Answers & Points - Lyrically Speaking - 3/4/09

[Gimme A Squiggly]

It's time for my annual journey into the wonder that is Mecca Radio, or as we like to call it down at the Home Office, The Audio Torture Network. And for your listening pleasure, 12 of the finest songs we play over and over and over and over again, just for our one million slav.... er, associates worldwide.

Mecca radio was a bit different this year, as LB noticed. Back in May, we experimented with silencing the overhead muzak during operating hours, so the only thing that could be heard anymore was the overnight and morning shows. Of course, we had to get rid of this so we could play our 24 hour Christmas music beginning brigth and early on midnight November 1st. And now.... well, Mecca Radio has reverted back to its good old days of all the same stuff all the time. We don't even take requests anymore...

One cool thing about this game for those who love bonus points. LB, being the oddball he is, noticed that during that May-October stretch where there was no overhead radio before midnight we would play one song at 11 PM every night, then go back to dead air for another hour.... and furthermore, he noticed over time that there was a certain song played for each day of the week. LB was quickly able to figure out which song was played on the 5 nights he works (Friday through Tuesday), and his co-workers, who are used to dealing with his crippling mental disabilities, were able to give him the Wednesday night song. All 6 of those songs are among the 12 below, and you can earn bonus points if you can manage to identify the 6 nightly songs by their designated night of the week. Heck, even if you put the wrong day next to one of the 6 nightly songs, you'll still get a point.... so unless you are the worst guesser in the entire world, you should earn a few bonus points just by randomly assigning a day of the week to 6 of the songs below.....

Remember, when identifying the nightly songs, that you are to use each day of the week except Thursday, and you may guess at the songs even if you don't know them....

1 point for the title, 1 point for the artist, 1 point for identifying one of the 6 nightly songs with an incorrect day, and 3 points for identifying one of the nightly songs with the correct day....



1. My heart is old, it holds my memories
My body burns a gemlike flame
Somewhere between the soul and soft machine
Is where I find myself again

2. I don't know where
I don't know how
I don't know when
But I'll tell you right now

3. I wear tight clothing and high heel shoes
That doesn't make me a prostitute
I like rap music, wear hip hop clothes
That doesn't mean that I'm sellin' dope

4. Sitting on the doorstep of the house I can't afford
I can feel you there
Thinking of a reason, well, it's really not very hard
to love you even though you nearly lost my heart

5. You've been up all night
Thinking it was over
He's been out of sight
At least for the moment

6. The way that you touched me made me believe
You never love any other the way that you loved me
When you said forever I thought it was true
We'd be together our whole lives through
Well, I got to hand it to you

7. You and me girl got a highway to the sky
We can turn away from the night and day
And the tears you had to cry
You're my life..

8. I can't get out of bed today
Or get you off my mind
I just can't seem to find a way
To leave the love behind

9. Flower’s bloomin’, mornin’ dew
And the beauty seems to say
It’s a pleasure when you treasure
All that’s new and true and gay

10. Take a step back and see the little people
They might be young, but they're the ones that make the big people big
So listen as they whisper:

11. Rich man grew old, owned a mansion on top of the hill
Now he's sitting at the table with his lawyer
Goin' over his will 'cause he's Ill
The kids don't call, they're waitin' for the man to die

12. Where ya at?
Where ya at?
Where ya at?
Where ya at?
Now
There ya go
There ya go
There ya go
There ya go

[Carmelo Anthony]

1. sounds like

Spoiler

"Kyrie", Mister Mister

2. nope

3.

Spoiler

"Free Your Mind", En Vogue

4. OK, I'm not gonna miss this song this time...

Spoiler

"Valotte", Julian Lennon

5. familiar

6. nope

7.

Spoiler

"Too Much Heaven", the Bee Gees

8. familiar

9.

Spoiler

"The Glow of Love", Change... the melody of this song was sampled for Janet Jackson's "All For You"

10. nope

11. nope

12. nope

Now for the crapshoot.

I'll guess that the six nightly songs are

Spoiler

1, 3, 4, 7, 9, and 11

.

Sunday:

Spoiler

"Valotte"

Monday:

Spoiler

"Too Much Heaven"

Tuesday:

Spoiler

"Kyrie"

Wednesday:

Spoiler

the unknown at #11

Friday:

Spoiler

"The Glow of Love"

Saturday:

Spoiler

"Free Your Mind"

[minimetoo26]

I should play as Deaf Mini

'Cause I ain't hearing these. Wow.

1. My heart is old, it holds my memories
My body burns a gemlike flame
Somewhere between the soul and soft machine
Is where I find myself again

Kyrie Eleison, Mr. Mister

2. I don't know where
I don't know how
I don't know when
But I'll tell you right now

This could be like any song written in the last 50 years with such generic lyrics...

