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Re: Game #163: American Music

#51 Post by littlebeast13 » Thu Nov 17, 2016 8:20 pm

Another big Canadian band with a lesser known hit in the game...

99. DISTANT + 80. EARLY + 28. WARNING = Rush

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Re: Game #163: American Music

#52 Post by littlebeast13 » Thu Nov 17, 2016 8:27 pm

I'm not a Tangredi game veteran by any means, but has there ever been a game with so many consolidation mistakes as what this one has had so far? All three versions have mis-copied song titles, and I'm just as guilty as the others....

#47. was correctly identified earlier as "NEVER MY LOVE" by the Association, rather than "CHERISH" as listed. So that gives us the Corey Hart match I knew had to go with "surrender"....

47. NEVER + 100. SURRENDER = Corey Hart

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#53 Post by littlebeast13 » Thu Nov 17, 2016 8:33 pm

Fanny would be proud of me for getting this one...

104. SOMETIMES + 52. WHEN WE + 10. TOUCH = Dan Hill

And the reason "Smiling Faces Sometimes" needed the full title...

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Re: Game #163: American Music

#54 Post by mellytu74 » Thu Nov 17, 2016 8:34 pm

35. LONELY + 96. BOY = Paul Anka

30. HAVEN'T + 92. MET YOU + 50. YET = Michael Buble

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Re: Game #163: American Music

#55 Post by littlebeast13 » Thu Nov 17, 2016 8:42 pm

20. POP + 45. GOES + 82. THE WORLD = Men Without Hats

Using "Joy to the World" as the last part of the match rather than the parenthetical title of "Ball of Confusion"...

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Re: Game #163: American Music

#56 Post by mellytu74 » Thu Nov 17, 2016 8:46 pm

118. ONE + 55. WEEK = Barenaked Ladies

When -- several to chose from + 69. YOU'RE + 16. GONE = Avril Lavinge

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#57 Post by mrkelley23 » Thu Nov 17, 2016 9:06 pm

108. SHADOWS + 9. IN THE MOONLIGHT = the lovely Anne Murray
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Re: Game #163: American Music

#58 Post by franktangredi » Thu Nov 17, 2016 9:53 pm

mellytu74 wrote:97. I JUST WANNA + 23. STOP = Gino Vannelli

17. THEME FROM A + 89. SUMMER + 51. PLACE = Percy Faith

Because Frank is sly ....

120. I DON'T + 12. CARE = Vaudevillian Eva Tanguay (The I Don't Care Girl)

I am surprised I don't see a Guy Lombardo song here.
I knew somebody would find a Canadian I missed. (I'm not that sly.)

It's hard to put together AULD LANG SYNE from other song titles, even with Dan Fogelberg's help.

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Re: Game #163: American Music

#59 Post by franktangredi » Thu Nov 17, 2016 9:54 pm

littlebeast13 wrote:20. POP + 45. GOES + 82. THE WORLD = Men Without Hats

Using "Joy to the World" as the last part of the match rather than the parenthetical title of "Ball of Confusion"...
You'd be surprised how few song titles include the word "Safety."

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Re: Game #163: American Music

#60 Post by mrkelley23 » Fri Nov 18, 2016 10:56 am

I would love to an error-riddled Consolidation for this, but tonight is the big trivia-night fundraiser for our local civic theatre, so I'm a little distracted. I'll do one tomorrow if no one else has by then.
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Re: Game #163: American Music

#61 Post by earendel » Fri Nov 18, 2016 12:30 pm

Try this for a consolidation.

1. AMERICAN MUSIC - Bruce Springsteen
2. YOUR SMILING FACE - James Taylor
3. STAND BY YOUR MAN - Tammy Wynette
4. BLUE VELVET - Bobby VInton
5. HURT - Johnny Cash
6. GLORY OF LOVE - Peter Cetera
7. AN AFFAIR TO REMEMBER - Vic Damone
8. SING - Ed Sheeran
9. DANCING IN THE MOONLIGHT - King Harvest
10.TOUCH ME - The Doors
11. BAT OUT OF HELL - Meatloaf
12. TAKE GOOD CARE OF MY BABY - Bobby Vee
13. OFF THE WALL - Michael Jackson
14. ROCK ME TONITE - BILLY SQUIER
15. GOD BLESS THE CHILD - Billie Holiday
16. LONG AFTER I'M GONE - Big Kenny
17. EVERGREEN (LOVE THEME FROM "A STAR IS BORN") - Barbra Streisand
18. IT COULD HAPPEN TO YOU - [Many Many People]
19. MAYBE BABY - Buddy Holly
20. POP LOCK & DROP IT - Huey
21. HOW AM I SUPPOSED TO LIVE WITHOUT YOU? - Laura Branigan or Michael Bolton
22. THE HEART OF THE MATTER - Don Henley
23. WHO'LL STOP THE RAIN - CCR
24. TIE A YELLOW RIBBON ROUND THE OLD OAK TREE - Tony Orlando & Dawn
25. I PUT A SPELL ON YOU - Screamin' Jay Hawkins - CCR, many more...
26. WHEN I'M NOT NEAR THE GIRL I LOVE - Finian's Rainbow
27. I WOULD DIE 4 U - Prince
28. WARNING - Green Day
29. FOREVER AND EVER - AMEN - Randy Travis
30. YOU HAVEN'T DONE NOTHIN' - Stevie Wonder
31. JUST A SONG BEFORE I GO - Crosby, Stills & Nash
32. BETTE DAVIS EYES - Kim Carnes
33. ANYONE WHO EVER HAD A HEART - Dionne Warwick
34. MEAN GREEN MUTHA FROM OUTER SPACE - Levi Stubbs
35. LONELY TEENAGER - Dion
36. SWEET SEASONS - Carole King
37. LITTLE GREEN APPLES - O.C. Smith and others
38. VENTURA HIGHWAY - America
39. TREAT ME RIGHT - Pat Benetar
40. I REMEMBER YOU - Skid Row
41. READ 'EM AND WEEP - Meat Loaf or Barry Manilow
42. WALK AWAY, RENEE - Left Banke or Four Tops
43. SOMEWHERE OUT THERE - Linda Ronstadt and James Ingram
44. THE JOKER WENT WILD? - Brian Hyland?
45. THERE GOES MY BABY - Drifters
46. BIG GIRLS DON'T CRY - Four Seasons
47. NEVER MY LOVE - The Association
48. I CAN"T WAIT - Nu Shooz
49. YOU SHOULD BE HERE - Cole Swindell
50. I AIN'T DOWN YET - Unsinkable Molly Brown
51. IN MY PLACE - Coldplay
52. WHEN WE GET MARRIED - Dreamlovers or Intruders
53. KILLING IS MY BUSINESS - Megadeth
54. I SAW THE LIGHT - Todd Rundgren
55. SATURDAY NIGHT IS THE LONELIEST NIGHT OF THE WEEK - Frank Sinatra
56.WALKIN' IN THE SUNSHINE - Roger Miller
57. LONG TALL SALLY - Little Richard
58. BROKEN WINGS - Mr. Mister
59. I HOLD YOUR HAND IN MINE - Tom Lehrer
60. THE BEST - Tina Turner
61. HARD TO BE A SAINT IN THE CITY - Bruce Springsteen
62. JUST ANOTHER DAY - Jon Secada
63. LET'S WAIT AWHILE - Janet Jackson
64. BEING WITH YOU - Smokey Robinson
65. HEAD OVER HEELS - the Go-Go's
66. TAXI - Harry Chapin
67. BREAK IT TO ME GENTLY - Juice Newton or Brenda Lee
68. YOU CAN CALL ME AL - Paul Simon
69. IF EVER YOU'RE IN MY ARMS AGAIN - Peabo Bryson
70. WHAT DO YOU SAY - Reba McIntyre
71. DON'T FORGET ABOUT US - Mariah Carey
72. FAR ABOVE CAYUGA'S WATERS - Cornell Fight Song
73. WILLIE AND THE HAND JIVE - Johnny Otis
74. IF YOU COULD ONLY SEE - Tonic
75. BLACK BALLOON - Goo Goo Dolls
76. GOLD - John Stewart
77. DARLIN' - Beach Boys
78. HEAVEN MUST BE MISSING AN ANGEL - Tavares
79. FOR YOU - Dean Martin
80. SMOKE FROM A DISTANT FIRE - Sanford Townsend Band
81. BALL OF CONFUSION (THAT'S WHAT THE WORLD IS TODAY) - Temptations
82. JOY TO THE WORLD - Three Dog Night
83. COULD I LEAVE YOU - Follies
84. ALL I EVER NEED IS YOU - Sonny and Cher
85. SOMEBODY'S BABY - Jackson Browne
86. MAGIC MOMENTS - Perry Como
87. BAD MEDICINE - Bon Jovi
88. DON'T YOU FEEL MY LEG - Maria Maldaur
89. SUMMER WIND - Frank Sinatra
90. NOBODY'S FOOL - Cinderella
91. ISLAND IN THE SUN - Harry Bellafonte
92. SINCE I MET YOU, BABY - Sam Cooke
93. OUT LAST NIGHT - Kenny Chesney
94. HOT FUN IN THE SUMMER TIME - Sly and The Family Stone
95. IT DON'T MATTER ANYMORE - Buddy Holly
96. MERCEDES BOY - Pebbles
97. GIVE IT TO ME (I JUST WANNA LOVE YOU) - Jay-Z
98. QUEEN OF THE HOP - Bobby Darin
99. EARLY IN THE MORNING - The Gap Band
100. SWEET SURRENDER - John Denver
101. ALL HAIL THE POWER OF JESUS' NAME - hymn
102. GET ON YOUR FEET - Gloria Estefan
103. IF I WERE YOUR WOMAN - Gladys Knights and The Pips
104. SMILING FACES SOMETIMES - The Undisputed Truth
105. YOU BETTER SIT DOWN KIDS - Cher
106. BORN TO BE MY BABY - Bon Jovi
107. TAKIN' IT TO THE STREETS - Doobie Brothers
108. SHADOWS OF THE NIGHT - Pat Benatar
109. LIFE IS A ROCK (BUT THE RADIO ROLLED ME) - Reunion
110. SHAKE ME, WAKE ME (WHEN IT'S OVER) - Four Tops
111. YOU WERE ON MY MIND - Wee Five
112. I WILL FOLLOW HIM - Little Peggy March
113. MY HEROES HAVE ALWAYS BEEN COWBOYS - Willie Nelson
114. ROCK AND ROLL IS HERE TO STAY - Danny and the Juniors
115. TURN. TURN. TURN - Byrds
116. HEARTS - Marty Balin
117. THE LONG RUN - Eagles
118. ONE MINT JULEP - The Clovers
119. SOMEDAY, WE'LL BE TOGETHER - The Supremes
120. I DON'T WANT TO MISS A THING - Aerosmith

