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Fantasy » alt.fan.pratchett » [I] My Own Silly Lyrics Thread
[I] My Own Silly Lyrics Thread [message #260936] So, 30 April 2006 13:20
Torak  
Yes, there is a common denominator, albeit slightly less highbrow than
the other ones. And just to annoy purists, the phrasing (in the musical
sense) may be modified. Oh, and Googling... well, that must be cheating,
mustn't it? Each tune has a bonus question; one point for the title, one
for the artist, one for the bonus question. Oh, and one last bonus point
if you can spot the connection.

The questions may be mildly cryptic in some cases, and wildly unfair in
some.

1 - It's a rare condition, in this day and age
B: Name the actor playing the policeman. (By the way, this tune has
a really nice piano bit at the start.)

2 - Unafraid I can go where life leads me, somehow I know
B: Name the Dutch singer who did a cover CD of this artist's tunes.

3 - A matinee of some cantata, Wagner's
B: In which TV series did this artist appear as a mecia expert?

4 - Disco, you'll never even get me out
B: This tune featured in a famous boxer scene in the 80s. Which
actor starred in it?

5 - Crying sin, ride a painted pony
B: What is the connection to this month's first lyrics quiz?

6 - Man walks down a street, it's a street in a strange world
N: Which famous comedy actor featured in the music video?

7 - What I say may not happen the same way
B: Name the actress playing the title character of the TV show this
tune featured in.

8 - Muscle Shoals has got the
B: The what?

9 - The man wore eight hundred-dollar suits from Milan or Rome
B: This featured in a mimed scene on the West Wing. How did it get
into the script?

10 - 'Kay, I don't make films. But if they did they'd have a samurai.
B: Poultry is mentioned in this tune. What kind?

11 - It's only a party, you're welcome to come - what's the use of living...
B: Why is this line not as pessimistic as it sounds?

12 - Now you're the big winner of our million-dollar lottery
B: What do I call the tune when requesting it?

13 - Nothin' left to lose, nothin' don't mean
B: What word did Sara Löfgren's team get this tune on on Så Ska Det
Låta?

14 - Twenty years now - where'd they go? Twenty years - I don't know.
B: What car does the singer drive in the music video?

15 - I knew life before I left my nursery
B: Who sang this tune in Robert Wells' concert at the Royal Palace
in Stockholm?

16 - With their Sputniks and explorers
B: What is the original tune this comedy filk was set to?

17 - Hangin' out on Monday my Sunday dreams to dry
B: What his the singer drowning her regrets in?

18 - If you should ever want to be loved by anyone
B: How many aliens were in this tune's chorus line?

19 - Even shared the tears, you're the only one
B: Who did this singer sing this tune with on a Francophone version
of Fame Academy?

20 - Then things went bad - I met her Dad - he said
B: What did he say? Two options, one point for each.


For a final bonus point, how long did it take you to spot the deliberate
typo in the questions?

MAXIMUM SCORE: 63 or something.
Re: [I] My Own Silly Lyrics Thread [message #260944 ] So, 30 April 2006 15:14
Pudde Fjord  
Torak wrote:
> Yes, there is a common denominator, albeit slightly less highbrow than
> the other ones. And just to annoy purists, the phrasing (in the musical
> sense) may be modified. Oh, and Googling... well, that must be cheating,
> mustn't it? Each tune has a bonus question; one point for the title, one
> for the artist, one for the bonus question. Oh, and one last bonus point
> if you can spot the connection.
>
> The questions may be mildly cryptic in some cases, and wildly unfair in
> some.
>
> 2 - Unafraid I can go where life leads me, somehow I know
> B: Name the Dutch singer who did a cover CD of this artist's tunes.
>
>
> 5 - Crying sin, ride a painted pony
> B: What is the connection to this month's first lyrics quiz?
Spinning Wheel, Blood, Sweat and Tears, No clue

>
> 6 - Man walks down a street, it's a street in a strange world
> N: Which famous comedy actor featured in the music video?
You can call me Al, Paul Simon, Chevy Chase

> 10 - 'Kay, I don't make films. But if they did they'd have a samurai.
> B: Poultry is mentioned in this tune. What kind?
One Week, Barenaked Ladies, Chicken
>
> 11 - It's only a party, you're welcome to come - what's the use of
> living...
> B: Why is this line not as pessimistic as it sounds?
Cabaret, Liza Minelli (Among many others), "..alone in your room"
>

