Soccer Dad: Musical monday #51

July 6, 2008

Musical monday #51

OK, the ground rules change a little. You're not looking for a theme. Actually, it's more like you're looking for a few different themes. Each group is a theme. And I guess, if you want, tell me the format. In 5c, I took a liberty and used what the song is usually called and not the name given. This was meant to be a bit of a departure. And guess what? When I put this together, I got enough for two MM's. So you'll get similar two weeks from now! I hope you like this and don't find it too weird. When you get a group, you might want to put them together to see the results a bit better.

P.S. If you don't like this let me know and I won't do it again.

1) Everything you do has been done and this won't last forever
a) I'll keep this world from draggin' me down
b) Well, here's a poke at you
c) I laugh right at them
d) One day the bottom a-go drop out

2) I can mash-potato
a) The drunken politician leaps
b) And now you're gone, I guess I'll carry on
c) Treasure these few words till we're together
d) It hides a nasty stain that's lying there

3) I guarantee it will bring you down, If you try and fool yourself
a) Quarter moon walkin' through the Milky Way
b) And if I had those golden dreams of my yesterdays
c) You're hangin your head again, Cause somebody won't let you in
d) Can I believe the magic of your sighs?

4) Before I know it will reach defeat!
a) Read about you in a Faulkner novel
b) You can't dance and stay uptight
c) And that would wipe this smile right from my face
d) Call out the instigator

5) He always breaks my heart in two
a) In a room where ya do what ya don't confess
b) Friday I got travelin on my mind
c) Chasing the clouds away. Something calls to me.
d) You won't find a thing to chew

6) I've seen babies dancing in the midnight sun,
a) Love me or leave me, make your choice but believe me
b) Take a listen to your spirit
c) Don't tell me it's not worth tryin' for
d) All of the bad feelings have disappeared

At the end of May, we passed the first year of Musical Monday, so I wanted to ask you, do you have a favorite edition?

For me, my favorite was Elie's Musical Monday 34. Each edition takes a little cleverness and a little time. Given the layered approach, Elie obviously had to employ a lot of cleverness and quite a bit of time.

Finally here are a few music related posts. The Volokh Conspiracy had an item on law songs. As is the case with these groupings, country music doesn't get much consideration. Why not Ricky Van Shelton's "Crime of Passion?" More surprising, why the Who's "It's a legal matter."

Bookworm Room has some 80's videos. I really enjoy listening to Easy Lover.

Powerline give the back story to Save the last dance for me.

And check out Elie's 50 Favorites by artist. Go and discuss his choices or give him his own.

1) a-weem a-weh a-weem a-weh
The Lion Sleeps tonight - The Tokens
2) coo-coo-a-choo
I am the Walrus - The Beatles
3) goo-goo-a-jube
Mrs. Robinson - Simon and Garfunkel
4) ugga chukka
Hooked on a feelign - Blue Swede
5) itchy-gitchy-yaya
Lady Marmalade - LaBelle
6) grroosss
Don't bring me down - ELO
7) Eicay varé, eisé nardé
Saturday in the Park - Chicago
8) so-hu so-hu so-hu
Got to be real - Cheryl Lynn
9) De Do Do Do
De Do Do do - The Police
10) oh whey oh
Walk like an Egyptian - The Bangles
11) ooh mau mau
Surfing Bird - The Trashmen
12) a-wop-bop-a-loo-lop a-lop bam boo
13) boogie-dy, boogie-dy
The Streak - Ray Stevens
14) shing a ling a ling
Yesterday Once More - The Carpenters
15) rama lama ding dong
16) bo-birley
The Name Game
17) Be-bop a lula
Be-bop a lula -
18) Ob la di Ob la da
Ob la di Ob la da - The Beatles
19) Ooo eee ooo ah ah ting tang Walla walla bang bang
20) Boom shacka lacka lacka
21) In a gadda da vida
In a Gadda da Vida - Iron Butterfly
22) na na na na hey hey hey
Kiss him Good Bye - Steam
23) shoop shoop shoop
It's in his kiss (The shoop shoop song) -
24) Chang chang changity chang shoo bop
25) da-doo-ron-ron
26) roomy bop a doo wop
Sister Golden Hair - America
27) Bow bow bow
Rubber Biscuit - The Blues Brothers
28) Jingle Jangle
Mr. Tambourine Man - Bob Dylan, The Byrds
29) Ooh-ooh-ooh, whee
Undercover Angel - Alan O'Day
30) Ah ah ah ah ah ah ah ah.
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Comments

