Flight of the Bumblebee.
Neil Diamond, of all people, has a version, which you might or might not like.
YT link, or URL fragment to add to your favourite IV instance: watch?v=6gbTDZcOkRw
Eh, pretty heavily derived. It’s probably more like heavy sampling.
Darude, sandstorm.
The Star Trek Theme was originally composed with lyrics.
Joke Answer: Star Trek Theme
4’33"
I, too, would like to hear eldrich silent singing.
You can only hear the lyrics in your writhing mind.
Yakety Sax
And - One Step Beyond
yakety sax is based on a song with lyrics! “yakety yak” by the Coasters
Bolero would be pretty awful with lyrics.
Jupiter - Holst
I can feel it at a funeral, a wedding, a birth, a Requiem for a nation defeated etc etc
I Vow To Thee My Country: https://youtu.be/GZNJFrb0IGo?si=dqEkteZvzqMGXEv0
Cbat by Hudson Mohawke. Is it actually about sex? Let’s find out.
Reddit won’t truly be obsolete until we one up the cbat sex thread
You know, I kinda wonder if there’s been more classic threads since the APIocalypse, but not enough to actually endure Reddit.
Playing God - Polyphia
Tangentially related: Barber also wrote his Adagio for Strings as an Agnus Dei. It’s great.
I was also thinking I’d love to hear some adagios being sung.
The ice cream truck song!
(I’m kidding, don’t kill me.)
This is quite literally one of the reasons I started making music. Too many instrumentals without vocals.
The Bark and Below It by the Olivia Tremor Control.
Good luck to ya.
Non-joke answer, I’d be curious to hear what kinda lyrics you could give to Hang Up Your Hang Ups by Herbie Hancock.
Spazzmatica Polka would surely be crazy.