MATCHES
1. AMERICAN + 103. WOMAN = The Guess Who
3. STAND + 57. TALL = Burton Cummings
17. THEME FROM A + 89. SUMMER + 51. PLACE = Percy Faith
20. POP + 45. GOES + 82. THE WORLD = Men Without Hats
30. HAVEN'T + 92. MET YOU + 50. YET = Michael Buble
35. LONELY + 96. BOY = Paul Anka
46. BIG + 24. YELLOW + 66. TAXI = Joni Mitchell
47. NEVER + 100. SURRENDER = Corey Hart
74. IF YOU COULD + 1. READ + 111. MY MIND = Gordon Lightfoot
97. I JUST WANNA + 23. STOP = Gino Vannelli
98. QUEEN OF THE + 58. BROKEN + 116. HEARTS = Loverboy
99. DISTANT + 80. EARLY + 28. WARNING = Rush
104. SOMETIMES + 52. WHEN WE + 10. TOUCH = Dan Hill
107. TAKIN' + 12. CARE OF + 53. BUSINESS = Bachman Turner Overdrive
108. SHADOWS + 9. IN THE MOONLIGHT = the lovely Anne Murray
118. ONE + 55. WEEK = Barenaked Ladies
120. I DON'T + 12. CARE = Vaudevillian Eva Tanguay (The I Don't Care Girl)

I may have missed a match or two.
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#62 Post by jarnon » Fri Nov 18, 2016 12:56 pm

60. BEST + 21. I + 33. EVER HAD = Drake
70. SAY + 18. IT + 39. RIGHT = Nelly Furtado
68. CALL ME + 19. MAYBE = Carly Rae Jepsen
48. CAN’T + 88. FEEL MY + 2. FACE = The Weeknd
22. HEART OF + 76. GOLD = Neil Young
116. HEARTS + 111. ON + 80. FIRE = Bryan Adams

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#63 Post by mellytu74 » Fri Nov 18, 2016 11:22 pm

14. ROCK ME + 67. GENTLY = Andy Kim

119. WE'LL + 8. SING + 56. IN THE SUNSHINE = Gale Garnett

94. HOT + 15. CHILD + 61. IN THE CITY = Nick Gilder

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#64 Post by mellytu74 » Fri Nov 18, 2016 11:30 pm

69. IF EVER + 27. I WOULD + 83. LEAVE YOU = Robert Goulet (from Camelot)

112. I WILL + 7. REMEMBER + 105. YOU = Sarah MacLachlan

75. BLACK + 4. VELVET = Alannah Myles

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Re: Game #163: American Music

#65 Post by mrkelley23 » Sat Nov 19, 2016 10:16 am

Thanks to Ear for doing a clean consolidation last night -- it definitely helped. I just did another, because I was going through asterisk withdrawal. Added back in a couple of early matches plus Daniel Powter, Tom Cochrane, and The Diamonds. Still got quite a few to go, though!

