June 29, 2009
Musical monday #99
Wow, Musical Monday has been going on for better than two years now. Let me thank the regulars, Gail, Laura, WhichwaySJ, Yitz, TRN, RAL, Benjie and Clayton for keeping Musical Monday going. Thanks also to Malibu Stacy, Apollo C. Vermouth and Benjie for contributing clues. And most of all thanks to Elie for being my partner and adding a level of creativity to Musical Monday.
A few months ago Elie proposed an idea for Musical Monday. I liked the idea, but as I looked at it I realized that there were lots of possibilities and it could well make up two weeks worth of clues. I think it actually provided quite a bit more than two weeks worth, so in honor of the (99th and) 100th editions of Musical Monday, we will have two straight weeks of expanded entries. I have not received funding for cash prizes, though :-), so you'll just have extra songs this week and next to celebrate!
(Answers to MM #97 to be posted, hopefully, tonight.)
1) My mixed emotion at my thoughtlessness,
2) But it's knowing that you're looking back, that's really killing me
3) Now if you were in my shoes, wouldn't you have done the same thing too?
4) ... his bowtie is really a camera
5) This lady may have stumbled but she ain't never fell
6) School bus driver in a traffic jam
7) When friends are there, you feel a fool.
8) ... the bees envy me
9) you've got your nuclear boots
10) ... and no money in our coats
11) Folks hoping you'd turn out cool
12) 'till i become that part of the wind
13) Now that it's over, I realized, those sweet words you whispered, were nothing but lies
14) And she never had dreams, so they never came true
15)Like seven inches from the midday sun
16) I only wish my words could just convince myself
17) We move in space with minimum waste and maximum joy.
18) Better let them have their toys
19) I know your game, what youre about
20) You fritter and waste the hours in an off hand way
21) I'm in love but I feel like I'm wearin it out,
22) When my woman left home with a brown eyed man,
23) I've got to keep on chasin' a dream
24) Love will abide, take things in stride
25) She'd tell him about her dreams - he'd just shoot 'em down
26) The book of love will open up and let us in.
27) We can't go on, just running away
28) And When The Cupboard's Bare
29) And I won't require you
30) And he was just like a great dark wing
31) When I feel cold, you warm me
32) It's a fact that people get lonely, ain't nothing new
33) When you snap your fingers, or wink your eye
34) Counting stars against the black
35) Sings rock and roll in the shower
36) Streaming, flaxen, waxen
37) I been one poor correspondent,
38) You bounce my heart around
39) The roller-coaster ride we took is nearly at an end
40) My nerves all jumpin', actin' like a fool
41) Tell me now baby is he good to you
42) Wondrin, what in the world did I do
43) The gentle, sweet singin' of leaves in the wind
44) But that's me, stumbling away
45) If you're all alone when the pretty birds have flown
46) Who's gonna plug their ears, when you scream
47) ... just to buy you some shoes
48) Till you're out on a midnight run
49) When all you've got is one thin dime
50) Singin them straight to the heart songs.
51) Out beyond the neon lights
52) All around people looking half dead
53) Stranger, stranger, stranger, stranger
54) Stranger dressed in black, she's a hungry child
55) and the grand facade, so soon will burn
56) Listen to the tide slowly turning, wash all our heartaches away
57) Somewhere in her smile she knows,
58) Shes around me now, almost all the time.
59) I thought the major was a lady suffragette
60) Say, Candy and Ronnie, have you seen them yet
61) Do I look familiar? If I don't well I should
62) And the eyes in his head, see the world spinning 'round.
63) Tear are fallin' and I feel the pain
64) I was a key that could use a little turnin'
65) Forever let me wake to see you each and every morning
66) Or the highlights in your head that catch your eyes I have been blind
67) What do you want to say, And are you just another liar
68) Give me no reasons, give me alibis
69) There is no sense in pretendin, your eyes give you give away
70) Owes a million dollars tax.
71) When you used to be nine years old
72) Just like I knew you would (knew you would wooo)
73) Come out of your half-dreamed dream
74) Then every head turned with eyes that dreamed of being the one
75) Well, how can you, you're stuck in four walls.
76) And the Kings and Queens around my room with their quiet dirty looks
77) Feel the city breakin and everybody shakin,
78) And make the best of what you've left to me, left to me, left to me
79) The telephone cant take the place of your smile
80) I've written you letters, that I'd like to send
Whoops, I've been remiss in posting the answers for MM #97. Gail identified the theme as songs (and groups) about insanity.
1) And then someday, You'd leave me for somebody new
Crazy - Patsy Cline et al.
