WWTBAM Bored

Posted: **Wed Mar 12, 2008 5:04 am**

I think there's a Merry Man out there somewhere crying that I didn't ask him to guest host today. I'm expecting some high scores on today's game. But, I've been wrong before.

Let's hope that everybody has gotten hooked on my groovy openings, because there's something different today. Rather than the artist who did the songs (pretty obvious), instead name the artist who did the original song. I've also heard rumours to the effect that you need both the song and the artist on the bonus section!

Clarification: Name the song BELOW, but the ARTIST whose material inspired them.

Originally posted on August 14, 2002

1. I hear those ice cream bells and I start to drool
Keep a couple quarts in my locker at school
Yah, but chocolate's gettin' old
Vanilla just leaves me cold

2. "Jerry! Jerry!" Now the crowd starts their favorite chant
Should I turn off my TV? I just can't
I have a tendency to watch it religiously
I have a history of taping each one

3. And the Jedi I admire most
Met up with Darth Maul and now he's toast
Well, I'm still here and he's a ghost
I guess I'll train this boy

4. Goin' to the market now, market now
I'm the city's biggest bologna buyer
Walkin' down the shopping aisles, shopping aisles
Filling up my basket with Oscar Mayer

5. I'm sick of Fred and Ethel always comin' over here
Cause Fred eats all our pretzel sticks and then he spills his beer
Why don't you serve your casserole and make them disappear Lucy

6. Ridin' in a bus down the boulevard
And the place was pretty packed
Couldn't find a seat so I had to stand
With the perverts in the back
It was smellin' like a locker room
There was junk all over the floor
We're already packed in like sardines
But we're stoppin' to pick up more

7. I'm a man of the land, I'm into discipline
Got a Bible in my hand and a beard on my chin
But if I finish all of my chores and you finish thine
Then tonight we're gonna party like it's 1699

8. What's the matter with the tune he's writin'
Well, you know it's gonna be a smash
It's so nice when you're a big name artist
Doesn't matter if it sounds like trash

9. People used to scoff, now they say "Mazel tov!"
He's such a macher 'cause he worked his tuchas off
Yeah, he keeps his cool and teaches shul
What's not to like? What's not to like?

10. Barney Rubble, laughin' like a hyena
Barney Rubble, what a little wiener
Where's Wilma? Anybody seen her?
Got a baby elephant vacuum cleaner

Bonus Instrumental: This gentleman was a successful songwriter before gathering a band of his own and becoming the king of the instrumental throughout the 60’s and 70’s. This 1965 song is my favourite and one of their biggest hits. It’s found on an album of the same name that portrays a young lady on the cover wearing nothing but a rose and a big pile of dessert topping.

Bonus Bonus: Name the record label founded by the above artist, along with with Jerry Moss in 1961.

Super Bonus: The man in question also co-wrote, with Lou Adler, a number of songs for this star of the late-50’s/early-60’s who was shot and killed under somewhat mysterious circumstances in 1964 at the age of 33.

Posted: **Wed Mar 12, 2008 5:26 am**

fantine33 wrote:I think there's a Merry Man out there somewhere crying that I didn't ask him to guest host today. I'm expecting some high scores on today's game. But, I've been wrong before.

Let's hope that everybody has gotten hooked on my groovy openings, because there's something different today. Rather than the artist who did the songs (pretty obvious), instead name the artist who did the original song. I've also heard rumours to the effect that you need both the song and the artist on the bonus section!

Aw, you mean I can't guess "Weird" Al as the artist for all the songs?

fantine33 wrote:1. I hear those ice cream bells and I start to drool
Keep a couple quarts in my locker at school
Yah, but chocolate's gettin' old
Vanilla just leaves me cold

2. "Jerry! Jerry!" Now the crowd starts their favorite chant
Should I turn off my TV? I just can't
I have a tendency to watch it religiously
I have a history of taping each one

3. And the Jedi I admire most
Met up with Darth Maul and now he's toast
Well, I'm still here and he's a ghost
I guess I'll train this boy

4. Goin' to the market now, market now
I'm the city's biggest bologna buyer
Walkin' down the shopping aisles, shopping aisles
Filling up my basket with Oscar Mayer

5. I'm sick of Fred and Ethel always comin' over here
Cause Fred eats all our pretzel sticks and then he spills his beer
Why don't you serve your casserole and make them disappear Lucy

6. Ridin' in a bus down the boulevard
And the place was pretty packed
Couldn't find a seat so I had to stand
With the perverts in the back
It was smellin' like a locker room
There was junk all over the floor
We're already packed in like sardines
But we're stoppin' to pick up more

7. I'm a man of the land, I'm into discipline
Got a Bible in my hand and a beard on my chin
But if I finish all of my chores and you finish thine
Then tonight we're gonna party like it's 1699

8. What's the matter with the tune he's writin'
Well, you know it's gonna be a smash
It's so nice when you're a big name artist
Doesn't matter if it sounds like trash

9. People used to scoff, now they say "Mazel tov!"
He's such a macher 'cause he worked his tuchas off
Yeah, he keeps his cool and teaches shul
What's not to like? What's not to like?

