• Re: Song Lyrics

    From HenHanna@NewsGrouper@user4055@newsgrouper.org.invalid to rec.puzzles,sci.lang,alt.usage.english on Tue Feb 10 17:25:40 2026
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    David Entwistle <qnivq.ragjvfgyr@ogvagrearg.pbz> posted:

    Can you identify the following popular songs from the first verse, minus
    the vowels and spaces?

    1.

    FLTNMYFNGRS
    FLTNMYTS
    LVSLLRNDM
    NDSTHFLNGGRWS
    TSWRTTNNTHWND
    TSVRYWHRGHYSTS
    SFYRLLYLVM
    CMNNDLTTSHWH

    2.

    WHNTHDYSLNG
    NDTHNGHTTHNGHTSYRSLN
    WHNYRSRYVHDNGH
    FTHSLFWLLHNGN

    3.

    YLLRMMBRMWHNTHWSTWNDMVS
    PNTHFLDSFBRLY
    YLLFRGTTHSNNHSJLSSKY
    SWWLKNFLDSFGLD

    4.

    WLDYKNWMYNM
    FSWYNHVN
    WLDTBTHSM
    FSWYNHVN

    5.

    STNDWT
    DSNNGLCNTMPLTMYFT
    NDDTHYKNWTHPLCSWHRWG
    WHNWRGRYNDLD
    CSVBNTLD
    THTSLVTNLTSTHRWNGSNFLD
    SWHNMLYNGNMYBD
    THGHTSRNNNGTHRGHMYHD
    NDFLTHTLVSDD
    MLVNNGLSNSTD

    6.

    NDWLDDNYTHNGFRLV
    DRNRGHTNTHLLNDBCK
    WLDDNYTHNGFRLV
    LLNVRLTYNDTHTSFCT

    7.

    BLMYFRTHMNLTSKY
    NDTHDRMTHTDD
    WTHTHGLSFLGHT
    BLMYFRTHMNLTNGHTS
    WHNWNDRWHY
    RTHSSSTLLDRY
    DNTBLMTHSSLPNGSTLLT

    8.

    WSBRSDNDBTTRDCLDNTTLLWHTFLT
    WSNRCGNZBLTMYSLF
    SWMYRFLCTNNWNDWNDDDNTKNWMYWNFC
    SBRTHRRYGNNLVMWSTNGWY
    NTHSTRTSFPHLDLPH

    9.

    YDSMTHNGTM
    SMTHNGDPNSD
    MHNGNGNTHWR
    FRLVLLNVRFND
    YDSMTHNGWNDRFL
    CHSTLLWY
    MXNGMYMTNS
    THRWSMBCKGN

    10.

    FSHLDSTY
    WLDNLYBNYRWY
    SLLGBTKNW
    LLTHNKFYVRYSTPFTHWY

    11.

    LKNTMYYSYWLLS
    WHTYMNTM
    SRCHYRHRTSRCHYRSL
    NDWHNYFNDMTHRYLLSRCHNMR

    12.

    TSBNSVNHRSNDFFTNDYS
    SNCYTKYRLVWY
    GTVRYNGHTNDSLPLLDY
    SNCYTKYRLVWY
    SNCYVBNGNCNDWHTVRWNT
    CNSWHMVRCHS
    CNTMYDNNRNFNCYRSTRNT
    BTNTHNGSDNTHNGCNTKWYTHSBLS



    intrstng! i thnk ts lttl esr n lwrcs.



    Perhaps I'd be interested in a set of easier ones.



    1983 rCo f u cn rd ths u cn gt a gd jb w hi pa!
    1983 rCo So thinks a sign in the subway. Think twice when letters disappear. Into Commodity's black holerCo No turning back from that career. This ...
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  • From HenHanna@NewsGrouper@user4055@newsgrouper.org.invalid to rec.puzzles,sci.lang,alt.usage.english on Tue Feb 10 18:17:32 2026
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    HenHanna@NewsGrouper <user4055@newsgrouper.org.invalid> posted:


    David Entwistle <qnivq.ragjvfgyr@ogvagrearg.pbz> posted:

    Can you identify the following popular songs from the first verse, minus the vowels and spaces?

    1.

    FLTNMYFNGRS
    FLTNMYTS
    LVSLLRNDM
    NDSTHFLNGGRWS
    TSWRTTNNTHWND
    TSVRYWHRGHYSTS
    SFYRLLYLVM
    CMNNDLTTSHWH

    2.

