Looks like I just couldn't stand leaving out my beloved Bonus Instrumental, as today's bonus is the theme and the matching and the Super Bonus is one of those give me the work and the composer type things. PS to mini: it won't be Herb Alpert anymore.
Originally Posted Thursday, 8-15-02
1. Will you be mine
My darling dear
Love you all the time
I'm just a fool, a fool in love with you
2. I hear hurricanes a blowing
I know the end is coming soon
I fear rivers overflowing
I hear the voice of rage and ruin
3. No one's picking up the phone
Guess it's clear he's gone
And this little masochist
Is lifting up her dress
4. A goddess on a mountain top
Burning like a silver flame
The summit of beauty and love
5. When you walk into the room
You pull me close and we start to move
And we're spinning with the stars above
And you lift me up in a wave of love
6. Sailors fighting in the dance hall
Oh man! Look at those cavemen go
It's the freakiest show
Take a look at the Lawman
Beating up the wrong guy
Oh man! Wonder if he'll ever know
He's in the best selling show
7. Please send a little girl for me to thrill
A girl who wants my kisses and my arms
A girl with all the charms of you
8. Tell me did you fall for a shooting star
One without a permanent scar
And did you miss me while you were
Looking at yourself out there
9. Telegraph cables, how they sing down the highway
As they travel each bend in the road
And when people meet, in this romantic setting
They're so hypnotized by the lovely
10. You've turned my world into a dark and lonely place
Like a planet lost in space, my light is fadin'
I'd cross the universe to be right where you are
But I'm right in your backyard
Theme: Five points for the theme and five for pairing them up.
Super Bonus: This composer’s main claim to fame, he came to detest this suite, which fits into today’s theme. He conceived the idea from a book by Alan Leo called The Art of Synthesis, cribbing the chapter layout and, in some cases, the exact chapter titles for his work. It is a glorious piece of work, although I must admit that I was introduced to it by King Crimson rather than any classical type study.
Bonus Bonus: There are seven parts to this piece, what’s missing and why?
ANSWERS/POINTS LS THEME THURSDAY March 13
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Looks like I just couldn't stand leaving out my beloved Bonus Instrumental, as today's bonus is the theme and the matching and the Super Bonus is one of those give me the work and the composer type things. PS to mini: it won't be Herb Alpert anymore.
Originally Posted Thursday, 8-15-02
Oooh! Truth Thursday. A day I certainly remember quite well on the Bored. If I had bothered to re-register TheTimeIsNigh, I'd bring it out for the occasion....
1. Will you be mine
My darling dear
Love you all the time
I'm just a fool, a fool in love with you
Earth Angel - The Platters (I don't think it's them, but I'm sure I'll be marked wrong if I answer with Marvin Berry, backed up by Michael J. Fox on guitar....)
2. I hear hurricanes a blowing
I know the end is coming soon
I fear rivers overflowing
I hear the voice of rage and ruin
Bad Moon Risin' - CCR
3. No one's picking up the phone
Guess it's clear he's gone
And this little masochist
Is lifting up her dress
4. A goddess on a mountain top
Burning like a silver flame
The summit of beauty and love
Venus - Bananarama, or Shocking Blue if it fits the theme, though I can't stand their version....
5. When you walk into the room
You pull me close and we start to move
And we're spinning with the stars above
And you lift me up in a wave of love
6. Sailors fighting in the dance hall
Oh man! Look at those cavemen go
It's the freakiest show
Take a look at the Lawman
Beating up the wrong guy
Oh man! Wonder if he'll ever know
He's in the best selling show
7. Please send a little girl for me to thrill
A girl who wants my kisses and my arms
A girl with all the charms of you
8. Tell me did you fall for a shooting star
One without a permanent scar
And did you miss me while you were
Looking at yourself out there
Drops of Jupiter - Train
9. Telegraph cables, how they sing down the highway
As they travel each bend in the road
And when people meet, in this romantic setting
They're so hypnotized by the lovely
10. You've turned my world into a dark and lonely place
Like a planet lost in space, my light is fadin'
I'd cross the universe to be right where you are
But I'm right in your backyard
Theme: Five points for the theme and five for pairing them up.
Well, I have Earth, Venus, Moon, and Jupiter. A general version of the theme is probably the solar system, but it's probably more than that depending on what the matches actually are or if I could figure out what any of the other ones are. I have a vague recollection of this game (I used a variation of this theme in the October '02 LS), so I must've at least taken a look at it while waiting for the fun to begin on that fateful day....
Super Bonus: This composer’s main claim to fame, he came to detest this suite, which fits into today’s theme. He conceived the idea from a book by Alan Leo called The Art of Synthesis, cribbing the chapter layout and, in some cases, the exact chapter titles for his work. It is a glorious piece of work, although I must admit that I was introduced to it by King Crimson rather than any classical type study.
Bonus Bonus: There are seven parts to this piece, what’s missing and why?
Originally Posted Thursday, 8-15-02
Oooh! Truth Thursday. A day I certainly remember quite well on the Bored. If I had bothered to re-register TheTimeIsNigh, I'd bring it out for the occasion....
1. Will you be mine
My darling dear
Love you all the time
I'm just a fool, a fool in love with you
Earth Angel - The Platters (I don't think it's them, but I'm sure I'll be marked wrong if I answer with Marvin Berry, backed up by Michael J. Fox on guitar....)
2. I hear hurricanes a blowing
I know the end is coming soon
I fear rivers overflowing
I hear the voice of rage and ruin
Bad Moon Risin' - CCR
3. No one's picking up the phone
Guess it's clear he's gone
And this little masochist
Is lifting up her dress
4. A goddess on a mountain top
Burning like a silver flame
The summit of beauty and love
Venus - Bananarama, or Shocking Blue if it fits the theme, though I can't stand their version....