10. Barney Rubble, laughin' like a hyena
Barney Rubble, what a little wiener
Where's Wilma? Anybody seen her?
Got a baby elephant vacuum cleaner

Spoiler

1. I Love Rocky Road - Joan Jett and the Blackhearts
2. nope
3. The Saga Begins - Don McLean
4. My Bologna - The Knack
5. Ricky - Tony Basil
6. Another One Rides the Bus - Queen
7. Amish Paradise - Coolio
8. It's Still Billy Joel to Me - Billy Joel
9. nope
10. nope

fantine33 wrote:Bonus Instrumental: This gentleman was a successful songwriter before gathering a band of his own and becoming the king of the instrumental throughout the 60’s and 70’s. This 1965 song is my favourite and one of their biggest hits. It’s found on an album of the same name that portrays a young lady on the cover wearing nothing but a rose and a big pile of dessert topping.

Bonus Bonus: Name the record label founded by the above artist, along with with Jerry Moss in 1961.

Super Bonus: The man in question also co-wrote, with Lou Adler, a number of songs for this star of the late-50’s/early-60’s who was shot and killed under somewhat mysterious circumstances in 1964 at the age of 33.

Spoiler

Oh, fannie, you hit me right in the center of my wheelhouse. I collected all of his albums back in the day.

Bonus: Herb Alpert and the Tijuana Brass - A Taste of Honey
Bonus Bonus: A&M Records (later the home of The Carpenters)
Super Bonus: Sam Cooke

Posted: **Wed Mar 12, 2008 5:45 am**

Spoiler

1. "I Love Rock and Roll", Joan Jett ("I Love Rocky Road")
2. "One Week", Barenaked Ladies ("Jerry Springer")
3. "American Pie", Don McLean ("The Saga Begins")
4. "My Sharona", the Knack ("My Bologna")
5. "Mickey", Toni Basil ("Ricky")
6. "Another One Bites the Dust", Queen ("Another One Rides the Bus")
7. "Gangsta's Paradise", Coolio ("Amish Paradise")
8. "It's Still Rock and Roll to Me", Billy Joel ("It's Still Billy Joel to Me")
9. "Pretty Fly for a White Guy", the Offspring ("Pretty Fly for a Rabbi")
10. "Under the Bridge", Red Hot Chili Peppers ("Bedrock Anthem")
Bonus Instrumental: "Whipped Cream", Herb Alpert
Bonus Bonus: A&M (Alpert & Moss... makes sense!)
Super Bonus: Sam Cooke

Posted: **Wed Mar 12, 2008 5:53 am**

Spoiler

I think there's a Merry Man out there somewhere crying that I didn't ask him to guest host today. I'm expecting some high scores on today's game. But, I've been wrong before.

Let's hope that everybody has gotten hooked on my groovy openings, because there's something different today. Rather than the artist who did the songs (pretty obvious), instead name the artist who did the original song. I've also heard rumours to the effect that you need both the song and the artist on the bonus section!

Clarification: Name the song BELOW, but the ARTIST whose material inspired them.

Originally posted on August 14, 2002

1. I hear those ice cream bells and I start to drool
Keep a couple quarts in my locker at school
Yah, but chocolate's gettin' old
Vanilla just leaves me cold
I Love Rocky Road - Joan Jett (OK, now that I know what this one's all about, I'd say there's a very, very good chance I didn't play this game originally, because I used this exact same format (Title and original song artist), with my WAY MM hosting, in my all-Merry Man March 2003 LS and thought I was being original....)

2. "Jerry! Jerry!" Now the crowd starts their favorite chant
Should I turn off my TV? I just can't
I have a tendency to watch it religiously
I have a history of taping each one

3. And the Jedi I admire most
Met up with Darth Maul and now he's toast
Well, I'm still here and he's a ghost
I guess I'll train this boy
I don't know what it's called, but it's the American Pie parody that gets played occasionally on Wal~Mart Radio, thus the artist would be Don McLean

4. Goin' to the market now, market now
I'm the city's biggest bologna buyer
Walkin' down the shopping aisles, shopping aisles
Filling up my basket with Oscar Mayer
My Bologna - The Knack

5. I'm sick of Fred and Ethel always comin' over here
Cause Fred eats all our pretzel sticks and then he spills his beer
Why don't you serve your casserole and make them disappear Lucy
Ricky - Toni Basil

6. Ridin' in a bus down the boulevard
And the place was pretty packed
Couldn't find a seat so I had to stand
With the perverts in the back
It was smellin' like a locker room
There was junk all over the floor
We're already packed in like sardines
But we're stoppin' to pick up more
Another One Rides The Bus - Queen

7. I'm a man of the land, I'm into discipline
Got a Bible in my hand and a beard on my chin
But if I finish all of my chores and you finish thine
Then tonight we're gonna party like it's 1699

8. What's the matter with the tune he's writin'
Well, you know it's gonna be a smash
It's so nice when you're a big name artist
Doesn't matter if it sounds like trash
Don't know it, but it reeks of Still Rock & Roll To Me, thus Billy Joel

9. People used to scoff, now they say "Mazel tov!"
He's such a macher 'cause he worked his tuchas off
Yeah, he keeps his cool and teaches shul
What's not to like? What's not to like?
Pretty Fly For A Rabbi - The Offspring

10. Barney Rubble, laughin' like a hyena
Barney Rubble, what a little wiener
Where's Wilma? Anybody seen her?
Got a baby elephant vacuum cleaner

Bonus Instrumental: This gentleman was a successful songwriter before gathering a band of his own and becoming the king of the instrumental throughout the 60’s and 70’s. This 1965 song is my favourite and one of their biggest hits. It’s found on an album of the same name that portrays a young lady on the cover wearing nothing but a rose and a big pile of dessert topping. - Holy freaking Kitty Sandwich! Just yesterday I was going over the thread from the early days of this Bored where that album cover was posted!!! (It's the thread that spawned from TiV's infamous "Country Life" MM) I don't know the song, but the man is Herb Alpert

Bonus Bonus: Name the record label founded by the above artist, along with with Jerry Moss in 1961.

