Answers & Points - Lyrically Speaking - 1/30/09

[Jefferson Starplane]

Hello, it's everyone's favorite LS group Jefferson Starplane here to host today's Free For All Friday game! Did you notice that only one of our fine songs was used so far this month, and it came from an old game from 4 years ago? Well, you certainly didn't think we were gonna let that go on much longer now, did you? We wouldn't want KT to get upset at the lack of Starplane in this year's game! In fact, we decided to honor our favorite fan by steal.... er, borrowing the excellent concept he came up with in his most recent LS contest, and have dedicated the first half of this game to all songs we did as either Jefferson Airplane, Jefferson Starship, or just plain Starship. You don't need to know which name we released these songs under, just their titles. And if a set of lyrics contains any blanks, you get a bonus point if you can fill in those blanks in the lyrics! The number of blanks will tell you how many words you have to fill in....

We have another special guest lined up for the bottom half of this game that I know someone will love as well!

1 point for the title, and 1 point if you can correctly fill in the blanks in the lyrics where applicable....



1. If only you believe like I believe, baby, like I believe,
_____ ______ ______


2. Like a cat and a mouse (cat and a mouse)
From door to door and-a house to house
Don't you pretend you don't know
What I'm talking about

3. Tears are running down and down and down your breast
And your friends, baby they treat you like a guest

4. I sure ain't got no home
I seem to find love where I ramble
And when it's time to go
I hear that voice again, saying

5. Precious love
I'll give it to you
Blue as the sky and deep in the
Eyes of a love so true

6. Let 'em say we're crazy, I don't care about that
Put your hand in my hand, baby, don't ever look back
Let the world around us just fall apart
Baby, we can make it ____ _____ _____ _____ ______

7. No intentions
Whatsoever
I was gone for a night
Nothing's forever

8. One pill makes you larger, and one pill makes you small
And the ones that mother gives you, don't do anything at all
Go ask Alice, _____ _____ _____ _____ _____

9. Should I know your name
Did we meet some time ago
I feel uncertain
Shadows whisper to me now
Sudden wind begins to blow

10. Someone's always playing corporation games
Who cares they're always changing corporation names
We just want to dance here, someone stole the stage
They call us irresponsible, ____ _____ _____ _____ _____



And now for the second half of today's game, brought to you by TLITF's favorite musician of all-time.... Mr. William Joel! All of the following songs were done by Billy Joel at some point in his long and illustrious career. The same rules and scoring apply here as for the Starplane section above....


11. Some love is just a lie of the soul
A constant battle for the ultimate state of control
After you've heard lie upon lie
There can hardly be a question of why

12. You went uptown riding in your limousine
In your fine Park Avenue clothes
You had the Dom Perignon in your hand
And the _____ _____ _____ _____

13. I can always find someone
to say they sympathize.
If I wear my heart out on my sleeve.

14. You've heard my latest record spin on the radio
It took me years to write it, they were the best years of my life
It was a beautiful song but it ran too long
If you're gonna have a hit you gotta make it fit
So they ____ _____ _____ _____ _____

15. Some people live with the fear of a touch
And the anger of having been a fool
They will not listen to anyone
So nobody tells them a lie

16. Time goes by and you're sharing an apartment
She says she loves you but she doesn't know why
In the morning she leaves you with your coffee and your paper
It's a strange situation for an old fashioned guy

17. Out in ______ they're killing time
Filling out forms
Standing in line

18. Just like a boxer in a title fight
You got to walk in that ring all alone
You're not the only one who's made mistakes
But they're the only thing that you can truly call your own

19. Call me a joker, call me a fool
Right at this moment I'm totally cool
Clear as a crystal, sharp as a knife
I feel like I'm in the prime of my life

20. Listen boy
It's not automatically a certain guarantee
To insure yourself
You've got to provide _____ ______


Bonus (2 points): The music video for the song in #20 starts off by stating that it took place on July 31, 1963. Why is that not possible?

[mntetn]

Spoiler

1. Miracles, so do I
2.
3. Someone to Love
4.
5.
6. No One's Gonna Stop Us Now, if we're heart to heart
7.
8. White Rabbit, when she's 10 ft tall
9.
10.
11.
12. Big Shot, _____ _____ _____ _____
13. Honesty
14.
15. An Innocent Man
16.
17. Allentown, ______
18.
19.
20. Tell Her About It, her with
Bonus (2 points): not familiar with the video, so I'll guess it was a Sunday and something was open that shouldn't have been.

[Sisyphean Fan]

Spoiler

Dammit, you know I only know three Starplane songs!

1. If only you believe like I believe, baby, like I believe,
_____ ______ ______

In Miracles - We'd get by (wow I know FOUR of their songs! I learned something today, I had no idea they did this.)


2. Like a cat and a mouse (cat and a mouse)
From door to door and-a house to house
Don't you pretend you don't know
What I'm talking about

3. Tears are running down and down and down your breast
And your friends, baby they treat you like a guest

Somebody to Love

4. I sure ain't got no home
I seem to find love where I ramble
And when it's time to go
I hear that voice again, saying

5. Precious love
I'll give it to you
Blue as the sky and deep in the
Eyes of a love so true

6. Let 'em say we're crazy, I don't care about that
Put your hand in my hand, baby, don't ever look back
Let the world around us just fall apart
Baby, we can make it ____ _____ _____ _____ ______

I thought the title was Nothing's Gonna Stop Us Now, but those are the missing lyrics, so maybe it's just called The Theme from Mannequin?

7. No intentions
Whatsoever
I was gone for a night
Nothing's forever

8. One pill makes you larger, and one pill makes you small
And the ones that mother gives you, don't do anything at all
Go ask Alice, _____ _____ _____ _____ _____

White Rabbit - When she's ten feet tall

9. Should I know your name
Did we meet some time ago
I feel uncertain
Shadows whisper to me now
Sudden wind begins to blow

10. Someone's always playing corporation games
Who cares they're always changing corporation names
We just want to dance here, someone stole the stage
They call us irresponsible, ____ _____ _____ _____ _____

We Built This City - Write us off the page

At least you used all the ones I know......ha!



And now for the second half of today's game, brought to you by TLITF's favorite musician of all-time.... Mr. William Joel! All of the following songs were done by Billy Joel at some point in his long and illustrious career. The same rules and scoring apply here as for the Starplane section above....


11. Some love is just a lie of the soul
A constant battle for the ultimate state of control
After you've heard lie upon lie
There can hardly be a question of why

12. You went uptown riding in your limousine
In your fine Park Avenue clothes
You had the Dom Perignon in your hand
And the _____ _____ _____ _____

Big Shot - Spoon up your nose

13. I can always find someone
to say they sympathize.
If I wear my heart out on my sleeve.

Honesty

14. You've heard my latest record spin on the radio
It took me years to write it, they were the best years of my life
It was a beautiful song but it ran too long
If you're gonna have a hit you gotta make it fit
So they ____ _____ _____ _____ _____

15. Some people live with the fear of a touch
And the anger of having been a fool
They will not listen to anyone
So nobody tells them a lie

16. Time goes by and you're sharing an apartment
She says she loves you but she doesn't know why
In the morning she leaves you with your coffee and your paper
It's a strange situation for an old fashioned guy

17. Out in ______ they're killing time
Filling out forms
Standing in line

Allentown - Bethlehem

18. Just like a boxer in a title fight
You got to walk in that ring all alone
You're not the only one who's made mistakes
But they're the only thing that you can truly call your own

19. Call me a joker, call me a fool
Right at this moment I'm totally cool
Clear as a crystal, sharp as a knife
I feel like I'm in the prime of my life

20. Listen boy
It's not automatically a certain guarantee
To insure yourself
You've got to provide _____ ______

Tell Her About It - (something) constantly


Bonus (2 points): The music video for the song in #20 starts off by stating that it took place on July 31, 1963. Why is that not possible?

Because they don't have court on that day? Because they don't have high school reunions in the summer? Ha!

He was on a variety show in the video (I think Sullivan, but it could have been Allen or Paar), so I'm going with that day was not the day of the week that particular show aired.

I never would have thought that I'd do better on Starplane than Billy Joel. Then again, I only had one Joel album (you have something against the Stranger?), so I guess I should just be happy that you used a bunch of songs from the doo wop video era of his career.

[Carmelo Anthony]

1.

Spoiler

...you're an idiot

2.

Spoiler

"Chasing Down a Happy Postcard"

3.

Spoiler

"Somebody to Love"

4. nope

5. I've missed this one many times. I'm not missing this one today.

Spoiler

"Count On Me"

6.

Spoiler

... if we're heart to heart

7. nope

8.

Spoiler

... when she's ten feet tall

9.

Spoiler

"Jennifer and the APs"

10.

