Name that tune

Anyone up for resurrecting this game? For some reason this tune got into my head yesterday and won't go away.

You could have done something
But you didn't try
You didn't do nothing
You let her walk by

Sounds like "Winchester Cathedral"... New Vaudeville something was the band.

PS: Had I ever mentioned the crazy teacher one of the years in school that decided that the best way to learn English is to translate songs?

That's the one, Annie. Got another? Preferably not in Bulgarian.

Russian then? :d Just joking

That should be easy:

You know I work all day,
To get you money to buy you things,
And it's worth it just to hear you say,
You're gonna give me ev'rything,
So why on earth should I moan,
'Cos when I get you alone,
You know I feel okay.

Hard Day's Night?

Of course. :) Over to you.

Thanks Annie. This is probably the first and last time I'll ever guess this game correctly. I can never remember the words to songs.

We're caught in a trap
I can't walk out because I love you to much baby
Why can't you see what you're doing to me
When you don't believe a word I say?
We can't go on together ....

... with suspicion minds :)

"Suspicious minds" - Elvis Presley. Believe it or not - that's what is running here at the moment. Talk about coincidences.

You got it Annie. Elvis is fabulous and never seems to date.

Absolutely - together with Beatles if you ask me. :) OK - something else that should be easy enough (what I am listening to at the moment):

When the waters is rough
The sailing is tough
I'll get drowned in your love
You've got a cut throat crew
I'm gonna sink under you
I got the bell bottom blues,
It's gonna be the death of me.

I think it's The Rolling Stones. Could the name of the song be "When the water is rough, the sailing is tough"?

Right band, wrong title:)

I've just consulted another ancient and he reckons it's Soul Survivor. I concur.

yep - your turn.

Ancient? Hm...

> 14 AnnieMod... "Ancient".... Me, not you or anyone else on this thread!

"..... And the moon and the stars were the gifts you gave
To the dark and the endless skies"

Hope I've got the words right. That's what I sing anyway (in the privacy of my own home).

*warbles* "The First Time......Ever I saw your Face" ---Roberta Flack

Enjoying that warbling aviddiva. Of course you are correct.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5JWAmF-Z4r4

It's all yours....

"But now old friends are acting strange,
They shake their heads and say I've changed;
Well, something's lost, but something's gained
In living every day..."

Joni Mitchell - Both Sides Now

He's a Catholic, a Hindu, an Atheist, a Jain
A Buddhist and a Baptist and a Jew
And he knows he shouldn't kill, and he knows he always will
Kill you for me, my friend, and me for you.

Buffy! No, not the vampire slayer ;)

Universal Soldier

ETA: I'm pretty confident in that answer, so here's the next one:

You left me here on your way to paradise
You pulled the rug right out from under my life

^^^Songs from Bookishbunny's Life?

>20 Jim53:

"Smoke From A Distant Fire" by any chance? No idea who sing it though :(

That's the one, Annie. Sanford-Townsend Band.

Never heard the band I believe... :)

I told you I'd leave a light on
In case you ever wanted to come back home
You smiled and said you appreciate the gesture

Do we need a clue here?

Sure. Can you hum a few bars of it?

Re #20 - Buffy Sainte-Marie (for the record) -(no pun intended)

Every Light In the House by Trace Atkins ?

Only if you want to check in into a mental institution after this... :)

OK - country song, male singer that still performs but had never won a Grammy.

>27 DeltaQueen50:

Yep. :) All yours

Ok, here's one that's been stuck in my head for days.

An angel's smile is what you sell
You promise me heaven then put me through hell
Chains of love got a hold on me
When passion's a prison, you can't break free

Bon Jovi - Shot through the Heart

And you my love, won't you take my hand
We'll go back in time to that mystic land
Where the dew drops cry and the cats meow
I will take you there
I will show you how

Absolutely WHL - you're up!

Wow! I thought mine would have been easy!

Here's lyrics to another song by the same band... For an answer, I'll accept the name of the band and the title of either song.

One two, princes kneel before you, that's what I said now
Princes, princes who adore you, just go ahead now
One has, diamonds in his pockets, and lots of bread now
This one simply wants to buy you rockets, hangin in his head now

Sorry WHL, I didn't see the first lyrics you posted.

Isn't it Spinal Tap's Stonehenge?

Why, yes! Yes, it is!

Thr other tune is (Listen to the) Flower People

One of my favorite movies!

Ok how about these lyrics -

Well yeah I might have chased a couple of women around
All it ever got me was down
Then there were those that made me feel good
But never as good as I feel right now

That's Tom Pety and the Heartbreakers – The Waiting I think (or something published almost at the same time)

Yes Annie. You're up

I try to sing this song
I, I try to stand up
But I can't find my feet.
I, I try to speak up
But only in you I'm complete.

"Gloria" by U2

I left a trail of footprints deep in the snow
And swore one day I would retrace them.
But when I turned around I found that the wind had erased them.
Now I'll never replace them.

Wild guess - Let's Build a Snowman from that epic cinematic Oklahoma-meets-Dahmer-Party genre movie Cannibal, the Musical?

Silly, silly Mr. House!

Of course Boobalack :) Your turn.

Oops! I suppose I got ahead of the game, so I'll post my words here, instead. :-)

I left a trail of footprints deep in the snow,
And swore one day I would retrace them.
But when I turned around,
I found that the wind had erased them.
Now I'll never replace them.

