Introducing: Mr.L's Lyric Challenge 2.0

[LakeArenal]

In honor of the great success and fun of Lyric Challenge 1, we have decided to announce an all new season 0f

MR L's LYRIC CHALLENGE 2.0

Rules are:
Don't start out too obscure or too obvious. Half the fun of the game is having that fine point of challenge and having someone know your tune. Post just a couple lines or song lyrics. You may later be asked for hints.

Try to stick to artists/ bands that at least 1/3 of the population have likely heard.

Please put song titles, artist names, in the body of the of text and NOT in the subject line. Give new visitors a shot at guessing without seeing an answer posted in the subject line.

NO GOOGLE CHEATING..

Here's the link to the original. 700 posts was so cumbersome.

https://www.democraticunderground.com/10181068839

It's Fun and Fairly addicting... Join us...

[LakeArenal]

1. And I will start:

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Song one:

Seems to me you don't want to talk about it.
Seems to me you just turn your pretty head and walk away.

Song two:

Two of us sending postcards, writing letters on my wall
You and me burning matches, lifting latches

Song three:

The Can Can's such a pretty dance. It will steal your heart away.

all these are seventies.

[Cracklin Charlie]

33. Can can such a pretty dance...

Ooh-la-la

Faces, or The Faces?

[LakeArenal]

59. Love you..

I thought it would die unknown...

This is the only song Ron Wood sang with the Faces...

[Cracklin Charlie]

95. I had actually just heard it yesterday.

I put it on my playlist a couple weeks ago. I rode to St. Louis yesterday and heard the song. When it came to that line, I think near the end of the song, I thought, wow, that is some really nice writing.

It’s sort of a sweet song. I like it...sounds good on the highway.

[Iggo]

55. The title's in one of those. (n/t)

[LakeArenal]

60. Indeed it is...

and yet had several answers before someone figured it out ! Thanks

[Ohiya]

170. I know the band - song one

The James Gang, Isn't the title Walk Away?

[LakeArenal]

174. yes Ohiya.

[randr]

2. #2 is definitely

Beatles On our way Home

[LakeArenal]

3. Not quite...

That's not the actual title... Try again?

[Heartstrings]

4. Am I allowed to answer?

[mr_lebowski]

6. NO!

I get to!

Isn't it called :
You and Me - aka opening track on Let It Be?

in which case, LA, you kinda gave it away with that lyric choice

As you did in the second case I believe:
Walk Away - The James Gang ft. Joe Walsh

[LakeArenal]

11. Apparently I did not give it away..

Because that's not the title either.. ha

And indeed the James Gang..

Guess the other?

[mr_lebowski]

16. Is it "I Dig a Pygmy" by Charles Hawtrey and the Deaf-Aids?

So, what ... is it actually Me & You?

[LakeArenal]

20. Oh, gee no. How can this be so hard..

This song is my husband and my's theme song of our retirement.

I just can't tell you...

[mr_lebowski]

23. Did you read my post or just the subject ...

Cause that's just a little in-between-two-songs blurt-out by Lennon that's on the Let It Be album ... thought you might recognize it

[LakeArenal]

25. Nope

[mr_lebowski]

30. Oh shit I think I know ...

The Two of Us?

For some reason I was thinking that was the original 'wrong answer' up above but then I went back and re-checked ... otherwise I'd have guessed that earlier

[LakeArenal]

35. Earlier doesn't count Mr. L...

All we have is now... (I'm philosopher, too)

[mr_lebowski]

37. Wow, that's deep! So ... that was the correct title though, yeah?

Or maybe it's without the 'the' I forget ...

Yeah, in hindsight I think it's just "Two Of Us"

It is funny I got it wrong twice ... I know that song (and record) WELL.

[LakeArenal]

40. Yes.. You have it Easiest sometimes the hardest.

[LakeArenal]

28. nope

[LakeArenal]

68. Isn't it....

I dig a pony? My memory does fail me..

[mr_lebowski]

129. There is a song called Dig A Pony, but there's also various vocal interludes between songs ...

And at one point on side 1, in between songs, you hear John blurt out "I DIG A PYGMY ... By Charles Hawtrey and the Deaf-Aids!" ... it might be right before or after Dig a Pony ... a song which I <3 <3 <3 ...

All ... I want ... is YOOOOOOOOUUUUUU
EVERYTHING has got to be just like you want you want it toooooooooooo
BEEEEEE CAAAAAAAAAUSE .....
I ... aha hi aha hi ...

[LakeArenal]

9. If I didn't cheat and tell you before...

[mr_lebowski]

5. Thanks for starting it up LA. Yeah, it was getting cumbersome at 700 posts I guess ...

Probably be some dupes now in this one since it's less likely that newer folks will know the songs we already did, but c'est la vie ...