Spoiler

... write us off the page

11.

Spoiler

"A Matter of Trust"

12.

Spoiler

... spoon up your nose

13.

Spoiler

"Honesty"

14.

Spoiler

... cut it down to 3:05

15.

Spoiler

"An Innocent Man"

16. crap... a Billy Joel song I've never heard

17.

Spoiler

Bethlehem

18.

Spoiler

"You're Only Human"

19.

Spoiler

"I Go to Extremes"

20.

Spoiler

... communication constantly

Bonus (2 points): The music video for the song in #20 starts off by stating that it took place on July 31, 1963. Why is that not possible? Because

Spoiler

"The Ed Sullivan Show" aired only on Sundays... but, according to the World Almanac, July 31, 1963, was a Wednesday

.

[Carmelo Anthony]

Amended answers:

6.

Spoiler

... if we're heart to heart

; song is

Spoiler

"Nothing's Gonna Stop Us Now"

8.

Spoiler

... when she's ten feet tall

; song is

Spoiler

"White Rabbit"

10.

Spoiler

... write us off the page

; song is

Spoiler

"We Built This City"

12.

Spoiler

... spoon up your nose

; song is

Spoiler

"Big Shot"

14.

Spoiler

... cut it down to 3:05

; song is

Spoiler

"The Entertainer"

17.

Spoiler

Bethlehem

; song is

Spoiler

"Allentown"

20.

Spoiler

... communication constantly

; song is

Spoiler

"Tell Her About It"

[peacock2121]

Spoiler

1. If only you believe like I believe, baby, like I believe,
We'd get by

Miracles

4. I sure ain't got no home
I seem to find love where I ramble
And when it's time to go
I hear that voice again, saying

Find Your Way Back

6. Let 'em say we're crazy, I don't care about that
Put your hand in my hand, baby, don't ever look back
Let the world around us just fall apart
Baby, we can make it if we're heart to heart

Nothin's Gonna Stop Us Now


12. You went uptown riding in your limousine
In your fine Park Avenue clothes
You had the Dom Perignon in your hand
And the spoon in your nose

Big Shot

14. You've heard my latest record spin on the radio
It took me years to write it, they were the best years of my life
It was a beautiful song but it ran too long
If you're gonna have a hit you gotta make it fit
So they cut it down to three o five

The Entertainer

17. Out in Bethlehem they're killing time
Filling out forms
Standing in line

Allentown


Bonus (2 points): The music video for the song in #20 starts off by stating that it took place on July 31, 1963. Why is that not possible? drugs

[a1mamacat]

1 point for the title, and 1 point if you can correctly fill in the blanks in the lyrics where applicable....



1. If only you believe like I believe, baby, like I believe,

Spoiler

_so would I

Spoiler

Miracles

2. Like a cat and a mouse (cat and a mouse)
From door to door and-a house to house
Don't you pretend you don't know
What I'm talking about

3. Tears are running down and down and down your breast
And your friends, baby they treat you like a guest

Spoiler

Don't you want somebody to love

4. I sure ain't got no home
I seem to find love where I ramble
And when it's time to go
I hear that voice again, saying

5. Precious love
I'll give it to you
Blue as the sky and deep in the
Eyes of a love so true

Spoiler

Count on Me

6. Let 'em say we're crazy, I don't care about that
Put your hand in my hand, baby, don't ever look back
Let the world around us just fall apart
Baby, we can make it

Spoiler

scuz me while I fart

7. No intentions
Whatsoever
I was gone for a night
Nothing's forever

8. One pill makes you larger, and one pill makes you small
And the ones that mother gives you, don't do anything at all
Go ask Alice,

Spoiler

when she's ten feet tall

Spoiler

White Rabbit

9. Should I know your name
Did we meet some time ago
I feel uncertain
Shadows whisper to me now
Sudden wind begins to blow

10. Someone's always playing corporation games
Who cares they're always changing corporation names
We just want to dance here, someone stole the stage
They call us irresponsible, ____ _____ _____ _____ _____

Spoiler

We built this city

And now for the second half of today's game, brought to you by TLITF's favorite musician of all-time.... Mr. William Joel! All of the following songs were done by Billy Joel at some point in his long and illustrious career. The same rules and scoring apply here as for the Starplane section above....


11. Some love is just a lie of the soul
A constant battle for the ultimate state of control
After you've heard lie upon lie
There can hardly be a question of why

12. You went uptown riding in your limousine
In your fine Park Avenue clothes
You had the Dom Perignon in your hand
And the

Spoiler

spoon up your nose

Spoiler

Big Shot

13. I can always find someone
to say they sympathize.
If I wear my heart out on my sleeve.

14. You've heard my latest record spin on the radio
It took me years to write it, they were the best years of my life
It was a beautiful song but it ran too long
If you're gonna have a hit you gotta make it fit
So they

Spoiler

cut it down to 305

Spoiler

The ENtertainer

15. Some people live with the fear of a touch
And the anger of having been a fool
They will not listen to anyone
So nobody tells them a lie

16. Time goes by and you're sharing an apartment
She says she loves you but she doesn't know why
In the morning she leaves you with your coffee and your paper
It's a strange situation for an old fashioned guy

17. Out in ______ they're killing time
Filling out forms
Standing in line

18. Just like a boxer in a title fight
You got to walk in that ring all alone
You're not the only one who's made mistakes
But they're the only thing that you can truly call your own

19. Call me a joker, call me a fool
Right at this moment I'm totally cool
Clear as a crystal, sharp as a knife
I feel like I'm in the prime of my life

20. Listen boy
It's not automatically a certain guarantee
To insure yourself
You've got to provide

Spoiler

communication constantly

Spoiler

Tell her about it

Bonus (2 points): The music video for the song in #20 starts off by stating that it took place on July 31, 1963. Why is that not possible?

Spoiler

A shot of the moon landing???

[Hotseat Or Bust!]

Spoiler

1.) Miracles, Lyrics: we'll get by, 3.) Somebody To Love, 5.) What You're Doing To Me With Your Love, 6.) Nothing's Gonna Stop Us Now, Lyrics: if we're heart to heart, 8.) White Rabbit, Lyrics: when she's ten feet tall, 10.) We Built This City, Lyrics: write us off the page, 12.) Big Shot, lyrics: spoon up your nose, 13.) Honesty, 15.) An Innocent Man, 17.) Allentown, Lyrics: Bethleham, 20.) Tell Her About It, Lyrics: communication constantly.

[ToLiveIsToFly]

Spoiler

1. If only you believe like I believe, baby, like I believe,
_____ ______ ______
STARSHIP DOESN'T SUCK
THINGS THAT AREN'T TRUE

2. Like a cat and a mouse (cat and a mouse)
From door to door and-a house to house
Don't you pretend you don't know
What I'm talking about
YOU'RE TOM, I'M JERRY. THAT GUY OVER THERE IS THE BULLDOG

3. Tears are running down and down and down your breast
And your friends, baby they treat you like a guest
SOMEBODY TO LOVE

4. I sure ain't got no home
I seem to find love where I ramble
And when it's time to go
I hear that voice again, saying
FIND YOUR WAY BACK

5. Precious love
I'll give it to you
Blue as the sky and deep in the
Eyes of a love so true
WHAT GRACE SLICK SAYS WHEN SHE SEES A MIRROR

6. Let 'em say we're crazy, I don't care about that
Put your hand in my hand, baby, don't ever look back
Let the world around us just fall apart
Baby, we can make it ____ _____ _____ _____ ______
IF WE'RE HEART TO HEART
NOTHING'S GONNA STOP US NOW

7. No intentions
Whatsoever
I was gone for a night
Nothing's forever
NO WAY OUT

8. One pill makes you larger, and one pill makes you small
And the ones that mother gives you, don't do anything at all
Go ask Alice, _____ _____ _____ _____ _____
WHEN SHE'S TEN FEET TALL
WHITE RABBIT

9. Should I know your name
Did we meet some time ago
I feel uncertain
Shadows whisper to me now
Sudden wind begins to blow
FAMILIAR STRANGER

10. Someone's always playing corporation games
Who cares they're always changing corporation names
We just want to dance here, someone stole the stage
They call us irresponsible, ____ _____ _____ _____ _____
WE'RE THE SHIP OF FOOLS?
WE BUILT THIS STEAMING PILE OF CRAP, ER, CITY

And now for the second half of today's game, brought to you by TLITF's favorite musician of all-time.... Mr. William Joel! All of the following songs were done by Billy Joel at some point in his long and illustrious career. The same rules and scoring apply here as for the Starplane section above....


