February 2, 2009
Musical Monday #79
Elie and I switch off most weeks offering you lyrics united by a theme. Please check out Elie for last week's solutions later today.
I hope you'll forgive me if this isn't especially creative and because some of the songs are absolutely wretched. When you find out what I originally intended, I think you'll be grateful that I chose this instead!
1)Rollin' at sea, adrift on the water
2)And I'm glowin' in the dark
3)Let me pour you a good long drink
4)Give me more, drag me across the floor
5)Just one try, and you too will be sold
6)Is it just destiny, destiny?
7)And the moon and the stars were gifts
8)If i'm not feeling any less sour
9)I never understood a word he said
10)I'm sailing right behind.
11)Cause our love's no mystery
12)We must bring salvation back
13)But I look around me and I see it isn't so.
14)Or steal my daddys cue
15)But you call yourself by different names
16)You were light and breezy
17) embarrassed by the crowd (This song is related to another song - or two - in this list. How?)
18) And sock it to you again
19)The things you are to me and not some puppet on a string
20)The New York Times effect on man.
21) And just like the guy whose feet are too big for his bed
22)he's so nervous avoiding all the questions.
23)Until the night closes in
24)I'll stay on the bus
25)You both kicked off your shoes. (Is this the easiest one?)
26)So they sprinkled moondust in your hair
27) Me minus you is such a lonely ride
28) I could never see tomorrow, but I was never told about the sorrow.
29)Really want to go with you
30) And when the cupboard's bare
31) You always smile but in your eyes your sorrow shows
32) You put the sparks to the flame
33) Nothing but blues skies
34) Girl you ought to be on T.V., on Soul Train
35) Sedaka is back (Is this unfair?)
36) I know your eyes in the morning sun
37)Dialed about a thousand numbers lately
38)Like a rose under the april snow
39) I should have changed that stupid key
40)The sooner we begin the longer we've got to groove
41)This morning I woke up with this feeling
42) Twice on the pipe
43) watched yourself gavotte
44) And just when it hit me somebody turned around and shouted
45) All day long, wearing a mask of false bravado
46)I knew the curve of her face
47)I roller skated to your door at daylight
48)It made me sad to think it was dead
49) Smiles we gave to one another
50) Someone left the cake out in the rain (Not the original)
Since you've been doing great, here's 51 - 70.
51. Long nights crying by the record machine
52. I ain't ready for no family ties
53. It's hurtin' me more each minute that you delay
54. Blood's thicker than the mud
55. No wind, no rain
56. Skinned our hearts and skinned our knees.
57. Cause she's got her own obligations and so, and so do I
58. Sparkle someone else's eyes
59. For there's Basie, Miller, Sachmo
60. Induction, then destruction
61. There seems to have been some disturbance here.
62. collect up all the cream
63. If I have things you need to borrow
64. Up, up to the sky
65. Down where Lexington cross 47th Street
66. Hypnotizing, mesmerizing me
67. The answer is easy if you take it logically
68. I can see it, your face is glowing,
69. When the final act is over
70. The lie is on her lips - such an evil child
Here are the answers to Musical Monday #77. Congratulations to Trn for solving it. Sorry I haven't included the bonuses.
1) ... every step I take reminds me of just how we used to be.
Always something there to remind me - Naked Eyes
2) And afterwards we drop into a quiet little place, And have a drink or two
Something Stupid - Frank Sinatra
3) The mist is lifting slowly
I know you're out there somewhere - Moody Blues
4) And although my dream was overdue
Everybody loves somebody - Dean Martin etc.
