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ANSWERS/POINTS LS THEME THURSDAY March 20

#1 Post by fantine33 » Thu Mar 20, 2008 6:52 am

Originally posted August 22, 2002.

Just a theme today, no matching them up (yay, because scoring those are a beyotch!) so, for an extra five points for those who faithfully read the opening to this far, there's a theme within a theme here concerning 4, 5 and 9. And if you don't know one of those songs, knowing the extra theme will help you get it.


1. To tease ‘em and thrill ‘em
To torture and kill ‘em
Is her delight they say
I saw her at the seashore with a great big pan
There was *** pouring water on a drowning man

2. And she sits very quiet and still
And they call her a name that they never get right
And if they don't then nobody else will
But she used to have a carefree mind of her own
With a devilish look in her eye

3. I pushed her away
I walked to the door
I fell to the floor
I got down on my knees
I looked at her and she at me

4. Making love in the afternoon with ***
Up in my bedroom
I got up to wash my face
When I come back to bed
Someone’s taken my place

5. Then one day I left my gal
I left her far behind me
And now I'm lost
So gol-durned lost
Not even God can find me

6. Your looks intoxicate me
Even though your folks hate me
There's no one like you, (** ), really

7. Ridin' in a Stutz-Bearcat, Jim
Y'know, those were different times
Oh, all the poets, they studied rules of verse
And the ladies, they rolled their eyes

8. When they had the earthquake in San Francisco
Back in nineteen six
They said that old mother nature
Was up to her old tricks.
That's the story that went around
But here's the real lowdown

9. First I rise then I fall
Seems like you don't want the love
Of this man at all
And it's sure been a lonely time
Right up to the time I met you
oh if you take a love like mine

10. There's no time to lose I heard her say
Catch your dreams before they slip away
Dying all the time
Lose your dreams
And you will lose your mind
Ain't life unkind


Theme: This shouldn’t be too difficult today

Bonus Bonus: Which line in #3 had to be changed to avoid a trademark challenge by what major corporation?

Super Bonus: In which 1946 movie (which also fits today’s theme) was song #8 featured?
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#2 Post by littlebeast13 » Thu Mar 20, 2008 7:04 am

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Originally posted August 22, 2002.

Just a theme today, no matching them up (yay, because scoring those are a beyotch!) so, for an extra five points for those who faithfully read the opening to this far, there's a theme within a theme here concerning 4, 5 and 9. And if you don't know one of those songs, knowing the extra theme will help you get it.


1. To tease ‘em and thrill ‘em
To torture and kill ‘em
Is her delight they say
I saw her at the seashore with a great big pan
There was *** pouring water on a drowning man

2. And she sits very quiet and still
And they call her a name that they never get right
And if they don't then nobody else will
But she used to have a carefree mind of her own
With a devilish look in her eye
Veronica - Elvis Costello

3. I pushed her away
I walked to the door
I fell to the floor
I got down on my knees
I looked at her and she at me
Lola - Kinks

4. Making love in the afternoon with ***
Up in my bedroom
I got up to wash my face
When I come back to bed
Someone’s taken my place
Cecilia - Simon & Garfunkel (This may have been solo Simon, but if so I'll take partial credit because I had a hell of a time pulling this one....)

5. Then one day I left my gal
I left her far behind me
And now I'm lost
So gol-durned lost
Not even God can find me

6. Your looks intoxicate me
Even though your folks hate me
There's no one like you, (** ), really
I know this one, but can't place it....

7. Ridin' in a Stutz-Bearcat, Jim
Y'know, those were different times
Oh, all the poets, they studied rules of verse
And the ladies, they rolled their eyes

8. When they had the earthquake in San Francisco
Back in nineteen six
They said that old mother nature
Was up to her old tricks.
That's the story that went around
But here's the real lowdown

9. First I rise then I fall
Seems like you don't want the love
Of this man at all
And it's sure been a lonely time
Right up to the time I met you
oh if you take a love like mine

10. There's no time to lose I heard her say
Catch your dreams before they slip away
Dying all the time
Lose your dreams
And you will lose your mind
Ain't life unkind


Theme: This shouldn’t be too difficult today - Girls names, another theme I used in the past (albeit, after this was first-run)....