11. Some love is just a lie of the soul
A constant battle for the ultimate state of control
After you've heard lie upon lie
There can hardly be a question of why
A MATTER OF TRUST

12. You went uptown riding in your limousine
In your fine Park Avenue clothes
You had the Dom Perignon in your hand
And the _____ _____ _____ _____
SPOON UP YOUR NOSE
BIG SHOT

13. I can always find someone
to say they sympathize.
If I wear my heart out on my sleeve.
HONESTY

14. You've heard my latest record spin on the radio
It took me years to write it, they were the best years of my life
It was a beautiful song but it ran too long
If you're gonna have a hit you gotta make it fit
So they ____ _____ _____ _____ _____
CUT IT DOWN TO THREE OH FIVE
THE ENTERTAINER

15. Some people live with the fear of a touch
And the anger of having been a fool
They will not listen to anyone
So nobody tells them a lie
AN INNOCENT

16. Time goes by and you're sharing an apartment
She says she loves you but she doesn't know why
In the morning she leaves you with your coffee and your paper
It's a strange situation for an old fashioned guy
WHAT THE HELL WAS CHRISTIE THINKING?

17. Out in ______ they're killing time
Filling out forms
Standing in line
BETHLEHEM
ALLENTOWN

18. Just like a boxer in a title fight
You got to walk in that ring all alone
You're not the only one who's made mistakes
But they're the only thing that you can truly call your own
SECOND WIND (YOU'RE ONLY HUMAN)

19. Call me a joker, call me a fool
Right at this moment I'm totally cool
Clear as a crystal, sharp as a knife
I feel like I'm in the prime of my life
I GO TO EXTREMES

20. Listen boy
It's not automatically a certain guarantee
To insure yourself
You've got to provide _____ ______
COMMUNICATION CONSTANTLY
TELL HER ABOUT IT

Bonus (2 points): The music video for the song in #20 starts off by stating that it took place on July 31, 1963. Why is that not possible?
BECAUSE BILLY JOEL TOOK TIME TO BUILD UP TO THE AMOUNT OF SUCK HE WOULD LATER ACHIEVE WITH THE RELEASE OF COLD SPRING HARBOR?
REALLY, THOUGH, I'M GOING TO GUESS THAT IT WAS THE WRONG DAY OF THE WEEK. I DON'T KNOW WHAT DAY OF THE WEEK ED SULLIVAN WAS ON, OR WHAT DAY OF THE WEEK THAT DATE WAS, BUT THAT SEEMS MOST LIKELY. I JUST LISTENED TO THIS AMERICAN LIFE THE OTHER DAY AND THEY HAD A HUGE STORY ABOUT A COUPLE THAT WENT ON ED SULLIVAN THE SAME NIGHT AS THE BEATLES, BUT I STILL DON'T REMEMBER WHAT NIGHT THAT WAS. COUNTING BACK ON MY FINGERS, I COME UP WITH 7/31/63 BEING A THURSDAY. HOPEFULLY ED WASN'T PART OF MUST-SEE TV.[/quote]

[kroxquo]

Spoiler

1. If only you believe like I believe, baby, like I believe,
_____ ______ ______

Miracles "You'll get by"

2. Like a cat and a mouse (cat and a mouse)
From door to door and-a house to house
Don't you pretend you don't know
What I'm talking about

3. Tears are running down and down and down your breast
And your friends, baby they treat you like a guest

Somebody To Love

4. I sure ain't got no home
I seem to find love where I ramble
And when it's time to go
I hear that voice again, saying

5. Precious love
I'll give it to you
Blue as the sky and deep in the
Eyes of a love so true

6. Let 'em say we're crazy, I don't care about that
Put your hand in my hand, baby, don't ever look back
Let the world around us just fall apart
Baby, we can make it ____ _____ _____ _____ ______

Nothing's Gonna Stop Us Now "If we're heart to heart"

7. No intentions
Whatsoever
I was gone for a night
Nothing's forever

8. One pill makes you larger, and one pill makes you small
And the ones that mother gives you, don't do anything at all
Go ask Alice, _____ _____ _____ _____ _____

White Rabbit "when she was just small"

9. Should I know your name
Did we meet some time ago
I feel uncertain
Shadows whisper to me now
Sudden wind begins to blow

10. Someone's always playing corporation games
Who cares they're always changing corporation names
We just want to dance here, someone stole the stage
They call us irresponsible, ____ _____ _____ _____ _____

We Built This City "write us off the page"



And now for the second half of today's game, brought to you by TLITF's favorite musician of all-time.... Mr. William Joel! All of the following songs were done by Billy Joel at some point in his long and illustrious career. The same rules and scoring apply here as for the Starplane section above....


11. Some love is just a lie of the soul
A constant battle for the ultimate state of control
After you've heard lie upon lie
There can hardly be a question of why

A Matter of Trust

12. You went uptown riding in your limousine
In your fine Park Avenue clothes
You had the Dom Perignon in your hand
And the _____ _____ _____ _____

Big Shot "spoon up your nose"

13. I can always find someone
to say they sympathize.
If I wear my heart out on my sleeve.

Honesty

14. You've heard my latest record spin on the radio
It took me years to write it, they were the best years of my life
It was a beautiful song but it ran too long
If you're gonna have a hit you gotta make it fit
So they ____ _____ _____ _____ _____

The Entertainer "cut it down to 3-oh-5"

15. Some people live with the fear of a touch
And the anger of having been a fool
They will not listen to anyone
So nobody tells them a lie

An Innocent Man

16. Time goes by and you're sharing an apartment
She says she loves you but she doesn't know why
In the morning she leaves you with your coffee and your paper
It's a strange situation for an old fashioned guy

Running On Ice

17. Out in ______ they're killing time
Filling out forms
Standing in line

Allentown "Bethlehem"

18. Just like a boxer in a title fight
You got to walk in that ring all alone
You're not the only one who's made mistakes
But they're the only thing that you can truly call your own

You're Only Human (Second Wind)

19. Call me a joker, call me a fool
Right at this moment I'm totally cool
Clear as a crystal, sharp as a knife
I feel like I'm in the prime of my life

I Go To Extremes

20. Listen boy
It's not automatically a certain guarantee
To insure yourself
You've got to provide _____ ______

Tell Her About It "communication constantly"


Bonus (2 points): The music video for the song in #20 starts off by stating that it took place on July 31, 1963. Why is that not possible?

[KillerTomato]

Unlike TLITF's dislike for Mr. Joel, I have no animosity per se for Starplane (other than the most recent stuff, which was just garbage). In fact, I like some of their music quite a lot. I just got tired of seeing them in EVERY F'IN' LS GAME.

Spoiler

1. If only you believe like I believe, baby, like I believe,
_____ ______ ______

"We'll get byyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyYYYYYYYYYYY"
MIRACLES


2. Like a cat and a mouse (cat and a mouse)
From door to door and-a house to house
Don't you pretend you don't know
What I'm talking about

JANE (one of the aforementioned "like quite a lot" songs)

3. Tears are running down and down and down your breast
And your friends, baby they treat you like a guest

SOMEBODY TO LOVE (another "like quite a lot" one)

4. I sure ain't got no home
I seem to find love where I ramble
And when it's time to go
I hear that voice again, saying

Hmmm....NOPE.

5. Precious love
I'll give it to you
Blue as the sky and deep in the
Eyes of a love so true

COUNT ON ME

6. Let 'em say we're crazy, I don't care about that
Put your hand in my hand, baby, don't ever look back
Let the world around us just fall apart
Baby, we can make it ____ _____ _____ _____ ______

"if we're heart-to-heart"
NOTHING'S GONNA STOP US NOW (one of the aforementioned "garbage" songs)

7. No intentions
Whatsoever
I was gone for a night
Nothing's forever

NOPE

8. One pill makes you larger, and one pill makes you small
And the ones that mother gives you, don't do anything at all
Go ask Alice, _____ _____ _____ _____ _____

"When she's ten feet tall"
WHITE RABBIT (my personal favorite of theirs)

9. Should I know your name
Did we meet some time ago
I feel uncertain
Shadows whisper to me now
Sudden wind begins to blow

NOPE

10. Someone's always playing corporation games
Who cares they're always changing corporation names
We just want to dance here, someone stole the stage
They call us irresponsible, ____ _____ _____ _____ _____

"Write us off the page"
The absolute worst of the worst, WE BUILT THIS CITY



And now for the second half of today's game, brought to you by TLITF's favorite musician of all-time.... Mr. William Joel! All of the following songs were done by Billy Joel at some point in his long and illustrious career. The same rules and scoring apply here as for the Starplane section above....

YAY!