5. When you walk into the room
You pull me close and we start to move
And we're spinning with the stars above
And you lift me up in a wave of love
6. Sailors fighting in the dance hall
Oh man! Look at those cavemen go
It's the freakiest show
Take a look at the Lawman
Beating up the wrong guy
Oh man! Wonder if he'll ever know
He's in the best selling show
7. Please send a little girl for me to thrill
A girl who wants my kisses and my arms
A girl with all the charms of you
8. Tell me did you fall for a shooting star
One without a permanent scar
And did you miss me while you were
Looking at yourself out there
Drops of Jupiter - Train
9. Telegraph cables, how they sing down the highway
As they travel each bend in the road
And when people meet, in this romantic setting
They're so hypnotized by the lovely
10. You've turned my world into a dark and lonely place
Like a planet lost in space, my light is fadin'
I'd cross the universe to be right where you are
But I'm right in your backyard
Theme: Five points for the theme and five for pairing them up.
Well, I have Earth, Venus, Moon, and Jupiter. A general version of the theme is probably the solar system, but it's probably more than that depending on what the matches actually are or if I could figure out what any of the other ones are. I have a vague recollection of this game (I used a variation of this theme in the October '02 LS), so I must've at least taken a look at it while waiting for the fun to begin on that fateful day....
Super Bonus: This composer’s main claim to fame, he came to detest this suite, which fits into today’s theme. He conceived the idea from a book by Alan Leo called The Art of Synthesis, cribbing the chapter layout and, in some cases, the exact chapter titles for his work. It is a glorious piece of work, although I must admit that I was introduced to it by King Crimson rather than any classical type study.
Bonus Bonus: There are seven parts to this piece, what’s missing and why?
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Re: Lyrically Speaking THEME THURSDAY March 13
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1. Will you be mine
My darling dear
Love you all the time
I'm just a fool, a fool in love with you
Earth Angel
Super Bonus: This composer’s main claim to fame, he came to detest this suite, which fits into today’s theme. He conceived the idea from a book by Alan Leo called The Art of Synthesis, cribbing the chapter layout and, in some cases, the exact chapter titles for his work. It is a glorious piece of work, although I must admit that I was introduced to it by King Crimson rather than any classical type study.
Sounds like The Planets - Holst
Bonus Bonus: There are seven parts to this piece, what’s missing and why?
Pluto was missing from the list, because it had not been discovered at the time and not yet subsequently demoted from its rank as a full planet.
Of course, Earth is also missing from the list. And that had been discovered for a while.
My darling dear
Love you all the time
I'm just a fool, a fool in love with you
Earth Angel
Super Bonus: This composer’s main claim to fame, he came to detest this suite, which fits into today’s theme. He conceived the idea from a book by Alan Leo called The Art of Synthesis, cribbing the chapter layout and, in some cases, the exact chapter titles for his work. It is a glorious piece of work, although I must admit that I was introduced to it by King Crimson rather than any classical type study.
Sounds like The Planets - Holst
Bonus Bonus: There are seven parts to this piece, what’s missing and why?
Pluto was missing from the list, because it had not been discovered at the time and not yet subsequently demoted from its rank as a full planet.
Of course, Earth is also missing from the list. And that had been discovered for a while.
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Re: Lyrically Speaking THEME THURSDAY March 13
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1. "Earth Angel", the Penguins
2. "Bad Moon Rising", Creedence Clearwater Revival
3. pass
4. pass
5. "Heaven Is a Place on Earth", Belinda Carlisle
6. pass
7. "Venus", Frankie Avalon
8. "Drops of Jupiter", Train
9. pass
10. pass
Theme: things in outer space; 1 & 5 (Earth), 2 & 9 (Moon), 3 & 7 (Venus), 4 & 6 (something else), 8 & 10 (Jupiter)
Super Bonus: pass
Bonus Bonus: pass
2. "Bad Moon Rising", Creedence Clearwater Revival
3. pass
4. pass
5. "Heaven Is a Place on Earth", Belinda Carlisle
6. pass
7. "Venus", Frankie Avalon
8. "Drops of Jupiter", Train
9. pass
10. pass
Theme: things in outer space; 1 & 5 (Earth), 2 & 9 (Moon), 3 & 7 (Venus), 4 & 6 (something else), 8 & 10 (Jupiter)
Super Bonus: pass
Bonus Bonus: pass
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Re: Lyrically Speaking THEME THURSDAY March 13
fantine33 wrote:Looks like I just couldn't stand leaving out my beloved Bonus Instrumental, as today's bonus is the theme and the matching and the Super Bonus is one of those give me the work and the composer type things. PS to mini: it won't be Herb Alpert anymore.
fantine33 wrote:1. Will you be mine
My darling dear
Love you all the time
I'm just a fool, a fool in love with you
2. I hear hurricanes a blowing
I know the end is coming soon
I fear rivers overflowing
I hear the voice of rage and ruin
3. No one's picking up the phone
Guess it's clear he's gone
And this little masochist
Is lifting up her dress
4. A goddess on a mountain top
Burning like a silver flame
The summit of beauty and love
5. When you walk into the room
You pull me close and we start to move
And we're spinning with the stars above
And you lift me up in a wave of love
6. Sailors fighting in the dance hall
Oh man! Look at those cavemen go
It's the freakiest show
Take a look at the Lawman
Beating up the wrong guy
Oh man! Wonder if he'll ever know
He's in the best selling show
7. Please send a little girl for me to thrill
A girl who wants my kisses and my arms
A girl with all the charms of you
8. Tell me did you fall for a shooting star
One without a permanent scar
And did you miss me while you were
Looking at yourself out there
9. Telegraph cables, how they sing down the highway
As they travel each bend in the road
And when people meet, in this romantic setting
They're so hypnotized by the lovely
10. You've turned my world into a dark and lonely place
Like a planet lost in space, my light is fadin'
