George isn't here yet (though I expect to see him soon), but I'm going to steal one of his old games. As a clue, give the first five words (give or take a couple of words) of a song, be it pop, rock or Broadway. (We have no restrictions here on musical taste.) The first person to correctly guess what song the lyrics are from gets to give the next clue. I'll start with an easy one:
Isn't it warm? Isn't it rosy?
Side by Side by Side :)
We'll stick with the easy ones for now: We become indiscreet eating sweet after sweet
No More Candy, She Loves Me!
When I was a girl...
Quote from: JustTheOneAnne on Jun 20, 2017, 01:13 PMNo More Candy, She Loves Me!
When I was a girl...
I want to say "So What" from
Cabaret, but those aren't actually the opening lyrics.
Quote from: Chris L on Jun 20, 2017, 01:28 PMQuote from: JustTheOneAnne on Jun 20, 2017, 01:13 PMNo More Candy, She Loves Me!
When I was a girl...
I want to say "So What" from Cabaret, but those aren't actually the opening lyrics.
All I can think of is When I was a girl I used to scream and shout, but that's a play (by Sharman MacDonald, mother of Kiera Knightley fwiw)
Thanks
@JustTheOneAnne - the boards only been back up and running for about half an hour and you've already killed the thread...!! 😉😘
Quote from: Gsavage14 on Jun 20, 2017, 01:50 PMThanks @JustTheOneAnne - the boards only been back up and running for about half an hour and you've already killed the thread...!! 😉😘
;D
That's okay,
@JustTheOneAnne! I think we can survive for an hour or two without an answer. ;)
Quote from: Chris L on Jun 20, 2017, 02:06 PMQuote from: Gsavage14 on Jun 20, 2017, 01:50 PMThanks @JustTheOneAnne - the boards only been back up and running for about half an hour and you've already killed the thread...!! 😉😘
;D
That's okay, @JustTheOneAnne! I think we can survive for an hour or two without an answer. ;)
Hah! Kids these days, eh...!
Quote from: Gsavage14 on Jun 20, 2017, 02:14 PMQuote from: Chris L on Jun 20, 2017, 02:06 PMQuote from: Gsavage14 on Jun 20, 2017, 01:50 PMThanks @JustTheOneAnne - the boards only been back up and running for about half an hour and you've already killed the thread...!! 😉😘
;D
That's okay, @JustTheOneAnne! I think we can survive for an hour or two without an answer. ;)
Hah! Kids these days, eh...!
I'm not sure
@JustTheOneAnne qualifies as a kid anymore. I met her last fall and I swear she was almost as tall as me. ;)
Quote from: Vera Charles on Jun 20, 2017, 01:31 PMQuote from: Chris L on Jun 20, 2017, 01:28 PMQuote from: JustTheOneAnne on Jun 20, 2017, 01:13 PMNo More Candy, She Loves Me!
When I was a girl...
I want to say "So What" from Cabaret, but those aren't actually the opening lyrics.
All I can think of is When I was a girl I used to scream and shout, but that's a play (by Sharman MacDonald, mother of Kiera Knightley fwiw)
All I can think of is "When I was a young wart hog"
Quote from: JustTheOneAnne on Jun 20, 2017, 01:13 PMWhen I was a girl...
Meadowlark!
Next one:
"Wednesday morning at five o'clock..."
Quote from: George on Jun 21, 2017, 09:01 AMQuote from: JustTheOneAnne on Jun 20, 2017, 01:13 PMWhen I was a girl...
Meadowlark!
Next one:
"Wednesday morning at five o'clock..."
She's Leaving Home?
(Sorry, everybody! I totally forgot to check back on this, too busy speaking German!)
Quote from: Hester Jean on Jun 21, 2017, 09:15 AMShe's Leaving Home?
That's it! I've been on a Sgt Pepper's 50th Anniversry kick lately.
Quote from: George on Jun 21, 2017, 09:19 AMQuote from: Hester Jean on Jun 21, 2017, 09:15 AMShe's Leaving Home?
That's it! I've been on a Sgt Pepper's 50th Anniversary kick lately.
Who hasn't!!! ;)
Back in a sec!
