what song is that from

sir_darkstar wrote:

That's why I posted it Sir_Didgeridoo (to be on the safe side, just kidding....)

Ahhh, another colorful, errr, colourful eclectic set from the Cheeky Chook. I have almost as much fun with your name as I do my own, heh heh. No offense amigo.

I'll snag a few as long as I'm 'round the coop. BTW, who the hell is Mathew Wilder?

#3. Oh come on. Every *American* knows this one, geez. I'll leave it for some Aussie since they're from down there.

#6. Yes, hummm, I wrote this one for me old girlfriend Jane back in '65. Whoops! Wrong forum, somewhere else I'm Paul. Where is that, you might ask? Well, click SD's signature to find out!

#7. Steve Miller Band - Abracadabra. See, this is an example of one reason why I didn't like the 80s. You had all these 70s Rock groups try to cash in on the electric "pop" craze early on in the decade, with MTV starting to show music videos (blech). How could the same band that did "The Joker" do a song like this? Ahhh well. On a side note, I kinda liked the cover by Sugar Ray.

#8. Electric Light Orchestra - Mr. Blue Sky, from that Out of the Blue double album before ELO went Disco. The one with the friggin' spaceship on the cover, mebbe 1977 or 1978 ish. This was the last song in that 3rd side "concerto for a rainy day" iffin I recall correctly. Never really liked ELO all that much, but maybe that's because they were from Birmingham and I'm much more of a Liverpool (or Madchester) blue-collar type of guy. I mean, really, take away Black Sabbath and Led Zeppelin, and who's come out of Birmingham? Duran Duran? Oooooh, I'm all a-tingle. Okay Steve Winwood is cool, but Judas Priest? Entertaining, but a mite short of talent IMRO. Nahhh, I'll take Liverpool, also the home of my favorite Footie club. Can't wait until February 19th against Inter Milan, woohoo. Hey, You'll Never Walk Alone.

#10. Soundgarden - Black Hole Sun, from Superunknown in 1994 I think. Personally, I preferred Spoonman, possibly because it alternated between 4/4 and 7/4 time. Nothing but respect for Chris Cornell - drummer and Vocals -- later of Audioslave fame. I know he's one of Grimble's favorites as well.

Oh, hey, Mr. Priceless Poultry, thanks for sticking a song in my head earlier for perhaps an hour. Thinking of ELO made me think of one of their older songs, "Can't Get It Out of My Head", which I like. But then it was stuck in my head, and every time I'd think to myself that I couldn't get it out of my head, well bang, there it was again. I was caught in some sort of stupidity-laced infinite loop. And it took a drastic measure and/or change of pace (some awesome Lemon Jelly)(All the ducks are swimming in the water, fa la-la la la la) to get it out! Sheesh.

But no worries, I don't hold grudges. And its not your fault that I'm so fooked in me head. And incidentally, if the half of you that is English is from Birmingham or nearby, I apologize.

Okay, SD, I think I need the bottle back now.

PompatusOfLoveSpeakin'Man
ShakeYourTreeWantin'Man
MyMusicInTheSunPlayin'Man

1. Matthew Wilder - Break my stride SD

2. Nirvana - Molly's lips SD

3.
Buying bread from a man in Brussels
He was six foot four and full of muscles
I said, do you speak-a my language?
He just smiled and gave me a vegemite sandwich

sir_darkstar wrote:

AND

ramblin'man wrote:

Well, it isn't "Waltzing Matilda"

4.
Marvin, he was a friend of mine
And he could sing a song
His heart in every line


5.
When all is said and done
I'll always be your son
But all is not forgiven


6.
Try to see it my way,
Do I have to keep on talking till I can't go on?
While you see it your way,
Run the risk of knowing that our love may soon be gone.


7. The Steve Miller Band - Abracadabra RM

8. Electric Light Orchestra - Mr. Blue Sky RM

9. Phil Collins and Phillip Bailey - Easy lover SD

10. Soundgarden - Black hole sun RM


ramblin'man wrote: That's ok, as long as you don't use the word "bunny" Like, for instance "Sladebunny"


ramblin'man wrote: Well, my mom's from Aston, Birmingham. I'm a "Villan" myself. I've supported them all my life. I love the shirt. As Jerry Seinfeld once said in "The voice" Quote: and I support a dutch team called Feyenoord (well know for their hooligans, but the "Cheeky Chook" isn't one of them).


