Name that tune #3: the mix tape

Preramble...
a) Rules will be posted in the first message of the thread.
b) Revisions to the rules will be generally agreed upon by whoever is actively playing the game at the time, and updated in this by whoever posted the first message (in this case, moi).
c) The person who posts the Challenge is heretoforafter known as the Challenger.
d) Everyone else is a Respondent.
e) "Weekend" begins 4 PM (LT-Time) on Friday afternoons (unless it's a holiday, in which case - Thursday afternoon), and ends 8 AM Monday morning (unless ~that~ is a holiday, so Tuesday, then).

Game Rules:
1) The Challenger must post as much of a set of contiguous lyrics as necessary to allow Respondents a reasonable chance of determining the name of the song. Finding them on a web site somewhere in order to ensure an accurate Challenge is okey dokey.
2) If the name of the song is in the lyrics , substitute (Song Title) in its place.
3) Any variation to what is required of the Respondent should be mentioned at this time.
4) It is considered Poor Sportsmanship for a Respondent to use the Internet Machine to search for the lyrics to a Challenge. A foxing of your most cherished books is still inadequate punishment to wish upon such ne'er-do-wells.
5) Unless otherwise specified, the Respondent is to answer with the title of the song, and the name of the original songwriter or band that recorded it. Other chit-chat is fine, but first things first, okay?
6) If only the Title, but not the Writer/Band is correct, the first Respondent with the correct Title "wins", under the discretion of the Challenger.
7) If there are no responses within 24 hours (48 on weekends), the Challenger may divulge the answer, and post another challenge.
8) If the Challenger has not acknowledged the first Respondent within 24 hours (48 on weekends, the MOST RECENT Respondent may declare the Challenge comatose and post a Challenge of his/her own.
9) If that person does not post a Challenge within 24 hours (48 on weekends), then the Respondent prior to the now-MIA Challenger may post a challenge.
10) NO ONE may start a second Challenge while one is outstanding, unless the thread has been dormant for an entire WEEK.

new song (actually a rather old one):

Places I've known
Things that I'm growin'
Don't taste the same without you.
I got myself in
The worst mess I've been
Find myself starvin' without you.

Hi Jim,
Administrivia here...
Game rules 7, 8 and 9 all have "24 12" (actually, it looks like "24 12") in them. From the Administrivia Discussion thread (or whatever I named it back then), overwhelmingly (3 to 0, if I recall correctly) to change it back to 24. Make is so, (msg) #1.

Thanks, WHL. updated as requested. I bet you know this one.

Actually, I didn't. I looked it up, and in short, I never particularly liked this particular band, so I don't know the song.

That sounds like "Walk Away".

No idea who sings it though - one of the groups of Joe Walsh I suspect because this is one of his songs... (and because of what WHL said I am pretty sure it is not from his solo ones)

"Walk Away" is correct, by the James Gang, featuring, as Annie noted, Joe Walsh, who more recently has been wielding his ax as an Eagle. I was never crazy about them, but heard this in a store yesterday, which prompted me to use it.

Back to you, Annie!

I was pretty sure it is not an Eagles one - I just remembered Walsh. Never could keep all the groups straight...

Ok. something old:

The day was bright, the air was sweet
The smell of honeysuckle charmed you off your feet
You tried to sing, but couldn't squeaks
In fact, you loved him so you couldn't even speak

"The Trolley Song" most popular by Judy Garland.

Yes it is. Your turn

Oh, when I lay me down to sleep,
I pray the Lord your love I'll keep.
If I should die before I wake,
I'll come back for you.
That's no mistake.

Whoever gets this one, please go on and post your lyrics. Thanks.

My first thought was one of the "I Pray The Lord My Soul to take/keep/whatever" (Keith Sweat's for example) but something was off and just rereading it now something clicked - "Please Love me Forever" - Bobby Vinton's version but it was a remake I think... Was it originally Wanda Jackson's song? Or I am off by a mile :)

Unless if someone confirms though, I am not posting the next one though - that is more a feeling than an answer so might be wrong

You're right on the song! I don't know who did it first, but I like it best by Tommy Edwards.

Never heard his version I think. Or do not remember...

Next (should be easy):

Do you hear that whistle down the line
I figure that it's engine number forty-nine
She's the only one that'll sound that way

Hey Jim, you'd better get this one,

It's the Atcheson, Topeka, and Santa Fe. Only version i remember was by der Bingle.

That's the one :) All yours.

Just like Pagliacci did
I try to keep my sadness hid
Smiling in the public eye
But in my lonely room I cry...

"Tears of a Clown" by Smokey Robinson, or course.

That's it!

Finally one I think I know. Is it "Somebody's Crying" by Chris Isaak?

. . . Don't mind me, just posting so I stop loosing this thread for days at a time

Kate, Just 'star' the thread, and once in 'Talk', select 'Your starred'.

oh, I did. Just most of them I've posted in, so I tend to forget there are a couple that I haven't posted in and completely neglect the starred category unless I'm specifically looking for a thread I know I starred. . . silly, I know

Hmm. I posted this a little while ago, but it didn't take. Gremlins.(?)

Anyway, DeltaQueen50, you're right. Post away!

Ok here's some new lyrics:

I hurt myself today
To see if I still feel
I focus on the pain
The only thing that's real
The needle tears a hole
The old familiar sting
Try to kill it all away
But I remember everything

Isn't it just called 'Hurt'? It's by Nine Inch Nails, but I know Johnny Cash covered it

You are absolutely right, katelisim, your go.

Let's try these:

Chickity China the Chinese chicken
You have a drumstick and your brain stops tickin'
Watchin' X-Files with no lights on
We're dans la maison
I hope the Smoking Man's in this one
Like Harrison Ford I'm getting frantic
Like Sting I'm tantric
Like Snickers, guaranteed to satisfy
Like Kurasawa I make mad films
Okay, I don't make films
But if I did they'd have a Samurai
Gonna get a set a' better clubs
Gonna find the kind with tiny nubs
Just so my irons aren't always flying off the back-swing
Gotta get in tune with Sailor Moon
'Cause the cartoon has got the boom anime babes
That make me think the wrong thing

I know it's Barenaked Ladies, but I'm having trouble with the title. Was it "Last Week"?

You're right there Jim. (Not trying to usurp Kate's authority, but...) feel free to post a new one.

This thread makes me feel even more uncool than I already am! lol

Jim- It is Barenaked Ladies, title a little off, but you can have. Officially: One Week

WHL- I don't mind if people know the answers to verify, as I don't get to check the internet while at work

Boobalack- ahaha, this thread makes me feel excessively young and uninformed sometimes

I was just coming back, having checked the name, to say that I was wrong and let's see if someone else comes up with the right title. Too late for that I guess, so here's another. It always makes me think of a short British dude in boxer shorts.

Oh darling, when you're near me
And you tenderly call my name
I know that my emotions
Are something I just can't tame.

I Feel the Earth Move by Carole King

That's it, Boobalack. I hope that helps your coolness quotient.

Thanks, but, um, Carole King isn't really very cool these days, either. lol

I take my place along the shore,
And I wait for the tide.
It seems I've passed this way before
In an earlier time.
To every man the mystery sings
A different song.
He fills his page of history, dreams his dreams
And is gone.

It's been almost 24 hours, so it's
"River of Souls" by Dan Fogelberg.

