Same rules.


Sarevok Anchev posted this in the last thread:


You should know better, and so should I
That rapid tongue brings out my evil eye
So, here we are now, it's like a curse


Carry on . . .

Argh no one guessed it yet. It is Freak Kitchen with Razor Flowers. First person to get here take a go.

An easy one:

But I feel I’m growing older
And the songs that I have sung
Echo in the distance
Like the sound
Of a windmill goin’ ’round

Deep Purple - Soldier of Fortune?

Yup.

Okay herrre ya go

See me ride out of the sunset
On your colour TV screen
Out for all that I can get
If you know what I mean
Women to the left of me
And women to the right
Ain't got no gun
Ain't got no knife
But don't you start no fight

That one was in the first thread.

TNT by AC/DC.

I didn't know! I kind of let it go by itself even though I created it... Anyway you got it right

Many rare species will perish soon
And we will be short on food

Woohoo, I think I finally got one!
Paradise, by Stratovarius?

Yes.

F*** yeah.

Okay, see if you can get this:


When cowboy Ronnie comes to town
Forks out his tongue at human rights
Sit down, enjoy our ethnic meals
Dine on some charbroiled nuns

dead kennedys - bleed for me

Nice, go.

me no wanna go
do you wanna go
say no
do you wanna go
say no
me no wanna go right now
me no wanna go right now

It has been a while so here is a clue.

It is a reggae tune from the 80s. The artist used to live in a place called Electric Avenue.

[ May 05, 2004, 21:37: Message edited by: Sarevok Anchev ]

I'm going to take a stab at the artist only because of the Electric Avenue hint - Eddy Grant. No idea on the song, though.

Right so far

Mk it is War Party by Eddy Grant

Splunge take a go

[ May 06, 2004, 20:33: Message edited by: Sarevok Anchev ]

Then there's a light in my eye and a guy says
Out of the car long hair
Oowee - You're coming with me
Said the local police

I think it's time for a hint splunge.

It's from 1972. The band is named after its co-founders - first names Ken + Jim. Title is about mom and dad.

Your mama don't dance, and your daddy don't rock & roll.

Loggins & Messina. Later Poison. Eh?

- edit - I'm pretty sure I'm right, so here we go...

"I was there through the ages
chained slaves to their cages
I have seen you eat your own
I'm the cycle of pain of a thousand-year-old reign

I'm suicide and salvation
the omen to nations
that you worship on all fours
I'm the infection and famine
that's knocking at your door

[chorus]

I am the incubus
I lay the egg in you
the worm that burrows through your brain

but you are the beast
who calls me by my name

I send your children to wars
to serve bastards and whores
so now you know
you created me on the day that you were born

[chorus]

I lay you down to sleep
your soul to keep
better cross your heart before you die
and now you know, know that you are mine"

[ May 08, 2004, 01:21: Message edited by: Death Rabbit ]

Unholy by Kiss.

Yup. Not too easy, was it?

Well, it isn't one of their classics but I have the LP so it wasn't difficult for me.

A voice from the past cried give peace a chance
He paid our price now he’s free at last
And imagine we called him a dreamer

For the record, Death Rabbit's answer was correct.

No idea on BOC's, though.

Molly Hatchet - Fall of the Peacemakers

Correct.

He did this, took all you had, and left you this way still you pray never stray never taste of the fruit you never thought to question why.

A Perfect Circle - Judith

Right.

So where were the spiders while the fly tried to break our balls
Just a beer light to guide us
So we *****ed about his fans and should we crush his sweet hands?

Bowie - Ziggy Stardust

Correct.

I've been here many times before
And walked this sacred ground
But this time you got me on my knees
You got me

Def Leppard - Lady Strange

Right. I need to break out some of my wife's opera to keep you guys guessing.

"Yes, there were times, I'm sure you knew
When I bit off more then I could chew.
But through it all, when there was doubt,
I ate it up and spit it out.
I faced it all and I stood tall;
And..."

That's all you get.

"...I did it myyyyyyyyyyy way." God bless you, Frank.

Wow, the man has fur and knowledge. Go Death Rabbit. :thumb:

"All you've got is this moment
The 21st century's yesterday
You can care all you want
Everybody does, yeah...that's ok

So slide over here
and give me a moment
your moves are so raw
I've got to let you know
You're one of my kind"

INXS - Need You Tonight

(arrrr why do I remember this song so well...)