3. I wear tight clothing and high heel shoes
That doesn't make me a prostitute
I like rap music, wear hip hop clothes
That doesn't mean that I'm sellin' dope

Free Your Mind, En Vogue. I love this one.

4. Sitting on the doorstep of the house I can't afford
I can feel you there
Thinking of a reason, well, it's really not very hard
to love you even though you nearly lost my heart

Semi-familiar

5. You've been up all night
Thinking it was over
He's been out of sight
At least for the moment

Nope

6. The way that you touched me made me believe
You never love any other the way that you loved me
When you said forever I thought it was true
We'd be together our whole lives through
Well, I got to hand it to you

Nope

7. You and me girl got a highway to the sky
We can turn away from the night and day
And the tears you had to cry
You're my life..

Gah. It's a Bee Gees song. One of the slow ones and they all sound alike to me. Call it Roundabout.

8. I can't get out of bed today
Or get you off my mind
I just can't seem to find a way
To leave the love behind

Nope

9. Flower’s bloomin’, mornin’ dew
And the beauty seems to say
It’s a pleasure when you treasure
All that’s new and true and gay

Nope

10. Take a step back and see the little people
They might be young, but they're the ones that make the big people big
So listen as they whisper:

Nope

11. Rich man grew old, owned a mansion on top of the hill
Now he's sitting at the table with his lawyer
Goin' over his will 'cause he's Ill
The kids don't call, they're waitin' for the man to die

Nope

12. Where ya at?
Where ya at?
Where ya at?
Where ya at?
Now
There ya go
There ya go
There ya go
There ya go

Ha! Welcome to Boomtown Rats Hell! I know this is a nightly song. It's Peanut Butter Jelly Time, but I've only heard it sung by the dancing banana cartoon.

I'll put #12 in for Friday. I don't have enough information or energy to match the rest up, so I'll pick 1, 3, and 7 as nightly songs, too. Add #6 and #9 from my birthdate chart, and those are all the nightly songs.

[littlebeast13]

They are playing one of the nightly songs on VH1C right now, and my pitiful mind had an instant flashback to its day of the week.....

I am a hopeless case....

lb13

[minimetoo26]

They are playing one of the nightly songs on VH1C right now, and my pitiful mind had an instant flashback to its day of the week.....

I am a hopeless case....

lb13

Not as hopeless as my score will be. I checked some of the lyrics and I still don't know the songs. That's pretty bad there. Expect a bunch of low scores or attendance posts for this game....

[littlebeast13]

They are playing one of the nightly songs on VH1C right now, and my pitiful mind had an instant flashback to its day of the week.....

I am a hopeless case....

lb13

Not as hopeless as my score will be. I checked some of the lyrics and I still don't know the songs. That's pretty bad there. Expect a bunch of low scores or attendance posts for this game....

I was expecting that. Lots of people bombed Squiggly's game last year too, and the songs were nowhere near as obscure last year....

The shame is, with one OBVIOUS exception, I like most of the songs I used in today's game.....

lb13

[minimetoo26]

They are playing one of the nightly songs on VH1C right now, and my pitiful mind had an instant flashback to its day of the week.....

I am a hopeless case....

lb13

Not as hopeless as my score will be. I checked some of the lyrics and I still don't know the songs. That's pretty bad there. Expect a bunch of low scores or attendance posts for this game....

I was expecting that. Lots of people bombed Squiggly's game last year too, and the songs were nowhere near as obscure last year....

The shame is, with one OBVIOUS exception, I like most of the songs I used in today's game.....

lb13

CLEARLY, I know which one you mean! And of course I like it...

[starfish1113]

Spoiler

1. Kyrie - Mr. Mister - MONDAY
2. I'll Be In The Hotseat Eventually - Marley and the Gh0sts - WEDNESDAY
3. Free Your Mind - En Vogue - FRIDAY
4. Valotte - Julian Lennon - SUNDAY
5. Nope
6. Nope
7. Too Much Heaven - Bee Gees - SATURDAY
8. Nope
9. Nope
10. What About Me - Moving Pictures - TUESDAY
11. Nope
12. Nope

For the days of the week, I assume these are pure and total guesses, correct? Is there a way to figure this out? I guess you may have mentioned these in posts, but I don't even remember the contents of my own posts!

[littlebeast13]

Spoiler

For the days of the week, I assume these are pure and total guesses, correct? Is there a way to figure this out? I guess you may have mentioned these in posts, but I don't even remember the contents of my own posts!

Spoiler

Yes, they are blind guesses. There's really no way for anyone to figure them out for themselves unless they made a routine of hanging around Mecca at 11:00 for most of last year...