Super Bonus: The man in question also co-wrote, with Lou Adler, a number of songs for this star of the late-50’s/early-60’s who was shot and killed under somewhat mysterious circumstances in 1964 at the age of 33.

Posted: **Wed Mar 12, 2008 7:03 am**

Spoiler

1. I Love Rock and Roll - Joan Jett
2. One Week - Barenaked Ladies
3. American Pie - Don McLean
4. My Sharona - The Knack
5. Mickey - Toni Basil
6. Another One Bites the Dust - Queen
7. Gangsta's Paradise - Coolio
8.
9. Pretty Fly for a White Guy - ?
10. Under the Bridge & somthing else? - Red Hot Chili Peppers

Bonus Instrumental: Herb Alpert
Bonus Bonus: A&M
Super Bonus: Sam Cooke?

Posted: **Wed Mar 12, 2008 7:53 am**

Spoiler

3. Obiwon Pie? -- Don McLean

7. 1699? -- Prince

8. It's Still Billy Joel to Me? -- Billy Joel

10. Eminem?

Bonus Instrumental: A Taste of Honey, Herb Alpert and the Tijuana Brass

Bonus Bonus: A&M

Super Bonus: Vic Damone ?

Posted: **Wed Mar 12, 2008 8:30 am**

Spoiler

I admire the work of Weird Al and it's really a shame that I can't remember more of these titles.

1. I hear those ice cream bells and I start to drool
Keep a couple quarts in my locker at school
Yah, but chocolate's gettin' old
Vanilla just leaves me cold

Eat It - Michael Jackson

3. And the Jedi I admire most
Met up with Darth Maul and now he's toast
Well, I'm still here and he's a ghost
I guess I'll train this boy

That Anakin Guy

And why are you torturing me to name the artist who recorded American Pie. You know I can't do that!

7. I'm a man of the land, I'm into discipline
Got a Bible in my hand and a beard on my chin
But if I finish all of my chores and you finish thine
Then tonight we're gonna party like it's 1699

Some parody about the Amish...

Posted: **Wed Mar 12, 2008 9:23 am**

Spoiler

fantine33 wrote: Clarification: Name the song BELOW, but the ARTIST whose material inspired them.

Originally posted on August 14, 2002

1. I hear those ice cream bells and I start to drool
Keep a couple quarts in my locker at school
Yah, but chocolate's gettin' old
Vanilla just leaves me cold

Nope

2. "Jerry! Jerry!" Now the crowd starts their favorite chant
Should I turn off my TV? I just can't
I have a tendency to watch it religiously
I have a history of taping each one

Nope

3. And the Jedi I admire most
Met up with Darth Maul and now he's toast
Well, I'm still here and he's a ghost
I guess I'll train this boy

Based on American Pie, but I don't know the spoof. Don Maclean

4. Goin' to the market now, market now
I'm the city's biggest bologna buyer
Walkin' down the shopping aisles, shopping aisles
Filling up my basket with Oscar Mayer

My Bologna, The Knack

5. I'm sick of Fred and Ethel always comin' over here
Cause Fred eats all our pretzel sticks and then he spills his beer
Why don't you serve your casserole and make them disappear Lucy

Hey Rickey, Toni Basil

6. Ridin' in a bus down the boulevard
And the place was pretty packed
Couldn't find a seat so I had to stand
With the perverts in the back
It was smellin' like a locker room
There was junk all over the floor
We're already packed in like sardines
But we're stoppin' to pick up more

Another One Rides the Bus, Queen

7. I'm a man of the land, I'm into discipline
Got a Bible in my hand and a beard on my chin
But if I finish all of my chores and you finish thine
Then tonight we're gonna party like it's 1699

Amish Paradise? Coolio

8. What's the matter with the tune he's writin'
Well, you know it's gonna be a smash
It's so nice when you're a big name artist
Doesn't matter if it sounds like trash

Billy Joel

9. People used to scoff, now they say "Mazel tov!"
He's such a macher 'cause he worked his tuchas off
Yeah, he keeps his cool and teaches shul
What's not to like? What's not to like?

Pretty Fly for a Rabbi? I don't know who sings the White Guy version

10. Barney Rubble, laughin' like a hyena
Barney Rubble, what a little wiener
Where's Wilma? Anybody seen her?
Got a baby elephant vacuum cleaner

Nope

Bonus Instrumental: This gentleman was a successful songwriter before gathering a band of his own and becoming the king of the instrumental throughout the 60’s and 70’s. This 1965 song is my favourite and one of their biggest hits. It’s found on an album of the same name that portrays a young lady on the cover wearing nothing but a rose and a big pile of dessert topping.

AAAAAHHHHHH!!!!!!!!! My dad had that album!!!!!!!! Herb Alpert and the Tijuana Brass. What song do you want.....?

Bonus Bonus: Name the record label founded by the above artist, along with with Jerry Moss in 1961.

A & M. Duh. (But I can picture the scripty logo on the album.)