Oh rats, I know this one but I can't think of the name. It's Dan Fogelberg, and the chorus exhorts the addressee to fly sweetly over the land or something like that. Maybe that will help someone else get it.

"The Last Nail" from Captured Angel

Looks like nobody else wants to guess this one -- so go, Jim!

By the way, those are my favorite lyrics of all time.

Thanks, Boobalack. I can see why you'd like those.

Your name and mine inside a heart upon a wall
Still find a way to haunt me, though they're so small

Ah, an oldie, goldie from the 60's

Walk Away Renee by The Left Banke

Walk Away Renee!

ETA - DeltaQueen50 snuck in while I was still singing the first verse! But mine was by the Four Tops if that makes a difference.

You're both right, in that the Four Tops did cover the song, but the Left Banke was the original artist. Take it away, DQ!

Ok, maybe Booksloth can sing along with this one as well,

You told me to leave you alone,
My father said to come on home,
My doctor said to take it easy
Whole bunch of loving is much too strong

Aretha! Chain of Fools.

Absolutely. Your go, Jim

This one might be a little tougher, but maybe not...

And what about your friends
Do you care what people say?
Will you accept the burdens
I know will surely come your way?
Maybe I shouldn't worry,
But I've been through this before
And I'd like to get things straight
Before I'm knocking on your door.

and for extra credit ;-), and a moderately interesting piece of trivia, name the group's guitarist, who co-wrote the song

"Does Your Mama Know About Me" -- "Bobby Taylor & the Vancouvers" (or was it one of the earlier names? naah - I am almost sure this was the debut single of the new group)

And the guitarist is Tommy Chong.

Correct on all counts. Well done! Your turn.

Happen to like the later carrier of Chong :)

"No Mountains too high for you to climb
All you have to do is have some climbing faith, oh yeah
No rivers too wide for you to make it across
All you have to do is believe it when you pray"

"I'm Your Angel" -- Celine Dion and R. Kelly

yep. all yours :)

This one is too easy:

"I want you,
I need you,
but there ain't no way
I'm ever gonna' love you."

It always makes me cry -- no personal reason, I just always get into music. When I listen, I want everyone to be quiet, so I can really listen. I'm not fond of background music. Well, maybe in an office or something similar but not at home.

"Two Out of Three Ain't Bad" , Julian Austin ? (although I suspect you might mean the Meat Loaf version if that's really the song)

Meat Loaf. I never heard of Julian Austin, but that doesn't mean anything. lol There are many musicians of whom I never heard.

Your turn!

Canadian country musician - was a favorite of someone I used to see too often :)

Next one:

"Never look back," we said
How was I to know I'd miss you so?
Loneliness up ahead, emptiness behind
Where do I go?

"From the Bottom of My Broken Heart" by Britney(sp) Spears. (I have grandchildren. lol)

Got to go for a while, be back later. This is a fun thread.

When you are back, post the next one. :)

"Cold outside,
But I don't blame the weather.
No one's calling.
No one's at the door.
But I can't stay inside all day,
Blinds pulled to the floor."

Now I will be humming this the whole day. :)
No Blue Sky - The Thorns :)

Did they ever publish a second album?

No, and it's a shame. I love their sound.

Your turn.

By the way, maybe we should let anyone who wants to be next if the next person hasn't answered in a certain length of time. Could be more people will play if they don't have to wait for the next set of lyrics, and we can't always respond immediately. What do you think?

Sure :) Although we are just under 12 hours which is reasonable...

"Fancy cars and diamond rings
I`ve seen all kind of shiny things
I should be feeling alive again
But Lord I don´t"

Okay. Maybe we should say after 12 hours, anyone may post the next set of lyrics.

I think you've stumped me. What do we do, now? The words sound kind of C&W. Maybe somebody else will get it before long.

I think it is C&W - in fact I would say Billy Ray Cyrus - Back to Tennessee

Billy Ray Cyrus's "Back to Tennessee" it is :) Your turn DeltaQueen50

I like smoke and lightning
Heavy metal thunder
Racin' with the wind
And the feeling that I am under ...

"Born to be Wild" - Steppenwolf (I think? I am sure which the song is, not so sure who is performing it)

You got it AnnieMod. I find with song lyrics someone either knows it right away or noone knows it.

Born to be Wild by Steppenwolf is one of my favorite driving songs!

Your go.

:) Had heard this one probably more often than any other song.

Next:

"So many centuries, so many gods
We were the prisoners of our own fantasy
But now we are marching against these gods
I'm the wizard, I'll change it all"

I know this song, but I can't think of the name of the band (other than I know who it's ~not~).

I'll give it about a half hour, and maybe take partial credit if I name the tune.

Name the tune and you win it and I will supply the band name :) Who you are sure they are not?

The tune is Valhalla.

It's done by some Iron Maiden-ish band - same genre, but the name escapes me.

Blind Guardian :) I was going to post something from Iron Maiden but then BG started on my list and could not resist. Tune name is correct though so all yours.

Tha's it! My youngest son plays them constantly!

Here's an oldie but awful...

Well we are big rock singers we've got golden fingers
and we're loved everywhere we go,
we sing about beauty and we sing about truth
at ten thousand dollars a show;...

Is it “The Cover of the Rolling Stone” by Dr. Hook & The Medicine Show?

Yes. Yes, it is! Your turn.

Hee hee! Is that Cover of Rolling Stone? I believe the artist, er, perpetrator was taken out and shot, right?

