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franktangredi wrote:Game #158: The Singer and the Song

Identify the 100 songs in the clues below. (Most are from the pop charts, but we make a few excursions elsewhere.) Then, match them into 40 triples according to a Tangredi, or principle you must discover for yourself. Twenty songs will be used twice, each time in a different capacity.

Alternate answers are probably possible, but (please, God!) there is only one complete solution.

franktangredi wrote:Game #158: The Singer and the Song

First pass:



2. I heard him say in a voice so gruff,
“I wouldn't eat you cuz you're so tough.”

Is this the Purple People Eater?



4. I'm not aware of too many things
I know what I know, if you know what I mean.
Philosophy is the talk on a cereal box
Religion is the smile on a dog.

What I Am, Alanis Morrissette

5. We're gonna stimulate some action;
We're gonna get some satisfaction.
We're gonna find out what it is all about.

After Midnight, Eric Clapton or JJ Cale

8. Let not your heart be troubled,
These tender words I hear,
And resting on His goodness,
I lose my doubt and fear.

This MIGHT be "His Eye is on the Sparrow," but I'm very unsure.

9. I'll be the bill you forgot to pay,
I'll be the dream that keeps you awake,
I'll be the song on the radio,
I'll be the reason that you tell the boys no.

No Gettin' Over Me -- Ronnie Milsap


12. No no no no no no no no no
No no no no no no no no
No no no no no no no no
No no no no no.

Land of a Thousand Dances, Wilson Pickett

13. And he's cute
In his mohair suit
And he keeps his pockets full of spending loot.

Boy from New York City, Manhattan Transfer



15. And I'd like to change my life, and you know I would
Just to be with you tonight, baby, if I could,
But I've got my job to do, and I do it well,
So I guess that's how it is.

Wishin You Were Here -- Chicago


18. If I were a business man
I'd sit behind a desk.
I'd be so successful
I would scare Wall Street to death.

Stoned in Love With You -- Stylistics

19. I said, "'Who we love and why we love
It's hard to understand,
So let's just sit here on the couch
And face this, man to man."

This kind of reminds me a song called "My Girl Bill," by Jim Stafford. But 3 question marks worth.


21. We drown our doubts in dry champagne
And soothe our souls with fine cocaine.
I don't know why I even care,
We'll get so high and get nowhere,
We'll have to change our jaded ways.

I've Loved these Days -- Billy Joel


24. Time is so old and love so brief,
Love is pure gold and time a thief .

Speak Low -- Tony Bennett and some girl.


27. The mountain is high, the valley is low
And you're confused 'bout which way to go,
So I flew here to give you a hand
And lead you into the promised land.

Free Ride -- Edgar Winter Band


33. My mom started bugging with the clothes she chose,
I didn't say nothing at first, I just turned up my nose.
She said, "What's wrong? This shirt cost $20."
I said, "Mom, this shirt is plaid with a butterfly collar!"

Humpty Dance -- ask lb who sings it

34. Hey baby,
You know the future's lookin' brighter
Every morning' when I get up,
Don't be thinkin' 'bout what's not enough now, baby,
Just be thinkin' 'bout what we got.

Baby, Hold on -- Eddie Money

35. When you count the ones that want you, count me, too,
And if I'm not first on your list, count me blue.

Count Me In -- Gary Lewis and the Playboys

36. He's never near you
To comfort and cheer you
When all those sad tears are fallin', baby, from your eyes.

Na, Na, Hey, Kiss Him Goodbye -- Was it Steam?


39. Prepare yourself, you know it's a must,
Gotta have a friend in Jesus.

Spirit in the Sky -- Norman Greenbaum

40. Never do more than I, I really need.
My mind is racing, but my body's in the lead.

Double Vision -- Foreigner


43. This is for all the single people
Thinking that love has left them dry:
Don't give up until you drink from the silver cup,
You never know until you try.

Lonely People -- America

47. Four young chiquitas in Omaha
Waitin' for the band to return from the show,
Feelin' good, feelin' right, it's Saturday night,
The hotel detective, he was outta sight.