Here's the next one:

Lost my heart but what of it?
He is cold, I agree.
He can laugh but I love it,
Although the laugh's on me.

Actually, it's been over 24 hours. I keep forgetting the time difference. Duh!

Hellllllloooooooooooo out there in LT Land. Am I the only one still playing this game?

I'm going to leave this a while longer. I just know somebody can get this one.

It's a real oldie -- think Doris Day.

Wild guess -
I wouldn't happen to be Que Sera, Sera, would it?

Not sure if the name is "Bewitched, bothered, and bewildered" or just "Bewitched" - when Supremes did it, it was the shorter one (at least this is how it is listed if I am not wrong) but I think Doris Day's was with the full name. (And for some stupid reason I am hearing Ella singing it... - had she recorded it? I cannot remember such a recording but I am hearing it in my head...)

Nope, Mr. House. AnnieMod got it. It's "Bewitched, Bothered and Bewildered."

Ella Fitzgerald sang it, as did Frank Sinatra, Helen Forrest, Gordon Jenkins, and dozens of other artists. It was introduced in the movie "Pal Joey." The Supremes didn't use the full, correct title for some reason.

:) Yeah - the first I thought about was the Supremes version so it took me a while to connect the dots when you threw Doris Day in the mix.

OK - that's from one of my favorite contemporary female singers:

It's been seven hours and fifteen days
Since you took your love away
I go out every night and sleep all day
Since you took your love away
Since you been gone I can do whatever I want
I can see whomever I choose
I can eat my dinner in a fancy restaurant

That's Sinead, right? Nothing Compares?

Yep, that's it.

All yours Jim :)

And I been from Tuscon to Tucumacari
Tehachapi to Tonapah
Driven every kind of rig that's ever been made
Driven the back roads so I wouldn't get weighed

Linda Ronstadt?

What was the song name though... "Willing"? I remember the last line: "And I'll be willing to be moving" and all the T-places above but might be wrong on the name.

You've got it right, Annie, except you added a "g" - it's Willin.

I learned to play the tune on my guitar off a Richard Shindell CD. It was written by Lowell George.

That's it, Annie. As WHL said, is an old Lowell George song. I had heard his version with Little Feat first, but I like Linda's. There were a bunch of guys on my floor in college with real crushes on her. Back to you!

The only version I had heard is Linda's (or the only one that I remember - might have heard it other times and either to have forgotten or something to just have been a bit off so it never worked for me). I can never remember which song titles were having the end g and which not... oops.

Next:

I wish I was like you
Easily amused
Find my nest of salt
Everything's my fault
I'll take all the blame
Aqua sea-foam shame
Sunburn with freezer-burn
Choking on the ashes of her enemy

It's Nirvana. . . is it All Apologies?

Yep. :) All yours

In the time of chimpanzees I was a monkey
Butane in my veins and I’m out to cut the junkie
With the plastic eyeballs, spray-paint the vegetables
Dog food stalls with the beefcake pantyhose
Kill the headlights and put it in neutral

I'm not sure I want to know about that song. lol

Boobalack,

Because of the text or because of the name?

That's Looser I think - wasn't that the one that Beck released independently first and then republished with one of the major labels?

Yep :D
Your up Annie

Yep :D
Your up Annie

AnnieMod~The lyrics. I didn't know the name. It sounds so frightening and so sorrowful. Also, I don't get most of the meanings: Dog food stalls with the beefcake pantyhose would be one. I think I get the junkie with the plastic eyeballs, though. Sad. Very sad.

Starting on my favorite female singers so something from another one of them - and something a bit more cheerful:

In my imagination
There is no complication
I dream about you all the time
In my mind a celebration
The sweetest of sensation
Thinking you could be mine

^oh, that sounds sooooo familiar, but it's not coming to me

@ Boobalack: Beck's Loser is an 'accident' song. He and a friend were goofing around w/ a backbeat and he improvised the entire song to make fun of the rap and grunge genres that were big at the time (it is sung as a rap and the whole 'depressing' side for grunge). He even thought the lyrics were stupid and that's how the "I'm a loser" chorus came to be.

Thanks for the info, katelisim. That's a relief. lol I did think the junkie with the plastic eyeballs was in reference to the pop-eyed way junkies look at times, though. It would fit right in with what they were doing at the time the song came into being! I guess you can see how much I know about today's music. Ha!

I think I know who the singer is cause AnnieMod has told us before who her favorite female singer is, but I don't know the song. Does the singer have the initals K.M.?

Had I? Oops - you can say that I do not have many favorites from the female crowd. Yeah - that's one of hers. And because this will probably help a lot anyway - the song is from the late 80s and has very remember-able chorus (or whatever is called the thing that get repeated now and then in the songs)

It's been well over 24 hours, I don't think anyone's getting this one. Do you want to post a new set of lyrics AnnieMod?

The song is "I should be so lucky" - Kylie Minogue... I though this will be easy. Next:

The only girl I care about has gone away
looking for a brand new start
but little does she know that when she left that day
along with her she took my heart.

(Edit to fix a word in the lyrics --copying and not reading what I copy is not good.)

"Rhythm of the Rain" by the Cascades?

I was thinking Jason Donovan but Cascades did it was well.

All yours Jim :)

Sally take my hand
We'll travel south 'cross land
Put out the fire and don't look past my shoulder
The exodus is here
The happy ones are near
Let's get together before we get much older

That's Baba O'Riley by The Who - I love steering-wheel-druming that tune.

*Edited to fix a typo.

That's it, WHL. Take it away.

Okey doke.

He's a little shy so she gave him a smile
So he said would you mind sitting down for a while
And talking to me I'm feeling a little low
She said I'm off in an hour And I know where we can go

Travelin' Soldier ? Bruce Robison I think. and I think one of the female bands in the early 00s sang it also but no idea which one.

Yes - Travelin' Soldier by Bruce Robinson, covered by Dixie Chicks (in '02, I think).

ah - Dixie Chicks. Of course...

next:

I think I can make it now, the pain is gone
All of the bad feelings have disappeared
Here is the rainbow I've been prayin' for
It's gonna be a bright (bright), bright (bright)
Sun shiny day

I Can See Clearly Now - can't recall who peformed it. Truth be told, I hated it.

Johnny Nash version is the one I was thinking about :)

All yours.

Wow! I had this "drought" for a while, and now suddenly I'M HOT!!!

Leroy got a better job so we moved
Kevin lost a tooth, he's starting school
I got a brand new eight month old baby girl
I sound like a housewife
I think I'm a housewife

What? Nobody??!?!!

Here's the Chorus:

Hey Chel you know it's kinda funny
Texas always seems so big
But you know you're in the largest state in the union
When you're (title goes here)

Anchorage or "Anchored down in Anchorage" or whatever that song is named - I never had a record of it and the radios mack home use either of names whenever they feel like it... ?

Someone female sings it - no idea who. Don't like the voice much...

Very good, Annie!

It's (Anchored Down in) Anchorage by Michelle Shocked. I liked her voice, in a way. She sounded like she was about to break out into a yodel.

"mack" in my previous sentence should be read as "back" of course :)

If it was close to breaking into a yodel, that's what was bothering me then - not my type of voice:) and I had mentioned a few times that I rarely like female singers...

next one - something older than me:

Got to know how to pony
Like Bony Maronie
Mash potato, do the alligator
Put your hand on your hips, yeah
Let your backbone slip
Do the Watusi
Like my little Lucy
Hey! Uh!