**1. AMERICAN MUSIC - Bruce Springsteen
*2. YOUR SMILING FACE - James Taylor
*3. STAND BY YOUR MAN - Tammy Wynette
*4. BLUE VELVET - Bobby VInton
5. HURT - Johnny Cash
*6. GLORY OF LOVE - Peter Cetera
*7. AN AFFAIR TO REMEMBER - Vic Damone
*8. SING - Ed Sheeran
*9. DANCING IN THE MOONLIGHT - King Harvest
*10.TOUCH ME - The Doors
11. BAT OUT OF HELL - Meatloaf
*12. TAKE GOOD CARE OF MY BABY - Bobby Vee
13. OFF THE WALL - Michael Jackson
*14. ROCK ME TONITE - BILLY SQUIER
*15. GOD BLESS THE CHILD - Billie Holiday
16. LONG AFTER I'M GONE - Big Kenny
*17. EVERGREEN (LOVE THEME FROM "A STAR IS BORN") - Barbra Streisand
*18. IT COULD HAPPEN TO YOU - [Many Many People]
*19. MAYBE BABY - Buddy Holly
*20. POP LOCK & DROP IT - Huey
*21. HOW AM I SUPPOSED TO LIVE WITHOUT YOU? - Laura Branigan or Michael Bolton
*22. THE HEART OF THE MATTER - Don Henley
*23. WHO'LL STOP THE RAIN - CCR
*24. TIE A YELLOW RIBBON ROUND THE OLD OAK TREE - Tony Orlando & Dawn
25. I PUT A SPELL ON YOU - Screamin' Jay Hawkins - CCR, many more...
26. WHEN I'M NOT NEAR THE GIRL I LOVE - Finian's Rainbow
*27. I WOULD DIE 4 U - Prince
*28. WARNING - Green Day
29. FOREVER AND EVER - AMEN - Randy Travis
*30. YOU HAVEN'T DONE NOTHIN' - Stevie Wonder
31. JUST A SONG BEFORE I GO - Crosby, Stills & Nash
32. BETTE DAVIS EYES - Kim Carnes
*33. ANYONE WHO EVER HAD A HEART - Dionne Warwick
34. MEAN GREEN MUTHA FROM OUTER SPACE - Levi Stubbs
*35. LONELY TEENAGER - Dion
*36. SWEET SEASONS - Carole King
*37. LITTLE GREEN APPLES - O.C. Smith and others
*38. VENTURA HIGHWAY - America
*39. TREAT ME RIGHT - Pat Benetar
40. I REMEMBER YOU - Skid Row
41. READ 'EM AND WEEP - Meat Loaf or Barry Manilow
42. WALK AWAY, RENEE - Left Banke or Four Tops
43. SOMEWHERE OUT THERE - Linda Ronstadt and James Ingram
44. THE JOKER WENT WILD? - Brian Hyland?
*45. THERE GOES MY BABY - Drifters
*46. BIG GIRLS DON'T CRY - Four Seasons
*47. NEVER MY LOVE - The Association
*48. I CAN"T WAIT - Nu Shooz
49. YOU SHOULD BE HERE - Cole Swindell
*50. I AIN'T DOWN YET - Unsinkable Molly Brown
*51. IN MY PLACE - Coldplay
*52. WHEN WE GET MARRIED - Dreamlovers or Intruders
*53. KILLING IS MY BUSINESS - Megadeth
54. I SAW THE LIGHT - Todd Rundgren
*55. SATURDAY NIGHT IS THE LONELIEST NIGHT OF THE WEEK - Frank Sinatra
*56.WALKIN' IN THE SUNSHINE - Roger Miller
*57. LONG TALL SALLY - Little Richard
*58. BROKEN WINGS - Mr. Mister
59. I HOLD YOUR HAND IN MINE - Tom Lehrer
*60. THE BEST - Tina Turner
*61. HARD TO BE A SAINT IN THE CITY - Bruce Springsteen
62. JUST ANOTHER DAY - Jon Secada
63. LET'S WAIT AWHILE - Janet Jackson
64. BEING WITH YOU - Smokey Robinson
65. HEAD OVER HEELS - the Go-Go's
*66. TAXI - Harry Chapin
*67. BREAK IT TO ME GENTLY - Juice Newton or Brenda Lee
*68. YOU CAN CALL ME AL - Paul Simon
*69. IF EVER YOU'RE IN MY ARMS AGAIN - Peabo Bryson
*70. WHAT DO YOU SAY - Reba McIntyre
71. DON'T FORGET ABOUT US - Mariah Carey
72. FAR ABOVE CAYUGA'S WATERS - Cornell Fight Song
73. WILLIE AND THE HAND JIVE - Johnny Otis
*74. IF YOU COULD ONLY SEE - Tonic
*75. BLACK BALLOON - Goo Goo Dolls
*76. GOLD - John Stewart
*77. DARLIN' - Beach Boys
78. HEAVEN MUST BE MISSING AN ANGEL - Tavares
79. FOR YOU - Dean Martin
**80. SMOKE FROM A DISTANT FIRE - Sanford Townsend Band
81. BALL OF CONFUSION (THAT'S WHAT THE WORLD IS TODAY) - Temptations
*82. JOY TO THE WORLD - Three Dog Night
*83. COULD I LEAVE YOU - Follies
84. ALL I EVER NEED IS YOU - Sonny and Cher
85. SOMEBODY'S BABY - Jackson Browne
86. MAGIC MOMENTS - Perry Como
87. BAD MEDICINE - Bon Jovi
*88. DON'T YOU FEEL MY LEG - Maria Maldaur
*89. SUMMER WIND - Frank Sinatra
90. NOBODY'S FOOL - Cinderella
*91. ISLAND IN THE SUN - Harry Bellafonte
*92. SINCE I MET YOU, BABY - Sam Cooke
93. OUT LAST NIGHT - Kenny Chesney
*94. HOT FUN IN THE SUMMER TIME - Sly and The Family Stone
95. IT DON'T MATTER ANYMORE - Buddy Holly
*96. MERCEDES BOY - Pebbles
*97. GIVE IT TO ME (I JUST WANNA LOVE YOU) - Jay-Z
*98. QUEEN OF THE HOP - Bobby Darin
*99. EARLY IN THE MORNING - The Gap Band
*100. SWEET SURRENDER - John Denver
*101. ALL HAIL THE POWER OF JESUS' NAME - hymn
102. GET ON YOUR FEET - Gloria Estefan
*103. IF I WERE YOUR WOMAN - Gladys Knights and The Pips
*104. SMILING FACES SOMETIMES - The Undisputed Truth
*105. YOU BETTER SIT DOWN KIDS - Cher
106. BORN TO BE MY BABY - Bon Jovi
*107. TAKIN' IT TO THE STREETS - Doobie Brothers
*108. SHADOWS OF THE NIGHT - Pat Benatar
*109. LIFE IS A ROCK (BUT THE RADIO ROLLED ME) - Reunion
110. SHAKE ME, WAKE ME (WHEN IT'S OVER) - Four Tops
**111. YOU WERE ON MY MIND - Wee Five
*112. I WILL FOLLOW HIM - Little Peggy March
113. MY HEROES HAVE ALWAYS BEEN COWBOYS - Willie Nelson
114. ROCK AND ROLL IS HERE TO STAY - Danny and the Juniors
115. TURN. TURN. TURN - Byrds
**116. HEARTS - Marty Balin
117. THE LONG RUN - Eagles
*118. ONE MINT JULEP - The Clovers
*119. SOMEDAY, WE'LL BE TOGETHER - The Supremes
120. I DON'T WANT TO MISS A THING - Aerosmith