We're an American Band -- Grand Funk Railroad


49. Where can you learn to fly,
Play in sports and skin dive,
Study oceanography?

In the Navy -- Village People

50. See the man with the broken heart
You'll see that he is sad,
He hurts so bad.
See the girl who has lost the only love she ever had.

Sideshow -- blanking on the group right now.


52. Seasons change and so did I,
You need not wonder why.

No Time -- Guess Who


55. If you're filled with affection
You're too shy to convey,
Meditate in my direction,
Feel your way.

You're the One that I Want -- John Travolta and Olivia Newton-John

56. I might date another race or color,
It doesn't mean I don't like my strong black brothers.

That empowerment song by Destiny's Child

57. First you get down on your knees,
Fiddle with your rosaries,
Bow your head with great respect and
Genuflect, genuflect, genuflect.

Vatican Rag -- Tom Lehrer


59. Keep a-wearing your bracelets
And your new rah rah
A-cross your heart, yeah,
With your living bra.

Judy in Disguise -- John Fred and his Playboys

61. Without you
Life has no meaning or rhyme
Like notes to a song out of time.
How can I repay you for having faith in me?

You Make me Feel Brand New -- The Stylistics

62. Open up the window, let some air into this room!
I think I'm almost chokin' from the smell of stale perfume.

Mama Told me not to Come -- Three Dog Night

64. Move yourself and glide like a 747,
Lose yourself in the sky among the clouds in the heavens.

Is this from Owner of a Lonely Heart, by Yes?

65. Give no mind to what they say,
It doesn't matter anyway.

Our Lips are Sealed -- GoGos

68. When your girl has left you out on the pavement,
Then your dreams fall apart at the seams.
Your reason for living's your reason for leaving.
Don't ask me what it means.

The Look of Love -- ABC


75. I need you by me,
Beside me to guide me,
To hold me, to scold me
'Cause when I'm bad
I'm so, so bad.

Last Dance -- Donna Summer

76. The bipeds stood up straight,
The dinosaurs all met their fate,
They tried to leap but they were late
And they all died (they froze their asses off).

Theme from The Big Bang Theory -- Barenaked Ladies

77. I said, "Hey, what's your name?
Maybe we can see things the same.
Now don't you wait, or hesitate.
Let's move before they raise the parking rate."

All Right Now -- Free


86. Mama gives you money to go to Sunday school,
You trade yours for candy after church is through.

Sir Duke? One of those wonderful Stevie Wonder songs


88. Feeling all alone without a friend
You know you feel like dying.
Oh, didn't I, didn't I, didn't I see you crying?

I Want You to Want Me -- Cheap Trick

91. You keep on saying you'll be mine for a while,
You're looking fancy and I like your style.
You drive us wild, we'll drive you crazy.

Wanna Rock and Roll All Night -- KISS


98. No visible means of support
And you have not seen nothin' yet,
Everything's stuck together
And I don't know what you expect
Staring into the TV set,
Fighting fire with fire.

Burning Down the House -- Talking Heads


100. David Bowie, Steely Dan, and sing me prouder, CC Rider,
Edgar Winter, Joanie Sommers, Osmond Brothers, Johnny Thunders,
Eric Clapton, pedal wah-wah, Stephen Foster, doo-dah doo-dah,
Good Vibrations, Help Me Rhonda, Surfer Girl and Little Honda.

Life is a Rock (but the radio rolled me) -- Reunion

kroxquo wrote:Game #158: The Singer and the Song

Identify the 100 songs in the clues below. (Most are from the pop charts, but we make a few excursions elsewhere.) Then, match them into 40 triples according to a Tangredi, or principle you must discover for yourself. Twenty songs will be used twice, each time in a different capacity.

CONSOLIDATION


Alternate answers are probably possible, but (please, God!) there is only one complete solution.

1. When you're down and out, there seems no hope at all,
But if you just believe there's no way we can fall.

WE ARE THE WORLD

2. I heard him say in a voice so gruff,
“I wouldn't eat you cuz you're so tough.”

PURPLE PEOPLE EATER

3. My love, tell me what it's all about.
You got somethin' that I can't live without.
Happiness is so hard to find.
Hey baby, tell me what is on your mind.

