Lyrically Speaking - 1/29/08

[littlebeast13]

It's Tuesday Wordplay, so you know what that means. Each of the following songs has one word in common in each of their titles. And as luck would have it, for the third consecutive Tuesday, fanny will be able to gripe about a certain omission from the Tuesday game....

1 point for the title, one point for the artist....



1. One day I'm gonna write a poem in a letter
One day I'm gonna get that faculty together
Remember that everybody has to wait in line

2. You can knock me down, step on my face
Slander my name all over the place.
Do anything that you wanna do

3. Sun is shinin' in the sky
There ain't a cloud in sight
It's stopped rainin' ev'rybody's in a play
And don't you know
It's a beautiful new day hey,hey

4. My mother 'n father, my wife and my friends
You've seen them laugh in my face
But I've got the power and I've got the will
I'm not a charity case

5. He walked with a purpose
In his sneakers, down the street
He had many questions
Like children often do

6. Saving nickels, saving dimes
Working 'til the sun don't shine
Looking forward to happier times

7. Oh, I had a dream
for a moment I believed it was true
oh, I'd have given anything
just to be there with you

8. Out in the street it's 6 am
Another sleepless night
Three cups of coffee, but I can't clear my head
From what went down last night

9. I've sailed a thousand ships
But no matter where I go
You're the one for me baby
This I know 'cause it's

10. Joker on jack
Match on a fire
Cold on ice
A dead man's touch

11. I see a ship in the harbor
I can and shall obey
But if it wasn't for your misfortune
I'd be a heavenly person today

12. Look over yonder what do you see
The sun is a-risin' most definitely

[mntetn]

Spoiler

1.
2. That Good Old Rock and Roll, Cat Mother and the All-Night Newsboys ... or maybe you're looking for Blue "Swade" Shoes, Carl Perkins
3.
4.
5.
6. Blue Bayou, Linda Ronstadt
7.
8.
9.
10.
11.
12. Crystal Blue Persuasion, Tommy James

I don't see Blue Velvet, Bobby Vinton so I'll blanket WAG Blue, Leann Rimes on the even ones and Blue Monday, ELO on the odd ones.

[NellyLunatic1980]

Spoiler

1. pass
2. "Blue Suede Shoes", Elvis P. or Carl Perkins
3. pass
4. pass
5. "Counting Blue Cars", Dishwalla... haven't heard this song in years
6. "Blue Bayou", Linda Ronstadt or Buddy Holly
7. pass
8. pass
9. "True Blue", Madonna
10. pass
11. pass
12. pass

For a blanket WAG® on the rest, I'll say... "Forever In Blue Jeans", Neil Diamond

[mellytu74]

Spoiler

1. Blue Jean - David Bowie
2. Blue Suede Shoes - Carl Perkins
3. Nope
4. Nope
5. Nope
6. Blue Bayou - Roy Orbison / Linda Ronstadt (but not at the same time)
7. Nope
8. Nope
9. True Blue - Madonna
10. Nope
11. Nope
12. Crystal Blue Persuasion - tommy ames & the Shondells

[MarleysGh0st]

Spoiler

2. You can knock me down, step on my face
Slander my name all over the place.
Do anything that you wanna do

Blue Suede Shoes - Elvis Presley

[eyégor]

Spoiler

2 Blue Suede Shoes - Carl Perkins
3 Mr. Blue Sky - ELO
5 Counting Blue Cars - Dishwalla
11 Blue Monday - New Order
12 Crystal Blue Persusion - Tommy James & the Shondells

[ToLiveIsToFly]

Spoiler

1. One day I'm gonna write a poem in a letter
One day I'm gonna get that faculty together
Remember that everybody has to wait in line
Jazzin' for Blue Jean - David Bowie

2. You can knock me down, step on my face
Slander my name all over the place.
Do anything that you wanna do
Blue Suede Shoes - Elvis

3. Sun is shinin' in the sky
There ain't a cloud in sight
It's stopped rainin' ev'rybody's in a play
And don't you know
It's a beautiful new day hey,hey
?