ETA: oops, too late

O.K. this is from one of my most favorite songs of all time. I can never listen to it without hitting the repeat button.

“Chewing on a piece of grass
Walking down the road
Tell me, how long you gonna stay here, Joe?
Some people say this town don't look good in snow
You don't care, I know.”

Ventura Highway, by America?

Right on! Your turn.

Cast my memory back
Sometimes I'm overcome
Thinkin' bout
Making love in the green grass
Behind the stadium

Ah another favorite (grew up listening to my dad's music collection). This is "Brown-eyed girl" by Van Morrison.

That's right. A favorite of mine too. Back to you!

This song is one of my mom's favorite songs. I happen to love it too.

"All of her days have gone soft and cloudy
All of her dreams have gone dry
All of her nights have gone sad and shady
She’s getting ready to fly."

Fly Away - John Denver :)

Yes, it is "Fly away" by John Denver. Your turn.

"We are scanning the scene
in the city tonight
We're looking for you
to start up a fight
There's an evil feeling in our brains
But it's nothing new
you know it drives us insane"

Well, I don't think that's a John Denver.

Nope, it's not... but it is one of my favorite songs so decided to see if someone will recognize it. :)

That's Metallica - "Seek and Destroy"

"Seek and destroy" by Metallica from Kill 'Em All (1983).

Oh too late.

Yep.
DeltaQueen50, all yours.
Porua, sorry - too slow :)

Why some people break up
Then turn around and make up
I just can't see
You'd never do that to me, would you baby

"Let's Stay Together" by Al Green.

Absolutely. Your go Porua.

This is my latest favorite. I've been listening to it non-stop for the last few days.

"You control my every little move now
Hanging from your strings is all I know
Starring in your puppet show
Never let me go"

Strange Love - Koop I think

Yes. "Strange love" by Koop. A deliciously twisted little song. Strange indeed! Your turn.

Another favorite :

"Heavy rings on fingers wave
Another star denies their grave
See the nowhere crowd
Cry the nowhere tears of honor"

You do like your Metallica, this one is "The Memory Remains"

:) I like some Metallica... mainly the oldish ones. :) All yours.

Carried your books from school
Playin' make believe you're married to me
You were fifth grade, I was sixth
When we came to be

"My Eyes Adored You"
Frankie Valli

Yes Boobalack, your turn.

"You know I want to be a painter, girl
A real artistic snob
But I guess we'll have our children first
You'll find a home, I'll get a job"

How about a little clue?

No idea what the name of the song is but I cannot get Harry Chapin and his guitar out of my head since I read the lines... so I suspect that it is him..

the late, great Harry Chapin - Dreams go by

Right on! Your turn.

Sorry, folks, this is the first time I've had my computer turned on today.

We would like it to be known
the exhibits that were shown
were exclusively our own,
All our own. All our own.

Welcome back, my friends, to the game that never ends! ;-)

Early ELP, n'est-ce pas? Karn Evil 9?

An old favourite of mine!
You are absolutely correct! Your turn now -- move along, move along!

Here's another old favorite.

You pull me like the moon pulls on the tide
You know just where I keep my better side

Irish singers, huh? :)

That's Mary Black - "The Dimming of the Day"

That's the song, although I think Richard Thompson wrote it... I have the version by RT and his wife Linda. He's been known primarily as a guitarist, but he's also written some great lyrics.

It's possible. It is in one of Black's albums that I have here... :)

OK - can someone else pick it up - I am off to bed now.

Since it seems that nobody else is going to pick it up, I will, AnnieMod.

Taps being played
By a soldier's grave
So sad, it torments your soul
Listen to that North wind moan
Tonight is so dark and cold

Boobalack, it appears we need a hint.

"Listen, They're Playing My Song" - had heard it from a few people but I think Ray Charles is the original. Or I am remembering the wrong song

Two Princes by Spin Doctor

I'm a killer, cold and wrathful
Silent sleeper, I've been inside your bedroom
I've murdered half the town,
Left you love notes on their headstones
I'll fill the graveyeards until I have you

I checked back every day to see if anyone was still playing this game. Sorry.

I think Ray Charles recorded it, but the one I like is by Waylon Jennings. I especially love the harmonica at the end. It sounds so sad and lonely, just like the song.

I have no idea what Two Princes has to do with either my post or the lyrics posted above. Goodness, what horrible lyrics. Don't know the name or the artist, so please carry on. Thanks.

edit: They are horrible lyrics in my opinion, but I know others may not think so. There's that different drummer, again! lol

>128 Boobalack: Then I need to find it with Waylon Jennings. Which album?

I think 127 does not get the idea of the game (that we try to guess tunes) and just decided to post some lyrics... Oh well.

And here is the next:

"Seven deadly sins
Seven ways to win
Seven holy paths to hell
And your trip begins"

It's on the first album he ever did: "The One and Only Waylon Jennings" -- 1967. I got the Album, then the 8-track, then a cassette, and now a CD. It's now out of print, but I found one with "Heartaches by the Numbers" on amazon.com and on another site, CD Universe, I think. Anyway, I'm not sending a link since you're in Bulgaria -- figured you could do a Google and would know the best place for you to place an order. The One and Only Waylon Jennings CD is the search string I used.

Good luck!