Pudde.
Re: [I] My Own Silly Lyrics Thread [message #260953 ] So, 30 April 2006 16:37
Brian Howlett  
On 30 Apr, Torak wrote:

> Yes, there is a common denominator, albeit slightly less highbrow than
> the other ones. And just to annoy purists, the phrasing (in the musical
> sense) may be modified. Oh, and Googling... well, that must be cheating,
> mustn't it? Each tune has a bonus question; one point for the title, one
> for the artist, one for the bonus question. Oh, and one last bonus point
> if you can spot the connection.
>
> The questions may be mildly cryptic in some cases, and wildly unfair in
> some.

[snip]
>
> 6 - Man walks down a street, it's a street in a strange world
> N: Which famous comedy actor featured in the music video?
>
[snip]
>
This is the only one I know - Paul Simon, "You Can Call Me Al". Chevy
Chase was in the video.
--
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-----------------------------------------------------
"What's the matter Colonel Sanders? Chicken?"
Re: [I] My Own Silly Lyrics Thread [message #260957 ] So, 30 April 2006 17:11
Torak  
Pudde Fjord wrote:
> Torak wrote:
>
>> Yes, there is a common denominator, albeit slightly less highbrow than
>> the other ones. And just to annoy purists, the phrasing (in the
>> musical sense) may be modified. Oh, and Googling... well, that must be
>> cheating, mustn't it? Each tune has a bonus question; one point for
>> the title, one for the artist, one for the bonus question. Oh, and one
>> last bonus point if you can spot the connection.
>>
>> The questions may be mildly cryptic in some cases, and wildly unfair
>> in some.
>>
>> 5 - Crying sin, ride a painted pony
>> B: What is the connection to this month's first lyrics quiz?
>
> Spinning Wheel, Blood, Sweat and Tears, No clue

Yup, yup.

>> 6 - Man walks down a street, it's a street in a strange world
>> N: Which famous comedy actor featured in the music video?
>
> You can call me Al, Paul Simon, Chevy Chase

Yup, yup, yup.

>> 10 - 'Kay, I don't make films. But if they did they'd have a samurai.
>> B: Poultry is mentioned in this tune. What kind?
>
> One Week, Barenaked Ladies, Chicken

Yup, yup, half. Any particular kind of chicken?

>> 11 - It's only a party, you're welcome to come - what's the use of
>> living...
>> B: Why is this line not as pessimistic as it sounds?
>
> Cabaret, Liza Minelli (Among many others), "..alone in your room"

Nope.
Re: [I] My Own Silly Lyrics Thread [message #260958 ] So, 30 April 2006 17:12
Torak  
Brian Howlett wrote:
> On 30 Apr, Torak wrote:
>
>
>>Yes, there is a common denominator, albeit slightly less highbrow than
>>the other ones. And just to annoy purists, the phrasing (in the musical
>>sense) may be modified. Oh, and Googling... well, that must be cheating,
>>mustn't it? Each tune has a bonus question; one point for the title, one
>>for the artist, one for the bonus question. Oh, and one last bonus point
>>if you can spot the connection.
>>
>>The questions may be mildly cryptic in some cases, and wildly unfair in
>>some.
>
> [snip]
>
>>6 - Man walks down a street, it's a street in a strange world
>> N: Which famous comedy actor featured in the music video?
>
> [snip]
>
> This is the only one I know - Paul Simon, "You Can Call Me Al". Chevy
> Chase was in the video.

Spot on.
Re: [I] My Own Silly Lyrics Thread [message #260980 ] So, 30 April 2006 19:09
Lister  
On Sun, 30 Apr 2006 13:20:13 +0200, Torak <perry_awm [at] hotmail.com>
wrote:



>4 - Disco, you'll never even get me out
> B: This tune featured in a famous boxer scene in the 80s. Which
>actor starred in it?
>

Survivor, Eye of the Tiger

it was the theme to the Rocky films, with Sylvester Stalone
Re: [I] My Own Silly Lyrics Thread [message #260989 ] So, 30 April 2006 20:07
Torak  
Lister wrote:
> On Sun, 30 Apr 2006 13:20:13 +0200, Torak <perry_awm [at] hotmail.com>
>
>>4 - Disco, you'll never even get me out
>> B: This tune featured in a famous boxer scene in the 80s. Which
>>actor starred in it?
>
> Survivor, Eye of the Tiger
>
> it was the theme to the Rocky films, with Sylvester Stalone

