Game #193: Rainy Day Women

[mrkelley23]

I had never heard of this song.

4. Charlie RICH (Poor) + 65. JENNY = Poor Jenny, by 93. The Everly Brothers

I wondered how 8675309 was going to work in here.

[franktangredi]

57. Tony Orlando and DAWN (Twilight) + 45. Pop goes the WORLD = Twilight World, by 34. Swing Out Sister

This may be a legit match, but I didn't intend it. Consider it a bonus.

[littlebeast13]

57. Tony Orlando and DAWN (Twilight) + 45. Pop goes the WORLD = Twilight World, by 34. Swing Out Sister

This may be a legit match, but I didn't intend it. Consider it a bonus.

I always assumed twilight referred to either dawn or dusk (though I know it's most often used for after sunset). I know the word crepuscular (Which I know because... squirrels) specifically refers to animals who are most active at twilight, and that covers both times of the day when the sun is just below the horizon.

That said, mrk gets big props for figuring out how to use Wooly Bully in the game (And creating a song I was looking for being one of the only Jets fans in the world). I had no clue how that was going to be used in any of the three capacities...

lb13

[jarnon]

Corrected consolidation…

Identify the 100 songs below. Then, match them into 40 trios according to a Tangredi, or principle you must discover for yourself.

• One song will be used three times, each time in a different capacity.

• Thirteen songs will be used twice, each time in a different capacity.

• Five songs will be used twice, each time in the same capacity [indicated by (**) in the consolidation].

Let’s kick things off with a song that I have been unjustly accused of including in every lyrics game….