And BTW.... You nailed 2 on the nose! The first one to hit even one bullseye thus far....

lb13

[ToLiveIsToFly]

Spoiler

1. My heart is old, it holds my memories
My body burns a gemlike flame
Somewhere between the soul and soft machine
Is where I find myself again
KYRIE - MISTER MISTER
SUNDAY

2. I don't know where
I don't know how
I don't know when
But I'll tell you right now

3. I wear tight clothing and high heel shoes
That doesn't make me a prostitute
I like rap music, wear hip hop clothes
That doesn't mean that I'm sellin' dope
FREE YOUR MIND - EN VOGUE (ANOTHER SET OF LYRICS I ALWAYS MISHEARD. I THOUGHT "AND THE REST WILL FOLLOW" WAS "AND YOUR ASS WILL FOLLOW". I STILL THINK IT'S BETTER THAT WAY)
FRIDAY

4. Sitting on the doorstep of the house I can't afford
I can feel you there
Thinking of a reason, well, it's really not very hard
to love you even though you nearly lost my heart
VALOTTE - JULIAN LENNON
MONDAY

5. You've been up all night
Thinking it was over
He's been out of sight
At least for the moment

6. The way that you touched me made me believe
You never love any other the way that you loved me
When you said forever I thought it was true
We'd be together our whole lives through
Well, I got to hand it to you

7. You and me girl got a highway to the sky
We can turn away from the night and day
And the tears you had to cry
You're my life..

8. I can't get out of bed today
Or get you off my mind
I just can't seem to find a way
To leave the love behind

9. Flower’s bloomin’, mornin’ dew
And the beauty seems to say
It’s a pleasure when you treasure
All that’s new and true and gay

10. Take a step back and see the little people
They might be young, but they're the ones that make the big people big
So listen as they whisper:

11. Rich man grew old, owned a mansion on top of the hill
Now he's sitting at the table with his lawyer
Goin' over his will 'cause he's Ill
The kids don't call, they're waitin' for the man to die

12. Where ya at?
Where ya at?
Where ya at?
Where ya at?
Now
There ya go
There ya go
There ya go
There ya go

[mntetn]

Spoiler

1.
2. _____, _____, Friday
3.
4. _____, _____, Tuesday
5. _____, _____, Sunday
6. You Really Had Me Going, Holly Dunn
7. Too Much Heaven, the Bee Gees, Monday
8. _____, _____,Wednesday
9. _____, _____, Saturday
10. _____, _____, Monday
11.
12.

[plasticene]

Spoiler

1. Monday
2.
3. Friday
4.
5.
6. Tuesday
7.
8.
9. Saturday
10.
11. Sunday
12. Wednesday

[SportsFan68]

BAD Squiggly! Bad! Bad!

It's time for my annual journey into the wonder that is Mecca Radio, or as we like to call it down at the Home Office, The Audio Torture Network. And for your listening pleasure, 12 of the finest songs we play over and over and over and over again, just for our one million slav.... er, associates worldwide.

Mecca radio was a bit different this year, as LB noticed. Back in May, we experimented with silencing the overhead muzak during operating hours, so the only thing that could be heard anymore was the overnight and morning shows. Of course, we had to get rid of this so we could play our 24 hour Christmas music beginning brigth and early on midnight November 1st. And now.... well, Mecca Radio has reverted back to its good old days of all the same stuff all the time. We don't even take requests anymore...

One cool thing about this game for those who love bonus points. LB, being the oddball he is, noticed that during that May-October stretch where there was no overhead radio before midnight we would play one song at 11 PM every night, then go back to dead air for another hour.... and furthermore, he noticed over time that there was a certain song played for each day of the week. LB was quickly able to figure out which song was played on the 5 nights he works (Friday through Tuesday), and his co-workers, who are used to dealing with his crippling mental disabilities, were able to give him the Wednesday night song. All 6 of those songs are among the 12 below, and you can earn bonus points if you can manage to identify the 6 nightly songs by their designated night of the week. Heck, even if you put the wrong day next to one of the 6 nightly songs, you'll still get a point.... so unless you are the worst guesser in the entire world, you should earn a few bonus points just by randomly assigning a day of the week to 6 of the songs below.....

Remember, when identifying the nightly songs, that you are to use each day of the week except Thursday, and you may guess at the songs even if you don't know them....

1 point for the title, 1 point for the artist, 1 point for identifying one of the 6 nightly songs with an incorrect day, and 3 points for identifying one of the nightly songs with the correct day....



