Lyrically Speaking - 2/21/25

[littlebeast13]

This is normally where I'd place the infamous "short phrases" game in the LSWE, but I decided not to do it this year... mainly because I think of all these great lines while listening to the songs at work, and by the time I'd think to write them down, they'd be gone an I'd always spend hours scouring lyrics at home to fill out almost all of the game. So in its place, here's yet another themed Friday game. I may as well have switched the Thursday and Friday themes this year so that there'd have been some familiarity with games past...

Anyway, the theme of this game has TWO elements to it... and you'll need to come up with both to get the three theme points. The first element is pretty simple, and you'll likely see it if you get just a few of the songs right. The second element is a bit trickier to spot, but hardly impossible. I will say that it seems the whole theme seems to be more common in modern songs (and in LSWE terms, that means anything post-80's). So it was a bit of a challenge for me to make a game that wasn't half songs hardly anyone would get. The theme and Krox credit will be judged on you getting both parts rights, but the Image Bonus just concentrates on the first part... so have your usual fun with that.

1 point for the title, 1 point for the artist, 3 points for the theme...


1. When I was younger, so much younger than today

2. There's A Cross For You To Bear
Things To Go Through If You're Going
Anywhere

3. In violent times
You shouldn't have to sell your soul
In black and white
They really, really ought to know

4. Hello, hey you
Who said that?
Baby, how you been?
You say you don't know
You won't know until you begin

5. I guess that I forgot I had a choice
I let you push me past the breaking point
I stood for nothing, so I fell for everything

6. All around the world statues crumble for me
Who knows how long I've loved you
Everywhere I go, people stop and they see

7. Don't you love the life you killed?
The priest is on the phone
Your father hit the wall
Your ma' disowned you

8. No matter how hard I try
You keep pushing me aside
And I can't break through
There's no talking to you

9. Who's gonna pick you up
When you fall?
Who's gonna hang it up
When you call?

10. I got a certain little girl she's on my mind
No doubt about it she looks so fine
She's the best girl that I ever had
Sometimes she's gonna make me feel so bad

11. I ain't no psychiatrist, I ain't no doctor with degrees
But, it don't take too much high IQ's
To see what you're doing to me

12. Arrows of neon and flashing marquees out on Main Street
Chicago, New York, Detroit and it's all on the same street
Your typical city involved in a typical daydream
Hang it up and see what tomorrow brings


Theme? (Remember, it has TWO elements):

Kroxquo Bonus: Name another song with artist that fits the theme of today's game.

Image Bonus: What's the word on the street?

[mrkelley23]

littlebeast13

This is normally where I'd place the infamous "short phrases" game in the LSWE, but I decided not to do it this year... mainly because I think of all these great lines while listening to the songs at work, and by the time I'd think to write them down, they'd be gone an I'd always spend hours scouring lyrics at home to fill out almost all of the game. So in its place, here's yet another themed Friday game. I may as well have switched the Thursday and Friday themes this year so that there'd have been some familiarity with games past...

Anyway, the theme of this game has TWO elements to it... and you'll need to come up with both to get the three theme points. The first element is pretty simple, and you'll likely see it if you get just a few of the songs right. The second element is a bit trickier to spot, but hardly impossible. I will say that it seems the whole theme seems to be more common in modern songs (and in LSWE terms, that means anything post-80's). So it was a bit of a challenge for me to make a game that wasn't half songs hardly anyone would get. The theme and Krox credit will be judged on you getting both parts rights, but the Image Bonus just concentrates on the first part... so have your usual fun with that.

1 point for the title, 1 point for the artist, 3 points for the theme...


1. When I was younger, so much younger than today

Help -- The Beatles

2. There's A Cross For You To Bear
Things To Go Through If You're Going
Anywhere

3. In violent times
You shouldn't have to sell your soul
In black and white
They really, really ought to know

Shout -- Tears for Fears

4. Hello, hey you
Who said that?
Baby, how you been?
You say you don't know
You won't know until you begin

Jump -- Van Halen

5. I guess that I forgot I had a choice
I let you push me past the breaking point
I stood for nothing, so I fell for everything

Roar -- Katy Perry

6. All around the world statues crumble for me
Who knows how long I've loved you
Everywhere I go, people stop and they see

Fly -- Sugar Ray

7. Don't you love the life you killed?
The priest is on the phone
Your father hit the wall
Your ma' disowned you

8. No matter how hard I try
You keep pushing me aside
And I can't break through
There's no talking to you

9. Who's gonna pick you up
When you fall?
Who's gonna hang it up
When you call?

Drive -- The Cars

10. I got a certain little girl she's on my mind
No doubt about it she looks so fine
She's the best girl that I ever had
Sometimes she's gonna make me feel so bad

