The song lyrics were written by the band Van Halen, as they were asked to write a song for the 1979 movie "Over the Edge" starring Matt Dillon. The movie (and the lyrics, although more obliquely) are about bored, rebellious youth with nothing better to do than get into trouble. If you see the movie, these lyrics will make more sense. It's a great movie if you grew up in the 70s/80s you'll definitely remember some of these characters from your own life. Fun fact, after writing the song, Van Halen decided not to let the movie use it.
What is this song all about?
Can't figure any lyrics out
How do the words to it go?
I wish you'd tell me, I don't know
Don't know, don't know, don't know, oh no
Don't know, don't know, don't know
Now I'm mumblin' and I'm screamin'
And I don't know what I'm singin'
Crank the volume, ears are bleedin'
I still don't know what I'm singin'
We're so loud and incoherent
Boy, this oughta bug your parents
Yeah
It's unintelligible
I just can't get it through my skull
It's hard to bargle, dargle, fftouth
With all these marbles in my mouth
Don't know, don't know, don't know, oh no
Don't know, don't know, don't know
Well, we don't sound like Madonna
Here we are now, we're Nirvana
Sing distinctly? We don't wanna
Buy our album, we're Nirvana
A garage band from Seattle
Well, it sure beats raising cattle
Yeah
And I forgot the next verse
Oh well, I guess it pays to rehearse
The lyric sheet's so hard to find
What are the words? Oh, never mind
Don't know, don't know, don't know, oh no
Don't know, don't know don't know
Well, I'm yellin' and we're playin'
But I don't know what I'm sayin'
What's the message I'm conveyin'?
Can you tell me what I'm sayin'?
So have you got some idea?
Didn't think so, well, I'll see ya!
Sayonara, sayonara
Ayonawa, adinawa
Odinaya, yodinaya
Yaddayadda, yaaahyaaah
Ayaah!
Can't figure any lyrics out
How do the words to it go?
I wish you'd tell me, I don't know
Don't know, don't know, don't know, oh no
Don't know, don't know, don't know
Now I'm mumblin' and I'm screamin'
And I don't know what I'm singin'
Crank the volume, ears are bleedin'
I still don't know what I'm singin'
We're so loud and incoherent
Boy, this oughta bug your parents
Yeah
It's unintelligible
I just can't get it through my skull
It's hard to bargle, dargle, fftouth
With all these marbles in my mouth
Don't know, don't know, don't know, oh no
Don't know, don't know, don't know
Well, we don't sound like Madonna
Here we are now, we're Nirvana
Sing distinctly? We don't wanna
Buy our album, we're Nirvana
A garage band from Seattle
Well, it sure beats raising cattle
Yeah
And I forgot the next verse
Oh well, I guess it pays to rehearse
The lyric sheet's so hard to find
What are the words? Oh, never mind
Don't know, don't know, don't know, oh no
Don't know, don't know don't know
Well, I'm yellin' and we're playin'
But I don't know what I'm sayin'
What's the message I'm conveyin'?
Can you tell me what I'm sayin'?
So have you got some idea?
Didn't think so, well, I'll see ya!
Sayonara, sayonara
Ayonawa, adinawa
Odinaya, yodinaya
Yaddayadda, yaaahyaaah
Ayaah!
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english please!
maybe they just need to stop butt-dialing the keyboard...
really funny video
Yeah thanx, i saw that.
this song...was crazy. As much as I love Nirvana and the song teen spirit i still have to say this is funny.
LOL
as much as i adore nirvana [kurt cobain is godlike], and as much as i love the teen spirit song, i find this just a bit funny...weird al is fucked up, but in a cool way.
teen spirit was kinda overratted wasnt it? they hagve a lot of better songs suck as "in bloom"
fode se para tudo mundo ci nao entendi isto. anyways the lyrics arent all that funny but the video cracks me up lol (RIP kurt cobain)