Name that song
"He came home too drunk from mixin' Tanqueray and wine."
"Take off your shoes, stay out of the race"
"Sunburn with freezer burn"
"I am someone you'll never know"
"Holes in both my shoes "
"Stocked it full of jelly jars"
"But I can see that black horizon glooming"
"She smiled at me on the subway"
Bruce Springsteen - Johnny 99
"Take off your shoes, stay out of the race"
Pass
"Sunburn with freezer burn"
Nirvana - All Apologies.
"I am someone you'll never know"
Pass
"Holes in both my shoes "
Pass
"Stocked it full of jelly jars"
B-52's - Legal Tender (I think)
"But I can see that black horizon glooming"
Asia - The Smile has left Your Eyes
"She smiled at me on the subway"
James Blunt - You're Beautiful
I consider myself to have a quite encyclopedic knowledge of song lyrics but a couple of those have stumped me.
Quote: CroupierI consider myself to have a quite encyclopedic knowledge of song lyrics but a couple of those have stumped me.
"I see the hand of Man arise/with hungry mind and open eyes!"
Quote: Nareed"I see the hand of Man arise/with hungry mind and open eyes!"
Thats an easy one. Rush - 2112 if I remember rightly. Thank you Guitar Hero for getting me into a great band.
Quote: CroupierThats an easy one. Rush - 2112 if I remember rightly. Thank you Guitar Hero for getting me into a great band.
Yup. Best SF rock album (no, it's not the only one).
Quote: Croupier
I consider myself to have a quite encyclopedic knowledge of song lyrics but a couple of those have stumped me.
Very good! The two you missed I expected to be tough. I'll leave them up there a few more days to give others a chance.
On the other hand, I do know two good music trivia questions:
1 - What is David Bowie's real name? Bonus: Why did he change it? (If you know his real name, you know why he changed it.)
2 - If you had a list of all artists or bands that ever had a Top 40 hit, which comes last alphabetically? (FYI: The answer is the same if you limit it to Top 10, or expand it to Top 100. The same isn't true for the first alphabetically.)
I'll give the answers in a couple days.
Yeah, most people think there's a space between the Zs, which would pu them at the top of the list of Zs, and then start guessing Warren Zevon or somebody....
Quote: DJTeddyBearDon't look to me to answer. I've always been ignorant of the trival part of music history.
On the other hand, I do know two good music trivia questions:
1 - What is David Bowie's real name? Bonus: Why did he change it? (If you know his real name, you know why he changed it.)
2 - If you had a list of all artists or bands that ever had a Top 40 hit, which comes last alphabetically? (FYI: The answer is the same if you limit it to Top 10, or expand it to Top 100. The same isn't true for the first alphabetically.)
I'll give the answers in a couple days.
LOL, David Jones, changed because of Davy Jones in the Monkees.
Same wouldn't be true for the first alphabetically? I don't see how that could be. I would guess Aaron Neville with "Tell It Like It Is", but you might be going by last names, or band names.
Quote: MoscaSame wouldn't be true for the first alphabetically? I don't see how that could be. I would guess Aaron Neville with "Tell It Like It Is", but you might be going by last names, or band names.
I'd been wondering the same thing. I thought it would be by last name, which led me to wonder if maybe one of the hits by ABC would be first alphabetically. Then I got Poison Arrow stuck in my head. Then I remembered that ABBA is lower alphabetically, and things got worse from there... Finally, I consulted my copy of The Billboard Book of Top 40 Hits. For the beginning of the alphabet, the name that is first changes depending on if you're looking at top 10/20/40/100 songs. Turns out that ZZ Top charted high enough to carry their last-place alphabetical ranking, while the first alphabetical listing changes depending on what level of hit is analyzed. I still have Dancing Queen stuck in my head.
Quote: rdw4potusI'd been wondering the same thing. I thought it would be by last name, which led me to wonder if maybe one of the hits by ABC would be first alphabetically. Then I got Poison Arrow stuck in my head. Then I remembered that ABBA is lower alphabetically, and things got worse from there... Finally, I consulted my copy of The Billboard Book of Top 40 Hits. For the beginning of the alphabet, the name that is first changes depending on if you're looking at top 10/20/40/100 songs. Turns out that ZZ Top charted high enough to carry their last-place alphabetical ranking, while the first alphabetical listing changes depending on what level of hit is analyzed. I still have Dancing Queen stuck in my head.