(**)1. I WANNA BE A COWBOY - BOYS DON'T CRY
*2. ROCK AROUND THE CLOCK - BILL HALEY & HIS COMETS
*3. WEDDING BELL BLUES - FIFTH DIMENSION
*4. BEHIND CLOSED DOORS - CHARLIE RICH
*5. SHUT UP AND DANCE - WALK THE MOON
**6. IT’S ALL OVER NOW - THE ROLLING STONES
7. WAITING (FOR A GIRL LIKE YOU) - FOREIGNER
*8. HIP HOP HOORAY - NAUGHTY BY NATURE
*9. UNDER THE BOARDWALK - THE DRIFTERS
*10. A LITTLE BIT OF LUCK (from My Fair Lady)
*11. YOU CAN'T TURN ME OFF (IN THE MIDDLE OF TURNIN' ME ON) - HIGH INERGY
*12. OPPOSITES ATTRACT - PAULA ABDUL
*13. ALL OF ME - JOHN LEGEND
**14. DON'T BRING ME DOWN - ELECTRIC LIGHT ORCHESTRA
*15. LEAVE IT - YES
**16. STANDING OUTSIDE A BROKEN PHONE BOOTH WITH MONEY IN MY HAND - PRIMITIVE RADIO GODS
*17. MAD ABOUT YOU - BELINDA CARLISLE
*18. MANEATER - HALL & OATES
*19. SATURDAY IN THE PARK - CHICAGO
*20. FEEL LIKE MAKIN' LOVE - BAD COMPANY
*21. EVERYTHING IS AWESOME - TEGAN & SARA (FEAT. THE LONELY ISLAND)
*22. GOT YOUR MONEY - OL’ DIRTY BASTARD
*23. JACK & DIANE - JOHN COUGAR MELLENCAMP
*24. SAVING ALL MY LOVE - WHITNEY HOUSTON
*25. WOOLY BULLY - SAM THE SHAM & THE PHARAOHS
*26. DUST IN THE WIND - KANSAS
*27. MOONSHADOW - CAT STEVENS
*28. MASK OFF - FUTURE
*29. SURFIN' USA - THE BEACH BOYS
*30. FREE RIDE – EDGAR WINTER GROUP
*31. JUST LIKE ME - PAUL REVERE & THE RAIDERS
*32. DER KOMMISSAR - AFTER THE FIRE
*33. SHAKE IT UP - THE CARS
34. BREAKOUT - SWING OUT SISTER
*35. BLACK AND WHITE - THREE DOG NIGHT
*36. CC RIDER - MITCH RYDER AND THE DETROIT WHEELS
*37. I'M SO EXCITED - POINTER SISTERS
*38. BY THE TIME I GET TO PHOENIX - GLEN CAMPBELL
*39. BEAUTIFUL SUNDAY - DANIEL BOONE
**40. TELL HER ABOUT IT - BILLY JOEL
*41. KING OF WISHFUL THINKING - GO WEST
*42. WHAT'S LUV - FAT JOE (FEAT. ASHANTI & JA RULE)
*43. BREAKFAST AT TIFFANY'S - DEEP BLUE SOMETHING
*44. O LITTLE TOWN OF BETHLEHEM
*45. POP GOES THE WORLD - MEN WITHOUT HATS
*46. YOU OUGHTA KNOW - ALANIS MORRISSETTE
*47. SOWING THE SEEDS OF LOVE - TEARS FOR FEARS
*48. PEG - STEELY DAN
*49. CRUSH ON YOU - JETS
**50. YOU AND ME AND RAIN ON THE ROOF - LOVIN' SPOONFUL
*51. BROKEN HEARTED ME – ANNE MURRAY
*52. BEACH BABY - FIRST CLASS
*53. AQUALUNG - JETHRO TULL
*54. GIVE ME THE NIGHT - GEORGE BENSON
**55. EYES WITHOUT A FACE - BILLY IDOL
*56. SUNDAYS WILL NEVER BE THE SAME - SPANKY & OUR GANG
*57. KNOCK THREE TIMES - TONY ORLANDO & DAWN
*58. THE STREAK - RAY STEVENS
(**)59. THIS ONE'S FOR THE CHILDREN - NEW KIDS ON THE BLOCK
**60. PEOPLE GET READY - THE IMPRESSIONS
*61. PRINCE ALI - WILL SMITH (from Aladdin)
*62. LOVE TRAIN - THE O'JAYS
*63. BACK FOR GOOD - TAKE THAT
*64. HALF BREED - CHER
*65. 867-5309 (JENNY) - TOMMY TUTONE
66. WILD THING - THE TROGGS
*67. FIRE BURNING - SEAN KINGSTON
*68. I HATE EVERYTHING ABOUT YOU - UGLY KID JOE
*69. WASN'T GOD WHO MADE HONKY TONK ANGELS - KITTY WELLS
*70. LOVE TO LOVE YOU, BABY – DONNA SUMMER
*71. NIGHT MOVES - BOB SEGER
72. SWEET DREAMS (ARE MADE OF THIS) - EURYTHMICS
*73. HOLD ON LOOSELY - .38 SPECIAL
*74. IN A BIG COUNTRY - BIG COUNTRY
*75. I GOTTA FEELING – BLACK-EYED PEAS
*76. MONEY - BARRETT STRONG
*77. THERE, I'VE SAID IT AGAIN - BOBBY VINTON
*78. THE LAZY SONG - BRUNO MARS
*79. LIVING IN THE MATERIAL WORLD - GEORGE HARRISON
*80. WOULDN'T IT BE GOOD - NIK KERSHAW
*81. HANDS - JEWEL
*82. GOODBYE STRANGER - SUPERTRAMP
*83. WALK AWAY, RENEE - LEFT BANKE
*84. SENTIMENTAL LADY - BOB WELCH
*85. MAKE IT WITH YOU - BREAD
*86. OTHERSIDE - RED HOT CHILI PEPPERS
**87. OUR SONG - TAYLOR SWIFT
*88. MINNIE THE MOOCHER - CAB CALLOWAY
*89. GYPSY – FLEETWOOD MAC
(**)90. FIGHT THE POWER - PUBLIC ENEMY
*91. SHE'S NOT THERE - THE ZOMBIES
*92. HOT CHILD IN THE CITY - NICK GILDER
**93. (ALL I HAVE TO DO IS) DREAM - THE EVERLY BROTHERS
94. TRUCKIN' - THE GRATEFUL DEAD
**95. WHY CAN'T WE BE FRIENDS - WAR
*96. KRYPTONITE - THREE DOORS DOWN
*97. LE FREAK - CHIC
**98. EIGHT DAYS A WEEK - BEATLES
99. MY GENERATION - THE WHO
*100. PRETTY WOMAN - ROY ORBISON


TANGREDI:
Opposite of a word in an artist name + part of a title = title of another song by an artist in the list


MATCHES:

20. BAD Company (Good) + 57. Knock Three TIMES = Good Times by 97. Chic

96. Three Doors DOWN (Up) + 50. You and Me and the Rain ON THE ROOF = Up On the Roof by 9. The Drifters

78. The LAZY Song + 35. Three Dog NIGHT (Day) = Lazy Day by 56. Spanky and Our Gang

95. WAR (Peace) + 62. Love TRAIN = Peace Train by 27. Yusuf Islam

52. FIRST Class (Last) + 5. Shut Up and DANCE = Last Dance by 70. Donna Summer

74. BIG (Small) Country + 44. O Little TOWN of Bethlehem = Small Town by 23. John Cougar Mellencamp

30. Edgar WINTER (Summer) Group + 92. Hot Child IN THE CITY = Summer in the City by 50. The Lovin’ Spoonful

38. By the Time I GET to Phoenix + 76. Barrett STRONG (Weak) = I Get Weak by 17. Belinda Carlisle

75. BLACK Eyed Peas (White) + 3. WEDDING Bell Blues = White Wedding by 55. Billy Idol

80. WOULDN'T IT BE Good + 8. NAUGHTY by Nature (Nice) = Wouldn't It Be Nice by 29. The Beach Boys

69. HONKY TONK Angels + 45. MEN Without Hats (Women) = Honky Tonk Women by 6. The Rolling Stones

14. Electric LIGHT Orchestra (Dark) + 84. Sentimental LADY = Dark Lady by 64. Cher

79. LIVING IN THE Material World + 28. FUTURE (Past) = Living in the Past by 53. Jethro Tull

1. Boys DON'T (Do) Cry + 77. There I've Said IT AGAIN = Do It Again by 48. Steely Dan

73. .38 SPECIAL (Ordinary) + 60. PEOPLE Get Ready = Ordinary People by 13. John Legend

21. EVERYTHING IS Awesome + 68. UGLY Kid Joe (Beautiful) = Everything Is Beautiful by 58. Ray Stevens

63. TAKE That (Give) + 10. A LITTLE BIT of Luck = Give a Little Bit by 82. Supertramp

90. PUBLIC Enemy (Private) + 55. EYES Without a Face = Private Eyes by 18. Hall & Oates

39. BEAUTIFUL Sunday + 1. BOYS Don't Cry (Girls) = Beautiful Girls by 67. Sean Kingston

86. Red HOT Chili Peppers (Cold) + 51. Broken HEARTED Me = Cold Hearted by 12. Paula Abdul

54. Give Me THE NIGHT + 32. AFTER The Fire (Before) = The Night Before by 98. The Beatles

47. Tears FOR Fears (Against) + 26. Dust in THE WIND = Against the Wind by 71. Bob Seger

16. PRIMITIVE Radio Gods (Modern) + 100. Pretty WOMAN = Modern Woman by 40. Billy Joel

42. FAT Joe (Skinny) + 88. MINNIE the Moocher = Skinny Minnie by 2. Bill Haley & His Comets

6. IT’S ALL Over Now + 83. LEFT Banke (Right) = It’s All Right by 60. The Impressions

87. Taylor SWIFT (Slow) + 16. Standing Outside a Broken Phone Booth With Money in My HAND = Slow Hand by 37. The Pointer Sisters

14. DON'T Bring Me Down + 41. GO West (Stop) = Don't Stop by 89. Fleetwood Mac

81. HANDS + 22. Ol’ DIRTY Bastard (Clean) = Hands Clean by 46. Alanis Morrissette

85. MAKE IT With You + 25. Sam the SHAM and the Pharaohs (Real) = Make it Real by 49. The Jets

33. SHAKE IT Up + 59. New Kids ON the Block (Off) = Shake It Off by 87. Taylor Swift

59. NEW Kids On the Block (Old) + 98. Eight DAYS a Week = Old Days by 19. Chicago

11. HIGH Inergy (Low) + 36. CC RIDER = Low Rider by 95. War

93. All I HAVE to Do Is Dream + 43. Deep Blue SOMETHING (Nothing) = I Have Nothing by 24. Whitney Houston

40. TELL HER About It + 15. YES (No) = Tell Her No by 91. The Zombies

90. Public ENEMY (Friend) + 31. Just LIKE ME = Friend Like Me by 61. Will Smith (from Aladdin)

4. Charlie RICH (Poor) + 65. 867-5309 (JENNY) = Poor Jenny by 93. The Everly Brothers


BONUS MATCH:

57. Tony Orlando and DAWN (Twilight) + 45. Pop Goes the WORLD = Twilight World by 34. Swing Out Sister

Just 4 matches to go!

[littlebeast13]

I have to think the Grateful Dead is here for an opposite match, but the only Alive song I can find that works uses the other two songs in exactly the same way they've already been used in other matches...

94. The Grateful DEAD (Alive) + 77. There, I've Said It AGAIN = Alive Again by 19. Chicago

Note: I don't think that is right, but I'm throwing it out there (A match for Paul Revere & The Raiders' "Good Thing" can also be made reusing the Bad->Good opposite)

[mrkelley23]

34. Swing OUT sister (In) + 72. Sweet DREAMS = In Dreams, by 100. Roy Orbison

[mrkelley23]

43. Deep BLUE Something (HAPPY) + 23. JACK and Diane = Happy Jack, by 99. The Who

[jarnon]

I have to think the Grateful Dead is here for an opposite match, but the only Alive song I can find that works uses the other two songs in exactly the same way they've already been used in other matches...

94. The Grateful DEAD (Alive) + 77. There, I've Said It AGAIN = Alive Again by 19. Chicago

Note: I don't think that is right, but I'm throwing it out there (A match for Paul Revere & The Raiders' "Good Thing" can also be made reusing the Bad->Good opposite)

An alternative antonym is Living. Less likely are the antonyms of Grateful (Inappreciative, Thankless, Unappreciative, Ungrateful).