5) I'd rather hurt you honestly
Sometimes when we touch - Dan Hill
6) You got to lock it up and throw away the key
If you love somebody set them free - Sting
7) You can ride this road 'till dawn,
Something in the night - Bruce Springsteen
8) So glad you opened my door, come with me
Somewhere in the night - Barry Manilow
9) You better learn it fast; you better learn it young,
Someday you'll understand - CCR
10) It helps to think we might be wishing on the same bright star
Somewhere out there - Linda Ronstadt
11) A real hurtin' song about a love that's gone wrong
Another somebody did somebody wrong song - BJ Thomas
12) Or looks my way, or calls my name,
Something in the way she moves - James Taylor
13) Somewhere in her smile she knows
Something - The Beatles
14) I hear them whisper, you won't believe it
Something to talk about - Bonny Raitt
15) At the end I take home my hard earned pay all on my own
Somebody to love - Queen
16) When the garden flowers baby are dead yes
Somebody to love - Jefferson Airplane
17) Something in your face that keeps me hanging around you
Something's wrong with me - Austin Roberts
18) And the pain is thunder
Gonna be startin' something - Michael Jackson
19) But I've got to creep down the alley way,
Somewhere they can't find me - Simon and Garfunkel
20) You better take it easy 'cause the place is on fire
Gimme some lovin' - Spencer Davis Group
21) I got over you the day you left
Somebody lied - Ricky van Shelton, various
22) I can't stand to see you sad, I can't bear to hear you cry
Someday Some way - Marshall Crenshaw
23) Now Sandy Kane is no longer here
Some gave all - Billy Ray Cyrus
24) At any time my little world seems blue
Some kind of Wonderful - The Drifters and others
25) I don't need a big fine car.
Some kind of Wonderful - Grand Funk Railroad
26) There's a whole generation with a new explanation
San Franciso (be sure to wear some flowers in your hair) - Scott Mackenzie
27) Snow is white and the ocean is blue
Some things I know - Lee Ann Womack
28) Does your memory stray to a brighter sunny day
Are you lonesome tonight - Elvis Presley
29) Beaten by the Queen of hearts every time.
Lonesome Loser - Little River Band
If someone wants to get the solutions to the 20! bonus entries, please feel free! Thanks so much.
Hezbollah in passive voice
A cynical and mistrusted offer
Wapo: peace process succeeding because of the great work of the administration
Council speak 100610
Nyt: peace process failing despite the great work of the administration
Do we have enough regulations yet?
Iranian General: "US, Mossad played roles in 9/11 event"
Absolving arafat, ten years later
Rahm can't run? antisemites!
The politics of peace
1. You Light Up My Life - Debby Boone
7. The First Time, Ever I saw your face - Roberta Flack
10. Bridge Over Troubled Waters - Simon and Garfunkle
14. Maggie May - Rod Stewart
16. It's Too Late - Carole King
19. I JUst Want to Be Your Everything BeeGees
20. Stayin' Alive - BeeGees
21. Raindrops Keep Falling on My Head - BJ Thomas
35. Love Will Keep Us Together Captain and Tenille
36. How Deep is Your Love - BeeGees
38. The Rose - Bette Midler
39. I Will Survive - Gloria Gaynor
42. Knock 3 Times - Tony Orlando
43. You're so vain - Carly Simon
50. MacArthur Park
Theme: 70s songs, back when Gail listened to the radio
Posted by: Gail at February 2, 2009 9:03 AMI'm guessing the theme more specifically, is the top 50 songs of the 70s. Some of the rest:
9) "Joy to the World", Three Dog Night (should the quote have "single" before "word"?)
13) "Silly Love Songs", Sir Paul McCartney
17) "Killing Me Softly", Roberta Flack, originally by Lori Lieberman who wrote it about the author of #25, the connection you reference.
20) "Staying Alive", Bee Gees (BTW, when that song came out, I used to think the line was "the New York Times or Spider-Man"!!)
24) "Tie a Yellow Ribbon", Tony Orlando and Dawn
25) "American Pie", Don Mclean
29) "My Sweet Lord", George Harrison
A few more of the "absolutely wretched" ones (OK, they weren't *that* bad, especially when you compare them to hip-hop...)