1. My heart is old, it holds my memories
My body burns a gemlike flame
Somewhere between the soul and soft machine
Is where I find myself again

Wednesay

2. I don't know where
I don't know how
I don't know when
But I'll tell you right now

Friday

3. I wear tight clothing and high heel shoes
That doesn't make me a prostitute
I like rap music, wear hip hop clothes
That doesn't mean that I'm sellin' dope

4. Sitting on the doorstep of the house I can't afford
I can feel you there
Thinking of a reason, well, it's really not very hard
to love you even though you nearly lost my heart

Saturday

5. You've been up all night
Thinking it was over
He's been out of sight
At least for the moment

Sunday

6. The way that you touched me made me believe
You never love any other the way that you loved me
When you said forever I thought it was true
We'd be together our whole lives through
Well, I got to hand it to you

7. You and me girl got a highway to the sky
We can turn away from the night and day
And the tears you had to cry
You're my life.. - Tuesday

8. I can't get out of bed today
Or get you off my mind
I just can't seem to find a way
To leave the love behind

9. Flower’s bloomin’, mornin’ dew
And the beauty seems to say
It’s a pleasure when you treasure
All that’s new and true and gay - Monday

10. Take a step back and see the little people
They might be young, but they're the ones that make the big people big
So listen as they whisper:

11. Rich man grew old, owned a mansion on top of the hill
Now he's sitting at the table with his lawyer
Goin' over his will 'cause he's Ill
The kids don't call, they're waitin' for the man to die

12. Where ya at?
Where ya at?
Where ya at?
Where ya at?
Now
There ya go
There ya go
There ya go
There ya go

[astrnomr]

(Blank stare)
Uhhhh... Pat, I'd like to buy a vowel?

Spoiler

1. Kyrie / Mr. Mister
2.
3.
4. Valotte / Julian Lennon
5.
6.
7.
8.
9.
10. What About Me? / Moving Pictures
11.
12.

[ghostjmf]

1. My heart is old, it holds my memories
My body burns a gemlike flame
Somewhere between the soul and soft machine
Is where I find myself again

2. I don't know where
I don't know how
I don't know when
But I'll tell you right now

3. I wear tight clothing and high heel shoes
That doesn't make me a prostitute
I like rap music, wear hip hop clothes
That doesn't mean that I'm sellin' dope

4. Sitting on the doorstep of the house I can't afford
I can feel you there
Thinking of a reason, well, it's really not very hard
to love you even though you nearly lost my heart

5. You've been up all night
Thinking it was over
He's been out of sight
At least for the moment

6. The way that you touched me made me believe
You never love any other the way that you loved me
When you said forever I thought it was true
We'd be together our whole lives through
Well, I got to hand it to you

7. You and me girl got a highway to the sky
We can turn away from the night and day
And the tears you had to cry
You're my life..

8. I can't get out of bed today
Or get you off my mind
I just can't seem to find a way
To leave the love behind

9. Flower’s bloomin’, mornin’ dew
And the beauty seems to say
It’s a pleasure when you treasure
All that’s new and true and gay

10. Take a step back and see the little people
They might be young, but they're the ones that make the big people big
So listen as they whisper:

11. Rich man grew old, owned a mansion on top of the hill
Now he's sitting at the table with his lawyer
Goin' over his will 'cause he's Ill
The kids don't call, they're waitin' for the man to die

12. Where ya at?
Where ya at?
Where ya at?
Where ya at?
Now
There ya go
There ya go
There ya go
There ya go


Although I don't generally shop at Walmart, the few times I've been in there they were playing songs of the "Rainy Days & Mondays Always Get Me Down" ilk, not this "never heard of it stuff". Alternate universe, alternate universe.

[elwoodblues]

Spoiler

1. Friday
2. Saturday
3. Sunday
4. Monday
5. Tuesday
6. Wednesday

[a1mamacat]

It's time for my annual journey into the wonder that is Mecca Radio, or as we like to call it down at the Home Office, The Audio Torture Network. And for your listening pleasure, 12 of the finest songs we play over and over and over and over again, just for our one million slav.... er, associates worldwide.

Mecca radio was a bit different this year, as LB noticed. Back in May, we experimented with silencing the overhead muzak during operating hours, so the only thing that could be heard anymore was the overnight and morning shows. Of course, we had to get rid of this so we could play our 24 hour Christmas music beginning brigth and early on midnight November 1st. And now.... well, Mecca Radio has reverted back to its good old days of all the same stuff all the time. We don't even take requests anymore...

One cool thing about this game for those who love bonus points. LB, being the oddball he is, noticed that during that May-October stretch where there was no overhead radio before midnight we would play one song at 11 PM every night, then go back to dead air for another hour.... and furthermore, he noticed over time that there was a certain song played for each day of the week. LB was quickly able to figure out which song was played on the 5 nights he works (Friday through Tuesday), and his co-workers, who are used to dealing with his crippling mental disabilities, were able to give him the Wednesday night song. All 6 of those songs are among the 12 below, and you can earn bonus points if you can manage to identify the 6 nightly songs by their designated night of the week. Heck, even if you put the wrong day next to one of the 6 nightly songs, you'll still get a point.... so unless you are the worst guesser in the entire world, you should earn a few bonus points just by randomly assigning a day of the week to 6 of the songs below.....

Remember, when identifying the nightly songs, that you are to use each day of the week except Thursday, and you may guess at the songs even if you don't know them....