Hush -- Deep Purple

11. I ain't no psychiatrist, I ain't no doctor with degrees
But, it don't take too much high IQ's
To see what you're doing to me

Think -- Aretha Franklin

12. Arrows of neon and flashing marquees out on Main Street
Chicago, New York, Detroit and it's all on the same street
Your typical city involved in a typical daydream
Hang it up and see what tomorrow brings


Theme? (Remember, it has TWO elements): One word titles, and the word is an action verb

Kroxquo Bonus: Name another song with artist that fits the theme of today's game.

Stand -- REM

Image Bonus: What's the word on the street?

[ShamelessWeasel]

Spoiler

1. Help - Beatles
2. nope
3. Shout - Tears for Fears
4. Jump - Van Halen
5. Roar - Katy Perry
6. nope
7. nope
8. Believe - Cher
9. Drive - Th Cars
10. Hush - Deep Purple
11. Think - Aretha Franklin
12. Truckin - Grateful Dead


Theme? (Remember, it has TWO elements): One word song titles that are verbs

Kroxquo Bonus: Breathe - Pink Floyd

Image Bonus:

[mikehardware]

Spoiler

1. When I was younger, so much younger than today

Help - Beatles

2. There's A Cross For You To Bear
Things To Go Through If You're Going
Anywhere

3. In violent times
You shouldn't have to sell your soul
In black and white
They really, really ought to know

4. Hello, hey you
Who said that?
Baby, how you been?
You say you don't know
You won't know until you begin

Jump - Van Halen

5. I guess that I forgot I had a choice
I let you push me past the breaking point
I stood for nothing, so I fell for everything

6. All around the world statues crumble for me
Who knows how long I've loved you
Everywhere I go, people stop and they see

7. Don't you love the life you killed?
The priest is on the phone
Your father hit the wall
Your ma' disowned you

8. No matter how hard I try
You keep pushing me aside
And I can't break through
There's no talking to you

9. Who's gonna pick you up
When you fall?
Who's gonna hang it up
When you call?

Drive - Cars

10. I got a certain little girl she's on my mind
No doubt about it she looks so fine
She's the best girl that I ever had
Sometimes she's gonna make me feel so bad

11. I ain't no psychiatrist, I ain't no doctor with degrees
But, it don't take too much high IQ's
To see what you're doing to me

12. Arrows of neon and flashing marquees out on Main Street
Chicago, New York, Detroit and it's all on the same street
Your typical city involved in a typical daydream
Hang it up and see what tomorrow brings


Theme? (Remember, it has TWO elements): I've got a small sample size to go on, so something like: One-word titles (possibly with one syllable) that are verbs and can be imperative sentences.

Kroxquo Bonus: Name another song with artist that fits the theme of today's game.

Shout - Isley Brothers

Image Bonus: What's the word on the street?

[earendel]

This is normally where I'd place the infamous "short phrases" game in the LSWE, but I decided not to do it this year... mainly because I think of all these great lines while listening to the songs at work, and by the time I'd think to write them down, they'd be gone an I'd always spend hours scouring lyrics at home to fill out almost all of the game. So in its place, here's yet another themed Friday game. I may as well have switched the Thursday and Friday themes this year so that there'd have been some familiarity with games past...

Anyway, the theme of this game has TWO elements to it... and you'll need to come up with both to get the three theme points. The first element is pretty simple, and you'll likely see it if you get just a few of the songs right. The second element is a bit trickier to spot, but hardly impossible. I will say that it seems the whole theme seems to be more common in modern songs (and in LSWE terms, that means anything post-80's). So it was a bit of a challenge for me to make a game that wasn't half songs hardly anyone would get. The theme and Krox credit will be judged on you getting both parts rights, but the Image Bonus just concentrates on the first part... so have your usual fun with that.

Spoiler

1. When I was younger, so much younger than today
HELP - The Beatles

8. No matter how hard I try
You keep pushing me aside
And I can't break through
There's no talking to you
BELIEVE - Cher

9. Who's gonna pick you up
When you fall?
Who's gonna hang it up
When you call?
DRIVE - The Cars

Theme? (Remember, it has TWO elements): Songs with one-word titles and the words are verbs.

Kroxquo Bonus: Name another song with artist that fits the theme of today's game.
DREAM - The Everly Brothers

Image Bonus: What's the word on the street?