23) "Kiss You All Over", I forget the artist
27) "Hot Stuff", Donna Summer
44) "Play That Funky Music", Wild Cherry
48) "Horse With No Name" (AKA "song with no sense"), America
Also, to be exact, #19 was by Andy Gibb, though I'm sure his trio of big brothers sang backup.
3 - Tonight's the Night - Rod Stewart
6 - My Sharona - The Knack
8 - Alone Again (Naturally) - Gilbert O'Sullivan
23 - Kiss You All Over - Exile
26 - Close to You - The Carpenters
44 - Play That Funky Music - Wild Cherry
45 - Baby Come Back - Player
46 - Escape (The Pina Colada Song) - Rupert Holmes
50 - MacArthur Park - Donna Summer
a number were billboard #1 for the year and all the others were #1 for a few weeks
Posted by: benjie at February 2, 2009 11:43 AM26 close to you - carpenters
47 brand new key - melanie
could 22 be "do you think i'm sexy"
Posted by: benjie at February 2, 2009 11:47 AM49 the way we were - barbra streisand
Posted by: benjie at February 2, 2009 11:50 AMHere are the answers to the bonus clues I added for MM 77:
B3) Oh, I'm pulling the shades away from my eyes
"Some Things are Better Left Unsaid" - Hall & Oates
B4) I dreamed I'd been in a border town
"Grow Some Funk of Your Own" - Elton John
B5) Curtains drawn in the little room downstairs
"Someone Saved My Life Tonight" - Elton John
B6) My love is yours, baby, right from the start
"Someday We'll Be Together" - Diana Ross & The Supremes
B7) French girls, they want Cartier
"Some Girls" - The Rolling Stones
B8) Do I have to come right flat out and tell you everything?
"Gimme Some Money" - Spinal Tap
B16) Love can make you weep, can make you run for cover
"Something So Strong" - Crowded House
B17) The birds on the telephone line are cryin' out to me
"It's Going to Take Some Time This Time" - The Carpenters
B18) Is it so wrong to be human after all?
"Something About You" - Level 42
B19) Telephone call for Mr. Horrible
"Someone Keeps Moving My Chair" - They Might Be Giants
13.Silly love Songs-Paul McCartney and Wings
14.Maggie Mae-Rod Stewart
16.It's Too Late-Carole King
19.I Just Want to be Your Everything-Andy Gibb
22.Do Ya Think I'm Sexy-Rod Stewart
24.Tie a Yellow Ribbon-Tony Orlando
26.Close to You-The Carpenters
29.My Sweet Lord-George Harrison
39.I Will Survive-Gloria Gaynor
42.Knock Three Times-Tony Orlando
49.The Way We Were-Barbra Streisand
50.MacArthur Park-Donna Summer
"17) embarrassed by the crowd (This song is related to another song - or two - in this list. How?)"
Was it written by Burt Bacharach? I see at least two others that were, I think...
Posted by: Clayton at February 2, 2009 12:52 PMThe answer to B20 was "Something better beginning" by the Kinks.
Posted by: Yitzchak Goodman at February 2, 2009 1:02 PM9) Joy to the World, Three Dog Night (I thought it was "a single word.")
25) American Pie, Don McLean (I thought it was "We both.")
29) My Sweet Lord, George Harrison
33) Um, Blue Skies?
39) I Will Survive, Gloria Gaynor
42) Knock Three Times on the Ceiling if You Love Me
Posted by: trn at February 2, 2009 1:05 PMOh I see. Good job on the theme, Gail and Elie and Benjie.
So 33 isn't the original Blue Skies song, and 50 is in fact MacArthur Park but a newer version.
Posted by: trn at February 2, 2009 1:20 PM32 - Don't Go Breaking My Heart - Elton John & Kiki Dee
Posted by: Clayton at February 2, 2009 1:22 PM41 - I Think I Love You - The Partridge Family
Posted by: Clayton at February 2, 2009 1:42 PM(I thought it was "We both.")
Never mind. It is of course You/your, not We/our, though the next line is in the singular first person.