Well, Eye Of The Tiger was, yes... but that wasn't Eye Of The Tiger. As
a hint, the next few words are "on the floor".
Re: [I] My Own Silly Lyrics Thread [message #261020 ] Mo, 01 Mai 2006 00:19
Lister  
On Sun, 30 Apr 2006 20:07:35 +0200, Torak <perry_awm [at] hotmail.com>
wrote:

>Lister wrote:
>> On Sun, 30 Apr 2006 13:20:13 +0200, Torak <perry_awm [at] hotmail.com>
>>
>>>4 - Disco, you'll never even get me out
>>> B: This tune featured in a famous boxer scene in the 80s. Which
>>>actor starred in it?
>>
>> Survivor, Eye of the Tiger
>>
>> it was the theme to the Rocky films, with Sylvester Stalone
>
>Well, Eye Of The Tiger was, yes... but that wasn't Eye Of The Tiger. As
>a hint, the next few words are "on the floor".



Damn, no idea then
Re: [I] My Own Silly Lyrics Thread [message #261021 ] Mo, 01 Mai 2006 00:52
exquisite witch peach  
Lister wrote:
> On Sun, 30 Apr 2006 20:07:35 +0200, Torak <perry_awm [at] hotmail.com>
> wrote:
>
>
>>Lister wrote:
>>
>>>On Sun, 30 Apr 2006 13:20:13 +0200, Torak <perry_awm [at] hotmail.com>
>>>
>>>>4 - Disco, you'll never even get me out
>>>> B: This tune featured in a famous boxer scene in the 80s. Which
>>>>actor starred in it?
>>>
>>>Survivor, Eye of the Tiger
>>>
>>>it was the theme to the Rocky films, with Sylvester Stalone
>>
>>Well, Eye Of The Tiger was, yes... but that wasn't Eye Of The Tiger. As
>>a hint, the next few words are "on the floor".
>
>
>
>
> Damn, no idea then

Old Time Rock and Roll
Re: [I] My Own Silly Lyrics Thread [message #261023 ] Mo, 01 Mai 2006 01:24
Torak  
peachy ashie passion wrote:
> Lister wrote:
>> On Sun, 30 Apr 2006 20:07:35 +0200, Torak <perry_awm [at] hotmail.com>
>>> Lister wrote:
>>>> On Sun, 30 Apr 2006 13:20:13 +0200, Torak <perry_awm [at] hotmail.com>
>>>>
>>>>> 4 - Disco, you'll never even get me out
>>>>> B: This tune featured in a famous boxer scene in the 80s. Which
>>>>> actor starred in it?
>>>>
>>>> Survivor, Eye of the Tiger
>>>>
>>>> it was the theme to the Rocky films, with Sylvester Stalone
>>>
>>> Well, Eye Of The Tiger was, yes... but that wasn't Eye Of The Tiger.
>>> As a hint, the next few words are "on the floor".
>>
>> Damn, no idea then
>
> Old Time Rock and Roll

Spot on. Who sang it, and what's the "boxer scene" reference?
Re: [I] My Own Silly Lyrics Thread [message #261027 ] Mo, 01 Mai 2006 03:50
keefers  
Torak wrote:
> Yes, there is a common denominator, albeit slightly less highbrow than
> the other ones. And just to annoy purists, the phrasing (in the musical
> sense) may be modified. Oh, and Googling... well, that must be cheating,
> mustn't it? Each tune has a bonus question; one point for the title, one
> for the artist, one for the bonus question. Oh, and one last bonus point
> if you can spot the connection.
>
> The questions may be mildly cryptic in some cases, and wildly unfair in
> some.
>

> 15 - I knew life before I left my nursery
> B: Who sang this tune in Robert Wells' concert at the Royal Palace
> in Stockholm?
>


Queen - Fat bottomed girls.

Sorry, that's about the best I can do!

Keith
Re: [I] My Own Silly Lyrics Thread [message #261028 ] Mo, 01 Mai 2006 04:46
raymond larsson  
In article <DGb5g.10452$zc1.8201 [at] amstwist00>, Torak says...