I'd cross the universe to be right where you are
But I'm right in your backyard
Spoiler
1. Earth Angel - The Penguins
2. Bad Moon Rising - CCR (Hey, I think I know the theme!)
3. nope
4. Venus - either Shocking Blue or Bananarama
5. Heaven is a Place on Earth - The GoGos (Belinda Carlysle)
6. nope
7. Venus - Frankie Avalon
8. nope
9. Moonlight in Vermont - Ray Charles (or Frank Sinatra)
10. nope
2. Bad Moon Rising - CCR (Hey, I think I know the theme!)
3. nope
4. Venus - either Shocking Blue or Bananarama
5. Heaven is a Place on Earth - The GoGos (Belinda Carlysle)
6. nope
7. Venus - Frankie Avalon
8. nope
9. Moonlight in Vermont - Ray Charles (or Frank Sinatra)
10. nope
fantine33 wrote:Theme: Five points for the theme and five for pairing them up.
Spoiler
Well, I thought I had the theme - songs used in movies - based on the first two. But after answering the others, the theme is actually songs with heavenly bodies in their names (or something like that). Pairing them off we get #1 and #5, #2 and #9, #4 and #7. As for the other four, let's just take a WAG and pair #3 and #8 and #6 and #10.
fantine33 wrote:Super Bonus: This composer’s main claim to fame, he came to detest this suite, which fits into today’s theme. He conceived the idea from a book by Alan Leo called The Art of Synthesis, cribbing the chapter layout and, in some cases, the exact chapter titles for his work. It is a glorious piece of work, although I must admit that I was introduced to it by King Crimson rather than any classical type study.
Spoiler
Gustav Holst - The Planets
fantine33 wrote:Bonus Bonus: There are seven parts to this piece, what’s missing and why?
Spoiler
Because Pluto hadn't been discovered yet, and Earth isn't visible in the night sky like the others are.
"Elen sila lumenn omentielvo...A star shines on the hour of our meeting."
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Re: Lyrically Speaking THEME THURSDAY March 13
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fantine33 wrote:Looks like I just couldn't stand leaving out my beloved Bonus Instrumental, as today's bonus is the theme and the matching and the Super Bonus is one of those give me the work and the composer type things. PS to mini: it won't be Herb Alpert anymore.
Darn it! I need the points because I've got too little to work with today....
Originally Posted Thursday, 8-15-02
1. Will you be mine
My darling dear
Love you all the time
I'm just a fool, a fool in love with you
Earth Angel, Marvin Berry at the Enchantment Under the Sea dance....
2. I hear hurricanes a blowing
I know the end is coming soon
I fear rivers overflowing
I hear the voice of rage and ruin
Bad Moon Rising, CCR
3. No one's picking up the phone
Guess it's clear he's gone
And this little masochist
Is lifting up her dress
Nope
4. A goddess on a mountain top
Burning like a silver flame
The summit of beauty and love
Venus, and I'm proud to remember Shocking Blue as well as Bananarama!
5. When you walk into the room
You pull me close and we start to move
And we're spinning with the stars above
And you lift me up in a wave of love
Familiar
6. Sailors fighting in the dance hall
Oh man! Look at those cavemen go
It's the freakiest show
Take a look at the Lawman
Beating up the wrong guy
Oh man! Wonder if he'll ever know
He's in the best selling show
Nope, but I bet I know it....
7. Please send a little girl for me to thrill
A girl who wants my kisses and my arms
A girl with all the charms of you
Oh, Venus, one of those crooner guys.
8. Tell me did you fall for a shooting star
One without a permanent scar
And did you miss me while you were
Looking at yourself out there
Drops of Jupiter, Train (permanent scar indeed, Patrick.)
9. Telegraph cables, how they sing down the highway
As they travel each bend in the road
And when people meet, in this romantic setting
They're so hypnotized by the lovely
Nope. Must be old with the telegraph thingy.
10. You've turned my world into a dark and lonely place
Like a planet lost in space, my light is fadin'
I'd cross the universe to be right where you are
But I'm right in your backyard
Nope encore.
Theme: Five points for the theme and five for pairing them up.
Theme is planets or celestial bodies. I'll pair up the Venuses in #4 & #7, then WAG 1 & 5, 2 & 8, 3 & 9, 6 & 10
Super Bonus: This composer’s main claim to fame, he came to detest this suite, which fits into today’s theme. He conceived the idea from a book by Alan Leo called The Art of Synthesis, cribbing the chapter layout and, in some cases, the exact chapter titles for his work. It is a glorious piece of work, although I must admit that I was introduced to it by King Crimson rather than any classical type study.
Holst (?), The Planets
Bonus Bonus: There are seven parts to this piece, what’s missing and why? Plutos hadn't been discovered (or discredited) yet and maybe Neptune either?
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2. Bad Moon Rising, Credence Clearwater Revival
4. Venus, Shocking Blue
Theme: Five points for the theme: celestial objects? No idea on pairs.
Super Bonus: must be The Planets, by Gustav Holst
Bonus Bonus: I'm guessing Pluto and Earth are missing -- Pluto, because it had yet to be discovered, and Earth since most listeners call it home.
4. Venus, Shocking Blue
Theme: Five points for the theme: celestial objects? No idea on pairs.
Super Bonus: must be The Planets, by Gustav Holst
Bonus Bonus: I'm guessing Pluto and Earth are missing -- Pluto, because it had yet to be discovered, and Earth since most listeners call it home.
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Re: Lyrically Speaking THEME THURSDAY March 13
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1. Earth Angel - Marvin Berry (HA!)
2. Bad Moon Rising - CCR
3. Nope
4. Venus - Bananarama
5. Heaven is a Place on Earth - Belinda Carlisle
6. Life on Mars - David Bowie
7. Venus - Frankie Avalon
8. Drops of Jupiter - Train
9. Nope
10. Nope
Theme: Five points for the theme and five for pairing them up.
