| It seems that most of the songs that you hear these days on the radio played by the disc-jockeys, apart from rock-n-roll and other childrens records,
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| tend to be motion-picture title-songs. |
| appa
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| Y producers feel that we will not attend their movies unless we have the titles
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| well drilled into our heads in advance.
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| Of course, we dont go anyway, but at least this way they make back on the song
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| some of what theyve lost on the picture. |
| with the rise of the motion-picture
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| title-song, weve had such hits in t St few years as the ten commandments mambo, brothers karamazov cha-cha,
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| incredible shrinking man, I love you. |
| Im sure youre all familiar with these,
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| but a few years ago a motion picture versio
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| Eared of sophocles immortal tragedy oedipus rex. |
| this picture played only in the so-called art theaters, and it was not a financial success. |
| and I maintain
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| that the reason it was not a financia
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| Cess…
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| (youre away ahead of me.) …was, that it did not have a title tune,
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| which the people could hum and which would make them actually eager to attend
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| this particular play. |
| so, I have attempted to Y this and here then is the prospective title song from oedipus rex.
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| From the Bible to the popular song,
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| Theres one theme that we find right along.
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| Of all ideals they hail as good,
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| The most sublime is motherhood.
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| There was a man, oh, who it seems,
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| Once carried this ideal to extremes.
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| He loved his mother and she loved him,
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| And yet his story is rather grim.
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| There once lived a man named oedipus rex.
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| You may have heard about his odd complex.
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| His name appears in freuds index
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| cause he loved his mother.
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| His rivals used to say quite a bit,
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| That as a monarch he was most unfit.
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| But still in all they had to admit
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| That he loved his mother.
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| Yes he loved his mother like no other.
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| His daughter was his sister and his son was his brother.
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| One thing on which you can depend is,
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| He sure knew who a boys best friend is!
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| When he found what he had done,
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| He tore his eyes out one by one.
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| A tragic end to a loyal son
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| Who loved his mother.
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| So be sweet and kind to mother,
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| Now and then have a chat.
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| Buy her candy or some flowers or a brand new hat.
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| But maybe you had better let it go at that!
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| Or you may find yourself with a quite complex complex,
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| And you may end up like oedipus.
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| Id rather marry a duck-billed platypus,
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| Than end up like old oedipus rex.
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| The out-patients are out in force tonight, I see. |