WWTBAM Bored

Welcome to 2008... whenever y'all eventually get here....

It's time for Tuesday Wordplay, which means that each of the 12 song titles below will have a word in common.

1 point for the title, 1 point for the artist...


1. And where do we go from here?
Which is the way that's clear

2. Well, we're having a ball just 'a bopping on the big dance floor
Well, there's a real square cat, he looks a 1974

3. Rise up! Gather round
Rock this place to the ground
Burn it up, let's go for broke
Watch the night go up in smoke

4. How about a pair of pink sidewinders
And a bright orange pair of pants?
You could really be a Beau Brummel baby
If you just give it half a chance.

5. Ever since our voyage of love began
your touch has thrilled me like the rush of the wind
and your arms have held me safe from a rolling sea
there's always been a quiet place to harbor you and me

6. When I was grown to be a man
And the Devil would call my name
I'd say "now who do . . .
Who do you think you're fooling?"

7. I was eighteen
Didn't have a care
Working for peanuts
Not a dime to spare

8. Turn it down you say
Well all I got to say to you is time and time again I say
No! No, no, no, no, no, no

9. And when they're really wailing
Michelle and Cass are sailin'.
Hey! they really nail me to the wall

10. If I had my way
I'd shuffle off to Buffalo
Sit by the lake
And watch the world go by

11. The king called up his jet fighters
He said you better earn your pay

12. You can't depend on your teacher
You can't depend on your preacher
You can't depend on politicians
You can't depend on superstitions

I'm having a problem with my browser going back to the previous page without my asking it to do so. I just keep paging forward again, so I hope it's not posting every time!

Spoiler

1. And where do we go from here?
Which is the way that's clear

ROCK ON - DAVID ESSEX

2. Well, we're having a ball just 'a bopping on the big dance floor
Well, there's a real square cat, he looks a 1974

ROCK THIS TOWN - STRAY CATS



3. Rise up! Gather round
Rock this place to the ground
Burn it up, let's go for broke
Watch the night go up in smoke

ROCK OF AGES - DEF LEPPARD

4. How about a pair of pink sidewinders
And a bright orange pair of pants?
You could really be a Beau Brummel baby
If you just give it half a chance.

IT'S STILL ROCK AND ROLL TO ME - BILLY JOEL

5. Ever since our voyage of love began
your touch has thrilled me like the rush of the wind
and your arms have held me safe from a rolling sea
there's always been a quiet place to harbor you and me

ROCK THE BOAT - HUES CORPORATION

I know it's spelled weird, Hues or Hewes or something like that.

6. When I was grown to be a man
And the Devil would call my name
I'd say "now who do . . .
Who do you think you're fooling?"

LOVE ME LIKE A ROCK - PAUL SIMON

7. I was eighteen
Didn't have a care
Working for peanuts
Not a dime to spare

LIKE A ROCK - BOB SEGER AND THE SILVER BULLET BAND

8. Turn it down you say
Well all I got to say to you is time and time again I say
No! No, no, no, no, no, no

I WANNA ROCK - TWISTED SISTER

My sister and I were having a deep, philosophical discussion on Christmas re: the merits of We're Not Gonna Take It v. I Wanna Rock. I was for the latter.

9. And when they're really wailing
Michelle and Cass are sailin'.
Hey! they really nail me to the wall

WE NEVER ROCKED AND WE NEVER WILL - MAMAS AND THE PAPAS

10. If I had my way
I'd shuffle off to Buffalo
Sit by the lake
And watch the world go by

ROCK AND ROLL GIRL - JOHN FOGARTY

11. The king called up his jet fighters
He said you better earn your pay

ROCKIN' THE NIGHT AWAY - THE BECAUSE IT RHYMES BAND

12. You can't depend on your teacher
You can't depend on your preacher
You can't depend on politicians
You can't depend on superstitions

I NEVER GET THE LAST ROCKING SONG - FANTINE'S LAMENT

Well, since I've recused myself from the QoD this month, I guess I'll have to do the LS!