> peachy ashie passion wrote:
> >>>> Torak wrote
> >>>>> 4 - Disco, you'll never even get me out
> >>>>> B: This tune featured in a famous boxer scene in the 80s. Which
> >>>>> actor starred in it?

> > Old Time Rock and Roll
>
> Spot on. Who sang it, and what's the "boxer scene" reference?

No idea, I haven't seen Risky Business starring Tom Cruise but I liked
the version from Smoking O.P.s by Bob Seger & tSBB.
Re: [I] My Own Silly Lyrics Thread [message #261029 ] Mo, 01 Mai 2006 04:54
raymond larsson  
In article <MPG.1ebf326b4812ee62b [at] news.sasktel.net>, raymond larsson
says...

> > > Old Time Rock and Roll

> No idea, I haven't seen Risky Business starring Tom Cruise but I liked
> the version from Smoking O.P.s by Bob Seger & tSBB.

arrgh, it were briefs not boxers
Re: [I] My Own Silly Lyrics Thread [message #261032 ] Mo, 01 Mai 2006 06:33
exquisite witch peach  
Torak wrote:
> peachy ashie passion wrote:
>
>> Lister wrote:
>>
>>> On Sun, 30 Apr 2006 20:07:35 +0200, Torak <perry_awm [at] hotmail.com>
>>>
>>>> Lister wrote:
>>>>
>>>>> On Sun, 30 Apr 2006 13:20:13 +0200, Torak <perry_awm [at] hotmail.com>
>>>>>
>>>>>> 4 - Disco, you'll never even get me out
>>>>>> B: This tune featured in a famous boxer scene in the 80s. Which
>>>>>> actor starred in it?
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>> Survivor, Eye of the Tiger
>>>>>
>>>>> it was the theme to the Rocky films, with Sylvester Stalone
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> Well, Eye Of The Tiger was, yes... but that wasn't Eye Of The Tiger.
>>>> As a hint, the next few words are "on the floor".
>>>
>>>
>>> Damn, no idea then
>>
>>
>> Old Time Rock and Roll
>
>
> Spot on. Who sang it, and what's the "boxer scene" reference?
>

Bob Seeger maybe?
Re: [I] My Own Silly Lyrics Thread [message #261036 ] Mo, 01 Mai 2006 09:46
Basil Drake  
Once upon a Sun, 30 Apr 2006 13:20:13 +0200 dreary...over many a quaint and
curious alt.fan.pratchett of forgotten lore... quoth Torak
<perry_awm [at] hotmail.com>...

{First of these I've seen I know more than one or two of}

>4 - Disco, you'll never even get me out
> B: This tune featured in a famous boxer scene in the 80s. Which
>actor starred in it?
Bob Segar, "Old Time Rock 'n' Roll" No idea about the scene.

>5 - Crying sin, ride a painted pony
> B: What is the connection to this month's first lyrics quiz?

Unknown, "Spinning Wheel". Didn't get much of the previous quizzes, so no
idea.

>8 - Muscle Shoals has got the
> B: The what?

Lynyrd Synyrd, "Sweet Home Alabama." I've never been able to make out the
next few words.

>13 - Nothin' left to lose, nothin' don't mean
> B: What word did Sara Löfgren's team get this tune on on Så Ska Det
>Låta?

Janis Joplin and others, "Bobb(ie|y) Magee." I feel like such a loutish
American, but I have to admit I don't even know what the bonus question is
asking.

>14 - Twenty years now - where'd they go? Twenty years - I don't know.
> B: What car does the singer drive in the music video?
Bob Segar, "Like A Rock." A Chevy truck??

>For a final bonus point, how long did it take you to spot the deliberate
>typo in the questions?

This one?
> B: In which TV series did this artist appear as a mecia expert?
Immediately

>
>MAXIMUM SCORE: 63 or something.
Oy!
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Re: [I] My Own Silly Lyrics Thread [message #261037 ] Mo, 01 Mai 2006 09:42
Torak  
raymond larsson wrote:
> In article <DGb5g.10452$zc1.8201 [at] amstwist00>, Torak says...
>>peachy ashie passion wrote:
>>>>>>Torak wrote
>>>>>>
>>>>>>>4 - Disco, you'll never even get me out
>>>>>>> B: This tune featured in a famous boxer scene in the 80s. Which
>>>>>>>actor starred in it?
>
>>> Old Time Rock and Roll
>>
>>Spot on. Who sang it, and what's the "boxer scene" reference?
>
> No idea, I haven't seen Risky Business starring Tom Cruise but I liked
> the version from Smoking O.P.s by Bob Seger & tSBB.

