Grab Bag - Bag 12 - July 30, 2024

[Vandal]

Grab Bag - Bag 12

July 30, 2024

Speaking Lyrically - By the Numbers

Given the song titles, artists and lyrics below, determine the missing number(s) from the titles and lyrics

Note: the underline ___ can mean one or more words or numbers

Note: you can answer with words or numbers

Two points for each ___ answered correctly

A Day in the Life by Beatles
___ holes in Blackburn, Lancashire

(The last verse of) Tie a Yellow Ribbon by Tony Orlando and Dawn
___ yellow ribbons 'round the old oak tree

Message in a Bottle by The Police
___ bottles washed up on the shore

The Wreck of the Edmund Fitzgerald by Gordon Lightfoot
The church bell chimed 'til it rang ___ times

Whiter Shade of Pale by Procol Harum
___ of ___ vestal virgins

In the year ___ by Zager and Evans
Now it's been ___ years
Man has cried ___ tears

Picture by Kid Rock and Sheryl Crow
I ain't heard from you in ___ damn nights

Running' on Empty by Jackson Browne
___, I was ___ and running up ___

___ Years by ___ For Fighting
___, There's never a wish better than this

Southern Cross by CSN
We got ___ feet of the waterline nicely making way

Jailhouse Rock by Elvis Presley
Number ___ said to number ___:
"You're the cutest jailbird I ever did see.

Middle of the Road by The Pretenders
I got a kid I'm ___, baby

The Night They Drove Old Dixie Down by The Band
He was just ___, proud and brave

Total Points: 42

[franktangredi]

Spoiler

A Day in the Life by Beatles
5,000 holes in Blackburn, Lancashire

(The last verse of) Tie a Yellow Ribbon by Tony Orlando and Dawn
100 yellow ribbons 'round the old oak tree

Message in a Bottle by The Police
A hundred million bottles washed up on the shore

The Wreck of the Edmund Fitzgerald by Gordon Lightfoot
The church bell chimed 'til it rang 29 times

Whiter Shade of Pale by Procol Harum
1 of 16 vestal virgins

In the year 2525 by Zager and Evans
Now it's been 10,000 years
Man has cried a billion tears

Picture by Kid Rock and Sheryl Crow
I ain't heard from you in ___ damn nights

Running' on Empty by Jackson Browne
69, I was 21 and running up ___

100 Years by Five For Fighting
15, There's never a wish better than this

Southern Cross by CSN
We got ___ feet of the waterline nicely making way

Jailhouse Rock by Elvis Presley
Number 27 said to number 3:
"You're the cutest jailbird I ever did see.

Middle of the Road by The Pretenders
I got a kid I'm 33, baby

The Night They Drove Old Dixie Down by The Band
He was just 18, proud and brave

[littlebeast13]

Spoiler

Grab Bag - Bag 12

July 30, 2024

Speaking Lyrically - By the Numbers

Given the song titles, artists and lyrics below, determine the missing number(s) from the titles and lyrics

Note: the underline ___ can mean one or more words or numbers

Note: you can answer with words or numbers

Two points for each ___ answered correctly

A Day in the Life by Beatles
___ holes in Blackburn, Lancashire
One million ass

(The last verse of) Tie a Yellow Ribbon by Tony Orlando and Dawn
___ yellow ribbons 'round the old oak tree
About 100

Message in a Bottle by The Police
___ bottles washed up on the shore
One hundred million (This has been a Mecca earworm for years...)