Super Bonus: The man in question also co-wrote, with Lou Adler, a number of songs for this star of the late-50’s/early-60’s who was shot and killed under somewhat mysterious circumstances in 1964 at the age of 33.

I was born in 1964. Hmmmmm. Dunno

Posted: **Wed Mar 12, 2008 9:35 am**

Spoiler

1. I hear those ice cream bells and I start to drool
Keep a couple quarts in my locker at school
Yah, but chocolate's gettin' old
Vanilla just leaves me cold
I Love Rocky Road / Joan Jett

2. "Jerry! Jerry!" Now the crowd starts their favorite chant
Should I turn off my TV? I just can't
I have a tendency to watch it religiously
I have a history of taping each one
?

3. And the Jedi I admire most
Met up with Darth Maul and now he's toast
Well, I'm still here and he's a ghost
I guess I'll train this boy
The Saga Begins / Don McLean

4. Goin' to the market now, market now
I'm the city's biggest bologna buyer
Walkin' down the shopping aisles, shopping aisles
Filling up my basket with Oscar Mayer
Fat - Michael Jackson

5. I'm sick of Fred and Ethel always comin' over here
Cause Fred eats all our pretzel sticks and then he spills his beer
Why don't you serve your casserole and make them disappear Lucy
Ricky - Toni Basil

6. Ridin' in a bus down the boulevard
And the place was pretty packed
Couldn't find a seat so I had to stand
With the perverts in the back
It was smellin' like a locker room
There was junk all over the floor
We're already packed in like sardines
But we're stoppin' to pick up more
Another One Rides the Bus - Queen

7. I'm a man of the land, I'm into discipline
Got a Bible in my hand and a beard on my chin
But if I finish all of my chores and you finish thine
Then tonight we're gonna party like it's 1699
? - Prince

8. What's the matter with the tune he's writin'
Well, you know it's gonna be a smash
It's so nice when you're a big name artist
Doesn't matter if it sounds like trash
? - Billy Joel

9. People used to scoff, now they say "Mazel tov!"
He's such a macher 'cause he worked his tuchas off
Yeah, he keeps his cool and teaches shul
What's not to like? What's not to like?
Pretty Fly for a Rabbi - Offspring

10. Barney Rubble, laughin' like a hyena
Barney Rubble, what a little wiener
Where's Wilma? Anybody seen her?
Got a baby elephant vacuum cleaner
?

Bonus Instrumental: This gentleman was a successful songwriter before gathering a band of his own and becoming the king of the instrumental throughout the 60’s and 70’s. This 1965 song is my favourite and one of their biggest hits. It’s found on an album of the same name that portrays a young lady on the cover wearing nothing but a rose and a big pile of dessert topping.
Ok. I come to this in a weird way. I only know the album in question because I used to have this EP: http://tinyurl.com/25hhug. So I know it's by Herb Alpert & the Tijuana Brass. I don't know what songs are on it. The only 2 HATB songs I can name are A Taste of Honey and Rise, and I think Rise is on an album called Rise. So I'll go with A Taste of Honey.

Bonus Bonus: Name the record label founded by the above artist, along with with Jerry Moss in 1961.
A & M

Super Bonus: The man in question also co-wrote, with Lou Adler, a number of songs for this star of the late-50’s/early-60’s who was shot and killed under somewhat mysterious circumstances in 1964 at the age of 33.
sounds like Sam Cooke but I didn't know he wrote songs for him

Posted: **Wed Mar 12, 2008 9:47 am**

Spoiler

Oh wow, a Featured Artist Friday ... er, Wednesday!

1. I Love Rocky Road/I Love Rock and Roll, Joan Jett
2. Jerry Springer/One Week, Barenaked Ladies
3. The Saga Begins/American Pie, Don McLean
4. My Bologna/My Sharona, the Knack
5. Hey Ricky/Hey Mickey, Toni Morrison
6. Another One Rides the Bus/Another One Bites the Dust, Queen
7. Amish Paradise/Gangsta's Paradise, Coolio
8. Still Billy Joel/Still Rock and Roll, Billy Joel
9. Pretty Fly for a Rabbi/Pretty Fly for a White Guy, _________
10. Bedrock City, _________

Bonus Instrumental: Whipped Cream (and other delights), Herb Alpert
Bonus Bonus:
Super Bonus:
Add-on Bonus: In the spirit of today's theme, someone (though not Weird Al) did a takeoff called "Sour Cream and Other Delights".

Posted: **Wed Mar 12, 2008 12:36 pm**

Spoiler

I am not a big follower of Weird Al. But...

1. I Love Rocky Road - Joan Jett
2.
3. ?? - Don MacLean
4. My Bologna - The Knack
5. Oh, Ricky - Toni Basil
6. Another One Rides The Bus - Queen
7. ?? - Prince
8. ?? - Billy Joel
9.
10.

B.I. - Herb Alpert / Whipped Cream

B.B - A(lpert) & M(oss)

S.B. - Sam Cooke. Didn't know about the songs written for him but I knew about his shooting at the tender age of 33.