4. My mother 'n father, my wife and my friends
You've seen them laugh in my face
But I've got the power and I've got the will
I'm not a charity case
Blue Collar Man - Styx (one of the Tommy Shaw songs)

5. He walked with a purpose
In his sneakers, down the street
He had many questions
Like children often do
?

6. Saving nickels, saving dimes
Working 'til the sun don't shine
Looking forward to happier times
Blue Bayou - Linda Ronstadt

7. Oh, I had a dream
for a moment I believed it was true
oh, I'd have given anything
just to be there with you
?

8. Out in the street it's 6 am
Another sleepless night
Three cups of coffee, but I can't clear my head
From what went down last night
Blue Morning, Blue Day - Foreigner

9. I've sailed a thousand ships
But no matter where I go
You're the one for me baby
This I know 'cause it's
True Blue - Madonna

10. Joker on jack
Match on a fire
Cold on ice
A dead man's touch
?

11. I see a ship in the harbor
I can and shall obey
But if it wasn't for your misfortune
I'd be a heavenly person today
?

12. Look over yonder what do you see
The sun is a-risin' most definitely
Crystal Blue Persuasion - Tommy James

[ghostjmf]

Spoiler

2. (Don't Step On My) Blue Suede Shoes/Carl Perkins, who wrote it, followed by a cover version by some Elvis Presley guy

6. Blue Bayou/Roy Orbison, later covered by Linda Ronstadt

OK, word of the day is "blue"

[starfish1113]

Spoiler

1. Blue Jean - David Bowie
2. Blue Suede Shoes - Carl Perkins, Elvis, probably others
3. Mr. Blue Sky - ELO
4. Nope
5. Counting Blue Cars - Dishwalla
6. Blue Bayou - Linda Ronstadt
7. Nope
8. Nope
9. True Blue - Madonna
10. Nope
11. Blue Monday - New Order
12. Nope

[KillerTomato]

Spoiler

1. Blue Jean - David Bowie
2. Blue Suede Shoes - Carl Perkins
3. Nope
4. Blue Collar Man - Styx
5. Nope
6. Blue Bayou - Linda Ronstadt
7. Nope
8. Blue Morning - Foreigner
9. Nope
10. Blue on Black - Kenny Wayne Shepherd
11. Nope
12. Crystal Blue Persuasion - That group who does it.

Blanket WAG on the "Nope" answers above: True Blue by Madonna

[etaoin22]

Spoiler

It's Tuesday Wordplay, so you know what that means. Each of the following songs has one word in common in each of their titles. And as luck would have it, for the third consecutive Tuesday, fanny will be able to gripe about a certain omission from the Tuesday game....

1 point for the title, one point for the artist....



1. One day I'm gonna write a poem in a letter
One day I'm gonna get that faculty together
Remember that everybody has to wait in line

2. You can knock me down, step on my face
Slander my name all over the place.
Do anything that you wanna do

Blue Suede Shoes - Carl Perkins

3. Sun is shinin' in the sky
There ain't a cloud in sight
It's stopped rainin' ev'rybody's in a play
And don't you know
It's a beautiful new day hey,hey

4. My mother 'n father, my wife and my friends
You've seen them laugh in my face
But I've got the power and I've got the will
I'm not a charity case

5. He walked with a purpose
In his sneakers, down the street
He had many questions
Like children often do

6. Saving nickels, saving dimes
Working 'til the sun don't shine
Looking forward to happier times

Blue Bayou - Roy Orbison.

7. Oh, I had a dream
for a moment I believed it was true
oh, I'd have given anything
just to be there with you

8. Out in the street it's 6 am
Another sleepless night
Three cups of coffee, but I can't clear my head
From what went down last night

9. I've sailed a thousand ships
But no matter where I go
You're the one for me baby
This I know 'cause it's

10. Joker on jack
Match on a fire
Cold on ice
A dead man's touch

11. I see a ship in the harbor
I can and shall obey
But if it wasn't for your misfortune
I'd be a heavenly person today

12. Look over yonder what do you see
The sun is a-risin' most definitely

Crystal Blue Persuasion - Tommy James

[elwoodblues]

Spoiler

2. Blue Suede Shoes - Elvis
4. Blue Collar Man - Styx
6. Blue Bayou - Linda Ronstadt
8. Blue Morning, Blue Day - Foreigner
10. Blue on Black
12. Crystal Blue Persuasion - Tommy James & the Shondells

[T_Bone0806]