The Wreck of the Edmund Fitzgerald by Gordon Lightfoot
The church bell chimed 'til it rang ___ times
29

Whiter Shade of Pale by Procol Harum
___ of ___ vestal virgins
One, sixteen

In the year ___ by Zager and Evans
Now it's been ___ years
Man has cried ___ tears
2525, 10,000, million

Picture by Kid Rock and Sheryl Crow
I ain't heard from you in ___ damn nights
Three

Running' on Empty by Jackson Browne
___, I was ___ and running up ___
'65, 17, ??? (It could be '69 and 21 too... I don't know which one matches this particular line)

___ Years by ___ For Fighting
___, There's never a wish better than this
100, Five, 15

Southern Cross by CSN
We got ___ feet of the waterline nicely making way
80

Jailhouse Rock by Elvis Presley
Number ___ said to number ___:
"You're the cutest jailbird I ever did see.
47, 3

Middle of the Road by The Pretenders
I got a kid I'm ___, baby
33 (I always thought this line was talking about a gun! (I gotta get a .33, baby)[/b]

The Night They Drove Old Dixie Down by The Band
He was just ___, proud and brave
18

[PanicinDetroit]

Bag 12

A Day in the Life by Beatles
__4000_ holes in Blackburn, Lancashire

(The last verse of) Tie a Yellow Ribbon by Tony Orlando and Dawn
_100__ yellow ribbons 'round the old oak tree

Message in a Bottle by The Police
hundred million___ bottles washed up on the shore

The Wreck of the Edmund Fitzgerald by Gordon Lightfoot
The church bell chimed 'til it rang _29__ times

Whiter Shade of Pale by Procol Harum
__1_ of _16__ vestal virgins

In the year 2525___ by Zager and Evans
Now it's been _10000__ years
Man has cried a billion___ tears

Picture by Kid Rock and Sheryl Crow
I ain't heard from you in _7__ damn nights

Running' on Empty by Jackson Browne
_65__, I was 17___ and running up _101__

20___ Years by _5__ For Fighting
_37__, There's never a wish better than this

Southern Cross by CSN
We got 50___ feet of the waterline nicely making way

Jailhouse Rock by Elvis Presley
Number 1___ said to number 2___:
"You're the cutest jailbird I ever did see.

Middle of the Road by The Pretenders
I got a kid I'm _33__, baby

The Night They Drove Old Dixie Down by The Band
He was just _20__, proud and brave

[jarnon]

Spoiler

A Day in the Life by Beatles
1,000 holes in Blackburn, Lancashire

(The last verse of) Tie a Yellow Ribbon by Tony Orlando and Dawn
100 yellow ribbons 'round the old oak tree

Message in a Bottle by The Police
100 bottles washed up on the shore

The Wreck of the Edmund Fitzgerald by Gordon Lightfoot
The church bell chimed 'til it rang 14 times

In the year 2525 by Zager and Evans
Now it's been 10,000 years
Man has cried 1,000,000,000 tears

Picture by Kid Rock and Sheryl Crow
I ain't heard from you in 3 damn nights

Jailhouse Rock by Elvis Presley
Number 5 said to number 3:
"You're the cutest jailbird I ever did see.

The Night They Drove Old Dixie Down by The Band
He was just 15, proud and brave

[kroxquo]

Spoiler

July 30, 2024

Speaking Lyrically - By the Numbers

Given the song titles, artists and lyrics below, determine the missing number(s) from the titles and lyrics

Note: the underline ___ can mean one or more words or numbers

Note: you can answer with words or numbers

Two points for each ___ answered correctly

A Day in the Life by Beatles
___ holes in Blackburn, Lancashire

4,000

(The last verse of) Tie a Yellow Ribbon by Tony Orlando and Dawn
___ yellow ribbons 'round the old oak tree

A hundred

Message in a Bottle by The Police
___ bottles washed up on the shore

A hundred million

The Wreck of the Edmund Fitzgerald by Gordon Lightfoot
The church bell chimed 'til it rang ___ times

29

Whiter Shade of Pale by Procol Harum
___ of ___ vestal virgins

1, 16

In the year ___ by Zager and Evans
Now it's been ___ years
Man has cried ___ tears

2525, 10,000, a billion

Picture by Kid Rock and Sheryl Crow
I ain't heard from you in ___ damn nights

3

Running' on Empty by Jackson Browne
___, I was ___ and running up ___

16, 25, 25

___ Years by ___ For Fighting
___, There's never a wish better than this

10, 5, 69

Southern Cross by CSN
We got ___ feet of the waterline nicely making way

20

Jailhouse Rock by Elvis Presley
Number ___ said to number ___:
"You're the cutest jailbird I ever did see.