Because I saw a kick ass version of this last night:
"You've Been a Fool"
Quote from: Hester Jean on Jun 21, 2017, 09:25 AM"You've Been a Fool"
And so have I.
"Make Our Garden Grow",
Candide"I've learned to slam on"
The brakes. Before I even turned the key
Waving Through a Window, Dear Evan Hansen
every single day, I walk>
...down the street,
I hear people say,
Baby, so sweet!
Take Me or Leave Me, Rent
I add two and two...
...the most simple addition.
"The Music That Makes Me Dance", Funny Girl
"Hard as it is
In"
... the coming days / I watch my friend in her unnatural state
"Sonya Alone" from The Great Comet
Since I saw a fun production last night...
"Tumble out of bed and I..."
"9 to 5"
Assuming that's right (it's gotta be), here's the next one:
Pushing through the market square
"Five Years", David Bowie (Ziggy Stardust and the Spiders From Mars)
Way way back many centuries
Ha, "Jacob & Sons" from Joseph and his Multi-Colored Rainbow Flag, er, The Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat.
"Saturday night and you're still"
Quote from: Bobster on Jun 22, 2017, 02:46 PM"Saturday night and you're still"
"Captain Jack" by Billy Joel!
I'm going to play some lyrics I've used before (long ago and far away). Back then I used them because the song was by my favorite group, but now it's also because I don't live far from the area described in the first verse.
"Drive west on Sunset to"
"Babylon Sisters" by Steely Dan, which I may not have gotten without the clue.
I'm trying very hard to find something that isn't obscure. :)
"When I was just a little nipper"
Hint: It's a musical that Aileen has been in.
:cat: :dog: :cat: :dog:
(Love these smileys)
...from the 21st century...
Don't know if it won any Tonys at all because that year was pretty much dominated by one show. But the show has had a second life in regional theatre, and personally I think it has a lot to say about the human condition.
I know its not cricket but to keep things moving I admit I did a bit of digging and came up with Big Black Man.
If so I'd offer:
"You don't know that I..."
I should have known Kathy's lyric because (a) I know that The Full Monty is one of her favorite shows and (b) I must have listened to that score a dozen times about a decade or so ago. But damned if I remembered how that song began.
Anyway, the current lyric is...
"You don't know that I..."
BTW, it's cricket to google lyrics if the game seem to have stalled out.
Never mind, someone got there quicker than me!
Can we have a hint?
"You don't know that I..."
@MartinGorst - I think we need a hint!
"You don't know that I"
Sorry, got waylaid sorting out my folks' new router!
Clue: one of my favourite lyricists but SJS has described him as 'lazy'...
"I Wish I Were in Love Again" by Rodgers and Hart!
Be right back.
"Once I was a sentimental"
Ah, a "sentimental" thing! "Spring Can Really Hang You Up The Most".
"If I
I get to"
Quote from: Bobster on Jun 26, 2017, 09:24 PMAh, a "sentimental" thing! "Spring Can Really Hang You Up The Most".
"If I
I get to"
@Bobster -- A clue?
Just what I was about to say 😞
Quote from: Chris L on Jun 29, 2017, 01:50 PMQuote from: Bobster on Jun 26, 2017, 09:24 PMAh, a "sentimental" thing! "Spring Can Really Hang You Up The Most".
"If I
I get to"
@Bobster -- A clue?
Oopsies...this would have been a song that could have been heard last Sunday....it deals with a now out-of-date item that lots of us use to have lots of...and the song has such a beat!
Quote from: Bobster on Jun 26, 2017, 09:24 PMAh, a "sentimental" thing! "Spring Can Really Hang You Up The Most".
"If I
I get to"
*sigh* Not enough queers here...
"If I
I get to know your name
If I
Could trace your private number, baby
...
All I know is that to me
You look like you're having fun
Open up your loving arms
Watch out here I come
You Spin Me right
Round baby, right round
Like a record baby, round round round round"
Someone else please
Quote from: Bobster on Jul 02, 2017, 09:51 PM*sigh* Not enough queers here...
OMG, is it possible for a board on musical theater to have more straight guys than gay? Maybe we do...
(Tell your friends to join, Bobster.)
Okay, let's see...