MATCHES
1. AMERICAN + 103. WOMAN = The Guess Who
3. STAND + 57. TALL = Burton Cummings
17. THEME FROM A + 89. SUMMER + 51. PLACE = Percy Faith
20. POP + 45. GOES + 82. THE WORLD = Men Without Hats
30. HAVEN'T + 92. MET YOU + 50. YET = Michael Buble
35. LONELY + 96. BOY = Paul Anka
46. BIG + 24. YELLOW + 66. TAXI = Joni Mitchell
47. NEVER + 100. SURRENDER = Corey Hart
74. IF YOU COULD + 1. READ + 111. MY MIND = Gordon Lightfoot
97. I JUST WANNA + 23. STOP = Gino Vannelli
98. QUEEN OF THE + 58. BROKEN + 116. HEARTS = Loverboy
99. DISTANT + 80. EARLY + 28. WARNING = Rush
104. SOMETIMES + 52. WHEN WE + 10. TOUCH = Dan Hill
107. TAKIN' + 12. CARE OF + 53. BUSINESS = Bachman Turner Overdrive
108. SHADOWS + 9. IN THE MOONLIGHT = the lovely Anne Murray
118. ONE + 55. WEEK = Barenaked Ladies
60. BEST + 21. I + 33. EVER HAD = Drake
70. SAY + 18. IT + 39. RIGHT = Nelly Furtado
68. CALL ME + 19. MAYBE = Carly Rae Jepsen
48. CAN’T + 88. FEEL MY + 2. FACE = The Weeknd
22. HEART OF + 76. GOLD = Neil Young
116. HEARTS + 111. ON + 80. FIRE = Bryan Adams
14. ROCK ME + 67. GENTLY = Andy Kim
119. WE'LL + 8. SING + 56. IN THE SUNSHINE = Gale Garnett
94. HOT + 15. CHILD + 61. IN THE CITY = Nick Gilder
69. IF EVER + 27. I WOULD + 83. LEAVE YOU = Robert Goulet (from Camelot)
112. I WILL + 7. REMEMBER + 105. YOU = Sarah MacLachlan
75. BLACK + 4. VELVET = Alannah Myles
37. LITTLE + 77. DARLIN’ = The Diamonds
36. SEASONS + 91. IN THE SUN = Terry Jacks
101. THE POWER + 6. OF LOVE = Celine Dion
87. BAD + 62. DAY = Daniel Powter
109. LIFE IS A + 38. HIGHWAY = Tom Cochrane
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#66 Post by mrkelley23 » Sat Nov 19, 2016 10:17 am

Almost forgot -- deleted the match (I don't care) that Frank said he hadn't anticipated.
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#67 Post by mrkelley23 » Sat Nov 19, 2016 10:22 am

And just thought of another:

25. PUT + 59. YOUR HAND IN + 73. THE HAND = Ocean
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Re: Game #163: American Music

#68 Post by franktangredi » Sat Nov 19, 2016 10:59 am

A couple of things:

Check one important sentence in the original directions.

Watch out for using a single word that can be found in more than one song on the list. For example, I would never use "Of" by itself. In at last one case, there is another way to make the same title.

There's one song on the list that isn't what I intended, though I do have another song by the same artist.



mrkelley23 wrote:Thanks to Ear for doing a clean consolidation last night -- it definitely helped. I just did another, because I was going through asterisk withdrawal. Added back in a couple of early matches plus Daniel Powter, Tom Cochrane, and The Diamonds. Still got quite a few to go, though!

**1. AMERICAN MUSIC - Bruce Springsteen
*2. YOUR SMILING FACE - James Taylor
*3. STAND BY YOUR MAN - Tammy Wynette
*4. BLUE VELVET - Bobby VInton
5. HURT - Johnny Cash
*6. GLORY OF LOVE - Peter Cetera
*7. AN AFFAIR TO REMEMBER - Vic Damone
*8. SING - Ed Sheeran
*9. DANCING IN THE MOONLIGHT - King Harvest
*10.TOUCH ME - The Doors
11. BAT OUT OF HELL - Meatloaf
*12. TAKE GOOD CARE OF MY BABY - Bobby Vee
13. OFF THE WALL - Michael Jackson
*14. ROCK ME TONITE - BILLY SQUIER
*15. GOD BLESS THE CHILD - Billie Holiday
16. LONG AFTER I'M GONE - Big Kenny
*17. EVERGREEN (LOVE THEME FROM "A STAR IS BORN") - Barbra Streisand
*18. IT COULD HAPPEN TO YOU - [Many Many People]
*19. MAYBE BABY - Buddy Holly
*20. POP LOCK & DROP IT - Huey
*21. HOW AM I SUPPOSED TO LIVE WITHOUT YOU? - Laura Branigan or Michael Bolton
*22. THE HEART OF THE MATTER - Don Henley
*23. WHO'LL STOP THE RAIN - CCR
*24. TIE A YELLOW RIBBON ROUND THE OLD OAK TREE - Tony Orlando & Dawn
25. I PUT A SPELL ON YOU - Screamin' Jay Hawkins - CCR, many more...
26. WHEN I'M NOT NEAR THE GIRL I LOVE - Finian's Rainbow
*27. I WOULD DIE 4 U - Prince
*28. WARNING - Green Day
29. FOREVER AND EVER - AMEN - Randy Travis
*30. YOU HAVEN'T DONE NOTHIN' - Stevie Wonder
31. JUST A SONG BEFORE I GO - Crosby, Stills & Nash
32. BETTE DAVIS EYES - Kim Carnes
*33. ANYONE WHO EVER HAD A HEART - Dionne Warwick
34. MEAN GREEN MUTHA FROM OUTER SPACE - Levi Stubbs
*35. LONELY TEENAGER - Dion
*36. SWEET SEASONS - Carole King
*37. LITTLE GREEN APPLES - O.C. Smith and others
*38. VENTURA HIGHWAY - America
*39. TREAT ME RIGHT - Pat Benetar
40. I REMEMBER YOU - Skid Row
41. READ 'EM AND WEEP - Meat Loaf or Barry Manilow
42. WALK AWAY, RENEE - Left Banke or Four Tops
43. SOMEWHERE OUT THERE - Linda Ronstadt and James Ingram
44. THE JOKER WENT WILD? - Brian Hyland?
*45. THERE GOES MY BABY - Drifters
*46. BIG GIRLS DON'T CRY - Four Seasons
*47. NEVER MY LOVE - The Association
*48. I CAN"T WAIT - Nu Shooz
49. YOU SHOULD BE HERE - Cole Swindell
*50. I AIN'T DOWN YET - Unsinkable Molly Brown
*51. IN MY PLACE - Coldplay
*52. WHEN WE GET MARRIED - Dreamlovers or Intruders
*53. KILLING IS MY BUSINESS - Megadeth
54. I SAW THE LIGHT - Todd Rundgren
*55. SATURDAY NIGHT IS THE LONELIEST NIGHT OF THE WEEK - Frank Sinatra
*56.WALKIN' IN THE SUNSHINE - Roger Miller
*57. LONG TALL SALLY - Little Richard
*58. BROKEN WINGS - Mr. Mister
59. I HOLD YOUR HAND IN MINE - Tom Lehrer
*60. THE BEST - Tina Turner
*61. HARD TO BE A SAINT IN THE CITY - Bruce Springsteen
62. JUST ANOTHER DAY - Jon Secada
63. LET'S WAIT AWHILE - Janet Jackson
64. BEING WITH YOU - Smokey Robinson
65. HEAD OVER HEELS - the Go-Go's
*66. TAXI - Harry Chapin
*67. BREAK IT TO ME GENTLY - Juice Newton or Brenda Lee
*68. YOU CAN CALL ME AL - Paul Simon
*69. IF EVER YOU'RE IN MY ARMS AGAIN - Peabo Bryson
*70. WHAT DO YOU SAY - Reba McIntyre
71. DON'T FORGET ABOUT US - Mariah Carey
72. FAR ABOVE CAYUGA'S WATERS - Cornell Fight Song
73. WILLIE AND THE HAND JIVE - Johnny Otis
*74. IF YOU COULD ONLY SEE - Tonic
*75. BLACK BALLOON - Goo Goo Dolls
*76. GOLD - John Stewart
*77. DARLIN' - Beach Boys
78. HEAVEN MUST BE MISSING AN ANGEL - Tavares
79. FOR YOU - Dean Martin
**80. SMOKE FROM A DISTANT FIRE - Sanford Townsend Band
81. BALL OF CONFUSION (THAT'S WHAT THE WORLD IS TODAY) - Temptations
*82. JOY TO THE WORLD - Three Dog Night
*83. COULD I LEAVE YOU - Follies
84. ALL I EVER NEED IS YOU - Sonny and Cher
85. SOMEBODY'S BABY - Jackson Browne
86. MAGIC MOMENTS - Perry Como
87. BAD MEDICINE - Bon Jovi
*88. DON'T YOU FEEL MY LEG - Maria Maldaur
*89. SUMMER WIND - Frank Sinatra
90. NOBODY'S FOOL - Cinderella
*91. ISLAND IN THE SUN - Harry Bellafonte
*92. SINCE I MET YOU, BABY - Sam Cooke
93. OUT LAST NIGHT - Kenny Chesney
*94. HOT FUN IN THE SUMMER TIME - Sly and The Family Stone
95. IT DON'T MATTER ANYMORE - Buddy Holly
*96. MERCEDES BOY - Pebbles
*97. GIVE IT TO ME (I JUST WANNA LOVE YOU) - Jay-Z
*98. QUEEN OF THE HOP - Bobby Darin
*99. EARLY IN THE MORNING - The Gap Band
*100. SWEET SURRENDER - John Denver
*101. ALL HAIL THE POWER OF JESUS' NAME - hymn
102. GET ON YOUR FEET - Gloria Estefan
*103. IF I WERE YOUR WOMAN - Gladys Knights and The Pips
*104. SMILING FACES SOMETIMES - The Undisputed Truth
*105. YOU BETTER SIT DOWN KIDS - Cher
106. BORN TO BE MY BABY - Bon Jovi
*107. TAKIN' IT TO THE STREETS - Doobie Brothers
*108. SHADOWS OF THE NIGHT - Pat Benatar
*109. LIFE IS A ROCK (BUT THE RADIO ROLLED ME) - Reunion
110. SHAKE ME, WAKE ME (WHEN IT'S OVER) - Four Tops
**111. YOU WERE ON MY MIND - Wee Five
*112. I WILL FOLLOW HIM - Little Peggy March
113. MY HEROES HAVE ALWAYS BEEN COWBOYS - Willie Nelson
114. ROCK AND ROLL IS HERE TO STAY - Danny and the Juniors
115. TURN. TURN. TURN - Byrds
**116. HEARTS - Marty Balin
117. THE LONG RUN - Eagles
*118. ONE MINT JULEP - The Clovers
*119. SOMEDAY, WE'LL BE TOGETHER - The Supremes
120. I DON'T WANT TO MISS A THING - Aerosmith