Absolutely. It's Bob Seger, and it's Tom Cruise.
Re: [I] My Own Silly Lyrics Thread [message #261038 ] Mo, 01 Mai 2006 09:43
Torak  
raymond larsson wrote:
> In article <MPG.1ebf326b4812ee62b [at] news.sasktel.net>, raymond larsson
>
>>>> Old Time Rock and Roll
>
>>No idea, I haven't seen Risky Business starring Tom Cruise but I liked
>>the version from Smoking O.P.s by Bob Seger & tSBB.
>
> arrgh, it were briefs not boxers

Was it? I haven't seen the original in years, and all the spoofs on it
seem to use boxers. Oh well.
Re: [I] My Own Silly Lyrics Thread [message #261039 ] Mo, 01 Mai 2006 09:47
Torak  
Basil Drake wrote:
> Once upon a Sun, 30 Apr 2006 13:20:13 +0200 dreary...over many a quaint and
> curious alt.fan.pratchett of forgotten lore... quoth Torak
> <perry_awm [at] hotmail.com>...
>
> {First of these I've seen I know more than one or two of}
>
>
>>4 - Disco, you'll never even get me out
>> B: This tune featured in a famous boxer scene in the 80s. Which
>>actor starred in it?
>
> Bob Segar, "Old Time Rock 'n' Roll" No idea about the scene.

Absolutely.

>>5 - Crying sin, ride a painted pony
>> B: What is the connection to this month's first lyrics quiz?
>
> Unknown, "Spinning Wheel". Didn't get much of the previous quizzes, so no
> idea.

Yup.

>>8 - Muscle Shoals has got the
>> B: The what?
>
>
> Lynyrd Synyrd, "Sweet Home Alabama." I've never been able to make out the
> next few words.

Yup. Well, Skynyrd, but yeah.

>>13 - Nothin' left to lose, nothin' don't mean
>> B: What word did Sara Löfgren's team get this tune on on Så Ska Det
>>Låta?
>
> Janis Joplin and others, "Bobb(ie|y) Magee." I feel like such a loutish
> American, but I have to admit I don't even know what the bonus question is
> asking.

Well, the original was Kris Kristofferson, but Janis Joplin'll do. And I
don't expect anyone except Swedes watching TV last week to get the bonus
here.

>>14 - Twenty years now - where'd they go? Twenty years - I don't know.
>> B: What car does the singer drive in the music video?
>
> Bob Segar, "Like A Rock." A Chevy truck??

Yup, yup, nope.

>>For a final bonus point, how long did it take you to spot the deliberate
>>typo in the questions?
>
> This one?
>
>> B: In which TV series did this artist appear as a mecia expert?
>
> Immediately

Um... Well, that wasn't a deliberate one. Whoops.
Re: [I] My Own Silly Lyrics Thread [message #261070 ] Mo, 01 Mai 2006 18:28
raymond larsson  
In article <MPG.1ebf326b4812ee62b [at] news.sasktel.net>, raymond larsson
says...

> No idea, I haven't seen Risky Business starring Tom Cruise but I liked
> the version from Smoking O.P.s by Bob Seger & tSBB.

And of course it is highly unlikely that it was on that LP; I just
associate the style with that LP rather than his more popular
recordings, such as Stranger in Town -- the LP it's actually off.

However, Heavy Music was on SOP
Re: [I] My Own Silly Lyrics Thread [message #261071 ] Mo, 01 Mai 2006 18:42
raymond larsson  
In article <4%i5g.10462$zc1.6804 [at] amstwist00>, Torak says...

>
> > arrgh, it were briefs not boxers
>
> Was it? I haven't seen the original in years, and all the spoofs on it
> seem to use boxers. Oh well.

