Answers & Points - Lyrically Speaking - 3/2/09

[littlebeast13]

We begin Week 9 of the '09 Winter LS with yet another selection from the December 2004 LS, and the first of three chances you'll have this year to play a classic style matching game! This was the last of four Match Game Mondays from that contest, and one which I like because it's not totally obvious even if you know all the songs, but at the same time, it's also not so obscure that nobody will be able to figure it out.....

The usual rules from Match Game Monday apply.... please match up each song into a pair based on some common underlying theme. You may guess at the matches even for songs you do not get correct....

Today's Retro Monday game was originally posted on Monday December 27, 2004....

1 point for the title, 1 point for the artist, and 1 point for each correct match....



1. you've gotta lotta nerve to say you are my friend
when i was down you just stood there grinnin'
you've gotta lotta nerve to say you have a helping hand to lend
you just want to be on the side that's winnin'

2. It's a dirty story of a dirty man,
And his clinging wife doesn't understand.
His son is working for the Daily Mail.
It's a steady job

3. In Birmingham they love the Gov'nor.
Now we all did what we could do.
Now Watergate does not bother me.
Does your conscience bother you, tell the truth.

4. I, I'm so in love with you
Whatever you want to do
Is all right with me
'Cause you make me feel so brand new

5. Grey is my favourite color
I felt so symbolic yesterday
If I knew Picasso
I would buy myself a grey guitar and play

6. Drums beatin' cold, English blood runs hot
Lady of the house wonderin' when it's gonna stop
House boy knows that he's doin' all right
You should have heard him just around midnight

7. As pretty as you are
You know, you could've been a flower
If good looks can cause a minute
You know that you could be an hour

8. She likes the boys in the band
She says that I'm her all-time favorite
When I make my move to her room it's the right time
She's never hard to please

9. A dreamer of pictures, I run in the night
You see us together, chasing the moonlight

10. We don't follow fashion
That would be a joke
You know we're going to set them set them
So everyone can take note take note

11. so I gave some to my dog, when he began to beg
and then he licked his bowl and he looked at me
and did the wild thing on my leg
he used to scratch and bite me
before he was much much meaner

12. Johnny made a record
Went straight up to number 1
Suddenly everyone loved to hear him sing his song

[mntetn]

Spoiler

1. +4th St, Bob Dylan
2. Paperback Writer, the Beatles
3. Sweet Home AL, Lynyrd Skynyrd
4. Let's Stay Together, Al Green
5.
6. Brown Sugar, the Rolling Stones
7. The Way You Do the Things You Do, Smokey Robinson
8.
9. Cinnamon Girl, the Gentrys
10.
11. Funky Cold Medina, Tone Loc
12.

I remember doing this one last time, and I did about as well (or badly) ...
Start with 6-9 for the matchup; after that I'm toast

[minimetoo26]

You bastidge!

Today's Retro Monday game was originally posted on Monday December 27, 2004....

Now I'm wondering if I played this or just saw the answer, because I know HOW to match but don't know the matches. If I played I had a 6-day-old baby, so I can imagine the Vagueness Level went past 11...

1 point for the title, 1 point for the artist, and 1 point for each correct match....



1. you've gotta lotta nerve to say you are my friend
when i was down you just stood there grinnin'
you've gotta lotta nerve to say you have a helping hand to lend
you just want to be on the side that's winnin'

A Bob Dylan song, but I don't know the title

2. It's a dirty story of a dirty man,
And his clinging wife doesn't understand.
His son is working for the Daily Mail.
It's a steady job

Paperback Writer, the Beatles

3. In Birmingham they love the Gov'nor.
Now we all did what we could do.
Now Watergate does not bother me.
Does your conscience bother you, tell the truth.

Sweet Home Alabama, Lynyrd Skynyrd

4. I, I'm so in love with you
Whatever you want to do
Is all right with me
'Cause you make me feel so brand new

Let's Stay Together, Tina Turner (but you probably want the guy...)

5. Grey is my favourite color
I felt so symbolic yesterday
If I knew Picasso
I would buy myself a grey guitar and play

Mr. Jones, Counting Crows

6. Drums beatin' cold, English blood runs hot
Lady of the house wonderin' when it's gonna stop
House boy knows that he's doin' all right
You should have heard him just around midnight

Brown Sugar, Rolling Stones

7. As pretty as you are
You know, you could've been a flower
If good looks can cause a minute
You know that you could be an hour

The Way You Do the Things You Do, I only remember James Taylorzzzzzzzzzzzzzzz...

8. She likes the boys in the band
She says that I'm her all-time favorite
When I make my move to her room it's the right time
She's never hard to please

Super Freak, Rick James Dammit

9. A dreamer of pictures, I run in the night
You see us together, chasing the moonlight

Cinnamom Girl, Neil Young

10. We don't follow fashion
That would be a joke
You know we're going to set them set them
So everyone can take note take note

Goody Two Shoes, Adam Ant

11. so I gave some to my dog, when he began to beg
and then he licked his bowl and he looked at me
and did the wild thing on my leg
he used to scratch and bite me
before he was much much meaner

Funky Cold Medina, Tone Loc

12. Johnny made a record
Went straight up to number 1
Suddenly everyone loved to hear him sing his song

I think it's called Shooting Star and I'd guess it's Bad Company. Vague-a-Rama!