Looks like you're going for the whole planetary/heavenly bodies thing. I'm going to go with "Nothing Ever Happens on Mars" by Dr. Alan Pearl for the "Nope" answers above (although I'd probably recognize that, so it can't be right). On second thought, make my blanket WAG "Blue Moon" by the Marcels.
Matches:
1-5 (Earth)
2-9 (Wagging for Moon)
3-8 (Jupiter, another WAG)
4-7 (Venus)
6-10 (Mars, my third WAG)
Super Bonus: This composer’s main claim to fame, he came to detest this suite, which fits into today’s theme. He conceived the idea from a book by Alan Leo called The Art of Synthesis, cribbing the chapter layout and, in some cases, the exact chapter titles for his work. It is a glorious piece of work, although I must admit that I was introduced to it by King Crimson rather than any classical type study.
Holst's "The Planets"
Bonus Bonus: There are seven parts to this piece, what’s missing and why?
Earth is missing because it's not a heavenly body, maybe...and Pluto is missing because "The Planets" was written before 1930, and Holst either died before then or never got around to revising it before he died.
2. Bad Moon Rising - CCR
3. Nope
4. Venus - Bananarama
5. Heaven is a Place on Earth - Belinda Carlisle
6. Life on Mars - David Bowie
7. Venus - Frankie Avalon
8. Drops of Jupiter - Train
9. Nope
10. Nope
Theme: Five points for the theme and five for pairing them up.
Looks like you're going for the whole planetary/heavenly bodies thing. I'm going to go with "Nothing Ever Happens on Mars" by Dr. Alan Pearl for the "Nope" answers above (although I'd probably recognize that, so it can't be right). On second thought, make my blanket WAG "Blue Moon" by the Marcels.
Matches:
1-5 (Earth)
2-9 (Wagging for Moon)
3-8 (Jupiter, another WAG)
4-7 (Venus)
6-10 (Mars, my third WAG)
Super Bonus: This composer’s main claim to fame, he came to detest this suite, which fits into today’s theme. He conceived the idea from a book by Alan Leo called The Art of Synthesis, cribbing the chapter layout and, in some cases, the exact chapter titles for his work. It is a glorious piece of work, although I must admit that I was introduced to it by King Crimson rather than any classical type study.
Holst's "The Planets"
Bonus Bonus: There are seven parts to this piece, what’s missing and why?
Earth is missing because it's not a heavenly body, maybe...and Pluto is missing because "The Planets" was written before 1930, and Holst either died before then or never got around to revising it before he died.
There is something wrong in a government where they who do the most have the least. There is something wrong when honesty wears a rag, and rascality a robe; when the loving, the tender, eat a crust while the infamous sit at banquets.
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Re: Lyrically Speaking THEME THURSDAY March 13
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1. Will you be mine
My darling dear
Love you all the time
I'm just a fool, a fool in love with you
Earth Angel - The Penguins
2. I hear hurricanes a blowing
I know the end is coming soon
I fear rivers overflowing
I hear the voice of rage and ruin
Bad Moon Rising - CCR
3. No one's picking up the phone
Guess it's clear he's gone
And this little masochist
Is lifting up her dress
The Sun Shines on Her Butt - Ween
4. A goddess on a mountain top
Burning like a silver flame
The summit of beauty and love
Venus - Shocking Blue / Bananarama
5. When you walk into the room
You pull me close and we start to move
And we're spinning with the stars above
And you lift me up in a wave of love
Heaven is a Place on Earth - Belinda Carlisle
6. Sailors fighting in the dance hall
Oh man! Look at those cavemen go
It's the freakiest show
Take a look at the Lawman
Beating up the wrong guy
Oh man! Wonder if he'll ever know
He's in the best selling show
Life on Mars - David Bowie
7. Please send a little girl for me to thrill
A girl who wants my kisses and my arms
A girl with all the charms of you
Staring at the Sun - The Cure (WAG)
8. Tell me did you fall for a shooting star
One without a permanent scar
And did you miss me while you were
Looking at yourself out there
Subway to Venus - Red Hot Chili Peppers (WAG)
9. Telegraph cables, how they sing down the highway
As they travel each bend in the road
And when people meet, in this romantic setting
They're so hypnotized by the lovely
Moonlight in Vermont - Frank Sinatra. I still remember the Happy Days episode where Howard is trying to get some pianist to play that song, but he keeps "accidentally" playing other songs about the moon all night.
10. You've turned my world into a dark and lonely place
Like a planet lost in space, my light is fadin'
I'd cross the universe to be right where you are
But I'm right in your backyard
Talent is from Mars, I'm From Planet Shitty - Billy Joel
Theme: Five points for the theme and five for pairing them up.
Bodies in the solar system
Venus: 4 & 8
Earth: 1 & 5
Moon: 2 & 9
Mars: 6 & 10
Something Else - I'm guessing The Sun: 3 & 7
Super Bonus: This composer’s main claim to fame, he came to detest this suite, which fits into today’s theme. He conceived the idea from a book by Alan Leo called The Art of Synthesis, cribbing the chapter layout and, in some cases, the exact chapter titles for his work. It is a glorious piece of work, although I must admit that I was introduced to it by King Crimson rather than any classical type study.
Gustav Holst. The Sun isn't part of "The Planets" so my "something else" guess above is probably wrong, but then again I don't think the Moon is either.
Bonus Bonus: There are seven parts to this piece, what’s missing and why?
There's 2 planets missing. I don't know when Holst lived. I figure Pluto is missing because it hadn't been discovered yet. I'm figuring also Earth or Neptune are also missing, Earth because it's not a planet in the sky, it's a planet right here, or Neptune because maybe he wrote it before it was discovered. The only piece I have ANY familiarity with is Mars, and that's wacky enough that I'll guess it's early 20th Century, which means Neptune had already been discovered, so probably Earth is missing. So Earth and Pluto. Except Pluto's not a planet anymore, is it? So Earth and Pluto when you wrote this, just Earth now.