Bonus Bonus: Which line in #3 had to be changed to avoid a trademark challenge by what major corporation? - The champagne was not allowed to taste like Coca Cola. It was changed to cherry cola, which is the version I always heard back in the 90's when I first started listening to a 70's station. That same station today now plays the Coca Cola version....

Super Bonus: In which 1946 movie (which also fits today’s theme) was song #8 featured?

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Re: Lyrically Speaking THEME THURSDAY March 20

#3 Post by astrnomr » Thu Mar 20, 2008 7:32 am

Spoiler
2. Elvis Costello - Veronica
3. The Kinks - Lola
4. Simon & Garfunkel - Cecilia
10 . The Rolling Stones - Ruby Tuesday

Theme - A woman's name in the song title.
Bonus Bonus - I'm guessing that the line "cherry cola (C-O-L-A cola)" originally said "Coca-Cola". That was an odd line at the time because Coke and Pepsi really didn't make cherry cola popular until the late 1980s.

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Re: Lyrically Speaking THEME THURSDAY March 20

#4 Post by MarleysGh0st » Thu Mar 20, 2008 7:48 am

Spoiler
4. Making love in the afternoon with ***
Up in my bedroom
I got up to wash my face
When I come back to bed
Someone’s taken my place

Cecelia - Simon and Garfunkel

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Re: Lyrically Speaking THEME THURSDAY March 20

#5 Post by earendel » Thu Mar 20, 2008 8:18 am

fantine33 wrote:Just a theme today, no matching them up (yay, because scoring those are a beyotch!) so, for an extra five points for those who faithfully read the opening to this far, there's a theme within a theme here concerning 4, 5 and 9. And if you don't know one of those songs, knowing the extra theme will help you get it.
I'm not great with themes, and having a "theme within a theme" doesn't exactly give me confidence. Nonetheless, we soldier on.
fantine33 wrote:1. To tease ‘em and thrill ‘em
To torture and kill ‘em
Is her delight they say
I saw her at the seashore with a great big pan
There was *** pouring water on a drowning man

2. And she sits very quiet and still
And they call her a name that they never get right
And if they don't then nobody else will
But she used to have a carefree mind of her own
With a devilish look in her eye

3. I pushed her away
I walked to the door
I fell to the floor
I got down on my knees
I looked at her and she at me

4. Making love in the afternoon with ***
Up in my bedroom
I got up to wash my face
When I come back to bed
Someone’s taken my place

5. Then one day I left my gal
I left her far behind me
And now I'm lost
So gol-durned lost
Not even God can find me

6. Your looks intoxicate me
Even though your folks hate me
There's no one like you, (** ), really

7. Ridin' in a Stutz-Bearcat, Jim
Y'know, those were different times
Oh, all the poets, they studied rules of verse
And the ladies, they rolled their eyes

8. When they had the earthquake in San Francisco
Back in nineteen six
They said that old mother nature
Was up to her old tricks.
That's the story that went around
But here's the real lowdown

9. First I rise then I fall
Seems like you don't want the love
Of this man at all
And it's sure been a lonely time
Right up to the time I met you
oh if you take a love like mine

10. There's no time to lose I heard her say
Catch your dreams before they slip away
Dying all the time
Lose your dreams
And you will lose your mind
Ain't life unkind
Spoiler
1. Hard-hearted Hannah - you probably want Ella Fitzgerald
2.
3. Lola - The Kinks
4. Cecilia - Simon and Garfunkle
5. They Call the Wind Mariah - The Kingston Trio
6. Eleanor - The Turtles (lots of people don't like this song but I do)
7.
8. Put the Blame on Mame - Rita Hayworth (but actually dubbed by someone else)
9. Fanny - The BeeGees
10. Ruby Tuesday - The Rolling Stones
fantine33 wrote:Theme: This shouldn’t be too difficult today
Spoiler
Well, perhaps it wasn't so bad after all. The theme is "songs with women's names in the title".
fantine33 wrote:Bonus Bonus: Which line in #3 had to be changed to avoid a trademark challenge by what major corporation?