Sorry for the hijack, folks. Please continue the game. Thanks. :-)

PeeEss~The CD I have is a single CD, ordered while it was still in print but hard to find. It has some other really good songs on it, so it is well worth the price, even if it didn't have the other CD added to it. It was less than $12.

amazon.com is my best and cheapest way to get music when it is not published here usually (go figure - you would expect that I should be able to find it cheaper from someone in Europe...):) Thanks for the info and the name of the album - need to see if I can find it somewhere :)

And it's not a hijack - we talk about what we guess so... :)

You're right about the hijack. It doesn't look like anyone can name your last tune, so would you like to tell us what it is and post another? I used to be good at "Name That Tune" when it was on television, but of course older tunes were played. ;-) I'm a bit old to be guessing a lot of the newer stuff, but this game is still fun.

That one was more than 20 years old so not exactly new: Moonchild by Iron Maiden :) I am not much into nowadays music - like a few singers and a song her and there but prefer oldish stuff.

next one:

"Sundown all around
Walking through the summer's end
Waves crash baby, don't look back
I won't walk away again"

Anything 20 years old is "new" stuff to me. Ha! I'll be 70 this year, and the last time I was "cool," according to one of my grandsons, was when I had Springsteen's "Born in the USA" tape. I might recognize a few "new"er ones because of grandchildren.

Your lyrics look kind of Cat Stevens-ish.

Annie, is that "Heaven is a place on earth" or something like that? I wanna say Go-gos but I'm even less confident of that than of the title.

Jim,

Full disclosure: I looked this one up, so I'm not going to pretend to guess.

Since Annie hasn't responded yet, I will (and hope she forgives me).

You are correct in your thinking. Keep working on that title thing.

Annie was asleep (Eastern Europe is in a time zone far far away from you all and with it being a working day today, I had to go to bed in a reasonable time)

>134 Boobalack: Boobalack, okey... then I will make sure next one that I am asking for is from your times. They had been making better music back then anyway.

>135 Jim53: Jim, Same album, wrong song. and Go-gos is a very good guess - just a bit off (heavily connected but not exactly)

>136 WholeHouseLibrary: Thanks for the assistance :)

Don't know about the US but in the UK Heaven Is a Place etc was by Belinda Carlisle.

It IS Belinda Carlisle after the Go-gos ended :) Now if only someone gets the song name correctly :)

Someone wants to try at guessing the song?

It's "Circle In The Sand"...
Jim, you almost got it so your turn.

Thanks, Annie.

"At the party she was kindness in the hard crowd,
Consolation for the old wound now forgotten."

White Room by Cream

That's it, WHL, you'rw up.

Another oldie, but awful...

All my two dimensional boundaries were gone, I had lost to them badly
I saw that world crumble and thought I was dead
But I found my senses still working

Is that the Byrds? 5D?

It is, it is.

Darling in you I found
Strength where I was torn down
Don't know what's in store
But together we can open any door

off to bed, see you in the morning.

You're All I Need to Get By
Tony Orlando and Dawn

Well I could not help it
But to fall in love
With this heavy-duty woman
I been speakin' of

Roller Derby Queen
Jim Croce

I love me some Jim Croce!

#149 is correct on the title but hilariously wrong on the artist: it was the title song from Marvin Gaye and Tammi Terrell's second album.

>150 avidmom:

You post a tune if you guess correctly the last one :)

>152 Jim53:
Seems to be going on a lot here - we guess either a title or an artist :D

Jim53, I hate to tell you this, but more than one person recorded that song -- Diana Ross, Michael McDonald, to name a couple, as well as Tony Orlando and Dawn. ‹(^¿^)› Hilarity is now occurring!

I guess since I named the last correct one, I should post some lyrics. I didn't quite know what to do. Haven't we been waiting until our answer is confirmed to post lyrics?

Till the wells run dry,
And each mountain disappears,
I'll be there for you to care for you
Through laughter and through tears.

Till the End of Time by Doris Day

I had to Google that one to find that Doris Day did, indeed, record "Till the End of Time." I like it by Perry Como, my first crush. I was five.

Your turn!

Doris Day was a major favourite of my parents :)

I've waited so long for you to write me,
But just a memory's all that's left of you.

Send Me the Pillow That You Dream On
by Dean Martin

"Send Me The Pillow That You Dream On" - Hank Locklin?

argh. too slow :)

And I thought that old old old C&W title would be obscure.
your turn, Boobalack!

"Can't Help Loving That Man" from the musical Showboat.

Yes! I think Annette Warren sang it in the 1951 version. They dubbed for Ava Gardner. I think 'from the musical Showboat' is close enough.

Your turn, DeltaQueen50.

#154 My apologies, Boobalack. I should have said, wow, I had no idea that Tony Orlando recorded that, I was thinking of the version by Marvin and Tammi. However, then I might not have seen that awesome example of punctuation art. Truly wonderful!

=^..^=

Here's the next one:

Once my cup was overflowing
But I gave nothing in return
Now I can't begin to tell you
What a lesson I have learned

Looking Back
Nat "King" Cole

Right you are!

Seven-that's the time we leave, at seven.
I'll be waiting up for heaven,
Counting every mile of railroad track
That takes me back.

I'll see you folks tomorrow.

Sentimental Journey, recorded by LOTS of folks

My favorite was Doris Day with Les Brown's Orchestra.

I think we should name at least one person or group who recorded the song in question. The one from "Showboat" is an exception. It was mostly done by Helen Morgan, but that was even before my time. lol

Post away!

