The most forgettable
song lyrics ever were in the song Municipal
Delivery Systems Rock ‘n’ Shuffle, a song specially composed for the 1986
convention of Bremen Council Administrators in Rome, Italy. It was commissioned
from composer Ayre Erdberdschen, who complained, “It was full of lists of
tedious things I had to include, like offset wastage management forms. I tried
my best, but the song was so tedious I found it impossible to commit to memory.
Pieta, my singer had to have the lyrics in front of her, no matter how often
she rehearsed it.” The song proved so forgettable that Erdberdschen was sued by
Bremen Council for not performing the song at the convention, although in
court, audio recordings proved that the song was performed with 2 encores, but
had been instantly forgotten by all present.
©2012 James Mathurin
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| The Schütting, in Bremen, where the Bremen Council Administrators convention was held. The strange amnesiac effect of Erdberdschen's lyrics was linked to an increase in traffic-related accidents on the roads outside it, as excerpts from the lyrics were printed on billboards around the building. Several motorists who had been considered responsible for the accidents mentioned temporarily forgetting how to drive as they glanced at the billboards. Photograph by roger4336. |