Super Bonus: In which 1946 movie (which also fits today’s theme) was song #8 featured?
Spoiler
Bonus Bonus: The words "Coca-Cola" were changed to "cherry cola" to avoid trademark infringement.

Super Bonus: Gilda
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Re: Lyrically Speaking THEME THURSDAY March 20

#6 Post by NellyLunatic1980 » Thu Mar 20, 2008 8:26 am

Spoiler
1. pass
2. "Veronica", Elvis Costello
3. "Lola", the Kinks
4. "Cecilia", Simon & Garfunkel
5. "They Call the Wind Mariah", Kingston Trio
6. pass
7. pass
8. pass
9. "Fanny" :lol: , the Bee Gees
10. "Ruby Tuesday", the Rolling Stones
Theme: female names; I don't know the theme-within-the-theme, though
Bonus Bonus: "Where you drink champagne and it tastes just like Coca-Cola" had to be changed to "... cherry cola" to prevent a lawsuit from Coca-Cola
Super Bonus: pass

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Re: Lyrically Speaking THEME THURSDAY March 20

#7 Post by T_Bone0806 » Thu Mar 20, 2008 9:07 am

Spoiler
1-
2-Veronica-Elvis Costello
3-Lola-Kinks
4-Cecelia-Simon & Garfunkel
5-They Call the Wind Mariah-Ed Ames
6-Eleanor-Turtles
7-Sweet Jane-Lou Reed/Mott the Hoople
8-
9-
10-Ruby Tuesday-Rolling Stones

Theme: Songs with female names in the title.

Bonus Bonus: "where you drink champagne and it tastes just like COCA COLA"--changed to "CHERRY cola".

Super Bonus: "Attack of the 50-foot Llamas"
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Re: Lyrically Speaking THEME THURSDAY March 20

#8 Post by ToLiveIsToFly » Thu Mar 20, 2008 9:28 am

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1. To tease ‘em and thrill ‘em
To torture and kill ‘em
Is her delight they say
I saw her at the seashore with a great big pan
There was *** pouring water on a drowning man
Hard Heart Hannah - Ella Fitzgerald. There's a (Disney, I assume) song called "Whale of a Tale" that we sang in 6th grade chorus with a verse about Harpoon Hannah, and somehow I got them confused.

2. And she sits very quiet and still
And they call her a name that they never get right
And if they don't then nobody else will
But she used to have a carefree mind of her own
With a devilish look in her eye
Veronica - Elvis Costello

3. I pushed her away
I walked to the door
I fell to the floor
I got down on my knees
I looked at her and she at me
Lola - The Kinks

4. Making love in the afternoon with ***
Up in my bedroom
I got up to wash my face
When I come back to bed
Someone’s taken my place
Cecilia - Simon and Garfunkel

5. Then one day I left my gal
I left her far behind me
And now I'm lost
So gol-durned lost
Not even God can find me
They Call the Wind Maria - I don't know if I've ever heard a version of this on the radio or on a record or anything, so I'm at a loss to who recorded it. I'll guess Frank Sinatra.

6. Your looks intoxicate me
Even though your folks hate me
There's no one like you, (** ), really
Eleanor - The Turtles

7. Ridin' in a Stutz-Bearcat, Jim
Y'know, those were different times
Oh, all the poets, they studied rules of verse
And the ladies, they rolled their eyes
Sweet Jane - The Velvet Underground

8. When they had the earthquake in San Francisco
Back in nineteen six
They said that old mother nature
Was up to her old tricks.
That's the story that went around
But here's the real lowdown
?

9. First I rise then I fall
Seems like you don't want the love
Of this man at all
And it's sure been a lonely time
Right up to the time I met you
oh if you take a love like mine
?