"The sun on the meadow"
Quote from: Bobster on Jul 02, 2017, 09:51 PMQuote from: Bobster on Jun 26, 2017, 09:24 PMAh, a "sentimental" thing! "Spring Can Really Hang You Up The Most".
"If I
I get to"
*sigh* Not enough queers here...
"If I
I get to know your name
If I
Could trace your private number, baby
...
All I know is that to me
You look like you're having fun
Open up your loving arms
Watch out here I come
You Spin Me right Round baby, right round
Like a record baby, round round round round"
Someone else please
Oh no! Shameful. Straightness notwithstanding, I was born in the same county as Pete Burns and should have got that. 😒
Quote from: Chris L on Jul 02, 2017, 10:56 PMOkay, let's see...
"The sun on the meadow"
On more familiar ground here -
Tomorrow Belongs To Me from Cabaret
I Can Dim The Lights...
Quote from: MartinG on Jul 03, 2017, 05:01 AMI Can Dim The Lights...
So,
@MartinG, I assume those are the new lyrics you're playing. Nothing's occurring to me, but I'm responding to your message to remind people that these lyrics are still in play.
Oh this seems so familiar. Is it a pop song from the eighties?
Just one word off from Losing My Mind, cheeky devil.
Queen's "Good Old Fashion Lover Boy"
Love that song!
Might be a little obscure, but it is what is playing on Spotify right now:
"I looking at a girl"
Quote from: valmont on Jul 06, 2017, 06:11 PMJust one word off from Losing My Mind, cheeky devil.
😆
Quote from: Hester Jean on Jul 06, 2017, 06:22 PMMight be a little obscure, but it is what is playing on Spotify right now:
"I looking at a girl"
It's a Traffic song.
The nearest I can offer is No Face, No Name, No Number ? :-\
@Hester Jean -- Does Martin have it right?
Yes! I just noticed I forgot the "'m" :-[
Treacherous keyboard! :) :-*
I was born in a...
Quote from: MartinG on Jul 14, 2017, 02:25 PMTreacherous keyboard! :) :-*
I was born in a...
"...cross-fire hurricane." -- "Jumpin' Jack Flash," The Rolling Stones
"It's quarter to three
There's"
"One for My Baby (And One More for the Road)" from a time before drinking and driving were frowned upon.
Out on the wiley, windy
Wuthering Heights - Kate Bush :)
Time and again I've searched...
Side by Side from Company
Its called a bowler hat
Quote from: fjlumia on Jul 18, 2017, 03:08 PMSide by Side from Company
Its called a bowler hat
@fjlumia - I can't find the words "Time and again I've searched" anywhere in "Side by Side." Are you sure you're on the right lyric?
Quote from: fjlumia on Jul 18, 2017, 03:08 PMSide by Side from Company
Its called a bowler hat
Nope sorry, as
@Chris L suggests, that wasn't it.
Much older than that...
:( :-[ ::) Mea maxima culpa! So sorry everyone - promise that's the last time I play a hurried turn from memory without double-checking...
Should of course have been:
Time and again I've longed...
Apologies for wasting everyone's time.
This is the opening of the verse, which perhaps isn't always sung, especially in the many jazz versions out there.
Quote from: MartinG on Jul 26, 2017, 01:51 PMThis is the opening of the verse, which perhaps isn't always sung, especially in the many jazz versions out there.
I don't think I've ever heard it sung. Ever. I love ya, but I feel compelled to say that I doubt this clue will jog anyone's memory. I gave up and did a web search. The song is very, very famous, and one of the most recorded in history. I daresay there are few reading this who don't own at least one recording of it (I own several).
As Martin points out, the verse is often left off of modern (i.e., Sinatra on) recordings, but it does sound familiar. More recent recordings often put it back in, so I'll listen to some Linda Ronstadt and Rod Stewart albums to see if I can catch it. ;)
Time and again I've longed...
Well another clue is that the lyrics are by someone Dearly Beloved of SJS...
I admit that lesser-known verses to songs from the Golden Age are a bit of a passion. My Dad and I have always enjoyed testing each other with them, but if you want to declare this a tad too obscure,
@Chris L, I can offer an alternative :)
Quote from: MartinG on Jul 27, 2017, 12:33 AMWell another clue is that the lyrics are by someone Dearly Beloved of SJS...
