The game is simple....I ask for five examples of songs, the first person who gets them right gets to pick their own five examples. Obviously, no one can stop anyone from Googling, but if you can avoid it, do so.
GIMMIE FIVE songs where the cover was a bigger hit than the original, with YouTube clips, if possible.
I'm at work so the security settings don't allow YouTube clips. I'll give it a go nevertheless.
1. Blinded By The Light- Manfred Mann (Bruce Springsteen)
2. When Will I Be Loved- Linda Ronstadt (Everly Brothers)
3. Your Love (Keeps Lifting Me Higher)- Rita Coolidge (Jackie Wilson)
4. Leather And Lace- Don Henley & Stevie Nicks (Waylon Jennings/Jesse Colter)
5. Without You- Harry Nilsson (Badfinger)
I'll wait for a confirmation that my answers are correct before doing the next 5.
Quote from: retrorussell on October 13, 2011, 05:49:53 PM
I'm at work so the security settings don't allow YouTube clips. I'll give it a go nevertheless.
1. Blinded By The Light- Manfred Mann (Bruce Springsteen)
2. When Will I Be Loved- Linda Ronstadt (Everly Brothers)
3. Your Love (Keeps Lifting Me Higher)- Rita Coolidge (Jackie Wilson)
4. Leather And Lace- Don Henley & Stevie Nicks (Waylon Jennings/Jesse Colter)
5. Without You- Harry Nilsson (Badfinger)
I'll wait for a confirmation that my answers are correct before doing the next 5.
The Jackie Wilson original of "Higher and Higher" charted higher than the Rita Coolidge cover; you were correct about the others.
GO FOR IT!
Jackie Wilson's "Your Love Keeps Lifting Me (Higher and Higher)": Pop Top 100 chart: #6
Rita Coolidge's "Your Love Keeps Lifting Me (Higher and Higher)": Pop Top 100 chart: #2
Quote from: retrorussell on October 17, 2011, 02:10:42 PM
Jackie Wilson's "Your Love Keeps Lifting Me (Higher and Higher)": Pop Top 100 chart: #6
Rita Coolidge's "Your Love Keeps Lifting Me (Higher and Higher)": Pop Top 100 chart: #2
I sit corrected, RR; I was reading the R&B chart for Wilson, wher it reached #1.
No big; there's numerous alternate charts for a song (Dance charts, R&B charts, adult contemporary charts, etc.).
5 songs with a U.S. state in the title!
Quote from: retrorussell on October 18, 2011, 02:04:13 PM
No big; there's numerous alternate charts for a song (Dance charts, R&B charts, adult contemporary charts, etc.).
5 songs with a U.S. state in the title!
"Stars Fell on Alabama"
"My Old Kentucky Home"
"Midnight Train to Georgia"
"It Never Rains in Southern California"
"Nebraska" (Bruce Springsteen)
How about 5 songs with a type of food in the title?
Grape Fruit Diet (Weird Al)
My Bologna (again Weird Al)
Spam (Weird Al)
Waffle King (Weird Al)
Burritos (Sublime)
5 songs about snakes?
I'd go with Youtube clips but I'm at work, where it's not allowed.
Spiders and Snakes- Jim Stafford
Cold Hearted- Paula Abdul
Union Of The Snake- Duran Duran
Snakes In The Grass- Waka Flocka Flame
Boa Constrictor- Shel Silverstein
Next: 5 songs with the word "Boogie" in the title.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2pfCFU3Mqww
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_jLGa4X5H2c
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eL8vHOAp9E8
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nvIydHPhb98
and one of my personal favs...or maybe not...
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=07P538K83iU
Give me five songs with the word "sex" in the title
I'm hoping forms of the word "sex" are okay, as "sex" is still in the title..
I Want Your Sex (George Michael)
Sex (I'm A...) (Berlin)
Sexy Eyes (Dr. Hook)
Sexy Girl (Glenn Frey)
You Sexy Thing (Hot Chocolate)
As long as it's okay, then the next 5 songs will have the word "blood" (or bloody) in the title.
I'm cool with "sexy". To answer the next challenge:
Raining Blood (Slayer)
Bloodline (Slayer)
Sunday Bloody Sunday (U2)
Blood (Anthrax)
I Cum Blood (Cannibal Corpse)
Next five, songs with with "beautiful" in the title.
Beautiful Sunday (Daniel Boone)
You Are So Beautiful (Joe Cocker)
Beautiful Boy (John Lennon)
Everything Is Beautiful (Ray Stevens)
When You Are Beautiful (Amii Stewart)
Next: 5 songs with the word "devil" in them.
Devil Went Down To Georgia (Charlie Daniels Band)
Devil With A Blue Dress (Mitch Ryder)
Sympathy For The Devil (Rolling Stones)
Devil Inside (INXS)
Shout At The Devil (Motley Crue)
Give me five songs where a means of transportation is mentioned in the title.
Trains and Boats and Planes
Pink Cadillac
Little Deuce Coupe
Leaving On A Jet Plane
Mystery Train
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZzZnQ7hX8cM
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y56S9vIuODo
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NU2Iqd6rT28&feature=fvst
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yCkxso19PnU
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q_eE0NPArEY
:lookingup: You need to announce the category for the next poster... sigh... newbies... :wink:
Sorry...
Gimme five TOP 40 HITS with the word "bad" in the title (piece a cake).
Bad Blood (Neil Sedaka/Elton John)
Bad Girls (Donna Summer)
Bad Boys (Inner Circle)
Bad Boy (Gloria Estefan)
Bad Medicine (Bon Jovi)
Next: 5 songs that have the word "Fool" in them.
DEF LEPPARD "Foolin'"
ELVIN BISHOP "Fooled Around And Fell In Love"
THE ROLLING STONES "Fool To Cry"
RICKY NELSON "Fools Rush In"
ELVIS PRESLEY "Fool Such As I"
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jACrmwTsi08
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=edtl5W4XNLk
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=drGMeIk8Q4I&feature=fvst
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NEvpcB0jEZg&feature=fvst
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OkATTrmyF1M
Quote from: Allhallowsday on October 22, 2011, 11:05:57 AM
DEF LEPPARD "Foolin'"
ELVIN BISHOP "Fooled Around And Fell In Love"
THE ROLLING STONES "Fool To Cry"
RICKY NELSON "Fools Rush In"
ELVIS PRESLEY "Fool Such As I"
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jACrmwTsi08
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=edtl5W4XNLk
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=drGMeIk8Q4I&feature=fvst
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NEvpcB0jEZg&feature=fvst
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OkATTrmyF1M
Could'ya give us a category, maybe?
Quote from: alandhopewell on October 22, 2011, 11:35:44 AM
Could'ya give us a category, maybe?