"Land of 1000 Dances" Wilson Pickett

That's the one. All yours

Thanks!

Mary Estelle Hannah
Came out from Louisiana
For the sun.
A deal gone bad in Dallas
Left her burnt burned and broke
And on the run.
To pay make the rent and groceries
She took this job at 3.15 an hour
Serving shots of whiskey and tequila
In some smoky redneck bar.

Edit: I'm listening to this song as I type and realize I have a couple of the words wrong.

Well, we know who your favorite singer is... ;-) I can't think of the name of this one, but it's the guy who kept his car locked up like a virgin, right?

Yes. You're getting close. Think about where Tony lived.

I bet nobody will get this one, so I'll tell.
"Tucson, Arizona (Gazette)"

Here is an easy one.

And I remember what she said to me --
How she swore that it never would end.
I remember how she held me oh so tight.
Wish I didn't know now what I didn't know then.

Well THAT one is "Against the Wind" by Bob Seeger

Yes. I love me some Bob Seger.

Carry on!

A partial verse, but I lmagine it'll go quickly.

and I see that the time spent confused
was the time that I spent without you
It's okay to shoot the Moon

'Darling Be Home Soon" by the Lovin' Spoonful. I had a boyfriend that used to sing that song all the time!

Really? You were my girlfriend?

It's your turn, DQL

It's a small world isn't it!

Here are the next lyrics:

Too late to save myself from falling
I took a chance and changed your way of life
But you misread my meaning when I met you
Closed the door and left me blinded by the light

I have to go out for a few hours, so if someone knows this, then please go ahead with the game.

Elton John, Don't Let the Sun Go Down on Me

ETA: I checked it after answering, so I'll go ahead as DQ suggested:

Sitting in a transit all night long
Playing clubs and rocking right on
The road's much too long since I've been wasting my time
Wish I was home again sipping my wine
and I'm gone, gone, gone...

That's "Rock 'n' Roll Stew" - Winwood

yep, with Traffic. Your turn.

:)
next:

In this dirty old part of the city
Where the sun refuse to shine
People tell me there ain't no use in trying
Now girl you're so young and pretty
And one thing I know is true
you'll gonna die before your time is due

Animals. We Gotta get Out of This Place.

But of course. Back at you.

I was feeling
So bad
I asked my family doctor just what I had
I said, Doctor, Doctor,
Mister M.D.
Can you tell me
What's ailing me?

Is it Good Lovin' by the Young Rascals?

absotively posilutely.

Wow two in one day!

New Lyrics:

Now smoke fills the air
In this honky tonk bar
And I'm thinking 'bout where I'd rather be
But I burned all my bridges
I sank all my ships
And I'm stranded at the edge of the sea

Sounds like "Bartender's Blues" - James Taylor (or maybe not - was listening to one of his today so might be mistaking the artist)

You got it Annie. Your turn.

That should be easy:

There's a sign on the wall but she wants to be sure
'Cause you know sometimes words have two meanings.
In a tree by the brook, there's a songbird who sings,
Sometimes all of our thoughts are misgiven.
Ooh, it makes me wonder,
Ooh, it makes me wonder.

"Does anybody remember laughter?"

Stairway to Heaven by Led Zeppelin

Where is the sun in the night? Is it cold? Is it cold?
Does it feel left behind? All alone, all alone...
Does it wander through the dark? Does it wait for the dawn, wish on a star?
Does it stray very far? - Very far

Zeppelin it is - as I said - should be easy.

we continue the geography there?

The Wailin' Jennys's Arlington I believe (was listening to the "40 Days" album a few days ago)

Absolutely! And I've got that CD, too.

Something that should be also easy:

You know that it would be untrue
You know that I would be a liar
If I was to say to you
Girl, we couldn't get much higher

Come on, Annie, Light My Fire! Jimbo and the gang (Doors)

I believe that's a record - 2 minutes (more or less) between the challange and the answer!

"We are not worthy! We are not worthy!"

I said easy, didn't I?

All yours Jim :)

#113 ha ha, just a matter of when I looked. Lots of us would have gotten that one right away.

Her rattlin' cough never shuts off
It's nothin' but a used machine
Her aluminum finish, slightly diminished
Is the best I ever have seen

I am not sure (cannot remember these lines) but that sounds as it might be from "Plastic Fantastic Lover" - Jefferson Airplane or something equally strange was the group)

That's exactly right, Annie.

Something very popular again (at least where I grew up) - most of the lyrics repeat the title but there are some passages that do not... so one of them:

But shoot it in the right direction
Make making it your intention-ooh yeah
Live those dreams
Scheme those schemes
Got to hit me
Hit me
Hit me with those laser beams

It took me forever to remember which song that was from

Relax by Frankie Goes to Hollywood

yeah - I could hardly find part of the lyrics with out the Relax inside :)

All yours.

Secretly, the only words of that song are "relax, don't do it"

Hmm, so I took the top played song in my iTunes (which is probably much different than my iPod). . . It had a fair amount of success, here it is:

I am hiding from some beast
But the beast was always here
Watching without eyes
Because the beast is just my fear
That I am just nothing
Now its just what I've become
What am I waiting for
Its already done

yep - but if I had put them there, someone would have accused me of making fun of people :)

Is that from Believe? By Bravery -- one of those newish rock bands?

That is absolutely correct, they're one of my faves :D

Hm - might try them a bit more - don't think I had heard more than 3 or 4 of their songs - I like rock (if someone had not guessed from half the texts I am posting) but I usually prefer the older bands.

OK - next:
I've never seen you looking so lovely as you did tonight
I've never seen you shine so bright
I've never seen so many men ask you if you wanted to dance
They're looking for a little romance, given half a chance
I have never seen that dress you're wearing
Or the highlights in your head that catch your eyes I have been blind

Would that be Lady in Red? No idea who sings it.

Of course it is. And it is Chris de Burgh

All yours

WOO HOO!

Okay then, here's one that I enjoy playing on the guitar.

They've hired men with scythes so sharp
To cut him off at the knee
They rolled him and tied him by the waist
Serving him most barbarously

John Barleycorn must Die was the name of that version I believe.
Whose version was that? Traffic?

Yes, and it's a traditional tune that Traffic covered.

:)

Next:
He'll trade the world
For the good thing he's found
If she's bad he can't see it
She can do no wrong
Turn his back on his best friend
If he put her down

"When a Man Loves a Woman"
Percy Sledge

Absolutely - all yours

That one was easy! It's one of my husband's favorite songs.

I love you.
Don't let us part.
I love you.
I always knew
It would be you.
Since I heard your lilting laughter,
It's your Irish heart I'm after.

There are several versions of lyrics for this song, but they are similar all mean the same thing. There are many artists who have recorded it, so just plug in your favorite.

Peg 'O My Heart -- I like it by either Buddy Clark or Dean Martin

I'm in love with you.
Let me hear you whisper
That you love me, too.
Keep the love-light glowing
In your eyes so blue.

I've never understood the expression "in love with." I understand "I love you," but what if the object of your affection doesn't love you? Then you can't truthfully say "I'm in love with you." It's the little things that can drive one craaaaaaaazeeeeee. How can the person singing the above song say "I'm in love with you" before ascertaining that the other person will say "I love you, too?" Apparently the guy singing "Peg 'O My Heart" got it!