I admit that lesser-known verses to songs from the Golden Age are a bit of a passion. My Dad and I have always enjoyed testing each other with them, but if you want to declare this a tad too obscure, @Chris L, I can offer an alternative :)
Maybe if you gave the first line following the verse (if it isn't a dead giveaway)...
Fair enough :)
You are the promised kiss...
"All the Things You Are" - Kern & Hammerstein
Quote from: Chris L on Jul 27, 2017, 04:08 AM"All the Things You Are" - Kern & Hammerstein
Nudge
Oh, right.
It might seem crazy what
:-\
Quote from: Chris L on Jul 29, 2017, 12:22 AMIt might seem crazy what
This was a 2013 pop song that Wikipedia says was the largest-selling single of that year. It was nominated for Best Song at the next year's Oscars. The title is a single word.
(And if I was aware of it, most people must have been aware of it, because I stopped keeping up with pop music years ago.)
Quote from: Chris L on Aug 02, 2017, 04:13 PMQuote from: Chris L on Jul 29, 2017, 12:22 AMIt might seem crazy what
This was a 2013 pop song that Wikipedia says was the largest-selling single of that year. It was nominated for Best Song at the next year's Oscars. The title is a single word.
(And if I was aware of it, most people must have been aware of it, because I stopped keeping up with pop music years ago.)
Still no guesses? The song lost the Oscar to "Let It Go" from
Frozen, though I like to think it was a close race because I like both songs. Weird Al Yankovic did a parody of it that featured a bevy of comedians and comic actors in the video. The title has five letters in it.
I'm not sure how many more clues I can come up with. If nobody gets it by Friday afternoon I'll probably go with a different song.
Aaah! It just came up on my iTunes.
Pharrell Williams' "Happy"!!
Quote from: Bobster on Aug 04, 2017, 08:50 PMAaah! It just came up on my iTunes.
Pharrell Williams' "Happy"!!
Thank God. Yes!
Somebody said you got a
Quote from: Bobster on Aug 05, 2017, 06:04 AMSomebody said you got a
This 2010 song is a sad one with a hot beat.
Didn't want to cop out so I asked Spotify for a 2010 playlist and clicked next until song 39 and there it was - Dancing On My Own by Robin! ;D
Didn't know it at all but never mind. :P
I don't mind other guys
Quote from: MartinG on Sep 03, 2017, 07:50 AMI don't mind other guys
"The Kids Are Alright" by The Who! (I should have checked this sooner.)
If you see me walking
Walk On By (Dionne Warwick et al)
The silicon chip inside her
Quote from: MartinG on Sep 15, 2017, 12:24 AMWalk On By (Dionne Warwick et al)
The silicon chip inside her
I Don't Like MondaysMonday mornin' feels so bad
Friday on My Mind
Got a wife and kids
"Hungry Heart" by Bruce Springsteen
If everybody had an ocean
Quote from: KathyB on Sep 15, 2017, 11:47 AM"Hungry Heart" by Bruce Springsteen
If everybody had an ocean
"Surfin' USA" by the Beach Boys
What a dream I had
For Emily, Wherever I May Find Her
It was the third of
(Two possible answers...only one correct!) 😉
I can't imagine that it isn't "Ode to Billy Joe" by Bobbie Gentry, but I'll wait for a go-ahead. ::)
Or it could be "Papa was a Rolling Stone"
Those are also the first five words to Neil Diamond's "Desiree."
Quote from: KathyB on Sep 16, 2017, 05:08 PMThose are also the first five words to Neil Diamond's "Desiree."
Isn't that odd? :) There must be something especially assonant about the 3rd.
@Chris L was right anyway!
It's a little bit funny
Elton, Your Song?
If you see a faded
...sign by the side of the road
Saying fifteen miles to the...
"Love Shack" by the B-52s.
Oui!
The Mississippi Delta was shining
Quote from: KathyB on Sep 21, 2017, 04:08 PMThe Mississippi Delta was shining
...like a National guitar
"Graceland" by Paul Simon
Sometimes you're better off dead
Quote from: Chris L on Sep 21, 2017, 06:32 PMSometimes you're better off dead
West End Girls by Pet Shop Boys
I had to escape
I Drove All Night?
Here goes!