4. I'm not aware of too many things
I know what I know, if you know what I mean.
Philosophy is the talk on a cereal box
Religion is the smile on a dog.

WHAT I AM

5. We're gonna stimulate some action;
We're gonna get some satisfaction.
We're gonna find out what it is all about.

AFTER MIDNIGHT

6. There's no time to waste, let's get the show on the road,
Listen to the music and let your body flow,
The sooner we break down, the longer we got to groove.
Listen to the music and let your body move.

BOOGIE OOGIE OOGIE

7. I had reconstructive surgery on my jaw,
Looked in the mirror, half my jaw was in the back of my mouth, man,
I couldn't believe it
But I'm still here for you all right now, yo.

8. Let not your heart be troubled,
These tender words I hear,
And resting on His goodness,
I lose my doubt and fear.

HIS EYE IS ON THE SPARROW

9. I'll be the bill you forgot to pay,
I'll be the dream that keeps you awake,
I'll be the song on the radio,
I'll be the reason that you tell the boys no.

(THERE'S) NO GETTING OVER ME

10. My voltage regulator cools
When I'm sitting next to you,
Electricity starts to flow
And my indicator starts to glow.

LOVE MACHINE

11. Said her name was Georgia Rose (wow)
And her daddy was a dentist.
Said I had a dirty mouth (I got a dirty mouth)
But she kissed me like she meant it.

12. No no no no no no no no no
No no no no no no no no
No no no no no no no no
No no no no no.

NOBODY BUT ME

13. And he's cute
In his mohair suit
And he keeps his pockets full of spending loot.

BOY FROM NEW YORK CITY

14. I said, "Go if you wanna go,
Stay if you wanna stay."
I didn't care if you hung around me,
I didn't care if you went away.

ALL I NEED IS A MIRACLE

15. And I'd like to change my life, and you know I would
Just to be with you tonight, baby, if I could,
But I've got my job to do, and I do it well,
So I guess that's how it is.

WISHING YOU WERE HERE

16. If I could grant you one wish,
I'd wish you could see the way you kiss.
Ooh, I love watching you, baby,
When you're driving me crazy.

THE WAY YOU LOVE ME

17. I said, "Who put all those things in your head?
Things that make me feel that I'm mad.
And you're making me feel like I've never been born."

18. If I were a business man
I'd sit behind a desk.
I'd be so successful
I would scare Wall Street to death.

STONED IN LOVE WITH YOU

19. I said, "'Who we love and why we love
It's hard to understand,
So let's just sit here on the couch
And face this, man to man."

MY GIRL BILL

20. Now one brave man, he tried to take 'em alone
They left him lyin' in a pool of blood,
And laughed about it all the way home.

BALLAD OF BONNIE AND CLYDE

21. We drown our doubts in dry champagne
And soothe our souls with fine cocaine.
I don't know why I even care,
We'll get so high and get nowhere,
We'll have to change our jaded ways.

I'VE LOVED THESE DAYS

22. Kind-a like sugar,
Kind-a like spices,
Kind-a like, like what you do.
Kind-a sounds funny,
But love, honey,
Honey, I love you.

YUMMY YUMMY YUMMY

23. I see me with you, and all the things you do
Keep turning round and round in my mind.
Forget the weather we should always be together
And any other thought is unkind.

WE'LL BE TOGETHER

24. Time is so old and love so brief,
Love is pure gold and time a thief .

SPEAK LOW

25. Listen while I talk to you,
I tell you what we're gonna do,
There's a new thing that's going around
And I'll tell you what they're puttin' down.

SHAKE

26. Swingin' in the living room
Swingin' in the kitchen,
Most folks don't
‘Cause they're too busy bitchin'.
Swingin' in there 'cause
She wanted me to feed her ,
So I mixed up the batter
And she licked the beater.

CHERRY PIE

27. The mountain is high, the valley is low
And you're confused 'bout which way to go,
So I flew here to give you a hand
And lead you into the promised land.