OK, I get it. Top 100 song. I thought it was top 100 artists, in which case it would be the same regardless. But someone could have a top 100 hit and not a top 10 hit.
I'll be very impressed if anyone gets "I am someone you'll never know." As a hint, that one is also from a science fiction themed album, but not 2112. Again, no searching!
Quote: Wizard"Holes in both my shoes" yet. To give a hint, it is one of the most well-known country music songs.
Would it be Coat of Many colours by Dolly Parton? If so props to my mother.
Quote: CroupierWould it be Coat of Many colours by Dolly Parton? If so props to my mother.
Yes!
Quote: WizardI am little surprised nobody got "Holes in both my shoes" yet. To give a hint, it is one of the most well-known country music songs.
I thought of "Highway 40 Blues" by Ricky Skaggs, with the lyric "I've walked holes in both my shoes" (and would've posted so earlier if I'd not been away from the forum a couple of days). Even though it was a #1, I think the part about being one of the most well-known country songs probably distinguishes it.
I used to be really good at these, but I've lost my edge over the last 10 years; I lost track of music as it evolved and fragmented.
And in hosting the game, you walk a fine line; it can't be too obvious, nor too obscure. I can't post "Gonna grab my baby, gonna hold him tight, never let him go," for example... but maybe "Gonna find my baby, gonna hold her tight, gonna grab some..." THAT might get a response.
5 quatloos for whoever gets the second one.... 5,000 quatloos for whoever gets the first one.
Quote: MoscaOnce I had the title, the lyric "holes in both my shoes" jumped right out at me!
I used to be really good at these, but I've lost my edge over the last 10 years; I lost track of music as it evolved and fragmented.
And in hosting the game, you walk a fine line; it can't be too obvious, nor too obscure. I can't post "Gonna grab my baby, gonna hold him tight, never let him go," for example... but maybe "Gonna find my baby, gonna hold her tight, gonna grab some..." THAT might get a response.
5 quatloos for whoever gets the second one.... 5,000 quatloos for whoever gets the first one.
The second one is Afternoon Delight, Starland Vocal Band. I'll take my five quatloos now please.
The first one, which no one will get, is "26 Miles to Joliet", by Darlene Wallace. I never heard this until about a year ago, it kicks. It is on Hi Records: the Early Years; you can hear a clip here; go down to track #22 and click the little speaker.
"The Wise Men were consulted/and the bridge of death was crossed"
Easy bonus, unrelated:
"If she's the same how come she's diferent now?"
Quote: CroupierI cant believe I have been backed off from this thread. :P
Just until you swear to stop counting notes :P
But you can go for the bonus. You're allowed the sucker bets, why not.
Quote: Nareed
"If she's the same how come she's diferent now?"
If Im allowed the bonus I go for Bonnie Tyler - Here She Comes. My wife loves power ballads.
Quote: CroupierIf Im allowed the bonus I go for Bonnie Tyler - Here She Comes. My wife loves power ballads.
Very good.
Now what movie was the song in? (as though that's a tough question).
"Take off your shoes, stay out of the race"
This one is an old Irish ballad titled Sonny or sometimes Sonny's Dream. Various country and folk music sings have covered it. Sometimes the word "sneakers" is used instead of "shoes," I hope that didn't trip anybody up. I'm most familiar with the cover by Emmylou Harris, Mary Black, and Dolores Keane. Here are the full lyrics.
"I am someone you'll never know"
Little Neutrino by Klaatu. This was one of my favorite bands in college. I've yet to meet anybody who has heard of them, except the guy who turned me onto them.
ME!Quote: WizardLittle Neutrino by Klaatu. This was one of my favorite bands in college. I've yet to meet anybody who has heard of them, except the guy who turned me onto them.
I've heard of them, but that's as far as it goes. I can't say that I ever knowingly heard their music.
Quote: DJTeddyBearME!