Oh, a storm is threatening
Quote from: Leighton on Oct 08, 2017, 11:27 AMHere goes!
Oh, a storm is threatening
Not sure I know this one, Leighton. Hint?
(BTW, great seeing you in London!)
It's "Gimme Shelter" by the Rolling Stones
Quote from: valmont on Oct 23, 2017, 09:07 AMIt's "Gimme Shelter" by the Rolling Stones
Oh, God, how did I miss that? :o
For shame ;)
Great to see you, too! I am still waiting to hear your thoughts on Follies!
Quote from: Leighton on Oct 23, 2017, 10:52 AMFor shame ;)
Great to see you, too! I am still waiting to hear your thoughts on Follies!
I'm hesitant, because if I say the wrong thing
@Bobster will drop his dishes -- or throw them at my head! ;D
Out on the wiley, windy moors
Ooh, I love that one!
"Wuthering Heights" by Kate Bush
Quote from: AmyG on Oct 24, 2017, 06:16 AMOoh, I love that one!
"Wuthering Heights" by Kate Bush
Yes!
Looking at the world through
Next five words:
the sunset in your eyes
"Marrakesh Express" by Crosby, Stills & Nash?
How many roads must a
Bob Dylan, "Blowin' in the Wind"
It was late last night
"I Saw the Light" - Todd Rundgren
(I guess it's possible that there are other songs that begin with those words, but assuming Kathy doesn't stop me, I'm going to go ahead and post the next one.)
There might have been things
Slightly more of the first line:
There might have been things I missed
Quote from: Chris L on Oct 23, 2017, 11:20 AMQuote from: Leighton on Oct 23, 2017, 10:52 AMFor shame ;)
Great to see you, too! I am still waiting to hear your thoughts on Follies!
I'm hesitant, because if I say the wrong thing @Bobster will drop his dishes -- or throw them at my head! ;D
Oh mercy, you shouldn't hesitate at all on my part. It would be about the production, not the show itself.
More of the lyric:
There might have been things I missed
But don't be unkind
One more try, in case anybody's still looking at this game:
There might have been things I missed
But don't be unkind
It don't mean I'm blind
Major prog rock group from the 70s. This was probably their biggest radio hit (though another song contained the memorable lines "Seven virgins and a mule/Keep it cool, keep it cool"). This one is very slow, very moody, until the synths kick in (where it's still pretty moody, actually).
I'm still looking at this game. I'm also positive that I don't know this lyric. ???
Quote from: KathyB on Nov 19, 2017, 06:39 PMI'm still looking at this game. I'm also positive that I don't know this lyric. ???
Amy couldn't get it either until I sang the first line, at which point she had it immediately. Which shows you how much attention people pay to rock lyrics. ;)
Would it help it I said the name of the group consisted of the last names of three musicians?
I think you should sing the first line and upload it as an mp3 :D
That could be a whole new game. "Name That Tune I'm Singing!"
From the clue, I'm guessing it's Emerson, Lake and Palmer. The only one of their songs I know is "From the Beginning," and I don't know how that song starts off, so I'm guessing that as the answer. :)
Quote from: KathyB on Nov 27, 2017, 03:32 PMFrom the clue, I'm guessing it's Emerson, Lake and Palmer. The only one of their songs I know is "From the Beginning," and I don't know how that song starts off, so I'm guessing that as the answer. :)
And we have a winner! (Thank God!)
OK, I'm positive I wouldn't have gotten that one even with Chris singing it to me, if it weren't for the hints.
This came up on my iTunes yesterday:
I can't light no more
Sounds like Don't Let The Sun Go Down On Me?
You are correct, sir!
Why thank you, Miss.
I walked forty-seven miles...
Quote from: MartinG on Dec 01, 2017, 03:38 PMWhy thank you, Miss.
I walked forty-seven miles...
...of barbed wire
I got a cobra snake for a necktie..."
"Who Do You Love?" -- George Thorogood (and probably others)
With a purposeful grimace and...
It doesn't ring any bells at all I'm afraid. Is it a showtune?
No, not a showtune.
With a purposeful grimace and a terrible sound
He pulls the spitting high-tension wires down
Is it "Godzilla" by Blue Oyster Cult?
Oops, sorry everyone!