2) You left me anyhow and then the days got worse and worse
They're coming to take me away - XIV Napolean
3) I can't get any rest, People say I'm obsessed
She drives me crazy - Fine young cannibals
4) ... colors on the snowy linen land.
Vincent - Don MacLean
5) With bombs and the devil, and the kids keep comin'
Crazy on you - Heart
6) I want you to want me, I need you so badly
Goin' out of my head - Little Anthony and the Imperials
7) And if your head explodes with dark forebodings too
Brain Damage - Pink Floyd
8) Catch your dreams before they slip away
Ruby Tuesday - The Rolling Stones
9) I lost my power in this world
Go Insane - Lindsay Buckingham
10) fa fa fa fa fa fa fa fa fa fa better
Psycho Killer - Talking Heads
11) Now there's a look in your eyes, like black holes in the sky.
Shine on you crazy diamond - Pink Floyd
12) the headlines read that a boy disapeared
Angie Baby - Helen Reddy
13) Neuro-surgeons scream for more
21st century schizoid man - King Crimson
14) Lost in your eyes (Reason aside)
Mad about you - Belinda Carlyle
15) I gotta be cool relax, get hip
Crazy little thing called love - Queen
16) She sits there so refined
Copa Cabana - Barry Manilow
17) And if I had an air-o-plane, I still couldn't make it on time
Manic Monday - The Bangles
18) And he rubbed the pot roast all over his chest
Excitable Boy - Warren Zevon
19) I walked through Bedford Stuy alone
You may be right - Billy Joel
20) It can cut you like a knife, if the gift becomes the fire
Maniac - Michael Sembello
21) Millions of people living as foes
Crazy Train - Ozzy Osbourne
22) You were always spoiled with a thousand toys
19th Nervous Breakdown - The Rolling Stones
23) Really ain't no use in me hanging around, In your kinda scene
Manic Depression - Jimi Hendrix
24) Waiting for the summer rain, yeah
The End - The Doors
25) Been walking my mind to an easy time my back turned towards the sun
Fire and Rain - James Taylor
26) Sister's sighing in her sleep
Our House - Madness
27) With desire to be part of the miracles
These are days - 10,000 Maniacs
28) And your mind, your tiny mind, you know you've really been so blind.
Fire - Crazy world of Arthur Brown
29) I was a key that could use a little turning
Runaway Train - Soul Asylum
30) Its better to burn out, Than to fade away
Hey Hey, My My (Into The Black) by Neil Young & Crazy Horse
And here's a list I used to get some of them.
And if you haven't checked it out yet please see Elie excellent Musical Monday #100!
Posted by SoccerDad at June 29, 2009 6:19 AM
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
Thanks to both SD and Ellie for doing MM. I look forward to it every week. Am very impressed by the musical knowledge of all the players!
2. Woman - Gary Puckett and the Union Gap
4. America - Simon and Garfunkle
10. Maggie May - Rod Stewart
15. Hot? Cool? I can never remember the name of this song - Santana
24. Long, Long Time - Linda Ronstadt
31. Sara Smile - Mental block Re:artists
33. Sugarpie Honeybunch - Temptations
36. Hair - ??
42. How sweet it is to be loved by You - James Taylor did a version of it and so did at least one other before him...
50. Night on Broadway - BeeGees
52. Summer in the City - ??
8. My Girl - the Temptations
15. Smooth - Santana
45. Take a chance on me - ABBA
49. On Broadway - ?
63. My Little Runaway - ?
4) America, Simon and Garfunkel
36) Hair, from the musical Hair
52) Summer in the City
55) In Your Eyes
57) Something, The Beatles
58) Something in the Way She Moves, James Taylor
62) The Fool on the Hill, The Beatles
71) Shout
72) Twist and Shout, The Beatles
How nice it is to be thanked for participating!
Thank you, David and Elie, for this wonderful weekly fun and for encouraging me to be a part of it.
Posted by: trn at June 29, 2009 11:27 AM16. Operator--Jim Croce
Posted by: Yitzchak Goodman at June 29, 2009 11:38 AM7. Girl--The Beatles
Posted by: Yitzchak Goodman at June 29, 2009 11:39 AM8. My Girl--Temptations
Posted by: Yitzchak Goodman at June 29, 2009 11:40 AM10. Angie--Rolling Stones
Posted by: Yitzchak Goodman at June 29, 2009 11:43 AM1.Woman-John Lennon
4.America-Simon and Garfunkel
7.Girl-The Beatles
8.My Girl-The Temptations
9.MY Best Friends Girlfriend-The Cars
22.Good Times-Bad Times-Led Zeppelin
41.I'm on Fire-Bruce Springsteen
56.The Story in Your Eyes-The Moody Blues
57.Something-The Beatles
59.Jet-Paul McCartney and Wings
62.Fool on the Hill-The Beatles
70.19th Nervous Breakdown-The Rolling Stones
52.Summer in the City-The Rascals?
