Answers & Points - Lyrically Speaking - 3/5/09

[clem21]

Spoiler

2. Call Me - Blondie, If you use a song enough times even I can get a few...
14. In Da Club - 50 Cent

Sorry my time is limited...I'll try and be funny tomorrow...

[DaveSenior72]

Spoiler

Well, after two straight low scoring games in a row, maybe today will be more of a point bonanza, as there are lots of points to be had in this game. it is not only Theme Thursday, but it is a matching game as well! You will get the usual bonus points for indentifying the theme, but also will get bonus points if you can successfully match up the following 15 songs into 5 triplets based on the theme of today's puzzle.... which I promise you is not music heard on Mecca Radio. As usual, you are allowed to guess at the triplets even for those songs you can't get correct....

One other note just to be clear: the theme I am looking for in today's game relates to how the songs all match up into their triplets, and does not specifically refer to the individual songs themselves.... just in case anyone were to be confused on that point....

1 point for the title, 1 point for the artist, 3 points for the theme, and 3 points for each correct triplet you match up....



1. Her life was like a desert flower burning in the sun.
Until I found the way to love, it's harder said than done

Let It Rain--Eric Clapton

2. Cover me with kisses, baby
Cover me with love
Roll me in designer sheets
I'll never get enough

Call Me--Blondie (Been here before!!)

3. I´m a winner, I´m a sinner
Do you want my autograph
I´m a loser what a joker
I´m playing my jokes upon you
While there´s nothing better to do

Breakfast in America--Supertramp

4. Somethin' in the wind has learned my name
And it's tellin' me that things are not the same
In the leaves on the trees and the touch of the breeze
There's a pleasin' sense of happiness for me

Top of the World--Carpenters (hiding head in shame at knowing this)

5. My flag boy and your flag boy were
sit-tin' by the fire. - My flag boy told
Your flag boy: "I'm gon-na set your flag on fire."

Iko Iko--Dixie Cups (from my favorite movie soundtrack ever--The Big Easy)

6. Lay a whisper on my pillow
Leave the winter on the ground
I wake up lonely, is there a silence
In the bedroom and all around

Must've Been Love--Roxette

7. Call me good
Call me bad
Call me anything you want to baby
But I know that you're sad
And I know I'll make you happy
With the one thing that you never had

I'm Your Man--Wham! (I think)

8. Like a country mornin', all snuggled in dew
Ah she's got a way to make a man feel shiny and new
And she sings in the evenin', oh familiar tunes
And she feeds me love and tenderness and macaroons

Sweet City Woman--Stampeders???

9. Maybe you want to end it, you've had your fill of my kind of fun
but you don't know how to tell me and you know that I'm not that dumb
I put 2 and 1 together and you know that's not an easy sum

Smoking Gun--Robert Cray

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

American Band--Grand Funk Railroad

11. Through the hourglass I saw you, in time you slipped away
When the mirror crashed I called you, and turned to hear you say
If only for today I am unafraid

Take My Breath Away--Jessica Simpson (or Berlin)

12. There will come a day
youth will pass away
then what will they say about me

Just A Gigolo--David Lee Roth

13. With everything that you do is wrong
And you feel like you can barely survive yeah
When those around you are crumbling downwards
Buried in the sunset alive

Pretty Vegas--INXS

14. Go, shorty
It's your birthday
We gon' party like it's your birthday
We gon' sip Bacardi like it's your birthday
And you know we don't give a fuck
cause it's not your birthday!

In Da Club--50 Cent

15. Don't you try and pretend
It's my beginning
We'll win in the end
I won't harm you
Or touch your defences
Vanity, insecurity

Don't You Forget About Me--Simple Minds

Theme?OK...I see four movie songs for sure...CUTE...very cute Beast...I think I got it...words from the title of two songs give you the name of a movie with the third song in each set in it

Breakfast Club--#15, 14, and 3
Pretty Woman--#6, 8, & 13
Top Gun--#11, 9, & 4
Rain Man--#5, 1, and 7 (I so associate this song with "The Big Easy", I forgot it was in "Rain Man)
and ONLY by process of elimination, since I've never seen it...
American Gigolo-- #2, 10, & 12

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[Estonut]

Spoiler

1. Her life was like a desert flower burning in the sun.
Until I found the way to love, it's harder said than done

Let It Rain - Eric Clapton


2. Cover me with kisses, baby
Cover me with love
Roll me in designer sheets
I'll never get enough

Call Me - Blondie


3. I´m a winner, I´m a sinner
Do you want my autograph
I´m a loser what a joker
I´m playing my jokes upon you
While there´s nothing better to do

Breakfast in America - Supertramp


4. Somethin' in the wind has learned my name
And it's tellin' me that things are not the same
In the leaves on the trees and the touch of the breeze
There's a pleasin' sense of happiness for me

Top of the World - The Carpenters


5. My flag boy and your flag boy were
sit-tin' by the fire. - My flag boy told
Your flag boy: "I'm gon-na set your flag on fire."