10. There's no time to lose I heard her say
Catch your dreams before they slip away
Dying all the time
Lose your dreams
And you will lose your mind
Ain't life unkind
Ruby Tuesday - The Rolling Stones


Theme: This shouldn’t be too difficult today
Women's Names. I have a friend who sent out mix CDs with songs named after women as an I'm-leaving-the-country present (he didn't leave as a political statement. He left to follow his wife. To Nicosia.) HIS song list was:
Rosalita
Visions of Johanna
Dina-Moe Humm
Crazy Mary
Mustang Sally
Angie
Georgia on My Mind (yeah, i know)
Peggy Sue
Maybelline
Polly
The Wind Cries Mary
Sweet Jane
Jane Says
Mrs. Robinson
Martha
Rudie Can't Fail (yeah, I know)

Theme-within-theme:
Songs with women's names ending in "ia" in the title?


Bonus Bonus: Which line in #3 had to be changed to avoid a trademark challenge by what major corporation?
"And you drink champagne and it tastes just like Coca-Cola" (changed to cherry cola)

Super Bonus: In which 1946 movie (which also fits today’s theme) was song #8 featured?
Rebecca?

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#9 Post by mntetn » Thu Mar 20, 2008 11:20 am

Spoiler
1.
2.
3.
4. Cecelia, Simon and Garfunkel
5. Mariah, Pat Boone
6. Eleanor, the Turtles
7.
8.
9.
10. Ruby Tuesday, Rolling Stones

Theme: Lady loves
Theme within Theme:
Bonus Bonus:
Super Bonus:

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#10 Post by megaaddict » Thu Mar 20, 2008 12:28 pm

Spoiler
3. Lola, The Kinks

4. Cecilia, Simon & Garfunkel

10. Ruby Tuesday, Rolling Stones

Theme: Songs with a lady' name in the title.

Bonus Bonus: Must be Coca-Cola Corporation over the "champagne that tastes like cherry cola" line.

Super Bonus: Gilda?

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#11 Post by Sir_Galahad » Thu Mar 20, 2008 12:45 pm

Spoiler
1.
2.
3. Lola - Kinks
4. Cecilia - S & G
5.
6. Eleanor - Turtles
7. Sweet Jane - Lou Reed
8.
9.
10. Ruby Tuesday - Rolling Stones

B.B. - "Where they drink champagne and it takes just like Coca Cola"

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Re: Lyrically Speaking THEME THURSDAY March 20

#12 Post by KillerTomato » Thu Mar 20, 2008 4:01 pm

Spoiler
1. Nope
2. Veronica - Elvis Costello
3. Lola - The Kinks
4. Cecilia - Simon and Garfunkel
5. They Call the Wind Mariah - Kingston Trio
6. Nope
7. Sweet Jane - Lou Reed
8. Put the Blame on Mame - Lucille Ball, in the movie.
9. Nope
10. Ruby Tuesday - Rolling Stones

Theme: This shouldn’t be too difficult today

All of the titles have womens' names in them, although Lola was no woman. As for the subtheme....Nope.

Bonus Bonus: Which line in #3 had to be changed to avoid a trademark challenge by what major corporation?

"Where they drink champagne and it tastes just like Coca-Cola" was changed to "cherry cola"

Super Bonus: In which 1946 movie (which also fits today’s theme) was song #8 featured?

Um...."Auntie Mame"? No, that was in the 70s. And I don't think Roz Russell sang it, but even if she did, "Mame" was the late 50s. I got nuthin'.
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Re: Lyrically Speaking THEME THURSDAY March 20

#13 Post by TheConfessor » Thu Mar 20, 2008 4:16 pm

Spoiler
fantine33 wrote:Originally posted August 22, 2002.

Just a theme today, no matching them up (yay, because scoring those are a beyotch!) so, for an extra five points for those who faithfully read the opening to this far, there's a theme within a theme here concerning 4, 5 and 9. And if you don't know one of those songs, knowing the extra theme will help you get it.