Boxers are allowed to be shown on normal Merkin television, apparently
briefs are too risque.
Re: [I] My Own Silly Lyrics Thread [message #261083 ] Mo, 01 Mai 2006 21:27
Torak  
raymond larsson wrote:
> In article <4%i5g.10462$zc1.6804 [at] amstwist00>, Torak says...
>
>
>>>arrgh, it were briefs not boxers
>>
>>Was it? I haven't seen the original in years, and all the spoofs on it
>>seem to use boxers. Oh well.
>
>
> Boxers are allowed to be shown on normal Merkin television, apparently
> briefs are too risque.

Silly people.

The odd thing is that they show Merkins on TV every day.
Re: [I] My Own Silly Lyrics Thread [message #261157 ] Di, 02 Mai 2006 09:09
Basil Drake  
Once upon a Mon, 01 May 2006 09:47:44 +0200 dreary...over many a quaint and
curious alt.fan.pratchett of forgotten lore... quoth Torak
<perry_awm [at] hotmail.com>...

>Basil Drake wrote:
>> Once upon a Sun, 30 Apr 2006 13:20:13 +0200 dreary...over many a quaint and
>> curious alt.fan.pratchett of forgotten lore... quoth Torak
>> <perry_awm [at] hotmail.com>...
>>
>> {First of these I've seen I know more than one or two of}
>>
>>
>>>4 - Disco, you'll never even get me out
>>> B: This tune featured in a famous boxer scene in the 80s. Which
>>>actor starred in it?
>>
>> Bob Segar, "Old Time Rock 'n' Roll" No idea about the scene.
>
>Absolutely.
>
>>>5 - Crying sin, ride a painted pony
>>> B: What is the connection to this month's first lyrics quiz?
>>
>> Unknown, "Spinning Wheel". Didn't get much of the previous quizzes, so no
>> idea.
>
>Yup.
>
>>>8 - Muscle Shoals has got the
>>> B: The what?
>>
>>
>> Lynyrd Synyrd, "Sweet Home Alabama." I've never been able to make out the
>> next few words.
>
>Yup. Well, Skynyrd, but yeah.

Ooops. :-/

>>>13 - Nothin' left to lose, nothin' don't mean
>>> B: What word did Sara Löfgren's team get this tune on on Så Ska Det
>>>Låta?
>>
>> Janis Joplin and others, "Bobb(ie|y) Magee." I feel like such a loutish
>> American, but I have to admit I don't even know what the bonus question is
>> asking.
>
>Well, the original was Kris Kristofferson, but Janis Joplin'll do. And I
>don't expect anyone except Swedes watching TV last week to get the bonus
>here.

Remembered Kris-Kris wrote it, just after I posted.

>>>14 - Twenty years now - where'd they go? Twenty years - I don't know.
>>> B: What car does the singer drive in the music video?
>>
>> Bob Segar, "Like A Rock." A Chevy truck??
>
>Yup, yup, nope.

That was a joking reference to the Chevy truck commercials here in Merika
with "Like A Rock" as background music. ;-)

>>>For a final bonus point, how long did it take you to spot the deliberate
>>>typo in the questions?
>>
>> This one?
>>
>>> B: In which TV series did this artist appear as a mecia expert?
>>
>> Immediately
>
>Um... Well, that wasn't a deliberate one. Whoops.

Guess Lynyrd Synyrd are the *real* mecia experts. ;-D


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Re: [I] My Own Silly Lyrics Thread [message #261239 ] Mi, 03 Mai 2006 01:22
Blake  
Basil Drake wrote:

> Once upon a Sun, 30 Apr 2006 13:20:13 +0200 dreary...over many a quaint and
> curious alt.fan.pratchett of forgotten lore... quoth Torak
> <perry_awm [at] hotmail.com>...
>
> {First of these I've seen I know more than one or two of}
>
>
>>4 - Disco, you'll never even get me out
>> B: This tune featured in a famous boxer scene in the 80s. Which
>>actor starred in it?
>
> Bob Segar, "Old Time Rock 'n' Roll" No idea about the scene.
>
>
>>5 - Crying sin, ride a painted pony
>> B: What is the connection to this month's first lyrics quiz?
>
>
> Unknown, "Spinning Wheel". Didn't get much of the previous quizzes, so no
> idea.
>
>
>>8 - Muscle Shoals has got the
>> B: The what?
>
>
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Muscle Shoals has got the swampers. (Guys that load/unload the truck/lorry)

