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Onomatopoeia is a word that describes what it sounds like. The word 'bark' for instance is considered pnomatopoeic.

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The Who's, "A Quick One, While He's Away"
The Lyrics:
Cello cello cello cello cello cello cello cello
Cello cello cello cello cello cello cello cello
Cello cello cello cello cello cello cello cello
Cello cello cello cello cello cello cello cello
Why:
One of the oddest examples I've ever come across! The story goes that the Who wanted cellos at the climax of their song, yet they couldn't afford it. Instead, they had to make do with singing 'cello' repeatedly. Not quite the same effect...
Submitted by: Me
Gloria Estefan's, "Wepa!"
The Lyrics:
Wepa! Wepa! Wepa! Wepa!
Why:
"Wepa!" is Puerto Rican for "Wow!" or "Hey!"
Submitted by: Mickey D.
Pat Travers', "Boom Boom Out Go the Lights"
The Lyrics:
Boom Boom Out Go the Lights.
Why:
The title is the refrain.
Submitted by: Tim Kramar
Squirrel Nut Zippers', "Mr. Zoot Suit"
The Lyrics:
When you see him drive by he goes TOOT TOOT & we all shout "Hey Mr. Zoot Suit!"
Why:
The 'TOOT TOOT' is the sound the horn of his caar makes.
Submitted by: Optimus Lime
Gwen Stefani's, "What Are You Waitin' For?"
The Lyrics:
Tick, tock, tick, tock...
Why:
Time is ticking away!
Submitted by: Mickey D.
Beatles', "(Baby you can) Drive My Car"
The Lyrics:
"Beep Beep mm Beep Beep um YAH!"
Why:
Onomatopoeia : The words & discord approximate the sound of an Automobile warning horn.
Submitted by: Jack Fids
Def Leppard's, "Billy's Got A Gun"
The Lyrics:
Bang bang
Why:
The song is about a serial killer and the "bang bang" comes near the end, just before the synthesizer and drum machine outro kicks in.
Submitted by: Pyromaniac
P.O.D.'s, "Boom"
The Lyrics:
Boom
Here comes the
Boom
Ready or not
Here comes the voice from the south
Why:
"Boom" is the sound of an explosion.
Submitted by: JeReMy
Genesis', "Just a Job to Do"
The Lyrics:
Bang, Bang, Bang
Why:
The sound of gunshots
Submitted by: Sutch
Tom Petty's, "Ankle Deep"
The Lyrics:
The field hand hit the switch and stumbled
Outside the big engine roared and rumbled
The stolen horse spooked and tumbled
She didn't speak for a week, just kind of mumbled
Why:
The engine roared and rumbled
She just mumbled
Submitted by: Tania WYEP

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