I get to fly across the States and the game dies again...

The expression that translates to "in love with" in Bulgarian is kinda more... understandable. It's a clear one-side affection...

And the song is "Let Me Call You Sweetheart" - Neal Young comes to mind but it might be easier to answer who did not sang it. Or at least sounds like it.

Thanks, Annie. I'm so old, I didn't even know Neil Young sang it. lol

I renamed him again, didn't I? Ooops - Neal/Neil are always getting me confused. I think it was in "Journey Through the Past" album.

OK - this should be easy:

There goes my baby with-a someone new
She sure looks happy, I sure am blue
She was my baby till he stepped in
Goodbye to romance that might have been

Bye Bye Love by the Everly Brothers

Annie, Niel and Neal are 2 different people.

What about Neil, Mr. House? lol

>138 WholeHouseLibrary:

Of course

PS: Singers? If they are, they are confusing me even more. :)

Neil, Neal. That Niel thing is an aberration, My apologies.

Here's the chorus to a a song:

And still you people tell me life is easy to get on with
But what I've got so far's enough to be going on with
People tell me that it's so-----o
I don't know anymore, I don't know

Donovan, right? Something like "People used to get together"

Correct, but you added 2 words. It's People Used to.

Take it, Jim!

You say that we can keep our love alive
Babe, all I know is what I see
The couples cling and claw
And drown in love's debris
You say we'll soar like two birds through the clouds
But soon you'll cage me on your shelf
I'll never learn to be just me first by myself

Carly Simon - "That's The Way I Always Heard It Should Be"

That's right. Your turn!

Ok, how about these -

Well, when I woke up this mornin'
There was a note upon my door
Said don't make me no coffee, babe
'cause I won't be back no more
And that's all she wrote

Dear John - Hank Williams ?

(the "don't make me no coffee" was getting on my nerves for years until I got used to this type of structuring the sentence - my teachers spent years explaining that you cannot use 'no' after "don't", it should be 'any')

I have a hard time explaining double negatives to my husband. I think it's because he listened to a lot of C&W music when he was a youngster -- later, too. He has, though, stopped himself mid-sentence at times and corrected himself, so I've made progress.

Bulgarian has double negatives but this one won't translate with a double negative even in Bulgarian. So I could not make up my mind on how that can be valid. Until I got used to it.:)

(Waiting for DeltaQueen50 to confirm the song - just answering about the off-topic comment)

Hi guys, AnnieMod you are correct, please proceed to post the next lyrics.

Someone, yes, someone to love
Someone to kiss
Someone to hold
At a moment like this

I'd like to hear
Somebody say
I'll give you my love
Each night and day

"Lonely Boy" Paul Anka

Yep - all yours

Hey there, lonely girl. Falsetto voice. Eddie somebody?

Holman

Take it away, Jim!

She had a woman's touch,
A young girls eyes,
In seconds flat I was proselytized
Turned around,
And made to feel sweet love
But the hands of time
Keep tickin' on my back
'cause it's been so long
Since I had her back beside me

I Can't Quit Her by the original configuration of Blood, Sweat and Tears (formed by Al Cooper).

Right you are.

I am the string pulled by the sure hand
Animating what was still
I am invisible and faithful
I am (the title would go here)

It may be a bit obscure...

Richard Shindell's "The Courier" ? Sounds very close to it at least.

Yes, it is!

(Can someone post the next one? I am off back to Europe so won't be online for the next 2 days or so)

Sure thing!

All I know, time is a valuable thing
Watch it fly by as the pendulum swings
Watch it count down to the end of the day
The clock ticks life away
It’s so unreal. Didn’t look out below
Watch the time go right out the window
Trying to hold on but didn’t even know
Wasted it all just to watch you go

"In the End"
Norah Jones

yep, I didn't know she covered it. I believe the original is by Linkin Park. You're up

America, Daisy Jane?

Take it away, Jim!

Hey, everybody on the street: I see you smilin',
Must be because I found my baby.
You know she's got me on some other kind of highway,
I want to go to where it takes me.

Ninety-Eight Point Six (The Bystanders) by any chance? :)

(back in Europe -- good thing that this volcano decided to stop for a while)

Hi Annie, glad you made it back safely. 98.6 is correct. The original singer was named Keith (no surname), back in 1966 or 67. I don't know the Bystanders, but it's sort of a cool name, so I looked them up, and I'll give a listen to some of their stuff when I get home.

Never heard of Keith... Hm...
The Bystanders are ok - nothing really special but they are not bad at all :)

next:
"There goes my baby
She knows how to Rock n' roll
She drives me crazy
She gives me hot and cold fever
Then she leaves me in a cool cool sweat"

"Crazy Little Thing Called Love" by Queen and others like Dwight Yokum have covered it.

Queen was the one I was thinking about. All yours :)

Spend all your time waiting
For that second chance
For a break that would make it okay
There's always one reason
To feel not good enough
And it's hard at the end of the day.

Sara McLachlan (sp?) I think it's called Angel

I love that song! Yes, you are right Kate - your turn.

WOOHOO!
When I feel heavy metal WOOHOO!
And I'm pins and I'm needles WOOHOO!
Well I lie and I'm easy
All of the time but I'm never sure why I need you
Pleased to meet you!

Surprisingly the name of the song is "Woo Hoo" I think (Blur maybe? or was it before the name change - Seymour?)

You have the artist right (the 1st one), but the title wrong

Argh - right - that was the local radio dj name for it.
"My Chemical Romance" was the actual one I think?

Nope. It's kind of a short name that has nothing to do with the lyrics.

It's Song 2 by Blur.

Right you are AHS-Wolfy

Wake up you sleepy head
Put on some clothes, shake up your bed
Put another log on the fire for me
I've made some breakfast and coffee

I look out my window what do I see
A crack in the sky and a hand reaching down to me
All the nightmares came today
And it looks as though they're here to stay

Bowie - Oh! You Pretty Things

Correct. From one of my all-time favourite albums: Hunky Dory.

:)

No sunshine,
No moonlight,
No stardust,
No sign of romance.
We don't stand a chance.

"No More Tears" by Donna Summer

Seems like there's more to the title.

technically it is No More Tears (Enough Is Enough) :)

all yours

Ah! I knew there was more. Thanks.

Although I know that you care,
Won't you write and declare
That though on the loose,
You are still on the square.
I'll be gloomy,
But send that rainbow to me.
Then my shadows will fly.

It's been long enough, I think, so the title is "Bye Bye Baby." Frank Sinatra had one version of it.

New lyrics, just for you:

You better stop the things that you're doin'.
I said "Watch out!
I ain't lyin', yeah!
I ain't gonna' take none of your foolin' around.
I ain't gonna take none of your puttin' me down.

I Put A Spell On You -- John Fogerty/CCR

Yess'um!

As He Came Into The Window
It Was The Sound Of A Crescendo
He Came Into Her Apartment
He Left The Bloodstains On The Carpet
She Ran Underneath The Table
He Could See She Was Unable
So She Ran Into The Bedroom
She Was Struck Down, It Was
Her Doom

Well, it's been over 24 hrs and I'm a little surprised no one got this one: Smooth Criminal by Michael Jackson

Hey little sister what have you done?
Hey little sister who's the only one?
Hey little sister who's your superman?
Hey little sister who's the one you want?
Hey little sister shot gun!

