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Lyrically Speaking August 2014, Day 2: Tough Tuesday

*Note* Day 1’s game is going to remain open until around noon Central time, thanks to some craziness in my schedule for today.

Some of the games I wrote for this month of LS are tougher than others, either because the songs are more obscure or the theme is harder to figure out, or both. I decided to put them all on Tuesdays, so they’ll be a little better spaced out, at least. Today’s is, I think, at least a variation on a theme I’ve seen before in someone’s LS game, if not downright stolen. First, identify the 12 songs in today’s game, 1 point for title and one for artist. Then, see if you can match them up into six pairs based on an overall theme. You’ll get two more points for each pair that is correctly matched, and 5 points for the theme. I’ll also give a krox bonus of 5 points if you can come up with another pair of songs that fulfill the terms of the theme.

1. When you were here before
Couldn't look you in the eye
You're just like an angel
Your skin makes me cry

2. Well, the rain exploded with a mighty crash
As we fell into the sun
And the first one said to the second one there
"I hope you're having fun."

3. With every kiss our love is like brand-new
And every star up in the sky was made for me and you
Still we both know that the road is long
(But) We know that we will be together
Because our love is strong

4. Here's your ticket pack your bags, time for jumpin' overboard
The transportation is here
Close enough but not too far, maybe you know where you are
Fightin' fire with fire

5. When I can't sleep at night without holding you tight
Girl, each time I try I just break down and cry
Pain in my head oh I'd rather be dead
Spinnin' around and around

6. Now I got mortgages on homes
I got stiffness in ma' bones
Ain't no beauty Queens in this locality (I tell you)
Oh but I still get my pleasure
Still get my greatest treasure
Heap big woman you gonna make a big man out of me

7. Everyday I walk her home from school
And she tells me how she really feels
And there's no doubt in my mind
That this girl is one of a kind
Cause all I keep thinking about is her in my arms
And I won't feel the same until she is mine

8. Big black boots,
Long brown hair,
She's so sweet
With her get back stare.

9. So much for the golden future, I can't even start
I've had every promise broken, there's anger in my heart
You don't know what it's like, you don't have a clue
If you did you'd find yourselves doing the same thing too

10. Getting late
I just can't wait
Ten o'clock and I know I gotta hit the road
First I drink, then I smoke
Start up the car, and I try to make the midnight show

11. How many years can a mountain exist
Before it’s washed to the sea?
Yes, ’n’ how many years can some people exist
Before they’re allowed to be free?

12. I wanna roll with him a hard pair we will be
A little gambling is fun when you're with me (I love it)
Russian Roulette is not the same without a gun
And baby when it's love if its not rough it isn't fun, fun


Pairs?

Theme?

EDITED ONLY BECAUSE I SOMEHOW HIT SUBMIT BEFORE I WAS READY

Spoiler

1. When you were here before
Couldn't look you in the eye
You're just like an angel
Your skin makes me cry

Creep-Radiohead

2. Well, the rain exploded with a mighty crash
As we fell into the sun
And the first one said to the second one there
"I hope you're having fun."

Band On The Run-Wings

3. With every kiss our love is like brand-new
And every star up in the sky was made for me and you
Still we both know that the road is long
(But) We know that we will be together
Because our love is strong



4. Here's your ticket pack your bags, time for jumpin' overboard
The transportation is here
Close enough but not too far, maybe you know where you are
Fightin' fire with fire

Burning Down The House-Talking Heads

5. When I can't sleep at night without holding you tight
Girl, each time I try I just break down and cry
Pain in my head oh I'd rather be dead
Spinnin' around and around

End of the Road-Boyz II Men

6. Now I got mortgages on homes
I got stiffness in ma' bones
Ain't no beauty Queens in this locality (I tell you)
Oh but I still get my pleasure
Still get my greatest treasure
Heap big woman you gonna make a big man out of me

Fat Bottomed Girls-Queen

7. Everyday I walk her home from school
And she tells me how she really feels
And there's no doubt in my mind
That this girl is one of a kind
Cause all I keep thinking about is her in my arms
And I won't feel the same until she is mine



8. Big black boots,
Long brown hair,
She's so sweet
With her get back stare.



9. So much for the golden future, I can't even start
I've had every promise broken, there's anger in my heart
You don't know what it's like, you don't have a clue
If you did you'd find yourselves doing the same thing too

Breaking the Law-Judas Priest

10. Getting late
I just can't wait
Ten o'clock and I know I gotta hit the road
First I drink, then I smoke
Start up the car, and I try to make the midnight show

Detroit Rock City-Kiss

11. How many years can a mountain exist
Before it’s washed to the sea?
Yes, ’n’ how many years can some people exist
Before they’re allowed to be free?