It's not even the season...
"White Christmas" - Billy Gilman (at least the version I had heard)

I like it by Der Bingle or Perry Como. Are you surprised? Ha ha.

I knew it was easy... your turn, AnnieMod.

:) Well - it's a nice song after all. OK, next:

"They used to tell me I was building a dream
And so I followed the mob
When there was earth to plow or guns to bear
I was always there right on the job"

AH! I still play this tune on the guitar!

Brother, Can You Spare a Dime - I heard Mandy Patinkin sing a particualrly empassioned version of it (as only he can do), but the one I'm most familiar with the one done by Peter, Paul and Mary.

Yep - all yours :)

PS: I meant Rudy Vallee's version but yep - one of those that everyone sings :)

One of my favorite tunes to play on the guitar...

Where the vulture glides descending
On an asphalt highway bending
Thru libraries and museums, galaxies and stars
Down the windy halls of friendship
To the rose clipped by the bullwhip
The motel of lost companions
Waits with heated pool and bar.

Neil Young's Thrasher?

That exact few lines (the first few of them) had always sounded to me as a perfect match to Isaac Asimov's Foundation novels. :)

Yes it is. Back to you, Annie.

One of my favourites:

"Put your glad rags on and join me, hon,
We'll have some fun when the clock strikes one"

We're gonna rock around the clock tonight . . .
(Rock Around the Clock - Bill Haley and the Comets)

Absolutely:) I promised to give you an old enough song, didn't I? :)

All yours.

And I am an old enough person!

"I'm standing on a ledge and your fine spider web
Is fastening my ankles to a stone"

So Long, Maryanne - Leonard Cohen (another tune I play on the guitar)

And in the all-night cafe, at a quarter past eleven
Some old man sitting there on his own
Looking at the world over the rim of his teacup,
Each tea lasts an hour, then he wanders home alone.

Streets of London - Ralph McTell - (yet another for the guitarists).

Righty-roo!

(All these frustrated buskers! I like Ralph but I have to admit that every time I hear someone on a street corner playing Streets of London I get an overwhelming urge to grab their guitar and stuff it down their throat.)

How can I want you so bad
She has to lose again
How could you walk out on her
And turn to her best friend?

ETA - That is the next song, btw - not just a private conversation between me and WHL.)

Caroline by Kirsty Maccoll?

It's yours jenni!

Oh! the wind was sighing
And the day was dying
As the loike lay crying
In his prison cell

Is that The Auld Triangle? The version I've heard was by the Pogues.

What is a loike?

and what a weird and wonderful band they were! All yours, Jim.

#196 AFAIK loike is Dublin Irish slang for a prison inmate sentenced to more than 5 years. Maybe there's a Dubliner here who can confirm that?

#107 Thank you!

And I shall drive my chariot
Down your streets and cry,
'Hey, it's me, I'm dynamite
And I don't know why'

"Sweet Thing" by Van Morrison

Wow, any quicker and you'd have posted the answer before the lyric! Well done. You're up.

I love Van Morrison!!

A circumstance beyond our control, oh oh oh
The phone, the tv and the news of the world
Got in the house like a pigeon from hell, oh oh oh
Threw sand in our eyes and decended like flies

"Back on the Chain Gang" and the Pretenders ?

Absolutely right Annie!

:)

A cadillac a-rollin' on the open road,
Nothin' will outrun my v8 ford.
The cadillac doin' 'bout ninety-five,
She's bumper to bumber rollin' side by side.

Maybelline by Chuck Berry?

Yep. All yours.

"I picked up this broken key
I'll love no one and let no one love me
I'll wait for morning before opened eyes
No one's crying not yet realized"

That's "For No One" - Azure Ray

Yes. It's 'For No One' by Azure Ray. Your turn.

"You shake my nerves and you rattle my brain
Too much love drives a man insane
You broke my will, oh what a thrill"

Is it Great balls of fire by Jerry Lee Lewis?

Absolutely.

"It may be on a Sunday morning
It may be on a Tuesday afternoon
But no matter what the day is
I'm going to make it my business to get home soon"

"Thousand Miles Away" by Shep and the Limelites

Although the original title of the song has another word in it I'm going to let it pass and say yes the song is right. But right song, wrong artist.

(I can see where you're coming from though. Shep and the Limelites do have a very similar sounding song.)

New Edition maybe? Sounds a lot like one of theirs

New Edition? Oh good grief no!

The Tokens then? But I am 99.9% sure that New Edition recorded this lyrics as well ("Under The Blue Moon" album maybe - no idea which box these are or I would have pulled them out to verify)

I wouldn't know that. I've just seen videos of New Edition on MTV classic or something. No idea whether they recorded it or not. And no The Tokens are not right either.

You know - as long as they recorded the song, that should be considered a correct answer... as we all accepted answers above...

Anyway - I am done here until another song is posted... not in the mood to do research after two correct answers... If someone wants to keep guessing - be my guest. :)

Oh AnnieMod you've already posted! Just came back from googling and yes New Edition did record the song. I have The Heartbeats Original version in my 50's greatest hits collection so I was thinking of that. So, new Edition it is. Hope I haven't offended you with my utter ignorance about 80's music. :-)

And if AnnieMod doesn't want to anyone is free to post the next song. I won't be bothering anyone else anymore. Thank you evrybody!

:) Naaah - it's ok :) Most of those oldies are recorded a few times so this happens a lot :) And not being able to hear the song, it kinda makes it impossible to get which one it is :) Let me see what to post now...

