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I have been accused of not knowing the lyrics to songs and then babbling at random times during group singing sessions. 

Oh yeah? well here is a a cover song that I recorded tonight, that  may or may not derive most of its value through nonsensical lyrics and mumbling!

Mumbling in the right place.mp3 (recorded and mixed at sceneonestudios on May 16, 2010)

Background:

If you did not know the song, the original Radiohead song (Wikipedia: Everything in its right place) is youtubed below:

Raise the Roof, MARKO!.mp3

[yelling rapper voice]

Listen up RVA!
We got a new kid in town
this studio busker, history hustler
starbucks guzzler’s bout to draw a crowd . . .

[verse 1]

He came to drop bombs, he came to write songs
Ya wanna rock a rooftop, call schairbaum
I know he’s just a man, but you ever seen this dude with a guitar in his hands?

He’s got a mic set, two step, three and to the four
sha ma ha ma la ma daba dah, something with a door

He aint a figment of your imagination
But he edits wikipedia for recreation
a phi beta kappa, growed up a wolverine
I’m telling you now, this kid is the dream!

[Chorus]

So when I say Marko
You say – Hey Yo!

Marko — Hey Yo
Marko — Hey Yo

And when I say Ottoman
You say – For the Win!

Ottoman — For the Win
Ottoman — For the Win

[verse 2]

he hails from a state that looks like a hand
and even in the summers you wanna stay on dry land
motor city, river city, he’s got a mind full of maps

and if you need to know, he’s full of fun fax!

raise your glass to toast, this kid’s the real deal
look him in the eye, cheers to every meal
I take one sip now [sip] I take one sip later [sip]
if i keep sippin, i’ll be drippin’ on the ottoman chair leather

[Chorus]

So when I say Marko
You say – Hey Yo!

Marko — Hey Yo
Marko — Hey Yo

And when I say Ottoman
You say – For the Win!

Ottoman — For the Win
Ottoman — For the Win

[verse 3]

so give him the greenlight, heck give him any light
he can roll thru the stops like Poe with macabre
land of the brave, home of the free
Marko is a man who’s gonna rule this city.

We gonna raise the roof
We gonna give you the proof
you need a whiteboard drawler’?

basketball bawler’, car pool caller

kid with a mic that’s gonna be up all night?

Then you better call the man, with the plan on his hand

[Chorus]

So when I say Marko
You say – Hey Yo!

Marko — Hey Yo
Marko — Hey Yo

And when I say Ottoman
You say – For the Win!

Ottoman — For the Win
Ottoman — For the Win