Iko, Iko - Dr. John, The Neville Brothers, Beausoleil, The Grateful Dead, Cyndi Lauper & many others (especially other artists from N'Awlins - I'd bet Harry Connick, Jr. has done it at some point)


6. Lay a whisper on my pillow
Leave the winter on the ground
I wake up lonely, is there a silence
In the bedroom and all around

It Must Have Been Love - Roxette


7. Call me good
Call me bad
Call me anything you want to baby
But I know that you're sad
And I know I'll make you happy
With the one thing that you never had

Man, I Wish I Knew This Song - Blondie (Maybe it's "Call Me AGAIN, Man")


8. Like a country mornin', all snuggled in dew
Ah she's got a way to make a man feel shiny and new
And she sings in the evenin', oh familiar tunes
And she feeds me love and tenderness and macaroons

Sweet City Woman - I'm guessing it was some Canuck band because of the "bon c'est bon" lyrics


9. Maybe you want to end it, you've had your fill of my kind of fun
but you don't know how to tell me and you know that I'm not that dumb
I put 2 and 1 together and you know that's not an easy sum (it is an easy sum, but not an even one)

Smoking Gun - The Robert Cray Band


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

We're an American Band - Grand Funk Railroad


11. Through the hourglass I saw you, in time you slipped away
When the mirror crashed I called you, and turned to hear you say
If only for today I am unafraid

Take My Breath Away - Berlin


12. There will come a day
youth will pass away
then what will they say about me

Just a Gigolo - DLRoth


13. With everything that you do is wrong
And you feel like you can barely survive yeah
When those around you are crumbling downwards
Buried in the sunset alive

Pretty Vegas - Inxs


14. Go, shorty
It's your birthday
We gon' party like it's your birthday
We gon' sip Bacardi like it's your birthday
And you know we don't give a fuck
cause it's not your birthday!

Club Me So I Don't Have to Listen to this! - Lost My Calendar


15. Don't you try and pretend
It's my beginning
We'll win in the end
I won't harm you
Or touch your defences
Vanity, insecurity

Don't You (Forget About Me) - Simple Minds (This was one of those songs (like Los Lobos and "La Bamba") that was written by someone else, recorded for a movie, and then the song got more airplay than anything else the band had ever done. They were simultaneously indebted to it and resented it.)


Theme?

American (10) + Gigolo (12) = Call Me (2)
Top (4) + Gun (9) = Take My Breath Away (11)
Pretty (13) + Woman (8) = It Must Have Been Love (6)
Breakfast (3) + Club (14) = Don't You (Forget About Me) (15)
Rain (1) + Man (7) = Iko, Iko (5)

[littlebeast13]

1. Her life was like a desert flower burning in the sun.
Until I found the way to love, it's harder said than done
Let It Rain - Eric Clapton

2. Cover me with kisses, baby
Cover me with love
Roll me in designer sheets
I'll never get enough
Call Me - Blondie (Contrary to popular belief, this is only the secon time this song has appeared this year, and the first instance was in a Retro Monday game so I'm still good. If you all think you had deja vu here, just wait until next Thursday....)

3. I´m a winner, I´m a sinner
Do you want my autograph
I´m a loser what a joker
I´m playing my jokes upon you
While there´s nothing better to do
Breakfast in America - Supertramp

4. Somethin' in the wind has learned my name
And it's tellin' me that things are not the same
In the leaves on the trees and the touch of the breeze
There's a pleasin' sense of happiness for me
Top of the World - The Carpenters

5. My flag boy and your flag boy were
sit-tin' by the fire. - My flag boy told
Your flag boy: "I'm gon-na set your flag on fire."
Iko Iko - The Belle Stars (The version my generation knows) and many many others

6. Lay a whisper on my pillow
Leave the winter on the ground
I wake up lonely, is there a silence
In the bedroom and all around
It Must've Been Love - Roxette

7. Call me good
Call me bad
Call me anything you want to baby
But I know that you're sad
And I know I'll make you happy
With the one thing that you never had
I'm Your Man- Wham!