I've heard of them, but that's as far as it goes. I can't say that I ever knowingly heard their music.
Yeah! I've never heard their music played by anybody except me. Even when I visit Toronto, their hometown, I can't find anybody who has heard of them.
Quote: boymimboBeing from the area, I had no idea that Klaatu is Canadian.
I'm quite sure Klaatu is from another planet :P
BTW what was the robot's name? (he said, shamelessly hijacking the thread)
That WAS shameless.Quote: NareedI'm quite sure Klaatu is from another planet :P
BTW what was the robot's name? (he said, shamelessly hijacking the thread)
And a damn easy question!
GORT!
But in the 2008 remake, Klaatu never spoke his name. It was the scientists that 'named' him with an annagram that by no small coincedence, was G.O.R.T.
What did G.O.R.T. stand for?
(FYI: I don't know the answer...)
Well, I didn't until I went to http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Day_the_Earth_Stood_Still_(2008_film)Quote: DJTeddyBearWhat did G.O.R.T. stand for?
(FYI: I don't know the answer...)
Fascinating stuff. I can waste an entire afternoon on Wikipedia! :)
And there even seems to be some Brit vs. Yankee issues in the authorship of the references. The URL you cite uses "Organised" while IMDB (URL below) uses "Organized".
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0970416/synopsis
Quote: DJTeddyBearThat WAS shameless.
Absolutely. That's what I said "shamelessly."
Anyway, to bring it back a bit:
"You come down as fast as lightning." And that's about as obscure, I think, as I can get on an English-language board.
But maybe this one: "No loving, no caring, no program for pairing."
Quote: CroupierIll only answer if noone else answers in the next 24 hours or so, let someone else have a chance.
I think we both grew up when MTV was new :)
Quote: NareedI think we both grew up when MTV was new :)
I wasn't born until 1985. I just love music.
and....
Pat Benatar - "My Clone Sleeps Alone"
let's see if I can stump folks...
"You haven't moved from that spot all night since you asked for a light, you damn smokestack!"
or, to get pretty obscure and regional...
"I know I can act. You should see me lie."
and an easy one...
"She's got a face that could stop a clock"
Quote: indiegeekNew Pornographers - "Your Daddy Don't Know"
and....
Pat Benatar - "My Clone Sleeps Alone"
The second one's right.
I don't know if the first one's right. The answer I was looking for was Toronto, though the name of the song is right.
And that's it for me.
When you hear the knell of a requiem bell
Weird glows gleam where spirits dwell
Restless bones etherealize
Rise as spooks of every size
Next is a song for Veterans Day..
Oh, thus be it ever, when freemen shall stand
Between their loved home and the war's desolation!
Blest with victory and peace, may the heav'n rescued land
Praise the Power that hath made and preserved us a nation.
Then conquer we must, when our cause it is just,
And this be our motto: "In God is our trust."
Remember, no searching.
Quote: GialmereI'll give this old thread a shot. Not too hard not too easy. We just passed two holidays so first up is a Halloweenish song..
When you hear the knell of a requiem bell
Weird glows gleam where spirits dwell
Restless bones etherealize
Rise as spooks of every size
Next is a song for Veterans Day..
Oh, thus be it ever, when freemen shall stand
Between their loved home and the war's desolation!
Blest with victory and peace, may the heav'n rescued land
Praise the Power that hath made and preserved us a nation.
Then conquer we must, when our cause it is just,
And this be our motto: "In God is our trust."
Remember, no searching.
1st one, no idea.
Star Spangled Banner (verse that never gets sung)
We have a Veterans Day winner!
Halloween is still open.
Weird glows gleam where spirits dwell
Restless bones etherealize
Rise as spooks of every size
Quote: GialmereWhen you hear the knell of a requiem bell
Weird glows gleam where spirits dwell
Restless bones etherealize
Rise as spooks of every size
And though you fight to stay alive
your body starts to shiver
cuz no mere mortal can resist
the evil of The Thriller
Quote: Gialmere
When you hear the knell of a requiem bell
Weird glows gleam where spirits dwell
Restless bones etherealize
Rise as spooks of every size
