click HERE to proceed.

You crave more patter-songs in the style of Tom Lehrer???
T.L. inspired a whole platterful of songs related to our interest in (i) grammatically paired words, including binomials and reduplications, and (ii) Latin loanwords. And, you should have your foot in the door, having mastered the complexities of singing and playing our above offering "Alliterative Binomials".  So, enjoy singing and playing these as well !!!     
1a. "Alliterative Binomials, part#1"

(1b. "Alliterative Binomials, part#2")

2a. "Rhyming Binomials, part#1"

2b. "Rhyming Binomials, part#2"

3.  "A Lesson about Reduplications" (not a patter-song)

4a. "Reduplications, part#1"

4b. "Reduplications, part#2",

5.  "No Elements", 3rd declension Latin nouns

6.  "The Uniqueness of Nuclear", Latin adjectival listing

of the original songs in our parody suite about word-pairs
7/9 pay tribute to the work of Tom Lehrer

* Uke-Song: "ALLITERATIVE BINOMIALS #1"

SONG with UKULELE CHORDS

Only occasional binomials show alliteration
(e.g. 'one and only')

ORIGINAL SONG: "The Elements", Tom Lehrer, 1959. 

PARODY COMPOSED: Dr. G.H. and Giorgio Coniglio, 2015. This song is the second of nine in the series on Word-Pairs. To return to the corresponding post on "Daily Illustrated Nonsense" (and to see the lyrics without the chord-chart indications) click HERE.

WORDPLAY LINK: For discussion of alliterative binomials on our sister blogsite "EDIFYING NONSENSE", click HERE (You can also find a simpler version of the parody-lyrics displayed without the chords, should you desire.) 

UKULELE-FRIENDLY FORMAT:

(Click on any chord-chart slide to move to 'song-presentation mode'; then navigate through thumbnails at bottom of page.)

You can play/sing Tom Lehrer's original patter-song, The Elements,  by checking  out Corktunes, the songbook of the Corktown Ukulele Jam here.  The chord-charts have the alternate-line superscript format that many ukers find preferable.

Lehrer had adapted the melody from "The Major General's Song" from Gilbert and Sullivan's "Pirates of Penzance". There are 3 somewhat different melodies/chord-sequences used in alteration through the GandS song, and in Lehrer's derived take-off.

My suggestion for the first 3 verses of the patter-list portion of this parody are shown here, but adapt them as you like! Incidentally, the Eb7 chord may look formidable to some - just use the barred version of D7 one fret higher, than slide back for the D7 that follows!

Pick or strum the way you like, but I have enjoyed the 3,(12),4,(12) picking pattern, continuing  through from line to line, except for an index finger 4-string flourish at the end of all the lines of the minor-tone verses, and in lines 3 and 4 of the other verses.

Be sure to continue with  Alliterative Binomials part #2.

ORIGINAL SONG-LYRICS
Click on any chord chart to enlarge and enter thumbnail mode (the slides for both the parody and the original versions can then be enlarged and viewed in any order). 

The remaining 6 slides in Lehrer's original song, "The Elements" can be viewed as a supplement to our parody-song-blogpost "No Elements". Click HERE to proceed.

You crave more patter-songs in the style of Tom Lehrer???
T.L. inspired a whole platterful of songs related to our interest in (i) grammatically paired words, including binomials and reduplications, and (ii) Latin loanwords. And, you should have your foot in the door, having mastered the complexities of singing and playing our above offering "Alliterative Binomials".  So, enjoy singing and playing these as well !!!     
(1a. "Alliterative Binomials, part#1")

1b. "Alliterative Binomials, part#2"

2a. "Rhyming Binomials, part#1"

2b. "Rhyming Binomials, part#2"

3.  "A Lesson about Reduplications" (not a patter-song)

4a. "Reduplications, part#1"

4b. "Reduplications, part#2",

5.  "No Elements", 3rd declension Latin nouns

6.  "The Uniqueness of Nuclear", Latin adjectival listing

of the original songs in our parody suite about word-pairs,
7/9 pay tribute to the work of Tom Lehrer