Does anyone have any items at home that they can't help but make into a song when they see it?
I have a bottle of this on my kitchen side and every time I walk past, internally* I sing:
"My name is Cholula, my first rule of thumb, I don't say where I'm going, or where I'm coming from". (My Name is Tallulah, Bugsy Malone for those of you who may not have watched the greatest film of all time.)
Similarly, if I see a packet of Scale Away somewhere, Enya gets an airing.
Are there any other every-day objects that elicit a musical response from you?
*not out loud, I'm not a nutter.
by cheandbis
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I don’t parody other famous songs, unless inspiration strikes, but I will often sing about condiments.
Out loud, I am a nutter. And my missus sometimes doesn’t roll her eyes at me for it.
Not an inanimate object, but the procurement corporate tax accountant I sometimes deal with at work fits VERY nicely into the ninja turtles theme tune.
I used to make up a lot of songs about my old cat. I suppose she was inanimate for about sixteen hours a day.
I sing about Cholula, too. But mine is to Flaming Lips, ” her name is Cholula, she’s a black belt in karate…”
Anything with one syllable followed by two syllables gets sung in the Green Giant jingle. I hate sweetcorn too, it’s like a curse.
God damn Bugsy Malone sighting in the wild!
There’s some eye drops that I sing to the tune of Jolene called Brolene. “Begging of you please take away my itch”
What’s wrong with you?
Should be singing out loud or how does the object know it is loved?
Cholula.. skibidibabadobla way-oh – I lick he boom boom, down
When i lose my tongs in the kitchen, i sing about them to the tune of “the thong song”.
Cholula, it makes me happy….. to the tune of a song I can’t remember the name of
“Come and get your black bin bags!
They’re on offer til December
Heavy duty black bin bags
They’re long and black and slender”
-Gerry St Clair
“Smooth peanut butter, you’re some smooth peanut butter.”
To the tune of Smooth Operator by Sade
Not sure if it counts, but I can’t help but singing the Filippo Berio advert everytime I think about Phillipa Perry.
just oneeee cornettoooooo
My my my my Corona
I have a couple of animal themed kitchen items and like to sing ” piggy spatch and chicken whisk do do do do doooo” to the tune of strictly come dancing.
Ohhhhh, ohhhhh, Cholula, Cholula, Cholula, yah yah…
To the tune of Babushka by Kate Bush
I used to sing “hey Joe” to the theme of “Jai ho” by the pussy cat dolls every time I saw my colleague.
The Cottage Cheese song, care of Reeves and Mortimer
The more sinister side of cottage cheese.. VOODOO
I sing “Soreen, Soreen, Soreen Sorrrreeeen” to the tune of Jolene
Any type of lemonade sends me into a rendition of “I’m a secret lemonade drinker” extra illegal because it’s not r. whites.
The “fat jar” will never fail to remind me of Gay Bar by Electric Six.
And the line “I’ve got something to put in you” seems completely appropriate as I stand there with my frying pan of used cooking oil.
Soreen, soreen, SOOOOREEEEEEN! I’m begging of you please don’t taste like shit
Sausages, Sausages barely even human!
when taking my medication i’ve been known to sing
“fluoxetine-a…..my spanish harlem Mona Lisa”
Where I live there’s a mouthwash brand called Meridol, which often gets stuck in my head to the tune of The Family Madrigal, from Encanto. Which also says a lot about how many fucking times I’ve seen it, thanks to the kids.
Emptying the food waste bin:-
“Oh Caddy Liner (prowl off, jump and prance)…”
I can’t help but sing ‘Smooth Applicator’ to the tune of Smooth Operator by Sade whenever I see a box of tampons.
Whenever I’m slow cooking some beef, I let my better half know that I’ve begun cooking so we both know roughly what time we’re aiming at getting it all ready and sitting down to eat.
Then I always get, “The beef is on. The beef is o-on!”, going round and round in my head (usually for the entire cooking time).
I do this with loads of other things but this is the one that springs to mind now.
When mixing up some Poly to do a spot of diy I’ll often treat the house to a chorus of
Cause this is Filler
Filler night
“Last night I dreamt of manchegoooo…” to the tune of: [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HIcb7MnCkLs](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HIcb7MnCkLs)
Ohhhhhh Bodyform….bodyformed for youuuuuuu
Err might be inappropriate but: Wu-Tang Clan – “shame on” when I get the vinegar out. “shame on vinegar who tried to run game on vinegar”
Surely it should be ‘Cholula Matata’?
“Bin day” to the tune of the old Stingray theme when I take the bin out.
“Dreams can come true. Going to a barbecue” when I go to a barbecue (not very often)
“When there’s something strange, in the neighbourhood,
Who you gonna call?
Toastbusters!”
“Shut up you sad bas£$”$” – my wife
Funnily enough, I actually sing:
“Be-bop Chalula, she’s my baby”
To my Cholula hot sauce!
I have a dustless sander I use at work. It’s a Mirka brand.
Every time I use it, I sing:
“Mirka, my lovely Mirka,
Sometimes I think you’re a dream”
To the tune of the 80s kids TV show, Bertha.
Our washing machine does a little jingle when it’s finished, not like a little beep like a full on little song. I’ve put lyrics to it and sing along when it plays
“Your washing is all done now,
It’s nice and really clean.
Your washing is all done now,
It’s new and all pristine.
It’s fresh and clean and airy,
It’s white and all brand new.
Your washing is all done now,
Bi doo bi doobi doo”
When I see a farm truck loaded with hay bales (which I semi regularly do where I live), it’s the 1974 hit from [Pilot](https://youtu.be/ASGgn8bNQuA)…
*”Hay! Hay! Hay! It’s magic!”*
Everyone probably knows it as the Ozempic song.
If I hear a phrase or sentence that fits the Blankety Blank theme tune I have to sing it out loud.
My family is used to me now. Sometimes they join in.
Not so much singing, but when I get the jam out of the fridge, I have to say, “jaaaaaim” like an old cockney gangster who has smoked too much.
Whenever I see a container of rock salt I always sing it to the tune of Roxanne
“Chicken, Rice and Peas”
(When serving that for dinner, to the tune of “Gypsies, Tramps and Thieves” by Cher.)
Also
“Cathedral City… Cathedral City…
Cathedral City on a wholemeal roll”
(We Built This City On Rock N Roll)
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