Maybe put a link tho to the first one in the OP though?

[LakeArenal]

7. Done and done. Now get posting some tunes.. The real Mr. L.

[Heartstrings]

8. Country rock....1991

Chicken's in the bread pan picking out dough.
Granny, does your dog bite? No, child, no......

[LakeArenal]

15. But this one.... Gimme some of that...

Jack Daniels, cuz it is Charlie Daniels. The Devil Went Down To Georgia..

[Heartstrings]

10. Love this songs message....

"Forget your lust for the rich man's gold,
All that you need is in your soul....."

[liberaltrucker]

104. I know!

Simple Man from Skynyrd's first album.

[Heartstrings]

145. Excellent lyrics to live by!

[Heartstrings]

12. A favorite...LA knows why....

"I want to rock your gypsy soul,
Just like way back in the days of old......

[LakeArenal]

14. Ha Ha that is too easy for me so I won't guess..

[mr_lebowski]

17. Me too ... hell I played and sang it at my buddies wedding in front of 300 people ...

Circa 2000 ... the Bride's dad's favorite song ...

I know every song on that record backwards and forwards ... one of my top 10 faves ...

I did a song by this artist on the first thread, nobody got it, I guess it's not that well-known (though it's on the last big 'Greatest Hits' double-cd collection from about 12 years ago I think it was). I mentioned it was early 80's and featured a guest spot by Mark Knopfler. One of my all-time favorites of his, though he has SO SO MANY great songs ...

[LakeArenal]

19. Are they still married?

[mr_lebowski]

24. They are ... they're F'ing rich, and have 4 beautiful toe-head blue-eyed kiddo's ...

[Cracklin Charlie]

34. Into the Mystic.

[mr_lebowski]

47. No titles or bands in the Subject line please :) Welcome to our Thread!

[Cracklin Charlie]

50. Sorry.

I’m old, on my tiny phone, in the truck. Can’t see too good.

Love these threads...already added three tunes to my road trip play list!

[Tikki]

13. Everyone here has heard the song..."shoot'em in the back now...what they want, I don't know..."

It is on TV Commercials and intros into all kinds of media...

From 1976 to infinity...


Tikki

[LakeArenal]

22. This is the fabulous....

Ramones in Hey Ho Let's Go.. Nice one Thanks...

[Tikki]

26. Also known as...Blitzkrieg Bop (1976)

Tikki

[LakeArenal]

18. Here's an '80's

Last night a little dancer came dancin' to my door
Last night a little angel came pumping on the floor

[mr_lebowski]

29. I'll set you free ...

I need you here by me ... BECAAAAAAUSE ...

Rebel Yell - Billy Idol

[LakeArenal]

36. Yes indeedy...

[Heartstrings]

21. Classic...

"I hope you don't mind, I hope you don't mind,
That I put down in words,
How wonderful life is while your in the world..."

[mr_lebowski]

27. Too easy :)

And you can tell everybody ... I said so

[Heartstrings]

175. Too funny!

[Ohiya]

172. I'll answer

Elton John - Your song

[Heartstrings]

176. You got it!

[mr_lebowski]

31. "So don't you lock up something ... that you wanted to see fly ...

Hands are for shaking
not tying
not tying

HOW WOULD I KNOW?"

90's grunge rockers, the record that found them at the pinnacle of their powers ...

[Codeine]

38. that this would be my FAAAA-AAAATE?!

Black Hole Sun, Soundgarden

[mr_lebowski]

41. Right record, wrong song ;)

[Codeine]

48. Oh good lord.

You’re right, of course. Something like “Fell on Black Days”’or maybe just “Black Days”.

Brain fart.

[mr_lebowski]

52. It's is indeed the four-word title ...

Well done

[mr_lebowski]

32. Well I had just got out of the county prison, doing 90 days for non-support ...

And another hint:

"well I got them steadily depressin', low-down, mind-messin ...(title goes here)"

Early 70's pop classic ... though you might only know if you have a 'greatest hits' by this artist, it wasn't a huge hit but it's still a classic ...

[LakeArenal]

39. Lucky for me, I just got out of a "this guy" stage.

Was listening a lot....

Working at (in?) the Carwash.... Jim Croce

[mr_lebowski]

43. It is 'at' ... but you're missing one word ...

[LakeArenal]

46. Hmmmm...

[Shrike47]

133. Blues

[mr_lebowski]

138. The is indeed Lake's missing word :)

[Iggo]

53. One of my favorite "walkin' tunes."

[Codeine]

42. Rags to riches, or so they say

Ya gotta keep pushin' for the fortune and fame
You know it's all a gamble when it's just a game
Ya treat it like a capital crime
Everybody's doin' the time

[mr_lebowski]

44. Won't you please ...

TAKE ME HOOOOOOOME, yeah yeah!!!