My darling dear
Love you all the time
I'm just a fool, a fool in love with you
Earth Angel - The Penguins
2. I hear hurricanes a blowing
I know the end is coming soon
I fear rivers overflowing
I hear the voice of rage and ruin
Bad Moon Rising - CCR
3. No one's picking up the phone
Guess it's clear he's gone
And this little masochist
Is lifting up her dress
The Sun Shines on Her Butt - Ween
4. A goddess on a mountain top
Burning like a silver flame
The summit of beauty and love
Venus - Shocking Blue / Bananarama
5. When you walk into the room
You pull me close and we start to move
And we're spinning with the stars above
And you lift me up in a wave of love
Heaven is a Place on Earth - Belinda Carlisle
6. Sailors fighting in the dance hall
Oh man! Look at those cavemen go
It's the freakiest show
Take a look at the Lawman
Beating up the wrong guy
Oh man! Wonder if he'll ever know
He's in the best selling show
Life on Mars - David Bowie
7. Please send a little girl for me to thrill
A girl who wants my kisses and my arms
A girl with all the charms of you
Staring at the Sun - The Cure (WAG)
8. Tell me did you fall for a shooting star
One without a permanent scar
And did you miss me while you were
Looking at yourself out there
Subway to Venus - Red Hot Chili Peppers (WAG)
9. Telegraph cables, how they sing down the highway
As they travel each bend in the road
And when people meet, in this romantic setting
They're so hypnotized by the lovely
Moonlight in Vermont - Frank Sinatra. I still remember the Happy Days episode where Howard is trying to get some pianist to play that song, but he keeps "accidentally" playing other songs about the moon all night.
10. You've turned my world into a dark and lonely place
Like a planet lost in space, my light is fadin'
I'd cross the universe to be right where you are
But I'm right in your backyard
Talent is from Mars, I'm From Planet Shitty - Billy Joel
Theme: Five points for the theme and five for pairing them up.
Bodies in the solar system
Venus: 4 & 8
Earth: 1 & 5
Moon: 2 & 9
Mars: 6 & 10
Something Else - I'm guessing The Sun: 3 & 7
Super Bonus: This composer’s main claim to fame, he came to detest this suite, which fits into today’s theme. He conceived the idea from a book by Alan Leo called The Art of Synthesis, cribbing the chapter layout and, in some cases, the exact chapter titles for his work. It is a glorious piece of work, although I must admit that I was introduced to it by King Crimson rather than any classical type study.
Gustav Holst. The Sun isn't part of "The Planets" so my "something else" guess above is probably wrong, but then again I don't think the Moon is either.
Bonus Bonus: There are seven parts to this piece, what’s missing and why?
There's 2 planets missing. I don't know when Holst lived. I figure Pluto is missing because it hadn't been discovered yet. I'm figuring also Earth or Neptune are also missing, Earth because it's not a planet in the sky, it's a planet right here, or Neptune because maybe he wrote it before it was discovered. The only piece I have ANY familiarity with is Mars, and that's wacky enough that I'll guess it's early 20th Century, which means Neptune had already been discovered, so probably Earth is missing. So Earth and Pluto. Except Pluto's not a planet anymore, is it? So Earth and Pluto when you wrote this, just Earth now.
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ghostjmf
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2. Bad Moon Rising/Creedence Clearwater Revival
7. Venus/Bobby Vee
Theme appears to be heavenly bodies; not the Spitzerian kind, the ones in the actual heavens. Actually, the housemate who thinks they're a comedian says "she didn't look like 4 figures; more like 2 figures". I didn't ask how housemate should know an actual price on that kind of stuff.
Bonus Bonus: work is "the 7 Planets" by Holst?
Super Bonus: Holst didn't write about any planets not yet discovered in his time, so Pluto &, uh, Uranus are missing?
7. Venus/Bobby Vee
Theme appears to be heavenly bodies; not the Spitzerian kind, the ones in the actual heavens. Actually, the housemate who thinks they're a comedian says "she didn't look like 4 figures; more like 2 figures". I didn't ask how housemate should know an actual price on that kind of stuff.
Bonus Bonus: work is "the 7 Planets" by Holst?
Super Bonus: Holst didn't write about any planets not yet discovered in his time, so Pluto &, uh, Uranus are missing?
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Sir_Galahad
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1. Earth Angel - The Penguins
2. Bad Moon Rising - CCR
3.
4. Venus - Shocking Blue
5. Heaven is a Place on Earth - Bangles
6. Life on Mars - David Bowie
7. Venus - Frankie Avalon
8.
9.
10.
Matches 1 & 5, 4 & 7. The rest would be guesses. 2 & 8, 3 & 9, 6 & 10.
No clue on the boni.
2. Bad Moon Rising - CCR
3.
4. Venus - Shocking Blue
5. Heaven is a Place on Earth - Bangles
6. Life on Mars - David Bowie
7. Venus - Frankie Avalon
8.
9.
10.
Matches 1 & 5, 4 & 7. The rest would be guesses. 2 & 8, 3 & 9, 6 & 10.
No clue on the boni.
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Perhaps the Hokey Pokey IS what it's all about...
Perhaps the Hokey Pokey IS what it's all about...
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T_Bone0806
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Re: Lyrically Speaking THEME THURSDAY March 13
Spoiler
1-Earth Angel-Penguins
2-Bad Moon Rising-Creedence Clearwater Revival
3-
4-Venus-Shocking Blue
5-Heaven is a Place on Earth-Belinda Carlisle
6-
7-Venus-Shocking Blue
8-Drops of Jupiter-Train
9-
10-
Theme: Heavenly bodies (planets and the moon)
1 and 5, 4 and 7, 2 and 9, 3 and 8, 6 and 10.
