Musical mad libs in regular life

When a song lyric or phrase fits or almost fits into regular conversation, you either a) slow build into song or b) sing just that part of the song.

For example, in constant rotation: instead of saying “oh my god my neck really hurts” you might sing “my neck, my back, my neck, and my back” from Khia’s My Neck, My Back (Lick It), or replace neck/back with another 1-syllable body part that ails you. Lots of back pain in this household.

Other easy examples:

After something falls loudly: “At first I was afraid, I was petrified”

Seeing someone scary looking on the street: “Psycho killer, quest que c’est”

Walking into a room unannounced: “Hellloooooo, is it me you’re looking for?”

After looking for the toothbrush head replacements: “I fouuuund you, miss new [toothbrush]”

Bad news headline? “It’s the end of the world as we know it”

When someone is sitting in too dark a room: “Hello darkness my old friend”

After a bad nights rest: the Beatles, “I’m soooOoOoo tired, I haven’t slept a wink”

The list is endless and that’s why it’s so great!

We also often change individual words to fit our needed meaning. Extra points for riffing whole sections of the song to your needs.

Always gets a laugh!