Maybe there weren't any Michael Jackson fans, like me, or else they didn't happen to look in on this one. I also don't know your new one.

Just wanted to let you guys know that my daughter and her son are here for about 4 weeks, so I won't be posting here much. I'll probably read some, though, and will hop right back into the game after they've gone back home. I'm so glad they're here!

Hope you have a wonderful visit!

Maybe the 80's are a bust? Have fun visiting!

That's White Wedding by Billy Idol

What's that far off distant ringing
And that strangely familiar tone
Must be the person I am meeting
Calling me on my brand new cordless telephone

Boobalack,

Have nice time with them :)

WHL, Remember Song? Tom Rush I think - something is a bit off but thought of it the moment I saw the lyrics so...

Technically, it's just Remember?, but I didn't think anybody would get it.

He played here in Austin a few years ago, opening for Leo Kottke. He autographed the CD for me and MrsHouseLibrary, and looked at me kind of strange. He remembered me from a previous time he had played in Austin. In fact, I've been to 8 shows he's done over the past 30+ years. In this particular incident, I was still married to ThiMs, and after the show, we went to talk to him (and get yet another CD autographed). He was seated at the corner of the bar. ThiMs (Thorn in My side) danm near lept across the edge of the bar to grab his shirt and accuse (nor the right word) him of being somewhat distantly related to a a friend of hers in NJ. And THAT is how Tom remembers me - being married to a rabid concert-goer.

Your turn, Annie

Just checked - my cassette says "Remember Song". Now - it is some local compilation and that is not the only mistake in these records so you are probably right :) Well - at least he remembers you :)

Next one:

My love's here, it's no dream tonight
It's been so long
Since we've danced to our love song
I know the melody that made him mine
Will be the melody that keeps him close to me

You could sing the above to tune of Unchained Melody, but that's not it.

No, it is not. :)

Is that that theme from the Love Unlimited orchestra? I don't know if it even has a name.

Jim, yep - it is. The name I know for it is "Love's Theme" (even after adding the lyrics)

All yours.

OK, slight change of tone here:

There were ghosts in the eyes
Of all those boys you sent away
They haunt this dusty beach road
In skeleton frames of burned out Chevrolets

Thunder Road -- Springsteen?

yep. back to you.

I love that song :)

Next:

Don't cry
you must have heard some things about me
That made you turn away
that made you have your doubts about me.
You were hearing rumours
I can see it in your eyes

Hey, guys, please don't let a good thing die! I don't know the name of the above tune, but I love this game.

Just checking in after being away for a few days, I'm afraid I don't know the above lyrics either.

Boo - hope you are enjoying your family visit.

Thanks. It's wonderful. We three each spend a little time with the computer every day. I suppose we're hooked! We spent Saturday with my son and his family and didn't use the monster machine for a WHOLE day!

Sorry - was offline.
That was Jason Donovan - Nothing Can Divide Us

next:
We'll get some overhead lifters and some four barrel quads, oh yeah
Keep talkin', whoah keep talkin'!
Fuel injection cut off and chrome plated rods, oh yeah
I'll get her ready, I need to get her ready!

Hm - anyone?

That's from Grease, I think. Go, Greased Lightning?

Of course. Greased Lightnin' it is :)

All yours Jim :)

Trying to make some sense of it all,
But I can see it makes no sense at all.
Is it cool to fall asleep on the floor?
I don't think that I can take anymore.

Made more famous by that scene in Reservoir Dogs. It's Stuck in the Middle with You by Steelers Wheel.

Right you are. I've never seen that movie, but I see references to it her and there, so maybe I should try it just to be slightly less hopelessly (whatever the opposite of au courant is).

Jim, it's not Tarantino's best, imo. I much prefer Jackie Brown and Pulp Fiction.

Anyway, onto the next song:

Blue jean baby, L.A. lady, seamstress for the band
Pretty eyed, pirate smile, you'll marry a music man
Ballerina, you must have seen her dancing in the sand
And now she's in me, always with me, (song title) in my hand

That's Sir Elton - Tiny Dancer

It is. Featured in a movie which I do love: Almost Famous. An almost auto-biographical account by Cameron Crowe.

Never watched that one... or Reservoir Dogs. Need to catch up on film. I just like the song

Ok - next:

"And then there suddenly appeared before me
The only one my arms will ever hold
I heard somebody whisper, 'Please adore me'
And when I looked, the moon had turned to gold"

I'm pretty sure that's "Blue Moon", I know it by Ella Fitzgerald

I know Rod Stewart's version but yes - it is Blue Moon.

All yours

Here we go:

Lord knows I'm not a fool girl
I really shouldn't care
Lord knows I'm not a school girl
In the fury of her first affair

Will it ever cloy
This odd diversity of misery and joy
I'm feeling quite insane and young again
All because I'm (Song Title)

SWAG here - Stupid Boy by whatshisname that Keith Urban fellow

If I'm remembering this correctly, it's rather ancient. The wordplay says musical theatre. "Insane," and to a lesser extent "fury," suggest "mad." Is it "Mad about the boy"? That would fit the meter fairly closely.

Yes Jim, you are right. Mad About the Boy, I have the Dinah Washington version.

Your go.

I don't know where we come from
Don't know where we're goin' to
But if all this should have a reason
We would be the last to know
So let's just hope there is a promised land
Hang on 'til then
As best as you can

That last one was Rock Me by Steppenwolf. Let's try another:

Blood in the streets in the town of New Haven
Blood stains the roofs and the palm trees of Venice
Bloody my love in the terrible summer
Bloody red sun of fantastic LA

Oh dear, two straight whiffs. Let's make sure we avoid the hat trick.

No, you don't know me well
And every little thing, only time will tell
But you believe the things that I do
And we'll see it through.

Rather than post solutions, I'll just leave these here so someone (anyone? Bueller?) can answer any of them.

Don't know the reason
I stayed here all season
With nothing to show but this brand new tattoo.
But it's a real beauty
A Mexican cutie
How it got here I haven't a clue.

Okay, #237 was Margaritaville by Jimmy Buffet.

No clue as to what #235 or 236 are.

Right you are, WHL. Thanks for putting me out of my misery.

#235 was "Peace Frog," which I believe was the last single by The Doors.

#236 was "Make It with You," which I think was the first single by Bread.

Imagine how the rest of us felt!

Can I buy an amplifier
On time?
I ain't got no money now,
But I will pay you before I die.

Naked If I Want To? Cat Power I think
Although the text sounds a bit strange so might be wrong

Good job, Annie! The band, however, was Moby Grape.

:)

Now it's morning and the phone rings
And you say you've gotta get your things together
You just gotta leave before you change your mind
And if you knew what I was thinking girl
I'd turn around if you'd just ask me one more time.

Wow, it has been a long time since I've thought of Moby Grape!

No guess on 243.

I haven't been answering because I don't want to delay the game, but it seems I'm here about every day, anyway, so …

"Don't Fall in Love with a Dreamer" -- Kim Carnes

A cover version by Kim Carnes ?

Is Kenny Roger's duet with someone (?, ex-wife) -
" Don't Fall In Love with a Dreamer" a original first "artist' version?

>245 Boobalack:

Yep. Kenny Rogers/Kim Carnes I think though (or that's how I remember it) but that is the song so all yours.