"No broken hearts for us
'Cause we love each other
And with our faith and trust
There could be no other "

"Why" by Frankie Avalon

Yep, Shep and the Limelites called the song "Daddy's Home" or something similar. It's been a while! lol

Edit: Poura, where did you get the idea you were bothering anyone? Please continue to enjoy this game with us!

>226 Boobalack:

you got it :)

You went back to my good old days. Yep, they were.

Do you love me, Lady Jane, Lady Jane?
Do you love me, Lady Jane, Lady Jane?
You got me talkin' to the moon, you got me walkin' in the rain.
Do you love me, do you love me, Lady Jane?

edit: I suddenly realized that I'd made a slight error in the lyrics -- not big enough to keep one from guessing, though.

I love the old music :)

For a very long time I thought that this song is named "Do you love me, Lady Jane"... but it actually shares its name with the debut album of the artist : Painted Desert Serenade by Joshua Kadison. Unless if there is something that sounds similar but is not this one :)

I don't know of another one. Don't take my word as absolute, though, as there is a lot I don't know.

Carry on!

:)

"Too many teardrops for one heart to be crying
Too many teardrops for one heart to carry on
You're way on top now since you left me
You're always laughing way down at me"

"96 tears" by ? and the Mysterians

:) yep. back to you

What in the World's Come Over You? Wanda Jackson. I think I may have this somewhere.

Yes, indeedy, but I have it by Jack Scott.

Your turn!

Booksloth hasn't responded, so I'm hikacking the thread in the interest of keeping it going...

A different kind of poverty now upsets me so;
Night after sleepless night, I walk the floor and I want to know,
why am I so alone? ...

Crosby, Stills, Nash and (the great Neil) Young - 420

Thanks, Mr. House. I had wondered what to do.

Right group; prior to Neil getting involved, but you haven't got the name of the song quite right.
And, for the record, the song is not at all drug-related.

Isn't it called 420? or 4/20?

AKKKKK! The dreaded double-post.

Nope. It's called Four and Twenty

First verse:
Four and twenty years ago, I come into this life,
the son of a woman and a man who lived in strife.
He was tired of bein' poor,
and he wasn't into sellin' door to door,
and he worked like the devil to be more.

But since you wracked your brains over it for so long, it's only right that I turn this over to you, DQ50.

Thanks WHL.

Well you look so pretty in it
Honey can I jump on it sometime
Yes I just wanna see
If it's really that expensive kind

#238 Sorry guys - computer went down!

Has this thread been forgotten or do people need a clue?

I haven't forgotten -- just have no idea what the answer might be.

Clue: song is about an article of clothing, sung by an American male artist in the 60's

My first thought (after that clue) was 'A White Sport Coat and a Pink Carnation' but it really sounds from the lyric as if this one is about a hat. Am I even in the right clothing area? (Definitely not Easter Bonnet anyway - would Fred be so ungentlemanly as to jump on a ladies chapeau?)

You're on the right track about it being a hat - but definitely not Fred Astaire - but if he did jump on a lady's hat, he would do it elegantly!

This singer is more about the satire of dressing fashionably. Originally classed as a folk singer, he is now considered an icon of American music.

"Leopard Skin Pill Box Hat" - Beck I suspect (not sure though - just something clicked)

I don't know the song, but DQ could only be describing Bob Dylan. That's my guess.

Yes it's Leopard Skin Pill Box Hat and Yes, it is Bob Dylan. So you are both right. Since the game is naming the lyrics, I think it is Annie's turn.

I agree.

As with most good songs, they had been performed a lot :)

Next one:

"Love is blind, as far as the eye can see
Deep and meaningless, words to me
Easy lover, I need a friend
Road to nowhere, twist and turns but will this never end"

"Too Much" -- Spice Girls

I know this only because my grandson was a big SG fan when he was younger.

That's the one.

Thanks.

It's not so easy to feel at home
When home's so far away --
When all the longing and all the
Wanting is for yesterday.
You've made me find
Some peace of mind.
I'd like to stay.

Hint:

The most well-known singer of this song died toward the end of last year. He had a role in the movie "The Godfather."

Come Share The Wine - Al Martino.

Hooray for AnnieMod! Go!

The Godfather tipped me and then I just remembered the song :)

OK - that's running here at the moment:

"You left without saying I love you
And that makes three days in a row
Now that you're tired of pretending
It's time that I let you know"

A Bad Way of Saying Goodbye - Trace Adkins

But of course.

Here's what's in my mind right now:

I've got bruises on my memory,
I've got tear stains on my hands
And in the mirror there's a vision,
Of what used to be a man

A Thousand Miles from Nowhere by Dwight Yoakum

Yes, canuck_jenni's turn.

That's two that rattled around in my head as familiar but couldn't be placed. Dang.

I now have a Dwight Yoakum earworm...could be worse :)
So, how about a different genre:

I've treacle and toffee, I've tea and I've coffee,
Soft tommy and succulent chops;

I feel as if I should know this one. The words treacle and toffee make me think it's British, but it's not ringing any bells ...

I wouldn't happen to be one of the edited-out lyrics from "My Favorite Things", would it?

DQ50: you’re on the right track :)
WHL: not from “My Favorite Things” but there's a flower name in the title that is one of my favorite things.

