Lyrically Speaking - 2/25/08

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#1 Post by **littlebeast13** » Mon Feb 25, 2008 7:35 am

Sadly, this is the final week of the Winter 2008 LS, and thus, this is the final installment of Match Game Monday. As you might have expected, I saved my most diabolical game for last....

Unlike the previous 8 MGM games, instead of breaking the following 12 songs into 6 pairs, you will have to break them up into four trios based on some common theme! That's right, you're looking for three of a kinds, not pairs! Just like in previous MGM games, the trios can all be formed based on some common underlying theme that itself should be challenging to figure out, but I'll bet at least a few of our veteran players can weed it out....

1 point for the title, 1 point for the artist, and 3 points for each correct trio....

1. It's been a long time since the book of love,
I can't count the tears of a life with no love.
Carry me back, carry me back,
Carry me back, baby, where I come from

2. Lonely rivers flow to the sea, to the sea
To the open arms of the sea

3. There's something in my eyes, you know it happens every time --
I think about a love that I thought would save me.

4. I've got no far horizons
I don't wish upon a star
They don't think that I listen
Oh but I know who they are

5. While she's deceiving me
It cuts my security has
She got control of me
I turn to her and say

6. Well I'm no angel, now, I'll admit
I made a few bad moves I should regret
I hurt you once or so you said
Just one more chance is all you get

7. We can't go on
Just running away
If we stay any longer
We will surely never get away

8. There's a quiet storm
And it never felt like this before
There's a quiet storm
That is you
There's a quiet storm
And it never felt this hot before

9. I’ll tell you one thing
If you would leave it would be a crying shame
In every breath and every word I hear your name calling me out

10. Hey beautiful girl so lovely tonight
Show me the way show me the light
Music playing people swaying
Next thing I knew we started to groove

11. Now nothin' can take you away from me
We've been down that road before
But that's over now
You keep me comin' back for more

12. My mother told me
Yes she told me
I’d meet girls like you
She also told me stay away
She’ll fall in love with you

mntetn · #2 Post by **mntetn** » Mon Feb 25, 2008 7:51 am

Spoiler

1.
2. Unchained Melody, Righteous Bros
3. Operator, Jim Croce
4.
5.
6.
7.
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10.
11.
12.

starfish1113 · #3 Post by **starfish1113** » Mon Feb 25, 2008 8:11 am

Spoiler

1. Rock and Roll - Led Zeppelin
2. Unchained Melody - Righteous Brothers
3. Nope, but based on theme, I'll say Operator (Jim Croce, if I'm right)
4. Take Me Home - Phil Collins
5. Sunglasses At Night - Corey Hart
6. Walk On Water - Eddie Money
7. Never - Heart
8. Sweetest Taboo - Sade
9. Smooth - Santana w/ Rob Thomas
10. Nope, but based on theme and lyrics, I'll say Tonight (Kool and the Gang, if I'm right)
11. Heaven - Bryan Adams
12. Nope, but based on theme, I'll say Surrender (Never heard of a song with this title)

Stream of consciousness here... Lots of songs from 1985, but I see only one song each from the 60s, 70s and 90s, and there aren't enough Nopes to fill in the blanks.... Pairings based on number of words in the titles fits, but that means I missed all three four-word titles and besides, this doesn't fit with LB's hint. Actually, it doesn't even fit since I now count four three-word titles. Chart positions? I see two #1s, but the rest are top 10s except for Led Zeppelin. I don't see any remakes or any Same Title by Different Artist answers.

I GOT IT!!! Wow, that took a while...

1-2-11. Rock and Roll Heaven by Righteous Brothers
3-8-9. Smooth Operator by Sade
4-6-10. Take Me Home Tonight by Eddie Money
5-7-12. Never Surrender by Corey Hart

fantine33 · #4 Post by **fantine33** » Mon Feb 25, 2008 8:42 am

Spoiler

Just like in previous MGM games, the trios can all be formed based on some common underlying theme that itself should be challenging to figure out, but I'll bet at least a few of our veteran players can weed it out....