Spoiler

1-
2-BLUE Suede Shoes-Carl Perkins also Ellllllllllllllvis
3-Mr. BLUE Sky-Electric Light Orch.
4-BLUE Collar Man-Styx
5-Counting BLUE Cars-Dishwalla
6-BLUE Bayou-Roy Orbison or Linda Ronstadt
7-Electric BLUE-Icehouse
8-BLUE Morning, BLUE Day-Foreigner
9-
10-
11-
12-Crystal BLUE Persuasion-Tommy James & the Shondells

edited to fix spoiler

[hermillion]

Spoiler

1.
2. Blue Suede Shoes - Carl Perkins/Elvis Presley
3. Mr. Blue Eyes - Electric Light Orchestra
4.
5.
6. Blue Bayou - Roy Orbison
7.
8. Blue Morning, Blue Day - Foreigner
9.
10.
11.
12. Crystal Blue Persuasion - Tommy James & the Shondells

Common Word: Blue

[littlebeast13]

edited to fix spoiler

I can vouch for that since I was fixing your spoiler at the same time....

lb13

[mrkelley23]

Spoiler

1.
2. Blue Suede Shoes --Carl Perkins
3.
4. Blue Collar Man -- Styx
5.
6. Blue Bayou -- Linda Ronstadt
7. Electric Blue -- Icehouse
8. Blue Morning, Blue Day -- Foreigner
9. True Blue -- Madonna
10.
11.
12. Crystal Blue Persuasion -- Tommy James

[traininvain]

It's Tuesday Wordplay, so you know what that means. Each of the following songs has one word in common in each of their titles. And as luck would have it, for the third consecutive Tuesday, fanny will be able to gripe about a certain omission from the Tuesday game....

1 point for the title, one point for the artist....

Spoiler

1. Blue Jean - David Bowie

2. Blue Suede Shoes - Carl Perkins also Elvis Presley (or is it the other way around)

3. Mr. Blue Sky - ELO

4. Blue

5. Blue

6. Blue Bayou - Roy Orbison also Linda Ronstadt

7. Blue

8. Blue

9. Blue

10. Blue

11. Blue Monday - New Order (I bought this album back in the day based soley on the album cover, something that I never did before and never did again, wouldn't want to screw with perfection.)

12. Crystal Blue Persuasion - Tommy James & The Shondells, and I think Joan Jett ("What is she, an airplane?") did it too.

Where's Blue Sunday? Blue Eyes Cryin' in the Rain? Blue Jean Blues? Goodbye Blue Sky? Blue Sky Mine? Blue Money? Behind Blue Eyes?

[fantine33]

Spoiler

It's Tuesday Wordplay, so you know what that means. Each of the following songs has one word in common in each of their titles. And as luck would have it, for the third consecutive Tuesday, fanny will be able to gripe about a certain omission from the Tuesday game....

1 point for the title, one point for the artist....



1. One day I'm gonna write a poem in a letter
One day I'm gonna get that faculty together
Remember that everybody has to wait in line

BLUE JEAN - DAVID BOWIE

Now Bowie two days in a row I can handle.


2. You can knock me down, step on my face
Slander my name all over the place.
Do anything that you wanna do

BLUE SUEDE SHOES - CARL PERKINS

3. Sun is shinin' in the sky
There ain't a cloud in sight
It's stopped rainin' ev'rybody's in a play
And don't you know
It's a beautiful new day hey,hey

DON'T IT MAKE MY BROWN EYES BLUE - CRYSTAL GAYLE

4. My mother 'n father, my wife and my friends
You've seen them laugh in my face
But I've got the power and I've got the will
I'm not a charity case

DON'T IT MAKE MY BROWN EYES BLUE - CRYSTAL GAYLE

5. He walked with a purpose
In his sneakers, down the street
He had many questions
Like children often do

DON'T IT MAKE MY BROWN EYES BLUE - CRYSTAL GAYLE

6. Saving nickels, saving dimes
Working 'til the sun don't shine
Looking forward to happier times

BLUE BAYOU - ROY ORBISON

7. Oh, I had a dream
for a moment I believed it was true
oh, I'd have given anything
just to be there with you

DON'T IT MAKE MY BROWN EYES BLUE - CRYSTAL GAYLE

8. Out in the street it's 6 am
Another sleepless night
Three cups of coffee, but I can't clear my head
From what went down last night

BLUE MORNING BLUE DAY - FOREIGNER

9. I've sailed a thousand ships
But no matter where I go
You're the one for me baby
This I know 'cause it's

TRUE BLUE - MADONNA

My favourite Madonna song (no joke!)


