To remember word for word

[GingerWrath]

Lyrics from over 20 years ago?

Was cleaning the kitchen after tea when one of my old favourite songs came on. Cue me using a mixing spoon as a microphone. I knew EVERY word, including the 'geetarr'. DD (5yo) wandered in to me rocking round the kitchen, rolled her eyes and left, DH is questioning my sanity.

IABU?

I often do the ironing while watching The VAult music tv channel and have a ball

YANBU.

but I wish I could remember useful shit.

And what song was it?

YANBU at all. I think I know the lyrics to every Erasure song in existence . It's definitely lyrics from a certain era I remember - sign of an adolescence spent with headphones clamped permanently to my head. I know a lot of Smiths lyrics off by heart as well ....

ScaredBear Same here, I think my brain just absorbs song lyrics!

Yes!
And I used to get 'smash hits' and learn all the, frankly awful, lyrics

MurderBloodstabsandgore Poison, Nothin but a Good Time

A decade or so ago, some boy band or other had covered a song I remembered from my own teens (70's). DS2 was very impressed that I knew all the words - till I confessed.

YANBU to use a mixing spoon as a microphone

YADBU to not sing at DD and DH and force encourage them to do backing vocals or at least some dancing

have just had rendition off DH, so YANBU confirmed

however he mumbled a lot and naah naah naahed but he did do guitar bits :)

I too would be an evil genius if my brain remembered normal stuff rather than lyrics, adverts and jingles...

I did try and involve DH and DD, they weren't interested. MurderBloodstabsandgore Your DH is awesome just for remembering that track!

I have one of those brains that retain lyrics above all else . I remember everything: advert songs, chants and songs from pre-school and every song since it seems.

I cannot remember anything useful ever. It is only a useful skill if you are prepared to go on game shows with Shane Richie and I Am Not.

I knew what song you were talking about when you said "geetar" :o

Sue I am the same, plus I do useless facts and trivia, and I will not do game shows!

yanbu at all i remember word for word lyrics from my teens - blue, westshoite, atomic kitten, hearsay and strangely 2 linkin park songs and thanks to my mum, almost every 80s song in existence all they have to do is come on the radio and bang theres the lyrics in my head spouting out my mouth..

Panzee tee hee!

I heard "Need a Little Time" by the Beautiful South on the radio the other day for the first time in at least 15 years and knew every single word.

Tis a sign of great genius and beauty Sjoops and Ginger

I know that Beautiful South song (even though I am a dyed in the wool rocker

tis too true sjue, genius with a dunce hat on i am

No the Beautiful South was never a particular thing of mine, I just know all the words. I have no idea why.

Sheriff Fatman is still in my brain

also some shameful Billy Joel

I also know all the words to the theme tune of The Fresh Prince of Bel Air. And many many other things.

Hall and Oates