[franktangredi]

Spoiler

1. When I was younger, so much younger than today
HELP/THE BEATLES

2. There's A Cross For You To Bear
Things To Go Through If You're Going
Anywhere

3. In violent times
You shouldn't have to sell your soul
In black and white
They really, really ought to know
SHOUT/TEARS FOR FEARS

4. Hello, hey you
Who said that?
Baby, how you been?
You say you don't know
You won't know until you begin
JUMP/VAN HALEN

5. I guess that I forgot I had a choice
I let you push me past the breaking point
I stood for nothing, so I fell for everything
ROAR/KATY PERRY

6. All around the world statues crumble for me
Who knows how long I've loved you
Everywhere I go, people stop and they see
FLY/SUGAR RAY

7. Don't you love the life you killed?
The priest is on the phone
Your father hit the wall
Your ma' disowned you

8. No matter how hard I try
You keep pushing me aside
And I can't break through
There's no talking to you

9. Who's gonna pick you up
When you fall?
Who's gonna hang it up
When you call?
DRIVE/THE CARS

10. I got a certain little girl she's on my mind
No doubt about it she looks so fine
She's the best girl that I ever had
Sometimes she's gonna make me feel so bad

11. I ain't no psychiatrist, I ain't no doctor with degrees
But, it don't take too much high IQ's
To see what you're doing to me
THINK/ARETHA FRANKLIN

12. Arrows of neon and flashing marquees out on Main Street
Chicago, New York, Detroit and it's all on the same street
Your typical city involved in a typical daydream
Hang it up and see what tomorrow brings

Theme? (Remember, it has TWO elements):

Kroxquo Bonus: Name another song with artist that fits the theme of today's game.

NO CLUE AS TO THE SECOND PART

Image Bonus: What's the word on the street?

[franktangredi]

Spoiler

1. When I was younger, so much younger than today
HELP/THE BEATLES

2. There's A Cross For You To Bear
Things To Go Through If You're Going
Anywhere

3. In violent times
You shouldn't have to sell your soul
In black and white
They really, really ought to know
SHOUT/TEARS FOR FEARS

4. Hello, hey you
Who said that?
Baby, how you been?
You say you don't know
You won't know until you begin
JUMP/VAN HALEN

5. I guess that I forgot I had a choice
I let you push me past the breaking point
I stood for nothing, so I fell for everything
ROAR/KATY PERRY

6. All around the world statues crumble for me
Who knows how long I've loved you
Everywhere I go, people stop and they see
FLY/SUGAR RAY

7. Don't you love the life you killed?
The priest is on the phone
Your father hit the wall
Your ma' disowned you

8. No matter how hard I try
You keep pushing me aside
And I can't break through
There's no talking to you

9. Who's gonna pick you up
When you fall?
Who's gonna hang it up
When you call?
DRIVE/THE CARS

10. I got a certain little girl she's on my mind
No doubt about it she looks so fine
She's the best girl that I ever had
Sometimes she's gonna make me feel so bad

11. I ain't no psychiatrist, I ain't no doctor with degrees
But, it don't take too much high IQ's
To see what you're doing to me
THINK/ARETHA FRANKLIN

12. Arrows of neon and flashing marquees out on Main Street
Chicago, New York, Detroit and it's all on the same street
Your typical city involved in a typical daydream
Hang it up and see what tomorrow brings

Theme? (Remember, it has TWO elements):

Kroxquo Bonus: Name another song with artist that fits the theme of today's game.

GOT THE VERB TITLES PART, BUT NO CLUE AS TO THE SECOND PART

Image Bonus: What's the word on the street?

[littlebeast13]

Spoiler

GOT THE VERB TITLES PART, BUT NO CLUE AS TO THE SECOND PART

Spoiler

I think it's funny you thought the "hard" part was the easy part! And since I think the easy part is implied in your answer, I'm giving you theme credit anyway...

lb13

[kroxquo]

Edited to fix image

Spoiler

1. When I was younger, so much younger than today

Help - The Beatles

2. There's A Cross For You To Bear
Things To Go Through If You're Going
Anywhere

3. In violent times
You shouldn't have to sell your soul
In black and white
They really, really ought to know

4. Hello, hey you
Who said that?
Baby, how you been?
You say you don't know
You won't know until you begin

Panama - Van Halen

5. I guess that I forgot I had a choice
I let you push me past the breaking point
I stood for nothing, so I fell for everything

6. All around the world statues crumble for me
Who knows how long I've loved you
Everywhere I go, people stop and they see

