Usherette:
Michael Rennie was ill
The Day the Earth Stood Still
But he told us where we stand.
And Flash Gordon was there
In silver underwear,
Claude Rains was the Invisible Man.
Then something went wrong
For Fay Wray and King Kong.
They got caught in a celluloid jam.
Then at a deadly pace
It Came From...Outer Space.
And this is how the message ran:

Chorus:
Science fiction, double feature
Doctor X will build a creature.
See androids fighting Brad and Janet
Anne Francis stars in Forbidden Planet
Wuh uh uh oh o-o-oh
At the late night, double feature, picture show.

Usherette:
I knew Leo G. Carrol
Was over a barrel
When Tarantula took to the hills.
And I really got hot
When I saw Jeanette Scott
Fight a triffid that spits poison and kills.
Dana Andrews said Prunes
Gave him the runes
And passing them used lots of skills.
But When Worlds Collide,
Said George Pal to his bride,
"I'm gonna give you some terrible thrills,"
Like a...

Chorus:
Science fiction, double feature
Doctor X will build a creature.
See androids fighting Brad and Janet
Anne Francis stars in Forbidden Planet
Wuh uh uh oh o-o-oh
At the late night, double feature, picture show.
I wanna go
Wuh oh o-o-oh
To the late night, double feature, picture show.

By RKO,
Wuh oh o-o-oh
To the late night, double feature, picture show.
In the back row,
Oh oh o-o-oh
To the late night, double feature, picture show!



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Track duration: 04:32


Science Fiction/double Feature song meanings
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    General Comment:This requires some heavy vintage Sci-Fi knowledge to understand. I consider myself nerd And I get like 40% og these at best.
    Josefupu3: Triffid were plants engineered to be the source of cheap nutrition. Downside of that was that their were able to walk and hit you with poisonous spikes and kill you. After most of humanity got blinded by military probe, Triffids got out of their breeding facilities and spread over the globe. (Day of the Triffids)
    Flag Turtle1631991on February 13, 2012   Link
  • 0
    General Comment: i love this song :) the glee version is also good <3
    Flag BethanyAnnaon January 04, 2011   Link
  • 0
    General Comment:Yeah I don't get even one of these science fiction movie references.
    But yeah the only reason Pat Quinn wanted to be in the movie was to sing this song, but then they decided Rich. O'Brain should sing it and Patricia was the one to lip sync it.
    Flag DarlingDoomon March 24, 2010   Link
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    General Comment:i heard that the person who played magenta was originally supposed to sing this but at the last minute they chaged it to the guy who plays rif raff but they still used her lips
    Flag cupcakefun4on June 02, 2009   Link
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    General Comment:Usherette:
    Michael Rennie was ill
    The Day the Earth Stood Still
    But he told us where we stand. ON OUR FEET!
    And Flash Gordon was there
    In CROTCHELESS underwear,
    Claude Rains was the Invisible Man. WHO NEVER SHOWED UP
    Then something went wrong
    For Fay Wray and King Kong.
    They got caught in a SEXUAL jam. A 69!
    Then at a deadly pace
    It Came ON JANETS FACE
    And this is how the message ran:

    Chorus:
    Science fiction, double feature
    Doctor X will build a creature.
    See androids fighting Brad and Janet
    Anne Francis stars in Forbidden Planet
    Wuh uh uh oh o-o-oh
    At the late night, double feature, picture show.

    Usherette:
    I knew Leo G. Carrol
    Was over a barrel
    When Tarantula took to the hills. LCIK THOSE LIPS
    And I really got hot
    When I saw Jeanette Scott
    Fight a triffid that spits poison and kills. WHAT THE HECK IS A TRIFFID?
    Dana Andrews said Prunes
    Gave him the runes
    And passing them used lots of skills. YEAH...SKILLS
    But When Worlds Collide,
    Said George Pal to his bride,
    "I'm gonna give you some SEXUAL thrills,"
    Like a...

    Chorus:
    Science fiction, double feature
    Doctor X SEX SEX SEX will build a creature.
    See androids fighting AND FUCKING AND SUCKING ON Brad and Janet
    Anne Francis stars in Forbidden Planet
    Wuh uh uh oh o-o-oh
    At the late night, double feature, picture show.
    I wanna go
    Wuh oh o-o-oh
    To the late night, double feature, picture show.

    By RKO, ROK WHO?
    Wuh oh o-o-oh
    To the late night EARLY MORNING, double feature ROCKY HORROR, picture show.
    In the back row, FUC THE BACK ROW FUCK THE FRONT ROW
    Oh oh o-o-oh
    To the late night,EARLY MORNING double feature,ROCKYHORRR picture show!
    Flag Josefupu3on September 15, 2008   Link
  • 0
    General Comment:Ii'm actually UPSET that hardly anybody has commented on these songs. And, Bernstein, i'm gonna have to agree with the orgasm comment. *changes pants*

    terrible thrills.
    Flag whitephoenix72on March 06, 2008   Link
  • 0
    General Comment:I've always been told it was Richards lips. Doesn't matter though. It's still amazing.
    Flag Deladeuson December 07, 2007   Link
  • 0
    General Comment:i always thought it was Tim Curry's lips.

    me first and the gimmie gimmie have a good cover of this song too!
    Flag CSTon November 23, 2006   Link
  • 0
    General Comment:I love this song! It's awesome =p
    Flag celebrindalon November 01, 2006   Link
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    General Comment:nooo, its richard o brien (Riff Raff) singing, and Patricia Quinn's (Magenta) lips miming :P!
    Flag RiffRaffon June 15, 2006   Link

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