I match #12 with #2 and #3 with #9 because the singer was referenced in the song. I can make some vague matches for your enjoyment, but I don't need the points THAT badly!

[Carmelo Anthony]

1.

Spoiler

"Positively 4th Street", Bob Dylan

2.

Spoiler

"Paperback Writer", the Beatles

3.

Spoiler

"Sweet Home Alabama", Lynyrd Skynyrd

4.

Spoiler

"Let's Stay Together", Al Green

5.

Spoiler

"Mr. Jones", Counting Crows

6.

Spoiler

"Brown Sugar", the Rolling Stones

7.

Spoiler

"The Way You Do the Things You Do", the Temptations... written by the great Smokey Robinson

8.

Spoiler

"Super Freak", Rick James

9.

Spoiler

"Cinnamon Girl", I think it was Neil Young

10.

Spoiler

"Goody Two Shoes", Adam and the Ants

11.

Spoiler

"Funky Cold Medina", Tone-Loc

12. nope

For the pairings, I'll try:

Spoiler

1 & 10 -- numbers?
2 & 12
3 & 5
4 & 7 -- R&B legends?
6 & 9 -- sugar and cinnamon?
8 & 11 -- freak and funky?

[ToLiveIsToFly]

Spoiler

1. POSITIVELY FOURTH STREET - BOB DYLAN
2. PAPERBACK WRITER - THE BEATLES
3. SWEET HOME ALABAMA - LYNYRD SKYNYRD
4. LET'S STAY TOGETHER - AL GREEN
5. MISTER JONES - COUNTING CROWS
6. BROWN SUGAR - THE ROLLING STONES
7. THE WAY YOU DO THE THINGS YOU DO - THE TEMPTATIONS
8. SUPER FREAK - RICK JAMES (DAMMIT)
9. CINNAMON GIRL - NEIL YOUNG
10. GOODY TWO SHOES - ADAM ANT
11. FUNKY COLD MEDINA - TONE LOC
12. SHOOTING STAR - BAD COMPANY

WE'RE TALKING ABOUT SONGS THAT REFERENCE OTHER MUSICIANS
JOHNNY WAS (WELL, I DON'T REMEMBER HOW OLD) WHEN HE HEARD HIS FIRST BEATLES SONG, SO #2 AND #12
I HOPE NEIL YOUNG WILL REMEMBER, SO 3 AND 9
I WANNA BE BOB DYLAN (YEAH, WITH YOUR TALENT LEVEL, YOU SHOULD WANNABE MILLI VANILLI - IT'S STILL A HELL OF A STRETCH), 1 AND 5
BUT LIKE MICK JAGGER SAID I CAN'T GET NO SATISFACTION, SO 6 AND 11
PRETENDING THAT YOU'RE AL GREEN, AL GREEN (ALSO TWO WEEKS AND YOU'RE AN ALL-TIME LEGEND AMOUNTS TO THE SAME THING) - 10 AND 4
THAT LEAVES 8 AND 6, NOT SURE OF THE LYRIC BUT IT HAS TO BE

[clem21]

From The Hotel California

Spoiler

3. Sweet Home Alabama
11. Funky Cold Medina

It's 70 something here...I hope it's as nice in Utah....

I'm sorry I haven't been around much but I been busy...Will a quick 'LB is a very very gay girl' suffice?

[starfish1113]

Spoiler

1. All You Obama-Philes! - SSS and the Hillaries
2. Paperback Writer - Beatles
3. Sweet Home Alabama - Lynyrd Skynyrd
4. Let's Stay Together - Al Green
5. Mr. Jones - Counting Crows - wasn't this in the ES drawing LS?
6. Brown Sugar - Rolling Stones
7. The Way You Do The Things You Do - Temptations. Also UB40
8. Super Freak - Rick James
9. Annie(Camaro)'s Song- Evil Squirrel
10. Goody Two Shoes - Adam Ant
11. Funky Cold Medina - Tone Loc
12. Shooting Star - Bad Company

[astrnomr]

Spoiler

1. Sounds familiar, but I can't place it
2. Paperback Writer / The Beatles
3. Sweet Home Alabama / Lynyrd Skynyrd
4.
5.
6. Brown Sugar / The Rolling Stones
7. The Way You do the Things You Do / The Temptations?
8. Superfreak / Rick James
9. Cinnamon Girl / Neil Young
10. Goody Two Shoes / Adam Ant (or was it Adam and the Ants at the time?)
11. Funky Cold Medina / Tone Loc
12. Shooting Star / Bad Company

NFI on the theme or pairs. All I can see is 6 + 9 (brown sugar + cinnamon).

[mellytu74]

Spoiler

1. you've gotta lotta nerve to say you are my friend
when i was down you just stood there grinnin'
you've gotta lotta nerve to say you have a helping hand to lend
you just want to be on the side that's winnin'

Positively 4th Street - Bob Dylan

2. It's a dirty story of a dirty man,
And his clinging wife doesn't understand.
His son is working for the Daily Mail.
It's a steady job

Paperback Writer - The Beatles

3. In Birmingham they love the Gov'nor.
Now we all did what we could do.
Now Watergate does not bother me.
Does your conscience bother you, tell the truth.