7. Don't you love the life you killed?
The priest is on the phone
Your father hit the wall
Your ma' disowned you

8. No matter how hard I try
You keep pushing me aside
And I can't break through
There's no talking to you

9. Who's gonna pick you up
When you fall?
Who's gonna hang it up
When you call?

Drive - The Cars

10. I got a certain little girl she's on my mind
No doubt about it she looks so fine
She's the best girl that I ever had
Sometimes she's gonna make me feel so bad

Valeri - The Monkees

11. I ain't no psychiatrist, I ain't no doctor with degrees
But, it don't take too much high IQ's
To see what you're doing to me

Think - Aretha Franklin

12. Arrows of neon and flashing marquees out on Main Street
Chicago, New York, Detroit and it's all on the same street
Your typical city involved in a typical daydream
Hang it up and see what tomorrow brings


Theme? (Remember, it has TWO elements): Songs with one word titles that the title is the first word of the song. I don't think Drive fits that, but it's all I can come up with.

Kroxquo Bonus: Name another song with artist that fits the theme of today's game. Sandy - Harry Chapin. And for what it's worth - "Some important impresario" - Paul McCartney - Take It Away

Image Bonus: What's the word on the street?

[jarnon]

Spoiler

1. When I was younger, so much younger than today
HELP - BEATLES

5. I guess that I forgot I had a choice
I let you push me past the breaking point
I stood for nothing, so I fell for everything
ROAR - KATY PERRY (one of several of my Kroxquo bonuses to appear in a later game)

[Vandal]

Spoiler

1. Help - Beatles
4. Jump - Van Halen
6. Fly - Sugar Ray
8. Believe - Cher
9. Drive - The Cars
12. Truckin' - Grateful Dead


Theme? (Remember, it has TWO elements): Single word title and ... and ... and ... they are all something Superman can do (especially Truckin')

Kroxquo Bonus: Zilch - The Monkees

Image Bonus:

[elwoodblues]

Spoiler

This is normally where I'd place the infamous "short phrases" game in the LSWE, but I decided not to do it this year... mainly because I think of all these great lines while listening to the songs at work, and by the time I'd think to write them down, they'd be gone an I'd always spend hours scouring lyrics at home to fill out almost all of the game. So in its place, here's yet another themed Friday game. I may as well have switched the Thursday and Friday themes this year so that there'd have been some familiarity with games past...

Anyway, the theme of this game has TWO elements to it... and you'll need to come up with both to get the three theme points. The first element is pretty simple, and you'll likely see it if you get just a few of the songs right. The second element is a bit trickier to spot, but hardly impossible. I will say that it seems the whole theme seems to be more common in modern songs (and in LSWE terms, that means anything post-80's). So it was a bit of a challenge for me to make a game that wasn't half songs hardly anyone would get. The theme and Krox credit will be judged on you getting both parts rights, but the Image Bonus just concentrates on the first part... so have your usual fun with that.

1 point for the title, 1 point for the artist, 3 points for the theme...


1. When I was younger, so much younger than today

Help - Beatles

2. There's A Cross For You To Bear
Things To Go Through If You're Going
Anywhere

3. In violent times
You shouldn't have to sell your soul
In black and white
They really, really ought to know

4. Hello, hey you
Who said that?
Baby, how you been?
You say you don't know
You won't know until you begin

Jump - Van Halen

5. I guess that I forgot I had a choice
I let you push me past the breaking point
I stood for nothing, so I fell for everything

I'll guess Roar - Katy Perry

6. All around the world statues crumble for me
Who knows how long I've loved you
Everywhere I go, people stop and they see

7. Don't you love the life you killed?
The priest is on the phone
Your father hit the wall
Your ma' disowned you

8. No matter how hard I try
You keep pushing me aside
And I can't break through
There's no talking to you

I'll guess Roar - Katy Perry here too.

9. Who's gonna pick you up
When you fall?
Who's gonna hang it up
When you call?

Drive - Cars

10. I got a certain little girl she's on my mind
No doubt about it she looks so fine
She's the best girl that I ever had
Sometimes she's gonna make me feel so bad

Hush - Deep Purple

11. I ain't no psychiatrist, I ain't no doctor with degrees
But, it don't take too much high IQ's
To see what you're doing to me

Think - Aretha Franklin

12. Arrows of neon and flashing marquees out on Main Street
Chicago, New York, Detroit and it's all on the same street
Your typical city involved in a typical daydream
Hang it up and see what tomorrow brings

Truckin' - Grateful Dead


Theme? (Remember, it has TWO elements):

One-word title, and the word is a verb.

Kroxquo Bonus: Name another song with artist that fits the theme of today's game.