"There's something special on my mind" was correctly identified as I'm Into Something Good by Herman's Hermits, and "Skies are blue" is Somewhere Over the Rainbow from The Wizard of Oz.
I don't think most people saw the last batch of bonuses I posted there, though, so I hesistate to provide the solutions to those just yet. But perhaps not doing so is inappropriate, taking attention away from the current edition?
if #1 is you light up your life, it could also be a ranking of horrid songs
Posted by: benjie at February 2, 2009 2:41 PM28 - How Can You Mend a Broken Heart - The Bee Gees
Posted by: Clayton at February 2, 2009 2:46 PM30 my love - paul mccartney
haven't identified the following:
shadow dancing
night fever
tonight's the night
le freak
4 - Shadow Dancing - Andy Gibb
5 - Le Freak - Chic
Thanks to Benjie for the hints. :)
Posted by: Clayton at February 2, 2009 3:10 PMWow! Only 10 left:
2) And I'm glowin' in the dark
11) Cause our love's no mystery
12) We must bring salvation back
15) But you call yourself by different names
18) And sock it to you again
31) You always smile but in your eyes your sorrow shows
33) Nothing but blues skies
34) Girl you ought to be on T.V., on Soul Train
37) Dialed about a thousand numbers lately
40) The sooner we begin the longer we've got to groove
Done:
1) "You Light Up My Life" - Debby Boone
3) "Tonight's the Night" - Rod Stewart
4) "Shadow Dancing" - Andy Gibb
5) "Le Freak" - Chic
6) "My Sharona" - The Knack
7) "The First Time Ever I Saw Your Face" - Roberta Flack
8) "Alone Again (Naturally)" - Gilbert O'Sullivan
9) "Joy to the World" - Three Dog Night
10) "Bridge Over Troubled Water" - Simon and Garfunkel
13) "Silly Love Songs" - Paul McCartney
14) "Maggie May" - Rod Stewart
16) "It's Too Late" - Carole King
17) "Killing Me Softly" - Roberta Flack
19) "I Just Want To Be Your Everything" - Andy Gibb
20) "Stayin' Alive" - The Bee Gees
21) "Raindrops Keep Fallin' On My Head" - B.J. Thomas
22) "Do Ya Think I'm Sexy" - Rod Stewart
23) "Kiss You All Over" - Exile
24) "Tie A Yellow Ribbon" - Tony Orlando and Dawn
25) "American Pie" - Don Mclean
26) "Close to You" - The Carpenters
27) "Hot Stuff" - Donna Summer
28) "How Can You Mend a Broken Heart" - The Bee Gees
29) "My Sweet Lord" - George Harrison
30) "My Love" - Paul McCartney
32) "Don't Go Breaking My Heart" - Elton John & Kiki Dee
35) "Love Will Keep Us Together" - The Captain and Tennille
36) "How Deep Is Your Love" - The Bee Gees
38) "The Rose" - Bette Midler
39) "I Will Survive" - Gloria Gaynor
41) "I Think I Love You" - The Partridge Family
42) "Knock Three Times" - Tony Orlando and Dawn
43) "You're So Vain" - Carly Simon
44) "Play That Funky Music" - Wild Cherry
45) "Baby Come Back" - Player
46) "Escape (The Pina Colada Song)" - Rupert Holmes
47) "Brand New Key" - Melanie
48) "Horse With No Name" - America
49) "The Way We Were" - Barbara Streisand
50) "MacArthur Park" - Donna Summer
There was a typo in my response above - "Hot Stuff" by Donna Summer is #37, not #27. So #27, "Me minus you is such a lonely ride" is still open.
Posted by: Elie at February 3, 2009 8:50 AM#33 is that "Blue Skies" song that's used on the Claritin commercials! But I have no recollection of who sang it originally.
