Celebrate 5 songs with tongue-twister lyrics from the WCSX classic rock library (plus a bonus) in honor of National Tongue Twister Day!
“Betty bought some bitter butter but it made her batter bitter. So she bought some better butter and it made her batter better.” That is one of my all-time go-to tongue-twisters. There’s also the classic, “How much wood would a woodchuck chuck if a woodchuck could chuck wood?” OH! AND! “Sally sells seashells by the seashore.” Trying saying any of these three times fast. I speak for a living and they are a challenge for me. lol what are the tongue twisters you remember from your childhood?
When it comes to songs with tongue twister lyrics, I noticed a common theme: STREAM OF CONSCIOUSNESS. In researching the inspiration behind these songs, most authors made reference to this concept. In the case of Billy Joel, he wrote the lyrics before the music which is why he explains that the song has no melody.
I loved tongue twisters when I was a child. I still find them interesting. Tongue twisters are verbal challenges… and so are these song lyrics. From Aerosmith to R.E.M.: can you say them three times fast?