Bad. :hatred:
TOP 40 HITS with the word "bad" in the title. Oh, yeh, that's been done.
Cold. 5 with
"cold" in the title.
Stone Cold Crazy (Queen)
Baby Its Cold Outside (various 100 or so artists)
Cold As Ice (Foreigner)
Cold Hearted Snake (Paula Abdul)
She's So Cold (Rolling Stones)
Next, songs with "happy" in the title (if no one can find five I'll take other emotions)
Love (Can Make You Happy)- Mercy
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rF3MEpMciNA
You've Made Me So Very Happy- Blood, Sweat & Tears
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mpwXasI2IL4&feature=related
The Happiest Girl In The Whole USA- Donna Fargo (I hope "happiest" is okay)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kMXAMR28nq0
Happy Together- The Turtles
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OTvhWVTwRnM
I'm Happy Just To Dance With You- Beatles
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=44YitKiVZ8E
Next: 5 songs with the word "Hell".
Hell Awaits (Slayer)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q8Bnkjl4Q6k
Heaven And Hell (Black Sabbath)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4EL67mjv1nM
Hell On Wheels (Fu Manchu)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7k0aiI1_m14
Hellraiser (Ozzy)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h35xqPAacRg
Hell In High Heels (Motley Crue)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OvVIJrwJ2bY
Next Five, songs that were themes of television shows (cake walk)
Best Friend- Harry Nilsson (Courtship Of Eddie's Father)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_eiwpZS3Vqg
The Savers- Perrey & Kingsley (The Joker's Wild, pilot and first few seasons)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1-o6Q-QtfDI
Spanish Flea- Herb Alpert & The Tijuana Brass (Dating Game)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mML2fPec7xU
Moonlighting- Al Jarreau (Moonlighting)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=coCOLRyz9X0
Yakkety Sax- Boots Randolph (Benny Hill)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZnHmskwqCCQ
Next: 5 game show themes (apart from The Joker's Wild, which I just posted)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ArXfuoSpHqw&feature=related
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hGqxO6YmieY
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=K6ZB7CsSw6Q&feature=related
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WIRzpQRH_zQ
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=13tnjh3dZw4
Next Five...songs where the title of it's movie appears in it's titled. (please note the song HAS to be written for the film. For example, you can't use "Iron Man" for the movie "Iron Man)
A Critical Madness- Kay Reed and the Church of Our Savior Choir (Truth Or Dare: A Critical Madness)
Don't Go Out In The Woods Tonight- H. Kingsley Thurber (Don't Go In The Woods.. Alone! [end credits])
Repossessed- Cindy Valentine (Repossessed)
Song Of Madman Marz- Gary Sales (Madman)
Flashdance (What A Feeling)- Irene Cara (Flashdance)
5 songs with the word "laugh" in the title.
"Laughter In The Rain" NEIL SEDAKA
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SsYIiY2wnyU
"Laugh, Laugh" BEAU BRUMMELS
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1_GeYgT58d0
"Laughing" GUESS WHO
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XqZUzXKDVx8
"Laughing Boy" MARY WELLS
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E0jRar-LqrU
"Laugh At Me" SONNY :lookingup: (I never thought you'd make a record by yourself either).
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dRFYNlT8PmY
GIMME FIVE TOP 40 BEATLES records with "LOVE" in the title.
She Loves You
All You Need Is Love
P.S. I Love You
And I Love Her
Love Me Do
Next: 5 Songs with the word "Place" in the title.
A PLACE IN THE SUN
PLACE IN THIS WORLD
SAVE A PLACE FOR ME
FRIENDS IN LOW PLACES
PLACES TO KISS YOU
(I admit to Googling.)
GIMME FIVE songs that mention Presidents by name.
Harry Truman (Chicago)
Abraham, Martin and John (Dion)
Ronnie's Rap (Ron & The D.C. Crew)(Ronald Reagan)
Jimmy Carter- Electric Six
The Love Of Richard Nixon- Manic Street Preachers
NEXT: 5 songs with the word "LINE".
Lay It On The Line (Triumph)
Hold The Line (Toto)
Draw The Line (Aerosmith)
Walk The Line (Johnny Cash)
Between The Lines (Stone Temple Pilots)
Next five, songs that were about true events
I Don't Like Mondays- Boomtown Rats. About Brenda Ann Spencer shooting spree in a San Diego elem. school.
Wreck Of The Edmund Fitzgerald- Gordon Lightfoot. About a sunk iron ore vessel in Lake Superior.
The Night Chicago Died- Paper Lace. About the gangster shootouts with police in the '30s.
Candle In The Wind (1997 version)- Elton John. About the death of Princess Diana.
We Didn't Start The Fire- Billy Joel. Various US/World news events.
Next 5: Songs with the word "Jump" in the title.
Maggie May - Rod Stewart (A romance between Rod and an older woman.)
Hells Bells - AC/DC (A hurricane the band experienced.)
We Didn't Start the Fire - Billy Joel (A plethora of historical events.)
Smoke on the Water - Deep Purple (A fire breaking out a Frank Zappa concert in Montreux, Switzerland)
Suicide Solution - Ozzy Osbourne (The death of Bon Scott.)
Ahhh! Retrorussell beat me to it. Well, I'll post these for fun.
Jumpin Jack Flash (The Stones)
Jump (VH)
Jump Jump (Kriss Kross)
Jump Around (House Of Pain)
Jump For My Love (Pointer Sisters)
Next Five, songs where the leader singer talks about a time they got laid :teddyr:
Miracles- Jefferson Starship ('When I put my love into you..' he also mentions 'when I went down on you'!)
Secret Lovers- Atlantic Starr ('In the middle of making love we noticed the time..')
All I Wanna Do Is Make Love To You- Heart ('All night long.. we made love..')
Shakin'- Eddie Money ('She was up and down and round and round..' well, I guess that could be ANYTHING but I'm pretty sure they were screwing.)
Strokin'- Clarence Carter ('I remember one time I made love on the back seat of a car. And the policeman came and shined his light on me and I said, I'm strokin'! That's what I'm doin', I be strokin'!)
Darling Nikki- Prince ('The lights went out and Nikki started to grind..')
Next: 5 songs with the word "White".
White Room (Cream)
Knights In White Satin (Moody Blues)
Black Or White (MJ)
White Christmas (Bing Crosby and 1 million other ppl)
Little White Lie (Sammy Hagar)
Songs with "p*ssy" in the title...sorry, gotta make it interesting.
Josie And The P*ssycats Theme (Curtin/Hannah/Barbera)
We Want Some P*ssy (2 Live Crew)
What's New P*ssycat? (Tom Jones)
The P*ssycat Song (Connie Vannett)
P*ssycat, P*ssycat (J.W. Elliott)
5 songs with the word "Jeans" in them.