Posted by: Elie at February 3, 2009 11:18 AMa. the rose didn't make it to #1
b. it came out in 1980
so i think 38 is misidentified
31. without you nillson
i guess 34 is disco lady johnny taylor
Posted by: benjie at February 3, 2009 11:32 AM2 - Night Fever - The Bee Gees
Posted by: Clayton at February 3, 2009 1:54 PM34 i can see clearly now - johnny nash
Posted by: benjie at February 3, 2009 2:21 PM27 should be reunited peaches and herb
Posted by: benjie at February 3, 2009 2:28 PM12 i'll be there - jackson five
Posted by: benjie at February 3, 2009 2:30 PM18 one bad apple osmonds
Posted by: benjie at February 3, 2009 2:34 PM54) "Family Affair" (or "It's a Family Affair") by Sly and the Family Stone?
Posted by: Yitzchak Goodman at February 4, 2009 2:33 AM17.Killing Me Softly-Roberta Flack
51.Crockadile Rock-Elton John
58.American Woman-The Guess Who
56 - Seasons In the Sun - Terry Jacks
59 - "...and the king of all," Sir Duke - Stevie Wonder
61 - The Streak - Ray Stevens
62 - The Candy Man - Sammy Davis Jr.
64 - Fly Robin Fly - Silver Convention
65 - Island Girl - Elton John
67 - 50 Ways To Leave Your Lover - Paul Simon
69 - The Story In Your Eyes - The Moody Blues
"The Story In Your Eyes", while a wonderful song, doesn't seem like the type to have hit #1. I checked, and indeed it didn't.
Otherwise, nothing to add on the new ones yet - Clayton and Laura got all the ones I know so far.
Posted by: Elie at February 4, 2009 2:04 PMOops, you're right - in The Story In Your Eyes, it's "when the final line is over", not "act".
Posted by: Clayton at February 4, 2009 2:19 PM52 mac david - don't get hooked on me
Posted by: benjie at February 4, 2009 2:36 PMYitchak is right - I was mistaken. I believe #38 is Evergreen by Barbra Steisand.
57. Me & Mrs. Jones - Was it sung by Barry White? Not sure.
Posted by: Gail at February 4, 2009 2:51 PM55 ain't no mountain - diana ross
Posted by: benjie at February 4, 2009 2:52 PMMe & Mrs. Jones - Was it sung by Barry White?
I think the singer's name is Billy Paul.
Posted by: Yitzchak Goodman at February 5, 2009 3:12 AMThanks Clayton for your interest in the last batch of bonuses I posted last time.
"Somehow, some day"
Correctly identified as Somewhere from West Side Story. Another one here is from West Side Story as well.
"But why do I always feel like I'm in the Twilight Zone" (or "That's the money you could be saving with Geico")
I didn't know this song, but coincidentally started hearing the chorus, which fit the theme of the then-current Musical Monday, on a television commercial. The lyrics played during the commercial are "I always feel like/Somebody's watching me" and the title is apparently Somebody's Watching Me. It is attributed to Rockwell but the version in the commercial is apparently a re-mix or cover.
I'm now looking out for the Claritin commercial Elie mentions.
"'Cause everywhere my baby and me go"
This is Somebody's Eyes Are Watching -- or maybe the correct title is simply Somebody's Eyes? -- from Footloose, apparently by Karla Bonoff.
Thinking of the Footloose Soundtrack reminds me of my Walkman.
"I'd like to add his initial to my monogram"
This is the Gershwin song Someone to Watch Over Me.
"Somewhere in my youth or childhood"
This is I Must Have Done Something Good from The Sound of Music.
"Could it be? Yes, it could."
There seems to be such an abundance of these songs in musicals, and Something's Coming is another one from West Side Story.
"When you find your true love"
Some Enchanted Evening from South Pacific.
This is the only one I posted with plain old "some" and not a compound word using "some" in the title.
"The world was my oyster, but where was the pearl?"
Something Was Missing from Annie.