FREE RIDE

28. Says in my condition
Love's the best physician.
He's prescribed a potion
Full of warm emotion.

29. I was caught in the crossfire of a silent scream
Where one man's nightmare is another man's dream.

30. She wears a long fur coat of mink
Even in the summertime.
Everybody knows from the coy little wink
The girl's got a lot on her mind.

THE GLAMOROUS LIFE

31. Well, I saw a gal walkin' down the street,
The kind of a gal I would love to meet.
She had blonde hair and eyes of blue.
Baby, I'm a-gonna have a party with you.

PARTY DOLL

32. And you wanted to dance, so I asked you to dance,
But fear is in your soul.
Some people call it a one night stand
But we can call it paradise.

33. My mom started bugging with the clothes she chose,
I didn't say nothing at first, I just turned up my nose.
She said, "What's wrong? This shirt cost $20."
I said, "Mom, this shirt is plaid with a butterfly collar!"

PARENTS JUST DON'T UNDERSTAND

34. Hey baby,
You know the future's lookin' brighter
Every morning' when I get up,
Don't be thinkin' 'bout what's not enough now, baby,
Just be thinkin' 'bout what we got.

BABY HOLD ON

35. When you count the ones that want you, count me, too,
And if I'm not first on your list, count me blue.

COUNT ME IN

36. He's never near you
To comfort and cheer you
When all those sad tears are fallin', baby, from your eyes.

NA NA HEY HEY KISS HIM GOODBYE

37. Oh woman, you touched a-my soul now,
Honey, don't a-let go now.

38. I never had much going,
But at least I had you.
How can you walk out knowing
I ain't got nothing left if you do?

SOUL AND INSPIRATION

39. Prepare yourself, you know it's a must,
Gotta have a friend in Jesus.

SPIRIT IN THE SKY

40. Never do more than I, I really need.
My mind is racing, but my body's in the lead.

DOUBLE VISION

41. I've got my saddle
On my horse.
He's called T-t-t-t-t-trigger,
Of course.

I WANNA BE A COWBOY

42. This is the way
I always dreamed it would be,
The way that it is, oh oh,
When you are holding me.

I CAN HEAR MUSIC

43. This is for all the single people
Thinking that love has left them dry:
Don't give up until you drink from the silver cup,
You never know until you try.

LONELY PEOPLE

44. Deep in the darkest night
I send out a prayer to you,
Now in the world of light
Where the spirit free of the lies
And all else that we despised.

ALL THOSE YEARS AGO

45. I've been sitting here so long
Wasting time, just staring at the phone
And I was wondering should I call you,
Then I thought, maybe you're not alone.

46. He'd end up blowing all his wages for the week
All for a cuddle and a peck on the cheek.

COME DANCING

47. Four young chiquitas in Omaha
Waitin' for the band to return from the show,
Feelin' good, feelin' right, it's Saturday night,
The hotel detective, he was outta sight.

WE'RE AN AMERICAN BAND

48. How the hell did we wind up like this?
Why weren't we able to see the signs that we missed
And try turn the tables?
I wish you'd unclench your fists, and unpack your suitcase,
Lately there's been too much of this
But don't think it's too late.

SOMEDAY

49. Where can you learn to fly,
Play in sports and skin dive,
Study oceanography?

IN THE NAVY

50. See the man with the broken heart
You'll see that he is sad,
He hurts so bad.
See the girl who has lost the only love she ever had.

SIDESHOW

51. I try, but I can't seem to get myself to think of anything but you,
Your breath on my face your warm, gentle kiss,
I taste the truth, I taste the truth.
We know what I came here for
So I won't ask for more.

52. Seasons change and so did I,
You need not wonder why.

NO TIME

53. Girl, I’m in love with you,
This ain't the honeymoon
Past the infatuation phase
Right in the thick of love
At times we get sick of love
It seems like we argue everyday.

54. And your mind, your tiny mind,
You know you've really been so blind.
Now 's your time, burn your mind
You're falling far too far behind.

55. If you're filled with affection
You're too shy to convey,
Meditate in my direction,
Feel your way.

YOU'RE THE ONE THAT I WANT

56. I might date another race or color,
It doesn't mean I don't like my strong black brothers.

57. First you get down on your knees,
Fiddle with your rosaries,
Bow your head with great respect and
Genuflect, genuflect, genuflect.