Forever In Blue Jeans (Neil Diamond)
Tight Fittin' Jeans (Conway Twitty)
My Jeans (Jenna Rose)
Blue Jeans Blues (ZZ TOP)
Blue Jean (David Bowie)
Next five, songs where Michael McDonald sings backing vocals
Quote from: DS on October 29, 2011, 04:26:38 PM
Forever In Blue Jeans (Neil Diamond)
Tight Fittin' Jeans (Conway Twitty)
My Jeans (Jenna Rose)
Blue Jeans Blues (ZZ TOP)
Blue Jean (David Bowie)
Next five, songs where Michael McDonald sings backing vocals
KID CHARLEMAINE
THE CAVES OF ALTAMIRA
DON'T TAKE ME ALIVE
HAITIAN DIVORCE
THE ROYAL SCAM
All from THE ROYAL SCAM, a 1976 Steely Dan Album.
GIMME FIVE songs, hits for noted singer / songwriters, that they did not write.
Easy:
BLINDED BY THE LIGHT- Manfred Mann (B. Springsteen)
DAYDREAM BELIEVER- The Monkees (N. Diamond)
ONE- Three Dog Night (H. Nilsson)
THE SHOW MUST GO ON- Three Dog Night (L. Sayer)
ELI'S COMING- Three Dog Night (L. Nyro)
Next: 5 songs involving a breed of bird in the title (chicken, crow, parakeet, etc.)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C4VCUbL7jsc
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xPTXVqETBM4
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vdFIXsrjkXI
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VDJsgtoizj8
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1RO1_0nx06k
Next five, songs with a type of flower (rose, orchid, etc)
Paper Roses (Marie Osmond)
Tip Toe Thru The Tulips With Me (Tiny Tim)
Orchid (Alanis Morissette)
Dahlia (Phish)
Sakura (cherry blossom), a Japanese traditional song (played during Piston Honda's introduction in Mike Tyson's Punch Out!)
Next: 5 songs with a palindromic word in the title. (i.e., Dad, Ma'am, etc.)
Stacey's Mom (Fountains of Wayne)
Wow (Marilyn Manson)
Bob (Primus)
My Dad's Gone Crazy (Eminem)
Yes Ma'am (D.R.I.)
Whew! Had to really search iTunes there.
Okay, so, for a Halloween theme:
5 songs with the word "ghost."
Ghostbusters- Ray Parker, Jr.
Ghost Song- Doors
Ghosts- Michael Jackson
Ghost- Indigo Girls
Is There A Ghost- Band Of Horses
Next 5: Songs with the word "horse" in the title.
A Horse with No Name - America
Heavy Horses - Jethro Tull
Dark Horse - George Harrison
King Horse - Elvis Costello
Beer for my Horses - Toby Keith with Willie Nelson
Next 5: Songs with the word 'thing' in the title
Do the Right Thing (Redhead Kingpin)
My Favorite Things (Rodgers and Hammerstein)
That Thing You Do (The Wonders)
Ghetto Thang (De La Soul)
It's a Love Thing (Keith Urban)
Next: Gimme five songs that were the title tracks for the albums on which they appeared.
"Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band" THE BEATLES
"Strange Days" THE DOORS
"Raw Power" THE STOOGES
"For Your Pleasure" ROXY MUSIC
"Back To Black" AMY WINEHOUSE
Next, five songs that were title tracks but ended up on different albums than the albums that took those titles... :question: (not so easy)
Quote from: retrorussell on October 31, 2011, 02:22:22 PM
Easy:
BLINDED BY THE LIGHT- Manfred Mann (B. Springsteen)
DAYDREAM BELIEVER- The Monkees (N. Diamond)
ONE- Three Dog Night (H. Nilsson)
THE SHOW MUST GO ON- Three Dog Night (L. Sayer)
ELI'S COMING- Three Dog Night (L. Nyro)
I'm talikng about songs that were hits for the performer, but were written by someone else, 4-X, I WRITE THE SONGS, by Barry Manilow; he didn't write that one.
Next: 5 songs involving a breed of bird in the title (chicken, crow, parakeet, etc.)
Quote from: Allhallowsday on November 01, 2011, 02:52:13 PM
"Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band" THE BEATLES
"Strange Days" THE DOORS
"Raw Power" THE STOOGES
"For Your Pleasure" ROXY MUSIC
"Back To Black" AMY WINEHOUSE
Next, five songs that were title tracks but ended up on different albums than the albums that took those titles... :question: (not so easy)
A little tougher, but I've got it licked:
"Frank's Wild Years" (Tom Waits), song is on
Swordfishtrombones"Almost Blue" (Elvis Costello), song is on
Imperial Bedroom"The Song Remains the Same (Led Zeppelin), song is on
Houses of the Holy"Sheer Heart Attack" (Queen), song is on
News of the World"If You Want Blood, You've Got It" (AC/DC) song is on
Highway to Hell
Quote from: alandhopewell on November 01, 2011, 02:59:31 PM
Quote from: retrorussell on October 31, 2011, 02:22:22 PM
Easy:
BLINDED BY THE LIGHT- Manfred Mann (B. Springsteen)
DAYDREAM BELIEVER- The Monkees (N. Diamond)
ONE- Three Dog Night (H. Nilsson)
THE SHOW MUST GO ON- Three Dog Night (L. Sayer)
ELI'S COMING- Three Dog Night (L. Nyro)
I'm talikng about songs that were hits for the performer, but were written by someone else, 4-X, I WRITE THE SONGS, by Barry Manilow; he didn't write that one.
Next: 5 songs involving a breed of bird in the title (chicken, crow, parakeet, etc.)
They were all songs written by the artist in parentheses, and performed as big hits by the artist/group after the hyphen.
Quote from: Flick James on November 01, 2011, 05:44:33 PM
Quote from: Allhallowsday on November 01, 2011, 02:52:13 PM
"Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band" THE BEATLES
"Strange Days" THE DOORS
"Raw Power" THE STOOGES
"For Your Pleasure" ROXY MUSIC
"Back To Black" AMY WINEHOUSE
Next, five songs that were title tracks but ended up on different albums than the albums that took those titles... :question: (not so easy)
A little tougher, but I've got it licked:
"Frank's Wild Years" (Tom Waits), song is on Swordfishtrombones
"Almost Blue" (Elvis Costello), song is on Imperial Bedroom
"The Song Remains the Same (Led Zeppelin), song is on Houses of the Holy
"Sheer Heart Attack" (Queen), song is on News of the World
"If You Want Blood, You've Got It" (AC/DC) song is on Highway to Hell
Oops, forgot to post a new one:
Gimme 5 novelty songs from 1970 or before.