Sweet Home Alabama - Lynryd Skynyrd

4. I, I'm so in love with you
Whatever you want to do
Is all right with me
'Cause you make me feel so brand new

Let's Stay Together - Al Green

5. Grey is my favourite color
I felt so symbolic yesterday
If I knew Picasso
I would buy myself a grey guitar and play

Nope

6. Drums beatin' cold, English blood runs hot
Lady of the house wonderin' when it's gonna stop
House boy knows that he's doin' all right
You should have heard him just around midnight

Brown Sugar - The Rolling Stones

7. As pretty as you are
You know, you could've been a flower
If good looks can cause a minute
You know that you could be an hour

The Way You Do The Things You Do - The Temptations

8. She likes the boys in the band
She says that I'm her all-time favorite
When I make my move to her room it's the right time
She's never hard to please

Super Freak - Rick James

9. A dreamer of pictures, I run in the night
You see us together, chasing the moonlight

Nope

10. We don't follow fashion
That would be a joke
You know we're going to set them set them
So everyone can take note take note

Goody Two Shoes? Adam Ant, if it is. I think,

11. so I gave some to my dog, when he began to beg
and then he licked his bowl and he looked at me
and did the wild thing on my leg
he used to scratch and bite me
before he was much much meaner

Funky Cold Medina - Tone Loc

12. Johnny made a record
Went straight up to number 1
Suddenly everyone loved to hear him sing his song

Nope

Can't figure out any matches, though

[kroxquo]

Spoiler

1. you've gotta lotta nerve to say you are my friend
when i was down you just stood there grinnin'
you've gotta lotta nerve to say you have a helping hand to lend
you just want to be on the side that's winnin'

Rainy Day Women #35 is Everybody Must Get Stoned isn't it? Hmmm, Is It Subterranean Homesick Blues? - Bob Dylan

2. It's a dirty story of a dirty man,
And his clinging wife doesn't understand.
His son is working for the Daily Mail.
It's a steady job

Paperback Writer - Beatles

3. In Birmingham they love the Gov'nor.
Now we all did what we could do.
Now Watergate does not bother me.
Does your conscience bother you, tell the truth.

Sweet Home Alabama - Lynyrd Skynyrd

4. I, I'm so in love with you
Whatever you want to do
Is all right with me
'Cause you make me feel so brand new

5. Grey is my favourite color
I felt so symbolic yesterday
If I knew Picasso
I would buy myself a grey guitar and play

6. Drums beatin' cold, English blood runs hot
Lady of the house wonderin' when it's gonna stop
House boy knows that he's doin' all right
You should have heard him just around midnight

Brown Sugar - Rolling Stones

7. As pretty as you are
You know, you could've been a flower
If good looks can cause a minute
You know that you could be an hour

The Way You Do The Things You Do - Temptations

8. She likes the boys in the band
She says that I'm her all-time favorite
When I make my move to her room it's the right time
She's never hard to please

Superfreak - Rick James

9. A dreamer of pictures, I run in the night
You see us together, chasing the moonlight

10. We don't follow fashion
That would be a joke
You know we're going to set them set them
So everyone can take note take note

11. so I gave some to my dog, when he began to beg
and then he licked his bowl and he looked at me
and did the wild thing on my leg
he used to scratch and bite me
before he was much much meaner

12. Johnny made a record
Went straight up to number 1
Suddenly everyone loved to hear him sing his song

Shooting Star - Bad Company?

[Hotseat Or Bust!]

Spoiler

Holy Moly!!I can't believe it!! I think I actually know (even though I don't know the title of the Bob Dylan song, or who performed The Way You Do The Things You Do, and I may not have all the titles or artists exactly right) EVERY SINGLE SONG!!!!!! 1.) ?--Bob Dylan, 2.) Paperback Writer--Beatles, 3.) Sweet Home Alabama--Lynyrd Skynyrd, 4.) Let's Stay Together--Al Green, 5.) Mr. Jones--Counting Crows, 6.) Brown Sugar--Rolling Stones, 7.) The Way You Do The Things You Do--?, 8.) Super Freak--Rick James, 9.) Cinnamon Girl--Neil Young, 10.) Goody Two Shoes--Adam Ant, 11.) Funky Cold Medina--Tone Loc, 12.) Shooting Star--Bad Company. As for matching up the songs, that will be a total guess, although I'm thinking there could be a connection between cinnamon and brown sugar or even sweet--as in home Alabama. Ok--Songs 1 and 3, 2 and 8, 4 and 7, 5 and 11, 6 and 9,10 and 12.

[ghostjmf]

1. you've gotta lotta nerve to say you are my friend
when i was down you just stood there grinnin'
you've gotta lotta nerve to say you have a helping hand to lend
you just want to be on the side that's winnin'

Spoiler

Positively 4th Street/Bob Dylan

2. It's a dirty story of a dirty man,
And his clinging wife doesn't understand.
His son is working for the Daily Mail.
It's a steady job

Spoiler

Paperback Writer/The Beatles

3. In Birmingham they love the Gov'nor.
Now we all did what we could do.
Now Watergate does not bother me.
Does your conscience bother you, tell the truth.