Her arms were warm as they welcomed me,
Her eyes were fire-bright.
And then I knew that my path must be,
Through the ever haunted night.
…CHORUS…
Her tears were silver as morning dew,
As she bade me goodbye.
And every tear was a promise true,
That her love would never die.

Whoever gets this, go ahead and post new lyrics since I may not be here every day. :-)

The lyrics are in tune to the hit song by The Sutherland Brothers and Quiver ( ? ), "Arms of Mary".

Sorry, no.

Anywhere I Wander? Danny Kaye (I think) but might be wrong

You got it!

Cryin' on my pillow
Lonely in my bed
Then I heard a voice beside me
And she softly said
"Thunder is your night light
"Magic is your dream"
And as I held her
She said, "See what I mean?"

Tuned to "Air Supply" tune, " All Out of Love " or
" Every Woman In The World ".

Nope.

I remember thinking that "Thunder is your night light" was a pretty cool line, even though the song isn't exactly my style. It's called Undercover Angel, I think, but I have no idea who the artist is.

Undercover Angel it is :) The singer is Alan O'Day

All yours.

The sunsets come
The sunsets go
The clouds float by
The earth turns slow
The young bird's eyes
They always glow
She must fly

I'll leave that one there in case someone comes up with it... I thought of it because of WHL's Moby Grape reference above. Think San Francisco, summer of love...

Here's another.

I look at the night, and it don't seem so lonely
We fill it up with ony two.
And when I hurt, hurtin' runs off my shoulder
How can I hurt when holding you?

"It's a beautiful day" - no idea who sings it but I think that's the first one.
And Neil Diamond's "Sweet Caroline" is the second one

"It's a beautiful day" - no idea who sings it but I think that's the first one.
And Neil Diamond's "Sweet Caroline" is the second one

"It's a Beautiful Day" is actually the name of the band (1967. I'm sure no recreational chemicals were involved). The lyrics are from their hit "White Bird." And of course you're right about the second one. Please take over!

For the first one - oops. I kinda connected it with "It's a Beautiful Day" but guess that explains why I never managed to figure out who sings it :)

The Gatlin boys just laughed at him, when he walked into the barroom.
One of them got up and met him halfway 'cross the floor.
When Tommy turned around they said, Hey look! ol' yellows leavin'.
But you coulda heard a pin drop when Tommy stopped and locked the door.

Hee hee. Kenny Rogers, Coward of the County.

Of course.

Didn't it feel good, we were sitting there talking,
Or lying there not talking, didn't it feel good?
You danced with the lady with the hole in her stocking,
Didn't it feel good, didn't it feel good?

Finally one I know! I believe that's Help Me by Joni Mitchell.

absotively. your turn.

Ok, here's some new lyrics:

Like a warrior that fights
And wins the battle
I know the taste of victory
Though I went through some nights

I Knew You Were Waiting For Me - Aretha?

That's the one, your turn Annie.

OK - that should be easy:

Will I leave you, never?
Could the ocean leave the shore?
Will I worship you forever?
Isn't heaven forevermore?

"Do I Love You?"
The Andrews Sisters

Yup - I was thinking Ella's version but that's the song.

Don't recognize the song but I'm pretty sure I dated her.

I'm not sure of this answer - is it She Took It Like A Man by Confederate Railroad?

Yikes, Jim! You dated my ex?

Sorry DeltaQueen, but no. Keep trying, everyone!

Being a bridge player may be what helps me in this area, as I have many older people to ask (rules just say can't use an "Internet Machine", which is quite hilarious, it's called a "browser", not a "machine").

It sounded old, and so I asked one of them. They tell me this is a song called "Pistol Packing Mama", also by the Andrews Sisters, so I'm going to "Trust the Mob" (those that have seen 1 vs 100 would get the reference) and go with:

Pistol Packing Mama - Andrews Sisters

We all know it's not called an "Internet Machine." We were being funny. Actually, the "Internet Machine" that one uses to search for different items is called a search engine, which is accessed through a browser, rather than being a browser.

Do those many older people you use for reference also know how to use punctuation? ;-)

True, the rules don't state that one can't ask another person, but I think the general consensus is that one should know the song without help in order to make a guess. If I am in error, I'm sure I shall be corrected.

At any rate, that is correct, so please post your lyrics. Thanks.

By the way, the exact title is "Pistol Packin' Mama."

Ok, first clue, it's not the Andrews Sisters (or anywhere near that time frame)

Don't think that your charm and the fact that your arm is around my neck
Will get you in my pants I'll have to kick your ass and make you never forget
I'm gonna ask you to stop, thought I liked you a lot, but I'm really upset
Get out of my head get off of my bed yeah that's what I said

No takers yet? What I gave you is the 2nd verse. Let's see if giving you the lyrics between the 2nd and last times thru the refrain will help:

This guilt trip that you put me on won't, mess me up I've done no wrong
Any thoughts of you and me have gone away

Give it some more time - not everyone is around all the time.

That sounds a lot like ne of Avril Lavigne's I believe -- Don't tell me?

I just googled the lyrics... no way I was going to get it...

(not to usurp TF's authority, but) You're right, Annie.

Annie is right.

It is Avril Lavigne's "Don't Tell Me"

In my humble opinion, the best all around artist of the 2k decade, and there's definitely stiff competition (3 Doors Down, Maroon 5, Katy Perry, Pink, Green Day, Lady Gaga, etc.)

AnnieMod is up next.

Next:

Friday night arrives without a suitcase.
Sunday morning creeping like a nun.
Monday's child has learned to tie his bootlace.
See how they run...

"Lady Madonna'
The Beatles

Of course :) All yours

Wandering over a road-way
Changing the signs of the times
Looking for love in a new day
Seeing with more than our eyes

I'm not sure those are exact, but they're close enough!

"Calico Girlfriend" by Michael Nesmith

Whoever comes in next, please post some lyrics. I can't seem to think right now -- as if that's anything new. lol Thanks.

If you insist...

This love was stronger than the powers so dark,
A prince could have within his keeping;
His spells to weave and steal a heart
Within her breast, but only sleeping.

What? Nobody?

Here's the chorus -

My love is like a storybook story.
But it's as real as the feelings I feel.
My love is like a storybook story.
But it's as real as the feelings I feel;
it's as real as the feelings I feel.

FYI, I'm probably not going to be back online until this time tomorrow night.
If you're absolutely sure you've got it right, or if someone else verifies, continue the game.

About all I can say is that it sounds like the Theme from The Princess Bride.

Song Title, Artist, and Originality, I have no clue. Some songs are written for a movie (i.e. "Hungry Eyes"), others come up 20+ years prior to the movie itself (i.e. "My Girl").

You're on the right track. If somebody can come up with the exact title, I think it would be okay for that person to go ahead and post his/her new lyrics. I think it has "Love" in the title but am not sure.

You are both correct in what you say. It is the theme from The Princess Bride, and "Love" is part of the title.

Hint: it was written by Mark Knopfler
Bigger hint: All of the words of the title are in the first (and 3rd) line of the chorus.

Limited, flaky internet access here, so don't expect to see me here again into Friday, possibly late Thursday night.

You're on your own.

Based on the hints, this is a sheer guess, but I'm going to say:

"Storybook Love" by Mark Knopfler

(Only thing that makes sense other than "Love is a Storybook", but then he'd have put instead based on the rules, so that can't be it.)

I'm assuming based on his lack of access, that one of us is supposed to check and validate.