Quote from: Flick James on November 01, 2011, 05:44:33 PM
Quote from: Allhallowsday on November 01, 2011, 02:52:13 PM
"Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band" THE BEATLES
"Strange Days" THE DOORS
"Raw Power" THE STOOGES
"For Your Pleasure" ROXY MUSIC
"Back To Black" AMY WINEHOUSE
Next, five songs that were title tracks but ended up on different albums than the albums that took those titles... :question: (not so easy)
A little tougher, but I've got it licked:
"Frank's Wild Years" (Tom Waits), song is on Swordfishtrombones
"Almost Blue" (Elvis Costello), song is on Imperial Bedroom
"The Song Remains the Same (Led Zeppelin), song is on Houses of the Holy
"Sheer Heart Attack" (Queen), song is on News of the World
"If You Want Blood, You've Got It" (AC/DC) song is on Highway to Hell
I was thinking of
"Houses of the Holy" a
LED ZEP title song that's on
Physical Graffiti. There's also
THE DOORS "Waiting for the Sun" which is on
Morrison Hotel/Hard Rock Cafe...
Quote from: Flick James on November 01, 2011, 05:44:33 PM
Oops, forgot to post a new one:
Gimme 5 novelty songs from 1970 or before.
"Leader of the Laundromat" THE DETERGENTS (1965)
"Purple People Eater" SHEB WOOLEY (1958)
"Ahab, the Arab" RAY STEVENS (1962)
"Dinner With Drac" JOHN ZACHERLE (1958)
"Monster Mash" BOBBY "BORIS" PICKET & THE CRYPTKICKERS (1962) Gimme five records that went to #1 but never should have made it... :teddyr:
Excellent theme, AHD!
BTW, I did Purple People Eater Sunday for karaoke. :teddyr:
My nominations for the latest 5:
Rapture- Blondie
Baby Don't Get Hooked On Me- Mac Davis
Everything Is Beautiful- Ray Stevens
Billy, Don't Be A Hero- Bo Donaldson & The Heywoods
Disco Duck- Rick Dees & His Cast Of Idiots
Next 5:
Songs with the word "Kid" in them.
"The Kids are Alright" - The Who
"Kids In America" - Kim Wilde
"Kids" - MGMT
"Cisco Kid" - War
"New Kid In Town" - Eagles
Next: Gimme five songs that contain whistling (musical or non-musical)
Patience (GnR)
Scorpions (Winds Of Change)
Jungle Love (Steve Miller)
Blow My Whistle (not sure who did this one, it was on a dance game I played once)
Girls, Girls, Girls (Motley Crue)
Next five, songs where the leader singer screams the word "yeah"
Quote from: retrorussell on November 01, 2011, 05:45:41 PM
Quote from: alandhopewell on November 01, 2011, 02:59:31 PM
Quote from: retrorussell on October 31, 2011, 02:22:22 PM
Easy:
BLINDED BY THE LIGHT- Manfred Mann (B. Springsteen)
DAYDREAM BELIEVER- The Monkees (N. Diamond)
ONE- Three Dog Night (H. Nilsson)
THE SHOW MUST GO ON- Three Dog Night (L. Sayer)
ELI'S COMING- Three Dog Night (L. Nyro)
I'm talikng about songs that were hits for the performer, but were written by someone else, 4-X, I WRITE THE SONGS, by Barry Manilow; he didn't write that one.
Next: 5 songs involving a breed of bird in the title (chicken, crow, parakeet, etc.)
They were all songs written by the artist in parentheses, and performed as big hits by the artist/group after the hyphen.
Got it-but what I was looking for was someone who was known as a singer / songwriter, who had a hit with a song he / she didn't personally write.
Quote from: DS on November 02, 2011, 09:27:53 PM
Patience (GnR)
Scorpions (Winds Of Change)
Jungle Love (Steve Miller)
Blow My Whistle (not sure who did this one, it was on a dance game I played once)
Girls, Girls, Girls (Motley Crue)
Next five, songs where the leader singer screams the word "yeah"
Well, I'm assuming you want songs where the word was actually screamed (or at least yelled), not sung, yes? Otherwise it would be too easy.
"Rain King" - Counting Crows (screams "yeah!" at the end of the song)
"Shout" - The Isley Brothers ("yeah yeah!" "yeah yeah!" is screamed by some random band member)
"I Put a Spell on You" - Screamin' Jay Hawkins (screams "Whoa Yeah!" just before the sax solo)
"I'm Just a Bill" - Schoolhouse Rock (when the bill get signed into law, the bill shouts "Oh Yeah!")
"Baba O'Riley" - The Who (Daltrey's iconic scream of "yeah" at the end of middle synth part)
Oops, sorry again.
Next: Gimme five songs that end abruptly (no fade out or drawn out sustained notes)
Good choice!
Hey Deanie- Shaun Cassidy
5.7.0.5.- City Boy
Destroyer- Kinks
And She Was- Talking Heads
Whip It- Devo
NEXT: 5 sad songs (or cornball, perhaps) in first-person narrative about them or someone they know dying or dead.
Quote from: retrorussell on November 04, 2011, 02:00:23 PM
Good choice!
Hey Deanie- Shaun Cassidy
5.7.0.5.- City Boy
Destroyer- Kinks
And She Was- Talking Heads
Whip It- Devo
NEXT: 5 sad songs (or cornball, perhaps) in first-person narrative about them or someone they know dying or dead.
SEASONS IN THE SUN-Terry Jacks
PATCHES-Dickey Lee
LAURIE (STRANGE THINGS HAPPEN)-Dickey Lee
EMMA-Hot Chocolate
D.O.A.-Bloodrock
GIMME FIVE songs that name other songs.
Kid Rock - All Summer Long (Sweet Home Alabama)
Billy Joel - We Didn't Start The Fire (Rock Around The Clock)
Eminem - Stan (In The Air Tonight)
Lynyrd Skynyrd - Sweet Home Alabama (Southern Man)
Veruuca Salt - Volcano Girls (Seether)
Five songs that mention another band or musical artist
Good one
Lynard Skynard's "Sweet Home Alabama" mentions Neil Young
Don McLean's "American Pie" okay it doesn't say any names but I imagine it's perfectly acceptable
The Smithereens' "Behind the Wall of Sleep" mentions Bill Wyman
Weezer's "Buddy Holly" is self-explanatory
Neil Young's "My My, Hey Hey (Out of the Blue)" mentions Johnny Rotten
Next: Gimme five songs that mention a specific model of car.
