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[tbonemike]

Hi, i'm looking for the words (or should i say the scat) of elwwod on rubber biscuit, can somebody helps me

[Horatio]

Actually, it's funny you should ask, because a little while ago I transcribed the lyrics of one version. (It's different every time he sings it.) If you'd like, i could send them to you, it might be the best you're gonna get.

[bbcentral]

Put a search in song title and lyrics there are a lot of good
blues brothers sites with lyrics

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[beacky278]

I keep listening to it and I just cant do it! any advice? (if any lol)

[fatbob]

just make it up as you go along it will sound just like it

[TOFIKsylwia]

Rubbar biscuit is marvellous:)
isn't it?

[YicklePigeon]

Here's my technique (it's not very good):-

Start off with some three or four letter word which may or may not exist (e.g. Nah, Hool), then do the Twiki maneuver (e.g. bah-bababa, dah-ha-hom-lalalala, bebebebe). That's the first line.

It would end up being something like this: Nah-da-hom lalala!

In the second line the first three/four letter "word" is emphasised as follows: HOOL-l-l-l-l ahBAH-dadada!

And all this whilst going extremely fast - it also pays off in the end, as one's audience will note you're actually using a pattern of gibberish (sp?) rather than randomly placed gibberish.

Finally, during the no-background-music section near the end of the song, every single first three/four letter word should be emphasised.

Again: this is the technique I have come up with after listening to the song perhaps far too much - let alone trying to sing it! :D

Regards,

Yickle.

[bluto20038]

just do it

[Rudiger]

The original song is also considerably slower than the way the Blues Brothers perform it. Mr. Aykroyd has a certain talent for doing that, it's insane. I just jump up and down and spew a bunch of jargon. It's "passable," haha.

[TOFIKsylwia]

Aykroyd is singing "Rubber biscuit"??
no...The Blues Brothers Band..not Aykroyd...

[blackat]

^Okay, so we mean Elwood. :D

[madmatt]

Ok lessen its a talent and some people can do it some people can?t do it Dan Akroyd his able to perform the song I do know the reason but I don?t fell that Dan Akroyd would not like me to expose this reason I on the other hand have a brain that moves incredibility fast I have trouble in conversations because I talk vary fast so because of my sped up brain waves I am able to process the information to perform the song rubber biscuit just like Dan akroyd although my voice is a bit lower pitced then Dans but it is still cool

[blues-4eva]

hey BB fans, what do you think of the song Rubber Biscuit can anyone actually sing it i thinks its well hard to sing if you can let me know

I Blues We Trust ! ! !

[madmatt]

Rubber Biscuite if aney of you need help learning how to do it i well be glad to help you if aneyof u need help learning or singing it

[looneyanil]

what kinda help?

[blues-4eva]

i would like help i have tried but i think its so hard i cant get my tongue around it
how can you help?

[madmatt]

Well I didn’t learn it by lessening to it. I hear it and got the beat, once u get the beat of the song down and u have a rhythmic pace weir u can start coming up with a pace weir u can sing. Then u have to try and just make up stuff, I know it is difficult at first but after a wile it well come to you. You have to find the beat of the song, if u noticed when Dan Akroyd does it he bounces up and down to the rhythm and that gives him the right beat to sing. I just wave from side to side but lessen to the song wont get you anywhere. Try and clap to the beat or stomp your feet then try and beat you might want to start out with simple things, like if u can try and slow down the song then lessen to it and that could help. I well be putting on my video clip of me singing rubber biscuit and its half decent so maybe u could learn form that.

[TOFIKsylwia]

[madmatt]

I can, and when I put up my video clip on my website u can see and hear me sing it.

[madmatt]

The first thing you have to learn about Rubber Biscuit is that it takes an incredible amount of focus. If you want to sing it u has to clear your mind, and just let the music take you. You should try and learn the first three lines of the actual not the 1, 2, 123 or the Bow Bow Bow part. Try and sing this  "hear bad ia bidd ia be bow" “Cool ba da higia wata giguiaâ€? “dar rattia nam nam nam anow." And if you do learn something from this it would be metrical.