Super Bonus: Holst's "The Planets".
Bonus Bonus: Earth and Pluto. (Pluto because it hadn't been discovered yet, Earth because...well, I don't know. Because he was saluting the planets other than the one he was standing on?
2-Bad Moon Rising-Creedence Clearwater Revival
3-
4-Venus-Shocking Blue
5-Heaven is a Place on Earth-Belinda Carlisle
6-
7-Venus-Shocking Blue
8-Drops of Jupiter-Train
9-
10-
Theme: Heavenly bodies (planets and the moon)
1 and 5, 4 and 7, 2 and 9, 3 and 8, 6 and 10.
Super Bonus: Holst's "The Planets".
Bonus Bonus: Earth and Pluto. (Pluto because it hadn't been discovered yet, Earth because...well, I don't know. Because he was saluting the planets other than the one he was standing on?
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mellytu74
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Spoiler
1. Earth Angel - The Penguins
2. Bad Moon Rising - CCR
3. Hey Jupiter - Tori Amos
4. Venus - Some group I can't remember (or Bananarama)
5. Nope
6. Life on Mars - David Bowie
7. Venus - Frankie Avalon
8. Nope
9. Moonlight in Vermont - Margaret Whiting or Mel Torme
10. Nope
Theme: Five points for the theme and five for pairing them up.
Planets and Moons
4-7
3-9
Super Bonus: Nope
Bonus Bonus: Uranus. No songs about it?
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SportsFan68
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Re: Lyrically Speaking THEME THURSDAY March 13
Spoiler
1. Will you be mine
My darling dear
Love you all the time
I'm just a fool, a fool in love with you
Earth Angel, Johnny Casino and the Gamblers
2. I hear hurricanes a blowing
I know the end is coming soon
I fear rivers overflowing
I hear the voice of rage and ruin
Bad Moon Rising, Creedence Clearwater Revival
4. A goddess on a mountain top
Burning like a silver flame
The summit of beauty and love
Venus, .... Shockwave Blue
Theme: Five points for the theme and five for pairing them up.
Theme is our solar system orbs. One and Two are the only ones I can pair.
Super Bonus: This composer’s main claim to fame, he came to detest this suite, which fits into today’s theme. He conceived the idea from a book by Alan Leo called The Art of Synthesis, cribbing the chapter layout and, in some cases, the exact chapter titles for his work. It is a glorious piece of work, although I must admit that I was introduced to it by King Crimson rather than any classical type study.
Bonus Bonus: There are seven parts to this piece, what’s missing and why?
I know that Holst left out Earth. I don't know why, I guess he just forgot. Or Leo forgot. Or dint want to. For the other omission, I'll guess Pluto hadn't been discovered yet.
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My darling dear
Love you all the time
I'm just a fool, a fool in love with you
Earth Angel, Johnny Casino and the Gamblers
2. I hear hurricanes a blowing
I know the end is coming soon
I fear rivers overflowing
I hear the voice of rage and ruin
Bad Moon Rising, Creedence Clearwater Revival
4. A goddess on a mountain top
Burning like a silver flame
The summit of beauty and love
Venus, .... Shockwave Blue
Theme: Five points for the theme and five for pairing them up.
Theme is our solar system orbs. One and Two are the only ones I can pair.
Super Bonus: This composer’s main claim to fame, he came to detest this suite, which fits into today’s theme. He conceived the idea from a book by Alan Leo called The Art of Synthesis, cribbing the chapter layout and, in some cases, the exact chapter titles for his work. It is a glorious piece of work, although I must admit that I was introduced to it by King Crimson rather than any classical type study.
Bonus Bonus: There are seven parts to this piece, what’s missing and why?
I know that Holst left out Earth. I don't know why, I guess he just forgot. Or Leo forgot. Or dint want to. For the other omission, I'll guess Pluto hadn't been discovered yet.
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-- America would be a better place if leaders would do more long-term thinking. -- Wilma Mankiller
-- America would be a better place if leaders would do more long-term thinking. -- Wilma Mankiller
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Spoiler
1. Earth Angel -- The Penguins
2. Bad Moon Rising -- CCR
3. Nope
4. Venus -- Shocking Blue
5. Heaven is a Place on Earth -- Belinda Carlisle
6. Nope
7. Venus -- Frankie Avalon
8. Drops of Jupiter -- Train
9. Nope
10. Nope
Bonus: Heavenly Bodies: 1-5, 4-7, 2-9, 3-8, 6-10.
Super Bonus: The Planets, Gustav Holst
BonusBonus: The other two hadn't been discovered yet.
2. Bad Moon Rising -- CCR
3. Nope
4. Venus -- Shocking Blue
5. Heaven is a Place on Earth -- Belinda Carlisle
6. Nope
7. Venus -- Frankie Avalon
8. Drops of Jupiter -- Train
9. Nope
10. Nope
Bonus: Heavenly Bodies: 1-5, 4-7, 2-9, 3-8, 6-10.
Super Bonus: The Planets, Gustav Holst
BonusBonus: The other two hadn't been discovered yet.
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TheConfessor
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Re: Lyrically Speaking THEME THURSDAY March 13
Spoiler
fantine33 wrote:Looks like I just couldn't stand leaving out my beloved Bonus Instrumental, as today's bonus is the theme and the matching and the Super Bonus is one of those give me the work and the composer type things. PS to mini: it won't be Herb Alpert anymore.