Spoiler

1. "Rock On" - David Essex

2. "Rock This Town" - Stray Cats

3. Familiarish, but no.

4. "Still Rock and Roll To Me" - Billy Joel

5. Nope

6. "Love Me Like a Rock" - Paul Simon (I think this was post-Art)

7. "Like a Rock" - Bob Seger

8. No! No No No No NO!

9. Nope

10. Nope

11. "Rock the Casbah" - The Clash

12. I didn't think anybody outside of Pittsburgh really knew this song! "Love is Like a Rock" by the brilliant Donnie Iris (and the Cruisers)

Oh bother.


Re: #7---

Spoiler

1. Rock On - David Essex
2. Rock This Town - Stray Cats
3. My Neighbors Rock - E. Toutant
4. Still Rock and Roll To Me - Billy Joel
Note: "sidewinders" must have been an East Coast thing, as I still have no idea what these are!
5. Rock the Boat - Hues Corporation
6. Love Me Like a Rock - Paul Simon
7. Like a Rock - Bob Seger
8. You Whippersnappers Don't Know REAL Rock - Jerry & the Atrics
9. I Dig Rock and Roll Music - Peter, Paul & Mary
10. Rocking Chair - The Sediments
11. Don't Rock the Plane - Captain Fantastic
12. Throwing Rocks - Lefty

ROCK

Edited to add the spoiler. Sorry!

hermillion wrote:

Spoiler

Note: "sidewinders" must have been an East Coast thing, as I still have no idea what these are!

Edited to add the spoiler. Sorry!

Spoiler

I think "sidewinders" were socks that were knitted ninety degrees to the usual way:



Can you imagine pink socks and bright orange pants?

Welcome to 2008... whenever y'all eventually get here....

It's time for Tuesday Wordplay, which means that each of the 12 song titles below will have a word in common.

1 point for the title, 1 point for the artist...

Spoiler

1. Rock On - Davis Essex (and also some guy who had a hit with it in the 90s)

2. Rock This Town - The Stray Cats

3. Rise up! Gather round
Rock this place to the ground
Burn it up, let's go for broke
Watch the night go up in smoke

4. It's Still Rock n Roll to Me - Billy Joel

5. Rock the Boat - The Hughs Corporation

6. Loves Me Like a Rock - Paul Simon

7. I was eighteen
Didn't have a care
Working for peanuts
Not a dime to spare

8. Turn it down you say
Well all I got to say to you is time and time again I say
No! No, no, no, no, no, no

9. And when they're really wailing
Michelle and Cass are sailin'.
Hey! they really nail me to the wall

10. Rock and Roll Girls - John Fogerty

11. Rock the Casbah - The Clash

12. You can't depend on your teacher
You can't depend on your preacher
You can't depend on politicians
You can't depend on superstitions

Spoiler

1. And where do we go from here?
Which is the way that's clear

2. Well, we're having a ball just 'a bopping on the big dance floor
Well, there's a real square cat, he looks a 1974

guess Rock Lobster - B 52s

3. Rise up! Gather round
Rock this place to the ground
Burn it up, let's go for broke
Watch the night go up in smoke

My Own Way to Rock - Burton Cummings

4. How about a pair of pink sidewinders
And a bright orange pair of pants?
You could really be a Beau Brummel baby
If you just give it half a chance.

Billy Joel - Still Rock and Roll to me.

5. Ever since our voyage of love began
your touch has thrilled me like the rush of the wind
and your arms have held me safe from a rolling sea
there's always been a quiet place to harbor you and me

Rock the Boat - Hues Corporation

6. When I was grown to be a man
And the Devil would call my name
I'd say "now who do . . .
Who do you think you're fooling?"

Loves Me Like A Rock - Paul Simon

7. I was eighteen
Didn't have a care
Working for peanuts
Not a dime to spare

Rock n Roll is Here to Stay - ShaNaNa

8. Turn it down you say
Well all I got to say to you is time and time again I say
No! No, no, no, no, no, no

9. And when they're really wailing
Michelle and Cass are sailin'.
Hey! they really nail me to the wall

I Dig rock and roll music - Peter, Paul and Mary.