    WHNTHDYSLNG
    NDTHNGHTTHNGHTSYRSLN
    WHNYRSRYVHDNGH
    FTHSLFWLLHNGN

    3.

    YLLRMMBRMWHNTHWSTWNDMVS
    PNTHFLDSFBRLY
    YLLFRGTTHSNNHSJLSSKY
    SWWLKNFLDSFGLD

    4.

    WLDYKNWMYNM
    FSWYNHVN
    WLDTBTHSM
    FSWYNHVN

    5.

    STNDWT
    DSNNGLCNTMPLTMYFT
    NDDTHYKNWTHPLCSWHRWG
    WHNWRGRYNDLD
    CSVBNTLD
    THTSLVTNLTSTHRWNGSNFLD
    SWHNMLYNGNMYBD
    THGHTSRNNNGTHRGHMYHD
    NDFLTHTLVSDD
    MLVNNGLSNSTD

    6.

    NDWLDDNYTHNGFRLV
    DRNRGHTNTHLLNDBCK
    WLDDNYTHNGFRLV
    LLNVRLTYNDTHTSFCT

    7.

    BLMYFRTHMNLTSKY
    NDTHDRMTHTDD
    WTHTHGLSFLGHT
    BLMYFRTHMNLTNGHTS
    WHNWNDRWHY
    RTHSSSTLLDRY
    DNTBLMTHSSLPNGSTLLT

    8.

    WSBRSDNDBTTRDCLDNTTLLWHTFLT
    WSNRCGNZBLTMYSLF
    SWMYRFLCTNNWNDWNDDDNTKNWMYWNFC
    SBRTHRRYGNNLVMWSTNGWY
    NTHSTRTSFPHLDLPH

    9.

    YDSMTHNGTM
    SMTHNGDPNSD
    MHNGNGNTHWR
    FRLVLLNVRFND
    YDSMTHNGWNDRFL
    CHSTLLWY
    MXNGMYMTNS
    THRWSMBCKGN

    10.

    FSHLDSTY
    WLDNLYBNYRWY
    SLLGBTKNW
    LLTHNKFYVRYSTPFTHWY

    11.

    LKNTMYYSYWLLS
    WHTYMNTM
    SRCHYRHRTSRCHYRSL
    NDWHNYFNDMTHRYLLSRCHNMR

    12.

    TSBNSVNHRSNDFFTNDYS
    SNCYTKYRLVWY
    GTVRYNGHTNDSLPLLDY
    SNCYTKYRLVWY
    SNCYVBNGNCNDWHTVRWNT
    CNSWHMVRCHS
    CNTMYDNNRNFNCYRSTRNT
    BTNTHNGSDNTHNGCNTKWYTHSBLS



    intrstng! i thnk ts lttl esr n lwrcs.



    Perhaps I'd be interested in a set of easier ones.



    1983 rCo f u cn rd ths u cn gt a gd jb w hi pa!
    1983 rCo So thinks a sign in the subway. Think twice when letters disappear. Into Commodity's black holerCo No turning back from that career. This ...


    _______________________

    Perhaps I'd be interested in a set of easier ones.


    Here's the easy (Starter Set) that I wanted:


    _________________

    Ystrdy, ll my trbls smd s fr w y
    Nw t lks s thgh th're hr t sty ---- h, Ystrdy...


    _________________________

    s ths th rll f?
    s ths jst fntsy?

    _________________________

    hy jd, dnt mk t bd
    tk sd sng nd mk t bttr


    _________________________

    mg n thrs n hv n
    ts sy f y try

    _________________________

    sh ws mr lk bty qn frm mv scn
    sd "dnt mnd bt wht d y mn m th n?"

    _________________________

    ld pn gns brng yr fr nds
    ts fn t ls nd t pr t nd

    ____________
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  • From HenHanna@NewsGrouper@user4055@newsgrouper.org.invalid to rec.puzzles,sci.lang,alt.usage.english on Tue Feb 10 22:14:24 2026
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    HenHanna@NewsGrouper <user4055@newsgrouper.org.invalid> posted:


    HenHanna@NewsGrouper <user4055@newsgrouper.org.invalid> posted:


    David Entwistle <qnivq.ragjvfgyr@ogvagrearg.pbz> posted:

    Can you identify the following popular songs from the first verse, minus the vowels and spaces?