When I was writing them down to mix and match, it all came together and even helped me with a couple I couldn't get before.

1. It's been a long time since the book of love,
I can't count the tears of a life with no love.
Carry me back, carry me back,
Carry me back, baby, where I come from

Rock and Roll - Led Zeppelin

2. Lonely rivers flow to the sea, to the sea
To the open arms of the sea

Unchained Melody - Righteous Brothers

3. There's something in my eyes, you know it happens every time --
I think about a love that I thought would save me.

Operator - Jim Croce

4. I've got no far horizons
I don't wish upon a star
They don't think that I listen
Oh but I know who they are

Take Me Home - Phil Collins

5. While she's deceiving me
It cuts my security has
She got control of me
I turn to her and say

Sunglasses at Night - Corey Hart

This is the one that gave it to me. When I wrote it down, I wrote Never Surrender by mistake since I'd just written down 1 & 7. Ha!

6. Well I'm no angel, now, I'll admit
I made a few bad moves I should regret
I hurt you once or so you said
Just one more chance is all you get

Walk on Water - Eddie Money

Didn't you use this one before?

7. We can't go on
Just running away
If we stay any longer
We will surely never get away

Never - Heart

8. There's a quiet storm
And it never felt like this before
There's a quiet storm
That is you
There's a quiet storm
And it never felt this hot before

The Sweetest Taboo - Sade

9. I’ll tell you one thing
If you would leave it would be a crying shame
In every breath and every word I hear your name calling me out

Smooth - Carlos Santana and Rob Thomas

10. Hey beautiful girl so lovely tonight
Show me the way show me the light
Music playing people swaying
Next thing I knew we started to groove

Tonight - JJ Cale

11. Now nothin' can take you away from me
We've been down that road before
But that's over now
You keep me comin' back for more

Heaven - Bryan Adams

12. My mother told me
Yes she told me
I’d meet girls like you
She also told me stay away
She’ll fall in love with you

Surrender - Cheap Trick

1. Rock and Roll
11. Heaven
2. Righteous Brothers

7. Never
12. Surrender
5. Sunglasses at Night

4. Take Me Home
10. Tonight
6. Eddie Money

9. Smooth
3. Operator
8. Sade

minimetoo26 · #5 Post by **minimetoo26** » Mon Feb 25, 2008 9:16 am

Spoiler

littlebeast13 wrote:Sadly, this is the final week of the Winter 2008 LS, and thus, this is the final installment of Match Game Monday. As you might have expected, I saved my most diabolical game for last....

Sadly? Sadly?!? Party Time!!!!!!

Unlike the previous 8 MGM games, instead of breaking the following 12 songs into 6 pairs, you will have to break them up into four trios based on some common theme! That's right, you're looking for three of a kinds, not pairs! Just like in previous MGM games, the trios can all be formed based on some common underlying theme that itself should be challenging to figure out, but I'll bet at least a few of our veteran players can weed it out....

But you know I won't have a clue, even if I manage to figure out the songs.....

1 point for the title, 1 point for the artist, and 3 points for each correct trio....

1. It's been a long time since the book of love,
I can't count the tears of a life with no love.
Carry me back, carry me back,
Carry me back, baby, where I come from

Led Zeppelin, and I thought Been a Long Lonely Time was part of the title. Huh.

2. Lonely rivers flow to the sea, to the sea
To the open arms of the sea

Unchained Melody, Righteous Brothers

3. There's something in my eyes, you know it happens every time --
I think about a love that I thought would save me.

Operator, Jim Croce

4. I've got no far horizons
I don't wish upon a star
They don't think that I listen
Oh but I know who they are

Familiar

5. While she's deceiving me
It cuts my security has
She got control of me
I turn to her and say

Sunglasses at Night, the Corey who isn't Feldman or Haim...

