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Christopher Columbus (Squirrels & Onions remix) doesn't technically have lyrics, but I always sing the title words along with the beat, at least in my head. Kinda of like how a lot of EDM just turns into Boots and Cats in my head.
The Star Trek Theme was originally composed with lyrics.
Opus No1
Tangentially related: Barber also wrote his Adagio for Strings as an Agnus Dei. It's great.
Darude, sandstorm.
Yakety Sax
yakety sax is based on a song with lyrics! "yakety yak" by the Coasters
And - One Step Beyond
Flight of the Bumblebee.
Neil Diamond, of all people, has a version, which you might or might not like.
4'33"
I, too, would like to hear eldrich silent singing.
You can only hear the lyrics in your writhing mind.
This is quite literally one of the reasons I started making music. Too many instrumentals without vocals.
Jupiter - Holst
I can feel it at a funeral, a wedding, a birth, a Requiem for a nation defeated etc etc
I Vow To Thee My Country: https://youtu.be/GZNJFrb0IGo?si=dqEkteZvzqMGXEv0
Playing God - Polyphia
Bolero would be pretty awful with lyrics.
The Bark and Below It by the Olivia Tremor Control.
Good luck to ya.
Non-joke answer, I'd be curious to hear what kinda lyrics you could give to Hang Up Your Hang Ups by Herbie Hancock.
Cbat by Hudson Mohawke. Is it actually about sex? Let's find out.
Reddit won't truly be obsolete until we one up the cbat sex thread
Spazzmatica Polka would surely be crazy.
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