Flight of the Bumblebee.
Neil Diamond, of all people, has a version, which you might or might not like.
YT link, or URL fragment to add to your favourite IV instance: watch?v=6gbTDZcOkRw
Eh, pretty heavily derived. It’s probably more like heavy sampling.
Darude, sandstorm.
The Star Trek Theme was originally composed with lyrics.
4’33"
I, too, would like to hear eldrich silent singing.
You can only hear the lyrics in your writhing mind.
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
Bolero would be pretty awful with lyrics.
Playing God - Polyphia
Tangentially related: Barber also wrote his Adagio for Strings as an Agnus Dei. It’s great.
The ice cream truck song!
(I’m kidding, don’t kill me.)
Yakety Sax
And - One Step Beyond
yakety sax is based on a song with lyrics! “yakety yak” by the Coasters
Opus No1
Spazzmatica Polka would surely be crazy.
Cbat by Hudson Mohawke. Is it actually about sex? Let’s find out.
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.
This is quite literally one of the reasons I started making music. Too many instrumentals without vocals.