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> American, but I have to admit I don't even know what the bonus question is
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>>14 - Twenty years now - where'd they go? Twenty years - I don't know.
>> B: What car does the singer drive in the music video?
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Re: [I] My Own Silly Lyrics Thread [message #261246 ] Mi, 03 Mai 2006 01:47
Torak  
Blake wrote:
> Basil Drake wrote:
>> curious alt.fan.pratchett of forgotten lore... quoth Torak
>> <perry_awm [at] hotmail.com>...
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>>> 8 - Muscle Shoals has got the
>>> B: The what?
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>> Lynyrd Synyrd, "Sweet Home Alabama." I've never been able to make out the
>> next few words.
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> Muscle Shoals has got the swampers. (Guys that load/unload the
> truck/lorry)

You mean roadies? But yes, it is the Swampers. They were a session band,
though, not roadies.

So, folks, I'll post the answers tomorrow before I head off to the airport.
Re: [I] My Own Silly Lyrics Thread [message #261266 ] Mi, 03 Mai 2006 06:02
Basil Drake  
Once upon a Wed, 03 May 2006 01:47:50 +0200 dreary...over many a quaint and
curious alt.fan.pratchett of forgotten lore... quoth Torak
<perry_awm [at] hotmail.com>...

>Blake wrote:
>> Basil Drake wrote:
>>> curious alt.fan.pratchett of forgotten lore... quoth Torak
>>> <perry_awm [at] hotmail.com>...
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>>>> 8 - Muscle Shoals has got the
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>> truck/lorry)
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>You mean roadies? But yes, it is the Swampers. They were a session band,
>though, not roadies.

Ah. Thanks. I didn't want to admit it at first, but it always sounded like
"Muscle Shoals is kinda swampy" to me. :-/


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Re: [I] My Own Silly Lyrics Thread [message #261281 ] Mi, 03 Mai 2006 08:22
naomi  
Torak wrote:
> Pudde Fjord wrote:
>> Torak wrote:
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>>> Yes, there is a common denominator, albeit slightly less highbrow
>>> than the other ones. And just to annoy purists, the phrasing (in the
>>> musical sense) may be modified. Oh, and Googling... well, that must
>>> be cheating, mustn't it? Each tune has a bonus question; one point
>>> for the title, one for the artist, one for the bonus question. Oh,
>>> and one last bonus point if you can spot the connection.
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>>> The questions may be mildly cryptic in some cases, and wildly unfair
>>> in some.
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>>> 5 - Crying sin, ride a painted pony
>>> B: What is the connection to this month's first lyrics quiz?
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>> Spinning Wheel, Blood, Sweat and Tears, No clue
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>>> 6 - Man walks down a street, it's a street in a strange world
>>> N: Which famous comedy actor featured in the music video?
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>>> 10 - 'Kay, I don't make films. But if they did they'd have a samurai.
>>> B: Poultry is mentioned in this tune. What kind?
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>> One Week, Barenaked Ladies, Chicken
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the chinese chicken

n
Re: [I] My Own Silly Lyrics Thread [message #261289 ] Mi, 03 Mai 2006 10:36
Torak  
naomi wrote:
> Torak wrote:
>> Pudde Fjord wrote:
>>> Torak wrote:
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>>>> 10 - 'Kay, I don't make films. But if they did they'd have a samurai.
>>>> B: Poultry is mentioned in this tune. What kind?
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>>> One Week, Barenaked Ladies, Chicken
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>> Yup, yup, half. Any particular kind of chicken?
>
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Absolutely.

It's also got that great line, "Like Kurosawa I make mad films... 'kay,
I don't make films, but if I did they'd have a samurai."

::looks up, notices that that was the clue line::

Doh.

Well, I like that line, anyway.
Re: [I] My Own Silly Lyrics Thread [message #261293 ] Mi, 03 Mai 2006 11:32
naomi  
Torak wrote:
> naomi wrote:
>> Torak wrote:
>>> Pudde Fjord wrote:
>>>> Torak wrote:
>>>
>>>>> 10 - 'Kay, I don't make films. But if they did they'd have a samurai.
>>>>> B: Poultry is mentioned in this tune. What kind?
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>>>> One Week, Barenaked Ladies, Chicken
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>>> Yup, yup, half. Any particular kind of chicken?
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> I don't make films, but if I did they'd have a samurai."
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> Well, I like that line, anyway.