20. Time [I think that's the title]--Pink Floyd
35. The chorus goes "People out there turnin' music into gold." Don't know the artist.
60. Bennie and the Jets--Elton John
68 is called "Keep your hands to yourself"?
69. Called "Break Down"? Tom Petty
"Summer in the City" is by the Lovin' Spoonful?
Posted by: Yitzchak Goodman at June 29, 2009 12:28 PMLike Gail said, I also look forward to each Musical Monday. A big thanks to Soccer Dad and Elie for making them!
5 - In America - The Charlie Daniels Band
17 - Smooth Operator - Sade
21 - Bad Time - Grand Funk Railroad
23 - Long Time - Boston
28 - My Love - Paul McCartney
29 - Never My Love - The Association
35 - Gold - John Stewart
37 - Sister Golden Hair - America
39 - Red Rubber Ball - The Cyrkle
46 - Drive - The Cars
54 - Hot Child In The City - Nick Gilder
73 - Jean - Oliver
77 - Stayin' Alive - The Bee Gees
80 - Just When I Needed You Most - Randy Vanwarmer
Some of the missing artists are: Hair - The Cowsills, On Broadway - George Benson, and Runaway - Del Shannon.
Posted by: Clayton at June 29, 2009 12:51 PMAlso - no one has mentioned it yet, but the theme seems to be different songs with the same, or similar titles.
Posted by: Clayton at June 29, 2009 12:53 PM5. South's Gonna Do It - Charlie Daniels Band
39. Red Rubber Ball - The Cyrkle
43. Crazy on You - Heart
48. Night - Bruce Springsteen
49. On Broadway - The Drifters
63. Runaway - Dion and the Belmonts
73. Jean - Oliver
78. I Need You - America
79. When I Need You - Leo Sayer
80. Just When I Needed You Most - Ian Hunter
More specifically, the titles of the later songs in each group build upon the titles of the earlier songs in the group, that is, the titles of the previous songs are components of the subsequent songs.
Posted by: trn at June 29, 2009 1:37 PMIs #19 "Bad" by Michael Jackson?
Posted by: Clayton at June 29, 2009 2:22 PM26 - Broken Wings - Mr. Mister
Posted by: Clayton at June 29, 2009 2:46 PM18 - Good Times - Chic
Posted by: Clayton at June 29, 2009 2:58 PM51 - In The City - Joe Walsh
Posted by: Clayton at June 29, 2009 2:59 PM63.Runaway-Del Shannon
Posted by: Laura at June 29, 2009 4:08 PM23.Long Time-Boston
72.Twist and Shout-The Beatles
Posted by: Laura at June 30, 2009 12:47 AMThis is earlier than usual, but with so many already guessed and the way they correlate, I thought it would be helpful.
1) "Woman" - John Lennon
2) "Woman" - Gary Puckett and the Union Gap
3) Now if you were in my shoes, wouldn't you have done the same thing too?
4) "America" - Simon and Garfunkel
5) "In America" - The Charlie Daniels Band
6) School bus driver in a traffic jam
7) "Girl" - The Beatles
8) "My Girl" - The Temptations
9) "My Best Friend's Girl" - The Cars
10) "Angie" - The Rolling Stones
11) Folks hoping you'd turn out cool
12) 'till i become that part of the wind
13) Now that it's over, I realized, those sweet words you whispered, were nothing but lies
14) And she never had dreams, so they never came true
15) "Smooth" - Santana
16) "Operator (That's Not The Way It Feels)" - Jim Croce
17) "Smooth Operator" - Sade
18) "Good Times" - Chic
19) "Bad" - Michael Jackson
20) "Time" - Pink Floyd
21) "Bad Time" - Grand Funk Railroad
22) "Good Times Bad Times" - Led Zeppelin
23) "Long Time" - Boston
24) "Long, Long Time" - Linda Ronstadt
25) She'd tell him about her dreams - he'd just shoot 'em down
26) "Broken Wings" - Mr. Mister
27) We can't go on, just running away
28) "My Love" - Paul McCartney
29) "Never My Love" - The Association
30) And he was just like a great dark wing
31) "Sara Smile" - Hall and Oates
32) It's a fact that people get lonely, ain't nothing new
33) "Sugarpie, Honeybunch" - The Temptations
34) Counting stars against the black
35) "Gold" - John Stewart
36) "Hair" - The Cowsills
37) "Sister Golden Hair" - America
38) You bounce my heart around
39) "Red Rubber Ball" - The Cyrkle
40) My nerves all jumpin', actin' like a fool
41) "I'm On Fire" - Bruce Springsteen
42) Wondrin, what in the world did I do