Little Red Corvette (Prince)
Pink Cadillac (various)
Mercedes Boy (Pebbles)
Mustang Sally (Wilson Pickett)
Mercedes Benz (Janis Joplin)
Five songs with a specific type of animal in the title
OCTOPUS'ES GARDEN- Beatles
FUNKY POODLE- Wild Horses
BLACK WIDOW- Alice Cooper
WHITE RABBIT- Jefferson Airplane
UNICORN- Irish Rovers
GIMME FIVE songs with the sound of a storm in the soundtrack.
"Riders on the Storm" - The Doors (an obvious one)
"Black Sabbath" - Black Sabbath
"Love Reign O'er Me" - The Who
"Cold November Rain" - Guns and Roses
"10,000 Days" - Tool
Next: Gimme five songs that have the sounds of an animal(s) in them
3 Little Pigs - Green Jelly (pig squealing at the end)
Old MacDonald Had A Farm (various obvioulsy :teddyr:)
Been Caught Stealing - Janes Addiction (dog barking)
The p***y Song - Lords Of Acid (cat meowing)
Girlfriend - Pebbles (dog barking)
Gimmie five songs that mention calling someone (it can be in the the title or lyrics)
"Life in the Fast Lane" - Eagles: "Call the doctor, I think I'm gonna crash."
"I Just Called To Say I Love You" - Stevie Wonder
"Call Me" - Blondie
"Coconut" - Harry Nilsson "called the doctor, woke him up..."
"Telephone Call From Istanbul" - Tom Waits
Next: GIMME FIVE songs that have the name of a country in the title (rule: you can't use a country more than once)
AMERICA
BLAME CANADA
GIVE IRELAND BACK TO THE IRISH
DON'T CRY FOR ME, ARGENTINA
YOU AND ME AND MEXICO
GIMME FIVE songs about The Road.
"On the Road Again" - Willie Nelson
"The Road" - Tenacious D
"Why Don't We Do It in the Road" - The Beatles
"Hit the Road, Jack" - Ray Charles
"The Road Goes Ever On" - From Lord of the Rings
Next: GIMME FIVE songs with "jungle" in the title.
So much for mine... :bluesad:
CANNED HEAT "On The Road Again"
WILLIE NELSON "On The Road Again"
SIMON & GARFUNKEL "America"
ARETHA FRANKLIN "Freeway Of Love"
ROGER MILLER "King of the Road" Quote from: Flick James on November 08, 2011, 02:03:31 PM
"On the Road Again" - Willie Nelson
"The Road" - Tenacious D
"Why Don't We Do It in the Road" - The Beatles
"Hit the Road, Jack" - Ray Charles
"The Road Goes Ever On" - From Lord of the Rings
Next: GIMME FIVE songs with "jungle" in the title.
KOOL & THE GANG "Jungle Boogie"
STEVE MILLER BAND "Jungle Love"
CHAKACHAS "Jungle Fever"
JETHRO TULL "Bungle in the Jungle"
PROFESSOR GREEN "Jungle" Gimme Five songs about drugs.
Quote from: Allhallowsday on November 08, 2011, 02:05:06 PM
So much for mine... :bluesad:
CANNED HEAT "On The Road Again"
WILLIE NELSON "On The Road Again"
SIMON & GARFUNKEL "America"
ARETHA FRANKLIN "Freeway Of Love"
ROGER MILLER "King of the Road"
Quote from: Flick James on November 08, 2011, 02:03:31 PM
"On the Road Again" - Willie Nelson
"The Road" - Tenacious D
"Why Don't We Do It in the Road" - The Beatles
"Hit the Road, Jack" - Ray Charles
"The Road Goes Ever On" - From Lord of the Rings
Next: GIMME FIVE songs with "jungle" in the title.
KOOL & THE GANG "Jungle Boogie"
STEVE MILLER BAND "Jungle Love"
CHAKACHAS "Jungle Fever"
JETHRO TULL "Bungle in the Jungle"
PROFESSOR GREEN "Jungle"
But we need a new entry, broseph. :teddyr:
QuoteGimme Five songs about drugs.
Oh, crap. nevermind. I'm an idiot.
Quote from: Flick James on November 08, 2011, 02:16:32 PM
QuoteGimme Five songs about drugs.
Oh, crap. nevermind. I'm an idiot.
"I'm Waiting for My Man" - Velvet Underground
"Snowblind" - Black Sabbath
"Sweetleaf" - Black Sabbath
"Cocaine" - Eric Clapton
"Snortin' Whiskey, Drinkin' Cocaine" - Pat Travers
Next: GIMME FIVE songs that mention a specific movie title (either in the title or lyrics)
Beauty And The Beast (Celine Dion and that other dude)
Footloose (K. Loggins)
Spy Who Loved Me (C. Simon)
For Your Eyes Only (S. Easton)
No Shelter (RATM...they mention Godzilla once)
Next five, songs where someone is offering advice of any sort to the listener or someone else
"50 Way to Leave Your Lover" - Paul Simon
"Teach Your Children" - Crosby, Still, Nash & Young
"The Gambler" - Kenny Rogers
"Don't Eat the Yellow Snow" - Frank Zappa
"Advice for the Young at Heart" - Tears for Fears
Next: GIMME FIVE songs that were recorded acapella (no instruments of any kind)
JOHNNEE JINGO http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=liuzXtSRYN8
HODJA http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_tU61r8YduE
BLUE ORPHEUS http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OqXMVHlQK68
PRETENDING TO CARE http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=i6fMS5px4qM
SOMETHING TO FALL BACK ON http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=idtOY67DDW4
All five from Todd Rundgren's ACAPELLA album.
GIMME FIVE songs where the artist mentions him(her)self by name.
My Name Is - Eminem (ok not exactly Eminem but he says his nickname which is Slim Shady)
Dre Day - Snoop Dogg mentions himself
Straight Outta Compton - Ice Cube mentions himself in the beginning
Bawitdaba - Kid Rock mentions his name is kiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiid
Fergilicious - Fergie spells her name out
Next five...songs featuring a famous rock n roll guitarist playing guitar for a different artist than who they normally play for
Wow. That's a good one.
"While My Guitar Gently Weeps" - The Beatles. Eric Clapton playing lead instead of George Harrison
"Big Black Mariah" - Tom Waits. Keith Richards plays primary guitar on this and two other tracks on Rain Dogs
"When Love Comes to Town" - U2. Features both the guitar playing and singing of B. B. King
"Beat It" - Michael Jackson. Features the lead guitar of Eddie Van Halen.
"Come With Me" - Puff Daddy. Features Jimmy Page contributing his "Kashmir" riff to the single.
Next: GIMME FIVE songs where an artist wrote or co-wrote a song for another artist. It has to have been written FOR that other artist, not simply covered by.
