Advice in song lyrics

[Ham]

It occurred to me that, from time to time, song lyrics provide useful life guidance. Rather than just list them, how about you try to guess?

Oral hygiene and romantic encounters?

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Never chew a pickle with a little slap and tickle,

Squeeze

Vid from Old Grey Whistle

[pcolbeck]

DBT have an entire song of advice to a son from a father:
Heavy on painting and decorating advice.

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You want to grow up to paint houses like me
A trailer in my yard till you're twenty three
You want to be old after forty two years
Keep dropping the hammer and grinding the gears

Well, I used to go out in a Mustang, a 302 Mach One in green
Me and your Mama made you in the back and I sold it to buy her a ring
And I learned not to say much of nothing so I figured you already know
But in case you don't or maybe forgot, I'll lay it out real nice and slow

Don't call what you're wearing an outfit, don't ever say your car is broke
Don't worry about losing your accent, a southern man tells better jokes
Have fun, stay clear of the needle, call home on your sister's birthday
Don't tell them you're bigger than Jesus, don't give it away

Five years in a St. Florian foundry, they call it Industrial Park
Then hospital maintenance and tech school just to memorize Frigidaire parts
But I got to missing your Mama and I got to missing you too
And I went back to painting for my old man and I guess that's what I'll always do

So don't let 'em take who you are boy, and don't try to be who you ain't
And don't let me catch you in Kendale with a bucket of wealthy man's paint

Don't call what you're wearing an outfit, don't ever say your car is broke
Don't sing with a fake British accent, don't act like your family's a joke
Have fun, but stay clear of the needle, call home on your sister's birthday
Don't tell them you're bigger than Jesus, don't give it away
Don't give it away

[Ham]

Arguably their name alone is sound advice for life.

[Pingu]

Avoid incriminating footwear

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Don't wear sandals, you can't afford the scandal

His Bobness: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MGxjIBEZvx0

[Ham]

How about:

Lactate your own mammary glands?

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Madonna, Express Yourself

[pcolbeck]

Buying cheap cars

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Thousand Dollar Car - The Bottle Rockets
https://youtu.be/kzim1iYhmGA

[Legs]

It occurred to me that, from time to time, song lyrics provide useful life guidance. Rather than just list them, how about you try to guess?

Oral hygiene and romantic encounters?

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Never chew a pickle with a little slap and tickle,

Squeeze

Vid from Old Grey Whistle

This could equally well have been Kissing With Confidence by Will Powers.  Or maybe the ‘Floss.’ line from Baz Luhrmann.

[Ham]

This could equally well have been Kissing With Confidence by Will Powers.

Thanks for reminding me of that one, leading to on the "What I have learned today" front

Will Powers is portrayed by Goldsmith during the spoken word sections as well as in the sung sections, her voice shifted downward in pitch to sound male

[rogerzilla]

Terminate those of limited financial means?

[Mr Larrington]

Terminate those of limited financial means?

But make a meal of the better-off.

[Legs]

But make a meal of the better-off.

That could be Eat The Rich, by Motörhead or Aerosmith