Roam - B-52s

Image Bonus: What's the word on the street?

Run!

[SportsFan68]

Spoiler

This is normally where I'd place the infamous "short phrases" game in the LSWE, but I decided not to do it this year... mainly because I think of all these great lines while listening to the songs at work, and by the time I'd think to write them down, they'd be gone an I'd always spend hours scouring lyrics at home to fill out almost all of the game. So in its place, here's yet another themed Friday game. I may as well have switched the Thursday and Friday themes this year so that there'd have been some familiarity with games past...

Anyway, the theme of this game has TWO elements to it... and you'll need to come up with both to get the three theme points. The first element is pretty simple, and you'll likely see it if you get just a few of the songs right. The second element is a bit trickier to spot, but hardly impossible. I will say that it seems the whole theme seems to be more common in modern songs (and in LSWE terms, that means anything post-80's). So it was a bit of a challenge for me to make a game that wasn't half songs hardly anyone would get. The theme and Krox credit will be judged on you getting both parts rights, but the Image Bonus just concentrates on the first part... so have your usual fun with that.

1 point for the title, 1 point for the artist, 3 points for the theme...


1. When I was younger, so much younger than today

Help! Beatles

2. There's A Cross For You To Bear
Things To Go Through If You're Going
Anywhere

Stand!

3. In violent times
You shouldn't have to sell your soul
In black and white
They really, really ought to know

Shout!

4. Hello, hey you
Who said that?
Baby, how you been?
You say you don't know
You won't know until you begin

Jump! Van Halen. Love this song.

5. I guess that I forgot I had a choice
I let you push me past the breaking point
I stood for nothing, so I fell for everything

Dang! Thought I was gonna get em all.

6. All around the world statues crumble for me
Who knows how long I've loved you
Everywhere I go, people stop and they see

Rats! Missed another one.

7. Don't you love the life you killed?
The priest is on the phone
Your father hit the wall
Your ma' disowned you

Blast! Why do I play this game?

8. No matter how hard I try
You keep pushing me aside
And I can't break through
There's no talking to you

Believe! Cher.

9. Who's gonna pick you up
When you fall?
Who's gonna hang it up
When you call?

Drive! The Cars.

10. I got a certain little girl she's on my mind
No doubt about it she looks so fine
She's the best girl that I ever had
Sometimes she's gonna make me feel so bad

Hush!

11. I ain't no psychiatrist, I ain't no doctor with degrees
But, it don't take too much high IQ's
To see what you're doing to me

Think! The Queen of Soul, Aretha Franklin

12. Arrows of neon and flashing marquees out on Main Street
Chicago, New York, Detroit and it's all on the same street
Your typical city involved in a typical daydream
Hang it up and see what tomorrow brings

Truckin, Grateful Dead


Theme? (Remember, it has TWO elements): One: One word titles. I added the exclamation points because in Spanish you put one upside down at the beginning and then right side up at the end when the sentence is telling you to do something. "Truckin" doesn't quite fit, except it does if you make it say "Go truckin!" So second past is they tell you to do something.

Kroxquo Bonus: Name another song with artist that fits the theme of today's game.

Escape! Rupert Holmes

Image Bonus: What's the word on the street? Because aberrant was the Word of the Day at Toastmasters, I declare it to be the Word on the Street today. This is an aberrant oakblue butterfly.

[BackInTex]

Spoiler

1. When I was younger, so much younger than today

Help! - The Beatles




4. Hello, hey you
Who said that?
Baby, how you been?
You say you don't know
You won't know until you begin

Centerfold - J Geils
Not so sure about this one.


7. Don't you love the life you killed?
The priest is on the phone
Your father hit the wall
Your ma' disowned you

Slide - Goo Goo Dolls



9. Who's gonna pick you up
When you fall?
Who's gonna hang it up
When you call?

Drive - The Cars




Theme? (Remember, it has TWO elements):

Things you yell or command?

Kroxquo Bonus: Name another song with artist that fits the theme of today's game.

Shout - Otis Day and the Knights

Image Bonus: What's the word on the street?

