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* "You Showed Me" by The Turtles
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Transmitting Live From Mars
De La Soul Lyrics
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Quel heure est-il?
Il est midi
C'est l'heure de dejeuner
Qu'est-ce qu'il y a a manger?
Il y a saucisse, sans doute
Ecoutez et repetez, "A midi"
A midi
Quel heure est-il?
Quel heure?
Quel heure
Est-il?
Est-il?
Quel heure est-il?
Il est midi-midi-midi
Il est midi
Il est midi
C'est l'heure de dejeuner
C'est l'heure
C'est l'heure de dejeuner
De dejeuner
C'est l'heure de dejeuner
Qu'est-ce qu'il y a a manger?
Qu'est-ce qu'il y a?
The lyrics to De La Soul's song "Transmitting Live From Mars" are taken from a French language instructional recording that emphasizes the importance of communication and learning. The first part of the lyrics directs the listener to pay attention to the time, as it is now noon, and time for lunch. The singer then asks what is on the menu for lunch, suggesting that there may be sausages available. The second part of the lyrics is a repetition exercise, where the listener is asked to repeat the phrase "at noon" and the question "what time is it?" in French.
By incorporating these language exercises into their song, De La Soul is emphasizing the importance of communication and learning across cultures. They also use these lyrics to tie into the larger theme of the album, which is about exploring new territory and expanding horizons. Through their music, De La Soul is encouraging their listeners to open themselves up to new ideas and experiences.
Line by Line Meaning
Ecoutez: "A midi"
Listen: "At noon"
Quel heure est-il?
What time is it?
Il est midi
It's noon
C'est l'heure de dejeuner
It's lunchtime
Qu'est-ce qu'il y a a manger?
What's there to eat?
Il y a saucisse, sans doute
There's sausage, no doubt
Ecoutez et repetez: "A midi"
Listen and repeat: "At noon"
Quel heure est-il?
What time is it?
Quel heure?
What time?
Quel heure est-il?
What time is it?
Est-il?
Is it?
Quel heure est-il?
What time is it?
Il est midi
It's noon
Il est midi
It's noon
Il est midi
It's noon
C'est l'heure de dejeuner
It's lunchtime
C'est l'heure
It's the time
C'est l'heure de dejeuner
It's lunchtime
De dejeuner
To have lunch
C'est l'heure de dejeuner
It's lunchtime
Qu'est-ce qu'il y a?
What's there?
Lyrics © Royalty Network, Warner Chappell Music, Inc.
Written by: David Jolicoeur, Kelvin Mercer, Paul Huston, Paul E. Huston, Vincent Mason
Lyrics Licensed & Provided by LyricFind
HamSenry
This beat is INSANELY trippy and lofi for 1989 holy crap. Forward-thinking af
Poordumbcracker
Ripped it off from the Turtles.
Fleezy81
This song has more views than some other De La songs. That says a lot!!
Michael Gilman
I think it says people want to hear it before the lawyers yank it away again.
Scrungus Bungus
2023 and this beat sounds like a trippy/ lo-fi beat made this year! I feel this vibe.
curly-d23
It’s crazy how Prince Paul accidentally produced one of the first “trip hop” beats for what was otherwise a short interlude track on a classic hip hop album.
Abraham Palmer
This song sounds like is made from 1995-1996/7 it sounds so ahead of it's time.
Fragile Undertow
They cleared the samples for this track 😂😎
Peter Byker
Finally! Turtle-ly enough for The Turtle Club!
Tc_kidsolo
Show all the love we can this is hip hop they was never bite love anyone they had their own unique style I grew up in da Bronx first heard their music in 88 it was a huge part of hip-hop end of story