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(Scatting by Scatman John)
I'm the Scatman
Everybody stutters one way or the other
So check out my message to you
As a matter of fact don't let nothin' hold you back
If the Scatman can do it so can you
Everybody's sayin' that the Scatman stutters
But doesn't ever stutter when he sings
But what you don't know I'm gonna tell you right now
That the stutter and the scat is the same thing
Yo I'm the Scatman
Where's the Scatman? I'm the Scatman
Why should we be pleasin' all the politician heathens
Who would try to change the seasons if the could?
The state of the condition insults my intuitions
And it only makes me crazy and my heart like wood
Everybody stutters one way or the other
So check out my message to you
As a matter of fact don't let nothin' hold you back
If the Scatman can do it brother so can you
I'm the Scatman
(Scatting by Scatman John)
Everybody stutters one way or the other
So check out my message to you
As a matter of fact don't let nothin' hold you back
If the Scatman can do it brother so can you
I'm the Scatman
I hear you all ask 'bout the meaning of scat
Well I'm the professor and all I can tell you is
While you're still sleepin' the saints are still weepin' cause
Things you call dead haven't yet had the chance to be born
I'm the Scatman
(Scatting by Scatman John)
I'm the Scatman....repeat after me
It's a scoobie oobie doobie scoobie doobie melody
I'm the Scatman....repeat after me
It's a scoobie oobie doobie scoobie doobie melody
(Scatting by Scatman John)
So check out my message to you
As a matter of fact don't let nothin' hold you back
If the Scatman can do it so can you
But doesn't ever stutter when he sings
But what you don't know I'm gonna tell you right now
That the stutter and the scat is the same thing
Yo I'm the Scatman
Who would try to change the seasons if the could?
The state of the condition insults my intuitions
And it only makes me crazy and my heart like wood
So check out my message to you
As a matter of fact don't let nothin' hold you back
If the Scatman can do it brother so can you
I'm the Scatman
So check out my message to you
As a matter of fact don't let nothin' hold you back
If the Scatman can do it brother so can you
Well I'm the professor and all I can tell you is
While you're still sleepin' the saints are still weepin' cause
Things you call dead haven't yet had the chance to be born
It's a scoobie oobie doobie scoobie doobie melody
I'm the Scatman....repeat after me
It's a scoobie oobie doobie scoobie doobie melody
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best singer ever
What a fun song...
among the craziness of the scatting, there are some well written lyrics in there.
Why should we be pleasin' all the politician heathens Who would try to change the seasons if the could? The state of the condition insults my intuitions And it only makes me crazy and my heart like wood
He isnt impressed with the state of the world, and the people who run it. Gotta wonder how he'd like the world these days...
While you're still sleepin' the saints are still weepin' cause Things you call dead haven't yet had the chance to be born
Another good lyric.
Just a fun and meaningful song.
Wow. Scatman was a stutterer but he turned it into scatting. He said his greatest weakness became his greatest asset. That explains so much about his song, literally. The scat and the stutter are the same. As a matter of fact, don't let nothing hold you back; if the Scatman can do it, so can you.
And a little more vague: While you're sleeping the Angels are still weeping because things you call dead haven't had the chance yet to be born. I think he didn't believe he'd ever have a singing career. He declared it dead from the start. But then he made scatting, and before that he hadn't even let his singing career have a chance to be born.
Everybody treating this song like it’s all innocent and ”fun”... very few people know the true meaning. Look at the lines:
Ba-da-ba-da-ba-be bop bop bodda bope Bop ba bodda bope Be bop ba bodda bope Bop ba bodda Ba-da-ba-da-ba-be bop ba bodda bope Bop ba bodda bope Be bop ba bodda bope Bop ba bodda bope
Does that remind you of something? No? If I say Morse, does it ring a bell?
Using standard Morse code, this supposed ”gibberish” turns into:
Eat scat Devil Ready Yes Yummy scat Devil Ready Evil
Not so innocent any more, is it?
@MisterLovermanShabba You're full of scat, I used this to translate into Morse: https://morsecode.world/international/translator.html
@MisterLovermanShabba You're full of scat, I used this to translate into Morse: https://morsecode.world/international/translator.html
@MisterLovermanShabba You're full of scat, I used this to translate into Morse: https://morsecode.world/international/translator.html
@MisterLovermanShabba You're full of scat, I used this to translate into Morse: https://morsecode.world/international/translator.html
@MisterLovermanShabba what fantastic insight of yours ! I'd never have thought of using morse. Incredible.
@MisterLovermanShabba what fantastic insight of yours ! I'd never have thought of using morse. Incredible.
@MisterLovermanShabba what fantastic insight of yours ! I'd never have thought of using morse. Incredible.
@MisterLovermanShabba what fantastic insight of yours ! I'd never have thought of using morse. Incredible.
I didn't think scatman would be on songmeanings! This was one of my favorite radio songs eons ago :-) how can you not love this?
Yeah this song was in BASEketball when Remer turns in to a star. If you haven't seen that movie you really need too. It is very funny.
bee dom dom dom dom! ba dom dom dom dom dom!
The song is basically about how he'd had a history of stuttering, but had a talent for "scatting." With that said, he ended up making a name for himself doing so.
it's just an upbeat empowering song that is saying, "dude, don't give up"