1. To tease ‘em and thrill ‘em
To torture and kill ‘em
Is her delight they say
I saw her at the seashore with a great big pan
There was *** pouring water on a drowning man

2. And she sits very quiet and still
And they call her a name that they never get right
And if they don't then nobody else will
But she used to have a carefree mind of her own
With a devilish look in her eye

3. I pushed her away
I walked to the door
I fell to the floor
I got down on my knees
I looked at her and she at me
LOLA -- THE KINKS

4. Making love in the afternoon with ***
Up in my bedroom
I got up to wash my face
When I come back to bed
Someone’s taken my place
CECILIA -- SIMON AND GARFUNKEL

5. Then one day I left my gal
I left her far behind me
And now I'm lost
So gol-durned lost
Not even God can find me

6. Your looks intoxicate me
Even though your folks hate me
There's no one like you, (** ), really
ELEANOR -- THE TURTLES

7. Ridin' in a Stutz-Bearcat, Jim
Y'know, those were different times
Oh, all the poets, they studied rules of verse
And the ladies, they rolled their eyes

8. When they had the earthquake in San Francisco
Back in nineteen six
They said that old mother nature
Was up to her old tricks.
That's the story that went around
But here's the real lowdown

9. First I rise then I fall
Seems like you don't want the love
Of this man at all
And it's sure been a lonely time
Right up to the time I met you
oh if you take a love like mine

10. There's no time to lose I heard her say
Catch your dreams before they slip away
Dying all the time
Lose your dreams
And you will lose your mind
Ain't life unkind
RUBY TUESDAY -- THE ROLLING STONES


Theme: This shouldn’t be too difficult today
SONGS WITH FEMALE NAMES IN THE TITLE

Bonus Bonus: Which line in #3 had to be changed to avoid a trademark challenge by what major corporation?
TASTES JUST LIKE COCA COLA >>> CHANGED TO CHERRY COLA, APPARENTLY DUE TO LEGALISTIC PETULANCE FROM COCA COLA.

Super Bonus: In which 1946 movie (which also fits today’s theme) was song #8 featured?

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#14 Post by kroxquo » Thu Mar 20, 2008 4:53 pm

OK I know I've spoilerized it now.
Spoiler
1. To tease ‘em and thrill ‘em
To torture and kill ‘em
Is her delight they say
I saw her at the seashore with a great big pan
There was *** pouring water on a drowning man

2. And she sits very quiet and still
And they call her a name that they never get right
And if they don't then nobody else will
But she used to have a carefree mind of her own
With a devilish look in her eye

3. I pushed her away
I walked to the door
I fell to the floor
I got down on my knees
I looked at her and she at me

Lola - Kinks

4. Making love in the afternoon with ***
Up in my bedroom
I got up to wash my face
When I come back to bed
Someone’s taken my place

Celia - Simon and Garfunkle

5. Then one day I left my gal
I left her far behind me
And now I'm lost
So gol-durned lost
Not even God can find me

6. Your looks intoxicate me
Even though your folks hate me
There's no one like you, (** ), really

Eleanor - Turtles

7. Ridin' in a Stutz-Bearcat, Jim
Y'know, those were different times
Oh, all the poets, they studied rules of verse
And the ladies, they rolled their eyes

8. When they had the earthquake in San Francisco
Back in nineteen six
They said that old mother nature
Was up to her old tricks.
That's the story that went around
But here's the real lowdown

9. First I rise then I fall
Seems like you don't want the love
Of this man at all
And it's sure been a lonely time
Right up to the time I met you
oh if you take a love like mine

10. There's no time to lose I heard her say
Catch your dreams before they slip away
Dying all the time
Lose your dreams
And you will lose your mind
Ain't life unkind

Ruby Tuesday - Rolling Stones


Theme: This shouldn’t be too difficult today Girls' Names

Bonus Bonus: Which line in #3 had to be changed to avoid a trademark challenge by what major corporation?

Probably the line about tasting just like cherry cola - I'm assuming it was originally coca cola

Super Bonus: In which 1946 movie (which also fits today’s theme) was song #8 featured?
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Re: Lyrically Speaking THEME THURSDAY March 20

#15 Post by SportsFan68 » Thu Mar 20, 2008 6:47 pm

Spoiler
fantine33 wrote:Originally posted August 22, 2002.

Just a theme today, no matching them up (yay, because scoring those are a beyotch!) so, for an extra five points for those who faithfully read the opening to this far, there's a theme within a theme here concerning 4, 5 and 9. And if you don't know one of those songs, knowing the extra theme will help you get it.