[mellytu74]

Spoiler

1. When I was younger, so much younger than today

HELP- THE BEATLES

2. There's A Cross For You To Bear
Things To Go Through If You're Going
Anywhere

STAND! - SLY & THE FAMILY STONE

4. Hello, hey you
Who said that?
Baby, how you been?
You say you don't know
You won't know until you begin

JUMP - VAN HALEN

5. I guess that I forgot I had a choice
I let you push me past the breaking point
I stood for nothing, so I fell for everything

ROAR - KATY PERRY

6. All around the world statues crumble for me
Who knows how long I've loved you
Everywhere I go, people stop and they see

FLY - SUGAR RAY

8. No matter how hard I try
You keep pushing me aside
And I can't break through
There's no talking to you

BELIEVE - CHER

9. Who's gonna pick you up
When you fall?
Who's gonna hang it up
When you call?

DRIVE - THE CARS

10. I got a certain little girl she's on my mind
No doubt about it she looks so fine
She's the best girl that I ever had
Sometimes she's gonna make me feel so bad

HUSH - DEEP PURPLE

11. I ain't no psychiatrist, I ain't no doctor with degrees
But, it don't take too much high IQ's
To see what you're doing to me

THINK - ARETHA FRANKLIN

Theme? (Remember, it has TWO elements):

One word titles that could be commands?

Kroxquo Bonus: Name another song with artist that fits the theme of today's game.

SHOUT - THE ISLEY BROTHERS

Image Bonus: What's the word on the street?

[Hotseat Or Bust!]

Spoiler

1.) Help - The Beatles, 3.) Shout - Tears For Fears, 4.) Jump - Van Halen, 6.) Fly - Sugar Ray, 8.) Believe - Cher, 9.) Drive - The Cars, 10.) Hush - Deep Purple, 12.) Truckin' - The Grateful Dead. Theme: Single word song titles, all of which are words of action. Krox: Strut - Sheena Easton.

[TheSearchIsOn]

Spoiler

This is normally where I'd place the infamous "short phrases" game in the LSWE, but I decided not to do it this year... mainly because I think of all these great lines while listening to the songs at work, and by the time I'd think to write them down, they'd be gone an I'd always spend hours scouring lyrics at home to fill out almost all of the game. So in its place, here's yet another themed Friday game. I may as well have switched the Thursday and Friday themes this year so that there'd have been some familiarity with games past...

Anyway, the theme of this game has TWO elements to it... and you'll need to come up with both to get the three theme points. The first element is pretty simple, and you'll likely see it if you get just a few of the songs right. The second element is a bit trickier to spot, but hardly impossible. I will say that it seems the whole theme seems to be more common in modern songs (and in LSWE terms, that means anything post-80's). So it was a bit of a challenge for me to make a game that wasn't half songs hardly anyone would get. The theme and Krox credit will be judged on you getting both parts rights, but the Image Bonus just concentrates on the first part... so have your usual fun with that.

1 point for the title, 1 point for the artist, 3 points for the theme...


1. When I was younger, so much younger than today

"Help" - The Beatles

2. There's A Cross For You To Bear
Things To Go Through If You're Going
Anywhere

3. In violent times
You shouldn't have to sell your soul
In black and white
They really, really ought to know

"Shout" - Tears for Fears

4. Hello, hey you
Who said that?
Baby, how you been?
You say you don't know
You won't know until you begin

"Jump" - Van Halen

5. I guess that I forgot I had a choice
I let you push me past the breaking point
I stood for nothing, so I fell for everything

6. All around the world statues crumble for me
Who knows how long I've loved you
Everywhere I go, people stop and they see

"Fly" - Sugar Ray

7. Don't you love the life you killed?
The priest is on the phone
Your father hit the wall
Your ma' disowned you

"Slide" - Goo Goo Dolls

8. No matter how hard I try
You keep pushing me aside
And I can't break through
There's no talking to you

"Believe" - Cher

9. Who's gonna pick you up
When you fall?
Who's gonna hang it up
When you call?

"Drive" - The Cars

10. I got a certain little girl she's on my mind
No doubt about it she looks so fine
She's the best girl that I ever had
Sometimes she's gonna make me feel so bad

11. I ain't no psychiatrist, I ain't no doctor with degrees
But, it don't take too much high IQ's
To see what you're doing to me

"Think" - Aretha Franklin

12. Arrows of neon and flashing marquees out on Main Street
Chicago, New York, Detroit and it's all on the same street
Your typical city involved in a typical daydream
Hang it up and see what tomorrow brings


Theme? (Remember, it has TWO elements):

One word song titles where the one word is a verb/command.

Kroxquo Bonus: Name another song with artist that fits the theme of today's game.

"Push" - Matchbox 20

Image Bonus: What's the word on the street?

[Earl the Squirrel]

littlebeast13

This is normally where I'd place the infamous "short phrases" game in the LSWE, but I decided not to do it this year... mainly because I think of all these great lines while listening to the songs at work, and by the time I'd think to write them down, they'd be gone an I'd always spend hours scouring lyrics at home to fill out almost all of the game. So in its place, here's yet another themed Friday game. I may as well have switched the Thursday and Friday themes this year so that there'd have been some familiarity with games past...