THE VATICAN RAG

58. This is our fork in the road,
Love's last episode,
There's nowhere to go,
Oh no.

I'LL BE AROUND

59. Keep a-wearing your bracelets
And your new rah rah
A-cross your heart, yeah,
With your living bra.

JUDY IN DISGUISE (WITH GLASSES)

60. I'll be all right
One way or another,
So let me go
Or make we want to stay.

IF THIS IS IT

61. Without you
Life has no meaning or rhyme
Like notes to a song out of time.
How can I repay you for having faith in me?

YOU MAKE ME FEEL BRAND NEW

62. Open up the window, let some air into this room!
I think I'm almost chokin' from the smell of stale perfume.

MAMA TOLD ME (NOT TO COME)

63. I saw her sitting in the rain,
Raindrops falling on her.
She didn't seem to care,
She sat there and smiled at me

THE RAIN, THE PARK AND OTHER THINGS

64. Move yourself and glide like a 747,
Lose yourself in the sky among the clouds in the heavens.

LET'S GROOVE

65. Give no mind to what they say,
It doesn't matter anyway.

OUR LIPS ARE SEALED

66. You may be homely in your neighborhood,
But if you think that you can be an actor,
See Mr. Factor,
He’d make a monkey look good.

HOORAY FOR HOLLYWOOD

67. Love's strange, so real in the dark
Think of the tender things that we were working on.
Slow change may pull us apart
When the light gets into your heart, baby.

DON'T YOU FORGET ABOUT ME

68. When your girl has left you out on the pavement,
Then your dreams fall apart at the seams.
Your reason for living's your reason for leaving.
Don't ask me what it means.

THE LOOK OF LOVE

69. Where is the moment we needed the most?
You kick up the leaves and the magic is lost.
They tell me your blue skies fade to grey,
They tell me your passion's gone away
And I don't need no carryin' on.

BAD DAY

70. So I'll let it rain
'Cause the rain ain't gonna hurt me,
And I'll let you go
'Though I know it won't be easy.

IT'S MY TURN

71. I'm gonna buy her pretty presents
Just like the ones in a catalog,
Gonna show how much I love her,
Let her know one way or the other.

(JUST LIKE) ROMEO AND jULIET

72. Then we would cook cornmeal porridge, say,
Of which I'll share with you, yeah!
My feet is my only carriage
And so I've got to push on through.

NO WOMAN NO CRY

73. It was hard to find a brotha that was down for me,
So I'm tellin’ everybody let him be,
Cause he's mine and I can't take no pigeons tryna take my baby
So I thought I had to let you know.

74. As I watch you move across the moonlit room
There's so much tenderness in your loving.
Tomorrow I must leave, the dawn knows no reprieve.
God give me strength when I am leaving.

75. I need you by me,
Beside me to guide me,
To hold me, to scold me
'Cause when I'm bad
I'm so, so bad.

LAST DANCE

76. The bipeds stood up straight,
The dinosaurs all met their fate,
They tried to leap but they were late
And they all died (they froze their asses off).

THEME TO THE BIG BANG THEORY

77. I said, "Hey, what's your name?
Maybe we can see things the same.
Now don't you wait, or hesitate.
Let's move before they raise the parking rate."

ALL RIGHT NOW

78. If I should doubt myself, if I'm losing ground,
I won't turn to someone else, they'd only let me down.

RIGHT DOWN THE LINE

79. She wants to return those things I bought her.
Tell her she can keep them just the same.
Things have changed, she doesn't love me now,
She's made it clear enough, it ain't no good to pine.

MRS BROWN YOU'VE GOT A LOVELY DAUGHTER

80. Desperate for changing, starving for truth
I'm closer to where I started, I'm chasing after you.

81. Stumbling away,
Slowly learning that life is OK.
Say after me,
"It's no better to be safe than sorry."

82. I wanna take you to my cage
Lock you up and hide the key.
You only get water, baby
'Cause if you're hungry, take a bite of me.

