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The following table was reconstructed from memory because I couldn't find the original list. | |||
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Here's the original list, eventually to be incorporated into the above table: | |||
Approximate renderings in English of the Vulcan translations of titles to many songs popular on Earth during the second half of the 20th century. | |||
<dl> | |||
<dt><b>Not Good</b> (Michael Jackson) | |||
<dt><b>Love is More Viscous than H<sub>2</sub>O</b> (Andy Gibb) | |||
<dt><b>I Have Failed to Encounter That for Which I Was Searching</b> (U2) | |||
<dt><b>Red Hat</b> (Prince) | |||
<dt><b>High Temperature Amusement During the Warm Season</b> (Sly & The Family Stone) | |||
<dt><b>Rotate and Yell</b> (The Beatles) | |||
<dt><b>I Wish to Grasp Your Manual Appendage</b> (The Beatles) | |||
<dt><b>My Physiology Seems to be Functioning Satisfactorily</b> (The Beatles) | |||
<dt><b>Return</b> (The Beatles) | |||
<dt><b>Avoid Lowering Me</b> (The Beatles) | |||
<dt><b>Allow It to Exist</b> (The Beatles) | |||
<dt><b>Coalesce</b> (The Beatles) | |||
<dt><b>Express Affection to Me as if to a Hard Agglomeration of Minerals</b> (Paul Simon) | |||
<dt><b>Love Has an Unpleasant Aroma</b> (J. Geils Band) | |||
<dt><b>Large Device for Converting Rotational Energy to Electricity</b> (Yes) | |||
<dt><b>Invoke the Second Person Singular, Invoke the First Person Singular</b> (Lionel Ritchie) | |||
<dt><b>Singularity</b> (Three Dog Night) | |||
<dt><b>Decomposition is Difficult</b> (Neil Sedaka) | |||
<dt><b>Coat It With a Low-Albedo Surfacing</b> (The Rolling Stones) | |||
<dt><b>Do Not Dwell Upon Adverse Possibilities; Attain a State of Felicity</b> (Bobby McFerrin) | |||
<dt><b>Untamed Entity</b> (The Troggs) | |||
<dt><b>I Wish to Obtain a Hitherto Unknown Variety of Pharmaceutical</b> (Huey Lewis & The News) | |||
<dt><b>Maintaining Metabolic Functionality</b> (The Bee Gees) | |||
<dt><b>You Have Done Something</b> (Stevie Wonder) | |||
<dt><b>Beethoven*0.2</b> (Walter Murphy) | |||
<dt><b>Viscous Petrolium-Based Lubricant</b> (Frankie Valli) | |||
<dt><b>Circulatory Pumping Organ Composed of Transparent Silica</b> (Blondie) | |||
<dt><b>I Wish to Define the Term "Love"</b> (Foreigner) | |||
<dt><b>A Failure Rate of 1/3 Is Acceptable</b> (Meatloaf) | |||
<dt><b>He Has Low Mass -- He Is My Male Sibling</b> (The Hollies) | |||
<dt><b>Thoroughly Agitated</b> (Elvis Presley) | |||
<dt><b>Given Birth To for the Purpose of Performing Rapid Pedal Locomotion</b> (Bruce Springsteen) | |||
<dt><b>Do Not Execute Me in That Manner</b> (Tom Petty & the Heartbreakers) | |||
<dt><b>(Perform a Jig, Mate Briefly, and) Descend During the Dark Portion of Today's Diurnal Cycle</b> (K.C. and the Sunshine Band) | |||
<dt><b>Re-Dismantle It</b> (Tears for Fears) | |||
</dl> | |||
<big>God's Fave Tunes</big> | |||
<dl> | |||
<dt>Your Sweet Lord (George Harrison) | |||
<dt>If Not for Me (Bob Dylan) | |||
<dt>It's the End of the World As You Know It (and I Feel Fine) (REM) | |||
<dt>In My Country (U2) | |||
<dt>Why the Heck Should I Buy You A Mercedes Benz? (Janis Joplin) | |||
<dt>Dear Me (XTC) | |||
<dt>Me (John Lennon) | |||
<dt>Me part II (U2) | |||
</dl> | |||
Latest revision as of 00:20, 5 December 2023
The following table was reconstructed from memory because I couldn't find the original list.
| Song Title | Artist |
|---|---|
| Allow It to Exist (alt: Leave It Undisturbed) | The Beatles |
| Circumlocutory | Yes |
| Domicile of Baked Earthen Parallelepipeds | The Commodores |
| Invoke the Second Person Singular, Invoke the First Person Singular | Lionel Ritchie |
| Maintaining Metabolic Functionality | The Bee Gees |
| Nonfunctional (alt: Invalid) | Michael Jackson |
| Rotate Three Times | The Byrds / Pete Seeger |
Here's the original list, eventually to be incorporated into the above table:
Approximate renderings in English of the Vulcan translations of titles to many songs popular on Earth during the second half of the 20th century.
- Not Good (Michael Jackson)
- Love is More Viscous than H2O (Andy Gibb)
- I Have Failed to Encounter That for Which I Was Searching (U2)
- Red Hat (Prince)
- High Temperature Amusement During the Warm Season (Sly & The Family Stone)
- Rotate and Yell (The Beatles)
- I Wish to Grasp Your Manual Appendage (The Beatles)
- My Physiology Seems to be Functioning Satisfactorily (The Beatles)
- Return (The Beatles)
- Avoid Lowering Me (The Beatles)
- Allow It to Exist (The Beatles)
- Coalesce (The Beatles)
- Express Affection to Me as if to a Hard Agglomeration of Minerals (Paul Simon)
- Love Has an Unpleasant Aroma (J. Geils Band)
- Large Device for Converting Rotational Energy to Electricity (Yes)
- Invoke the Second Person Singular, Invoke the First Person Singular (Lionel Ritchie)
- Singularity (Three Dog Night)
- Decomposition is Difficult (Neil Sedaka)
- Coat It With a Low-Albedo Surfacing (The Rolling Stones)
- Do Not Dwell Upon Adverse Possibilities; Attain a State of Felicity (Bobby McFerrin)
- Untamed Entity (The Troggs)
- I Wish to Obtain a Hitherto Unknown Variety of Pharmaceutical (Huey Lewis & The News)
- Maintaining Metabolic Functionality (The Bee Gees)
- You Have Done Something (Stevie Wonder)
- Beethoven*0.2 (Walter Murphy)
- Viscous Petrolium-Based Lubricant (Frankie Valli)
- Circulatory Pumping Organ Composed of Transparent Silica (Blondie)
- I Wish to Define the Term "Love" (Foreigner)
- A Failure Rate of 1/3 Is Acceptable (Meatloaf)
- He Has Low Mass -- He Is My Male Sibling (The Hollies)
- Thoroughly Agitated (Elvis Presley)
- Given Birth To for the Purpose of Performing Rapid Pedal Locomotion (Bruce Springsteen)
- Do Not Execute Me in That Manner (Tom Petty & the Heartbreakers)
- (Perform a Jig, Mate Briefly, and) Descend During the Dark Portion of Today's Diurnal Cycle (K.C. and the Sunshine Band)
- Re-Dismantle It (Tears for Fears)
God's Fave Tunes
- Your Sweet Lord (George Harrison)
- If Not for Me (Bob Dylan)
- It's the End of the World As You Know It (and I Feel Fine) (REM)
- In My Country (U2)
- Why the Heck Should I Buy You A Mercedes Benz? (Janis Joplin)
- Dear Me (XTC)
- Me (John Lennon)
- Me part II (U2)