47, 3

Middle of the Road by The Pretenders
I got a kid I'm ___, baby

28

The Night They Drove Old Dixie Down by The Band
He was just ___, proud and brave

18

Total Points: 42

[BackInTex]

Spoiler

Two points for each one answered correctly

A Day in the Life by Beatles
19 holes in Blackburn, Lancashire

(The last verse of) Tie a Yellow Ribbon by Tony Orlando and Dawn
a hundred yellow ribbons 'round the old oak tree

Message in a Bottle by The Police
100 million bottles washed up on the shore

The Wreck of the Edmund Fitzgerald by Gordon Lightfoot
The church bell chimed 'til it rang 29 times

Whiter Shade of Pale by Procol Harum
9 of 16 vestal virgins

In the year 2525 by Zager and Evans
Now it's been 10,000 years
Man has cried a billion tears

Picture by Kid Rock and Sheryl Crow
I ain't heard from you in 14 damn nights

Running' on Empty by Jackson Browne
'69 I was 21 and running up number one

100 Years by FiveFor Fighting
15There's never a wish better than this

Southern Cross by CSN
We got 16 feet of the waterline nicely making way

Jailhouse Rock by Elvis Presley
Number two said to number three
"You're the cutest jailbird I ever did see.

Middle of the Road by The Pretenders
I got a kid I'm 18 baby

The Night They Drove Old Dixie Down by The Band
He was just 21 , proud and brave

[SportsFan68]

Ack! Probably not a 40 point deficit, but pretty bad . . .

Spoiler

Grab Bag - Bag 12

July 30, 2024

Speaking Lyrically - By the Numbers

Given the song titles, artists and lyrics below, determine the missing number(s) from the titles and lyrics

Note: the underline ___ can mean one or more words or numbers

Note: you can answer with words or numbers

Two points for each ___ answered correctly

A Day in the Life by Beatles
4,000___ holes in Blackburn, Lancashire

(The last verse of) Tie a Yellow Ribbon by Tony Orlando and Dawn
A hundred___ yellow ribbons 'round the old oak tree

Message in a Bottle by The Police
10,000 ___ bottles washed up on the shore

The Wreck of the Edmund Fitzgerald by Gordon Lightfoot
The church bell chimed 'til it rang 29 ___ times

Whiter Shade of Pale by Procol Harum
___ of 19 ___ vestal virgins

In the year 2525___ by Zager and Evans
Now it's been 10,000___ years
Man has cried a million___ tears

Picture by Kid Rock and Sheryl Crow
I ain't heard from you in ___ damn nights

Running' on Empty by Jackson Browne
___, I was 16___ and running up 95___

___ Years by 5 ___ For Fighting
___, There's never a wish better than this

Southern Cross by CSN
We got ___ feet of the waterline nicely making way

Jailhouse Rock by Elvis Presley
Number 27___ said to number 3___:
"You're the cutest jailbird I ever did see.

Middle of the Road by The Pretenders
I got a kid I'm ___, baby

The Night They Drove Old Dixie Down by The Band
He was just 18___, proud and brave

Total Points: 42

[mellytu74]

Grab Bag - Bag 12

July 30, 2024

Speaking Lyrically - By the Numbers

Spoiler

A Day in the Life by Beatles
Four thousand holes in Blackburn, Lancashire

(The last verse of) Tie a Yellow Ribbon by Tony Orlando and Dawn
A hundred yellow ribbons 'round the old oak tree

Message in a Bottle by The Police
A hundred billion bottles washed up on the shore

The Wreck of the Edmund Fitzgerald by Gordon Lightfoot
The church bell chimed 'til it rang 29 times

Whiter Shade of Pale by Procol Harum
One of 16 vestal virgins

In the year 2025 by Zager and Evans
Now it's been ten thousand years
Man has cried a million tears

Running' on Empty by Jackson Browne
65, I was 17 and running up 101

___ Years by Five For Fighting
___, There's never a wish better than this

Southern Cross by CSN
We got 80 feet of the waterline nicely making way

Jailhouse Rock by Elvis Presley
Number 47 said to number 3:
"You're the cutest jailbird I ever did see.