11. Some love is just a lie of the soul
A constant battle for the ultimate state of control
After you've heard lie upon lie
There can hardly be a question of why

A MATTER OF TRUST

12. You went uptown riding in your limousine
In your fine Park Avenue clothes
You had the Dom Perignon in your hand
And the _____ _____ _____ _____

"Spoon up your nose"
BIG SHOT

13. I can always find someone
to say they sympathize.
If I wear my heart out on my sleeve.

HONESTY

14. You've heard my latest record spin on the radio
It took me years to write it, they were the best years of my life
It was a beautiful song but it ran too long
If you're gonna have a hit you gotta make it fit
So they ____ _____ _____ _____ _____

"Cut it down to 3:05"
THE ENTERTAINER

15. Some people live with the fear of a touch
And the anger of having been a fool
They will not listen to anyone
So nobody tells them a lie

AN INNOCENT MAN

16. Time goes by and you're sharing an apartment
She says she loves you but she doesn't know why
In the morning she leaves you with your coffee and your paper
It's a strange situation for an old fashioned guy

MODERN WOMAN

17. Out in ______ they're killing time
Filling out forms
Standing in line

"Bethlahem"
ALLENTOWN

18. Just like a boxer in a title fight
You got to walk in that ring all alone
You're not the only one who's made mistakes
But they're the only thing that you can truly call your own

Wow....I thought I knew all of Billy's stuff, but this one has me stumped. Good job, LBPlane!

19. Call me a joker, call me a fool
Right at this moment I'm totally cool
Clear as a crystal, sharp as a knife
I feel like I'm in the prime of my life

I GO TO EXTREMES

20. Listen boy
It's not automatically a certain guarantee
To insure yourself
You've got to provide _____ ______

"Communication constantly"
TELL HER ABOUT IT


Bonus (2 points): The music video for the song in #20 starts off by stating that it took place on July 31, 1963. Why is that not possible?

Well, obviously it's because they dint HAVE video in 1963.

[elwoodblues]

1. If only you believe like I believe, baby, like I believe,
_____ ______ ______

Spoiler

Miracles - "we'll get by"

2. Like a cat and a mouse (cat and a mouse)
From door to door and-a house to house
Don't you pretend you don't know
What I'm talking about

Spoiler

Jane

3. Tears are running down and down and down your breast
And your friends, baby they treat you like a guest

Spoiler

Somebody To Love

4. I sure ain't got no home
I seem to find love where I ramble
And when it's time to go
I hear that voice again, saying

5. Precious love
I'll give it to you
Blue as the sky and deep in the
Eyes of a love so true

Spoiler

Count On Me

6. Let 'em say we're crazy, I don't care about that
Put your hand in my hand, baby, don't ever look back
Let the world around us just fall apart
Baby, we can make it ____ _____ _____ _____ ______

7. No intentions
Whatsoever
I was gone for a night
Nothing's forever

8. One pill makes you larger, and one pill makes you small
And the ones that mother gives you, don't do anything at all
Go ask Alice, _____ _____ _____ _____ _____

Spoiler

White Rabbit - "when she was just small" or "when she's ten feet tall"

9. Should I know your name
Did we meet some time ago
I feel uncertain
Shadows whisper to me now
Sudden wind begins to blow

10. Someone's always playing corporation games
Who cares they're always changing corporation names
We just want to dance here, someone stole the stage
They call us irresponsible, ____ _____ _____ _____ _____

Spoiler

We Built This City - "we'll just change our name again"

And now for the second half of today's game, brought to you by TLITF's favorite musician of all-time.... Mr. William Joel! All of the following songs were done by Billy Joel at some point in his long and illustrious career. The same rules and scoring apply here as for the Starplane section above....


11. Some love is just a lie of the soul
A constant battle for the ultimate state of control
After you've heard lie upon lie
There can hardly be a question of why

Spoiler

A Matter of Trust

12. You went uptown riding in your limousine
In your fine Park Avenue clothes
You had the Dom Perignon in your hand
And the _____ _____ _____ _____

Spoiler

Big Shot - "spoon up your nose"

13. I can always find someone
to say they sympathize.
If I wear my heart out on my sleeve.

14. You've heard my latest record spin on the radio
It took me years to write it, they were the best years of my life
It was a beautiful song but it ran too long
If you're gonna have a hit you gotta make it fit
So they ____ _____ _____ _____ _____

Spoiler

"cut it down to 3:05"

15. Some people live with the fear of a touch
And the anger of having been a fool
They will not listen to anyone
So nobody tells them a lie

16. Time goes by and you're sharing an apartment
She says she loves you but she doesn't know why
In the morning she leaves you with your coffee and your paper
It's a strange situation for an old fashioned guy

Spoiler

Modern Woman

17. Out in ______ they're killing time
Filling out forms
Standing in line

Spoiler

Allentown - "Bethlehem"

18. Just like a boxer in a title fight
You got to walk in that ring all alone
You're not the only one who's made mistakes
But they're the only thing that you can truly call your own

19. Call me a joker, call me a fool
Right at this moment I'm totally cool
Clear as a crystal, sharp as a knife
I feel like I'm in the prime of my life

20. Listen boy
It's not automatically a certain guarantee
To insure yourself
You've got to provide _____ ______

Spoiler

Tell Her About It - "some originality"

Bonus (2 points): The music video for the song in #20 starts off by stating that it took place on July 31, 1963. Why is that not possible?

Billy Joel once went to confession and told the priest, "I just married Christie Brinkley, and we have sex all the time."

The priest said, "But if you are married it is not a sin. Why are you telling me this?"

And he answered, "Because I'm telling everybody!"

[moonie]

I suck at Star/plane but I know some of my Joel

Spoiler

1. We'll Get By (If Only You Believe in Miracles)
3. Somebody To Love
5. You can Count On Me
6. Nothin's Gonna Stop Us now (?)
8. When You're 10 Feet Tall (?)
10. We Built This City (?)


12. Spoon Up your Nose (Big SHot)
13. Harmony
14. Cut it Down to 3:05
15. An Innocent Man
17. Allentown (Bethlehem)
20. Tell Her About It (Originality)

[Sir_Galahad]

Spoiler

1. Miracles - "We'd get by"
2. Jane
3. Somebody to Love
4. Find Your Way Back
5. Count on Me
6. Nothings Gonna Stop US - "if we're heart to heart"
7. No Way Out
8. White Rabbit - "I think she'll know"
9. Stranger
10. We Built This City - "write us off the page"
11. A Matter of Trust
12. Big Shot - "spoon up your nose"
13. Honesty
14. The Entertainer - "cut it down to 3:05"
15. An Innocent Man
16. Modern Woman
17. Allentown - "Bethlehem"
18. Your Only Human
19. I go To Extremes
20. Tell Her About It - "communication constantly"

Just like the radio - play all the popular stuff you hear over and over and over. Where are the great songs like "Scenes from an Italian Restaurant", "New York State of Mind" and "Stiletto"?

FWIW, my two favorite Billy Joel numbers did not appear either - "Captain Jack" and "Zanzibar".

Bonus - The song came out in the 90's ( I think). I have never seen the video.

[ghostjmf]

Great. I knew there must be some deep psychological reason I'm back at work today, other than to fax that order in for someone who didn't get me the correct info 'til mid-day yesterday, at which point I had forgotten how urgent they said it was at 9:00am, & also to look up more plane trips. Apparently no planes fly nonstop from Boston to Jacksonville, FL anymore, at least not for reasonable prices.

I came back to play this game! Musta.


1. If only you believe like I believe, baby, like I believe,
_____ ______ ______

Spoiler

we'll get by

Spoiler

Magic

2. Like a cat and a mouse (cat and a mouse)
From door to door and-a house to house
Don't you pretend you don't know
What I'm talking about

3. Tears are running down and down and down your breast
And your friends, baby they treat you like a guest

Spoiler

Somebody To Love

4. I sure ain't got no home
I seem to find love where I ramble
And when it's time to go
I hear that voice again, saying

5. Precious love
I'll give it to you
Blue as the sky and deep in the
Eyes of a love so true

6. Let 'em say we're crazy, I don't care about that
Put your hand in my hand, baby, don't ever look back
Let the world around us just fall apart
Baby, we can make it ____ _____ _____ _____ ______

Spoiler

When we're groovin' together --nah, not enough words

7. No intentions
Whatsoever
I was gone for a night
Nothing's forever

8. One pill makes you larger, and one pill makes you small
And the ones that mother gives you, don't do anything at all
Go ask Alice, _____ _____ _____ _____ _____

Spoiler

When you're ten feet tall

Spoiler

White Rabbit

9. Should I know your name
Did we meet some time ago
I feel uncertain
Shadows whisper to me now
Sudden wind begins to blow

10. Someone's always playing corporation games
Who cares they're always changing corporation names
We just want to dance here, someone stole the stage
They call us irresponsible, ____ _____ _____ _____ _____



And now for the second half of today's game, brought to you by TLITF's favorite musician of all-time.... Mr. William Joel! All of the following songs were done by Billy Joel at some point in his long and illustrious career. The same rules and scoring apply here as for the Starplane section above....