Here’s a little more:
I've chickens and conies, and pretty polonies,
And excellent peppermint drops

It's from HMS Pinafore, but I can't think of the name of it. A girl is trying to sell items to men on/from a ship.

Ok - Gilbert and Sullivan, must be Poor Little Buttercup!

ding ding ding

Then buy off your Buttercup -- dear Little Buttercup;
Sailors should never be shy;
So, buy off your Buttercup -- poor Little Buttercup;
Come, off your Buttercup buy!

all yours, DQ!

Ok (thanks to Boobalack) - here we go:

Night after night I've been standing here alone
Weeping my heart out to the cold gray dawn
Praying that you're lonely and you'll come here too
Hoping just by chance that I get a glimpse of you

>277 DeltaQueen50::
Johnny Rivers - Mountain Of Love
Album: Memphis Sun Recordings

She can really play it
She can really lay it down
"Smile", "Good vibrations"
"Help me Rhonda" "Home ward bound"
It would be so cool to
....

Singer, song title, album and, above all, subject.

You are correct with Mountain of Love and I see you have already posted the next lyrics.

#278 Is that Laura Viers's song about the bass player? She played on all those songs but nobody had heard of her? I can't think of her name :-(

#280: You are right. The Bass player was Carol Kaye and she did play on many of the westcoast hits in early 1960's.

You are next.

I can see by your coat, my friend,
you're from the other side,
There's just one thing I got to know,
Can you tell me please:
Who won?

Title is Wooden Ships.
Musicians: Crosby, Stills & Nash or Jefferson Airplane
If you smile at me, I will understand
'Cause that is something
everybody everywhere does
In the same language

I can see by your coat, my friend
You're from the other side
There's just one thing I got to know
Can you tell me please, who won?

Say, can I have some of your purple berries?
Yes, I've been eating them
for six or seven weeks now
Haven't got sick once
Probably keep us both alive

Wooden ships on the water, very free and easy
Easy, you know the way it's supposed to be
Silver people on the shoreline, let us be
Talkin' 'bout very free and easy

Horror grips us as we watch you die
All we can do is echo your anguished cries
Stare as all human feelings die
We are leaving, you don't need us

Go, take your sister then, by the hand
Lead her away from this foreign land
Far away, where we might laugh again
We are leaving, you don't need us

And it's a fair wind blowin' warm
Out of the south over my shoulder
Guess I'll set a course and go

That's it! You're back up, papiervisje.

This one was a small hit in Europe by an unexpected duo:

From the first day I saw her I knew she was the one
She stared in my eyes and smiled
For her lips were the colour of roses
That grew down the river, all bloody and wild.

I want title of song, album and both singers.

Ah, finally one I know! It's Nick Cave and Kylie Minogue "Where the Wild Roses Grow"

but I have no idea what album it's off of. . .

Very well. The album was called Murder Ballads.
You're next

Angels with silver wings
Shouldn't know suffering
I wish I could take the pain for You

Song title/Artist

That's Depeche Mode :) - the song is "Precious"

yep :D

:)
"I've been looking so long for you now you won't get away from my grasp.
You've been living so long in hiding in hiding behind that false mask.
And you know and I know that you ain't got long now to last.
Your looks and your feelings are just the remains of your past."

I looks like it should be from "Phantom of the Opera."

Yep - all yours although a band name would have been appreciated :)

I don't know of a band. Sorry. How about Sarah Brightman?

There's a line between love and fascination
That's hard to see on an evening such as this,
For they both give the very same sensation
When you're lost in the magic of a kiss.

It was Iron Maiden (from their 1980 album) that I was thinking of :) But guess a lot more people sang it.

That sounds a lot like "My Foolish Heart"/Carly Simon but something is off so I suspect you mean something else.

And just after I posted it, the Al Jarreau version started on the radio... but something is off there as well...

I didn't know Carly Simon ever recorded it. I was thinking of Gordan Jenkins from a very long time ago. I remember now that Carly did an album of oldies.

Your turn!

Sarah Brightman was once married to Andrew Lloyd Webber by the way.

I have the album somewhere (or some album with that song... that's why I thought of her). And I am sure that I had never heard anything sang by Gordan Jenkins :)

OK - that's what is on the radio just now:

"Is this the real life?
Is this just fantasy?
Caught in a landslide
No escape from reality
Open your eyes
Look up to the skies and see"

Bohemian Rhapsody by Queen

And since I've got a set of lyrics readily available...

Sun streaking cold an old man wandring lonely,
taking time the only way he knows.
Legs hurting bad as he bends to pick a dog end.
He goes down to the bog and warms his feet.

What I always wanted to know was, how did he know which were the little girls with bad intent?

Jethro Tull, the title cut from Aqualung.

Right you are, Jim.

The narrator was doing the eyeing... but I think you knew that.

This summer I swam in a public place
And a reservoir to boot
At the latter I was informal
At the former I wore my suit
I wore my swimming suit

"The Swimming Song" by Loudon Wainwright, III

That's the one. The version I have is by his wife, whom we unfortunately lost just last month.

Your turn!

It's from his album "Attempted Moustache," which I gave to my sister years ago. I never heard it by his wife. Sorry to hear she died.

I remember that night in May.
The stars were bright above.
I'll hope and I'll pray
To keep your precious love.