Middle of the Road by The Pretenders
I got a kid I'm 33, baby

The Night They Drove Old Dixie Down by The Band
He was just 16, proud and brave

[Earl the Squirrel]

Spoiler

Grab Bag - Bag 12

July 30, 2024

Speaking Lyrically - By the Numbers

Given the song titles, artists and lyrics below, determine the missing number(s) from the titles and lyrics

Note: the underline ___ can mean one or more words or numbers

Note: you can answer with words or numbers

Two points for each ___ answered correctly

Note: My space bar is sticking. I think I got them all, but sorry if I missed someand the numbers look funky

A Day in the Life by Beatles
___ holes in Blackburn, Lancashire

4000

(The last verse of) Tie a Yellow Ribbon by Tony Orlando and Dawn
___ yellow ribbons 'round the old oak tree

100

Message in a Bottle by The Police
___ bottles washed up on the shore

99

The Wreck of the Edmund Fitzgerald by Gordon Lightfoot
The church bell chimed 'til it rang ___ times

29

Whiter Shade of Pale by Procol Harum
___ of ___ vestal virgins

1,16

In the year ___ by Zager and Evans
Now it's been ___ years
Man has cried ___ tears

2525,10k,1b

Picture by Kid Rock and Sheryl Crow
I ain't heard from you in ___ damn nights

33

Running' on Empty by Jackson Browne
___, I was ___ and running up ___

65,16,105

___ Years by ___ For Fighting
___, There's never a wish better than this

100,Five,15

Damn,there's like 485890433 numbers in this song, but I remember a bunch of 15, so I'm going with the odds....

Southern Cross by CSN
We got ___ feet of the waterline nicely making way

33

Jailhouse Rock by Elvis Presley
Number ___ said to number ___:
"You're the cutest jailbird I ever did see.

47,3

Middle of the Road by The Pretenders
I got a kid I'm ___, baby

33

The Night They Drove Old Dixie Down by The Band
He was just ___, proud and brave

18

Total Points: 42

[Vandal]

answers/points:

A day in the life - Beatles
Four thousand holes in Blackburn, Lancashire

Tie a yellow ribbon - Tony Orlando and Dawn
A hundred yellow ribbons 'round the old oak tree

Message in a bottle
Hundred billion bottles washed up on the shore

The Wreck of the Edmund Fitzgerald - Gordon Lightfoot
The church bell chimed 'til it rang twenty-nine times

Whiter Shade of Pale - Procol Harum
One of 16 vestal virgins

In the year 2525 - Zager and Evans
Now it's been ten thousand years
Man has cried a billion tears

Picture - Kid Rock and Sheryl Crow
I ain't heard from you in three damn nights

Running' on Empty - Jackson Browne
'65, I was 17 and running up 101

100 Years - Five For Fighting
Fifteen, There's never a wish better than this

Southern Cross - CSN
We got eighty feet of the waterline nicely making way

Jailhouse Rock
Number forty-seven said to number three:
"You're the cutest jailbird I ever did see.

Middle of the Road
I got a kid I'm 33, baby

The Night They Drove Old Dixie Down by The Band
He was just 18, proud and brave


points:

lb ~~ 32
earl ~~ 32
melly ~~ 32
panic ~~ 26
krox ~~ 26
tangredi ~~ 26
BiT ~~ 22
jarnon ~~ 18
sprots ~~ 18

[SportsFan68]

Lyrics not very good to me either.