1 point for the title, 1 point for the artist, 1 point for identifying one of the 6 nightly songs with an incorrect day, and 3 points for identifying one of the nightly songs with the correct day....



1. My heart is old, it holds my memories
My body burns a gemlike flame
Somewhere between the soul and soft machine
Is where I find myself again

Spoiler

dunno - Friday

2. I don't know where
I don't know how
I don't know when
But I'll tell you right now

Spoiler

One of these Days - Santana - Saturday

3. I wear tight clothing and high heel shoes
That doesn't make me a prostitute
I like rap music, wear hip hop clothes
That doesn't mean that I'm sellin' dope

Spoiler

dunno - Sunday

4. Sitting on the doorstep of the house I can't afford
I can feel you there
Thinking of a reason, well, it's really not very hard
to love you even though you nearly lost my heart

Spoiler

dunno - Monday

5. You've been up all night
Thinking it was over
He's been out of sight
At least for the moment

Spoiler

dunno - Tuesday

6. The way that you touched me made me believe
You never love any other the way that you loved me
When you said forever I thought it was true
We'd be together our whole lives through
Well, I got to hand it to you

Spoiler

dunno - Friday

7. You and me girl got a highway to the sky
We can turn away from the night and day
And the tears you had to cry
You're my life..

Spoiler

Too much Heaven - Bee Gees - Saturday

8. I can't get out of bed today
Or get you off my mind
I just can't seem to find a way
To leave the love behind

Spoiler

dunno - Sunday

9. Flower’s bloomin’, mornin’ dew
And the beauty seems to say
It’s a pleasure when you treasure
All that’s new and true and gay

Spoiler

dunno Monday

10. Take a step back and see the little people
They might be young, but they're the ones that make the big people big
So listen as they whisper:

Spoiler

dunno Tuesday

11. Rich man grew old, owned a mansion on top of the hill
Now he's sitting at the table with his lawyer
Goin' over his will 'cause he's Ill
The kids don't call, they're waitin' for the man to die

Spoiler

dunno - Wednesday

12. Where ya at?
Where ya at?
Where ya at?
Where ya at?
Now
There ya go
There ya go
There ya go
There ya go

Spoiler

dunno - Wednesday

[Hotseat Or Bust!]

Spoiler

How pathetic am I? I can't even identify one single song @@. Hopefully, I am not the worst guesser in the world. Monday--song 4, Tuesday--song 11, Wednesday--song 5, Friday--song 8, Saturday--song 7, Sunday--song 3.

[KillerTomato]

Spoiler

1. My heart is old, it holds my memories
My body burns a gemlike flame
Somewhere between the soul and soft machine
Is where I find myself again

KYRIE - MR. MISTER (SUNDAY. Hey, it makes sense to this Catholic guy.)

2. I don't know where
I don't know how
I don't know when
But I'll tell you right now

NOPE

3. I wear tight clothing and high heel shoes
That doesn't make me a prostitute
I like rap music, wear hip hop clothes
That doesn't mean that I'm sellin' dope

FREE YOUR MIND - EN VOGUE (FRIDAY)

4. Sitting on the doorstep of the house I can't afford
I can feel you there
Thinking of a reason, well, it's really not very hard
to love you even though you nearly lost my heart

What, no "sitting on a pebble"?????? VALOTTE - JULIAN LENNON (SATURDAY)

5. You've been up all night
Thinking it was over
He's been out of sight
At least for the moment

NOPE

6. The way that you touched me made me believe
You never love any other the way that you loved me
When you said forever I thought it was true
We'd be together our whole lives through
Well, I got to hand it to you

NOPE

7. You and me girl got a highway to the sky
We can turn away from the night and day
And the tears you had to cry
You're my life..

TOO MUCH HEAVEN - THE BEE GEES (MONDAY)

8. I can't get out of bed today
Or get you off my mind
I just can't seem to find a way
To leave the love behind

NOPE

9. Flower’s bloomin’, mornin’ dew
And the beauty seems to say
It’s a pleasure when you treasure
All that’s new and true and gay

NOPE

10. Take a step back and see the little people
They might be young, but they're the ones that make the big people big
So listen as they whisper:

NOPE (TUESDAY)

11. Rich man grew old, owned a mansion on top of the hill
Now he's sitting at the table with his lawyer
Goin' over his will 'cause he's Ill
The kids don't call, they're waitin' for the man to die

NOPE (WEDNESDAY)

12. Where ya at?
Where ya at?
Where ya at?
Where ya at?
Now
There ya go
There ya go
There ya go
There ya go

NOPE

[clem21]

1. My heart is old, it holds my memories
My body burns a gemlike flame
Somewhere between the soul and soft machine
Is where I find myself again

Spoiler

Oldie But Goody - The Kay Harris Project

2. I don't know where
I don't know how
I don't know when
But I'll tell you right now

Spoiler

Wait! The Amnesia's Receding! - Vagueish Mini

3. I wear tight clothing and high heel shoes
That doesn't make me a prostitute
I like rap music, wear hip hop clothes
That doesn't mean that I'm sellin' dope