How 'bout:

In a river the colour of lead
Immerse the baby's head

Edit: Hint: see the May cover of Spin

[ May 12, 2004, 19:04: Message edited by: Bion ]

I think we need another hint (or new lyrics).

arrr, didn't think it would be so tough...

OK, expanded lyrics:

In a river the colour of lead
Immerse the baby's head
Wrap her up in the news of the day
Drop her on a doorstep, girl...

And additional hint:

not the Joneses!

Edit: Hmmm, OK, first person to even name the group gets the thread...

[ May 13, 2004, 21:19: Message edited by: Bion ]

the smiths

whew, yes the song was "this night has opened my eyes" by the smiths. your thread, SA...

You raise the blade, you make the change
You re-arrange me til I'm sane
You lock the door
And throw away the key

pink floyd-brain damage

"Life it seems, will fade away
Drifting further every day
Getting lost within myself
Nothing matters no one else
I have lost the will to live
Simply nothing more to give
There is nothing more for me
Need the end to set me free"
easiest lyrics i think ive ever posted :p

Metallica - Fade to Black


"The wild dogs cry out in the night
As they grow restless longing for some solitary company"

"Fade to black" by Metallica.


EDIT: dmc was faster.

continues like "I know that I must do what's right"

Sounds like Toto's 'Africa'...
Actually, I'm quite sure. :D
Here's mine:

The chills that you spill up my back
Keep me filled with
Satisfaction when we're done
Satisfaction of what's to come

I couldn't ask for another
No I couldn't ask for another

Your groove I do deeply dig
No walls only the bridge
My supperdish, my succotash wish
(Sing it baby)

[ May 14, 2004, 14:56: Message edited by: Master of Nuhn ]

Groove is in the heart. By delight.

Edit: I've just listened to it, so I'll post some.
You know my bip-bopping days are over
I hung my boots up and then retired from the disco floor
Now the centre of my so called being is
The space between your bed and wardrobe with the louvre doors

Six months on, the winter's gone
The disenchanted pony
Left the town with the circus boy
The circus boy got lonely

[Edit: This band was started in Glasgow, Scotland. I've also expanded the lyrics]

[ May 16, 2004, 00:33: Message edited by: Takara ]

Mmm, more hints?

It was Belle and Sebastion- My wandering days are over.

The next IJ to come along can continue.

This is the noise that keeps me awake
My head explodes and my body aches

Garbage - Push It

Uh-huh.

Realize I don't want to be a miser
Confide with sly you'll be the wiser

I'm not sure why I know this one, since I'm not really a fan, but I think it's Red Hot Chili Peppers - Give It Away

Right Splunge, you old fossil.

:D

I'll have you know I'm an elderly fossil, not old. :p

And where do we go from here?
Which is the way that's clear
Still looking for that blue jean baby queen
Prettiest girl I've ever seen
See her shake on the movie screen, Jimmy Dean, (James Dean)

Well OK, maybe I'm old. :D

That was "Rock On"...but I can't remember the guy who sang it. I know Michael Damien re-made it in the 80's, but I can't remember the original guy.

EDIT - Dan Essix? Maybe David? Somethin?

ps - Chili Peppers are da bomb. If you have to be old to listen to them...buy me some depends and flip on Matlock, cuz I'm ready to retire with Flea and the boys. ;)

David Essex is, I think, the original writer. Tori Amos and the Smashing Pumpkins have covered it too.

D.R., when are you going to admit you're older than 24? :p

David Essex, Rock On is correct.

Probably on the same day I develop a taste for Bourbon or Whiskey. ;)

"Some people work for a living,
Some people work for fun, girl I just work for you.
They told me marriage was a give and take,
Well, you've shown me you can take you've got some giving to do.

And now you tell me that you're having my baby,
I'll tell you that I'm happy if you want me to...
Well one step further and my back will break,
If my best isn't good enough
Than how can it be good enough for two?
I can't work any harder than I do..."

*ahem*

Hint, please.

Ummm....it's an 80's song, and the artist who sings it was in a group at the time, has since gone solo and become rather infamous for his non-musical activities. It's not Michael Jackson.

Another lyric:

"Somebody tell me
why I work so hard for you"

I'll take a wild guess and say George Michael, "I want your sex". I't a shot in the dark, really.

I'll see your shot in the dark and raise you a wild guess of my own:

Because D.R. said the singer was in a band at the time, I'll say Wham, and since the only Wham song I can think of is the totally wretched "Wake Me Up Before You Go Go", I'll go with that.

the artist who sings it was in a group at the time Damn, I guess I just read too fast and missed that vital piece of info. :o

I don't know any other Wham! songs, so I fold...

