The classic one in this field is the mairzy doats song (and most of the students won't have a clue).
http://www.mamalisa.com/?t=es&p=3173&c=23 Deborah Briihl, PhD Dept. of Psychology and Counseling Valdosta State University 229-333-5994 [email protected] ________________________________________ From: Mike Palij <[email protected]> Sent: Tuesday, November 11, 2014 11:09 AM To: Teaching in the Psychological Sciences (TIPS) Cc: Michael Palij Subject: Re: [tips] Idea for a Psych Experiment One might get some ideas from the following book " 'Scuse Me While I Kiss This Guy!" about misunderstood song lyrics; see: http://www.amazon.com/Scuse-While-Kiss-This-Guy/dp/0671501283/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1415721874&sr=8-1&keywords=excuse+me+while+I+kiss+this+guy There are similar books listed on the Amazon site. -Mike Palij New York University [email protected] ------- Original Message ------ On Tue, 11 Nov 2014 08:00:18 -0800, Beth Benoit wrote: I sent this on to one of the younger members of our faculty, and here's her reply: "The only problem is that song has been wildly popular since it was featured in the movie "Pitch Perfect" (where they sang in glee-club style and the lyrics are more easily decipherable). I love the concept, though, because I'm always messing up the lyrics to songs." Geez, she's way too "hip" for my current musical knowledge. But I suggested that it could be done when a brand-new song comes out, or even an older one like "Louie, Louie." Remember everyone claiming they "knew" what the "real" words were?? This generation would be unlikely to have heard it... Beth Benoit Plymouth State University New Hampshire On Tue, Nov 11, 2014 at 10:30 AM, Michael Britt <[email protected]> wrote: > What do you think of this idea for a simple psych experiment: we all > know > how hard it is at times to understand the lyrics of a song, however, > it can > be easier to understand the lyrics when we know the title of the song > or > the context of the song (the song is about “love" or the song is about > “Loss”, etc.). Since my kids force me to listen to their music over > and > over again, here’s a song in which the lyrics (to me at least) are > nearly > impossible to understand. I had to “google” them to figure it out - > it’s > called “Titanium”. --- You are currently subscribed to tips as: [email protected]. To unsubscribe click here: http://fsulist.frostburg.edu/u?id=13162.50de294b9d4987a3c89b4a5cc4bdea62&n=T&l=tips&o=39975 or send a blank email to leave-39975-13162.50de294b9d4987a3c89b4a5cc4bde...@fsulist.frostburg.edu --- You are currently subscribed to tips as: [email protected]. To unsubscribe click here: http://fsulist.frostburg.edu/u?id=13090.68da6e6e5325aa33287ff385b70df5d5&n=T&l=tips&o=39976 or send a blank email to leave-39976-13090.68da6e6e5325aa33287ff385b70df...@fsulist.frostburg.edu