Spoiler

Fanny Is A Crack Addict Like Me - Captain Jack

4. Sitting on the doorstep of the house I can't afford
I can feel you there
Thinking of a reason, well, it's really not very hard
to love you even though you nearly lost my heart

Spoiler

Moving On From The Runaway Boyfriend - Sunflowers

5. You've been up all night
Thinking it was over
He's been out of sight
At least for the moment

Spoiler

I Wanna Ask Evil Squirrel Out - Sprots

6. The way that you touched me made me believe
You never love any other the way that you loved me
When you said forever I thought it was true
We'd be together our whole lives through
Well, I got to hand it to you

Spoiler

I Had No Idea You Had A Hundred Other Groupies - Clem's Personal Point Whore

7. You and me girl got a highway to the sky
We can turn away from the night and day
And the tears you had to cry
You're my life..

Spoiler

My Neighbor's Growing Weed On The Roof - Onion Gals and Guys

8. I can't get out of bed today
Or get you off my mind
I just can't seem to find a way
To leave the love behind

Spoiler

I Have A Crush On Clem - The Estos

9. Flower’s bloomin’, mornin’ dew
And the beauty seems to say
It’s a pleasure when you treasure
All that’s new and true and gay

Spoiler

LB Is New And True And Especially Gay - Love Song Lover

10. Take a step back and see the little people
They might be young, but they're the ones that make the big people big
So listen as they whisper:

Spoiler

We Can Run The Amazing Race - Mirna And Shmyrna

11. Rich man grew old, owned a mansion on top of the hill
Now he's sitting at the table with his lawyer
Goin' over his will 'cause he's Ill
The kids don't call, they're waitin' for the man to die

Spoiler

Rich Old Bastard's Gonna Die - Laughing Heirs

12. Where ya at?
Where ya at?
Where ya at?
Where ya at?
Now
There ya go
There ya go
There ya go
There ya go

Spoiler

I'm here, here! HERE! HERE YOU DUMB DEAF BASTARD!!! - Grampa Beast Is Deaf

[T_Bone0806]

It's time for my annual journey into the wonder that is Mecca Radio, or as we like to call it down at the Home Office, The Audio Torture Network. And for your listening pleasure, 12 of the finest songs we play over and over and over and over again, just for our one million slav.... er, associates worldwide.

Mecca radio was a bit different this year, as LB noticed. Back in May, we experimented with silencing the overhead muzak during operating hours, so the only thing that could be heard anymore was the overnight and morning shows. Of course, we had to get rid of this so we could play our 24 hour Christmas music beginning brigth and early on midnight November 1st. And now.... well, Mecca Radio has reverted back to its good old days of all the same stuff all the time. We don't even take requests anymore...

One cool thing about this game for those who love bonus points. LB, being the oddball he is, noticed that during that May-October stretch where there was no overhead radio before midnight we would play one song at 11 PM every night, then go back to dead air for another hour.... and furthermore, he noticed over time that there was a certain song played for each day of the week. LB was quickly able to figure out which song was played on the 5 nights he works (Friday through Tuesday), and his co-workers, who are used to dealing with his crippling mental disabilities, were able to give him the Wednesday night song. All 6 of those songs are among the 12 below, and you can earn bonus points if you can manage to identify the 6 nightly songs by their designated night of the week. Heck, even if you put the wrong day next to one of the 6 nightly songs, you'll still get a point.... so unless you are the worst guesser in the entire world, you should earn a few bonus points just by randomly assigning a day of the week to 6 of the songs below.....

Remember, when identifying the nightly songs, that you are to use each day of the week except Thursday, and you may guess at the songs even if you don't know them....

1 point for the title, 1 point for the artist, 1 point for identifying one of the 6 nightly songs with an incorrect day, and 3 points for identifying one of the nightly songs with the correct day....



1. My heart is old, it holds my memories
My body burns a gemlike flame
Somewhere between the soul and soft machine
Is where I find myself again

Spoiler

Kyrie-Mr. Mister

2. I don't know where
I don't know how
I don't know when
But I'll tell you right now

Spoiler

Because I'm Your Boss-Wally Marte

3. I wear tight clothing and high heel shoes
That doesn't make me a prostitute
I like rap music, wear hip hop clothes
That doesn't mean that I'm sellin' dope

Spoiler

Caught in the Women's Apparel Section-Marv Albert

4. Sitting on the doorstep of the house I can't afford
I can feel you there
Thinking of a reason, well, it's really not very hard
to love you even though you nearly lost my heart

Spoiler

Valotte-Julian Lennon

5. You've been up all night
Thinking it was over
He's been out of sight
At least for the moment

Spoiler

Then You Remembered He Works the Night Shift-Senile Sammy & the Forgetfuls

6. The way that you touched me made me believe
You never love any other the way that you loved me
When you said forever I thought it was true
We'd be together our whole lives through
Well, I got to hand it to you

Spoiler

I Have a 40-hour Love (But You Only Gave Me 20)-Part-Time Penelope & the Non-Benefits

7. You and me girl got a highway to the sky
We can turn away from the night and day
And the tears you had to cry
You're my life..