I hear a wind
Whistling air
Quote from: valmont on Dec 29, 2017, 07:05 AMOops, sorry everyone!
I hear a wind
Whistling air
Hint,
@valmont?
The band took their name from a once popular hairstyle.
Okay, that gave it to me. It's "Roam" by the B52s.
Next:
The Salvation Army band played.
"Life in a Northern Town" by Dream Academy
Quote from: KathyB on Feb 09, 2018, 07:55 AM"Life in a Northern Town" by Dream Academy
You bet.
I can't seem to face up
Sounds like Talking Heads' Psycho Killer.
Quote from: MartinG on Feb 10, 2018, 12:43 AMSounds like Talking Heads' Psycho Killer.
You're right.
Must have left my house
One of my favorite Abba songs. I'm listening to it now. I love how it sounds really bleak but it's really a happy song.
"The Day Before You Came"
Calling
@MartinG: Tell Amy that she's right, so that she can post another. ;)
Quote from: Chris L on Feb 12, 2018, 01:44 AMCalling @MartinG: Tell Amy that she's right, so that she can post another. ;)
Yep, my favourite too. Oddly disturbing and open to interpretation. Great song.
Your turn
@AmyG
Take me now baby here
Terribly kind of you but we're in the middle of a game. 😄
Because The Night
Assuming that's right...
In a bar in Toledo
"You picked a fine time to leave me, Lucille,
With four hungry children
And a crop in the field..."
"Last night I waved goodbye"
Hint: This is not rock 'n' roll. Far from it. If you're embarrassed to admit you know this, send me a private message.
I have no qualms about owning up to the vast and eclectic volume of songs, great and terrible, which have stuck in my head over the years, but I just can't place this - apart from the vague feeling it's in 3/4 time....?
:-\
It's Madonna isn't it? La Isla Bonita?
Bugger, it is not.
It was the 'last night' that got me (and Kathy's comment about it being embarrassing)!
Quote from: MartinG on Mar 04, 2018, 07:19 AMI have no qualms about owning up to the vast and eclectic volume of songs, great and terrible, which have stuck in my head over the years, but I just can't place this - apart from the vague feeling it's in 3/4 time....?
:-\
Yes, it is in 3/4 time!
In fact, it's prominently featured on a mixtape I made in college (inspired by
A Little Night Music) entirely of songs in 3/4 time (as is "Lucille," which is what reminded me of it).
Something swam into my head driving to work to the effect that it might be that Barry Manilow one that goes something like
When will I kiss you?
When will dum de dum da?
When will I hold you again?
Which I don't think is the title. There may be the name of a town involved. Otherwise struggling. :)
Martin, you are correct in everything, including the artist, the time signature and the geographical reference (although it's to a region, not a town), so I'm going to give it to you. It's Barry Manilow's "Weekend in New England," whose title is never really spelled out in the lyrics as such, though the words "New England" are in there.
Congratulations!
Your turn,
@MartinG!
I'm beginning to discover that I've completely forgotten more lyrics than I even realized I knew in the first place, because I would have been completely unembarrassed to identify a Barry Manilow song, one that I should have remembered, because God knows I heard it enough times back in the day.
Thanks Kathy, much appreciated
When I had you to
Quote from: MartinG on Mar 06, 2018, 10:59 AMThanks Kathy, much appreciated
When I had you to
Sounds familiar, but maybe we need more,
@MartinG.
OK, it was released when I was 4 and has one of the best bass lines of all time.
@MartinG -- Looks like several of your lines have been sitting here for a while, so one more clue before you throw in the towel. If anybody's playing and doesn't know the lyric, could you post anyway so I'll know who's out there?
The best bass lines of all time, in my opinion, are the Smithereens' "Blood and Roses" and Bela Fleck & the Flecktones' "The Sinister Minister." The second one definitely isn't the answer, as it's an instrumental.
Though there is some debate, evidence seems to suggest the bassline was created and recorded by Wilton Felder, for this 1970 number one hit, sung by a future icon.
The Jackson Five -- I Want You Back? (Title from memory.)
That's the one :)
Chris, we need a new challenge:)
Oh, right:
Well I've kicked around a lot
Technically, that's six words, but "a" doesn't count. ;)