So far so good. 6 out of 10.

I wonder if Paul and I, oh I mean RM and I could duet on this one and help the brains of some members, you start paul, um, RM, EM isint it?

Ramblin Man wrote:

SD and RM wrote:

sir_darkstar wrote:

SD and RM wrote:

Ramblin Man wrote:
sir_darkstar wrote:

SD and RM wrote:

Great stuff RM, such talent.

crazy_chicken wrote:
Ahhhh. Well, Aston Villa is alright, and they're having a good year, fighting for 4th place in that group with City, Everton, and Liverpool. But mark your calendar for one week, January 21 ... Liv will be at Villa, not that I'll get to see it here in the US. Was much easier to follow English football when I was living in India.

While I'm here I'll grab another that my brain suddenly thought of (it was the Marvin reference). And I'll take a wild guess at #3!

#3. Girl From Ipanema - Stan Getz and Astrud Gilberto.

#4. Nightshift - Commodores

Someone else, PLEASE take #6 (I'm disqualified since I actually WROTE the song!) and #3 while you're at it. No clue on #5.

sir_darkstar wrote:

Okay SD that one had me holding my belly which was shaking like a bowlful of jelly. Good stuff mate. Now we just get Gnome on the drums and we're all set ... I noticed you sped up a little bit in the middle there Darkstar. But keep up the great work and you'll get at least an OBE from the Queen.

AtWorkin'Man

ramblin'man wrote:

Same here with NHL. I'm a hockey fan, but no dice over here....

You go away for a few days and everything goes to pot...

3) A Land Down Under - Men at Work (and no, I'm not an Aussie!)

6) We Can Work It Out – the Beatles (and no, I'm not Paul. Or John. Or George. Or Ringo. Or Stu. Or Pete.)

Well done. The only one you didn't get was

'This time' by Life of agony

Life of Agony -- never heard of them. Sounds like a Catholic band.

Okay Chick Chick I think I'm going next, especially now that Papa Cass is back ... dude, I'll need you around for the next couple I have. Because I'm talkin' 1970s ... we need to call some "older" fellas here. Funslover! Oh, Funslover! Gnomey! Yo! Elmo! Frogfather -- pull that tuque up over your ears, there's a good lad. SD will of course know ALL of them. What happened to Ozzy? Chookmeister, even though you're yuhnger I bet you'll do well. Esty ... yikes.

When I was a wee lad between the ages of 8 and 12 (1974-78 ), I was subjected to my older sister's listening to the Radio. Her radio didn't have FM, only AM. So, those people in the USA know what I'm talking about ... A.M. radio from the early to mid 70s. Not sure how much peoples from other countries will understand the reference - or how much some of these may have crossed the pond - but here a couple examples of previously posted songs:

Starland Vocal Band - Afternoon Delight
Terry Jacks - Seasons in the Sun

Yeah, its kinda like that. Light rock. Some sappy, some poppy, some sad, some just ridiculous, some will make you gag, some will make you laugh, whatever, let's do it.

First set has 12 songs, some of which are really easy to warm you up. Why 12? Well, because, uhhhh ... we each have 12 finger bones in each hand, yeah, that's why.

1.
Hey girl whatcha doin' down there
Dancing alone every night while I live right above you
I can hear your music playin'
I can feel your body swayin'
One floor below me you don't even know me

2.
Helter skelter in a summer swelter.
The Byrds flew off for the fallout shelter,
Eight miles high and falling fast.
It landed foul on the grass.
The players tried for a forward pass,
With the jester on the sidelines in a cast

3.
You ask me if I love you
And I choke on my reply
I'd rather hurt you honestly
Than mislead you with a lie

4.
I keep your picture upon the wall
It hides a nasty stain that's lyin' there
So don't you ask me to give it back
I know you know it doesn't mean that much to me

5.
Loneliness is such a sad affair
And I can hardly wait to be with you again
What to say to make you come again
Come back to me again and play your sad guitar

6.
The soldier blues were trapped on a hillside
The battle raging all around
The sergeant cried, We've got to hang on, boys
We've got to hold this piece of ground

7.
It was somewhere in a fairy tale,
I used to take her home in my car.
We learned about love in the back of the Dodge,
The lesson hadn't gone too far.