Posted: **Wed Mar 12, 2008 3:04 pm**

Spoiler

1. I Love Rocky Road -- Joan Jett and the Blackhearts
2. Jerry Springer -- Barenaked Ladies
3. The Saga Begins -- Don McLean
4. My Bologna -- The Knack
5. Hey Lucy! -- Toni Basil
6. Another One Rides the Bus -- Queen
7. Amish Paradise -- Koolio
8. It's Still Billy Joel to Me -- Billy Joel
9. Pretty Fly for a Rabbi -- Offspring
10. Bedrock Anthem -- Red Hot Chili Peppers

Bonus: Whipped Cream, by Herb Alpert and the Tijuana Brass

BonusBonus: A & M

BonusBonusBonus: Sounds like Sam Cooke

Posted: **Wed Mar 12, 2008 3:27 pm**

Oh Boy Weird Al! Now this I can do.

Spoiler

1. I hear those ice cream bells and I start to drool
Keep a couple quarts in my locker at school
Yah, but chocolate's gettin' old
Vanilla just leaves me cold

I Love Rocky Road - inspired by I Love Rock N Roll by Joan Jett

2. "Jerry! Jerry!" Now the crowd starts their favorite chant
Should I turn off my TV? I just can't
I have a tendency to watch it religiously
I have a history of taping each one

Jerry Springer - inspired by One Week by ? (Iknow they used the song on a car commercial if that counts for anything)

3. And the Jedi I admire most
Met up with Darth Maul and now he's toast
Well, I'm still here and he's a ghost
I guess I'll train this boy

The Saga Begins - inspired by American Pie by Don McLean

4. Goin' to the market now, market now
I'm the city's biggest bologna buyer
Walkin' down the shopping aisles, shopping aisles
Filling up my basket with Oscar Mayer

My Bologna - inspired by My Sharona by The Knack

5. I'm sick of Fred and Ethel always comin' over here
Cause Fred eats all our pretzel sticks and then he spills his beer
Why don't you serve your casserole and make them disappear Lucy

Ricky - inspired by Mickey by Toni Basil

6. Ridin' in a bus down the boulevard
And the place was pretty packed
Couldn't find a seat so I had to stand
With the perverts in the back
It was smellin' like a locker room
There was junk all over the floor
We're already packed in like sardines
But we're stoppin' to pick up more

Another One Rides The Bus - inspired Another On Bites The Dust by Queen

7. I'm a man of the land, I'm into discipline
Got a Bible in my hand and a beard on my chin
But if I finish all of my chores and you finish thine
Then tonight we're gonna party like it's 1699

Amish Paradise - inspired by Gangsta's Paradise by Coolio

8. What's the matter with the tune he's writin'
Well, you know it's gonna be a smash
It's so nice when you're a big name artist
Doesn't matter if it sounds like trash

? inspired by Still Rock and Roll to Me by Billy Joel (Guess, but it sure fits the tune

9. People used to scoff, now they say "Mazel tov!"
He's such a macher 'cause he worked his tuchas off
Yeah, he keeps his cool and teaches shul
What's not to like? What's not to like?

Pretty Fly For a Rabbi - Pretty Fly For a White Guy by Beastie Boys

10. Barney Rubble, laughin' like a hyena
Barney Rubble, what a little wiener
Where's Wilma? Anybody seen her?
Got a baby elephant vacuum cleaner

Bedrock Anthem by ?

Bonus Instrumental: This gentleman was a successful songwriter before gathering a band of his own and becoming the king of the instrumental throughout the 60’s and 70’s. This 1965 song is my favourite and one of their biggest hits. It’s found on an album of the same name that portrays a young lady on the cover wearing nothing but a rose and a big pile of dessert topping.

Herb Alpert and the Tijuana Brass - Whipped Cream

Bonus Bonus: Name the record label founded by the above artist, along with with Jerry Moss in 1961.

Super Bonus: The man in question also co-wrote, with Lou Adler, a number of songs for this star of the late-50’s/early-60’s who was shot and killed under somewhat mysterious circumstances in 1964 at the age of 33.

George Reeve?

Posted: **Wed Mar 12, 2008 3:56 pm**

Spoiler

1-I Love Rocky Road (Joan Jett's "I Love Rock-n-Roll")
2-Jerry Springer (Barenaked Ladies "One Week")
3-The Saga Continues (Don McLean's "American Pie")
4-My Bologna (The Knack's "My Sharona")
5-Ricky (Toni Basil's "Mickey")
6-Another One Rides the Bus (Queen's "Another One Rides the Bus")
7-Amish Paradise (Coolio's "Gangsta's Paradise")
8-It's Still Billy Joel To Me (Billy Joel's "It's Still Rock-n-Roll To Me")
9-Pretty Fly For a Rabbi (Offspring's "Pretty Fly For a White Guy")
10-Bedrock Anthem (Red Hot Chili Peppers' "Give it Away")

Bonus Instrumental: Herb Alpert's "Whipped Cream" (the album is "Whipped Cream and Other Delights")
Bonus Bonus: A & M Records
Super Bonus: Sam Cooke

Posted: **Wed Mar 12, 2008 4:26 pm**

Spoiler

Clarification: Name the song BELOW, but the ARTIST whose material inspired them.

Originally posted on August 14, 2002

1. I Love Rocky Road - Joan Jett and the Blackhearts
2. Jerry Springer - Barenaked Ladies
3. Carp. This is that Star Wars song. Can't remember the title, but it's based on "American Pie" - Don McLean
4. My Bologna - The Knack
5. Hey Ricky - The glamourous star of "Five Easy Pieces" and "Easy Rider," Miss Toni Basil
6. Another One Rides the Bus - Queen
7. Amish Paradise - That rap guy.
8. Still Billy Joel to Me - Billy Joel
9. Must be one of Al's later ones. I don't recognize it.
10. Another one I know, but don't know the name of. Based on "Give it Away" by RCHP, IIRC.