Posted by: trn at February 5, 2009 1:13 PMHow about an update? There are 11 left:
11) Cause our love's no mystery
15) But you call yourself by different names
38) Like a rose under the april snow
40) The sooner we begin the longer we've got to groove
53) It's hurtin' me more each minute that you delay
60) Induction, then destruction
63) If I have things you need to borrow
66) Hypnotizing, mesmerizing me
68) I can see it, your face is glowing,
69) When the final act is over
70) The lie is on her lips - such an evil child
Done:
1) "You Light Up My Life" - Debby Boone
2) "Night Fever" - The Bee Gees
3) "Tonight's the Night" - Rod Stewart
4) "Shadow Dancing" - Andy Gibb
5) "Le Freak" - Chic
6) "My Sharona" - The Knack
7) "The First Time Ever I Saw Your Face" - Roberta Flack
8) "Alone Again (Naturally)" - Gilbert O'Sullivan
9) "Joy to the World" - Three Dog Night
10) "Bridge Over Troubled Water" - Simon and Garfunkel
12) "I'll Be There" - The Jackson Five
13) "Silly Love Songs" - Paul McCartney
14) "Maggie May" - Rod Stewart
16) "It's Too Late" - Carole King
17) "Killing Me Softly" - Roberta Flack
18) "One Bad Apple" - The Osmonds
19) "I Just Want To Be Your Everything" - Andy Gibb
20) "Stayin' Alive" - The Bee Gees
21) "Raindrops Keep Fallin' On My Head" - B.J. Thomas
22) "Do Ya Think I'm Sexy" - Rod Stewart
23) "Kiss You All Over" - Exile
24) "Tie A Yellow Ribbon" - Tony Orlando and Dawn
25) "American Pie" - Don Mclean
26) "Close to You" - The Carpenters
27) "Reunited" - Peaches and Herb
28) "How Can You Mend a Broken Heart" - The Bee Gees
29) "My Sweet Lord" - George Harrison
30) "My Love" - Paul McCartney
31) "Without You" - Nilsson
32) "Don't Go Breaking My Heart" - Elton John & Kiki Dee
33) "I Can See Clearly Now" - Johnny Nash
34) "Disco Lady" - Johnny Taylor
35) "Love Will Keep Us Together" - The Captain and Tennille
36) "How Deep Is Your Love" - The Bee Gees
37) "Hot Stuff" - Donna Summer
39) "I Will Survive" - Gloria Gaynor
41) "I Think I Love You" - The Partridge Family
42) "Knock Three Times" - Tony Orlando and Dawn
43) "You're So Vain" - Carly Simon
44) "Play That Funky Music" - Wild Cherry
45) "Baby Come Back" - Player
46) "Escape (The Pina Colada Song)" - Rupert Holmes
47) "Brand New Key" - Melanie
48) "Horse With No Name" - America
49) "The Way We Were" - Barbara Streisand
50) "MacArthur Park" - Donna Summer
51) "Crocodile Rock" - Elton John
52) "Don't Get Hooked on Me" - Mac Davis
54) "Family Affair" - Sly and the Family Stone
55) "Ain't No Mountain" - Diana Ross
56) "Seasons in the Sun" - Terry Jacks
57) "Me and Mrs. Jones" - Billy Paul
58) "American Woman" - The Guess Who
59) "Sir Duke" - Stevie Wonder
61) "The Streak" - Ray Stevens
62) "The Candy Man" - Sammy Davis Jr.
64) "Fly Robin Fly" - Silver Convention
65) "Island Girl" - Elton John
67) "50 Ways to Leave Your Lover" - Paul Simon
Thanks Clayton for the update.
63 sounds like Lean on Me.
Posted by: trn at February 7, 2009 6:55 PMThe problem with 64, is that there are 7 words to the song, 3 of them are the title!
Posted by: soccer dad at February 7, 2009 8:54 PM15 - bad girls - donna summer
Posted by: benjie at February 8, 2009 3:05 PM11. best of my love - emotions
Posted by: benjie at February 8, 2009 3:17 PM