Musical Monday #124
Welcome to the 124th, special Night Edition (nice way to say I ran real late today!) of Musical Monday, the weekly quiz that Soccer Dad and I alternate hosting. As always, the challenge is to identify the title and artist of each song quote below, as well as the common theme of the entire set of songs.
There's a single set of songs this week, representing a single theme. I fancy that several of the songs will be relatively easy to find, but the overall theme may be a bit trickier than usual. Or maybe not, with such savvy players! Let's see:
1) "See you later; can I have them please?"
2) "Send me down a love to share"
3) "Cause you make the darkness seem so far"
4) "Wonders how you manage to feed the rest"
5) "We want to multiply; are you gonna do it?"
6) "There was three young ladies in the school gym locker"
7) "Dines in Hampstead village on expense accounted gruel"
8) "Slander my name all over the place"
9) "And if that piece of mind won't stay"
10) "Always away from home, never bothering to phone"
11) "The autumn winds blow chilly and cold"
12) "Something's wrong, shut the light, heavy thoughts tonight"
13) "The Duchess of Kircaldy always smiling"
14) "And we sang dirges in the dark"
15) "Take a ride on a West Coast kick"
16) "Perhaps I'll come to a great success"
17) "Tell me if she laughs or cries"
18) "And they follow the races and pay out the gains"
19) "Advice is cheap, you can take it from me"
20) "Blue eyes cry; two hearts say goodbye"
21) "Asked the fellow for fifteen cents"
22) "Baby sneezes, Mommy pleases, Daddy breezes in"
23) "Why do we give up our hearts to the past?"
24) "We were spinning into darkness; the earth was on fire"
25) "You're old enough some people say, to read the signs and walk away"
26) "Well all we need is a simple song, for people that wanna' dance"
Good luck and enjoy!
posted by Elie @ 1/04/2010 08:27:00 PM -
22 Comments:
1) Cat's in the Cradle, Harry Chapin
4) Lady Madonna, The Beatles
14) American Pie, Don McLean
8) We Will Rock You?
3 is by Madonna. Star Bright, My Lucky Star, whatever it's called.
It is interesting that 4 is "Lady Madonna," as trn pointed out.
6. "Walk this Way" by Aerosmith
8. "Blue Suede Shoes" by Carl Perkins
13. "Cry Baby Cry" by the Beatles
17. "Dandelion" by the Rolling Stones
9. Possibly "Mockingbird" by James Taylor
Is 2 Cupid by Sam Cooke; the Spinners.
Is the theme nursery rhymes?
(Mockingbird itself is a nursery rhyme made into a popular song. American Pie has "Jack be nimble, jack be quick." Walk this way has Hey diddle diddle.
I guess that "Get Ready" would be in there someplace.)
Did the Jackson Five do a very similar follow-up to "ABC" but with more nursery rhymes?
11. April Come She Will" Simon and Garfunkel
5 - Some Like it Hot - The Power Station
25 - It's Raining Again - Supertramp (children's voices sing "It's raining, it's pouring, the old man is snoring" at the end)
Too obscure to be bonuses, but deserving of mention:
"Fairlane Rock" by Hayden Thompson
("One, two, buckle my shoe")
"All Mama's Children" by Carl Perkins
("There was an old woman who lived in a shoe")
7 - Cross-Eyed Mary - Jethro Tull
IIRC, it has "rich man, poor man, beggar man, thief" somewhere in the lyrics.
1.Cats in the Cradle-Harry Chapin
4.Lady Madonna-The Beatles
5.Some Like it Hot-
6.Walk This Way-Aerosmith
8.Blue Suede Shoes-Elvis Presley, Carl Perkins
11.April Come She Will-Simon and Garfunkel
15.Holiday Road-Lindsey Buckingham
I'm probably wrong about "Get Ready." I was confusing fairy tales (fee fi fo fum) and children's stories (Tweedle dee and Tweedle Dum) with nursery rhymes.
Here is a bonus:
"Like Jack Horner/In the corner
Don't go nowhere/What do I care"
Speaking of Jethro Tull, there is a line in a Tull song that goes:
As I did walk down Hampstead Fair
I came across Mother Goose/so I turned her loose
Maybe that song is in there somewhere?
The bonus is "Ain't Misbehavin," sung by various artists.
Great so far, all! I should have figured that as soon as I mentioned that I thought theme was "hard", someone would get it immediately. Not only that, but I missed a few good songs for this theme, as per examples above!
Anyway, keep going folks. And FYI, the answers to MM #120 and #122 are up.
The bonus is "Ain't Misbehavin," sung by various artists.