MATCHES
1. AMERICAN + 103. WOMAN = The Guess Who
3. STAND + 57. TALL = Burton Cummings
17. THEME FROM A + 89. SUMMER + 51. PLACE = Percy Faith
20. POP + 45. GOES + 82. THE WORLD = Men Without Hats
30. HAVEN'T + 92. MET YOU + 50. YET = Michael Buble
35. LONELY + 96. BOY = Paul Anka
46. BIG + 24. YELLOW + 66. TAXI = Joni Mitchell
47. NEVER + 100. SURRENDER = Corey Hart
74. IF YOU COULD + 1. READ + 111. MY MIND = Gordon Lightfoot
97. I JUST WANNA + 23. STOP = Gino Vannelli
98. QUEEN OF THE + 58. BROKEN + 116. HEARTS = Loverboy
99. DISTANT + 80. EARLY + 28. WARNING = Rush
104. SOMETIMES + 52. WHEN WE + 10. TOUCH = Dan Hill
107. TAKIN' + 12. CARE OF + 53. BUSINESS = Bachman Turner Overdrive
108. SHADOWS + 9. IN THE MOONLIGHT = the lovely Anne Murray
118. ONE + 55. WEEK = Barenaked Ladies
60. BEST + 21. I + 33. EVER HAD = Drake
70. SAY + 18. IT + 39. RIGHT = Nelly Furtado
68. CALL ME + 19. MAYBE = Carly Rae Jepsen
48. CAN’T + 88. FEEL MY + 2. FACE = The Weeknd
22. HEART OF + 76. GOLD = Neil Young
116. HEARTS + 111. ON + 80. FIRE = Bryan Adams
14. ROCK ME + 67. GENTLY = Andy Kim
119. WE'LL + 8. SING + 56. IN THE SUNSHINE = Gale Garnett
94. HOT + 15. CHILD + 61. IN THE CITY = Nick Gilder
69. IF EVER + 27. I WOULD + 83. LEAVE YOU = Robert Goulet (from Camelot)
112. I WILL + 7. REMEMBER + 105. YOU = Sarah MacLachlan
75. BLACK + 4. VELVET = Alannah Myles
37. LITTLE + 77. DARLIN’ = The Diamonds
36. SEASONS + 91. IN THE SUN = Terry Jacks
101. THE POWER + 6. OF LOVE = Celine Dion
87. BAD + 62. DAY = Daniel Powter
109. LIFE IS A + 38. HIGHWAY = Tom Cochrane

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Re: Game #163: American Music

#69 Post by mrkelley23 » Sat Nov 19, 2016 11:21 am

I was wondering about that at one point -- I thought I remembered that there were no songs used twice, but then never went back and re-checked the directions, for some reason.

1. American Music was marked as used twice by mistake -- the Gordon Lightfoot match dropped the 4 out of 41 somewhere, so that one's okay.

It seems likely that Hearts on fire is the wrong match for Bryan Adams, since it has that word "on" separately. There's certainly no shortage of possibilities for Adams. And Queen of the Broken Hearts is too good of a use of Hearts, as well.

I'll delete that one from the matches, and see where we stand. We may have to look more closely at the Drake song, too, because of the short word criterion.

