A-hey oh ma ma maaaa-____ hey oh ma ma ma heeeeeeeey-ah!

[LoZoccolo]

I'm trying to find out what they say in the blank in that Dream Academy song "Life In A Northern Town". Your guess?

[Rick Myers]

1. Here ya go!!!

Life in a Northern Town

A Salvation Army band played
And the children drank lemonade
And the morning lasted all day,
All day
And through an open window came
Like Sinatra in a younger day,
Pushing the town away
Ah -

(Chant)
Ah hey ma ma ma
Life in a northern town.

They sat on the stoney ground
And he took a cigarette out
And everyone else came down
To listen.
He said "In winter 1963
It felt like the world would freeze
With John F. Kennedy
And the Beatles."

(Chant)
Ah hey ma ma ma
Life in a northern town.
Ah hey ma ma ma
All the work shut down.

The evening had turned to rain
Watch the water roll down the drain,
As we followed him down
To the station
And though he never would wave goodbye,
You could see it written in his eyes
As the train rolled out of sight
Bye-bye.

(Chant)
Ah hey ma ma ma
Life in a northern town.
Ah hey ma ma ma
Life in a northern town.

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another site says:
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Life in a Northern Town
Dream Academy

The Salvation Army band played.
And the children drunk lemonade.
And the morning lasted all day, all day.

And through an open window came,
Like Sinatra in a younger day.
Pushing the town away...

(Hey-oh, ma-ma-ma....)
(Hey-oh, ma-ma-ma, hey-oh)
Life in a northern town
All of the work shut down
(Hey-oh, ma-ma-ma)

He sat on the stony ground.
And he took a cigarette out.
And everyone else came down to listen.

He said in Winter 1963
It felt like the world would freeze,
With John F. Kennedy and the Beatles.

(Hey-oh, ma-ma-ma....)
(Hey-oh, ma-ma-ma, hey-oh)
Life in a northern town
All of the work shut down
(Hey-oh, ma-ma-ma)

As the evening turned to rain
Watch the water run down the drain
As we followed him down to the station.

And though he never would wave goodbye
You could see it written in his eye,
As the train rolled out of sight, bye bye...

(Hey-oh, ma-ma-ma....)
(Hey-oh, ma-ma-ma, hey-oh)
Life in a northern town
All of the work shut down
(Hey-oh, ma-ma-ma)

[LoZoccolo]

2. Whoever transcribed those lyrics copped out!

They avoided that part entirely!

[Elidor]

9. It's more like this (phonetically)

Hey-o-ma ma ma
(Ve-doot-n-eye-O)
Hey-o-ma ma ma
Way-a a-a-oh

Life in a Northern Town

Good song.

[4_Legs_Good]

3. "Acetonitrile"

OBVIOUSLY!!!

Description:

(CAS# 75-05-8) is a colorless liquid with an aromatic odor. It is used in organic synthesis as a starting material for acetophenone, alpha-naphthaleneacetic acid, thiamine, acetamidine, amides, amines, higher molecular weight mono- and dinitriles, halogenated nitriles, ketones, isocyanates, and heterocycles. It is used in the manufacturing of acrylic fibers, pharmaceuticals, perfumes, nitrile rubber, and pesticides. It is used to remove tars, phenols, and coloring matter from petroleum hydrocarbons; to extract fatty acids from fish liver, animal, and vegetable oils; and to recrystallize steroids. It is used wherever a polar solvent having a high dielectric constant is required; as a solvent in non-aqueous titrations; and as a non-aqueous solvent for inorganic salts.

david

[LoZoccolo]

4. For a while I just imagined it to be "Hollywood nights".

Even though I never really thought it was that, I just filled it in like that.

[4_Legs_Good]

5. It's hilarious what we hear when we can't make out the words

:)

david

[LoZoccolo]

6. Kick!

:kick:

[Aristus]

7. I used to love listening to this song on Saturday mornings when

I was in high school.

A rock band with an English horn player. Very eclectic. B-)

[LoZoccolo]

8. I thought that was cool too.

I'm pretty sure I first heard the song on Saturday Night Live where they were the musical guests.