11. Some love is just a lie of the soul
A constant battle for the ultimate state of control
After you've heard lie upon lie
There can hardly be a question of why

12. You went uptown riding in your limousine
In your fine Park Avenue clothes
You had the Dom Perignon in your hand
And the _____ _____ _____ _____

Spoiler

Uptown Girl

13. I can always find someone
to say they sympathize.
If I wear my heart out on my sleeve.

Spoiler

New York State Of Mind

14. You've heard my latest record spin on the radio
It took me years to write it, they were the best years of my life
It was a beautiful song but it ran too long
If you're gonna have a hit you gotta make it fit
So they ____ _____ _____ _____ _____

15. Some people live with the fear of a touch
And the anger of having been a fool
They will not listen to anyone
So nobody tells them a lie

16. Time goes by and you're sharing an apartment
She says she loves you but she doesn't know why
In the morning she leaves you with your coffee and your paper
It's a strange situation for an old fashioned guy

17. Out in ______ they're killing time
Filling out forms
Standing in line

Spoiler

Bayonne

18. Just like a boxer in a title fight
You got to walk in that ring all alone
You're not the only one who's made mistakes
But they're the only thing that you can truly call your own

19. Call me a joker, call me a fool
Right at this moment I'm totally cool
Clear as a crystal, sharp as a knife
I feel like I'm in the prime of my life

20. Listen boy
It's not automatically a certain guarantee
To insure yourself
You've got to provide _____ ______


Bonus (2 points): The music video for the song in #20 starts off by stating that it took place on July 31, 1963. Why is that not possible?

_________________
We built this city on ROCK & ROLL!!!

[T_Bone0806]

Hello, it's everyone's favorite LS group Jefferson Starplane here to host today's Free For All Friday game! Did you notice that only one of our fine songs was used so far this month, and it came from an old game from 4 years ago? Well, you certainly didn't think we were gonna let that go on much longer now, did you? We wouldn't want KT to get upset at the lack of Starplane in this year's game! In fact, we decided to honor our favorite fan by steal.... er, borrowing the excellent concept he came up with in his most recent LS contest, and have dedicated the first half of this game to all songs we did as either Jefferson Airplane, Jefferson Starship, or just plain Starship. You don't need to know which name we released these songs under, just their titles. And if a set of lyrics contains any blanks, you get a bonus point if you can fill in those blanks in the lyrics! The number of blanks will tell you how many words you have to fill in....

We have another special guest lined up for the bottom half of this game that I know someone will love as well!

1 point for the title, and 1 point if you can correctly fill in the blanks in the lyrics where applicable....



1. If only you believe like I believe, baby, like I believe,
_____ ______ ______

Spoiler

"we'd get by". Miracles. Marty Balin bleating..er..singing. Jeff. Starship

2. Like a cat and a mouse (cat and a mouse)
From door to door and-a house to house
Don't you pretend you don't know
What I'm talking about

Spoiler

Jane. Jeff. Starship. Mickey Thomas lead vocals.

3. Tears are running down and down and down your breast
And your friends, baby they treat you like a guest

Spoiler

Somebody to Love. Jeff. Airplane. Grace Slick lead.

4. I sure ain't got no home
I seem to find love where I ramble
And when it's time to go
I hear that voice again, saying

Spoiler

Find Your Way Back. Jeff Starship. Mickey Thomas lead.

5. Precious love
I'll give it to you
Blue as the sky and deep in the
Eyes of a love so true

Spoiler

Count on Me.Jeff. Starship. Balin lead.

6. Let 'em say we're crazy, I don't care about that
Put your hand in my hand, baby, don't ever look back
Let the world around us just fall apart
Baby, we can make it ____ _____ _____ _____ ______

Spoiler

"if we're heart to heart". Nothing's Gonna Stop Us Now from the movie "Mannequin". Starship no Jefferson. Thomas and Slick share lead.

7. No intentions
Whatsoever
I was gone for a night
Nothing's forever

Spoiler

Except Reruns of "Law & Order". George & Weezy Jefferson. Weezy lead vocals.

8. One pill makes you larger, and one pill makes you small
And the ones that mother gives you, don't do anything at all
Go ask Alice, _____ _____ _____ _____ _____

Spoiler

"when she's ten feet tall". Jeff Airplane. Slick.

9. Should I know your name
Did we meet some time ago
I feel uncertain
Shadows whisper to me now
Sudden wind begins to blow

Spoiler

We've Had So Many Members That When We Have a Reunion Concert There's No Room For The Audience. StarSpaceStation. Balislickmas.

10. Someone's always playing corporation games
Who cares they're always changing corporation names
We just want to dance here, someone stole the stage
They call us irresponsible, ____ _____ _____ _____ _____

Spoiler

"write us off the page". We Built This City. Starship no Jeff. Thomas and Slick.

And now for the second half of today's game, brought to you by TLITF's favorite musician of all-time.... Mr. William Joel! All of the following songs were done by Billy Joel at some point in his long and illustrious career. The same rules and scoring apply here as for the Starplane section above....


11. Some love is just a lie of the soul
A constant battle for the ultimate state of control
After you've heard lie upon lie
There can hardly be a question of why

Spoiler

A Matter of Trust. Jefferson Joelplane. Oh. Wait. We're done with that. Sorry.

12. You went uptown riding in your limousine
In your fine Park Avenue clothes
You had the Dom Perignon in your hand
And the _____ _____ _____ _____

Spoiler

"spoon up your nose". Big Shot.

13. I can always find someone
to say they sympathize.
If I wear my heart out on my sleeve.

Spoiler

Honesty

14. You've heard my latest record spin on the radio
It took me years to write it, they were the best years of my life
It was a beautiful song but it ran too long
If you're gonna have a hit you gotta make it fit
So they ____ _____ _____ _____ _____

Spoiler

"cut it down to 3:05". The Entertainer (which clocked in at 3:05 according to the record label. Cool!).

15. Some people live with the fear of a touch
And the anger of having been a fool
They will not listen to anyone
So nobody tells them a lie

Spoiler

An Innocent Man

16. Time goes by and you're sharing an apartment
She says she loves you but she doesn't know why
In the morning she leaves you with your coffee and your paper
It's a strange situation for an old fashioned guy

Spoiler

Modern Woman

17. Out in ______ they're killing time
Filling out forms
Standing in line

Spoiler

"Bethlehem". Allentown

18. Just like a boxer in a title fight
You got to walk in that ring all alone
You're not the only one who's made mistakes
But they're the only thing that you can truly call your own

Spoiler

You're Only Human (Second Wind)

19. Call me a joker, call me a fool
Right at this moment I'm totally cool
Clear as a crystal, sharp as a knife
I feel like I'm in the prime of my life

Spoiler

I Go to Extremes

20. Listen boy
It's not automatically a certain guarantee
To insure yourself
You've got to provide _____ ______

Spoiler

"communication constantly". Tell Her About It.

Bonus (2 points): The music video for the song in #20 starts off by stating that it took place on July 31, 1963. Why is that not possible?

Spoiler

If I recall correctly, the video took place on "The Ed Sullivan Show". If that is so, I'm guessing that it wasn't possible because 7/31/63 was NOT a SUnday, which, as all of us old farts remember, was the night Mr. Sullivan's show was on.

By the way, I like Billy Joel a lot. Jefferson Stashipplane not so much. Especially when Balin is whining. Cannot STAND his voice.

[T_Bone0806]

Spoiler

FWIW, my two favorite Billy Joel numbers did not appear either - "Captain Jack" and "Zanzibar".

Those are two excellent songs, but my favorite is

Spoiler

I've Loved These Days, which comes from Turnstiles, my favorite Joel album despite the fact that the production on it is rather crappy.

[clem21]

Oh yay! An old group singing old songs about old things. I can get through this rather quickly.