Anyway, the theme of this game has TWO elements to it... and you'll need to come up with both to get the three theme points. The first element is pretty simple, and you'll likely see it if you get just a few of the songs right. The second element is a bit trickier to spot, but hardly impossible. I will say that it seems the whole theme seems to be more common in modern songs (and in LSWE terms, that means anything post-80's). So it was a bit of a challenge for me to make a game that wasn't half songs hardly anyone would get. The theme and Krox credit will be judged on you getting both parts rights, but the Image Bonus just concentrates on the first part... so have your usual fun with that.

1 point for the title, 1 point for the artist, 3 points for the theme...


1. When I was younger, so much younger than today

Help - Beatles

Ha! Got this one, even though it's the same damned tune as every other song they did between 1962-66....+++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++

2. There's A Cross For You To Bear
Things To Go Through If You're Going
Anywhere

3. In violent times
You shouldn't have to sell your soul

They really, really ought to know

Shout - Tears for Fears

There was some stuff on 2 and maybe 3 that Earl erased when he jumped (ha! prescient points!) on the keyboard and made about 8485480956803 lines of plus signs. But I don't think I know #2 so O couldn't be bothered to start over...

4. Hello, hey you

Who said that?
Baby, how you been?
You say you don't know
You won't know until you begin

Jump - Van Halen

I think I might have dropped this Fanny Fun Fact before, but just in case. DLR got the idea for these lyrics from a newscast about a guy standing on the ledge of a building while people on the street yellled "jump!" Only in LA, man....

5. I guess that I forgot I had a choice
I let you push me past the breaking point
I stood for nothing, so I fell for everything

Roar - Katy Perry

Ripped off from Brave, which could also work here, although it's not used that way in the song. Have you ever seen the video of a split screen of people singing these two songs simultaneous? It's worse than Last Dance with Dani California and Sweet Home of London All Summer Long....

6. All around the world statues crumble for me
Who knows how long I've loved you
Everywhere I go, people stop and they see

Fly - Sugar Ray

7. Don't you love the life you killed?
The priest is on the phone
Your father hit the wall
Your ma' disowned you

Slide - Goo Goo Dolls

8. No matter how hard I try
You keep pushing me aside
And I can't break through
There's no talking to you
Believe - Cher

Best version of this by far was Adam Lambert. He sang this live in front of Cher and had her absolutely sobbing...

9. Who's gonna pick you up
When you fall?
Who's gonna hang it up
When you call?

Drive - The Cars

10. I got a certain little girl she's on my mind
No doubt about it she looks so fine
She's the best girl that I ever had
Sometimes she's gonna make me feel so bad

Hush - Deep Purple

I prefer this over Smoke on the Water about 48584033 times more

11. I ain't no psychiatrist, I ain't no doctor with degrees
But, it don't take too much high IQ's
To see what you're doing to me

Think - Aretha Franklin

I was just thinking (ha!) the other day that Dan Ackroyd is about the only one left standing from the Blues Brothers movie...

12. Arrows of neon and flashing marquees out on Main Street
Chicago, New York, Detroit and it's all on the same street
Your typical city involved in a typical daydream
Hang it up and see what tomorrow brings

Trucking - Grateful Dead

This used to be my ultimate Dead song, but then I heard it so much I got tired of it and Casey Jones overtook it...


Theme? (Remember, it has TWO elements):

Could it be as easy as single word song titles that are verbs?

Kroxquo Bonus: Name another song with artist that fits the theme of today's game.

Sing - My Chemical Romance

There are so many good ones, I was going to use Elected (because, Alice) but I was playing MCR in my car on the way home from bingo and when this came on I decided what could be a more appropriate krox for a game about songs?

Image Bonus: What's the word on the street?



Note that they are all one word, because you know I'm a stickler on my kroxs and I had to search through to find one without any verb phrases. And, because you know how much I love my Schoolhouse Rock (although this was not a fave.....)

[littlebeast13]

1. When I was younger, so much younger than today
Help! - Beatles

2. There's A Cross For You To Bear
Things To Go Through If You're Going
Anywhere
Stand - Sly & The Family Stone (I knew there were several "Stand" songs, one of which was a Lenny Kravitz song from the early 10's that was a Mecca CD fave of mine... but I knew nobody would know that one. Then I though, oh yeah, Sly & The Family Stone did a Stand song. I guess I'll use that. Then someone Kroxes REM, and I'm like "How the fuck did I not think of that one? Especially since I'd just listened to "Spam" just a few days before.....)