Bonus Instrumental: This gentleman was a successful songwriter before gathering a band of his own and becoming the king of the instrumental throughout the 60’s and 70’s. This 1965 song is my favourite and one of their biggest hits. It’s found on an album of the same name that portrays a young lady on the cover wearing nothing but a rose and a big pile of dessert topping.

Thanks to the thread we had not too long ago, I recognize this as "Whipped Cream" by Herb Alpert (and the Tijuana Brass)

Bonus Bonus: Name the record label founded by the above artist, along with with Jerry Moss in 1961.

A&M

Super Bonus: The man in question also co-wrote, with Lou Adler, a number of songs for this star of the late-50’s/early-60’s who was shot and killed under somewhat mysterious circumstances in 1964 at the age of 33.

Sam Cooke?

Posted: **Wed Mar 12, 2008 4:42 pm**

Spoiler

Guessing these are Weird Al songs

3. Inspired by American Pie/Don MacClane

4. Inspired by Physical/Rod Stewart

7. Inspired by Party Like its 1999 (1699)/inspired by Prince

8. Inspired by Paperback Writer/The Beatles

9. Inspired by Ghostbusters/whomever

Bonus Instrumental: Herb Alpert, but probably not Tijuana Taxi

Bonus Bonus: At least I got Alpert right! A&M records

Super Bonus: Sam Cooke wrote a lot of his own stuff; did Alpert & co write some too? If you mean Cooke, though, his death isn't much of a mystery; its pretty much agreed that the hotel clerk who shot him "in self defense" was in cahoots with the prostitute who had just robbed him. Cooke should have admitted he'd been taken & just left; he'd be alive today.

Posted: **Wed Mar 12, 2008 6:12 pm**

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fantine33 wrote:Clarification: Name the song BELOW, but the ARTIST whose material inspired them.

Originally posted on August 14, 2002

3. And the Jedi I admire most
Met up with Darth Maul and now he's toast
Well, I'm still here and he's a ghost
I guess I'll train this boy

Don MacLean

4. Goin' to the market now, market now
I'm the city's biggest bologna buyer
Walkin' down the shopping aisles, shopping aisles
Filling up my basket with Oscar Mayer

My Bologna, the Knack

8. What's the matter with the tune he's writin'
Well, you know it's gonna be a smash
It's so nice when you're a big name artist
Doesn't matter if it sounds like trash

It's still rock and roll to me, Billy Joel. Don't know song name.

Bonus Instrumental: This gentleman was a successful songwriter before gathering a band of his own and becoming the king of the instrumental throughout the 60’s and 70’s. This 1965 song is my favourite and one of their biggest hits. It’s found on an album of the same name that portrays a young lady on the cover wearing nothing but a rose and a big pile of dessert topping.

Herb Alpert, Whipped Cream and Other Delights

Bonus Bonus: Name the record label founded by the above artist, along with with Jerry Moss in 1961.

Super Bonus: The man in question also co-wrote, with Lou Adler, a number of songs for this star of the late-50’s/early-60’s who was shot and killed under somewhat mysterious circumstances in 1964 at the age of 33.

Sam Cooke

Posted: **Wed Mar 12, 2008 7:24 pm**

When I could get Dr. Demento on the radio, I used to hear a LOT of Weird Al.

Spoiler

1. I Love Rocky Road / Joan Jett
2. Nope
3. The Saga Begins / Don McLean
4. My Bologna / The Knack
5. Oh, Ricky / Toni Basil
6. Another One Rides the Bus / Queen
7. Amish Paradise / Coolio
8. It's Still Billy Joel to Me / Billy Joel
9. Nope
10. Nope

Bonus Instrumental: Herb Alpert & the Tijuana Brass --- Whipped Cream & Other Delights (wasn't that the theme that brought out the guests on The Dating Game?)
Bonus Bonus: A&M
Super Bonus: Sam Cooke?

Posted: **Wed Mar 12, 2008 7:39 pm**

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3. Don McLean
6. Another One Rides the Bus - Queen
7. Amish Paradise - Coolio
8. Billy Joel

Posted: **Wed Mar 12, 2008 7:55 pm**

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Here's the thread I was looking at while going through old MM posts yesterday, beginning with the bonus album in question....

viewtopic.php?p=6297&highlight=#6297

lb13

Posted: **Wed Mar 12, 2008 9:49 pm**

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Bonus Instrumental: This gentleman was a successful songwriter before gathering a band of his own and becoming the king of the instrumental throughout the 60’s and 70’s. This 1965 song is my favourite and one of their biggest hits. It’s found on an album of the same name that portrays a young lady on the cover wearing nothing but a rose and a big pile of dessert topping.

Bonus Bonus: Name the record label founded by the above artist, along with with Jerry Moss in 1961.

Super Bonus: The man in question also co-wrote, with Lou Adler, a number of songs for this star of the late-50’s/early-60’s who was shot and killed under somewhat mysterious circumstances in 1964 at the age of 33.

I will stick to the bonuses today. First to remind of the fact which seems peculiar now, that in the days before multi-track recording, especially in California, the record companies tended to send their acts to record their front men with the usual supergroup sessionmen. Who could be counted on to keep the beat, stay in tune, not fluff the riffs and thereby maximize the value of the studio time dollar.