*1. AMERICAN MUSIC - Bruce Springsteen
*2. YOUR SMILING FACE - James Taylor
*3. STAND BY YOUR MAN - Tammy Wynette
*4. BLUE VELVET - Bobby VInton
5. HURT - Johnny Cash
*6. GLORY OF LOVE - Peter Cetera
*7. AN AFFAIR TO REMEMBER - Vic Damone
*8. SING - Ed Sheeran
*9. DANCING IN THE MOONLIGHT - King Harvest
*10.TOUCH ME - The Doors
11. BAT OUT OF HELL - Meatloaf
*12. TAKE GOOD CARE OF MY BABY - Bobby Vee
13. OFF THE WALL - Michael Jackson
*14. ROCK ME TONITE - BILLY SQUIER
*15. GOD BLESS THE CHILD - Billie Holiday
16. LONG AFTER I'M GONE - Big Kenny
*17. EVERGREEN (LOVE THEME FROM "A STAR IS BORN") - Barbra Streisand
*18. IT COULD HAPPEN TO YOU - [Many Many People]
*19. MAYBE BABY - Buddy Holly
*20. POP LOCK & DROP IT - Huey
*21. HOW AM I SUPPOSED TO LIVE WITHOUT YOU? - Laura Branigan or Michael Bolton
*22. THE HEART OF THE MATTER - Don Henley
*23. WHO'LL STOP THE RAIN - CCR
*24. TIE A YELLOW RIBBON ROUND THE OLD OAK TREE - Tony Orlando & Dawn
*25. I PUT A SPELL ON YOU - Screamin' Jay Hawkins - CCR, many more...
26. WHEN I'M NOT NEAR THE GIRL I LOVE - Finian's Rainbow
*27. I WOULD DIE 4 U - Prince
*28. WARNING - Green Day
29. FOREVER AND EVER - AMEN - Randy Travis
*30. YOU HAVEN'T DONE NOTHIN' - Stevie Wonder
31. JUST A SONG BEFORE I GO - Crosby, Stills & Nash
32. BETTE DAVIS EYES - Kim Carnes
*33. ANYONE WHO EVER HAD A HEART - Dionne Warwick
34. MEAN GREEN MUTHA FROM OUTER SPACE - Levi Stubbs
*35. LONELY TEENAGER - Dion
*36. SWEET SEASONS - Carole King
*37. LITTLE GREEN APPLES - O.C. Smith and others
*38. VENTURA HIGHWAY - America
*39. TREAT ME RIGHT - Pat Benetar
40. I REMEMBER YOU - Skid Row
*41. READ 'EM AND WEEP - Meat Loaf or Barry Manilow
42. WALK AWAY, RENEE - Left Banke or Four Tops
43. SOMEWHERE OUT THERE - Linda Ronstadt and James Ingram
44. THE JOKER WENT WILD? - Brian Hyland?
*45. THERE GOES MY BABY - Drifters
*46. BIG GIRLS DON'T CRY - Four Seasons
*47. NEVER MY LOVE - The Association
*48. I CAN"T WAIT - Nu Shooz
49. YOU SHOULD BE HERE - Cole Swindell
*50. I AIN'T DOWN YET - Unsinkable Molly Brown
*51. IN MY PLACE - Coldplay
*52. WHEN WE GET MARRIED - Dreamlovers or Intruders
*53. KILLING IS MY BUSINESS - Megadeth
54. I SAW THE LIGHT - Todd Rundgren
*55. SATURDAY NIGHT IS THE LONELIEST NIGHT OF THE WEEK - Frank Sinatra
*56.WALKIN' IN THE SUNSHINE - Roger Miller
*57. LONG TALL SALLY - Little Richard
*58. BROKEN WINGS - Mr. Mister
*59. I HOLD YOUR HAND IN MINE - Tom Lehrer
*60. THE BEST - Tina Turner
*61. HARD TO BE A SAINT IN THE CITY - Bruce Springsteen
*62. JUST ANOTHER DAY - Jon Secada
63. LET'S WAIT AWHILE - Janet Jackson
64. BEING WITH YOU - Smokey Robinson
65. HEAD OVER HEELS - the Go-Go's
*66. TAXI - Harry Chapin
*67. BREAK IT TO ME GENTLY - Juice Newton or Brenda Lee
*68. YOU CAN CALL ME AL - Paul Simon
*69. IF EVER YOU'RE IN MY ARMS AGAIN - Peabo Bryson
*70. WHAT DO YOU SAY - Reba McIntyre
71. DON'T FORGET ABOUT US - Mariah Carey
72. FAR ABOVE CAYUGA'S WATERS - Cornell Fight Song
*73. WILLIE AND THE HAND JIVE - Johnny Otis
*74. IF YOU COULD ONLY SEE - Tonic
*75. BLACK BALLOON - Goo Goo Dolls
*76. GOLD - John Stewart
*77. DARLIN' - Beach Boys
78. HEAVEN MUST BE MISSING AN ANGEL - Tavares
79. FOR YOU - Dean Martin
**80. SMOKE FROM A DISTANT FIRE - Sanford Townsend Band
81. BALL OF CONFUSION (THAT'S WHAT THE WORLD IS TODAY) - Temptations
*82. JOY TO THE WORLD - Three Dog Night
*83. COULD I LEAVE YOU - Follies
84. ALL I EVER NEED IS YOU - Sonny and Cher
85. SOMEBODY'S BABY - Jackson Browne
86. MAGIC MOMENTS - Perry Como
*87. BAD MEDICINE - Bon Jovi
*88. DON'T YOU FEEL MY LEG - Maria Maldaur
*89. SUMMER WIND - Frank Sinatra
90. NOBODY'S FOOL - Cinderella
*91. ISLAND IN THE SUN - Harry Bellafonte
*92. SINCE I MET YOU, BABY - Sam Cooke
93. OUT LAST NIGHT - Kenny Chesney
*94. HOT FUN IN THE SUMMER TIME - Sly and The Family Stone
95. IT DON'T MATTER ANYMORE - Buddy Holly
*96. MERCEDES BOY - Pebbles
*97. GIVE IT TO ME (I JUST WANNA LOVE YOU) - Jay-Z
*98. QUEEN OF THE HOP - Bobby Darin
*99. EARLY IN THE MORNING - The Gap Band
*100. SWEET SURRENDER - John Denver
*101. ALL HAIL THE POWER OF JESUS' NAME - hymn
102. GET ON YOUR FEET - Gloria Estefan
*103. IF I WERE YOUR WOMAN - Gladys Knights and The Pips
*104. SMILING FACES SOMETIMES - The Undisputed Truth
*105. YOU BETTER SIT DOWN KIDS - Cher
106. BORN TO BE MY BABY - Bon Jovi
*107. TAKIN' IT TO THE STREETS - Doobie Brothers
*108. SHADOWS OF THE NIGHT - Pat Benatar
*109. LIFE IS A ROCK (BUT THE RADIO ROLLED ME) - Reunion
110. SHAKE ME, WAKE ME (WHEN IT'S OVER) - Four Tops
*111. YOU WERE ON MY MIND - Wee Five
*112. I WILL FOLLOW HIM - Little Peggy March
113. MY HEROES HAVE ALWAYS BEEN COWBOYS - Willie Nelson
114. ROCK AND ROLL IS HERE TO STAY - Danny and the Juniors
115. TURN. TURN. TURN - Byrds
*116. HEARTS - Marty Balin
117. THE LONG RUN - Eagles
*118. ONE MINT JULEP - The Clovers
*119. SOMEDAY, WE'LL BE TOGETHER - The Supremes
120. I DON'T WANT TO MISS A THING - Aerosmith