10. If I had my way
I'd shuffle off to Buffalo
Sit by the lake
And watch the world go by

11. The king called up his jet fighters
He said you better earn your pay

Rock the Casbah - Clash
(gotta be here somewhere and I dont know any lyric other than the 2-line chorus)

12. You can't depend on your teacher
You can't depend on your preacher
You can't depend on politicians
You can't depend on superstitions

[/spoiler]

Spoiler

6. Love Me Like a Rock
9. I Love Rock and Roll Music, Peter, Paul and Mary

--Bob

Yep, it's official: This site now hates AOL browsers. Good thing this work computer of mine uses good ol' IE.

Spoiler

1. pass
2. "Rock This Town", the Stray Cats
3. pass
4. "It's Still Rock and Roll to Me", Billy Joel
5. "Rock the Boat", the Hues Corporation
6. "Loves Me Like a Rock", Paul Simon
7. "Like a Rock", Bob Seger
8. "I Wanna Rock", Twisted Sister
9. it's referencing the two mamas of the Mamas and the Papas, so let's say "I Dig Rock and Roll" by TM&TP
10. pass
11. "Rock the Casbah", the Clash
12. pass

What, no "Rock Me Amadeus" or "Rock Me Gently"?!

1. And where do we go from here?
Which is the way that's clear
Rock On - David Essex (Yes, Michael Damian too, but we'll leave him out of the bold text....)

2. Well, we're having a ball just 'a bopping on the big dance floor
Well, there's a real square cat, he looks a 1974
Rock This Town - Stray Cats

3. Rise up! Gather round
Rock this place to the ground
Burn it up, let's go for broke
Watch the night go up in smoke
Rock of Ages - Def Leppard

4. How about a pair of pink sidewinders
And a bright orange pair of pants?
You could really be a Beau Brummel baby
If you just give it half a chance.
It's Still Rock & Roll To Me - Billy Joel

5. Ever since our voyage of love began
your touch has thrilled me like the rush of the wind
and your arms have held me safe from a rolling sea
there's always been a quiet place to harbor you and me
Rock the Boat - Hues Corporation

6. When I was grown to be a man
And the Devil would call my name
I'd say "now who do . . .
Who do you think you're fooling?"
Loves Me Like A Rock - Paul Simon

7. I was eighteen
Didn't have a care
Working for peanuts
Not a dime to spare
Like A Rock - Bob Seger & the Silver Bullet Band

8. Turn it down you say
Well all I got to say to you is time and time again I say
No! No, no, no, no, no, no
I Wanna Rock - Twisted Sister (I get real annoyed when I hear Twisted Sister get called a one-hit wonder. This song may have inexplicably not charted, but the video is better and I believe more iconic than the one for We're Not Gonna Take It... and anyone who grew up in the MTV generation is familiar with this song....)

9. And when they're really wailing
Michelle and Cass are sailin'.
Hey! they really nail me to the wall
I Dig Rock & Roll Music - Peter, Paul & Mary

10. If I had my way
I'd shuffle off to Buffalo
Sit by the lake
And watch the world go by
Rock & Roll Girls - John Fogerty

11. The king called up his jet fighters
He said you better earn your pay
Rock the Casbah - The Clash (A pair of songs that popped up in TiV's LS after I had already written this game)

12. You can't depend on your teacher
You can't depend on your preacher
You can't depend on politicians
You can't depend on superstitions
Love Is Like A Rock - Donnie Iris


Points:

TLITF 21
fanny 18
ghost 5
melly 18
mrkelley 20
KT 14
starfish 18
elwood 13
TBone 18
hermillion 14
mikehardware 13
TiV 14
indigo 13
etaoin 10
Bob 3
Confessor 17
Nelly 16

Don't I get even half a point for #7? Too many words in the title, huh?

MarleysGh0st wrote:Don't I get even half a point for #7? Too many words in the title, huh?

You gave the title for #6....

lb13