3. I pushed her away
I walked to the door
I fell to the floor
I got down on my knees
I looked at her and she at me

Lola, Kinks

4. Making love in the afternoon with ***
Up in my bedroom
I got up to wash my face
When I come back to bed
Someone’s taken my place

Cecelia, Simon and Garfunkel

5. Then one day I left my gal
I left her far behind me
And now I'm lost
So gol-durned lost
Not even God can find me

They Call the Wind Maria -- Harve Presnell sang this in the movie version of Paint Your Wagon. I have no idea who did it before then. Or after.

Theme: This shouldn’t be too difficult today -- women's names
Sub-theme: Women's names ending in ia.

Bonus Bonus: Which line in #3 had to be changed to avoid a trademark challenge by what major corporation?

"Just like Coca-Cola" to "just like cherry cola."

Super Bonus: In which 1946 movie (which also fits today’s theme) was song #8 featured?

I'll guess Hello Dolly!
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#16 Post by mellytu74 » Thu Mar 20, 2008 7:34 pm

Gad to be back after a couple days away. Only knew two Metals. I know a lot yesterday but couldn't play.

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Spoiler
1. Hard-hearted Hannah - Many good versions, love Ella Fitzgerald's
2. Veronica - Eliva Costello
3. Lola - the Kinks
4. Cecilia - Simon & Garfunkel
5. They Call the Maria - Paint Your Wagon score
6. Eleanor - the Turtles
7. Sweet Jane - Lou Reed
8. Put the Blame on Mame - Someone singing as Rita Hayworth lip-synched. Anita Ellis, maybe.
9. Fanny (Be Tender) - the Bee Gees
10. Ruby Tuesday - The Rolling stones

Bonus: Coca-cola. Tastes just like Cherry Coca. C-o-l-a- Cola.
Bonus #2: Gilda

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#17 Post by mrkelley23 » Thu Mar 20, 2008 9:23 pm

Spoiler
1. Hard Harted Hannah -- Cab Calloway
2. Veronica -- Elvis Costello
3. Lola -- The Kinks
4. Cecelia -- Simon and Garfunkel
5. They call the wind Maria -- The cast of Paint Your Wagon
6. Elenore -- Turtles
7. Nope
8. Nope
9. Fanny (Be tender with my love) -- Bee Gees
10. Ruby Tuesday -- rolling Stones


Theme -- Women's first names

BonusBonus: And it tastes just like Coca-Cola was changed to Cherry Cola, thanks to Coke.

BonusBonusBonus: Laura
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#18 Post by ghostjmf » Fri Mar 21, 2008 4:13 pm

Spoiler
1. Hard Hearted Hannah (The Vamp of Savannah)/a standard; I bet Frank Sinatra recorded it at some point

3. Lola/The Kinks

4. Cecelia/Simon & Garfunkel

5. They Call The Wind Mariah/Johnny Mathis

8. Sweet Georgia Brown? WAG/Its a standard; throw in Sinatra again

10. Ruby Tuesday/The Rolling Stones

Theme appears to be Women's Names

Bonus Bonus: "We drank champagne & it tastes just like Coca Cola" was changed in the US to "We drink champagne & it tastes just like cherry cola"

Super Bonus: OK, want a movie with a woman's name; think Hard Hearted Hannah comes from "Gilda", so even though that's not song #8, gonna guess it

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#19 Post by ghostjmf » Fri Mar 21, 2008 4:15 pm

Very mad at missing #6 (I didn't read the lyrics so they scanned into the tune right); very glad at seeming to somehow still be in time??

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#20 Post by ghostjmf » Fri Mar 21, 2008 4:19 pm

Also, got the right movie but the wrong song in it; how's about that?!

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Re: Lyrically Speaking THEME THURSDAY March 20

#21 Post by fantine33 » Fri Mar 21, 2008 6:25 pm

Originally posted August 22, 2002.

Just a theme today, no matching them up (yay, because scoring those are a beyotch!) so, for an extra five points for those who faithfully read the opening to this far, there's a theme within a theme here concerning 4, 5 and 9. And if you don't know one of those songs, knowing the extra theme will help you get it.