6. Well I'm no angel, now, I'll admit
I made a few bad moves I should regret
I hurt you once or so you said
Just one more chance is all you get

Nope

7. We can't go on
Just running away
If we stay any longer
We will surely never get away

Nopeish but familiarish

8. There's a quiet storm
And it never felt like this before
There's a quiet storm
That is you
There's a quiet storm
And it never felt this hot before

Familiar

9. I’ll tell you one thing
If you would leave it would be a crying shame
In every breath and every word I hear your name calling me out

Smooth, Santana

10. Hey beautiful girl so lovely tonight
Show me the way show me the light
Music playing people swaying
Next thing I knew we started to groove

Let's Groove? Kool and the Gang?

11. Now nothin' can take you away from me
We've been down that road before
But that's over now
You keep me comin' back for more

AAAGGGHHH!!! Heaven, Bryan Adams and just about every freakin' Idol contestant this year....

12. My mother told me
Yes she told me
I’d meet girls like you
She also told me stay away
She’ll fall in love with you

Surrender! Cheap Trick!

So I got four songs with one-word titles, assuming those are the titles. I know the sunglaases song was used in a video game from a previous LS. I know Smooth was sung by a guest singer.

I know I have no chance of matching up anything unless I just guess...

1 & 5 & 10

2 & 4 & 11

3 & 8 & 9

6 & 7 & 12

minimetoo26 · #6 Post by **minimetoo26** » Mon Feb 25, 2008 9:23 am

That's pretty funny--just dropping the pen on the paper was better than trying to figure any of these out! Looks like I got one match!

#7 Post by **littlebeast13** » Mon Feb 25, 2008 9:24 am

minimetoo26 wrote:That's pretty funny--just dropping the pen on the paper was better than trying to figure any of these out! Looks like I got one match!

What fun is it if you don't rack your brain....?

Let's have that 1,000th post already!

All-Purpose Merry Man · #8 Post by **All-Purpose Merry Man** » Mon Feb 25, 2008 9:26 am

littlebeast13 wrote:
minimetoo26 wrote:That's pretty funny--just dropping the pen on the paper was better than trying to figure any of these out! Looks like I got one match!

What fun is it if you don't rack your brain....?

Let's have that 1,000th post already!

ACK! I had forgotten!

Maybe I'll just get to 999 and stand on my head...

All Purpose Cleaner · #9 Post by **All Purpose Cleaner** » Mon Feb 25, 2008 9:33 am

All-Purpose Merry Man wrote:
littlebeast13 wrote:
minimetoo26 wrote:That's pretty funny--just dropping the pen on the paper was better than trying to figure any of these out! Looks like I got one match!

What fun is it if you don't rack your brain....?

Let's have that 1,000th post already!
ACK! I had forgotten!

Maybe I'll just get to 999 and stand on my head...

BOOOOOOO!!!!! HISSSSSS!!!!!!

And to think, all the time I wasted giving you a new title....

All-Purpose Merry Man · #10 Post by **All-Purpose Merry Man** » Mon Feb 25, 2008 9:35 am

All Purpose Cleaner wrote:
All-Purpose Merry Man wrote:
littlebeast13 wrote:
What fun is it if you don't rack your brain....?

Let's have that 1,000th post already!
ACK! I had forgotten!

Maybe I'll just get to 999 and stand on my head...

BOOOOOOO!!!!! HISSSSSS!!!!!!

And to think, all the time I wasted giving you a new title....

It's not like you had to even think it up! I copped to that myself!

Slacker......

All Purpose Cleaner · #11 Post by **All Purpose Cleaner** » Mon Feb 25, 2008 9:40 am

All-Purpose Merry Man wrote:
All Purpose Cleaner wrote:
All-Purpose Merry Man wrote: ACK! I had forgotten!

Maybe I'll just get to 999 and stand on my head...