1. If only you believe like I believe, baby, like I believe,

Spoiler

IT COULD HAPPEN, Angels In The Outfield

2. Like a cat and a mouse (cat and a mouse)
From door to door and-a house to house
Don't you pretend you don't know
What I'm talking about

Spoiler

I Don't Know What You're Talking About

3. Tears are running down and down and down your breast
And your friends, baby they treat you like a guest

Spoiler

Huh Huh, You Said Breast

4. I sure ain't got no home
I seem to find love where I ramble
And when it's time to go
I hear that voice again, saying

Spoiler

I Have Little People In My Head

5. Precious love
I'll give it to you
Blue as the sky and deep in the
Eyes of a love so true

Spoiler

Rayleigh Scattering

6. Let 'em say we're crazy, I don't care about that
Put your hand in my hand, baby, don't ever look back
Let the world around us just fall apart
Baby, we can make it

Spoiler

UNTIL YOU CHEAT ON ME, Then I'm Gonna Kill You

7. No intentions
Whatsoever
I was gone for a night
Nothing's forever

Spoiler

Short Verses

8. One pill makes you larger, and one pill makes you small
And the ones that mother gives you, don't do anything at all
Go ask Alice,

Spoiler

TO PICK UP SOME VIAGRA, Jagged Little Light Blue Pill

9. Should I know your name
Did we meet some time ago
I feel uncertain
Shadows whisper to me now
Sudden wind begins to blow

Spoiler

Oh Crap, It's A Hurricane!

10. Someone's always playing corporation games
Who cares they're always changing corporation names
We just want to dance here, someone stole the stage
They call us irresponsible,

Spoiler

LB IS A LITTLE GIRL, Pansy Boys

And now for the second half of today's game, brought to you by TLITF's favorite musician of all-time.... Mr. William Joel! All of the following songs were done by Billy Joel at some point in his long and illustrious career. The same rules and scoring apply here as for the Starplane section above....

Wait a minute! Billy Joel! I Know Billy Joel cold! Almost as well as I know Barry Manilow! Yes! Thanks Mom, thanks for the Piano Mans, the Ballads of Billy the Kid and the Going To Extremes! Joel truly reminds me of my childhood. Of course unlike most people's childhood's this does not evoke happiness. Instead it makes me violent so even if I know the answers there make be viciousness within. Beware!


11. Some love is just a lie of the soul
A constant battle for the ultimate state of control
After you've heard lie upon lie
There can hardly be a question of why

Spoiler

A Matter Of Trust, one down...

12. You went uptown riding in your limousine
In your fine Park Avenue clothes
You had the Dom Perignon in your hand

Spoiler

And the SPOON UP YOUR NOSE!, Opening lyrics are my strongest and this one's particularly memorable as my mom always used to accuse me of being a Big Shot...

13. I can always find someone
to say they sympathize.
If I wear my heart out on my sleeve.

Spoiler

Honesty - My mom had The Stranger which had much better songs but for some reason she told me people preferred this one. I never got that. It's another one of those whiny songs....whatever...more proof that old people are stoopid...LB is old...

14. You've heard my latest record spin on the radio
It took me years to write it, they were the best years of my life
It was a beautiful song but it ran too long
If you're gonna have a hit you gotta make it fit
So they

Spoiler

CUT IT DOWN TO 3:05! Lord, it feels good to know these answers....This was a reference to the Piano Man I think...and the best part about this song is that Joel was genuinely pissed off that he was just The Entertainer...anyway the genuine anger behind this one made it one of my favorites. It wasn't Captain Jack good, but it was close...

15. Some people live with the fear of a touch
And the anger of having been a fool
They will not listen to anyone
So nobody tells them a lie

Spoiler

Innocent Man - Another genuinely good song but it was badly upstaged in my book because I always wanted to switch later in the album to Uptown Girl. This was before I hit puberty of course. LB probably still switches ahead to Uptown Girl....

16. Time goes by and you're sharing an apartment
She says she loves you but she doesn't know why
In the morning she leaves you with your coffee and your paper
It's a strange situation for an old fashioned guy

Spoiler

I actually don't know this one...and it doesn't even sound familiar which is weird because I thought I'd heard all of his songs...I'll probably be kicking myself..

17. Out in

Spoiler

ALLENTOWN

they're killing time
Filling out forms
Standing in line

Spoiler

CHHH-HOO-HA! CHHH-HOO-HA! Ah you've genuinely made me laugh congratulations LB. It used to drive my mom nuts because I always CHH-HOO-HA!ed along with the song. This one actually brings back happy memories from living here in Allentown...

18. Just like a boxer in a title fight
You got to walk in that ring all alone
You're not the only one who's made mistakes
But they're the only thing that you can truly call your own

Spoiler

You're Only Human - Classic, "Could you write a song about not commiting suicide?" "Sure!" Plus this music video is HILARIOUS. Seriously if you've never watched it go to youtube now..don't worry I'll wait......back? OK, great huh? I'm sure it helped countless teenagers not commit suicide...uhuh....

19. Call me a joker, call me a fool
Right at this moment I'm totally cool
Clear as a crystal, sharp as a knife
I feel like I'm in the prime of my life

Spoiler

I Go To Extremes - Ah, here's one of the best. "Maybe it's only tonight!" "Either I'm wrong or I'm perfectly right all the time!" "Eager to please, ready to fight!" I still quote this song a lot in everyday life...It seems that Billy's really stuck with me through the years...it's amazing how much you remember...

20. Listen boy
It's not automatically a certain guarantee
To insure yourself
You've got to provide

Spoiler

COMMUNICATION CONSTANTLY! - My mom used to sing a long to this one and I always thought the lyrics were complete bullshit then and I still do....Why just Tell Her About It ...that's just dumb..If you think it does make her look fat are ya gonna tell her that? Didn't think so.

Bonus (2 points): The music video for the song in #20 starts off by stating that it took place on July 31, 1963. Why is that not possible?

Spoiler

OK, I have seen the music video so I can take a potshot at it. Was it because the TV show that he was supposedly on didn't exist yet or something?

Spoiler

So all in all, this was a good day. But you left out Captain Jack. How could you leave out Captain Jack?! Everybody loves Captain Jack! He'll get you high tonight!!!!! DAMMIT LB! HOW COULD YOU DISGRACE CAPTAIN JACK!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! That song had such great undertones of drug abuse! Plus, it provided endless humor when Hillary Clinton played it during her Senate campaign and Rudy Giuliani decided to read the lyrics at A press conference! Just imagine old Rudy being replayed on the nightly news just monotoning: "Captain Jack will get you high tonight and take you to his special island" and of course the classic line "You just sit at home and masturbate" followed by Rudy looking up and slowly, sadly shaking his head. AND YOU DIDN'T INCLUDE THIS SONG! I hope you are properly ashamed of yourself and I hope that someone puts that clip up on Youtube.....

[littlebeast13]

Spoiler

So all in all, this was a good day. But you left out Captain Jack. How could you leave out Captain Jack?! Everybody loves Captain Jack! He'll get you high tonight!!!!! DAMMIT LB! HOW COULD YOU DISGRACE CAPTAIN JACK!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! That song had such great undertones of drug abuse! Plus, it provided endless humor when Hillary Clinton played it during her Senate campaign and Rudy Giuliani decided to read the lyrics at A press conference! Just imagine old Rudy being replayed on the nightly news just monotoning: "Captain Jack will get you high tonight and take you to his special island" and of course the classic line "You just sit at home and masturbate" followed by Rudy looking up and slowly, sadly shaking his head. AND YOU DIDN'T INCLUDE THIS SONG! I hope you are properly ashamed of yourself and I hope that someone puts that clip up on Youtube.....

Spoiler

I think it's some kind of a local crime for people who grew up in New York not to know Billy Joel inside and out. However, Billy apparently did not play well here locally. St. Louis is known for giving bands like Journey, Styx, REO Speedwagon, and even Sammy Haggar (Who still considers STL to be his second home) lots of airplay before they ever became big, but from anectdotal evidence I've heard from local deejays who were around at the time, largely ignored Mr. Joel until the MTV era... and even then it was scattershot (I honestly don't think I've ever heard the song "Pressure" played on the radio... only off of a video channel). I was once chided by KT when there was a question about the song "Scenes From An Italian Restaurant" on PTBAM back in the day, and I admitted I had never heard of the song despite the fact that I listened to a station that played all 70's music for most of the last half of the 90's...

To make a long story short, there is a lot of BJ that I hear people rave about all the time that I can't say I've ever heard in my life. Captain Jack is one of them....

lb13

[Sisyphean Fan]

Spoiler

So all in all, this was a good day. But you left out Captain Jack. How could you leave out Captain Jack?! Everybody loves Captain Jack! He'll get you high tonight!!!!! DAMMIT LB! HOW COULD YOU DISGRACE CAPTAIN JACK!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! That song had such great undertones of drug abuse! Plus, it provided endless humor when Hillary Clinton played it during her Senate campaign and Rudy Giuliani decided to read the lyrics at A press conference! Just imagine old Rudy being replayed on the nightly news just monotoning: "Captain Jack will get you high tonight and take you to his special island" and of course the classic line "You just sit at home and masturbate" followed by Rudy looking up and slowly, sadly shaking his head. AND YOU DIDN'T INCLUDE THIS SONG! I hope you are properly ashamed of yourself and I hope that someone puts that clip up on Youtube.....