8.
I can see why you think you belong to me
I never tried to make you think or let you see one thing for yourself
But now you're off with someone else and I'm alone
You see I thought I might keep you for my own

9.
I'd like to see the world for once
All standing hand in hand
And hear them echo through the hills
"Ah, peace throughout the land"

10.
It's not too late, we should be giving
Only with love can we climb
It's not too late, not while we're living
Let's put our hands out in time

11.
Spending all my nights, all my money, going out on the town.
Doin anything just to get you off of my mind.
When the morning comes, I'm right back where I started again,
And tryin to forget you is just a waste of time.

12.
Don't make the wrong seem right
The future isn't just one night
It's written in the moonlight
And painted on the stars we catch angels


Ouch. Good luck.

AmplitudeModulatin'Man

ramblin'man wrote:

Used to be a rock/metal band from New York.

The deranged_drumstick will post 3 answers (for a start):

2. Don McLean - American pie
4. 10 cc - I'm not in love
5. Carpenters - superstar (and Sonic Youth on that "If I were a Carpenter" album)

I'm almost ashamed by how many of these I recognise...

And if I end up lying in bed tonight unable to get these tunes out of my head I'm gonna hold Ramblin' Man responsible...

1) Knock Three Times by Tony Orlando and Dawn

6) Billy Don't Be a Hero by Paper Lace

8 ) Amie by the Pure Prairie League

9) I'd Like to Teach the World to Sing by the New Seekers

12) Don't Give Up On Us, Baby by David Soul

cassandrova wrote:
Whoa, easy there Cassandrova ... I only like you as a friend. JK, sorry, couldn't resist.

Big kudos for spelling "Amie" correct, and for getting "The New Seekers" -- lots of people know the song, but the group, well, that's another matter. That was one of the tough parts of this set, along with #11 and the artist on #10 (IMRO).

All correct so far, except Billy Don't Be a Hero was only covered by Paper Lace, which made it a big hit in the UK. It was first famous in the USA a few months earlier, and performed/written by ... ? Remember, a group with a female singer? Basically a 2-hit wonder?

8 down, 4 to go. Deranged_Drumstick , aka Plucky Pullet , you said "for a start", got any others that Papa Cass didn't snag? Not sure who else might be checkin in to this lil' corner of the forum. Besides SD, who watches and knows everything.

And nobody should be more ashamed than me, 'cuz I have 2 more sets of this sheidt pop.

Confessin'Man

ramblin'man wrote:

Almost right RM

the song was written by Murray and Callander who had formed their own record label around late 73 or early 74, through which they launched the career of Paper Lace. Their first two singles, released in 1974, were both written by Murray and Callander, "Billy Don't Be a Hero" (No. 1 UK, with a cover version by Bo Donaldson & the Heywoods reaching No. 1 in the U.S.), and "The Night Chicago Died" (No. 1 U.S.).

hope that helps.

sir_darkstar wrote:
Hmmmm. Those wiki articles I looked up on this subject are unsourced, so they're crap and further research is called for. Not enough info at songfacts.com to help. Why would a British songwriter write a song about the American Civil War? I know it was released in the US by BDatH first, before the Paper Lace version. The only name that seems to pop up under "author" is that Mitch Murray guy who helped Paper Lace. Hmmm. I smell a 1974 rat. How would an American group get the rights to do a cover of that song that fast from the producer of the song who was behind the band that was trying to get it released in the USA in the first place? Hmmm.

That just makes fuck-all sense. So, to hell with it.

For now I shall defer to the superior wisdom of Grand Wizard of Oz however. Sorry Cassandrova, you had it keee-rect.

Capitulatin'Man

De nada. I was actually only aware of the Paper Lace version, which I hated with a vengeance. It's possible that the song was written for the American band and then hastily covered by the British group when it was a big hit in the US.

It's a bit like Anyone Who Had a Heart, which was a hit for Dionne Warwick in the US, but the only version most Brits know is the cover by Cilla Black that came out later (and prompted Warwick to issue a public statement to Black to keep her thieving hands off Walk On By )

Or when Julie Covingon had a hit over here with Only Women Bleed and no-one would believe me when I told them the song was written by Alice Cooper!