I'll go ahead and check and see if it's right. If it is, I'll put up lyrics in another post. If it's not, I'll have the answer, and can be the one to response right or wrong to other players since WholeHouseLibrary is gone for a while.

I just confirmed that it is right.

Therefore, here's the next:

I'm sinking slowly
So hurry hold me
Your hand is all I have to keep me hanging on
Please can you tell me
So I can finally see
Where you go when you're gone

I believe that is All You Wanted by Michelle Branch.

DeltaQueen50 is right. That's the 2nd verse of "All You Wanted".

You're up next DQ.

Thanks. Here's the next set of lyrics:

Read my lips carefully, if you like what you see
Move, groove, prove you can hang with me
By the looks I got you shook up and scared of me
Buckle your seatbelt, it's time for take off

Well, it's been more that 24 hours. I'll post a few more lyrics from this song:

Baby can you handle this?
Baby can you handle this?
Baby can you handle this?
I don't think you can handle this

Is it Bootylicious by Destiny's Child?

You got it. Take it away, Kate!

I fall down just to give you a thrill
Prop me up with another pill
If I should fail, if I should fold
I nailed my faith to the sticking pole

add some more?

Steal me, deal me, anyway you heal me
Maim me, tame me, you can never change me
Love me, like me, come ahead and fight me
Please me, tease me, go ahead and leave me

Bend me
Break me
Anyway you need me
As long as I want you baby it's all right

The song is Bend Me, Break Me - a ~hit~ back in the mid-to-late 60's, but I don't recall who sang it (other than an all-girl band I knew back then). SWAG - Paul Revere and the Raiders?

I believe the song was sang under the name "I Think I'm Paranoid" by Garbage in the late 90s - I almost can remember MTV blasting it every Sunday when I was trying to find something to watch... but WHL might be correct for its origins :)

#308 you might be thinking of a song called "Bend Me, Shape Me" back in the late sixties/early seventies. It was from the "Shot Wad" collection, aka one-hit wonders; I believe the band was called American something. As I remember, the lyrics in #306 would have fit it, but not those in #305.

#310
The American Breed? But if we are talking for the same "Bend Me, Shape Me", it was originally recorded by the Outsiders (I think?) - I am almost sure it was not originally done by The American Breed. And I am sure it's not the one that Garbage did later so I am curious what Kate will say about those lyrics. :)

Both of you (309, 310) are correct - I looked it up on the Google Machine (tic).

katelisim seems to be in absensia to give the thumbs-up, but I've verified, so...

Take it away Annie!

:) Something that should be easy

I want you, I want you, I want you
I think you know by now
I'll get to you somehow
Until I do I'm telling you so
You'll understand

Michelle, by the Fab Four.

Damn - did no expect it to be THAT easy :) All yours

How's the weather?
Whether or not we're together
Together we'll see it's much better
I love you, I love you forever
You know where I can be found.

I know the title because I heard it way too many times in childhood sitting in the car listening to my mother's stupid music, always playing some stupid "Easy Listening" station from the 70's and early 80's (i.e. Air Supply, Neil Diamond, Kenny Rogers, Barbara Streisand, etc. GAG!).

The song is "How can I be sure?"

Who sang it? God only knows! If I had to take a guess, I'll say Simply Red.

I have been forever brain damaged by this genre of music.

The band was called The Rascals. And thanks for all the kind words about the music* that some of us really like.

* NOT including Air Supply!

#318,

Sorry if it offended you, but when you go thru 18 years of having to listen to stuff that you have been basically lulled into, and finally realize that you have freedom, and a life, when you enter college, and can finally listen to what you want to listen to (that's Fall of 1993 for me), you can't help but express your thoughts every time you see or hear what has haunted you for many years.

I'm glad we can at least agree on one band stinking it up! For me, my message to Air Supply:

Even the nights are better, since I quit having to hear you!

Anyway, the lyrics for the next round (and one hint, this ain't something you'd hear an in elevator in the late 80s!). Actually, there is one video game that if you ever played it, you'll probably get this one instantly! (I modified one word in case there are some deep religious nuts that think it's a sin, can't accept that life also exists outside of church, and so therefore, for genuine lyrics, replace "***" with "uck")

What happened to integrity?
I don't see it on MTV
All I see is choreography
And I'll never be a dancer

What happened to puberty?
Bad skin and insecurity?
And who the f*** is Felicity?
'Cuz I got problems of my own

Am I alone?

Being lulled or whatever is no excuse for being rude and offending a lot of people - you might be fine talking like this to your friends but it is rude in an internet forum... We all have music that we do not like but I do not think that anyone else said that someone's music is brain damaging people.

Oh, and some people may find your "religious nuts" even more offending. I am not even close to religious but I do not think than we should call people that are religious or that are shy from seeing such words "nuts"... Everyone has the right to believe in whatever they want and it is just a courtesy not to make fun of them because of that.

Anyway - that's Goldfinger's Spokesman - do not like it at all but had heard it enough times to recognize it.

"Spokesman" is right.

I'm not sure what Bulgaria is like from a religion perspective, but if you lived in the Southeastern United States at any point in your life, you'd know exactly what I mean.

I was raised Catholic, and have since converted to Lutheran when I got married. I have ran into many crazies in the Southeastern US.

For example:

1) Some afternoon in the middle of the week, I am randomly walking, and trip over something and it involves pain. I say "OH F***!" (i.e. not directed at anybody whatsoever), and this crazy nut comes to me and starts trying to give me some stupid lecture about how God is going to get me, and how I am going to hell for saying such words.

2) Another, I'm at a chess tournament on a Saturday afternoon, and this Southern Baptist person is going around preaching religion in the lobby of the hotel, and is telling everyone that Baptists are right and everyone else wrong (Uhm...hello, Religion is a belief, not a proven fact), and that they are going to heaven, and that other Christians are going to hell because they are wrong in the way they believe, and that all others were going to hell because they didn't believe in Jesus (uhm...I also have Jewish friends). No matter what you try to say to them that it's a belief and not a proven fact, they will counter you until your face turns blue. (I was catholic at the time).

3) A third instance, by a non-denominational Christian, said flat to my face "Catholics are not Christians, Catholicism is bullshit!".

4) And finally a fourth, basically a religious colt that basically thought he was Jesus, always wanted to be part of various circles of friends, but nobody would include him after 1 or 2 tries because no matter what you talked about, he would find a way to twist it into a religion lecture in under 2 minutes. The holy day for Christians of any sort is Sunday, not 2am Thursday morning while eating at a 24-hour restaurant with other college friends.

So the answer is yes, there are "religious nuts" out there.

If you go to church, does that make you a "religious nut"? Absolutely NOT! A religious nut is one that can't keep their beliefs to themselves after being told that the listener(s) is/are not interested in hearing their speel (instances 1 and 4 above), or one who feels so insecure that they have to go around telling others who aren't the same religion as themselves that they are flat out wrong and going to hell (instances 2 and 3 above). A religious nut is also one that can't seem to understand the difference between religion and everyday life. There are other humans out here. Some of us are heavily religious. Some of us not heavily religious (this would be me). Some of us not religious at all. There is life outside your little world. Don't expect everyone to be like you, and learn, get a grip, get a life, whatever you want to call it, if someone says something that you don't agree with, unless it's specifically directed at you. If you don't like the f-word, yell at someone if they give you the f-bomb, but if they are directing it at themselves, and you happen to be in the vacinity, get a grip!