43) "Crazy On You" - Heart
44) But that's me, stumbling away
45) "Take A Chance On Me" - ABBA
46) "Drive" - The Cars
47) ... just to buy you some shoes
48) "Night" - Bruce Springsteen
49) "On Broadway" - George Benson
50) "Nights On Broadway" - The Bee Gees
51) "In The City" - The Eagles
52) "Summer In The City" - The Lovin' Spoonful
53) Stranger, stranger, stranger, stranger
54) "Hot Child In The City" - Nick Gilder
55) "In Your Eyes" - Peter Gabriel
56) "The Story In Your Eyes" - The Moody Blues
57) "Something" - The Beatles
58) "Something In The Way She Moves" - James Taylor
59) "Jet" - Paul McCartney and Wings
60) B-B-B-"Bennie And The Jets" - Elton John
61) Do I look familiar? If I don't well I should
62) "The Fool On The Hill"- The Beatles
63) "Runaway" - Del Shannon
64) I was a key that could use a little turnin'
65) Forever let me wake to see you each and every morning
66) Or the highlights in your head that catch your eyes I have been blind
67) What do you want to say, And are you just another liar
68) Give me no reasons, give me alibis
69) "Breakdown" - Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers
70) "19th Nervous Breakdown" - The Rolling Stones
71) "Shout" -
72) "Twist And Shout" - The Beatles
73) "Jean" - Oliver
74) Then every head turned with eyes that dreamed of being the one
75) Well, how can you, you're stuck in four walls.
76) And the Kings and Queens around my room with their quiet dirty looks
77) "Stayin' Alive" - The Bee Gees
78) "I Need You" - America
79) "When I Need You" - Leo Sayer
80) "Just When I Needed You Most" - Randy Vanwarmer
Wow, thanks Clayton. (And in my thanks of yesterday, I forgot to mention that Clayton's mid-week answer summaries are great!)
Anyway,not too long ago Clayton id'd 11.
Gail's id'd 42 recently.
The name of 27 should be obvious now that Clayton's written things out.
74 I guess you could say is topical.
And the name of the song is not "Sugar Pie Honey Bunch."
33. Maybe it's called "Can't Help Myself?"
42. How Sweet it is to Be Loved by You? JamesTaylor and others
64. Runaway Train - Soul Asylum
68. Don't it Make My Brown Eyes Blue -Crystal Gale
11. Just guessing, it was just used in a MM: Angie Baby by Helen Reddy?
74. Billie Jean by Michael Jackson?
"Runaway Child, Runnin' Wild" by the Temptations would fit in the 64 slot.
Posted by: Yitzchak Goodman at June 30, 2009 11:41 AMWow - what a great edition, and what an overwhelming response! Soccer Dad gave me a hard act to follow for part two / MM #100, but I'll do my best!
I can't resist adding just one more to this edition - it goes with #51-52 so call it #52.5:
"I could walk like Brando right into the sun, then dance just like a Casanova"
Posted by: Elie at June 30, 2009 11:52 AMAlong the same lines as Elie's bonus, this is clue 9 in an alternate universe:
"She doesn't want to see your face/And she
wishes you were dead"
The song that isn't called "Sugar Pie Honey Bunch" is also not by the Temptations.
Posted by: Yitzchak Goodman at June 30, 2009 12:37 PM52.5: It's Hard to be a Saint in the City-Bruce Springsteen
Posted by: Laura at June 30, 2009 12:47 PMNot sure that #42 is James Taylor. I think the line from "How Sweet It Is" is, "wondering where would I be without you in my life", and it doesn't fit with #43, "Crazy On You". If I had to guess I'd say it's "Crazy" by Patsy Cline, but I'm not sure about that either.
Posted by: Clayton at June 30, 2009 1:23 PM27 - Never - Heart
Posted by: Clayton at July 1, 2009 1:35 PMIs 30 "Sara" by Bob dylan?
Posted by: Yitzchak Goodman at July 2, 2009 1:42 AM6) "Only In America" - Brooks & Dunn
32) "I Can Help" - Billy Swan
33) "I Can't Help Myself" - The Four Tops
44) "Take On Me" - A-ha
71) "Shout" - The Isley Brothers
Clearly #34 has a title along the lines of "Sister", #38 is probably "Rubber Ball", #40 is probably "Fire" (but it doesn't sound like the Ohio Players song), #61 is probably "The Fool",
Clue number 24.5: "I forgot how nice romance is".