JUNGLE LOVE

83. It ain't no joke when a mama's handkerchief is soaked
With her tears because her baby's life has been revoked.
The bond is broke up so choke up and focus on the close up
Mr. Wizard can't perform no godlike hocus-pocus.

WALKING ON THE SUN

84. This morning put salt in my coffee.
I put my shoes on the wrong feet.
I'm losin' my mind, I swear;
It might be the death of me,
But I don't care.

85. I'm waking up to ash and dust
I wipe my brow and I sweat my rust
I'm breathing in the chemicals
I'm breaking in, shaping up
Then checking out on the prison bus
This is it, the apocalypse.
Whoa.

RADIOACTIVE

86. Mama gives you money to go to Sunday school,
You trade yours for candy after church is through.

I WISH

87. Seems like just yesterday
You were a part of me,
I used to stand so tall,
I used to be so strong
Your arms around me tight
Everything, it felt so right.

88. Feeling all alone without a friend
You know you feel like dying.
Oh, didn't I, didn't I, didn't I see you crying?

I WANT YOU TO WANT ME

89. I see your face cloud over like a little girl's
And your eyes have lost their shine.
You whisper something softly
I'm not meant to hear.
Baby, tell me what's on your mind.

90. Well, me and my friends, we all love to see
Comedy classics on late-night TV.

THE CURLY SHUFFLE

91. You keep on saying you'll be mine for a while,
You're looking fancy and I like your style.
You drive us wild, we'll drive you crazy.

ROCK AND ROLL ALL NIGHT

92. You are the promised kiss of springtime
That makes the lonely winter seems long.
You are the breathless hush of evening
That trembles on the brink of a lovely song.

ALL THE THINGS YOU ARE

93. Sometimes I wanna give up, wanna give in,
I wanna quit the fight,
And then I see you, baby,
And everything's alright, everything's alright.

WHEN I SEE YOU SMILE

94. I'm gonna drink a lotta coffee, spend a little cash,
Make that girl love me when I put on some trash.

SUGAR SHACK

95. So I'm goin' away now, baby,
And I won't be back till fall.
I'm goin' away now, baby,
And I won't be back till fall.
Just might find me a good girl,
Might not be comin' back at all.

CC RYDER

96. There ain't no reason you and me should be alone
Tonight, yeah, baby!
And I got a reason that you're who should take me home tonight!
I need a man that thinks it's right when it's so wrong
Tonight, yeah, baby!
Right on the limits where we know we both belong tonight.

EDGE OF GLORY

97. Well, she's the girl in the red blue jeans,
She's the queen of all the teens,
She's the one that I know,
She's the one that loves me so.

BE BOP A LULA

98. No visible means of support
And you have not seen nothin' yet,
Everything's stuck together
And I don't know what you expect
Staring into the TV set,
Fighting fire with fire.

BURNING DOWN THE HOUSE

99. No more standin' there beside the walls
I done got myself together, baby,
And now I'm havin' a ball.
As long as you're groovin'
There's always a chance
Somebody watches
Might wanna make romance.

GOT TO GIVE IT UP

100. David Bowie, Steely Dan, and sing me prouder, CC Rider,
Edgar Winter, Joanie Sommers, Osmond Brothers, Johnny Thunders,
Eric Clapton, pedal wah-wah, Stephen Foster, doo-dah doo-dah,
Good Vibrations, Help Me Rhonda, Surfer Girl and Little Honda.

LIFE IS A ROCK (BUT THE RADIO ROLLED ME)

franktangredi wrote:The consolidation, as I implied, is missing a key component of the quiz.

Pastor Fireball wrote:

franktangredi wrote:The consolidation, as I implied, is missing a key component of the quiz.

Do we need to mention the artists, then?

kroxquo wrote:17. I said, "Who put all those things in your head?
Things that make me feel that I'm mad.
And you're making me feel like I've never been born."

kroxquo wrote:32. And you wanted to dance, so I asked you to dance,
But fear is in your soul.
Some people call it a one night stand
But we can call it paradise.

kroxquo wrote:87. Seems like just yesterday
You were a part of me,
I used to stand so tall,
I used to be so strong
Your arms around me tight
Everything, it felt so right.