It is possible to be "religious" and be "normal", but it's also possible to be a "religious nut".

Eastern Orthodox with a 12% (or thereabouts) Muslim minority. And some other smaller ones - some Catholics (close to where I am born actually), some other Christian ones, the usual mix from a country that lies between the Christian lands and the Muslim ones. I do not mind foul language but my Gradma will probably start chasing you with the broom for such words - and she is not even religious. :)

Anyway - next:

I know that you've been told
It's not fair to tease
So if you come on cold
I'm really gonna freeze
If you don't want me to be cold as ice

ThrillerFan~

Thank you for ruining an otherwise pleasant little game. You must be one unhappy wo man. I just looked at your profile and discovered that you are not a woman. At least, you mentioned a wife, so one could assume such. You definitely are rude and obnoxious.

I was raised in the Southeastern United States of America. I am not a religious nut. I've only known a couple of those, but their beliefs are sincere, so I respect them. I also respect your belief, whatever it is, but I do not respect you for being so critical of everything. I, myself, am a Deist, but any religion, so long as it's believers are sincere, has my respect. Because you don't like it doesn't mean it is stupid, nutty, crazy, despicable, whatever.

Some of the lyrics posted in this thread have made me a little queasy to tell the truth. At least one of them was a tad masochistic, but I kept my mouth shut fingers still about them. I wouldn't be afraid to speak out, it's just that I have some manners. Perhaps you should invest in some.

Sincerely,

Lettie

PeeEss~You probably shouldn't let a few odd people in your life color your opinions so much. Are you that impressionable? If the music of your mother still haunts you, it seems that you would benefit from the services of a psychiatrist.

And in the words of Greg Gutfeld on "Red Eye," If you do not agree with me, lady sir, your are a (insert phrase of your choice here). ‹(^¿^)›

Lest I forget. Thank you, AnnieMod.

Oops! I forgot to name that tune. lol

"Treat Me Nice"
Elvis Presley

Boobalack,
the King it is. And the song is correct of course.:) Had been in Beatles/Presley mood these days.

All yours.

PS: And some of the lyrics were disturbing but that's music and everyone can like whatever they want :)

That's what I tried to say. Even though some lyrics creep me out, I don't call them to anyone's attention. I know about that "different drummer." lol

Let there be wind,
An occasional rain,
Chili con carne,
Sparkling champagne.
Let there be birds
To sing in the breeze,
Someone to bless me,
Whenever I sneeze.

Was agreeing with you :)

That's one I had heard sang by Natalie Cole's - "Let There Be Love" maybe? Never saw an official announcement of that song (and i had mentioned the way they mangle names here I think), I know that "Let there be you, let there be me" is the first line of the song I am thinking about but the name can be way off.

But you said it so much better than I did. I tend to get a tad verbose in case you hadn't noticed. lol

That's the song. It's been sung by many -- Nat "King" Cole, Julie London, Ella and more.

:) I had mentioned a few times that female singers are kinda... confusing for me. Not a big fan of most voices so not that good with them (Now - Ella, Nat and some others are exceptions)

Next:

When I am kissed, I want his lips to really kiss me.
When we're apart, I want his heart to really miss me.
I want to know he loves me so his eyes are misting.
That's the way - I want to be loved.

I remember hearing Brenda Lee sing that one, but no idea on the title.

:) Correct thinking :)

"I Want To Be Wanted"

yep.

All yours.

Yeah, yeah, yeah,
I want the world to know.
If Shakespeare thought that Juliet
Really loved Romeo
From the time they met,
He would blow his top if he could see
Just how you've been lovin' me.

Not sure if those are exact, but they're close enough!

That's Why (I Love You So) ? No idea who sings it though - I can hear the voice but I do not know the name

Oops, we simulposted. lol You got it, AnnieMod, so go ahead and post your lyrics.

I lost track of the time. Sorry. Apparently nobody is going to get "That's Why I Love You So" by Jackie Wilson.

Jackie Wilson? That's one of his? OK - I was way off on where I was trying to place the voice :)

OK - that's on the radio just now so:

"Step one - you find a girl to love
Step two - she falls in love with you
Step three- you kiss and hold her tightly"

At first I thought that was The Fray song How to Save a Life. . . but then realized it wasn't. No idea on what it actually is though.

Nope, not the Fray song

The artist had died very young and that was his last song, becoming a hit after he dies actually. (and that had been quite a lot of years ago)

I though that this one will be easy - Eddie Cochran's "Three steps to Heaven"

Next:

Treated me kind
Sweet destiny
Carried me through desperation
To the one that was waiting for me
It took so long
Still I believed
Somehow the one that I needed
Would find me eventually

Apparently, equally uneasy.

Post another one Annie.

Well, we've gone way over the time limit, and AnnieMod hasn't been around for a few days, so in the interest of keeping this thread alive...

Well, I've been afraid of changing 'cause I've
Built my life around you
But time makes you bolder, even children get older
And I'm getting older too

That's Landslide by Fleetwood Mac. I seem to remember your saying a long time ago that it was a good finger-picking tune.

Yes, and true.

For some reason I had this running around in my head yesterday.

Gliddy gloop gloopy
Nibby nobby nooby
La la la lo lo
Sabba sibby sabba
Nooby abba dabba
Le le lo lo
dooby ooby walla
dooby abba dabba
Early morning singing song

So the flashbacks from that acid trip you did back in the seventies are still occurring, I see.

That would be Good Morning Starshine from the Broadway musical Hair.

absotively.

I'll ply the fire with kindling, I'll pull the blankets to my chin
I'll lock the vagrant winter out and I'll bolt my wandering in
I'd like to call back summertime
And have her stay for just another month or so
But she's got {song title here} so I guess she'll have to go

"The Urge for Going"
Joni Mitchell

Yes, it is.

I can't believe you could just turn and leave.
You did it so easily.
You pulled my world out from under me..
Look what you've done to me.

How could you end it this way
After the love that we made?
God how I wish you had stayed.
Can't you see that
I just want you back?

This is one of the most heartbreaking songs I've ever heard. Especially the way she (the one I'm thinking of) sings it.

It seems that nobody is going to get "Ti Amo" by Laura Branigan, so here are some new lyrics.

When there's so much trouble
That you wanna cry,
The world has crumbled,
And you don't know why,
When your hopes are fading,
And they can't be found,
Dreams have left you waiting,
And friends have let you down

"Just Remember I Love You" by Firefall?

Yesser!

You started this fire down in my soul
Now can't you see it's burning out of control
Come on satisfy the need in me
Only your good lovin' can set me free

Ah well, let's try another. Solve either one.

The next stop that we make will be England
Tell all the folks in Russia, and China, too
Don't you know that it's time to get on board

I want to say People Get Ready, but I know that's not it - #356, that is...

No, but you're in the ballpark. Have some more of this delicious breakfast beverage.

Coffee?

nope.

hmm. . . . don't recognize either, but I'll go with Mimosa for the delicious breakfast beverage :P

Horror of horrors!!! It's Love Train by the OJ's! I hated that tune. Fortunately, I wasn't driving when I realized it. or I would have sped up and broadsided a bridge support.

Please tell me I'm wrong.

Well, ok, if you insist, you're wrong. But I'm lying.

#355 was "Don't Leave Me This Way" by Thelma Houston.

This thread is taking a long time to open. How about volume 4?

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