Wham did freedom, but I've no idea about other songs.

Yes, the band is "Wham!", George Michael sang "Freedom" after he went solo, and the song is neither "I want your sex" or "Wake me up before you go-go." That kind of rhymed. :heh:

Shall I give up the title and provide another song lyric so we can move on, or do you guys still want to try it? It shouldn't be too hard, it was one of Wham's biggest hits (next to the irritating "Go-Go" song, of course).

I think it's either "Restless Hearts" or "Restless Whispers"...I just know I hated that damn song.

I hate to correct you DR, but freedom was a big Wham hit. It came out in 1984.

I thought you were referring to "Freedom '90," which GM did in fact release as a solo artist. I must admit I'm not familiar with the Wham! version of Freedom, and never knew there was one. Perhaps the "90" version is a remix?

lol. We are both right. George michael did release a track called Freedom. It has no relation to the Wham track.

I think D.R. needs to post new lyrics before someone else invokes the Impatient Jackass rule.

Oh for gods sakes. Alright, it's called "Everything She Wants." Okay, here's another one, same era.

"I can't believe it!
There she goes again!
She's tidied up, and now I can't find anything!

All my tubes and wires, and careful nooks
and antiquated notions"

Thomas Dolby - She Blinded Me With Science


Moon appears to shine and light the sky
With the help of some fireflies
I wonder how they have the power to shine, shine, shine
I can see them under the pine

Baby, I Love Your Way - Peter Frampton

Here's an easy one:

There is no historical precedent to put,
Words in the mouth of the president.
There's no such thing as a winnable war,
It's a lie we don't believe anymore.

Sting - Russians (or The Russians, don't remember)


The clothes she wears, the sexy ways,
Make an old man wish for younger days
She knows she's built and knows how to please
Sure enough to knock a man to his knees

Nothing like depressing music from the 80's...

Is this Brick House?

Yes, Brickhouse. And I assume the depressing '80's comment was for the Sting song, not this, as it was '70's and not depressing.

Fa Shiggiddo, that was a cinch. Yep, I find Sting depressing, I mean, c'mon he was on Ally McBeal for god's sake.

Okay, here's my quote. It's supar L33t easy.

Oh yeah, I guess it makes me smile
I found it hard, it was hard to find
Oh well, whatever, nevermind

Nirvana - Smells like teen spirit

Talk about speedy service, that was it. Go.

Someone let the dogs out
They'll show you where the truth is
The grass is always greener
Where the dogs are shedding

Soundgarden, "Outshined?"

Right-o DR.

I hate to break up the "Seattle Rock" party we seem to have going here, but I don't want to make my next one too easy.

"He wakes up in the morning
Brush his teeth, bite to eat and he's rolling
Never changes a thing
The week ends, the week begins, she thinks

We look at each other
Wondering what the other is thinking
But we never say a thing
And these crimes between us grow deeper."

It's Dave Mathews, but I don't have the CD with me and can't remember the name. I'll see if someone has the disc here in the office, otherwise, someone will probably get it right before I get home. Oh well.

The song is "Ants Marching," one of their early hits. You can have it. Go.

I'll take the charity:


So you bust out the door while it's still closed
Still sick from the food you ate
And then you run to the store for quick relief
From a bottle of Kaopectate

That would be "Rapper's Delight" by the Sugar Hill Gang.

"Some say that we are players
Some say that we are pawns
But we've been makin' money since
The day that we were born
Got to slow down, 'cause we're low down

Run around in circles
Live a life of solitude
'Till we find ourselves a partner
Someone to relate to
Then we slow down, before we fall down

(chorus)

Live for liposuction
Detox for your rent
Overdose at Christmas
and give it up for lent

My friends are all so cynical
Refuse to keep the faith
We all enjoy the madness
'Cause we know we're gonna fade away"

Robbie Williams Millennium (Nice on Death Rabbit i love that song :) )

NEW One:
I'll sing it one last time for you
Then we really have to go
You have been the only thing that's right
In all I've done

I can barely look at you
But every single time I do
I know we'll make it anywhere
Anywhere from here

(Chorus bit)

[ May 26, 2004, 18:11: Message edited by: Defspeal ]

It is indeed. Most of RW's stuff is really good. Go.

Defspeal, I think we need a hint (or, perhaps, new lyrics if this song/band is as obscure as I think it might be after I did a search).