Spoiler

I think it's some kind of a local crime for people who grew up in New York not to know Billy Joel inside and out. However, Billy apparently did not play well here locally. St. Louis is known for giving bands like Journey, Styx, REO Speedwagon, and even Sammy Haggar (Who still considers STL to be his second home) lots of airplay before they ever became big, but from anectdotal evidence I've heard from local deejays who were around at the time, largely ignored Mr. Joel until the MTV era... and even then it was scattershot (I honestly don't think I've ever heard the song "Pressure" played on the radio... only off of a video channel). I was once chided by KT when there was a question about the song "Scenes From An Italian Restaurant" on PTBAM back in the day, and I admitted I had never heard of the song despite the fact that I listened to a station that played all 70's music for most of the last half of the 90's...

To make a long story short, there is a lot of BJ that I hear people rave about all the time that I can't say I've ever heard in my life. Captain Jack is one of them....

lb13

I do not get all the

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Captain Jack

love, I don't think I've ever heard of it. But I would like to bitch about the exclusion of

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Only the Good Die Young

, my very fave Joel song ever since it came out. I can't crab about The Longest Time, because it's already been used but I'd also like to give a small shoutout to

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It's Still Rock and Roll to Me

, my favourite "second wave" Joel song.

[littlebeast13]

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So all in all, this was a good day. But you left out Captain Jack. How could you leave out Captain Jack?! Everybody loves Captain Jack! He'll get you high tonight!!!!! DAMMIT LB! HOW COULD YOU DISGRACE CAPTAIN JACK!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! That song had such great undertones of drug abuse! Plus, it provided endless humor when Hillary Clinton played it during her Senate campaign and Rudy Giuliani decided to read the lyrics at A press conference! Just imagine old Rudy being replayed on the nightly news just monotoning: "Captain Jack will get you high tonight and take you to his special island" and of course the classic line "You just sit at home and masturbate" followed by Rudy looking up and slowly, sadly shaking his head. AND YOU DIDN'T INCLUDE THIS SONG! I hope you are properly ashamed of yourself and I hope that someone puts that clip up on Youtube.....

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I think it's some kind of a local crime for people who grew up in New York not to know Billy Joel inside and out. However, Billy apparently did not play well here locally. St. Louis is known for giving bands like Journey, Styx, REO Speedwagon, and even Sammy Haggar (Who still considers STL to be his second home) lots of airplay before they ever became big, but from anectdotal evidence I've heard from local deejays who were around at the time, largely ignored Mr. Joel until the MTV era... and even then it was scattershot (I honestly don't think I've ever heard the song "Pressure" played on the radio... only off of a video channel). I was once chided by KT when there was a question about the song "Scenes From An Italian Restaurant" on PTBAM back in the day, and I admitted I had never heard of the song despite the fact that I listened to a station that played all 70's music for most of the last half of the 90's...

To make a long story short, there is a lot of BJ that I hear people rave about all the time that I can't say I've ever heard in my life. Captain Jack is one of them....

lb13

I do not get all the

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Captain Jack

love, I don't think I've ever heard of it. But I would like to bitch about the exclusion of

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Only the Good Die Young

, my very fave Joel song ever since it came out. I can't crab about The Longest Time, because it's already been used but I'd also like to give a small shoutout to

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It's Still Rock and Roll to Me

, my favourite "second wave" Joel song.

Well, at least I've heard of both of those songs (and they're both played regularly on the radio here), and I've probably even used them both in past games....

I had to make sure I worked a few of my faves in there though since I only had 10 songs to work with, so I couldn't satisfy everyone (or even anyone!)....

lb13

[PanicinDetroit]

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1. If only you believe like I believe, baby, like I believe,
_____ ______ ______
We'll get by - Miracles


2. Like a cat and a mouse (cat and a mouse)
From door to door and-a house to house
Don't you pretend you don't know
What I'm talking about
Jane

3. Tears are running down and down and down your breast
And your friends, baby they treat you like a guest
Somebody to Love
Surrealistic Pillow has to be one of the best album titles ever....

4. I sure ain't got no home
I seem to find love where I ramble
And when it's time to go
I hear that voice again, saying

5. Precious love
I'll give it to you
Blue as the sky and deep in the
Eyes of a love so true
Count on Me

6. Let 'em say we're crazy, I don't care about that
Put your hand in my hand, baby, don't ever look back
Let the world around us just fall apart
Baby, we can make it ____ _____ _____ _____ ______

7. No intentions
Whatsoever
I was gone for a night
Nothing's forever

8. One pill makes you larger, and one pill makes you small
And the ones that mother gives you, don't do anything at all
Go ask Alice, _____ _____ _____ _____ _____
When she was just small?? White Rabbit

9. Should I know your name
Did we meet some time ago
I feel uncertain
Shadows whisper to me now
Sudden wind begins to blow

10. Someone's always playing corporation games
Who cares they're always changing corporation names
We just want to dance here, someone stole the stage
They call us irresponsible, ____ _____ _____ _____ _____



And now for the second half of today's game, brought to you by TLITF's favorite musician of all-time.... Mr. William Joel! All of the following songs were done by Billy Joel at some point in his long and illustrious career. The same rules and scoring apply here as for the Starplane section above....


11. Some love is just a lie of the soul
A constant battle for the ultimate state of control
After you've heard lie upon lie
There can hardly be a question of why

12. You went uptown riding in your limousine
In your fine Park Avenue clothes
You had the Dom Perignon in your hand
And the _____ _____ _____ _____

13. I can always find someone
to say they sympathize.
If I wear my heart out on my sleeve.

14. You've heard my latest record spin on the radio
It took me years to write it, they were the best years of my life
It was a beautiful song but it ran too long
If you're gonna have a hit you gotta make it fit
So they ____ _____ _____ _____ _____

15. Some people live with the fear of a touch
And the anger of having been a fool
They will not listen to anyone
So nobody tells them a lie

16. Time goes by and you're sharing an apartment
She says she loves you but she doesn't know why
In the morning she leaves you with your coffee and your paper
It's a strange situation for an old fashioned guy

17. Out in ______ they're killing time
Filling out forms
Standing in line

18. Just like a boxer in a title fight
You got to walk in that ring all alone
You're not the only one who's made mistakes
But they're the only thing that you can truly call your own

19. Call me a joker, call me a fool
Right at this moment I'm totally cool
Clear as a crystal, sharp as a knife
I feel like I'm in the prime of my life

20. Listen boy
It's not automatically a certain guarantee
To insure yourself
You've got to provide _____ ______
Tell Her About it


Bonus (2 points): The music video for the song in #20 starts off by stating that it took place on July 31, 1963. Why is that not possible?

[mellytu74]

Almost missed this. Thought I answered it already.

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1. If only you believe like I believe, baby, like I believe,
we'll get by

MIRACLES

2. Like a cat and a mouse (cat and a mouse)
From door to door and-a house to house
Don't you pretend you don't know
What I'm talking about

3. Tears are running down and down and down your breast
And your friends, baby they treat you like a guest

SOMEBODY TO LOVE

4. I sure ain't got no home
I seem to find love where I ramble
And when it's time to go
I hear that voice again, saying

5. Precious love
I'll give it to you
Blue as the sky and deep in the
Eyes of a love so true

COUNT ON ME (I'd forgetten some version of Jefferson... did this)

6. Let 'em say we're crazy, I don't care about that
Put your hand in my hand, baby, don't ever look back
Let the world around us just fall apart
Baby, we can make it something something heart to heart

NOTHING'S GONNA STOP US

7. No intentions
Whatsoever
I was gone for a night
Nothing's forever

8. One pill makes you larger, and one pill makes you small
And the ones that mother gives you, don't do anything at all
Go ask Alice, when she's 10 foot tall.

WHITE RABBIT

9. Should I know your name
Did we meet some time ago
I feel uncertain
Shadows whisper to me now
Sudden wind begins to blow

10. Someone's always playing corporation games
Who cares they're always changing corporation names
We just want to dance here, someone stole the stage
They call us irresponsible, ____ _____ _____ _____ _____

WE BUILT THIS CITY


11. Some love is just a lie of the soul
A constant battle for the ultimate state of control
After you've heard lie upon lie
There can hardly be a question of why

MATTER OF TRUST

12. You went uptown riding in your limousine
In your fine Park Avenue clothes
You had the Dom Perignon in your hand
And the spoon up your nose

BIG SHOT

13. I can always find someone
to say they sympathize.
If I wear my heart out on my sleeve.

HONESTY

14. You've heard my latest record spin on the radio
It took me years to write it, they were the best years of my life
It was a beautiful song but it ran too long
If you're gonna have a hit you gotta make it fit
So they cut it down to three oh five

THE ENTERTAINER

15. Some people live with the fear of a touch
And the anger of having been a fool
They will not listen to anyone
So nobody tells them a lie

AN INNOCENT MAN

16. Time goes by and you're sharing an apartment
She says she loves you but she doesn't know why
In the morning she leaves you with your coffee and your paper
It's a strange situation for an old fashioned guy

MODERN WOMAN?