Originally Posted Thursday, 8-15-02
1. Will you be mine
My darling dear
Love you all the time
I'm just a fool, a fool in love with you
EARTH ANGEL -- THE PENGUINS
2. I hear hurricanes a blowing
I know the end is coming soon
I fear rivers overflowing
I hear the voice of rage and ruin
BAD MOON RISING -- CCR
3. No one's picking up the phone
Guess it's clear he's gone
And this little masochist
Is lifting up her dress
4. A goddess on a mountain top
Burning like a silver flame
The summit of beauty and love
VENUS -- SHOCKING BLUE
5. When you walk into the room
You pull me close and we start to move
And we're spinning with the stars above
And you lift me up in a wave of love
6. Sailors fighting in the dance hall
Oh man! Look at those cavemen go
It's the freakiest show
Take a look at the Lawman
Beating up the wrong guy
Oh man! Wonder if he'll ever know
He's in the best selling show
7. Please send a little girl for me to thrill
A girl who wants my kisses and my arms
A girl with all the charms of you
VENUS -- FRANKIE AVALON
8. Tell me did you fall for a shooting star
One without a permanent scar
And did you miss me while you were
Looking at yourself out there
9. Telegraph cables, how they sing down the highway
As they travel each bend in the road
And when people meet, in this romantic setting
They're so hypnotized by the lovely
10. You've turned my world into a dark and lonely place
Like a planet lost in space, my light is fadin'
I'd cross the universe to be right where you are
But I'm right in your backyard
Theme: Five points for the theme and five for pairing them up.
PLANETS AND HEAVENLY BODIES.
4 AND 7
2 AND 9
3 AND 8
1 AND 6
5 AND 10
Super Bonus: This composer’s main claim to fame, he came to detest this suite, which fits into today’s theme. He conceived the idea from a book by Alan Leo called The Art of Synthesis, cribbing the chapter layout and, in some cases, the exact chapter titles for his work. It is a glorious piece of work, although I must admit that I was introduced to it by King Crimson rather than any classical type study.
HOLST -- THE PLANETS
Bonus Bonus: There are seven parts to this piece, what’s missing and why?
THERE WAS NO EARTH PART, I RECKON BECAUSE HOLST FIGURED HE JUST WANTED TO INCLUDE THE OTHER KNOWN PLANETS. THERE ALSO WAS NO PLUTO PART, BECAUSE IT HADN'T YET BEEN DISCOVERED.
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fantine33
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Re: Lyrically Speaking THEME THURSDAY March 13
Originally Posted Thursday, 8-15-02
1. Will you be mine
My darling dear
Love you all the time
I'm just a fool, a fool in love with you
EARTH ANGEL - THE PENGUINS
I would have also taken the Crew Cuts or the Crests (I'm thinking that SportsFan was thinking of Johnny Maestro and the Crests when she said Johnny Casino and the Gamblers). Nice try on the Marvin Berrys, though.
2. I hear hurricanes a blowing
I know the end is coming soon
I fear rivers overflowing
I hear the voice of rage and ruin
BAD MOON RISING - CREEDENCE CLEARWATER REVIVAL
3. No one's picking up the phone
Guess it's clear he's gone
And this little masochist
Is lifting up her dress
HEY JUPITER - TORI AMOS
I might have to give Mel 5 bonus points for being the only one to get my favourite Tori Amos song. As I recall, this whole theme came to being because I wanted to use Hey Jupiter in one of my games that month.
4. A goddess on a mountain top
Burning like a silver flame
The summit of beauty and love
VENUS - SHOCKING BLUE (and I'm forced to accept BANANARAMA, ha!)
SportsFan gets half credit for Shockwave Blue. Step away from the computer!
5. When you walk into the room
You pull me close and we start to move
And we're spinning with the stars above
And you lift me up in a wave of love
HEAVEN IS A PLACE ON EARTH - BELINDA CARLISLE
6. Sailors fighting in the dance hall
Oh man! Look at those cavemen go
It's the freakiest show
Take a look at the Lawman
Beating up the wrong guy
Oh man! Wonder if he'll ever know
He's in the best selling show
LIFE ON MARS - DAVID BOWIE
Anyone figure out yet that I really, really like Bowie?
7. Please send a little girl for me to thrill
A girl who wants my kisses and my arms
A girl with all the charms of you
VENUS - FRANKIE AVALON
Amazingly enough, Bobby Vee/Vinton did indeed record this once, on a Greatest Hits album. How it can be one of your greatest hits when that's the first and only time you record it is beyond me, but a couple people luck out here.
8. Tell me did you fall for a shooting star
One without a permanent scar
And did you miss me while you were
Looking at yourself out there
DROPS OF JUPITER - TRAIN
9. Telegraph cables, how they sing down the highway
As they travel each bend in the road
And when people meet, in this romantic setting
They're so hypnotized by the lovely
MOONLIGHT IN VERMONT - MARGARET WHITING or FRANK SINATRA
Also a beautiful rendition by Willie Nelson on the Stardust album. I wore the grooves off of the vinyl on that album when I was a teenager (between the Alice Cooper and the David Bowie).
10. You've turned my world into a dark and lonely place
Like a planet lost in space, my light is fadin'
I'd cross the universe to be right where you are
But I'm right in your backyard
MIGHT AS WELL BE ON MARS - ALICE COOPER
I know this is kind of obscure so wasn't surprised that it was a stumper but, as I recall, I had a hard time finding another Mars song and I really wanted to use Life on Mars because I like it so much. I'm not sure why I didn't think of Nothing Ever Happens on Mars (maybe at the time I wrote this I hadn't seen Waiting for Guffman yet), but Caro gets 2 bonus points for mentioning a very reasonable alternative that should have occurred to me this time at least, especially since I was watching a Parker Posey movie on the gay channel when I was looking over this week's games.
Theme: Five points for the theme and five for pairing them up.
Super Bonus: This composer’s main claim to fame, he came to detest this suite, which fits into today’s theme. He conceived the idea from a book by Alan Leo called The Art of Synthesis, cribbing the chapter layout and, in some cases, the exact chapter titles for his work. It is a glorious piece of work, although I must admit that I was introduced to it by King Crimson rather than any classical type study.