MATCHES
1. AMERICAN + 103. WOMAN = The Guess Who
3. STAND + 57. TALL = Burton Cummings
17. THEME FROM A + 89. SUMMER + 51. PLACE = Percy Faith
20. POP + 45. GOES + 82. THE WORLD = Men Without Hats
30. HAVEN'T + 92. MET YOU + 50. YET = Michael Buble
35. LONELY + 96. BOY = Paul Anka
46. BIG + 24. YELLOW + 66. TAXI = Joni Mitchell
47. NEVER + 100. SURRENDER = Corey Hart
74. IF YOU COULD + 1. READ + 111. MY MIND = Gordon Lightfoot
97. I JUST WANNA + 23. STOP = Gino Vannelli
98. QUEEN OF THE + 58. BROKEN + 116. HEARTS = Loverboy
99. DISTANT + 80. EARLY + 28. WARNING = Rush
104. SOMETIMES + 52. WHEN WE + 10. TOUCH = Dan Hill
107. TAKIN' + 12. CARE OF + 53. BUSINESS = Bachman Turner Overdrive
108. SHADOWS + 9. IN THE MOONLIGHT = the lovely Anne Murray
118. ONE + 55. WEEK = Barenaked Ladies
60. BEST + 21. I + 33. EVER HAD = Drake
70. SAY + 18. IT + 39. RIGHT = Nelly Furtado
68. CALL ME + 19. MAYBE = Carly Rae Jepsen
48. CAN’T + 88. FEEL MY + 2. FACE = The Weeknd
22. HEART OF + 76. GOLD = Neil Young
14. ROCK ME + 67. GENTLY = Andy Kim
119. WE'LL + 8. SING + 56. IN THE SUNSHINE = Gale Garnett
94. HOT + 15. CHILD + 61. IN THE CITY = Nick Gilder
69. IF EVER + 27. I WOULD + 83. LEAVE YOU = Robert Goulet (from Camelot)
112. I WILL + 7. REMEMBER + 105. YOU = Sarah MacLachlan
75. BLACK + 4. VELVET = Alannah Myles
37. LITTLE + 77. DARLIN’ = The Diamonds
36. SEASONS + 91. IN THE SUN = Terry Jacks
101. THE POWER + 6. OF LOVE = Celine Dion
87. BAD + 62. DAY = Daniel Powter
109. LIFE IS A + 38. HIGHWAY = Tom Cochrane
25. PUT + 59. YOUR HAND IN + 73. THE HAND = Ocean
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Re: Game #163: American Music

#70 Post by mrkelley23 » Sat Nov 19, 2016 11:31 am

A couple more:

65. HEAD OVER + 102. FEET = Alanis Morrissette
106. BORN TO BE + 44. WILD = Steppenwolf
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Re: Game #163: American Music

#71 Post by franktangredi » Sat Nov 19, 2016 11:46 am

Oops. Make that two I hadn't intended where there's another song by the same artist (and for the same reason.)
mrkelley23 wrote:I was wondering about that at one point -- I thought I remembered that there were no songs used twice, but then never went back and re-checked the directions, for some reason.

1. American Music was marked as used twice by mistake -- the Gordon Lightfoot match dropped the 4 out of 41 somewhere, so that one's okay.

It seems likely that Hearts on fire is the wrong match for Bryan Adams, since it has that word "on" separately. There's certainly no shortage of possibilities for Adams. And Queen of the Broken Hearts is too good of a use of Hearts, as well.

I'll delete that one from the matches, and see where we stand. We may have to look more closely at the Drake song, too, because of the short word criterion.

*1. AMERICAN MUSIC - Bruce Springsteen
*2. YOUR SMILING FACE - James Taylor
*3. STAND BY YOUR MAN - Tammy Wynette
*4. BLUE VELVET - Bobby VInton
5. HURT - Johnny Cash
*6. GLORY OF LOVE - Peter Cetera
*7. AN AFFAIR TO REMEMBER - Vic Damone
*8. SING - Ed Sheeran
*9. DANCING IN THE MOONLIGHT - King Harvest
*10.TOUCH ME - The Doors
11. BAT OUT OF HELL - Meatloaf
*12. TAKE GOOD CARE OF MY BABY - Bobby Vee
13. OFF THE WALL - Michael Jackson
*14. ROCK ME TONITE - BILLY SQUIER
*15. GOD BLESS THE CHILD - Billie Holiday
16. LONG AFTER I'M GONE - Big Kenny
*17. EVERGREEN (LOVE THEME FROM "A STAR IS BORN") - Barbra Streisand
*18. IT COULD HAPPEN TO YOU - [Many Many People]
*19. MAYBE BABY - Buddy Holly
*20. POP LOCK & DROP IT - Huey
*21. HOW AM I SUPPOSED TO LIVE WITHOUT YOU? - Laura Branigan or Michael Bolton
*22. THE HEART OF THE MATTER - Don Henley
*23. WHO'LL STOP THE RAIN - CCR
*24. TIE A YELLOW RIBBON ROUND THE OLD OAK TREE - Tony Orlando & Dawn
*25. I PUT A SPELL ON YOU - Screamin' Jay Hawkins - CCR, many more...
26. WHEN I'M NOT NEAR THE GIRL I LOVE - Finian's Rainbow
*27. I WOULD DIE 4 U - Prince
*28. WARNING - Green Day
29. FOREVER AND EVER - AMEN - Randy Travis
*30. YOU HAVEN'T DONE NOTHIN' - Stevie Wonder
31. JUST A SONG BEFORE I GO - Crosby, Stills & Nash
32. BETTE DAVIS EYES - Kim Carnes
*33. ANYONE WHO EVER HAD A HEART - Dionne Warwick
34. MEAN GREEN MUTHA FROM OUTER SPACE - Levi Stubbs
*35. LONELY TEENAGER - Dion
*36. SWEET SEASONS - Carole King
*37. LITTLE GREEN APPLES - O.C. Smith and others
*38. VENTURA HIGHWAY - America
*39. TREAT ME RIGHT - Pat Benetar
40. I REMEMBER YOU - Skid Row
*41. READ 'EM AND WEEP - Meat Loaf or Barry Manilow
42. WALK AWAY, RENEE - Left Banke or Four Tops
43. SOMEWHERE OUT THERE - Linda Ronstadt and James Ingram
44. THE JOKER WENT WILD? - Brian Hyland?
*45. THERE GOES MY BABY - Drifters
*46. BIG GIRLS DON'T CRY - Four Seasons
*47. NEVER MY LOVE - The Association
*48. I CAN"T WAIT - Nu Shooz
49. YOU SHOULD BE HERE - Cole Swindell
*50. I AIN'T DOWN YET - Unsinkable Molly Brown
*51. IN MY PLACE - Coldplay
*52. WHEN WE GET MARRIED - Dreamlovers or Intruders
*53. KILLING IS MY BUSINESS - Megadeth
54. I SAW THE LIGHT - Todd Rundgren
*55. SATURDAY NIGHT IS THE LONELIEST NIGHT OF THE WEEK - Frank Sinatra
*56.WALKIN' IN THE SUNSHINE - Roger Miller
*57. LONG TALL SALLY - Little Richard
*58. BROKEN WINGS - Mr. Mister
*59. I HOLD YOUR HAND IN MINE - Tom Lehrer
*60. THE BEST - Tina Turner
*61. HARD TO BE A SAINT IN THE CITY - Bruce Springsteen
*62. JUST ANOTHER DAY - Jon Secada
63. LET'S WAIT AWHILE - Janet Jackson
64. BEING WITH YOU - Smokey Robinson
65. HEAD OVER HEELS - the Go-Go's
*66. TAXI - Harry Chapin
*67. BREAK IT TO ME GENTLY - Juice Newton or Brenda Lee
*68. YOU CAN CALL ME AL - Paul Simon
*69. IF EVER YOU'RE IN MY ARMS AGAIN - Peabo Bryson
*70. WHAT DO YOU SAY - Reba McIntyre
71. DON'T FORGET ABOUT US - Mariah Carey
72. FAR ABOVE CAYUGA'S WATERS - Cornell Fight Song
*73. WILLIE AND THE HAND JIVE - Johnny Otis
*74. IF YOU COULD ONLY SEE - Tonic
*75. BLACK BALLOON - Goo Goo Dolls
*76. GOLD - John Stewart
*77. DARLIN' - Beach Boys
78. HEAVEN MUST BE MISSING AN ANGEL - Tavares
79. FOR YOU - Dean Martin
**80. SMOKE FROM A DISTANT FIRE - Sanford Townsend Band
81. BALL OF CONFUSION (THAT'S WHAT THE WORLD IS TODAY) - Temptations
*82. JOY TO THE WORLD - Three Dog Night
*83. COULD I LEAVE YOU - Follies
84. ALL I EVER NEED IS YOU - Sonny and Cher
85. SOMEBODY'S BABY - Jackson Browne
86. MAGIC MOMENTS - Perry Como
*87. BAD MEDICINE - Bon Jovi
*88. DON'T YOU FEEL MY LEG - Maria Maldaur
*89. SUMMER WIND - Frank Sinatra
90. NOBODY'S FOOL - Cinderella
*91. ISLAND IN THE SUN - Harry Bellafonte
*92. SINCE I MET YOU, BABY - Sam Cooke
93. OUT LAST NIGHT - Kenny Chesney
*94. HOT FUN IN THE SUMMER TIME - Sly and The Family Stone
95. IT DON'T MATTER ANYMORE - Buddy Holly
*96. MERCEDES BOY - Pebbles
*97. GIVE IT TO ME (I JUST WANNA LOVE YOU) - Jay-Z
*98. QUEEN OF THE HOP - Bobby Darin
*99. EARLY IN THE MORNING - The Gap Band
*100. SWEET SURRENDER - John Denver
*101. ALL HAIL THE POWER OF JESUS' NAME - hymn
102. GET ON YOUR FEET - Gloria Estefan
*103. IF I WERE YOUR WOMAN - Gladys Knights and The Pips
*104. SMILING FACES SOMETIMES - The Undisputed Truth
*105. YOU BETTER SIT DOWN KIDS - Cher
106. BORN TO BE MY BABY - Bon Jovi
*107. TAKIN' IT TO THE STREETS - Doobie Brothers
*108. SHADOWS OF THE NIGHT - Pat Benatar
*109. LIFE IS A ROCK (BUT THE RADIO ROLLED ME) - Reunion
110. SHAKE ME, WAKE ME (WHEN IT'S OVER) - Four Tops
*111. YOU WERE ON MY MIND - Wee Five
*112. I WILL FOLLOW HIM - Little Peggy March
113. MY HEROES HAVE ALWAYS BEEN COWBOYS - Willie Nelson
114. ROCK AND ROLL IS HERE TO STAY - Danny and the Juniors
115. TURN. TURN. TURN - Byrds
*116. HEARTS - Marty Balin
117. THE LONG RUN - Eagles
*118. ONE MINT JULEP - The Clovers
*119. SOMEDAY, WE'LL BE TOGETHER - The Supremes
120. I DON'T WANT TO MISS A THING - Aerosmith