BOOOOOOO!!!!! HISSSSSS!!!!!!

And to think, all the time I wasted giving you a new title....
It's not like you had to even think it up! I copped to that myself!

Slacker......

I thought of logging in as Beast the Slacker to respond to this, but figured, why bother? Especially since I don't get paid to think....

NellyLunatic1980 · #12 Post by **NellyLunatic1980** » Mon Feb 25, 2008 9:41 am

Spoiler

I didn't know all of these songs off-hand, but the theme made it a lot easier to get a perfecta.

1. "Rock and Roll", Led Zeppelin
2. "Unchained Melody", the Righteous Brothers
3. "Operator", Jim Croce
4. "Take Me Home", Phil Collins
5. BARF! "I Wear My Sunglasses at Night", Corey Hart
6. "Walk on Water", Eddie Money
7. "Never", Heart
8. "The Sweetest Taboo", Sade... didn't we just have this song a few weeks ago?
9. "Smooth", Santana and Rob Thomas... one of the most overrated songs ever
10. "Tonight", Kool and the Gang
11. "Heaven", Bryan Adams
12. "Surrender", Simple Plan

1, 2, & 11--"Rock and Roll Heaven", the Righteous Brothers
3, 8, & 9--"Smooth Operator", Sade
4, 6, & 10--"Take Me Home Tonight", Eddie Money
5, 7, & 12--"Never Surrender", Corey Hart

minimetoo26 · #13 Post by **minimetoo26** » Mon Feb 25, 2008 9:41 am

All Purpose Cleaner wrote:
All-Purpose Merry Man wrote:
All Purpose Cleaner wrote:
BOOOOOOO!!!!! HISSSSSS!!!!!!

And to think, all the time I wasted giving you a new title....
It's not like you had to even think it up! I copped to that myself!

Slacker......

I thought of logging in as Beast the Slacker to respond to this, but figured, why bother? Especially since I don't get paid to think....

I just noticed that your "real" name has 1202 posts. 1202 was my favorite initial altitude number on Prison Throw....

Badge #13 · #14 Post by **Badge #13** » Mon Feb 25, 2008 9:44 am

minimetoo26 wrote:
All Purpose Cleaner wrote:
All-Purpose Merry Man wrote: It's not like you had to even think it up! I copped to that myself!

Slacker......

I thought of logging in as Beast the Slacker to respond to this, but figured, why bother? Especially since I don't get paid to think....
I just noticed that your "real" name has 1202 posts. 1202 was my favorite initial altitude number on Prison Throw....

1918 or 1830 are the optimal altitudes to elude me and my 8,000 evil twins.

Beast probably preferred 1661.....

Convict #26 · #15 Post by **Convict #26** » Mon Feb 25, 2008 9:48 am

Badge #13 wrote:
minimetoo26 wrote:
All Purpose Cleaner wrote:
I thought of logging in as Beast the Slacker to respond to this, but figured, why bother? Especially since I don't get paid to think....
I just noticed that your "real" name has 1202 posts. 1202 was my favorite initial altitude number on Prison Throw....
1918 or 1830 are the optimal altitudes to elude me and my 8,000 evil twins.

Beast probably preferred 1661.....

That's my current favorite! I vote it Most Likely to Hit a Springboard...

Sir_Galahad · #16 Post by **Sir_Galahad** » Mon Feb 25, 2008 10:31 am

Spoiler

1. Rock and Roll - Led Zeppelin
2. Sea of Love - Robert Plant amongst many others
3. Operator - Jim Croce
4. Take Me Home - Phil Collins
5. Sunglasses at Night - Cory Hart
6. Walk on Water - Eddie Money
7. Never - Heart
8.
9. Smooth - Santana
10.
11. Heaven - Bryan Adams
12.

megaaddict · #17 Post by **megaaddict** » Mon Feb 25, 2008 10:42 am

Spoiler

1. Rock and Roll, Led Zeppelin

3. Operator, Jim Croce

I would say 1 and 3 do not match.