Right. It is worth mentioning that Fats Waller wrote and recorded it
Let's review:
1) Cat's in the Cradle - Harry Chapin
2) Cupid - Sam Cooke, The Spinners
3) Lucky Star - Madonna
4) Lady Madonna - The Beatles
5) Some Like It Hot - The Power Station
6) Walk This Way - Aerosmith
7) Cross-Eyed Mary - Jethro Tull
8) Blue Suede Shoes - Carl Perkins, Elvis Presley
9) Mockingbird - James Taylor & Carly Simon
10) "Always away from home, never bothering to phone"
11) April Come She Will - Simon & Garfunkel
12) "Something's wrong, shut the light, heavy thoughts tonight"
13) Cry Baby Cry - The Beatles
14) American Pie - Don McLean
15) Holiday Road - Lindsey Buckingham
16) "Perhaps I'll come to a great success"
17) Dandelion - The Rolling Stones
18) "And they follow the races and pay out the gains"
19) "Advice is cheap, you can take it from me"
20) "Blue eyes cry; two hearts say goodbye"
21) "Asked the fellow for fifteen cents"
22) "Baby sneezes, Mommy pleases, Daddy breezes in"
23) "Why do we give up our hearts to the past?"
24) "We were spinning into darkness; the earth was on fire"
25) It's Raining Again - Supertramp
26) "Well all we need is a simple song, for people that wanna' dance"
#2 is not "Cupid". It's a song from the late 50s that spent several weeks at #1.
Nicely solved, Soccer Dad! A creative theme, Elie, and not so simple a list to compile!
21 sounds like a variation of a line from the Miss Mary Mac clapping rhyme.
Great job, TRN, Yitzchak, Gail, Soccer Dad, Tova, Clayton, Laura, and SJ! The theme was indeed songs with nursery rhyme connections, and as TRN was kind enough to note, one of the more difficult ones to research.
The full set of responses follow. The specific nursery rhyme associated with each song is listed in parentheses:
1) "See you later; can I have them please?"
"Cat's In The Cradle", Harry Chapin (Several)
2) "Send me down a love to share"
"Little Star", The Elegants (Twinkle Twinkle)
3) "'Cause you make the darkness seem so far"
"Lucky Star", Madonna (Twinkle Twinkle)
4) "Wonders how you manage to feed the rest"
"Lady Madonna", Beatles (Three Blind Mice)
5) "We want to multiply; are you gonna do it?"
"Some Like It Hot", Power Station (Pease Porridge Hot)
6) "There was three young ladies in the school gym locker"
"Walk This Way", Aerosmith (Hey Diddle Diddle)
7) "Dines in Hampstead village on expense accounted gruel"
"Cross-Eyed Mary", Jethro Tull (Rich Man, Poor Man)
8) "Slander my name all over the place"
"Blue Suede Shoes", Carl Perkins (One For The Money)
9) "And if that piece of mind won't stay"
"Mockingbird", Carly Simon and James Taylor (Hush Little Baby)
10) "Always away from home, never bothering to phone"
"Jack and Jill", Raydio (Jack and Jill)
11) "The autumn winds blow chilly and cold"
"April Come She Will", Simon & Garfunkel (Based on a British Nursery Rhyme)
12) "Something's wrong, shut the light, heavy thoughts tonight"
"Enter Sandman", Metallica (Hush Little Baby)
13) "The Duchess of Kircaldy always smiling"
"Cry Baby Cry", Beatles (Sing a Song of Sixpence)
14) "And we sang dirges in the dark"
"American Pie", Don McLean (Jack Be Nimble)
15) "Take a ride on a West Coast kick"
"Holiday Road", Lindsey Buckingham (Jack Be Nimble)
16) "Perhaps I'll come to a great success"
"Tinker, Tailor, Soldier, Sailor", Yardbirds (Rich Man, Poor Man)
17) "Tell me if she laughs or cries"
"Dandelion", The Rolling Stones (Rich Man, Poor Man)
18) "And they follow the races and pay out the gains"
"The Turn Of A Friendly Card", Alan Parsons Project (Humpty Dumpty)
19) "Advice is cheap, you can take it from me"
"The Great Wall Of China", Billy Joel (Humpty Dumpty)
20) "Blue eyes cry; two hearts say goodbye"
"That's What Love Is Made Of", Smokey Robinson & Miracles (What Are Little Girls Made Of)
21) "Asked the fellow for fifteen cents"
"Walking The Dog", Rufus Thomas (From a jump rope rhyme)
22) "Baby sneezes, Mommy pleases, Daddy breezes in"
"Coming Around Again", Carly Simon (Kids singing "Itsy Bitsy Spider" at the end)
23) "Why do we give up our hearts to the past?"
"Pretty Maids All In A Row", The Eagles (Mary Mary, Quite Contrary)
24) "We were spinning into darkness; the earth was on fire"
"Take It Back", Pink Floyd (Kids singing "Ring-A-Rosie" at one point)
25) "You're old enough some people say, to read the signs and walk away"
"It's Raining Again", Supertramp (Kids singing "It's raining, it's pouring" at the end)
26) "Well all we need is a simple song, for people that wanna' dance"
"Georgy Porgy", Toto (Georgy Porgy)
Aw, thanks Elie. It was impressive!
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