Manic Monday - written by Prince for The Bangles
Lady - written by Lionel Richie for Kenny Rogers
Genie In A Bottle - composed by David Frank (The System) for Christina Aguilera
Get The Party Started - written by Linda Perry (4 Non Blondes) for Pink
Forever - cowrote by Michael Bolton for the band KISS
Next 5...songs that mention a specific religion or religious figure in the title
"Property of Jesus" - Bob Dylan
"Pigs in Zen" - Jane's Addiction
"Buddha of Suburbia" - David Bowie
"Magdalena" - Tool
"Border Song (Holy Moses)" - Aretha Franklin
Next: GIMME FIVE songs with a type of food in the title
Taco Grande - Weird Al
Cheeseburger In Paradise - Jimmy Buffet
Strawberry Fields Forever - The Beatles
Sugar - System Of A Down
El Phantasmo And The Chicken Blast O Rama - White Zombie
Next five...songs that predominately feature the cowbell
"Don't Fear the Reaper" - Blue Oyster Cult (Come on, that's a gimme)
"Live Wire" - Motley Crue
"Low Rider" - War
"Honky Tonk Women" - Rolling Stones
"Down on the Corner" - CCR
Next: GIMME FIVE songs where the title doesn't appear anywhere in the lyrics of the song
BABA O'REILLY- The Who
CACHET COUNTY- Edward Bear
RANDY SCOUSE GIT- Monkees
DOA- Bloodrock
ANNIE'S SONG-John Denver
GIMME FIVE songs recorded by game-show hosts.
Quote from: alandhopewell on November 15, 2011, 02:53:05 PM
BABA O'REILLY- The Who
CACHET COUNTY- Edward Bear
RANDY SCOUSE GIT- Monkees
DOA- Bloodrock
ANNIE'S SONG-John Denver
GIMME FIVE songs recorded by game-show hosts.
You gotta be kidding me!
Okay, I'll get to work.
"This Could Be the Start of Something Big" - Steve Allen, host of I've Got a Secret
"Yes, Yes, Yes" - Bill Cosby, host of You Bet Your Life
"I'm the Leader of the Gang (I Am)" - Green Jelly duet recording with Hulk Hogan, host of American Gladiators
"Sweet and Innocent" - Donny Osmond, host of Pyramid
"Take Good Care of Her" - Adam Wade, host of Musical Chairs
Whew! that took some searching.
Next: GIMME FIVE studio recordings (no live recordings, sorry) that contain a drum solo
Quote from: Flick James on November 16, 2011, 12:42:01 PM
"This Could Be the Start of Something Big" - Steve Allen, host of I've Got a Secret
"Yes, Yes, Yes" - Bill Cosby, host of You Bet Your Life
"I'm the Leader of the Gang (I Am)" - Green Jelly duet recording with Hulk Hogan, host of American Gladiators
"Sweet and Innocent" - Donny Osmond, host of Pyramid
"Take Good Care of Her" - Adam Wade, host of Musical Chairs
Whew! that took some searching.
Next: GIMME FIVE studio recordings (no live recordings, sorry) that contain a drum solo
THE SURFARIS "Wipeout"
LED ZEPPELIN "Moby d**k"
VAN HALEN "Hot For Teacher"
THE EDGAR WINTER GROUP "Frankenstein"
THE WHO "Won't Get Fooled Again" Gimme five songs about the dark.
Quote from: Allhallowsday on November 18, 2011, 12:24:08 PM...Gimme five songs about the dark.
Okay, I'll provide examples myself:
"Night The Lights Went Out In Georgia" VICKI LAWRENCE
"Sunglasses At Night" COREY HART
"Piano In The Dark" BRENDA RUSSELL
"Dark Moon" BONNIE GUITAR
"Blackout of Gretely" GONN (One of my favorites).
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=24TCxH7TwDo
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8XzERqnEUCg
GALE STORM had an even bigger hit with this same song.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SNeyF1khFA8
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X2LTL8KgKv8&ob=av2e
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X6-4N0IPVh8&feature=related
I thought of Thriller then blanked out completely. Whats the next five idea?
Quote from: DS on November 29, 2011, 09:46:12 PM
I thought of Thriller then blanked out completely. Whats the next five idea?
Name it.
Quote from: Allhallowsday on November 30, 2011, 08:39:18 PM
Quote from: DS on November 29, 2011, 09:46:12 PM
I thought of Thriller then blanked out completely. Whats the next five idea?
Name it.
Songs with walk or walking in the title.
Quote from: DS on November 30, 2011, 10:15:35 PM
Quote from: Allhallowsday on November 30, 2011, 08:39:18 PM
Quote from: DS on November 29, 2011, 09:46:12 PM
I thought of Thriller then blanked out completely. Whats the next five idea?
Name it.
Songs with walk or walking in the title.
WALKING TO NEW ORLEANS by Fats Domino
DEAD MAN WALKIN' by Bruce Springsteen
WALKING SPANISH by Tom Waits
WALK THIS WAY by Aerosmith
WALKING AFTER MIDNIGHT by Pastsy Cline
Next: 5 hits by bands that only released one album. (Hope that's not too tough).
I forgot about this game momentarily. I'm glad AHD brought it back up the board.
"When I'm With You" - Sheriff, from the album Sheriff
"Anarchy in the UK" - Sex Pistols, from Nevermind the Bollocks Here's the Sex Pistols
"Such Great Heights" - The Postal Service, from the album Give Up
"There She Goes" - The La's, from the album The La's
"Last Goodbye" -Jeff Buckley, from the album Grace
Next: GIMME FIVE songs that had movies named after them
Quote from: Flick James on December 01, 2011, 12:05:11 PM
I forgot about this game momentarily. I'm glad AHD brought it back up the board.
"When I'm With You" - Sheriff, from the album Sheriff
"Anarchy in the UK" - Sex Pistols, from Nevermind the Bollocks Here's the Sex Pistols
"Such Great Heights" - The Postal Service, from the album Give Up
"There She Goes" - The La's, from the album The La's
"Last Goodbye" -Jeff Buckley, from the album Grace
Next: GIMME FIVE songs that had movies named after them
CAN'T STOP THE MUSIC
CONVOY
SGT. PEPPER'S LONELY HEARTS CLUB BAND
YELLOW SUBMARINE
BABY, THE RAIN MUST FALL
GIMME FIVE songs with lyrics based on the Bible.