And BTW, for future reference, when you post lyrics after someone has confirmed you were correct, you should make a new post rather than editing your first one. ;)

Ok Splunge, I will do in future.
Perhaps the band I chose was a bit obsucure (it was snow patrol), Here is an easy softball just to keep this moving and let someone else have a go

"Did I disappoint you
or leave a bad taste in your mouth
you act like you never had love
and you want me to go without
well it's....."

One from U2.


I don't think this next one will be too hard to guess:

You know that a man ain't supposed to cry,
But these tears I can't hold inside.
Losing you would end my life you see,
'cause you mean that much to me.

[ May 29, 2004, 12:05: Message edited by: Mesmero ]

Marvin Gaye, I Heard It Through The Grapevine

Thirteen month old baby, broke the lookin' glass
Seven years of bad luck, the good things in your past
When you believe in things that you don't understand
Then you suffer

No! Not Marvin Gaye :cry:
I think Creedence Clearwater Revival was first with the song, and their 10 minute version (although Marvin Gaye's version wasn't bad either) was just magnificent.

I just did a Google search.

It was written by Norman Whitfield and Barrett Strong.

From what I could figure out, Gladys Knight and the Pips were the first to have it in the charts in 1967. Marvin Gaye made it famous in 1968. CCR did their version in 1976.

So, assuming the above is correct, I guess we're both right, Mesmero, but it's your call. Are you going to let my answer (and subsequent lyrics) stand, or do you want to post again, since I didn't actually wait for your response before I posted my new lyrics?

You gave a correct answer and your lyrics should stand, and after all, Marvin Gaye became most famous with the song.

I must admit that I always thought CCR was first, but you are correct, Marvin Gaye had an album with the same name in 1968, and CCR didn't publish it until 1970 on 'Cosmo's Factory'.

This is actually pretty disturbing as I always tried to convince people it isn't a Marvin Gaye song. Oh well, CCR's version is still the better in my opinion :)

Stevie Wonder - Superstition.

I like to dream
Yes, yes right between the sound machine
On a cloud of sound I drift in the night
Any place it goes is right

Easy!

"Magic Carpet Ride" by Steppenwolf.

Whatever happened to Leon Trotsky
He got an icepick that made his ears burn
Whatever happened to dear old Lenin
The Great Elmyra and Sancho Panza

The Stranglers - no more heroes


I'm just the oily slick
on the windup world of the nervous tick
in a very fashionable hovel

Not a clue...but it's been over 24 hrs, and I invoke the right of the IJ.

I'll try to make this a toughy...but I suspect that Sarevok might know this one anyway :p .

It's the honesty of these worlds
Ruled by magic and mighty swords
That makes my soul long for the past

Faerus, you're not allowed to invoke the IJ rule in this case. We're following the same rules as the Quote Game, where the 24 hour IJ rule can only be used if someone doesn't post lyrics when it's their turn to do so, or if someone makes a guess and is not confirmed correct or incorrect within 24 hours.

Here, we have to wait for Sarevok to post a hint or new lyrics. But her better hurry. :p

Her? :toofar:

Clue -

His first name is Elvis. Not the real Elvis though

Oops! Sorry about that! I actually typed "he", but I guess my finger slipped and also hit the key to the right of the 'e'. No offense intended. (I'm such a crappy typist.) :o

Anyway, I'm guessing it's not Elvis Stoyko (the Canadian figure skater) :p , so it must be Elvis Costello. No idea on the song though.

Though it probably doesn't matter, Faerus' quote is "Elvenpath" by Nightwish.

Elvis Costello yes but what is the tune

:yot:
Woopsy! Sorry boys and girls...my bad. Silly IJ rules...

And though it doesn't matter...Xei Win Toh's correct :p ...too bad the IJ rule didn't apply... :shake:

Sarevok's song is Beyond Belief by Elvis Costelo and the Attractions.

Here's a new one:

There was a time, I'm sure you heard it all before.
When I felt like I have walked throught all the doors.
I have no time for things that I now hold so dear.
My ego held my hand and whisper in my ear.

Hint, please

The group's music is somewhere in between Swing Out Sister and a downtempo Matt Bianco, with a little Sade thrown in. Sort of coffee-table soul and smooth jazz band and kind'a hesitant to work . The title is the same as one of Stevie Wonder's song. By the way, it's a late 90's song and when they recorded this song, they were Britons and Aussie.