Spoiler

Sweet Home Alabama/Lynryd Skynyrd

4. I, I'm so in love with you
Whatever you want to do
Is all right with me
'Cause you make me feel so brand new

5. Grey is my favourite color
I felt so symbolic yesterday
If I knew Picasso
I would buy myself a grey guitar and play

6. Drums beatin' cold, English blood runs hot
Lady of the house wonderin' when it's gonna stop
House boy knows that he's doin' all right
You should have heard him just around midnight

Spoiler

Brown Sugar/The Rolling Stones

7. As pretty as you are
You know, you could've been a flower
If good looks can cause a minute
You know that you could be an hour

Spoiler

The Way You Do the Things You Do/The Temptations

8. She likes the boys in the band
She says that I'm her all-time favorite
When I make my move to her room it's the right time
She's never hard to please

9. A dreamer of pictures, I run in the night
You see us together, chasing the moonlight

10. We don't follow fashion
That would be a joke
You know we're going to set them set them
So everyone can take note take note

11. so I gave some to my dog, when he began to beg
and then he licked his bowl and he looked at me
and did the wild thing on my leg
he used to scratch and bite me
before he was much much meaner

Spoiler

"A failure of the Dog Whisperer"/how lb & his best buds party

12. Johnny made a record
Went straight up to number 1
Suddenly everyone loved to hear him sing his song

Spoiler

Johnny B. Goode/Chuck Berry

[KillerTomato]

KT BACK IN DA HIZZOUSE!

1. you've gotta lotta nerve to say you are my friend
when i was down you just stood there grinnin'
you've gotta lotta nerve to say you have a helping hand to lend
you just want to be on the side that's winnin'

POSITIVELY 4TH STREET - BOB DYLAN

2. It's a dirty story of a dirty man,
And his clinging wife doesn't understand.
His son is working for the Daily Mail.
It's a steady job

PAPERBACK WRITER - THE BEATLES

3. In Birmingham they love the Gov'nor.
Now we all did what we could do.
Now Watergate does not bother me.
Does your conscience bother you, tell the truth.

SWEET HOME ALABAMA - LYNYRD SKYNYRD

4. I, I'm so in love with you
Whatever you want to do
Is all right with me
'Cause you make me feel so brand new

LET'S STAY TOGETHER - REV. AL GREEN (covered memorably by Tina Turner)

5. Grey is my favourite color
I felt so symbolic yesterday
If I knew Picasso
I would buy myself a grey guitar and play

MR. JONES - COUNTING CROWS

6. Drums beatin' cold, English blood runs hot
Lady of the house wonderin' when it's gonna stop
House boy knows that he's doin' all right
You should have heard him just around midnight

BROWN SUGAR - ROLLING STONES

7. As pretty as you are
You know, you could've been a flower
If good looks can cause a minute
You know that you could be an hour

THE WAY YOU DO THE THINGS YOU DO - One of those doo-woppy groups like the Four Tops or Temps, but I know RITA COOLIDGE covered it.

8. She likes the boys in the band
She says that I'm her all-time favorite
When I make my move to her room it's the right time
She's never hard to please

ACK! There goes my perfect score before the matching thingie. No idea.

9. A dreamer of pictures, I run in the night
You see us together, chasing the moonlight

CINNAMON GIRL - NEIL YOUNG

10. We don't follow fashion
That would be a joke
You know we're going to set them set them
So everyone can take note take note

GOODY TWO-SHOES - ADAM ANT

11. so I gave some to my dog, when he began to beg
and then he licked his bowl and he looked at me
and did the wild thing on my leg
he used to scratch and bite me
before he was much much meaner

FUNKY COLD MEDINA - TONE LOC

12. Johnny made a record
Went straight up to number 1
Suddenly everyone loved to hear him sing his song

SHOOTING STAR - BAD COMPANY

#1 and #5 (Bob Dylan is mentioned in "Mr. Jones")
#2 and #12 (The Beatles are mentioned in "Shooting Star")
#3 and #9 (Neil Young is mentioned in "Sweet Home Alabama")
#4 and #10 (Al Green is mentioned in "Goody Two Shoes")
#6 and #11 (Mick Jagger is mentioned in "Funky Cold Medina")
which leaves
#7 and #8 (but I have no idea why)

[elwoodblues]

Spoiler

1. you've gotta lotta nerve to say you are my friend
when i was down you just stood there grinnin'
you've gotta lotta nerve to say you have a helping hand to lend
you just want to be on the side that's winnin'

Positively Fourth Street - Bob Dylan

2. It's a dirty story of a dirty man,
And his clinging wife doesn't understand.
His son is working for the Daily Mail.
It's a steady job

Paperback Writer - Beatles

3. In Birmingham they love the Gov'nor.
Now we all did what we could do.
Now Watergate does not bother me.
Does your conscience bother you, tell the truth.