Posted by: ral315 at July 2, 2009 10:38 AMThanks, Soccer Dad for the kind words. Here's an updated update:
1) "Woman" - John Lennon
2) "Woman" - Gary Puckett and the Union Gap
3) Now if you were in my shoes, wouldn't you have done the same thing too?
4) "America" - Simon and Garfunkel
5) "In America" - The Charlie Daniels Band
6) "Only In America" - Brooks & Dunn
7) "Girl" - The Beatles
8) "My Girl" - The Temptations
9) "My Best Friend's Girl" - The Cars
9.5) She doesn't want to see your face / And she wishes you were dead
10) "Angie" - The Rolling Stones
11) "Angie Baby" - Helen Reddy
12) 'till i become that part of the wind
13) Now that it's over, I realized, those sweet words you whispered, were nothing but lies
14) And she never had dreams, so they never came true
15) "Smooth" - Santana
16) "Operator (That's Not The Way It Feels)" - Jim Croce
17) "Smooth Operator" - Sade
18) "Good Times" - Chic
19) "Bad" - Michael Jackson
20) "Time" - Pink Floyd
21) "Bad Time" - Grand Funk Railroad
22) "Good Times Bad Times" - Led Zeppelin
23) "Long Time" - Boston
24) "Long, Long Time" - Linda Ronstadt
24.5) I forgot how nice romance is
25) She'd tell him about her dreams - he'd just shoot 'em down
26) "Broken Wings" - Mr. Mister
27) "Never" - Heart
28) "My Love" - Paul McCartney
29) "Never My Love" - The Association
30) "Sara" - Bob Dylan
31) "Sara Smile" - Hall and Oates
32) "I Can Help" - Billy Swan
33) "I Can't Help Myself" - The Four Tops
34) Counting stars against the black
35) "Gold" - John Stewart
36) "Hair" - The Cowsills
37) "Sister Golden Hair" - America
38) You bounce my heart around
39) "Red Rubber Ball" - The Cyrkle
40) My nerves all jumpin', actin' like a fool
41) "I'm On Fire" - Bruce Springsteen
42) Wonderin', what in the world did I do
43) "Crazy On You" - Heart
44) "Take On Me" - a-ha
45) "Take A Chance On Me" - ABBA
46) "Drive" - The Cars
47) ... just to buy you some shoes
48) "Night" - Bruce Springsteen
49) "On Broadway" - George Benson
50) "Nights On Broadway" - The Bee Gees
51) "In The City" - Joe Walsh
52) "Summer In The City" - The Lovin' Spoonful
52.5) "It's Hard To Be a Saint in the City" - Bruce Springsteen
53) Stranger, stranger, stranger, stranger
54) "Hot Child In The City" - Nick Gilder
55) "In Your Eyes" - Peter Gabriel
56) "The Story In Your Eyes" - The Moody Blues
57) "Something" - The Beatles
58) "Something In The Way She Moves" - James Taylor
59) "Jet" - Paul McCartney and Wings
60) B-B-B-"Bennie And The Jets" - Elton John
61) Do I look familiar? If I don't well I should
62) "The Fool On The Hill"- The Beatles
63) "Runaway" - Del Shannon
64) "Runaway Train" - Soul Asylum
65) Forever let me wake to see you each and every morning
66) Or the highlights in your head that catch your eyes I have been blind
67) What do you want to say, And are you just another liar
68) "Don't It Make My Brown Eyes Blue" - Crystal Gale
69) "Breakdown" - Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers
70) "19th Nervous Breakdown" - The Rolling Stones
71) "Shout" - The Isley Brothers
72) "Twist And Shout" - The Beatles
73) "Jean" - Oliver
74) "Billie Jean" - Michael Jackson
75) Well, how can you, you're stuck in four walls.
76) And the Kings and Queens around my room with their quiet dirty looks
77) "Stayin' Alive" - The Bee Gees
78) "I Need You" - America
79) "When I Need You" - Leo Sayer
80) "Just When I Needed You Most" - Randy Vanwarmer
Like ral315, I also wondered if #40 was "Fire" - perhaps by the Pointer Sisters (which would go well with #41, as it was also written by Bruce Springsteen), but I can't remember enough of the song.
Posted by: Clayton at July 2, 2009 1:34 PM24.5 is by Billy Joel. "For the longest time," something like that. Seems odd for me to be the one identifying this one.
Posted by: Yitzchak Goodman at July 5, 2009 12:28 AM