1a - I Won't Back Down - Tom Petty
1b - I Can See For Miles - The Who

2d - I'm Not In Love - 10cc

5a - Sundown - Gordon Lightfoot

6 - Do Ya - ELO

I know that I know more of these, but I'm going to have to think on them a bit...

-- Clayton

Posted by: Clayton at July 7, 2008 12:06 PM

6d - I Can See Clearly Now - Johnny Nash

Posted by: Clayton at July 7, 2008 12:23 PM

1.a.I Won't back down-Tom Petty

2.Do you love me-
c.P.S. I Love You-The Beatles

3.
d.Will You Love Me Tomorrow-The Shirells,Carole King

5.b.Monday Morning-Fleetweood Mac

Posted by: Laura at July 7, 2008 12:29 PM

5. "When will I be loved" by Linda Ronstadt or the Everly Brothers. The clue quotes the female point-of-view version.

Posted by: Yitzchak Goodman at July 7, 2008 12:48 PM

1.b.I Can see for miles-The Who

Posted by: Laura at July 7, 2008 12:51 PM

4b - Dancin' in the Moonlight - King Harvest

Posted by: Clayton at July 7, 2008 1:57 PM

3b - Feel Like Making Love - Bad Company

Posted by: Clayton at July 7, 2008 2:32 PM

3.b.Feel Like Making Love-Bad Company

Posted by: Laura at July 7, 2008 2:46 PM

4d - Something in the Air - Thunderclap Newman

Posted by: Clayton at July 7, 2008 3:55 PM

For a little clarity, here's what you've gotten for 2 so far.

2)Do you love me?
a)
b)
c)P.S. I love you
d)I'm not in love

Posted by: soccer dad at July 7, 2008 8:03 PM

6.b.I Don't Want to Know-Fleetwood Mac

Posted by: Laura at July 7, 2008 9:05 PM

5c - Tuesday Afternoon - The Moody Blues

I think I have an idea of what we're looking for here. The first songs in groups 2 and 5 are questions which are answered by the titles of the other songs. As Soccer Dad did last week (and above, for group 2) here is a list of what has been guessed so far. Perhaps this will assist in fillng in the blanks:

1 -
a - I Won't Back Down - Tom Petty
b - I Can See For Miles - The Who
c -
d -

2 - Do You Love Me -
a -
b -
c - P.S. I Love You - The Beatles
d - I'm Not In Love - 10cc

3 -
a -
b - Feel Like Making Love - Bad Company
c -
d - Will You Love Me Tomorrow - The Shirelles or Carole King

4 -
a -
b - Dancin' in the Moonlight - King Harvest
c -
d - Something in the Air - Thunderclap Newman

5 - When Will I Be Loved - Linda Ronstadt or The Everly Brothers
a - Sundown - Gordon Lightfoot
b - Monday Morning - Fleetwood Mac
c - Tuesday Afternoon - The Moody Blues
d -

6 - Do Ya - ELO
a -
b - I Don't Want to Know - Fleetwood Mac
c -
d - I Can See Clearly Now - Johnny Nash

Posted by: Clayton at July 8, 2008 3:26 AM

3a. It's the Right Time of the Night - Jennifer Warnes
6c. I Do it For You - Bryan Adams

Posted by: Gail at July 8, 2008 7:22 PM

Here's a hint - 3a is related to 3.

Posted by: soccer dad at July 8, 2008 7:29 PM

Sorry I'm late to the game - was out on business most of this week. I guess the theme for all six groups is what Gail listed for 2 and 5 - questions with various answers.

I can ID one more top-level song:

1) "What Makes You Think You're The One", Fleetwood Mac (obligatory Tusk song!)

Posted by: Elie at July 11, 2008 11:25 AM