Sweet Home Alabama - Lynyrd Skynyrd

4. I, I'm so in love with you
Whatever you want to do
Is all right with me
'Cause you make me feel so brand new

Let's Stay Together - Al Green

5. Grey is my favourite color
I felt so symbolic yesterday
If I knew Picasso
I would buy myself a grey guitar and play

6. Drums beatin' cold, English blood runs hot
Lady of the house wonderin' when it's gonna stop
House boy knows that he's doin' all right
You should have heard him just around midnight

Brown Sugar - Rolling Stones

7. As pretty as you are
You know, you could've been a flower
If good looks can cause a minute
You know that you could be an hour

The Way You Do The Things You Do - Temptations

8. She likes the boys in the band
She says that I'm her all-time favorite
When I make my move to her room it's the right time
She's never hard to please

Super Freak - Rick James

9. A dreamer of pictures, I run in the night
You see us together, chasing the moonlight

Cinnamon Girl - Neil Young

10. We don't follow fashion
That would be a joke
You know we're going to set them set them
So everyone can take note take note

Goody Two Shoes - Adam Ant

11. so I gave some to my dog, when he began to beg
and then he licked his bowl and he looked at me
and did the wild thing on my leg
he used to scratch and bite me
before he was much much meaner

12. Johnny made a record
Went straight up to number 1
Suddenly everyone loved to hear him sing his song

Shooting Star - Bad Company

Matches: 6-9, that is all.

[T_Bone0806]

We begin Week 9 of the '09 Winter LS with yet another selection from the December 2004 LS, and the first of three chances you'll have this year to play a classic style matching game! This was the last of four Match Game Mondays from that contest, and one which I like because it's not totally obvious even if you know all the songs, but at the same time, it's also not so obscure that nobody will be able to figure it out.....

The usual rules from Match Game Monday apply.... please match up each song into a pair based on some common underlying theme. You may guess at the matches even for songs you do not get correct....

Today's Retro Monday game was originally posted on Monday December 27, 2004....

1 point for the title, 1 point for the artist, and 1 point for each correct match....



1. you've gotta lotta nerve to say you are my friend
when i was down you just stood there grinnin'
you've gotta lotta nerve to say you have a helping hand to lend
you just want to be on the side that's winnin'

Spoiler

Positively 4th Street-Bob Dylan

2. It's a dirty story of a dirty man,
And his clinging wife doesn't understand.
His son is working for the Daily Mail.
It's a steady job

Spoiler

Paperback Writer-Beatles

3. In Birmingham they love the Gov'nor.
Now we all did what we could do.
Now Watergate does not bother me.
Does your conscience bother you, tell the truth.

Spoiler

Sweet Home Alabama- Lynyrd Skynyrd

4. I, I'm so in love with you
Whatever you want to do
Is all right with me
'Cause you make me feel so brand new

Spoiler

Let's Stay Together-Al Green

5. Grey is my favourite color
I felt so symbolic yesterday
If I knew Picasso
I would buy myself a grey guitar and play

Spoiler

Mr. Jones-Counting Crows. I missed this on an earlier quiz. Recognized it this time.

6. Drums beatin' cold, English blood runs hot
Lady of the house wonderin' when it's gonna stop
House boy knows that he's doin' all right
You should have heard him just around midnight

Spoiler

Brown Sugar-Rolling Stones

7. As pretty as you are
You know, you could've been a flower
If good looks can cause a minute
You know that you could be an hour

Spoiler

The Way You Do The Things You Do-Temptations

8. She likes the boys in the band
She says that I'm her all-time favorite
When I make my move to her room it's the right time
She's never hard to please

Spoiler

Super Freak-Rick James

9. A dreamer of pictures, I run in the night
You see us together, chasing the moonlight

Spoiler

Cinnamon Girl-Neil Young

10. We don't follow fashion
That would be a joke
You know we're going to set them set them
So everyone can take note take note

Spoiler

Goody Two Shoes-Adam Ant

11. so I gave some to my dog, when he began to beg
and then he licked his bowl and he looked at me
and did the wild thing on my leg
he used to scratch and bite me
before he was much much meaner

Spoiler

The Day Spuds McKenzie Tried to Get Sober-Hair of the Dog

12. Johnny made a record
Went straight up to number 1
Suddenly everyone loved to hear him sing his song

Spoiler

Shooting Star-Bad Company

The Match Theme is

Spoiler

artists mentioned in a song by another artist.
#1 Dylan is mentioned in #5. Interestingly, it can be turned around..Mr. Jones is the guy Dylan is singing to in "Ballad of a Thin Man". #2 Beatles are mentioned in #12. #9 Neil Young is mentioned in #3. The rest is guessing. #6 and #10. #7 and #8. #4 and #11.

[silvercamaro]

Spoiler

6. Drums beatin' cold, English blood runs hot
Lady of the house wonderin' when it's gonna stop
House boy knows that he's doin' all right
You should have heard him just around midnight

The last line is all I need to recognize Brown Sugar by The Rolling Stones. The rest simply confuses me.

11. so I gave some to my dog, when she began to beg
and then she licked her bowl and she looked at me
and thought her pictures into my eyelids

Annie's Song, by John Denver

No, really.

[Sisyphean Fan]

Spoiler

1. you've gotta lotta nerve to say you are my friend
when i was down you just stood there grinnin'
you've gotta lotta nerve to say you have a helping hand to lend
you just want to be on the side that's winnin'

Positively 4th Street - Bob Dylan

2. It's a dirty story of a dirty man,
And his clinging wife doesn't understand.
His son is working for the Daily Mail.
It's a steady job

Paperback Writer - Beatles

3. In Birmingham they love the Gov'nor.
Now we all did what we could do.
Now Watergate does not bother me.
Does your conscience bother you, tell the truth.