ToLiveIsToFly · #18 Post by **ToLiveIsToFly** » Mon Feb 25, 2008 11:23 am

Spoiler

1. It's been a long time since the book of love,
I can't count the tears of a life with no love.
Carry me back, carry me back,
Carry me back, baby, where I come from
Rock and Roll - Led Zeppelin

2. Lonely rivers flow to the sea, to the sea
To the open arms of the sea
Unchained Melody - The Righteous Brothers

3. There's something in my eyes, you know it happens every time --
I think about a love that I thought would save me.
Operator - Jim Croce

4. I've got no far horizons
I don't wish upon a star
They don't think that I listen
Oh but I know who they are
Take Me Home - Phil Collins

5. While she's deceiving me
It cuts my security has
She got control of me
I turn to her and say
Sunglasses at Night - Corey Hart

6. Well I'm no angel, now, I'll admit
I made a few bad moves I should regret
I hurt you once or so you said
Just one more chance is all you get
Walk on Water - Eddie Money

7. We can't go on
Just running away
If we stay any longer
We will surely never get away
Never - Heart (I still remember the kid who sang "Numquam!" in Latin class...)

8. There's a quiet storm
And it never felt like this before
There's a quiet storm
That is you
There's a quiet storm
And it never felt this hot before
? Something by Sade, I hope

9. I’ll tell you one thing
If you would leave it would be a crying shame
In every breath and every word I hear your name calling me out
Smooth - Santana

10. Hey beautiful girl so lovely tonight
Show me the way show me the light
Music playing people swaying
Next thing I knew we started to groove
Tonight - Kool and the Gang

11. Now nothin' can take you away from me
We've been down that road before
But that's over now
You keep me comin' back for more
Heaven - Bryan Adams

12. My mother told me
Yes she told me
I’d meet girls like you
She also told me stay away
She’ll fall in love with you
Surrender - Cheap Trick

Links. Um...

"Take Me Home" + "Tonight" = a song by Eddie Money (so 4, 6 and 10)
"Smooth" + "Operator" = a song by Sade (which means 8 must be by Sade and 3, 8 and 9)
"Never" + "Surrender" = an alleged song by Corey Hart (so 5, 7 and 12)
That leaves 1, 2 and 11, so they must be linked. I don't think I know any other Righteous Brothers songs besides Unchained Melody and You've Lost That Lovin' Feeling. But I think "Rock and Roll Heaven" is a more plausible combination than any combination of "Unchained Melody" and, well, anything. So I'm guessing that The Righteous Brothers must have done a song called "Rock and Roll Heaven"

mikehardware · #19 Post by **mikehardware** » Mon Feb 25, 2008 11:58 am

Spoiler

2. Unchained Melody - Righteous Brothers
3. Operator - Jim Croce
7. ? - Heart

TheConfessor · #20 Post by **TheConfessor** » Mon Feb 25, 2008 3:18 pm

Spoiler

littlebeast13 wrote: 1. It's been a long time since the book of love,
I can't count the tears of a life with no love.
Carry me back, carry me back,
Carry me back, baby, where I come from
ROCK AND ROLL -- LED ZEPPELIN

2. Lonely rivers flow to the sea, to the sea
To the open arms of the sea
UNCHAINED MELODY -- RIGHTEOUS BROTHERS

3. There's something in my eyes, you know it happens every time --
I think about a love that I thought would save me.
OPERATOR -- JIM CROCE

ghostjmf · #21 Post by **ghostjmf** » Mon Feb 25, 2008 3:45 pm

Spoiler

2. I Can't Help Falling In Love With You/Elvis Presley

3. Operator/Jim Croce

8. Last time the phrase "quiet storm" came up it was Sade. This time it probably will be Smokey Robinson, Marvin Gaye or whomever.