"Creeping Death" - Metallica, references the Plague of Death of the Firstborn in Exodus
"Sunday Bloody Sunday" - U2, references or paraphrases numerous biblical quotes
"Turn, Turn, Turn" - The Byrds, is almost entirely based on scripture from Ecclesiates
"Samson" - Regina Spektor, refers to Samson and Delilah
"The Man Comes Around" - Johnny Cash, makes numerous biblical references, particularly from Revelation
Next: GIMME FIVE songs that were not hits until at least a year after their release
Suck ass topic :thumbdown: :tongueout:
AEROSMITH "Walk This Way"
THE ZOMBIES "Time Of The Season"
THE BEATLES "Got To Get You Into My Life" (Went to #7 in 1976, 10 years after first released on Revolver)
SHERIFF "When I'm With You"(went to #1 in Canada, not a top 40 USA hit, went to #61)
CHUBBY CHECKER "The Twist" (a cheat, but it is the only record I know of to hit #1 - twice - more than a year apart!)
THE TOKENS "The Lion Sleeps Tonight" (a cheat: first, went to #1 in 1961, then, THE TOKENS re-recorded the song and had a minor hit nearly a decade later).
Feel free to jump in somebody, including with any corrections of above. :wink:
QuoteSuck ass topic
Well, you could always honoring me with some negative karma I suppose.
Anyway, need a new topic.
Quote from: Flick James on December 05, 2011, 05:09:54 PM
QuoteSuck ass topic
Well, you could always honoring me with some negative karma I suppose...
Don't mind my bluntness. Suck ass because it was not too easy to come up with 4... and as indicated, I cheated on the last two.
And I should clarify that
SHERIFF had a big hit in the USA with that same song... about 6 years after the one and only album release.
Quote from: Flick James on December 05, 2011, 05:09:54 PM
Anyway, need a new topic.
Name it.
Well alright then.
GIMME FIVE songs that mention "wanting" something in the title
I WANT CANDY- The Strangeloves
GIRLS JUST WANT TO HAVE FUN-Cyndi Lauper
I WANT A HIPPOPOTAMUS FOR CHRISTMAS-Gayla Peevy
I'D LOVE YOU TO WANT ME-Lobo
INDIANA WANTS ME- R. Dean Taylor
GIMME FIVE songs that mention children's games.
Korn - Chutes And Ladders (ring around the rosie)
Martika - Toy Soliders (self explanatory)
Ice Cube - It Was A Good Day (dominos)
Nena - 99 Luft Baloons (You and I in a little toy shop Buy a bag of balloons with the money we've got)
Extreme - Do You Wanna Play? (take your pick in the song)
Next give, songs about suicide or feature the word "suicide" in the title
"Suicide Solution" - Ozzy Osborne
"Suicide is Painless" - M*A*S*H theme
"Fade To Black" - Metallica
"Yer Blues" - The Beatles (I'm lonely, wanna die)
"Youth of a Nation" - P.O.D.
Next: GIMME FIVE songs about bad luck
Quote from: Flick James on December 08, 2011, 09:21:32 PM
...Next: GIMME FIVE songs about bad luck
LLOYD PRICE "Stagger Lee" http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FCPutYaGFlE
HAROLD MELVIN and THE BLUE NOTES "Bad Luck" http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fJ41QQnRVkE
NEIL SEDAKA "Bad Blood" http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YTTVx--i3m0
JIM CROCE "Bad Bad Leroy Brown" http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aB_TM5AvJP0
THE ROLLING STONES "Tumbling Dice" http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YIrTpi0iaTA&feature=related
NEXT: GIMME FIVE hit records that you think should be played more often.
Well, I'm a classics fan and I think these should be played on the classic rock stations more often than they are, which is not much.
SMOKE FROM A DISTANT FIRE- Sanford-Townsend Band (my favorite song!)
THE VOICE- Moody Blues
CONQUISTADOR- Procol Harum
DRIVER'S SEAT- Sniff 'N The Tears
THE STORY IN YOUR EYES- Moody Blues
Sorry, I didn't know specifically what "hit" indicated.. only one of these were top 10 but they were all in the low top 20's or higher. Anyways..
Name 5 songs that were 2 words long, with each word starting with the same letter. Example: Black Betty- Ram Jam
"Super Stupid" - Funkadelic
"Black Bird" - The Beautiful Girls
"Bye, Bye" - Marcy Playground
"Double Dutch" - Malcolm McLaren
"Talk Talk" - Talk Talk
Next: GIMME FIVE songs that have a movie title in the lyrics
Kenny Loggins - Footloose
Rob Zombie - How To Make A Monster
Oingo Boingo - Weird Science
The Rammones - Rock N Roll High School
Mavis Staples - Christmas Vacation
Songs with lyrics about killing someone
"Creeping Death" - Metallica
"How I Could Just Kill a Man" - Cypress Hill
"Hey Joe" - Jimi Hendrix
"Where the Wild Roses Grow" - Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds
"Ballad of Hollis Brown" - Bob Dylan
Next: GIMME FIVE songs that do not make any specific references to drugs or drug use, but have been popularly interpreted to be about drugs
PUFF THE MAGIC DRAGON-Peter Paul and Mary
LUCY IN THE SKY WITH DIAMONDS- Beatles
LITTLE GREEN BAG- George Baker Selection
ALONG COMES MARY- Association
MELLOW YELLOW- Donovan (really, ANYTHING by Donovan!)
GIMME FIVE songs about television.
"TV Party" - Black Flag
"57 Channels (And Nothin' On)" - Bruce Springsteen
"TV Dinners" - ZZ Top
"I'm the Slime" - Frank Zappa
"Vicarious" - Tool
Next: GIMME FIVE songs where the title does not appear anywhere in the song (I think I've done this one before but what the hell)
A DAY IN THE LIFE- Beatles
BLACK DOG- Led Zeppelin
DANNY'S SONG- Loggins and Messina
POSITIVELY 4th STREET- Bob Dylan
SNOOPY VS. THE RED BARON- Royal Guardsmen
GIMME FIVE songs, not tv theme songs, that mention tv characters by name.
"You Know How We Do It' - Ice Cube (Dennis the Menace)"
Knowing" - Big Boi (Wanda from In Living Color)
"Despicable" - Eminem (Daffy Duck)
"Award Tour" - A Tribe Called Quest (Superman)
"The What" - The Notorious B.I.G. (Willis)
No Google needed here. :P
Now, name 5 songs where there is a video game character name dropped.
Quote from: A_Dubya on December 15, 2011, 11:41:57 PM
...Now, name 5 songs where there is a video game character name dropped.
You sure know how to kill a thread. :bluesad:
DJ Jazzy Jeff and the Fresh Prince- HUMAN VIDEO GAME
Del Featuring Khaos Unique- PROTO CULTURE
De La Soul- SAY I GOTTA BELIEVE
Cocoa Brovaz- SUPER BROOKLYN
Arkade Funk- TILT
(You better BELIEVE I Googled!)