Sweet Home Alabama - Lynyrd Skynyrd

4. I, I'm so in love with you
Whatever you want to do
Is all right with me
'Cause you make me feel so brand new

Let's Stay Together - Al Green

5. Grey is my favourite color
I felt so symbolic yesterday
If I knew Picasso
I would buy myself a grey guitar and play

Mr. Jones - Counting Crows

6. Drums beatin' cold, English blood runs hot
Lady of the house wonderin' when it's gonna stop
House boy knows that he's doin' all right
You should have heard him just around midnight

Brown Sugar - Rolling Stones

7. As pretty as you are
You know, you could've been a flower
If good looks can cause a minute
You know that you could be an hour

The Way You Do the Things You Do - Rita Coolidge (which messed me up for a bit with the theme, ha!)

8. She likes the boys in the band
She says that I'm her all-time favorite
When I make my move to her room it's the right time
She's never hard to please

Super Freak - Rick James, bitch!

9. A dreamer of pictures, I run in the night
You see us together, chasing the moonlight

Cinnamon Girl - Neil Young

10. We don't follow fashion
That would be a joke
You know we're going to set them set them
So everyone can take note take note

Goody Two Shoes - Adam Ant (Am I using the Phil Collins rule correctly here?)

11. so I gave some to my dog, when he began to beg
and then he licked his bowl and he looked at me
and did the wild thing on my leg
he used to scratch and bite me
before he was much much meaner

Funky Cold Medina - TONE LOC!!!!1

12. Johnny made a record
Went straight up to number 1
Suddenly everyone loved to hear him sing his song

Shooting Star - Bad Company

Theme:

A person mentioned in one song who is doing another one.

This was tough. Everybody remembers the Skynyrd/Young thing, but I was going Sweet/Sugar Beatles/Ants, etc. until I started in on the Funky Cold Medina. Then Shooting Star clinched it, but I wasn't sure if it was songs or people (since there are both in all of those) until Goody Two Shoes (my second fave Adam Ant song, yes he had more than one...ha!). The only lyrics I know of Mr. Jones are the ones you had in an earlier LS, but luckily I was down to two by that time.

Odd coincidence: In a Life on Mars episode a couple weeks ago, a guy quoted the Love Me Do line from Shooting Star.

Bob Dylan/Mr. Jones
Beatles/Shooting Star
Neil Young/Sweet Home Alabama
Al Green/Goody Two Shoes
Mick Jagger/Funky Cold Medina
Super Freak/Temptations (I couldn't remember at first who originally did that song)

[Bob78164]

3. In Birmingham they love the Gov'nor.
Now we all did what we could do.
Now Watergate does not bother me.
Does your conscience bother you, tell the truth.

Spoiler

Sweet Home Alabama, Lynyrd Skynyrd

--Bob

[DaveSenior72]

Did I see this one before???

We begin Week 9 of the '09 Winter LS with yet another selection from the December 2004 LS, and the first of three chances you'll have this year to play a classic style matching game! This was the last of four Match Game Mondays from that contest, and one which I like because it's not totally obvious even if you know all the songs, but at the same time, it's also not so obscure that nobody will be able to figure it out.....

The usual rules from Match Game Monday apply.... please match up each song into a pair based on some common underlying theme. You may guess at the matches even for songs you do not get correct....

Today's Retro Monday game was originally posted on Monday December 27, 2004....

1 point for the title, 1 point for the artist, and 1 point for each correct match....



1. you've gotta lotta nerve to say you are my friend
when i was down you just stood there grinnin'
you've gotta lotta nerve to say you have a helping hand to lend
you just want to be on the side that's winnin'

Positively 4th St.--Bob Dylan

2. It's a dirty story of a dirty man,
And his clinging wife doesn't understand.
His son is working for the Daily Mail.
It's a steady job

Paperback Writer--The Beatles

3. In Birmingham they love the Gov'nor.
Now we all did what we could do.
Now Watergate does not bother me.
Does your conscience bother you, tell the truth.

Sweet Home Alabama--Lynyrd Skynyrd

4. I, I'm so in love with you
Whatever you want to do
Is all right with me
'Cause you make me feel so brand new

Let's Stay Together--Al Green (or Tina Turner)

5. Grey is my favourite color
I felt so symbolic yesterday
If I knew Picasso
I would buy myself a grey guitar and play

Mr Jones--Counting Crows (I swear I LITERALLY saw this one not too long ago! )

6. Drums beatin' cold, English blood runs hot
Lady of the house wonderin' when it's gonna stop
House boy knows that he's doin' all right
You should have heard him just around midnight

Brown Sugar--Rolling Stones

7. As pretty as you are
You know, you could've been a flower
If good looks can cause a minute
You know that you could be an hour

The Way You Do The Things You Do--The Temptations (or, maybe UB40???)

8. She likes the boys in the band
She says that I'm her all-time favorite
When I make my move to her room it's the right time
She's never hard to please

Superfreak--Rick James

9. A dreamer of pictures, I run in the night
You see us together, chasing the moonlight

Cinnamon Girl--Neil Young

10. We don't follow fashion
That would be a joke
You know we're going to set them set them
So everyone can take note take note

Goody Two Shoes--Adam & The Ants

11. so I gave some to my dog, when he began to beg
and then he licked his bowl and he looked at me
and did the wild thing on my leg
he used to scratch and bite me
before he was much much meaner

Funky Cold Medina--Tone Loc (Hmmm...another deja vu comin' on)

12. Johnny made a record
Went straight up to number 1
Suddenly everyone loved to hear him sing his song

Shooting Star--Bad Company (although Paul Rogers is such a band slut, it's hard to know for sure which band this was with!)