mrkelley23 · #22 Post by **mrkelley23** » Mon Feb 25, 2008 4:23 pm

Spoiler

1. Rock and Roll -- Led Zeppelin
2. Unchained Melody -- Righteous Brothers
3. Operator -- Jim Croce
4. Take me Home -- Phil Collins
5. Sunglasses at Night -- Corey Hart
6. Walk on Water -- Eddie Money
7. Never -- HEart
8. Sweetest Taboo - Sade
9. Smooth -- Santana featuring Rob Thomas
10. Tonight -- Kool & the Gang
11. Heaven -- Bryan Adams
12. Surrender -- Cheap Trick

It's like a Tangredi!

9-3-8 Smooth + Operator = Smooth Operator by Sade
4-10-6 Take Me Home + Tonight = Take Me Home Tonight by Eddie Money
1-11-2 Rock and Roll + Heaven = Rock and Roll Heaven by the Righteous Brothers
7-12-5 Never + Surrender = Never Surrender by Corey Hart

Now to see if anyone else got it.

T_Bone0806 · #23 Post by **T_Bone0806** » Mon Feb 25, 2008 5:04 pm

Spoiler

1-Rock and Roll-Led Zeppelin
2-Unchained Melody-Righteous Brothers
3-Operator (That's Not the way it Feels)-Jim Croce
4-Take Me Home-Phil Collins
5-Sunglasses at Night-Corey Hart
6-
7-Never-Heart
8-The Sweetest Taboo-Sade
9-Smooth-Santana with Rob Thomas
10-
11-Heaven-Bryan Adams
12-Guess this is Surrender-Cheap Trick but the last line is "She also told me stay away you never know what you'll catch"..I sang this one for 3 years, so trust me on this..

Matches:
1, 2 and 11 The Righteous Bros. sang a song called "Rock and Roll Heaven"
3, 8, and 9 Sade sang "Smooth Operator"
5, 7, and 12 Corey Hart sang "Never Surrender"
4, 6, and 10 by default.

KillerTomato · #24 Post by **KillerTomato** » Mon Feb 25, 2008 5:46 pm

Spoiler

1. Rock and Roll - Led Zeppelin
2. Unchained Melody - Righteous Brothers
3. Operator - Jim Croce
4. Take Me Home - Phil Collins
5. Sunglasses at Night - Corey Hart
6. Nope
7. Never - Heart
8. Sweetest Taboo - Sade
9. Smooth - Santana and Rob Thomas
10. Nope
11. Yecch. Heaven - Bryan Adams
12. Surrender - Cheap Trick

I got nuthin' on the matches. Corey Hart and Bryan Adams are Canadian, but Sade is Nigerian and I don't see any others in there...and Santana is Mexican. Nope, that's gotta be a dead end.

traininvain · #25 Post by **traininvain** » Mon Feb 25, 2008 8:27 pm

Sadly, this is the final week of the Winter 2008 LS, and thus, this is the final installment of Match Game Monday. As you might have expected, I saved my most diabolical game for last....

Unlike the previous 8 MGM games, instead of breaking the following 12 songs into 6 pairs, you will have to break them up into four trios based on some common theme! That's right, you're looking for three of a kinds, not pairs! Just like in previous MGM games, the trios can all be formed based on some common underlying theme that itself should be challenging to figure out, but I'll bet at least a few of our veteran players can weed it out....

1 point for the title, 1 point for the artist, and 3 points for each correct trio....

Spoiler

1. Rock and Roll - Led Zeppelin

2. Unchained Melody - The Righteous Brothers

3. Operator - Jim Croce

4. Nope

5. Nope

6. Nope

7. Nope

8. Sweetest Taboo - Sade

9. Nope

10. Nope

11. Nope

12. Surrender - Cheap Trick (At least up until the last line, unless I've been hearing it wrong all these years, or it could be a different and very similar song)

I'm not even gonna try and match 'em up, I missed too many and I'm too tired.

WWTBAM Bored

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