MATCHES
1. AMERICAN + 103. WOMAN = The Guess Who
3. STAND + 57. TALL = Burton Cummings
17. THEME FROM A + 89. SUMMER + 51. PLACE = Percy Faith
20. POP + 45. GOES + 82. THE WORLD = Men Without Hats
30. HAVEN'T + 92. MET YOU + 50. YET = Michael Buble
35. LONELY + 96. BOY = Paul Anka
46. BIG + 24. YELLOW + 66. TAXI = Joni Mitchell
47. NEVER + 100. SURRENDER = Corey Hart
74. IF YOU COULD + 1. READ + 111. MY MIND = Gordon Lightfoot
97. I JUST WANNA + 23. STOP = Gino Vannelli
98. QUEEN OF THE + 58. BROKEN + 116. HEARTS = Loverboy
99. DISTANT + 80. EARLY + 28. WARNING = Rush
104. SOMETIMES + 52. WHEN WE + 10. TOUCH = Dan Hill
107. TAKIN' + 12. CARE OF + 53. BUSINESS = Bachman Turner Overdrive
108. SHADOWS + 9. IN THE MOONLIGHT = the lovely Anne Murray
118. ONE + 55. WEEK = Barenaked Ladies
60. BEST + 21. I + 33. EVER HAD = Drake
70. SAY + 18. IT + 39. RIGHT = Nelly Furtado
68. CALL ME + 19. MAYBE = Carly Rae Jepsen
48. CAN’T + 88. FEEL MY + 2. FACE = The Weeknd
22. HEART OF + 76. GOLD = Neil Young
14. ROCK ME + 67. GENTLY = Andy Kim
119. WE'LL + 8. SING + 56. IN THE SUNSHINE = Gale Garnett
94. HOT + 15. CHILD + 61. IN THE CITY = Nick Gilder
69. IF EVER + 27. I WOULD + 83. LEAVE YOU = Robert Goulet (from Camelot)
112. I WILL + 7. REMEMBER + 105. YOU = Sarah MacLachlan
75. BLACK + 4. VELVET = Alannah Myles
37. LITTLE + 77. DARLIN’ = The Diamonds
36. SEASONS + 91. IN THE SUN = Terry Jacks
101. THE POWER + 6. OF LOVE = Celine Dion
87. BAD + 62. DAY = Daniel Powter
109. LIFE IS A + 38. HIGHWAY = Tom Cochrane
25. PUT + 59. YOUR HAND IN + 73. THE HAND = Ocean

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Re: Game #163: American Music

#72 Post by mrkelley23 » Sat Nov 19, 2016 12:26 pm

Just caught one of the ones Frank may have been referring to earlier. 40. REMEMBER YOU seems like a better fit in the Sarah McLachlan match than splitting it up into two. That frees up An Affair to Remember and You better sit down, kids again.
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Re: Game #163: American Music

#73 Post by mrkelley23 » Sat Nov 19, 2016 12:36 pm

I think maybe the Nelly Furtado song is the other one that is not the one Frank had in mind. She also had a song called

115. TURN + 13. OFF THE + 54. LIGHT = Nelly Furtado

That means the Bryan Adams songs could be

117. RUN + 18. TO YOU = Bryan Adams
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Re: Game #163: American Music

#74 Post by Pastor Fireball » Mon Nov 21, 2016 8:08 am

One of my favorites:

78. ANGEL + 32. EYES = the late great Jeff Healey

If my math is right, we have 9 pairs and 4 triplets left.
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Re: Game #163: American Music

#75 Post by Pastor Fireball » Mon Nov 21, 2016 8:14 am

A few other Canadians who might be swimming in this pool: Talented artists like Shania Twain and Hank Snow. And less talented people like Justin Bieber and Nickelback.
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