43. Deep BLUE Something (HAPPY) + 23. JACK and Diane = Happy Jack, by 99. The Who

Good find!

[mrkelley23]

94. The Grateful DEAD (Livin') + 66. Wild THING = Livin' Thing, by 14. Electric Light Orchestra

One match left, and it must incorporate the Foreigner song somehow.

[franktangredi]

94. The Grateful DEAD (Livin') + 66. Wild THING = Livin' Thing, by 14. Electric Light Orchestra

One match left, and it must incorporate the Foreigner song somehow.

There were actually TWO matches that both linked to ELO, since they also did a song called I'm Alive which would have matched with I'm So Excited. So it didn't matter which one you got, ELO was still the one used three times.

The last song is one of the lesser-known ones, but it did make the Top 40.

[mrkelley23]

45. Men WITHOUT Hats (With) + 7. Waiting for A GIRL LIKE YOU = With a Girl Like You, by 66. The Troggs

Done?

[franktangredi]

45. Men WITHOUT Hats (With) + 7. Waiting for A GIRL LIKE YOU = With a Girl Like You, by 66. The Troggs

Done?

DONE! Good job, everyone!

You're going to get a break: I don't have another one ready to go just yet. But when it appears, it will be a movie game.

[jarnon]

Thanks for a fun game, Frank!

[mellytu74]

I couldn't come up with much on matches but I loved watching you guys solve!

Thanks, frank, for entertainment on sultry summer days!

[mrkelley23]

I don't have another one ready to go just yet. But when it appears, it will be a movie game.

Wait, are we still playing opposites?

Kidding, I kid! I'm a kidder!

I've said it before and I'll say it again: the level of creativity and organization needed to create a game like this is something I've never seen before. I think Will Shortz would be jealous.

If I were you, I'd collect a bunch of these games, self-publish them, and sell them on places like Learned League. Too difficult for the mass market, I think.

[franktangredi]

I don't have another one ready to go just yet. But when it appears, it will be a movie game.

Wait, are we still playing opposites?

Kidding, I kid! I'm a kidder!

I've said it before and I'll say it again: the level of creativity and organization needed to create a game like this is something I've never seen before. I think Will Shortz would be jealous.

If I were you, I'd collect a bunch of these games, self-publish them, and sell them on places like Learned League. Too difficult for the mass market, I think.

I've thought about it. But, of course, I'd need to fact check everything. I'd also simplify the clues, since the hive mind makes a difference.

And I don't think I could include lyrics games if I was selling it. $$$$$$$$$$$$$.

[Vandal]

Many of you will be happy to know that Tangredi puzzles (variations of those posted here) are still active and popular in the geocaching world. They have a mini-cult following and folks not from the New England area (where the actual cache is placed) like to try and solve them just for the challenge.

The Tangredi brand means there will be a lot of swearing involved ("I hate those $%^^&# Tangredis!") but plenty of kudos, too.

[franktangredi]

Many of you will be happy to know that Tangredi puzzles (variations of those posted here) are still active and popular in the geocaching world. They have a mini-cult following and folks not from the New England area (where the actual cache is placed) like to try and solve them just for the challenge.

The Tangredi brand means there will be a lot of swearing involved ("I hate those $%^^&# Tangredis!") but plenty of kudos, too.

You kept the name?

[littlebeast13]

Thanks for another great game Frank! I look forward to the next........ lyrics one anyway!

lb13

[Vandal]

Many of you will be happy to know that Tangredi puzzles (variations of those posted here) are still active and popular in the geocaching world. They have a mini-cult following and folks not from the New England area (where the actual cache is placed) like to try and solve them just for the challenge.

The Tangredi brand means there will be a lot of swearing involved ("I hate those $%^^&# Tangredis!") but plenty of kudos, too.

You kept the name?

I tried some others, first:

Flock puzzle
ElBee puzzle
BillyBored puzzle
Esto puzzle

But none of them rang true. So the geocaching world is stuck with Tangredi.

[franktangredi]

Many of you will be happy to know that Tangredi puzzles (variations of those posted here) are still active and popular in the geocaching world. They have a mini-cult following and folks not from the New England area (where the actual cache is placed) like to try and solve them just for the challenge.

The Tangredi brand means there will be a lot of swearing involved ("I hate those $%^^&# Tangredis!") but plenty of kudos, too.

You kept the name?

I tried some others, first:

Flock puzzle
ElBee puzzle
BillyBored puzzle
Esto puzzle

But none of them rang true. So the geocaching world is stuck with Tangredi.

I'm honored.