The Vertigogo Story

Vertigogo

Vertigogo is the dynamic title track from the film Four Rooms. While the movie may have come and gone, Vertigogo remains a popular and controversial member of the Combustible Edison setlist. Fiendishly difficult to play, this song was a top-20 hit in Japan.

However, the road to success has not been easy. In a letter received recently by the band, the Music Branch of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences (the Oscars) had this to say:

	A special meeting was held recently for members of the Music Branch Executive
	Committe to view the video clip of your song and the music cue sheet and vocal
	lead sheet were carefully followed. The following decision was reached: The
	song "Vertigogo" was declared ineligible in the Original Song category because
	the lyric was not intelligible.

			Sincerely,
				Arthur Hamilton
				Chairman
				Music Branch Executive Committee

Needless to say, the band is a little less than pleased with this turn of events, so they have decided to let you be the judge: intelligible or ineligible? On Oscar night, make your own decision.

Vertigogo
Do yah dot'n duy
ba da dot'n duy yah
oo-ee dot'n duy.
Oo-ee zabba duy
do yah zabba dot'n
doo-ee dot'n duy.
Zoo-ee bah,dabba do yah
da da dwee-a-dabba
da da ba-da da da DWEE-a dada!
buh-dee,buh-die,buh-doy,buh-dot'n duy
buh-dee,buh-dot'n duy.
Buh-dee,buh-die,buh-doy,buh-dot'n duy
buh-dee,buh-dot'n duy.
Zoo-ee bah,dabba do yah
da da dwee-a-dabba
da da ba-da da da DWEE-a dada!
Aaaaaaaaah.
aa-aa-aa-aa-aa-ah.
aa-aa-aa-aa-aa-aa-ah.
Ooh,ooh...
Oooooooooooh.
Do yah dot'n duy
ba da dot'n duy yah
oo-ee dot'n duy.
Oo-ee zabba duy
do yah zabba dabba
doo-ee dot'n duy.
Zoo-ee bah dabba do yah
da da do-yah dabba
da da ba-da da da DWEE-a dada!
da da ba-da da da DWEE-a dada!
AAAIIII!!

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