The matches: Artists mentioned in the other song...

1-5 "I wanna be Bob Dylan"
2-12 "Johnny was a schoolboy...when he heard his first Beatles song..."
3-9 "I hope Neil Young will remember..."
10-4 (CONVOY!! C.W. McCall!! Nice little Easter Egg there!) "Pretending that you're Al Green, Al Green"
11-6 "But like Mick Jagger said, I can't get no satisfaction"
8-7 "Temptations sing!"

[Estonut]

Spoiler

1. you've gotta lotta nerve to say you are my friend
when i was down you just stood there grinnin'
you've gotta lotta nerve to say you have a helping hand to lend
you just want to be on the side that's winnin'

A Dylan Song I Don't Know by Name - Bob Dylan (Referenced by #5)


2. It's a dirty story of a dirty man,
And his clinging wife doesn't understand.
His son is working for the Daily Mail.
It's a steady job

Paperback Writer - The Beatles (Referenced by #12)


3. In Birmingham they love the Gov'nor.
Now we all did what we could do.
Now Watergate does not bother me.
Does your conscience bother you, tell the truth.

Sweet Home Alabama - Lynyrd Skynyrd (References #9 - Neil Young)


4. I, I'm so in love with you
Whatever you want to do
Is all right with me
'Cause you make me feel so brand new

Let's Stay Together - Al Green (Referenced by #10)


5. Grey is my favourite color
I felt so symbolic yesterday
If I knew Picasso
I would buy myself a grey guitar and play

Mr. Jones - Counting Crows (References #1 - Bob Dylan)


6. Drums beatin' cold, English blood runs hot
Lady of the house wonderin' when it's gonna stop
House boy knows that he's doin' all right
You should have heard him just around midnight

Brown Sugar - The Rolling Stones (Referenced by #11)


7. As pretty as you are
You know, you could've been a flower
If good looks can cause a minute
You know that you could be an hour

The Way You Do The Things You Do - The Temptations (Referenced by #7)


8. She likes the boys in the band
She says that I'm her all-time favorite
When I make my move to her room it's the right time
She's never hard to please

Superfreak - Rick James (References #7 - The Temptations)


9. A dreamer of pictures, I run in the night
You see us together, chasing the moonlight

Cinnamon Girl - Neil Young (Referenced by #3)


10. We don't follow fashion
That would be a joke
You know we're going to set them set them
So everyone can take note take note

Goody two Shoes - Adam Ant (References #4 - Al Green)


11. so I gave some to my dog, when he began to beg
and then he licked his bowl and he looked at me
and did the wild thing on my leg
he used to scratch and bite me
before he was much much meaner

Funky Cold Medina - Tone Loc (References #6 - Mick Jagger)


12. Johnny made a record
Went straight up to number 1
Suddenly everyone loved to hear him sing his song

Shooting Star - Bad Company (References #2 - The Beatles)

You bastidge! When I saw Neil Young/Lynyrd Skynyrd & The Beatles/The Stones, I was sure this was something about well-known feuds. Those were the only pairs I could come up with. I was about to give up on the theme (again) when I looked at the "take note take note" from "Goody Two Shoes." That reminded me of the "Al Green, Al Green" part, which, with "Neil Young" in "Sweet Home Alabama," put me on the right track. Good game, dude!

[peacock2121]

Spoiler

2. It's a dirty story of a dirty man,
And his clinging wife doesn't understand.
His son is working for the Daily Mail.
It's a steady job

Paperback Writer - The Beatles

4. I, I'm so in love with you
Whatever you want to do
Is all right with me
'Cause you make me feel so brand new

Let's Stay Together - nope


11. so I gave some to my dog, when he began to beg
and then he licked his bowl and he looked at me
and did the wild thing on my leg
he used to scratch and bite me
before he was much much meaner

Annie's Song - Juan Durango

[PanicinDetroit]

Spoiler

1. you've gotta lotta nerve to say you are my friend
when i was down you just stood there grinnin'
you've gotta lotta nerve to say you have a helping hand to lend
you just want to be on the side that's winnin'
Positively 4th Street - Bob Dylan

2. It's a dirty story of a dirty man,
And his clinging wife doesn't understand.
His son is working for the Daily Mail.
It's a steady job
Paperback Writer - The Beatles

3. In Birmingham they love the Gov'nor.
Now we all did what we could do.
Now Watergate does not bother me.
Does your conscience bother you, tell the truth.
Sweet Home Alabama - Lynyrd Skynyrd

4. I, I'm so in love with you
Whatever you want to do
Is all right with me
'Cause you make me feel so brand new

5. Grey is my favourite color
I felt so symbolic yesterday
If I knew Picasso
I would buy myself a grey guitar and play
Mr. Jones - Counting Crows

6. Drums beatin' cold, English blood runs hot
Lady of the house wonderin' when it's gonna stop
House boy knows that he's doin' all right
You should have heard him just around midnight
Brown Sugar - The Rolling Stones

7. As pretty as you are
You know, you could've been a flower
If good looks can cause a minute
You know that you could be an hour