I really liked the whole song.

n
Re: [I] My Own Silly Lyrics Thread [message #261296 ] Mi, 03 Mai 2006 11:44
Torak  
> curious alt.fan.pratchett of forgotten lore... quoth Torak
>
>>So, folks, I'll post the answers tomorrow before I head off to the airport.

And here they are:

So, here are the answers:

1 - It's a rare condition, in this day and age
B: Name the actor playing the policeman. (By the way, this tune has
a really nice piano bit at the start.)

Family Matters theme (As Days Go By) - Frederick / Salvay -
Reginald VelJohnson


2 - Unafraid I can go where life leads me, somehow I know
B: Name the Dutch singer who did a cover CD of this artist's tunes.

For Once In My Life - Stevie Wonder - Trijntje Oosterhuis


3 - A matinee of some cantata, Wagner's
B: In which TV series did this artist appear as a media expert?

The Girl In 14G - Kristin Chenoweth - The West Wing (Annabeth Schott)


4 - Disco, you'll never even get me out
B: This tune featured in a famous boxer scene in the 80s. Which
actor starred in it?

Old Time Rock And Roll - Bob Seger - Tom Cruise


5 - Crying sin, ride a painted pony
B: What is the connection to this month's first lyrics quiz?

Spinning Wheel - Blood Sweat & Tears - Covered by Shirley Bassey,
who featured in the previous quiz.


6 - Man walks down a street, it's a street in a strange world
N: Which famous comedy actor featured in the music video?

You Can Call Me Al - Paul Simon - Chevy Chase


7 - What I say may not happen the same way
B: Name the actress playing the title character of the TV show this
tune featured in.

Love Is Alive - Anastacia and Vonda Shepard - Calista Flockhart


8 - Muscle Shoals has got the
B: The what?

Sweet Home Alabama - Lynyrd Skynyrd - The Swampers


9 - The man wore eight hundred-dollar suits from Milan or Rome
B: This featured in a mimed scene on the West Wing. How did it get
into the script?

The Jackal - Ronny Jordan - Allison Janney mimed on set, Sorkin saw
it and wrote it in.


10 - 'Kay, I don't make films. But if they did they'd have a samurai.
B: Poultry is mentioned in this tune. What kind?

One Week - Bare Naked Ladies - Chinese Chicken


11 - It's only a party, you're welcome to come - what's the use of living...
B: Why is this line not as pessimistic as it sounds?

Turn It Up (A Little Louder) - Bruce Willis - The line ends "...if
you can't have fun"


12 - Now you're the big winner of our million-dollar lottery
B: What do I call the tune when requesting it?

Winning Notification - Brian Kramer - Spam Scam Blues


13 - Nothin' left to lose, nothin' don't mean
B: What word did Sara Löfgren's team get this tune on on Så Ska Det
Låta?

Me And Bobby McGee - Kris Kristofferson - "to"


14 - Twenty years now - where'd they go? Twenty years - I don't know.
B: What car does the singer drive in the music video?

Like A Rock - Bob Seger - Corvette

15 - I knew life before I left my nursery
B: Who sang this tune in Robert Wells' concert at the Royal Palace
in Stockholm?

Fat Bottomed Girls - Queen - Martin Stenmarck


16 - With their Sputniks and explorers
B: What is the original tune this comedy filk was set to?

Tiddlywinks - The Goons - Men Of Harlech


17 - Hangin' out on Monday my Sunday dreams to dry
B: What his the singer drowning her regrets in?

Black Coffee - Peggy Lee, IIRC - Coffee and cigarettes


18 - If you should ever want to be loved by anyone
B: How many aliens were in this tune's chorus line?

It's Not Unusual - Tom Jones - Three (Mars Attacks)


19 - Even shared the tears, you're the only one
B: Who did this singer sing this tune with on a Francophone version
of Fame Academy?

Against All Odds - Phil Collins - Hoda


20 - Then things went bad - I met her Dad - he said
B: What did he say? Two options, one point for each.

Just Can't Leave Her Alone - Bruce Willis - "You better leave my
daughter alone" or "Look, get your hands off my daughter"


The ridiculously tenuous connection is that they're all in my playlist.


Deliberate typo: "N" instead of "B" on question 6. Or "mecia". Yes, that
one was deliberate too. Honest.


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