THE PLANETS - GUSTAV HOLST
Bonus Bonus: There are seven parts to this piece, what’s missing and why?
PLUTO - It wasn't yet discovered.
EARTH - The book was based on Astrology, not Astronomy, so the Earth wasn't one of the chapters.
1. Will you be mine
My darling dear
Love you all the time
I'm just a fool, a fool in love with you
EARTH ANGEL - THE PENGUINS
I would have also taken the Crew Cuts or the Crests (I'm thinking that SportsFan was thinking of Johnny Maestro and the Crests when she said Johnny Casino and the Gamblers). Nice try on the Marvin Berrys, though.
2. I hear hurricanes a blowing
I know the end is coming soon
I fear rivers overflowing
I hear the voice of rage and ruin
BAD MOON RISING - CREEDENCE CLEARWATER REVIVAL
3. No one's picking up the phone
Guess it's clear he's gone
And this little masochist
Is lifting up her dress
HEY JUPITER - TORI AMOS
I might have to give Mel 5 bonus points for being the only one to get my favourite Tori Amos song. As I recall, this whole theme came to being because I wanted to use Hey Jupiter in one of my games that month.
4. A goddess on a mountain top
Burning like a silver flame
The summit of beauty and love
VENUS - SHOCKING BLUE (and I'm forced to accept BANANARAMA, ha!)
SportsFan gets half credit for Shockwave Blue. Step away from the computer!
5. When you walk into the room
You pull me close and we start to move
And we're spinning with the stars above
And you lift me up in a wave of love
HEAVEN IS A PLACE ON EARTH - BELINDA CARLISLE
6. Sailors fighting in the dance hall
Oh man! Look at those cavemen go
It's the freakiest show
Take a look at the Lawman
Beating up the wrong guy
Oh man! Wonder if he'll ever know
He's in the best selling show
LIFE ON MARS - DAVID BOWIE
Anyone figure out yet that I really, really like Bowie?
7. Please send a little girl for me to thrill
A girl who wants my kisses and my arms
A girl with all the charms of you
VENUS - FRANKIE AVALON
Amazingly enough, Bobby Vee/Vinton did indeed record this once, on a Greatest Hits album. How it can be one of your greatest hits when that's the first and only time you record it is beyond me, but a couple people luck out here.
8. Tell me did you fall for a shooting star
One without a permanent scar
And did you miss me while you were
Looking at yourself out there
DROPS OF JUPITER - TRAIN
9. Telegraph cables, how they sing down the highway
As they travel each bend in the road
And when people meet, in this romantic setting
They're so hypnotized by the lovely
MOONLIGHT IN VERMONT - MARGARET WHITING or FRANK SINATRA
Also a beautiful rendition by Willie Nelson on the Stardust album. I wore the grooves off of the vinyl on that album when I was a teenager (between the Alice Cooper and the David Bowie).
10. You've turned my world into a dark and lonely place
Like a planet lost in space, my light is fadin'
I'd cross the universe to be right where you are
But I'm right in your backyard
MIGHT AS WELL BE ON MARS - ALICE COOPER
I know this is kind of obscure so wasn't surprised that it was a stumper but, as I recall, I had a hard time finding another Mars song and I really wanted to use Life on Mars because I like it so much. I'm not sure why I didn't think of Nothing Ever Happens on Mars (maybe at the time I wrote this I hadn't seen Waiting for Guffman yet), but Caro gets 2 bonus points for mentioning a very reasonable alternative that should have occurred to me this time at least, especially since I was watching a Parker Posey movie on the gay channel when I was looking over this week's games.
Theme: Five points for the theme and five for pairing them up.
Super Bonus: This composer’s main claim to fame, he came to detest this suite, which fits into today’s theme. He conceived the idea from a book by Alan Leo called The Art of Synthesis, cribbing the chapter layout and, in some cases, the exact chapter titles for his work. It is a glorious piece of work, although I must admit that I was introduced to it by King Crimson rather than any classical type study.
THE PLANETS - GUSTAV HOLST
Bonus Bonus: There are seven parts to this piece, what’s missing and why?
PLUTO - It wasn't yet discovered.
EARTH - The book was based on Astrology, not Astronomy, so the Earth wasn't one of the chapters.
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fantine33
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Points
sports fan 170
KT 162
tbone 155
TLITF 153
melly 151
earendel 150
mrkelley 145
sir galahad 113
Confessor 112
mini 108
mntetn 108
nelly 107
littlebeast 75
megaaddict 70
mikehardware 66
ghostjmf 65
marley 30
2002 Points
I'm scoring the theme points a little differently this year, which probably accounted for ghost's and some of tbone's increase, but lb must have eschewed the bonuses back then as well, as he hits the mark exactly.
MACRAE1234 180
RevDodd 160
gretagarbo9929 125
rob_wilson 115
TBone0806 115
etaoin22 105
starfish1113 105
Barbarella09 95
two_eagle_bdm 95
HF_Jai 85
littlebeast13 75
vandalrmc 65
ghostjmf 50
chase1207 40
markwiz 40
PEACOCK2121 10
sports fan 170
KT 162
tbone 155
TLITF 153
melly 151
earendel 150
mrkelley 145
sir galahad 113
Confessor 112
mini 108
mntetn 108
nelly 107
littlebeast 75
megaaddict 70
mikehardware 66
ghostjmf 65
marley 30
2002 Points
I'm scoring the theme points a little differently this year, which probably accounted for ghost's and some of tbone's increase, but lb must have eschewed the bonuses back then as well, as he hits the mark exactly.
MACRAE1234 180
RevDodd 160
gretagarbo9929 125
rob_wilson 115
TBone0806 115
etaoin22 105
starfish1113 105
Barbarella09 95
two_eagle_bdm 95
HF_Jai 85
littlebeast13 75
vandalrmc 65
ghostjmf 50
chase1207 40
markwiz 40
PEACOCK2121 10