1. To tease ‘em and thrill ‘em
To torture and kill ‘em
Is her delight they say
I saw her at the seashore with a great big pan
There was *** pouring water on a drowning man

HARD HEARTED HANNAH - ELLA FITZGERALD

Also would have taken Ray Charles but, surprisingly, not Frank Sinatra!


2. And she sits very quiet and still
And they call her a name that they never get right
And if they don't then nobody else will
But she used to have a carefree mind of her own
With a devilish look in her eye

VERONICA - ELVIS COSTELLO

3. I pushed her away
I walked to the door
I fell to the floor
I got down on my knees
I looked at her and she at me

LOLA - THE KINKS

4. Making love in the afternoon with ***
Up in my bedroom
I got up to wash my face
When I come back to bed
Someone’s taken my place

CECILIA - SIMON & GARFUNKEL

5. Then one day I left my gal
I left her far behind me
And now I'm lost
So gol-durned lost
Not even God can find me

THEY CALL THE WIND MARIA - HARVE PRESNELL

Also Ed Ames and The Kingston Trio, who knew? Half credit for those who CYA'ed with 'cast of Paint Your Wagon'.


6. Your looks intoxicate me
Even though your folks hate me
There's no one like you, (** ), really

ELENORE - THE TURTLES

Yay for mrkelley to be the only one to get the correct spelling!


7. Ridin' in a Stutz-Bearcat, Jim
Y'know, those were different times
Oh, all the poets, they studied rules of verse
And the ladies, they rolled their eyes

SWEET JANE - LOU REED or VELVET UNDERGROUND

I don't know why I didn't use I Love You, Suzanne, since that's my fave Lou Reed Song


8. When they had the earthquake in San Francisco
Back in nineteen six
They said that old mother nature
Was up to her old tricks.
That's the story that went around
But here's the real lowdown

PUT THE BLAME ON MAME - RITA HAYWORTH

Rita actually did have a voice and had a few albums where she sang this, but Anita Ellis is also accepted under the Marnie Nixon rule. Caro is thinking of the wrong Mame.


9. First I rise then I fall
Seems like you don't want the love
Of this man at all
And it's sure been a lonely time
Right up to the time I met you
oh if you take a love like mine

FANNY (BE TENDER WITH MY LOVE) - BEE GEES

10. There's no time to lose I heard her say
Catch your dreams before they slip away
Dying all the time
Lose your dreams
And you will lose your mind
Ain't life unkind

RUBY TUESDAY - ROLLING STONES


Theme: This shouldn’t be too difficult today

LADIES' NAMES


The extra theme, which I didn't expect anybody to get, is that my cats' names are in here: Lola (although she was named for Gwen Verdon), Maria(h) (she was named for this song before anybody knew who Mariah Carey was), Cecilia and Fanny. Poor Chloe was left out because she was named after the Gus Kahn song and that would have been somewhat dirty pool. I think at least one person got this the first time, but I think that fact was more well known at the time.

Bonus Bonus: Which line in #3 had to be changed to avoid a trademark challenge by what major corporation?

The Coca-Cola/Cherry Cola deal. In response to somebody's thought, although commercial cherry cola wasn't as readily available back then, cherry coke was quite popular in restaurants, bars, bowling alleys, etc. The real kind were you put a shot of cherry syrup in there and topped it off with some maraschinos. Yes, I used to be a soda jerk, BITD.


Super Bonus: In which 1946 movie (which also fits today’s theme) was song #8 featured?

GILDA

You know, the one where she did that shit with her hair.

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#22 Post by fantine33 » Fri Mar 21, 2008 6:55 pm

POINTS

melly 215
earendel 190
TLITF 170
mrkelley 165
tbone 160
KT 150
nelly 140
ghostjmf 110
sir galahad 110
Confessor 100
kroxquo 95
astro 90
megaaddict 90
littlebeast 80
sports fan 80
mntetn 65
marley 20

2002 POINTS

Looks like tbone and ghost are the only repeaters, and they both picked up quite a few points from last time.

MACRAE1234 150
RevDodd 140
HF_Jai 130
TBone0806 120
ShamelessWeasel 100
starfish1113 100
ghostjmf 90
Barbarella09 80
RJS102254 60

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