I must be away from the monster machine for a while, so if you answer, please just go ahead and play on. I bet whoever gets it won't guess the artist(s) of whom I'm thinking. lol

In The Still of the Night - I know it best by The Five Satins

Boyz II Men sang a version of this one but I doubt that this is the one you have in mind. I do not know which version I prefer - The Tokens or Five Satins but the song is "In the Still of the night" (or I'll Remember(In the Still of the night)" how it was renamed by some of the groups).

I love this song... not only because they sing for a night in May :)

Oops! We were posting at the same time. I'd have lost my bet.

You go, girl! (DeltaQueen posted first. Okay, now I'm really going awaaaaaaaay.

DeltaQueen50 - go ahead - your turn - I got carried away typing:) )

Ok - I'll be back in a minute with some lyrics.

Here's the next one:

Left alone with just a memory
Life seems dead and so unreal
All that's left is loneliness
There's nothing left to feel

The only blonde that could really sing and feel soul:
Dusty Springfield You Don’t Have To Say You Love Me

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GBwSN0Yw5l0&feature=PlayList&p=557D802A89...

Absolutely! Your go, papiervisie.

We're unwanted strangers,
Exploited & dangerous
Unable to hide
Or even dream of it

Hint 1: This decade.

(I disagree, Papiervisje. What about Rosie, Julie London, Diana Krall, and many more. I do agree that Dusty was a wonderful singer, though.)

Sounds like "Them Crooked Vultures" - "Elephants" (if that was the name of the song where they had some Spanish inside as well - I can hear it in my mind, not sure for the name though)?

That's it. You are next.

"Then they rolled his body down a gulf amidst a bloody red rain
And they threw him in the waters wide to cease his screaming pain.
The reason that they killed him there, and I'm sure it ain't no lie,
Was just for the fun of killin' him and to watch him slowly die."

Sounds like Bobby's "Emmett Till."

Don't know which Bobby you mean but that's the song so all yours.

This Bobby.

She said, "Maybe its the skeevy look in your eyes
Or that your mind has turned to applesauce...
Or the dreary architecture of your soul."
I said, "But what is it exactly turns you off?"

(So the same I was thinking... - sorry - kinda forgot Dylan's first name)

Dang - I knew I recognise the song but it took a while to register

"Cousin Dupree" - Steely Dan

That's it. Probably their sickest song since "Everyone's Gone to the Movies." Your turn!

It was strange glue that held us together
While we both came apart at the seams
She said your place or mine
While we've still got the time
so I played along with her schemes

Clue number 1 - the band is Welsh
Clue number 2 - the singer is female. :-)

P.s. This is one of my fave band from the UK.

Strange Glue by Cantatonia.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QSbqbUG8q94

I was looking for an original songtext by the most famous Wales singer, but mr Jones only sings covers.

Here is one that will stay with you for the next few days:
La la la, la la la la la
La la la, la la la la la
La la la, la la la la la
La la la, la la la la la

That's the last verse of Our House by Graham Nash when he was with CS&N and sometimes Y.

nope.
Our House has more lalalalalas

These are the first 4 lines of the song.
The singer is Australian and 5 foot

*semi-official grumble* It was my turn up at 325 and we were way away from the 8 hours rule - this was posted 12 minutes after Jim confirmed that I got it. :( *end of semi-official grumble*

Oh well - looks like I will need to win it again :) but

soniaandree, you are more than welcome to play but getting people's turn makes the already mentioned people a bit too sad. :) welcome in the game.

>326 Papiervisje:
How many La-a are there? 24?
LMFAO have a song from last year called "La la la" that has exactly 24 la somewhere in the text (yeah, counted them once...) But they are not Australian. Nor the song starts with them

"Around the World" (A Touch of Class (or were they still called ATC back then?)) also have 24 la in a row but not at the beginning. And they are from the wrong continent

Musiq Soulchild's "Halfcrazy" starts with more la's than that I believe (never counted these but there were enough) but he is not an Aussie either.

The Bird and the Bee's "La la la" has enough and it start like this but they are US I think.

But Australian? Hm...

Mini-Aussie? Kylie Minogue?

Bit harsh Annie, eh? I see soniaandree hasn't played the game before so probably didn't know the rules. I think accusations of 'stealing' are going a bit far, especially when the OP says nothing about an 8 hour rule.

>331 Booksloth:
Had to insert a smile or two over there :) But noone even mentioning to soniaandree the rules was not nice either.

Ok - changed a bit, replaced a word that sounds better in Bulgarian than what it ended up in English.

It's never easy when translating, I know! I just also know how easy it is to give offence here when none is intended - :-)

And none was intended... I was just grumbling - before my first coffee - so it came out a bit strange :) Oops.

Singer correct, now the title of the song (I already gave a hint to the title).
It is sung like
Laa Laa Laa la la la la
Laa Laa Laa la la la la
Laa Laa Laa la la la la
Laa Laa Laa la la la la

Now I just can't get that out of my head!

True, no mention of the rules were given to me!

I'm going out for the afternoon. If Papiervisje will accept my comment (336) as the correct answer Annie is more than welcome to my go.

Ed for typos

>337 soniaandree: :) All is good :) Welcome in the game :)

>336 Booksloth:: That is correct.
Can't get you out of my head by Kylie Minogue

Not to self (and everyone else): When setting up the next thread, spell out the rules, and revise them as needed along the way... Don't forget to include links from this one to the next, and vice versa.

Actually, this one is getting long... maybe go ahead with a new one now?

Done.

Link to the next thread and the rules.

Someone else to post lyrics please - I am off till Monday so no point in holding up the game :)