10. Joker on jack
Match on a fire
Cold on ice
A dead man's touch

BLUE ON BLACK - KENNY WAYNE SHEPHERD

11. I see a ship in the harbor
I can and shall obey
But if it wasn't for your misfortune
I'd be a heavenly person today

DON'T IT MAKE MY BROWN EYES BLUE - CRYSTAL GAYLE

12. Look over yonder what do you see
The sun is a-risin' most definitely

CRYSTAL BLUE PERSUASION - TOMMY JAMES AND THE SHONDELLS

THEME: BLUE

[littlebeast13]

1. One day I'm gonna write a poem in a letter
One day I'm gonna get that faculty together
Remember that everybody has to wait in line
Blue Jean - David Bowie

2. You can knock me down, step on my face
Slander my name all over the place.
Do anything that you wanna do
Blue Suede Shoes - Elvis Presley or Carl Perkins (I found it interesting that there were almost more answers for Carl Perkins than there were for Elvis. This may just be another J.J. Cale/Eric Clapton situation for me, but I've always associated this song with Elvis and nobody else. I didn't even know there was another version [and yes, I realize now that Elvis' was actually the cover, but where am I ever going to hear Carl Perkins' version?])

3. Sun is shinin' in the sky
There ain't a cloud in sight
It's stopped rainin' ev'rybody's in a play
And don't you know
It's a beautiful new day hey,hey
Mr. Blue Sky - ELO

4. My mother 'n father, my wife and my friends
You've seen them laugh in my face
But I've got the power and I've got the will
I'm not a charity case
Blue Collar Man - Styx (I can't believe Wierd Al never turned this one into Blue Collar MAWG. Wonder why that guy quit writing Bored parodies...)

5. He walked with a purpose
In his sneakers, down the street
He had many questions
Like children often do
Counting Blue Cars - Dishwalla (The last time I put this song in one of my LS games, it was in my tribute to my least favorite songs of all time. I would still put it in such a game today....)

6. Saving nickels, saving dimes
Working 'til the sun don't shine
Looking forward to happier times
Blue Bayou - Linda Ronstadt or Roy Orbison

7. Oh, I had a dream
for a moment I believed it was true
oh, I'd have given anything
just to be there with you
Electric Blue - Icehouse

8. Out in the street it's 6 am
Another sleepless night
Three cups of coffee, but I can't clear my head
From what went down last night
Blue Morning, Blue Day - Foreigner (This one could have gone in today's game. I always thought they were saying "New Morning, New Day"...)

9. I've sailed a thousand ships
But no matter where I go
You're the one for me baby
This I know 'cause it's
True Blue - Madonna

10. Joker on jack
Match on a fire
Cold on ice
A dead man's touch
Blue On Black - Kenny Wayne Sheppard

11. I see a ship in the harbor
I can and shall obey
But if it wasn't for your misfortune
I'd be a heavenly person today
Blue Monday - New Order (Great video, but what is it about New Order and the titles they come up with for songs?)

12. Look over yonder what do you see
The sun is a-risin' most definitely
Crystal Blue Persuasion - Tommy James & the Shondells (I don't know if Joan Jett covered this one or not, TiV, but she definitely covered "Crimson & Clover", and I love her version of it....)


Don't be sad, the mystery word for today was Blue. And fanny need not worry, because none of the remaining Tuesday games uses the words "Brown" or "Make" or even "It"....


A bit of a strange game, as the scoring was rather low and it's almost impossible to tell the top players from the bottom players by looking at this list....


Points:

mntetn 8
Nelly 8
melly 10
Marley 2
Eyegor 10
TLITF 14
ghost 4
starfish 14
KT 15
etaoin 6
elwood 11
TBone 16
hermillion 10
mrkelley 14
TiV 12
fanny 14

[traininvain]

11. I see a ship in the harbor
I can and shall obey
But if it wasn't for your misfortune
I'd be a heavenly person today
Blue Monday - New Order (Great video, but what is it about New Order and the titles they come up with for songs?)

It's been rumored to be about the suicide of Joy Division's lead singer Ian Curtis, which I believe happened on a Sunday.