Blowin' in the Wind-Peter Paul and Mary had the hit, Bob Dylan recorded it first and wrote it

12. I wanna roll with him a hard pair we will be
A little gambling is fun when you're with me (I love it)
Russian Roulette is not the same without a gun
And baby when it's love if its not rough it isn't fun, fun



Pairs?

Theme?

Tough Tuesday indeed

I'm a day late in starting, so I already have a lot of ground to make up.

Spoiler

1. "Creep", Radiohead
2. "Band on the Run", Paul McCartney/Wings
3. "Love of a Lifetime", Firehouse
4. "Burning Down the House", Talking Heads
5. "End of the Road", Boyz II Men
6. "Fat Bottomed Girls", Queen
7. "Cool It Now", New Edition
8. "Are You Gonna Be My Girl", Jet
9. nope
10. nope
11. "Blowin' in the Wind", Bob Dylan and others
12. "Poker Face", Lady Gaga
Pairs? 2 & 8, 5 & 7, 6 & 12... guessing 1 & 9, 3 & 10, and 4 & 11 on the other pairs.
Theme? Artists and bands who derive their names from song titles. Wings had a song called "Jet", New Edition had a song called "Boys to Men", and Queen's "Radio Ga-Ga" was the inspiration for Lady Gaga. I'm not a big Bob Dylan fan, but I'm hoping that he had a song with "Talking Head" in its title.
Krox? I'll take an easy pair. "I'm Your Hoochie Coochie Man" by Muddy Waters and "Angie" by the Rolling Stones. Every music fan should know that Muddy Waters had a song called "Rollin' Stone".

Starting to emerge from a "work coma"

1. When you were here before
Couldn't look you in the eye
You're just like an angel
Your skin makes me cry

2. Well, the rain exploded with a mighty crash
As we fell into the sun
And the first one said to the second one there
"I hope you're having fun."

Band on the Run, Paul McCartney and Wings

3. With every kiss our love is like brand-new
And every star up in the sky was made for me and you
Still we both know that the road is long
(But) We know that we will be together
Because our love is strong

4. Here's your ticket pack your bags, time for jumpin' overboard
The transportation is here
Close enough but not too far, maybe you know where you are
Fightin' fire with fire

5. When I can't sleep at night without holding you tight
Girl, each time I try I just break down and cry
Pain in my head oh I'd rather be dead
Spinnin' around and around

6. Now I got mortgages on homes
I got stiffness in ma' bones
Ain't no beauty Queens in this locality (I tell you)
Oh but I still get my pleasure
Still get my greatest treasure
Heap big woman you gonna make a big man out of me

7. Everyday I walk her home from school
And she tells me how she really feels
And there's no doubt in my mind
That this girl is one of a kind
Cause all I keep thinking about is her in my arms
And I won't feel the same until she is mine

8. Big black boots,
Long brown hair,
She's so sweet
With her get back stare.

9. So much for the golden future, I can't even start
I've had every promise broken, there's anger in my heart
You don't know what it's like, you don't have a clue
If you did you'd find yourselves doing the same thing too

10. Getting late
I just can't wait
Ten o'clock and I know I gotta hit the road
First I drink, then I smoke
Start up the car, and I try to make the midnight show

11. How many years can a mountain exist
Before it’s washed to the sea?
Yes, ’n’ how many years can some people exist
Before they’re allowed to be free?

Blowin' in the Wind, Bob Dylan

12. I wanna roll with him a hard pair we will be
A little gambling is fun when you're with me (I love it)
Russian Roulette is not the same without a gun
And baby when it's love if its not rough it isn't fun, fun


Pairs?