GIMME FIVE band names that contain two of the three- Person, Place, or Thing.
Quote from: alandhopewell on July 05, 2012, 12:54:51 PM
DJ Jazzy Jeff and the Fresh Prince- HUMAN VIDEO GAME
Del Featuring Khaos Unique- PROTO CULTURE
De La Soul- SAY I GOTTA BELIEVE
Cocoa Brovaz- SUPER BROOKLYN
Arkade Funk- TILT
(You better BELIEVE I Googled!)
GIMME FIVE band names that contain two of the three- Person, Place, or Thing.
This is a great thread that needs reviving. We need to keep if fun, not tough.
EARTH, WIND AND FIRE
FRANKIE GOES TO HOLLYWOOD
STARBUCK (g'hed... argue the point... :wink:)
CREEDENCE CLEARWATER REVIVAL PAUL McCARTNEY and WINGS Gimme 5 songs with the word "KISS" in the title. :teddyr:
Kiss by Prince
Kiss from a rose by Seal
Kiss me deadly Lita Ford
Hold me thrill me kiss me kill me by U2
Your Kiss is on my list Hall and Oats
Gimmie Five songs with a flower in the title
Roses- Outkast
White Sport Coat And A Pink Carnation- Marty Robbins
Daisy A Day- Jud Strunk
Wildflower- Skylark
Jasmine- Miles Gilderdale
Next: Song titles that start and end with the same letter.
Hint: GOOD THING by Fine Young Cannibals
Seasons in the abyss. SLAYER
Twist. Iron
End of the innocence. Don Henley
Dead. My Chemical Romance
Time Clock In The Heart. Culture Club
Gimme five sons with an unpleasant adjective in the title
Quote from: Mr. DS on January 24, 2015, 09:42:30 AM
Gimme five sons with an unpleasant adjective in the title
Sorry, I don't have any sons. If I did, I wouldn't give them names with unpleasant adjectives. :teddyr:
Okay, okay, kidding aside:
EVIL WOMAN- ELO
BABY TALKS DIRTY- The Knack
BAD TO ME- Billy J. Kramer & The Dakotas
SOMETHING STUPID- Frank & Nancy Sinatra
RAPED AND FREEZING- Alice Cooper
Now:
5 songs with a different jewel in each title (diamond, emerald, ruby, etc.).
Ruby Kenny Rogers
Lucy in the Sky with Diamonds The Beatles
Pearl necklace ZZTop
Diamonds and pearls Prince
Diamonds are forever Shirley Bassey
Gimme five songs with weather conditions in the title
Stormy- Classics IV
Windy- The Association
Thunder And Lightning- Chi Coltrane
Lightnin' Strikes- Lou Christie
Heatwave- Martha & The Vandellas
Next: 5 songs with each word in the title starting with the same letter; it's easiest to do if it's just a 2-word title. Like:
Baby Blue- Badfinger (the artist starting with the same letter doesn't net you extra credit)
Quote from: retrorussell on February 01, 2015, 04:16:34 AM
Stormy- Classics IV
Windy- The Association
Thunder And Lightning- Chi Coltrane
Lightnin' Strikes- Lou Christie
Heatwave- Martha & The Vandellas
Next: 5 songs with each word in the title starting with the same letter; it's easiest to do if it's just a 2-word title. Like:
Baby Blue- Badfinger (the artist starting with the same letter doesn't net you extra credit)
MOLLY MALONE-Traditional
BLOCK BUSTER-Sweet
DOLLY DAGGER-Jimi Hendrix
SEXY SADIE- Beatles
REALLY ROSIE- Carole King
Gimme five songs that mention marine life in the title, i.e. "Porpoise Song", by the Monkees.
Octopus' Garden- Beatles
Badfish- Sublime
Rock Lobster- B-52's
Barracuda- Heart
Electric Eel- Wesley Willis
Next: 5 songs with the word "Thing" or "Things" in the title; but not "Nothing" or "Anything".
"Wild Thing" - The Troggs
"Love Is a Many Splendored Thing" - Standard
"Let's Call the Whole Thing Off" - Standard
"My Favorite Things" - Sound of Music
"A Woman is a Sometime Thing" - Porgy and Bess
Next: five songs about Sunday
Beautiful Sunday- Daniel Boone
Sunday, Bloody Sunday- U2
Sunday Morning Coming Down- Kris Kristofferson
Sunday Morning- No Doubt
Sunday Will Never Be The Same- Spanky & Our Gang
Next: 5 songs with either the song's title OR the band name/artist containing a month. (April, June, etc.)
Quote from: retrorussell on February 02, 2015, 06:25:32 PM
Beautiful Sunday- Daniel Boone
Sunday, Bloody Sunday- U2
Sunday Morning Coming Down- Kris Kristofferson
Sunday Morning- No Doubt
Sunday Will Never Be The Same- Spanky & Our Gang
Next: 5 songs with either the song's title OR the band name/artist containing a month. (April, June, etc.)
You asked for it...:
"April Love" PAT BOONE :lookingup: :twirl: :tongueout:
Pat Boone - April Love (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=von9jW-_eqI#ws)
"September" EARTH, WIND & FIRE
Earth, Wind & Fire - September (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Gs069dndIYk#)
"September Morn" NEIL DIAMOND
Neil Diamond- September morn- (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9F-6S6FrgUk#)
"May You Always" McGUIRE SISTERS
The McGuire Sisters - "May You Always" (1959) (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vSbkbXheqEU#ws)
"March From The River Kwai And Colonel Bogey" MITCH MILLER Mitch Miller - The River Kwai March ~ Colonel Bogey March (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CB8F8g1-4Uw#)
I meet the criteria of your directive, but perhaps not quite the spirit. :wink: :thumbup: Revival is a wonderful thing.
Gimme five hits (oops, when I say "hit" I mean Top 40... an old concept I guess...
songs that weren't hits is okay)
about killing someone.
COPACABANA
TOM DOOLEY
INDIANA WANTS ME
HEY JOE
I SHOT THE SHERIFF
Next: 5 songs with a palindrome word/proper noun/name in the title.
BOB- Weird Al Yankovic
UFO TOFU- Bela Fleck and the Flecktones
RADAR- Morphine
HANNAH- Ray Lamontange
XANAX- Scott Henderson
I admit to Googling this one.
GIMMIE FIVE song titles with times or dates in them.
September, 1963 (Oh, What A Night)- 4 Seasons
Five O'clock World- Vogues
11:59- Blondie
3AM Eternal- KLF
3AM- Matchbox 20
Next: 5 songs that have 2-digit numbers (just 2) in the title. There can be 2 separate sets of them, like QUESTIONS 67 AND 68- Chicago.