8. She likes the boys in the band
She says that I'm her all-time favorite
When I make my move to her room it's the right time
She's never hard to please

9. A dreamer of pictures, I run in the night
You see us together, chasing the moonlight
Cinammon Girl - Neil Young

10. We don't follow fashion
That would be a joke
You know we're going to set them set them
So everyone can take note take note

11. so I gave some to my dog, when he began to beg
and then he licked his bowl and he looked at me
and did the wild thing on my leg
he used to scratch and bite me
before he was much much meaner

12. Johnny made a record
Went straight up to number 1
Suddenly everyone loved to hear him sing his song
Shooting Star - Bad Company

[littlebeast13]

1. you've gotta lotta nerve to say you are my friend
when i was down you just stood there grinnin'
you've gotta lotta nerve to say you have a helping hand to lend
you just want to be on the side that's winnin'
Positively 4th Street - Bob Dylan

2. It's a dirty story of a dirty man,
And his clinging wife doesn't understand.
His son is working for the Daily Mail.
It's a steady job
Paperback Writer - Beatles

3. In Birmingham they love the Gov'nor.
Now we all did what we could do.
Now Watergate does not bother me.
Does your conscience bother you, tell the truth.
Sweet Home Alabama - Lynyrd Skynyrd

4. I, I'm so in love with you
Whatever you want to do
Is all right with me
'Cause you make me feel so brand new
Let's Stay Together - Al Green

5. Grey is my favourite color
I felt so symbolic yesterday
If I knew Picasso
I would buy myself a grey guitar and play
Mr. Jones - Counting Crows (I doubt I could find an old game of mine that doesn't have some of the songs I've used already this year, so just bear with the repeats OK.... oh, and just wait until next Thursday......)

6. Drums beatin' cold, English blood runs hot
Lady of the house wonderin' when it's gonna stop
House boy knows that he's doin' all right
You should have heard him just around midnight
Brown Sugar - Rolling Stones

7. As pretty as you are
You know, you could've been a flower
If good looks can cause a minute
You know that you could be an hour
The Way You Do The Things You Do - Temptations

8. She likes the boys in the band
She says that I'm her all-time favorite
When I make my move to her room it's the right time
She's never hard to please
Superfreak - Rick James

9. A dreamer of pictures, I run in the night
You see us together, chasing the moonlight
Cinnamon Girl - Neil Young (Wow, I just realized when I wondered why I didn't use this song in Annie's game last week.... this might make a good name for Ms.BeautifulRedSquirrel....)

10. We don't follow fashion
That would be a joke
You know we're going to set them set them
So everyone can take note take note
Goody Two Shoes - Adam Ant

11. so I gave some to my dog, when he began to beg
and then he licked his bowl and he looked at me
and did the wild thing on my leg
he used to scratch and bite me
before he was much much meaner
Funky Cold Medina - Tone Loc

12. Johnny made a record
Went straight up to number 1
Suddenly everyone loved to hear him sing his song
Shooting Star - Bad Company


The theme was songs whcih reference other musicians.....

Matches:

1-5 (Bob Dylan is mentioned in Mr. Jones)
2-12 (The Beatles are mentioned in Shooting Star)
3-9 (Neil Young is lambasted in Sweet Home Alabama)
4-10 (Al Green is mentioned in Goody Two Shoes)
6-11 (Mick Jagger of the Stones is mentioned in Funky Cold Medina)
7-8 (The Temptations are mentioned in Superfreak)


JJC Points:

mini gets a JJC point for saying she's too vague to guess for points....

starfish gets 2 JJC points, 1 each for his humor answers....

SC gets 2 JJC points for dedicating Funky Cold Medina to Annie..

Fanny gets a JJC point for showing her work in figuring out the theme, which I always love reading since the trains of thought people use in these games always fascinate me....

Estonut gets a JJC point for complimenting me on the game, and since he may have been jipted a little on the JJC's on Friday's game...

Pea gets a JJC point for also answering Annie's Song on FCM, but I can't see Annie doing the wild thing on anyone's leg....


Points:

mntetn 15
mini 25+1
Melo 23
TLITF 29
clem 2
starfish 20+2
astro 18
melly 18
Kroxquo 13
HSoB 22
ghost 10
KT 28
elwood 20
TBone 27
SC 2+2
Fanny 30+1
Bob 2
DaveSr 30
Estonut 29+1
Pea 3+1
Panic 14


Retro Scoring from 12/27/04 (For nostalgia purposes only):

Apparently since this was the first game after the Christmas weekend, there weren't many people to play. Even DejaDaveSenior, who won the December 2004 LS, didn't play this one.....

starfish1113 - 20
mntetn - 12
Killer_Tomato - 28
NellyLunatic1980 - 16
SportsFan68 - 10
megaaddict - 8
Ritterskoop - 11
vandalrmc - 14
etaoin22 - 11
plasticene - 1
T_Bone0806 - 21

[a1mamacat]

D'OH!

[SportsFan68]

starfish1113 - 20
mntetn - 12
Killer_Tomato - 28
NellyLunatic1980 - 16
SportsFan68 - 10
megaaddict - 8
Ritterskoop - 11
vandalrmc - 14
etaoin22 - 11
plasticene - 1
T_Bone0806 - 21

That's how many I woulda got this time too. I think you should award them to me.