‘Tattarrattat’, The Palindrome Song By Jonathan Mann

Lori Dorn
March 31, 2014

Song number 1,911 in musician Jonathan Mann‘s song-a-day project is called “Tattarrattat” and is a palindrome both lyrically and musically.

A palindrome is a word that’s the same backwards and forwards. This song is a palindrome lyrically (exactly) and melodically (roughly)…

Was it a bar or a bat I saw?
Was it a car or a cat I saw?
Was it Eliot’s toilet I saw?
Rats live on no evil star

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Lori Dorn

Lori is a Laughing Squid Contributing Editor based in New York City who has been writing blog posts for over a decade. She also enjoys making jewelry, playing guitar, taking photos and mixing craft cocktails.