I think you should either give more hints, or post a new set of lyrics. ;)

I think you should either give more hints, or post a new set of lyrics.Actually, I did. In fact, I posted the answers too. But it's in another thread that has something in common with this one... if you get the drift. ;)

Er.... What Nior? Try posting it in this one. Anyway, why dont you start us going again Splunge.

Lately by Workshy

(Never heard of them, but you posted it in the song stuck in head thread...)

Finally, Aikanaro got it. Man, I can't believe you haven't heard of the group. I mean the song may be hard but the group is still alive.

Hoorah! Finally got one :grin:

Venus never showed the way
The stars would not be sold
Heaven sold the light of day
And we were never told

Hint, please.

I think half my post count is a result of posts like this. :p

Alright, some hints:

The song of this band which became popular was released in 1997. These lyrics may be a bit more familiar (though strangely enough, no one I talk to seems to remember this song, no matter how obsessive we all were over it at the time ;) )
And the band is not obscure :D


She dreams a champagne dream
Stawberry surprise, pink linen and white paper
Lavender and cream
Fields of butterflies, reality escapes her
She says that love is for fools who fall behind
And I'm somewhere between
I never really know
A killer from a savior
'Til I break at the bend

Woo Hoo! I get to add to my post count yet again! :p

Aik, perhaps you should post a new set of lyrics from a different band, since nobody seems to know this one.

Rightio, the first one was Song For You by Fuel, the second one was Shimmer.
This one should be easier...

'Someone feed the monkey while I dig in search of China'

A Perfect Circle - Weak and Powerless


Not having confirmation, but figuring I'm right . . .

This I feel as the dawn, It fades to gray

[ June 16, 2004, 06:21: Message edited by: dmc ]

I hereby confirm it, and will probably not get another quote for a few months now :(

Still, it was good having you all stumped, and confirming my theory that no matter how well known a band is, it doesn't necessarily mean that anyone's ever heard of them...

Damn! I'm so tempted to say Stone Temple Pilots, but I can't tink of the song.

Maybe it'll come to me later...

Creep - Stone Temple Pilots

Thanks Splunge... I could think of the song, but not the artist :p

:grr:

^
|
|
...says it all.

:p

In case confirmation is needed, Creep is correct. Sorry Splunge. :doh:

I wasn't sure if it was Creep or one of the other songs off Core.


You helped him, you laid by his side when he died.
He held in his breath and you broke down and cried.
You stood there, confused, you couldn't believe.
You're helpless, and realize, it's better you leave.

Hint please . . . Doesn't even sound vaguely familiar.

Sorry, I have realized that it is probably pretty obscure.... but it was late and I just choose a song off the album I had playing at the time... since I appear to have killed the game for so long I'll give a rather obvious hint.

The band changed their name to Finger Eleven after their first album.

Never heard of them, so I hope someone else has.

I've heard of them, but that's about it. They might be a Canadian band. I'd probably recognise their music if I heard it, but I'm not familiar enough with them to know the lyrics.

Never heard of them either.

That's long enough to wait for a hint, and since one doesn't seem to be forthcoming:

Mother told me, yes, she told me I’d meet girls like you.
She also told me, stay away, you’ll never know what you’ll catch.
Just the other day I heard a soldier falling off some indonesian junk that’s going round.

Mommy’s alright, daddy’s alright, they just seem a little weird.

Cheap Trick - Surrender


Would you like to learn to fly?
Would you like to see me try?

"One of my tunes" by Pink Floyd.

Long ago in days I'm told
Were ruled by Lords of greed
Maidens fared with gold they dared
To bare their wombs that bleed

One of my TURNS, BOC.

Anyway, yours is Aerosmith, Kings and Queens.

Here's one in honor of you:

"And it was clear she couldn't go on
Then the door was open and the wind appeared
The candles blew then disappeared"

"Don't fear the reaper" by Blue Oyster Cult.

Battles won and victory cheers
Were the sounds I'd heard for years
But the woman I really loved
Was losing me to all this blood

EDIT:
Hint: They are one of the most famous bands of british hard rock during 70s and they are considered to be the first who introduced the epic element to hard rock. Their name is taken from a character from Charles Dickens' "David Copperfield". This song is included in their 1973 LP.

[ June 28, 2004, 13:59: Message edited by: BOC ]

Well, that would probably be Uriah Heep. I'm familiar with some of their music, but I don't recognise this one.

Uriah Heep is indeed the band. As for the song, here some more lyrics and if nobody find them in the next couple of hours, you can post new lyrics.