Herb Alpert plus these guys = Tijuana Brass.

I am sure this is oversimpified, but I seem to remember Mr. Hal Blaine going bomp-bomp-bomp-bomp-bomp-bomp-bomp, inspiringly, on A Taste of Honey, which along with the artist name HATB, is the answer to the first bonus

"A Taste of Honey" refers to an edible, and therefore fits with the theme of "Whipped Cream.... and Other Delights", the album by HATB which featured the young lady wearing shaving cream as a more photographable stand-in for dessert topping.

Interestingly, "A Taste of Honey" was released as the B-side of a single on A and M records (second bonus), but caught the ear of kids and radio types and wound up as one of the major Grammy winners of 1965. It propelled HATB from being one of those acts which appealed to Older People, who bought Albums in Department Stores with the record section right near the Furniture Department, to being an act with sixties-cool persona which lasted three full years, a consierable accomplishment. (Remembering that a year in the sixties was like a decade, in terms of pop kulch......)

i THINK but not sure the A-side was "Tijuana Taxi".

"A Taste of Honey" as a song was also performed by The Beatles, being one of their more obscure covers. The tune, IIRC, started out as entr'acte music for the play, "A Taste of Honey", later to become an important but rather depressing British movie. The tune does not appear in the movie.

Third bonus is Sam Cooke.

Posted: **Wed Mar 12, 2008 9:49 pm**

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1. I Love Rocky Road (I Love Rock & Roll - Joan Jett/Blackhearts)
2.
3. The Saga Begins (American Pie - Don McLean)
4.
5.
6.
7. Amish Paradise (Gangster's Paradise - Coolio)
8. It's Still Billy Joel To Me (It's Still Rock & Roll To Me - Billy Joel)
9.
10.

Bonus Instrumental: Whipped Cream by Herb Alpert

Bonus Bonus: The very creatively named A & M Records

Super Bonus: Sam Cooke?

Posted: **Thu Mar 13, 2008 1:54 am**

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fantine33 wrote: 1. I hear those ice cream bells and I start to drool
Keep a couple quarts in my locker at school
Yah, but chocolate's gettin' old
Vanilla just leaves me cold

2. "Jerry! Jerry!" Now the crowd starts their favorite chant
Should I turn off my TV? I just can't
I have a tendency to watch it religiously
I have a history of taping each one

3. And the Jedi I admire most
Met up with Darth Maul and now he's toast
Well, I'm still here and he's a ghost
I guess I'll train this boy
??? -- DON MCLEAN

4. Goin' to the market now, market now
I'm the city's biggest bologna buyer
Walkin' down the shopping aisles, shopping aisles
Filling up my basket with Oscar Mayer

5. I'm sick of Fred and Ethel always comin' over here
Cause Fred eats all our pretzel sticks and then he spills his beer
Why don't you serve your casserole and make them disappear Lucy
HEY RICKY -- TONI BASIL

6. Ridin' in a bus down the boulevard
And the place was pretty packed
Couldn't find a seat so I had to stand
With the perverts in the back
It was smellin' like a locker room
There was junk all over the floor
We're already packed in like sardines
But we're stoppin' to pick up more
ANOTHER ONE RIDES THE BUS -- QUEEN

7. I'm a man of the land, I'm into discipline
Got a Bible in my hand and a beard on my chin
But if I finish all of my chores and you finish thine
Then tonight we're gonna party like it's 1699
AMISH PARADISE -- COOLIO

8. What's the matter with the tune he's writin'
Well, you know it's gonna be a smash
It's so nice when you're a big name artist
Doesn't matter if it sounds like trash
IT'S STILL BILLY JOEL TO ME -- BILLY JOEL

9. People used to scoff, now they say "Mazel tov!"
He's such a macher 'cause he worked his tuchas off
Yeah, he keeps his cool and teaches shul
What's not to like? What's not to like?

10. Barney Rubble, laughin' like a hyena
Barney Rubble, what a little wiener
Where's Wilma? Anybody seen her?
Got a baby elephant vacuum cleaner

Bonus Instrumental: This gentleman was a successful songwriter before gathering a band of his own and becoming the king of the instrumental throughout the 60’s and 70’s. This 1965 song is my favourite and one of their biggest hits. It’s found on an album of the same name that portrays a young lady on the cover wearing nothing but a rose and a big pile of dessert topping.
WHIPPED CREAM -- HERB ALPERT AND THE TIJUANA BRASS

Bonus Bonus: Name the record label founded by the above artist, along with with Jerry Moss in 1961.
A&M

Super Bonus: The man in question also co-wrote, with Lou Adler, a number of songs for this star of the late-50’s/early-60’s who was shot and killed under somewhat mysterious circumstances in 1964 at the age of 33.
SAM COOKE

Posted: **Thu Mar 13, 2008 8:31 pm**

I think there's a Merry Man out there somewhere crying that I didn't ask him to guest host today. I'm expecting some high scores on today's game. But, I've been wrong before.

Let's hope that everybody has gotten hooked on my groovy openings, because there's something different today. Rather than the artist who did the songs (pretty obvious), instead name the artist who did the original song. I've also heard rumours to the effect that you need both the song and the artist on the bonus section!

Clarification: Name the song BELOW, but the ARTIST whose material inspired them.