3. In violent times
You shouldn't have to sell your soul
In black and white
They really, really ought to know
Shout - Tears For Fears

4. Hello, hey you
Who said that?
Baby, how you been?
You say you don't know
You won't know until you begin
Jump - Van Halen (With apologies to the boys who missed the bus and the Parenthetical Sisters...)

5. I guess that I forgot I had a choice
I let you push me past the breaking point
I stood for nothing, so I fell for everything
Roar - Katy Perry (A frequent Mecca earworm, and it clicked when I heard the chorus just a few nights ago that I whiffed on a good match for my "Chrous Line" Tangredi game a few months ago with Eye of the Tiger...)

6. All around the world statues crumble for me
Who knows how long I've loved you
Everywhere I go, people stop and they see
Fly - Sugar Ray (I left out the last line intentionally because the last time I used it, more people guessed Gilbert O'Sullivan than Sugar Ray....)

7. Don't you love the life you killed?
The priest is on the phone
Your father hit the wall
Your ma' disowned you
Slide - Goo Goo Dolls (This may be their only salvageable song. They're definitely right up there with Hootie and the Suckfish for worst band of the generic rock era of the mid 90's...)

8. No matter how hard I try
You keep pushing me aside
And I can't break through
There's no talking to you
Believe - Cher (Another Mix 93.7 song from 1999....)

9. Who's gonna pick you up
When you fall?
Who's gonna hang it up
When you call?
Drive - The Cars (I used to hate this song with a passion, but I'd almost consider it one of my favorite Cars songs now....)

10. I got a certain little girl she's on my mind
No doubt about it she looks so fine
She's the best girl that I ever had
Sometimes she's gonna make me feel so bad
Hush - Deep Purple

11. I ain't no psychiatrist, I ain't no doctor with degrees
But, it don't take too much high IQ's
To see what you're doing to me
Think - Aretha Franklin

12. Arrows of neon and flashing marquees out on Main Street
Chicago, New York, Detroit and it's all on the same street
Your typical city involved in a typical daydream
Hang it up and see what tomorrow brings
Truckin' - Grateful Dead (I'll bet Jerry Garcia would have been pleased to know this song is now shopping muzak....)


Theme? (Remember, it has TWO elements): One word titles that are used as action verbs in the song (I wound up giving credit to anyone whose answer seemed to imply they knew this, even if not sepcifically stated)

Image Bonus: What's the word on the street?

This one turned out a little meh, probably because so many people took "word on the street" literally. But one of those words on the street wound up winning the IBB, and it was Krox who needs to go back to shcool....

[littlebeast13]

JJC Points:


mrk gets a JJC point for WORD literally on the street...

Weasel gets 2 JJC points for once again putting the worst image first (That doesn't play well with someone who's had Wednesday/Thursday nights off for 27 years now)...

mikeh gets 2 JJC points for a misspelled Stpo sign...

ear gets 3 JJC points for a hilarious family party game about road rage...

frank gets a JJC point for thinking the hard part was the easy part...

Krox gets 2 JJC points for botching the theme, but still getting the IBB...

jarnon gets 3 JJC points for presciency, just to piss Earl off....

Vandal gets 2 JJC points for truckin' Superman...

elwood gets a JJC point for lazy assholes...

Sprots gets 3 JJC points for trying to teach me Spanish (just because I missed Pantera doesn't mean I don't know how to use ¡!), more 8 bit words nobody uses anymore, and a butterfly that apparently thinks it's a moth...

Hottie gets 2 JJC points for another Krox I didn't think to put in the game...

Search gets a JJC point for singing animals...

Earl, as in THE REAL Earl, gets 3 JJC points for being a good kitty....


Points:

mrk 26+1
Weasel 28+2
mikeh 16+2
ear 16+3
frank 22+1
Krox 12+2+5
jarnon 4+3
Vandal 20+2
elwood 24+1
Sprots 25+3
BiT 13
melly 28
Hottie 21+2
Search 26+1
Earl 32+3

[Vandal]

6. All around the world statues crumble for me
Who knows how long I've loved you
Everywhere I go, people stop and they see
Fly - Sugar Ray (I left out the last line intentionally because the last time I used it, more people guessed Gilbert O'Sullivan than Sugar Ray....)

I remember this one. The lyrics are close:

Fly:
Twenty-five years old,
my mother God rest her soul

Alone Again: And at sixty-five years old
My mother, God rest her soul