Lyrically Speaking - 2/28/08

[elwoodblues]

Spoiler

5. Taxman - Beatles
6. Take the Money and Run - Steve Miller Band
7. Tumbling Dice - Rolling Stones
8. Jailhouse Rock - Elvis Presley (also see avatar)
9. Hotel California - Eagles
12. Under the Boardwalk

Theme: Monopoly

WAGs:
1. Baltic Avenue - The Thimbles
2. Water Works - Marvin and the Gardens

[mrkelley23]

Spoiler

1. Kentucky Woman -- Neil Diamond
2.
3. Our House -- Madness
4. Take a Chance on Me -- Abba
5.
6. Take the Money and Run -- Steve Miller BAnd
7. Tumbling Dice -- Rolling Stones
8. Jailhouse Rock -- Elvis Presley
9. Hotel California -- Eagles
10. Iron Man -- Black Sabbath
11. Indiana Wants Me -- R. Dean Taylor
12. Under the Boardwalk -- Drifters

Theme -- Monopoly

[kroxquo]

Spoiler

1. Well, she ain't the kind
Makes heads turn at the drop of her name
But something inside
That she's got turn you on just the same

2. Working in a factory eight days a week
Try to make dollar damn what a beat
Cartoon capers happen in reality
Rich man poor man living in fantasy

3. Father gets up late for work
Mother has to iron his shirt
Then she sends the kids to school

Our House - Madness

4. We can go dancing, we can go walking, as long as we're together
Listen to some music, maybe just talking, get to know you better

5. Let me tell you how it will be
There's one for you, nineteen for me

Taxman - The Beatles

6. Billy Mack is a detective down in Texas
You know he knows just exactly what the facts is
He ain't gonna let those two escape justice
He makes his livin' off of the people's taxes

Take The Money And Run - Steve Miller

7. Cause all you women is low down gamblers
Cheatin' like I don't know how
But baby, baby
There's fever in the funk house now

8. Sad sack was sittin' on a block of stone
Way over in the corner weepin' all alone.
The warden said, "Hey, buddy, don't you be no square
"If you can't find a partner use a wooden chair"

Jailhouse Rock - Elvis

9. And in the master's chambers, they gathered for the feast
They stab it with their steely knives, but they just can't kill the beast

Hotel California - Eagles

10. He was turned to steel
in the great magnetic field
When he travelled time
for the future of mankind

11. It hurts to see the man that I've become
To know I'll never see the morning sunshine on the land
I'll never see your smiling face or touch your hand

12. From the park you hear the happy sound of a carousel
Mm-mm, you can almost taste the hot dogs and French fries they sell

Under The Boarwalk - Coasters

I'm drawing a blank on the theme

[hermillion]

Spoiler

1. Kentucky Woman - Neil Diamond
2.
3.
4. Take a Chance on Me - ABBA
5. Taxman - Beatles
6. Take the Money and Run - Steve Miller Band
7.
8. Jailhouse Rock - Elvis
9. Hotel California - Eagles
10.
11. Indiana Wants Me - R. Dean Taylor
12. Under the Boardwalk - Drifters

I kept trying to make this about jail, inability to escape, trapped -- whatever. Then started humming "On the Boardwalk in Atlantic City", and voila!

Monopoly!

[littlebeast13]

1. Well, she ain't the kind
Makes heads turn at the drop of her name
But something inside
That she's got turn you on just the same
Kentucky Woman - Neil Diamond (Deep Purple? Really!?!?!?)

2. Working in a factory eight days a week
Try to make dollar damn what a beat
Cartoon capers happen in reality
Rich man poor man living in fantasy
Let's Go All The Way - Sly Fox

3. Father gets up late for work
Mother has to iron his shirt
Then she sends the kids to school
Our House - Madness

4. We can go dancing, we can go walking, as long as we're together
Listen to some music, maybe just talking, get to know you better
Take a Chance on Me - ABBA

5. Let me tell you how it will be
There's one for you, nineteen for me
Taxman - Beatles

6. Billy Mack is a detective down in Texas
You know he knows just exactly what the facts is
He ain't gonna let those two escape justice
He makes his livin' off of the people's taxes
Take the Money and Run - Steve Miller Band

7. Cause all you women is low down gamblers
Cheatin' like I don't know how
But baby, baby
There's fever in the funk house now
Tumblin' Dice - Rolling Stones

8. Sad sack was sittin' on a block of stone
Way over in the corner weepin' all alone.
The warden said, "Hey, buddy, don't you be no square
"If you can't find a partner use a wooden chair"
Jailhouse Rock - Elvis Presley

9. And in the master's chambers, they gathered for the feast
They stab it with their steely knives, but they just can't kill the beast
Hotel California - Eagles

10. He was turned to steel
in the great magnetic field
When he travelled time
for the future of mankind
Iron Man - Black Sabbath

11. It hurts to see the man that I've become
To know I'll never see the morning sunshine on the land
I'll never see your smiling face or touch your hand
Indiana Wants Me - R. Dean Taylor

12. From the park you hear the happy sound of a carousel
Mm-mm, you can almost taste the hot dogs and French fries they sell
Under the Boardwalk - The Drifters


Theme? - OK, so this wasn't really that hard to get. Of course, it was the board game Monopoly!


Points:

Confessor 21
Nelly 23
TLITF 23
mntetn 15
mikehardware 13
Marley 4
mini 18
megaaddict 13
melly 19
TBone 27
Bob 5
KT 20
TiV 25
fanny 25
starfish 17
elwood 14
mrkelley 23
Kroxquo 12
hermillion 19

[T_Bone0806]

1. Well, she ain't the kind
Makes heads turn at the drop of her name
But something inside
That she's got turn you on just the same
Kentucky Woman - Neil Diamond (Deep Purple? Really!?!?!?)

Yup. Their followup to "Hush". This was with Rod Evans as lead singer, before the vocalist most associated with Purple, Ian Gillan, took over.
The Purp's significantly more raucous version scraped the lower region of the Top 40 in late '68.