I only knew i had to win
And build a world where i was king
But leaders come and leaders go
And that's the truth I came to know

Well, a couple of hours is up. :p

You've got that touch so gentle and sweet
But you've got that look so critical
Can't talk to you babe you know I get so weak
Sometimes I think that love is just mythical

(Note: I did a seach of the Uriah Heep song - it was Sweet Freedom, but I'm overly familiar with that one.)

Splunge, "Sweet Freedom" is the title of the LP, the title of the song is "Pilgrim".

As for yours, it's "This flight tonight" by Nazareth but I have the impression that Nazareth's version must be a cover and the original belongs to someone else.

See? I told you I wasn't really familiar with it. :p

Anyway, onto my lyrics. I was indeed thinking of Nazareth, but you're right - I'd forgotten that their's was a cover version. The original was by Joni Mitchell.

Oh well, since you got the version I was thinking of, you're up.

In the distance I saw a woman
Dressed in black with eyes of grey
She wore her pain like a shackled spirit
Eternal life was her debt to pay

Queensryche - The Lady Wore Black


"She'll give you ev'ry penny's worth,
But it will cost you a dollar first"

I believe it's The Tubes - She's A Beauty. But I'll wait for confirmation.

You're right Splunge.

Softball time:

We come from the land of the ice and snow,
from the midnight sun where the hot springs blow

Oooh, oooh, oooh!

It's Led Zeppelin - "Immigrant Song"

Aaaaaah ahhhh ah.

Although some burglar nicked my "Remasters" CD so I haven't heard it for a while.

The Song Quote Game is too hard. I can never get anything in that. So, just trying to lull us into a false sense of security, were you? :p

Go.

Don't spoil my victory by calling it a 'softball'..... Usually I've never even heard of the artist even after the answer is revealed.

Here's mine:

"Got a good job, got a good office, got a new wife, got a new life"

EDIT: Hmmm, no bites for 24 hours. The next line is "And the family is fine."

[ June 30, 2004, 03:30: Message edited by: Harbourboy ]

Y'know, I feel like I should know this one, but it's just not coming to me. Maybe a hint about the artist or song title?

:doh:

How can it take a Long Island guy like me that long to remember???

Billy Joel - Scenes from an Italian Restaurant


anyway:

"You put a hand on my cheek
And then you turn your eyes away
If you don't feel complete
If I don't take you all of the way go"

That was it! - Billy Joel!

Anyway, dmc's is Tom Petty, but I keep getting his songs mixed up. I think it's You Got Lucky (or is it You Got Lucky Babe? - something like that).

Belated confirmation that it was Billy Joel - Scenes from an Italian Restaurant. Carry on.

Grumble . . . note to self, stop posting old songs around old guys . . . :almostmad:

Go Splunge.

Well, I'm feeling a bit silly, so time to post something in that vein:

Hey!
Hey!

etc.

Hmmm, that could be just about anything.....

Oops! You're right!

Next line:

Hey!

:p

Bah. No idea. My golden run in the Song Quote game is over.

Didn't Elvis do a "Hey, Hey, Hey" song?

Could also be the theme song to Fat Albert.

[ July 01, 2004, 06:15: Message edited by: dmc ]

First song that comes to mind is Satisfaction from the Rolling Stones. There is an 'hey hey hey' in that song, but not really on three seperate lines; more like three times 'hey' on one line.

The Hey Song by someone or other?
(I have sheet music for that, and every so often the flutes and clarinets will shout out 'hey')

As the others have already said it can be everything. Although the two possible songs that come to my mind are "Hey stupid" by Alice Cooper and "Hey baby" by Janis Joplin.

This is trickier than I thought. Aik is closest, but it's not actually the name of the song.

Hints:

1. Next line:
Hey!
(Is anyone seeing a pattern here?)

2. Think sporting events.

Gary Glitter - Rock and Roll, Part 2

Yep! a.k.a. The Hey Song (as Aik said).

You're up, Jack.

And when she passes, each one she passes goes "ahh"

I think it's The Girl From Epanema (sp?), but I have no idea who the artist is.

Stan Getz and Jaoa Gilberto.

Considering the age of the song (and the fact that you obviously didn't Google the lyrics), that will do.

You're up!

Really? Stan Getz? The jazz sax player? Wow, I never knew that.

OK, something not as tricky:

Soon the Gypsy Queen in a glaze of Vaseline
Will perform on guillotine
What a scene! What a scene!