Theme?

--Bob

Lyrically Speaking August 2014, Day 2: Tough Tuesday

Some of the games I wrote for this month of LS are tougher than others, either because the songs are more obscure or the theme is harder to figure out, or both. I decided to put them all on Tuesdays, so they’ll be a little better spaced out, at least. Today’s is, I think, at least a variation on a theme I’ve seen before in someone’s LS game, if not downright stolen. First, identify the 12 songs in today’s game, 1 point for title and one for artist. Then, see if you can match them up into six pairs based on an overall theme. You’ll get two more points for each pair that is correctly matched, and 5 points for the theme. I’ll also give a krox bonus of 5 points if you can come up with another pair of songs that fulfill the terms of the theme.

1. When you were here before
Couldn't look you in the eye
You're just like an angel
Your skin makes me cry

Creep - Radiohead

2. Well, the rain exploded with a mighty crash
As we fell into the sun
And the first one said to the second one there
"I hope you're having fun."

Band on the Run - Wings

3. With every kiss our love is like brand-new
And every star up in the sky was made for me and you
Still we both know that the road is long
(But) We know that we will be together
Because our love is strong

Love of a Lifetime - FireHouse

4. Here's your ticket pack your bags, time for jumpin' overboard
The transportation is here
Close enough but not too far, maybe you know where you are
Fightin' fire with fire

Burning Down the House - Talking Heads

5. When I can't sleep at night without holding you tight
Girl, each time I try I just break down and cry
Pain in my head oh I'd rather be dead
Spinnin' around and around

End of the Road – Boyz II Men


6. Now I got mortgages on homes
I got stiffness in ma' bones
Ain't no beauty Queens in this locality (I tell you)
Oh but I still get my pleasure
Still get my greatest treasure
Heap big woman you gonna make a big man out of me

Fat Bottomed Girls - Queen


7. Everyday I walk her home from school
And she tells me how she really feels
And there's no doubt in my mind
That this girl is one of a kind
Cause all I keep thinking about is her in my arms
And I won't feel the same until she is mine

Cool it Now – New Edition

8. Big black boots,
Long brown hair,
She's so sweet
With her get back stare.

Are You Gonna Be My Girl - Jet

9. So much for the golden future, I can't even start
I've had every promise broken, there's anger in my heart
You don't know what it's like, you don't have a clue
If you did you'd find yourselves doing the same thing too

Breaking the Law - Judas Priest

10. Getting late
I just can't wait
Ten o'clock and I know I gotta hit the road
First I drink, then I smoke
Start up the car, and I try to make the midnight show

Detroit Rock City - Kiss

11. How many years can a mountain exist
Before it’s washed to the sea?
Yes, ’n’ how many years can some people exist
Before they’re allowed to be free?

Blowin' in the Wind - Bob Dylan

12. I wanna roll with him a hard pair we will be
A little gambling is fun when you're with me (I love it)
Russian Roulette is not the same without a gun
And baby when it's love if its not rough it isn't fun, fun

Poker Face - Lady Gaga

Pairs: 1-4, 2-8, 3-10, 5-7, 6-12, 9-11
Theme: The group in one pair chose their name from a song from the other in the pair. The Talking Heads did Radio Head; Wings did Jet; Kiss did Firehouse; New Edition did Boys to Men; Queen did Radio Gaga; and Bob Dylan did a song called The Ballad of Frankie Lee and Judas Priest. Since I just used Wikipedia as the source for saying the groups actually chose their names because of the songs, I’m going to give full credit to those who said one group did a song with the name of the other group. I once again underestimated our players, because I didn’t think anyone would get this one, let alone multiple people. Good work!

Points:

Vandal 12
Lb 26
BiT 4
Shameless 27
AD 8
Frank 6
Krox 8
Sprots 4
TBone 16
TLITF 42
Marley 3
Elwood 6
Fireball 38
Mikehardware 4
Melly 13
Hotseat or Bust 8
Jarnon 2
Estonut 40
Bob#s 4
TSIO 6


Probably won't post the first cumulative standings until the weekend. School starts tomorrow!