17. Out in Bethlehem they're killing time
Filling out forms
Standing in line

ALLENTOWN

18. Just like a boxer in a title fight
You got to walk in that ring all alone
You're not the only one who's made mistakes
But they're the only thing that you can truly call your own

YOU'RE ONLY HUMAN

19. Call me a joker, call me a fool
Right at this moment I'm totally cool
Clear as a crystal, sharp as a knife
I feel like I'm in the prime of my life

20. Listen boy
It's not automatically a certain guarantee
To insure yourself
You've got to provide communication constantly

TELL HER ABOUT IT

Bonus (2 points): The music video for the song in #20 starts off by stating that it took place on July 31, 1963. Why is that not possible?

I love An Innocent Man album and the videos for Tell Her About It and Uptown Girl.

IIRC, this was set on The Ed Sullivan Show. So, I am guessing that July 31, 1963, wasn't a Sunday.

[DaveSenior72]

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1 point for the title, and 1 point if you can correctly fill in the blanks in the lyrics where applicable....



1. If only you believe like I believe, baby, like I believe,
_____ ______ ______

We'd Get By--Miracles

2. Like a cat and a mouse (cat and a mouse)
From door to door and-a house to house
Don't you pretend you don't know
What I'm talking about

Jane

3. Tears are running down and down and down your breast
And your friends, baby they treat you like a guest

Somebody To Love

4. I sure ain't got no home
I seem to find love where I ramble
And when it's time to go
I hear that voice again, saying

Find Your Way Back

5. Precious love
I'll give it to you
Blue as the sky and deep in the
Eyes of a love so true

Count On Me

6. Let 'em say we're crazy, I don't care about that
Put your hand in my hand, baby, don't ever look back
Let the world around us just fall apart
Baby, we can make it ____ _____ _____ _____ ______

If we're heart to heart--Nothing's Gonna Stop Us Now

7. No intentions
Whatsoever
I was gone for a night
Nothing's forever

On tip of tongue...but, no joy...

8. One pill makes you larger, and one pill makes you small
And the ones that mother gives you, don't do anything at all
Go ask Alice, _____ _____ _____ _____ _____

when she's ten feet tall--White Rabbit

9. Should I know your name
Did we meet some time ago
I feel uncertain
Shadows whisper to me now
Sudden wind begins to blow

Stranger (Expected THIS title a little further in )

10. Someone's always playing corporation games
Who cares they're always changing corporation names
We just want to dance here, someone stole the stage
They call us irresponsible, ____ _____ _____ _____ _____

write us off the page We Built This City (I hear this song these days and I'm like...WHOAH...WTF ever happened to Starship that they sunk to this level??)


And now for the second half of today's game, brought to you by TLITF's favorite musician of all-time.... Mr. William Joel! All of the following songs were done by Billy Joel at some point in his long and illustrious career. The same rules and scoring apply here as for the Starplane section above....


11. Some love is just a lie of the soul
A constant battle for the ultimate state of control
After you've heard lie upon lie
There can hardly be a question of why

A Matter Of Trust

12. You went uptown riding in your limousine
In your fine Park Avenue clothes
You had the Dom Perignon in your hand
And the _____ _____ _____ _____

spoon up your nose--Big Shot

13. I can always find someone
to say they sympathize.
If I wear my heart out on my sleeve.

Honesty

14. You've heard my latest record spin on the radio
It took me years to write it, they were the best years of my life
It was a beautiful song but it ran too long
If you're gonna have a hit you gotta make it fit
So they ____ _____ _____ _____ _____

cut it down to 3:05 The Entertainer

15. Some people live with the fear of a touch
And the anger of having been a fool
They will not listen to anyone
So nobody tells them a lie

An Innocent Man

16. Time goes by and you're sharing an apartment
She says she loves you but she doesn't know why
In the morning she leaves you with your coffee and your paper
It's a strange situation for an old fashioned guy

Modern Woman

17. Out in ______ they're killing time
Filling out forms
Standing in line

Bethlehem--Allentown

18. Just like a boxer in a title fight
You got to walk in that ring all alone
You're not the only one who's made mistakes
But they're the only thing that you can truly call your own

Second Wind (GREAT video...Billy as a bum!!)

19. Call me a joker, call me a fool
Right at this moment I'm totally cool
Clear as a crystal, sharp as a knife
I feel like I'm in the prime of my life

I Go To Extremes (The FIRST karaoke song I ever sang...1997...the base club at Great Lakes...a friend of mine was a BIG Billy Joel fan, knew all the lyrics...asked me to duet it with him...I was SCARED...he didn't tell me he sang like a bullfrog...imagine Ben Stein does Billy Joel...he was so bad he threw me off...almost scared me away...but it created a monster!!! )

20. Listen boy
It's not automatically a certain guarantee
To insure yourself
You've got to provide _____ ______

communication constantly--Tell Her About It (Another GREAT video!!)

Bonus (2 points): The music video for the song in #20 starts off by stating that it took place on July 31, 1963. Why is that not possible?
Two possibilities: I don't think that 7/31/63 was a Sunday...by my count, it would have been a Wednesday, and Ed Sullivan was on on Sunday nights, I think...the other is the Cosmonaut and newspaper headline about a Russian in orbit...didn't Gagarin do that in '61??

[Estonut]

Spoiler

1. If only you believe like I believe, baby, like I believe,
we'll get by

Miracles


2. Like a cat and a mouse (cat and a mouse)
From door to door and-a house to house
Don't you pretend you don't know
What I'm talking about

Jane


3. Tears are running down and down and down your breast
And your friends, baby they treat you like a guest

Somebody to Love


4. I sure ain't got no home
I seem to find love where I ramble
And when it's time to go
I hear that voice again, saying

Kato, it's O.J.! Hide this glove!


5. Precious love
I'll give it to you
Blue as the sky and deep in the
Eyes of a love so true

Count on Me


6. Let 'em say we're crazy, I don't care about that
Put your hand in my hand, baby, don't ever look back
Let the world around us just fall apart
Baby, we can make it if we're heart to heart

Nope


7. No intentions
Whatsoever
I was gone for a night
Nothing's forever

Nada


8. One pill makes you larger, and one pill makes you small
And the ones that mother gives you, don't do anything at all
Go ask Alice, when she's ten feet tall

White Rabbit


9. Should I know your name
Did we meet some time ago
I feel uncertain
Shadows whisper to me now
Sudden wind begins to blow

Zilch


10. Someone's always playing corporation games
Who cares they're always changing corporation names
We just want to dance here, someone stole the stage
They call us irresponsible, write us off the page

We Built This City


11. Some love is just a lie of the soul
A constant battle for the ultimate state of control
After you've heard lie upon lie
There can hardly be a question of why

Nichts


12. You went uptown riding in your limousine
In your fine Park Avenue clothes
You had the Dom Perignon in your hand
And the spoon up your nose

Big Shot


13. I can always find someone
to say they sympathize.
If I wear my heart out on my sleeve.

Honesty


14. You've heard my latest record spin on the radio
It took me years to write it, they were the best years of my life
It was a beautiful song but it ran too long
If you're gonna have a hit you gotta make it fit
So they cut it down to 3:05

The Entertainer


15. Some people live with the fear of a touch
And the anger of having been a fool
They will not listen to anyone
So nobody tells them a lie

An Innocent Man


16. Time goes by and you're sharing an apartment
She says she loves you but she doesn't know why
In the morning she leaves you with your coffee and your paper
It's a strange situation for an old fashioned guy

Bupkus


17. Out in Bethlehem they're killing time
Filling out forms
Standing in line

Allentown


18. Just like a boxer in a title fight
You got to walk in that ring all alone
You're not the only one who's made mistakes
But they're the only thing that you can truly call your own

You're Only Human (Second Wind)


19. Call me a joker, call me a fool
Right at this moment I'm totally cool
Clear as a crystal, sharp as a knife
I feel like I'm in the prime of my life

Goose Egg


20. Listen boy
It's not automatically a certain guarantee
To insure yourself
You've got to provide communication constantly

Tell Her About It


Bonus (2 points): The music video for the song in #20 starts off by stating that it took place on July 31, 1963. Why is that not possible?

Without thinking, I Googled to see what day of the week 7/31/63 was. Being a Wednesday, it did not coincide with the schedule of the Ed Sullivan Show. I don't know if Googling the date disqualifies me or not.