Spoiler

Too Much Heaven-Bee Gees. Barry Gibb used that "highway to the sky" lyric again in his duet with Streisand, "Guilty".

8. I can't get out of bed today
Or get you off my mind
I just can't seem to find a way
To leave the love behind

Spoiler

Our Prices Are Falling Like I'm Falling For You-Marty Wall

9. Flower’s bloomin’, mornin’ dew
And the beauty seems to say
It’s a pleasure when you treasure
All that’s new and true and gay

Spoiler

The Fact That Our Men's Department is Now Pink Has Nothing To Do WIth That Discrimination Lawsuit We Lost (Really)-The Workforce Diversity

10. Take a step back and see the little people
They might be young, but they're the ones that make the big people big
So listen as they whisper:

Spoiler

How Do I Make Change From This Twenty?-Clueless Chuck & the Checkouts

11. Rich man grew old, owned a mansion on top of the hill
Now he's sitting at the table with his lawyer
Goin' over his will 'cause he's Ill
The kids don't call, they're waitin' for the man to die

Spoiler

I Wanna Be in the REAL Sam's Club-Iggy & the Inheritors

12. Where ya at?
Where ya at?
Where ya at?
Where ya at?
Now
There ya go
There ya go
There ya go
There ya go

Spoiler

Is That a Smile on Your Face or Just Our Corporate Logo?-Havvanize Deigh

Spoiler

Sunday-#1
Monday-#6
Tuesday-#9
Wednesday-#4
Friday-#12
Saturday-#11

[PanicinDetroit]

Spoiler

Well, hell... I don't recognize any of these.
Mon - 5
Tue - 2
Wed - 12
Fri - 8
Sat - 9
Sun - 7

[Sisyphean Fan]

where's my baseball bat?

Mecca Radio is whack. I was going to just peg the songs I knew with days so as not to have to decide, but I didn't even know enough of them to do that!

So nobody works on Thursdays who will indulge your sick fantasies by taking notes of every song played to see which one keeps recurring? Is it maddening to you that you don't have ALL THE DAYS?


1. My heart is old, it holds my memories
My body burns a gemlike flame
Somewhere between the soul and soft machine
Is where I find myself again

Kyrie Eleison - Mr. Mister SUNDAY

2. I don't know where
I don't know how
I don't know when
But I'll tell you right now

3. I wear tight clothing and high heel shoes
That doesn't make me a prostitute
I like rap music, wear hip hop clothes
That doesn't mean that I'm sellin' dope

Free Your Mind - En Vogue TUESDAY

4. Sitting on the doorstep of the house I can't afford
I can feel you there
Thinking of a reason, well, it's really not very hard
to love you even though you nearly lost my heart

Valotte - Julian Lennon I seem to recall you warning us about this one FRIDAY

5. You've been up all night
Thinking it was over
He's been out of sight
At least for the moment

6. The way that you touched me made me believe
You never love any other the way that you loved me
When you said forever I thought it was true
We'd be together our whole lives through
Well, I got to hand it to you

MONDAY

7. You and me girl got a highway to the sky
We can turn away from the night and day
And the tears you had to cry
You're my life..

Too Much Heaven - Bee Gees SATURDAY

8. I can't get out of bed today
Or get you off my mind
I just can't seem to find a way
To leave the love behind

9. Flower’s bloomin’, mornin’ dew
And the beauty seems to say
It’s a pleasure when you treasure
All that’s new and true and gay

10. Take a step back and see the little people
They might be young, but they're the ones that make the big people big
So listen as they whisper:

WEDNESDAY

11. Rich man grew old, owned a mansion on top of the hill
Now he's sitting at the table with his lawyer
Goin' over his will 'cause he's Ill
The kids don't call, they're waitin' for the man to die

12. Where ya at?
Where ya at?
Where ya at?
Where ya at?
Now
There ya go
There ya go
There ya go
There ya go

It's Peanut Butter Jelly Time - My sister and me when we'd do the banana dance at the bowling alley and embarass my nephews. Remade by my formerly embarassed nephew at select Nuggets games. EVERY NIGHT at 11(if it's not, it should be!)

[Bob78164]

1. Sunday's song
2. Monday's song
3. Tuesday's song
4. Wednesday's song
6. Friday's song
7. Saturday's song

[littlebeast13]

First off, I would like to profusely apologize to everyone for subjecting them to this game.....