    1.

    FLTNMYFNGRS
    FLTNMYTS
    LVSLLRNDM
    NDSTHFLNGGRWS
    TSWRTTNNTHWND
    TSVRYWHRGHYSTS
    SFYRLLYLVM
    CMNNDLTTSHWH

    2.

    WHNTHDYSLNG
    NDTHNGHTTHNGHTSYRSLN
    WHNYRSRYVHDNGH
    FTHSLFWLLHNGN

    3.

    YLLRMMBRMWHNTHWSTWNDMVS
    PNTHFLDSFBRLY
    YLLFRGTTHSNNHSJLSSKY
    SWWLKNFLDSFGLD

    4.

    WLDYKNWMYNM
    FSWYNHVN
    WLDTBTHSM
    FSWYNHVN

    5.

    STNDWT
    DSNNGLCNTMPLTMYFT
    NDDTHYKNWTHPLCSWHRWG
    WHNWRGRYNDLD
    CSVBNTLD
    THTSLVTNLTSTHRWNGSNFLD
    SWHNMLYNGNMYBD
    THGHTSRNNNGTHRGHMYHD
    NDFLTHTLVSDD
    MLVNNGLSNSTD

    6.

    NDWLDDNYTHNGFRLV
    DRNRGHTNTHLLNDBCK
    WLDDNYTHNGFRLV
    LLNVRLTYNDTHTSFCT

    7.

    BLMYFRTHMNLTSKY
    NDTHDRMTHTDD
    WTHTHGLSFLGHT
    BLMYFRTHMNLTNGHTS
    WHNWNDRWHY
    RTHSSSTLLDRY
    DNTBLMTHSSLPNGSTLLT

    8.

    WSBRSDNDBTTRDCLDNTTLLWHTFLT
    WSNRCGNZBLTMYSLF
    SWMYRFLCTNNWNDWNDDDNTKNWMYWNFC
    SBRTHRRYGNNLVMWSTNGWY
    NTHSTRTSFPHLDLPH

    9.

    YDSMTHNGTM
    SMTHNGDPNSD
    MHNGNGNTHWR
    FRLVLLNVRFND
    YDSMTHNGWNDRFL
    CHSTLLWY
    MXNGMYMTNS
    THRWSMBCKGN

    10.

    FSHLDSTY
    WLDNLYBNYRWY
    SLLGBTKNW
    LLTHNKFYVRYSTPFTHWY

    11.

    LKNTMYYSYWLLS
    WHTYMNTM
    SRCHYRHRTSRCHYRSL
    NDWHNYFNDMTHRYLLSRCHNMR

    12.

    TSBNSVNHRSNDFFTNDYS
    SNCYTKYRLVWY
    GTVRYNGHTNDSLPLLDY
    SNCYTKYRLVWY
    SNCYVBNGNCNDWHTVRWNT
    CNSWHMVRCHS
    CNTMYDNNRNFNCYRSTRNT
    BTNTHNGSDNTHNGCNTKWYTHSBLS



    intrstng! i thnk ts lttl esr n lwrcs.



    Perhaps I'd be interested in a set of easier ones.



    1983 rCo f u cn rd ths u cn gt a gd jb w hi pa!
    1983 rCo So thinks a sign in the subway. Think twice when letters disappear. Into Commodity's black holerCo No turning back from that career. This ...


    _______________________

    Perhaps I'd be interested in a set of easier ones.


    Here's the easy (Starter Set) that I wanted:


    _________________

    Ystrdy, ll my trbls smd s fr w y
    Nw t lks s thgh th're hr t sty ---- h, Ystrdy...


    _________________________

    s ths th rll f?
    s ths jst fntsy?

    _________________________

    hy jd, dnt mk t bd
    tk sd sng nd mk t bttr


    _________________________

    mg n thrs n hv n
    ts sy f y try

    _________________________

    sh ws mr lk bty qn frm mv scn
    sd "dnt mnd bt wht d y mn m th n?"

    _________________________

    ld pn gns brng yr fr nds
    ts fn t ls nd t pr t nd

    ____________



    12. ts bns v nhrs nd fft nd ys --- snc y tk yr lv wy
    gt vry ng ht nd slp lld y --- snc y tk yr lv wy



    AI said it's Kelly Clarkson, and I was going to say.... I don't even know that song, and

    i thought it was a much older song (written by Prince?) and I was right.
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