It's Emerson Lake and Palmer from Brain Salad Surgery. I think the song's name was something odd (surprise), like Karn Evil Nine or something weird like that.

Yup.

Go.

Sorry for the delay - been in deposition.

"It's so damn easy, when your feelings are such
To overprotect her, to love her too much"

Well, I have it narrowed down to Frankenstein by The Edgar Winter Group, Hocus Pocus by Focus, or Yyz by Rush. :xx:

If it's not one of those, then I (along with everyone else, apparently) need a hint.

Does "Hocus Pocus" have lyrics other than "Joladadijoladadijoladadijoladadi
Joladadijoladadi-jo-o-ooh"? :confused:

Hmm, you may be right! And come to think of it, Frankenstein and Yyz are instrumentals as well. :p

Well then, I have no idea what dmc's song is. :(

:doh: I don't know "Frankestein" but since I have Rush's "Moving Pictures" the only thing that I can say for my defense is that I haven't listened it for years.

Hold On Loosely, 38 Special

Right Jaguar.

BTW, Splunge, for bonus points, do you know where the name YYZ came from?

Well, now that you mention it - no. I always just assumed it was a nonsense title, like Chicago's "25 or 6 to 4". But I'll take a wild (and I'm sure incorrect) stab at it and guess that it would be pronounced "eyes".

BTW, when I tried unsuccessfully to Google the answer (yes, I would have fessed up if I found it ;) ), I came across a site the said the worst song on Moving Pictures was Red Barchetta. :flaming: They have got to be kidding! - that's one of my absolute favorites - not only of Rush's, but of any song.
Idiots. :grr:

Splungle, it seems that you don't know how to search in google. :p
http://songfacts.com/detail.lasso?id=3104

Splungle, it seems that you don't know how to search in google. Apparently not. :( But thanks. :D

/me pushes aside the other conversation

Okay, me turn, me turn!

I was elated it was over
The room was spinnin' I was out of breath
A cold fever, I couldn't shake it
I woke up with a gun to my head
He had explosives, tied me to them
The clock would tick each time I blinked
He drove me up to the mansion
Set the fuse and locked the gate

Well, I guess it's time for me to take on my regular role here:

Hint, please.

No idea here either. :confused:

Ok. The name of the group that sings it can be found in graveyards. And also...

"[Song Title] couldn't make into Mexico
Doubled down gambled all the money up his nose
Had to drive all the way back to 'Frisco
Top Down always blastin' on the stereo"

Well, I know there's a band called Obituary, but...

...eh, I got nuthin'. :nolike:

I thought I might have had it there for a second, but then I realised that it was just because the words "Mexico" and "stereo" reminded me of Mexican Radio by Wall of Voodoo.

The only band I can think of is Headstones, and while I would recognise some of their music if I heard it, I'm not familiar enough to know the lyrics. And if it is the Headstones, I think they were a Canadian band without a lot of international recognition, so this could be a tough one.

I can confirm that this is a tough one.

Tiny Teddy-Headstones.

Correct (Finally. Really, I had more faith in you guys then this. Sheesh. :p )

Your go Benanthalin.

I just happen to be a big Headstones fan.

Mellow is the man
Who knows what he's been missing
many many men
can't see the open road

"Over the hills and far away" by Led Zeppelin.

Company always on the run
Destiny is the rising sun
Oh I was born 6-gun in my hand
Behind a gun I'll make my final stand

[ July 08, 2004, 21:56: Message edited by: BOC ]

I've never even heard of the Headstones. Damn, I missed out on the Led Zep one. Anyway, this one doesn't ring any bells with me though.

I'm pretty sure it's Bad Company by Bad Company, but I'll have to wait for confirmation.

You're absolutely right.

Well, we got no class
And we got no principles
And we got no intelligence
We can't even think of a word that rhymes

"School's out" by Alice Cooper.

What took you so long? :p

Go.

The girl I used to love
Lives in this yellow house
Yesterday she passed me by
She doesn't want to know me now

That sounds like "The Real Me" by The Who. Right? Sound familiar anyway...

Correct.

Woot. Here we go...

My pulse pumps out a beat to the ghost dancer
My eyes are dead and my throat's like a black hole
And if there's a god would he give another chancer
An hour to sing for his soul"

Is it ghost panic by oasis

GAS Panic, actually. But yes, that's it. You're up.