Originally posted on August 14, 2002

1. I hear those ice cream bells and I start to drool
Keep a couple quarts in my locker at school
Yah, but chocolate's gettin' old
Vanilla just leaves me cold

I LOVE ROCKY ROAD - JOAN JETT AND THE BLACKHEARTS

Just Joan Jett got full credit

2. "Jerry! Jerry!" Now the crowd starts their favorite chant
Should I turn off my TV? I just can't
I have a tendency to watch it religiously
I have a history of taping each one

JERRY SPRINGER - BARENAKED LADIES

3. And the Jedi I admire most
Met up with Darth Maul and now he's toast
Well, I'm still here and he's a ghost
I guess I'll train this boy

THE SAGA BEGINS - DON MCLEAN

4. Goin' to the market now, market now
I'm the city's biggest bologna buyer
Walkin' down the shopping aisles, shopping aisles
Filling up my basket with Oscar Mayer

MY BOLOGNA - THE KNACK

5. I'm sick of Fred and Ethel always comin' over here
Cause Fred eats all our pretzel sticks and then he spills his beer
Why don't you serve your casserole and make them disappear Lucy

RICKY - TONI BASIL

I gave Hey, Ricky and Oh, Ricky full credit, because I couldn't figure out why I thought Hey should get full and Oh should get half, so everybody wins! Sadly, I couldn't stretch it to Oh, Lucy, which cost mrkelley the perfect bonus. Keep shooting for those stars, dude!

6. Ridin' in a bus down the boulevard
And the place was pretty packed
Couldn't find a seat so I had to stand
With the perverts in the back
It was smellin' like a locker room
There was junk all over the floor
We're already packed in like sardines
But we're stoppin' to pick up more

ANOTHER ONE RIDES THE BUS - QUEEN

7. I'm a man of the land, I'm into discipline
Got a Bible in my hand and a beard on my chin
But if I finish all of my chores and you finish thine
Then tonight we're gonna party like it's 1699

AMISH PARADISE - COOLIO

Did I mention that Coolio was the halftime show at the Nuggets/Cavs game earlier this year? And used so many smoke bombs that there was still a haze halfway through the third quarter? Oh, I did? What are the odds? Ha!

8. What's the matter with the tune he's writin'
Well, you know it's gonna be a smash
It's so nice when you're a big name artist
Doesn't matter if it sounds like trash

IT'S STILL BILLY JOEL TO ME - BILLY JOEL

If you had Billy Joel in the title, you got half credit

9. People used to scoff, now they say "Mazel tov!"
He's such a macher 'cause he worked his tuchas off
Yeah, he keeps his cool and teaches shul
What's not to like? What's not to like?

PRETTY FLY FOR A RABBI - (THE) OFFSPRING

10. Barney Rubble, laughin' like a hyena
Barney Rubble, what a little wiener
Where's Wilma? Anybody seen her?
Got a baby elephant vacuum cleaner

BEDROCK ANTHEM - RED HOT CHILI PEPPERS

Anything with Bedrock got half credit. Luckily I wasn't requiring original song as I don't think anybody who added it got both Under the Bridge and Give It Away.

Bonus Instrumental: This gentleman was a successful songwriter before gathering a band of his own and becoming the king of the instrumental throughout the 60’s and 70’s. This 1965 song is my favourite and one of their biggest hits. It’s found on an album of the same name that portrays a young lady on the cover wearing nothing but a rose and a big pile of dessert topping.

HERB ALPERT with or without the TIJUANA BRASS - WHIPPED CREAM

Not sure what was with all the Taste of Honeys, as the clue said the SAME name.

Bonus Bonus: Name the record label founded by the above artist, along with with Jerry Moss in 1961.

A&M RECORDS

Unfortunately, I couldn't give this to etaoin because in the midst of his treatise, he failed to ever mention A&M (and I read it three times just to make sure!)

Super Bonus: The man in question also co-wrote, with Lou Adler, a number of songs for this star of the late-50’s/early-60’s who was shot and killed under somewhat mysterious circumstances in 1964 at the age of 33.

SAM COOKE

The two biggies here were Wonderful World and Only Sixteen.

Posted: **Thu Mar 13, 2008 8:37 pm**

POINTS AND STUFF

Not to be outdone by Sir Galahad, both Nelly AND Tbone get the highest maximum game score of 240 today! (Galahad didn't get all the bonuses on his perfect run). And mrkelley missed out by a Lucy. Overall some good scores down the list, which makes for some nice movement among the ranks.

nelly 240
tbone 240
mrkelley 220
KT 180
kroxquo 170
melly 170
mntetn 170
earendel 165
TLITF 135
sir galahad 130
littlebeast 125
mini 125
Confessor 120
hermillion 110
mikehardware 105
elwood blues 60
megaaddict 60
sports fan 60
ghostjmf 35
etaoin 15
marley 1

ORIGINAL POINTS for 2002

Points were a lot higher this time around! Mike dropped quite a bit, but that was mainly because he didn't read closely and gave the original song rather than the Weird Al one. But not by a whole half, so it was sort of an improvement.

TBone0806 210
RevDodd 205
mikehardware 180
rob_wilson 170
starfish1113 165
markwiz 140
MACRAE1234 125
Corn9977 120
Barbarella09 110
deb_in_ga 105
vandalrmc 105
two_eagle_bdm 90
HF_Jai 85
littlebeast13 80
RJS102254 75
etaoin22 40
ghostjmf 40
JBillyGirl 40
SportsFan68 25
BobJuch 5
MarleysGh0st 5

WWTBAM Bored

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