In 2006, The Klezmatics set Jewish lyrics written by Guthrie to music.
Setting satirical or parody lyrics to established tunes is not exclusively the province of science fiction fandom.
Radić follows the folk practice of setting different lyrics to the same tune and vice versa.
"We set original lyrics to familiar nursery rhyme tunes, and within six months, it was a top seller."
He responded to an advertisement in the back of a magazine promising to set lyrics to music, but he soon realized it was just a scam.
Dwight's wife, Karen, was heavily involved with all of the compositions, helping her husband set lyrics to the music.
The album's title Vocalese refers to a style of music that sets lyrics to previously recorded jazz instrumental pieces.
In this recording, Elling set lyrics to the song in his signature style, vocalese.
Secondly, that there would be a move away from setting poetry in favour of setting self-written lyrics.
He made his film debut in the succeeding year when he set lyrics for Bharathiraja's Nizhalgal.