1. My heart is old, it holds my memories
My body burns a gemlike flame
Somewhere between the soul and soft machine
Is where I find myself again
Kyrie - Mister Mister - The SUNDAY night song

2. I don't know where
I don't know how
I don't know when
But I'll tell you right now
One of These Days - Santana (I actually hinted at this song in the answers to Squiggly's game in last year's LS....)

3. I wear tight clothing and high heel shoes
That doesn't make me a prostitute
I like rap music, wear hip hop clothes
That doesn't mean that I'm sellin' dope
Free Your Mind - En Vogue (Now that we are in infinite Mecca Radio loop hell, this song now plays every Friday night as I stroll in the door a few minutes before 10:00.... right before the real Friday night song....)

4. Sitting on the doorstep of the house I can't afford
I can feel you there
Thinking of a reason, well, it's really not very hard
to love you even though you nearly lost my heart
Valotte - Julian Lennon - The WEDNESDAY night song (I wouldn't have minded hearing this one once a week, because I like it.... but not enough to come in and work Wedensday nights....)

5. You've been up all night
Thinking it was over
He's been out of sight
At least for the moment
The House of Love - Amy Grant (Mecca Radio absolutely LOVES Amy Grant for some reason, as this, "Good For Me", her cover of "Big Yellow Taxi", and a favorite of mine "Every Heartbeat" are all regularly played.....)

6. The way that you touched me made me believe
You never love any other the way that you loved me
When you said forever I thought it was true
We'd be together our whole lives through
Well, I got to hand it to you
You Really Had Me Going - Holly Dunn - The MONDAY night song (This one's kinda fun and I like it even though it's country....)

7. You and me girl got a highway to the sky
We can turn away from the night and day
And the tears you had to cry
You're my life..
Too Much Heaven - The Bee Gees - The SATURDAY night song (Probably my least favrote Bee Gees song, and Mecca radio has further ruined it for me by playing it early on every Saturday night. Even if I'm at home listening to it on Music Choice, as soon as I hear those first few notes of this song, I automatically get depressed and begin thinking it's another rough Saturday night at work....)

8. I can't get out of bed today
Or get you off my mind
I just can't seem to find a way
To leave the love behind
Stuck - Stacie Orrico (Nice little ditty that is now played twice during the 1:00 hour early every Saturday morning.... yes, I said twice in the same hour.....)

9. Flower’s bloomin’, mornin’ dew
And the beauty seems to say
It’s a pleasure when you treasure
All that’s new and true and gay
Glow of Love - Change with Luther Vandross (This one was mainly from last year's rotation, but another overplayed song I grew attached to)

10. Take a step back and see the little people
They might be young, but they're the ones that make the big people big
So listen as they whisper:
What About Me? - Moving Pictures - The TUESDAY night song (This song for whatever reason seems to have faded into obscurity, but it's always been one of my favorites....)

11. Rich man grew old, owned a mansion on top of the hill
Now he's sitting at the table with his lawyer
Goin' over his will 'cause he's Ill
The kids don't call, they're waitin' for the man to die
This Thing Called Wantin' and Havin' It All - Sawyer Brown - The FRIDAY night song (Talk about a song that grew on me.... I had the damnest time trying to hear enough of the lyrics to this one to find out what the song was due to how soft it's played. But this is now one of the highlights of going back to work on Friday night is hearing this one. And a bit of info I picked up back when I was scouring Google to find this song last summer.... Sawyer Brown won Star Search's grand prize back in 1984.... you may thank me one of these days for that bit of trivia....)

12. Where ya at?
Where ya at?
Where ya at?
Where ya at?
Now
There ya go
There ya go
There ya go
There ya go
It's Peanut Butter and Jelly Time - The Buckwheat Boys (And some goddamn dancing banana I hear. This song was requested practically every night last year, and may be the reason the request show was recently pulled off of Mecca Radio.... at least I hope it was....)


JJC Points:

mini gets a JJC point for mocking my hatred of that ^#@& PBJ song....

TLITF gets a JJC point for "The your ass will follow"... which may be how I start singing that one everytime it comes on from now on....

ghost gets a JJC point for her theme song being played everytime she ventures into Mecca....

Clem is back, and so is his supermax of 5 JJC's....

TBone was given ample opportunity to strut out the humor answers, and gets 3 JJC points...

Panic got 2 JJC points for damn near hitting the lottery! His first 5 picks of the nightly songs were all wrong. Had his last choice hit #3 instead of 7, I'd have give him full credit for the game... seriously!

Fanny gets 2 JJC points with a baseball bat.....


Points:

Melo 14
mini 10+1
starfish 18
TLITF 10+1
mntetn 6
plasticene 3
Sprots 3
astro 6
ghost 0+1
elwood 3
Saucy 7
HSoB 5
KT 17
clem 0+5
TBone 16+3
Panic 1+2
Fanny 21+2
Bob 10