8. Like a country mornin', all snuggled in dew
Ah she's got a way to make a man feel shiny and new
And she sings in the evenin', oh familiar tunes
And she feeds me love and tenderness and macaroons
Sweet City Woman - The Stampeders (I didn't realize the lyric after the first chorus is "neighbors and friends", I always thought it was "needles and pins"...)

9. Maybe you want to end it, you've had your fill of my kind of fun
but you don't know how to tell me and you know that I'm not that dumb
I put 2 and 1 together and you know that's not an easy sum
Smoking Gun - Robert Cray (Yes, it's even sum not easy sum. I just cut and paste the lyrics and I don't catch everything, especially in songs I don't get to hear enough to know the lyrics by heart like this one.... which is a shame since I like the song)

10. Four young chiquitas in Omaha
Waitin' for the band to return from the show
A feelin' good, feelin' right and it's Saturday night
The hotel detective, he was outta sight
We're An American Band - Grand Funk Railroad

11. Through the hourglass I saw you, in time you slipped away
When the mirror crashed I called you, and turned to hear you say
If only for today I am unafraid
Take My Breath Away - Berlin

12. There will come a day
youth will pass away
then what will they say about me
Just a Gigolo - David Lee Roth (and older fogies)

13. With everything that you do is wrong
And you feel like you can barely survive yeah
When those around you are crumbling downwards
Buried in the sunset alive
Pretty Vegas - INXS (I haven't heard anything else about these guys since that reality show a few years ago. I'm guessing their brief resurgence sisn't last...)

14. Go, shorty
It's your birthday
We gon' party like it's your birthday
We gon' sip Bacardi like it's your birthday
And you know we don't give a fuck
cause it's not your birthday!
In Da Club - 50 Cent

15. Don't you try and pretend
It's my beginning
We'll win in the end
I won't harm you
Or touch your defences
Vanity, insecurity
Don't You Forget About Me - Simple Minds (Their most popular, and probably my least favorite of their songs....)


Theme? - 5 songs from movies with 2 word titles, with 2 matching songs with those words in them

1-5-7 - Iko Iko was in Rain Man
2-10-12 - Call Me was in American Gigolo
3-14-15 - Don't You Forget About Me was in (The) Breakfast Club
4-9-11 - Take My Breath Away was in Top Gun
6-8-13 - It Must've Been Love was in Pretty Woman


JJC Points:

SC gets 2 JJC points for being confused...

mini gets 2 JJC points for overcoming her vagueness and for NOT singing the %@&^# Carpenters....

ghost gets a JJC point for failing to keep accurate track of how many times I've used Call Me (I think next year, ala Starplane last year, I'm gonna pick a certain song and use it about every other game.... just to get on people's nerves.... )

Kroxquo gets a JJC point for "I Go I Go"...

Saucy gets 2 JJC points for a good ES title...

TBone gets 3 JJC points, most of it for the Amish in Da Club....

Fanny gets 2 JJC points, at least one of them for the fact that I knew she'd complain about the fact that I didn't use Janie's Got A Gun in this one. She can blame Kroxquo for coming up with Smoking Gun during the ES game, because I just had to try to work it into a game after he reminded me of it....)

Estonut gets a JJC point for Club Me....


Points:

SC 3+2
mini 32+2
mntetn 10
Marley 2
Melo 26
mA 2
HSoB 24
TLITF 46
melly 24
astro 14
ghost 4+1
elwood 12
Kroxquo 7+1
Saucy 9+2
starfish 24
Panic 7
Bob 2
TBone 20+3
Fanny 34+2
clem 4
DaveSr 48
Estonut 40+1

[Estonut]

13. With everything that you do is wrong
And you feel like you can barely survive yeah
When those around you are crumbling downwards
Buried in the sunset alive
Pretty Vegas - INXS (I haven't heard anything else about these guys since that reality show a few years ago. I'm guessing their brief resurgence sisn't last...)

Quelle coincidence! They were just in the news this week:

http://www.chartattack.com/news/66739/i ... jd-fortune

In reading this and searching for additional information, it appears that the reality show winner, J.D. Fortune, is back to homelessness after touring with the band for 23 months. I couldn't quickly find a cite, but I know I read (or heard) that one of the runners-up from the show is being considered as a replacement. Now that I think of it, it must have been on an ET/Insider-type show, because I remember a snippet of an interview with the guy, and I recall he had an Australian accent. I think one of the finalists was an Aussie named Mig, or something like that.