And welcome to SP. :wave:

Thanks. Ok my turn

we all want to hold in the everlasting gaze
enchanted in the rapture of his sentimental sway
but underneath the wheels lie the skulls of every cog
the fickle fascination of an everlasting god

Smashing Pumpkins - The Everlasting Gaze

"Some are born to move the world
To live their fantasies
But most of us just dream about
The things we'd like to be"

[ July 09, 2004, 01:21: Message edited by: dmc ]

correct

It's been a while since I've listened to Signals, so this one took me some time. Rush - Losing It

Is anybody out there? Anybody there?
Does anybody wonder? Anybody care?

That sounds alarmingly like "Foolin'" by Def Leppard (best 80's band...ever!). Am I right?

No, you're not. They were definitely in the top 10, though.

Or did you mean right about your guess? :p In which case, yes.

Your turn.

Woot.

"I readied it all for her, ya know
Clean sheets, incense, and lots of fluffy pillows
Now soiled."

Isn't that Stone Temple Pilots, Wet My Bed?

Indeedely-o.

She's a witch of trouble in electric blue,
In her own mad mind she's in love with you

Strange brew by Cream

Right.

People are looking but they don't know what to do
It's the time of the season for the people like you
Come back tomorrow, show the scars on your face
It's a clue to the answer we all chase

Don't worry BOC, I know the answer to the devil's question. It's 'The Devil's Answer', by Atomic Rooster.

Yep, go on.

"Maybe we could put like a little tiny fridge in there somewhere
You know, we could just go up there and hang out
Like open the fridge and stuff
There would be already laid out foods for us
Like little pre-wrapped sausages and things"

Bare Naked Ladies...If I had a million dollars

Righto...

Yeah, your turn, or somethin'...

Thank you Jag

He called her on the road
From a lonely cold hotel room
Just to hear her say I love you one more time
But when he heard the sound
Of the kids laughing in the background
He had to wipe away a tear from his eye
A little voice came on the phone
Said "Daddy when you coming home"
He said the first thing that came to his mind

Had to add a little to this song. May not be fair to people who don't listen to this kind of music.

[ July 14, 2004, 05:18: Message edited by: Dark Haired Beauty ]

That sounds like a Lonestar song, can't remember the name. My boss listens to them all the time, and those lyrics sound distinctly familiar to me.

Your right DR :thumb:

"I'm already there" by Lonestar

"I swear I can see you
Coming up the drive
And there ain't nothing like regret
To remind you you're alive"

Hey! Here's one I think I actually know. That sounds like Sheryl Crow - The Difficult Kind. Spooky. I was just listening to The Globe Sessions last week.

DR - thanks for putting up an artist that I've actually heard of.

You're welcome.

"I just fell,
don't know why.
Something's there,
we can't deny"

EDIT: OK, maybe a clue is needed. Um, this song was spent about a month at Number One on the American Top 40 but it probably hasn't been played all that much since. The artist will be 34 next month.

EDIT #2: This was in 1989. The next lines are:
"And when I first knew,
was when I first looked at you"

[ July 20, 2004, 19:02: Message edited by: Harbourboy ]

Need another hint.

Hmm, I guess I must be ignoring my own pleas to make this game easier....

OK Clue#4

This artist was a bit like a late 80s version of Britney Spears with hits from 1986-1990 but instead of getting sleazier as she got older she ended up fading into the safety of relative obscurity.

Next lines:

"And if I can't find my way
And salvation seems worlds away"

80's britney spears? All I can think of is Tiffany, or Debbie Gibson. As for song, I've no idea.

"I don't mind not knowing what I headed for.
You can take me to the skies.
It's like being lost in heaven.
When I'm (insert name of song here"

For some obscure reason I'm *sure* that song's title is "Lost in your eyes" or something along those lines. I even have the freakin' melody in my head. But damn if I remember who sings it.

I can't remember the rules to this game but to avoid confusion, the 'prize' will go to the first person to correctly name the song title and the artist together.

Lost in your eyes, by Debbie Gibson, or Tiffany?

It was Debbie Gibson. Takara - you can go.

This should be a softball:

Working hard to get my fill,
everybody wants a thrill
Payin' anything to roll the dice,
just one more time

Something of 'Journey' but I can't seem to put my finger on it. Blast it my first song I know and I don't know which one exactly.

Journey - Don't stop believing

Indeed it is. Sorry Apeman, but you need both. Jack, you're up.

One good softball deserves another:

I left my home in Georgia
Headed for the 'Frisco bay
'Cause I've had nothing to live for
And look like nothin's gonna come my way

Otis Redding - (Sittin' on) The Dock of the Bay

Correct! You're up.