[LakeArenal]

45. Here's a 70's very relevant today.... Or yesterday

Waiting for the train that goes home, Sweet Mary. Hoping that the train is on time.

Sitting downtown in a railway station.......

[mr_lebowski]

49. Oooh ... one of mah fave tunes as a wee lad ...

One Toke Over The Line

Now, the group ... hrrrm ... I wanna say, for some reason ... The Youngbloods, maybe?

[LakeArenal]

61. Nope

A duo.

[Iggo]

54. Sweet Jesus. (n/t)

[LakeArenal]

62. Amen..

Want to tell us the group?

[Iggo]

64. Drawing a blank...

..other than it's two last names.

Shipley, is one of them...maybe?

[TenHouseCats]

118. The other is

Brewer. Thanks for the memory. Horrid to produce, but some nice harmonies. My favorite remains, "Witchy-Tai-to," ' tho.

[LakeArenal]

128. Ill give you half credit

Brewer and Shipley

[mr_lebowski]

51. "and there's a rose ... in a fisted glove ..."

That's all ya get, cause it's an easy one ... early 70's classic rock/pop ...

[LakeArenal]

65. I'll just say...

Yes, easy for me. By the time I got to Woodstock and all...

[Iggo]

66. I recognozed it instantly, even though I never knew the lyric was "fisted glove."

I always sang it as "distant (mumblesomething)"

I don't remember if this was a solo or a group effort.

I think maybe solo. So I'll say "Love The One You're With" by Stephen Stills.

[mr_lebowski]

135. And you would be CORRECT, good sir/ma'am

And that's how I always sung it too

[Codeine]

56. Strike by night! They are defenseless;

they all need the sun to photosensitize their venom.

(And yes, “photosensitize” rather than “photosynthesize” in this instance.)

[consider_this]

80. a little help??

It feels like Genesis - am i on the right track?

[Codeine]

81. Indeed!

Early Genesis, Peter Gabriel-era.

[Bongo Prophet]

167. The guitar solo that so captured me as a fan

of the great Steve Hackett. (Or the solo on Fifth of Firth/ Either way)

Return of the Giant Hogweed
Genesis


Turn and run!

[Cracklin Charlie]

57. Ill try...

Song lyrics:

She pulled out all she had, and laid it on the counter showin’

All I had to do was lay my money down and pick it up

[Tikki]

58. 1984.."Winter's cityside, crystal bits of snowflakes all around my head and in the wind..."

..."I had no illusions that I'd ever find
a glimpse of summer's heatwaves in your eyes..
You did what you did to me
Now it's history, I see ...

This Hit Song was not recorded by a North American band, nor a British or Australian band...

Tikki

[Codeine]

69. I remember listening to this on my Walkman

during a road trip with my cousin to Zion National Park as a teen. “Big in Japan” by Alphaville, from Germany.

[Tikki]

76. Your road trip sounds excellent...German song (1982) translated "Yeah, if I tell you the story..."

"...Nonetheless, it wouldn't surprise me
If it doesn't show up on TV- Yeah
She was young, her heart so pure and white
And every night she had her price
She says: Sugar sweet, you gotta rappin' to the beat
And I understand that she's hot...."


Tikki

[Codeine]

86. Is that

Der Kommisar? The “sugar sweet rappin to the beat” part sounds like something by Falco.

[Tikki]

90. Yes, yes..best music ever..1976 through 1986. Yes, there is great music out there now, for sure.

Tikki

[Runningdawg]

63. Late 70's

I staggered back to the underground
And the breeze blew back my hair
I remember throwin' punches around
And preachin' from my chair

[Iggo]

67. Now tell me...

Who Are You? -- The Who.

[Runningdawg]

88. That's the one!

[Heartstrings]

70. Relevant to our times....

"Now I've been happy lately
Thinking about the good things to come..."

[consider_this]

72. ride on the

Peace Train
Cat Stevens

[Heartstrings]

73. Yes!

[Heartstrings]

71. Should be easy....

"I looked out this morning and the sun was gone
Turned on some music to start my day..."

[consider_this]

74. is it

More than a feeling
Boston
?

[Heartstrings]

103. Boom, like that!

[consider_this]

75. But my heart keeps calling me backwards

As I get on the 707
Ridin' high I got tears in my eyes
You know you got to go through hell
Before you get to heaven

[LakeArenal]

83. I think I know, call on me Miss Landers.....

Big Ole Jet Airliner-- Steve Miller I think.

[consider_this]

84. you got it! :-)

[Heartstrings]

77. Rock....1992

"While the music played you worked by candlelight,
Those San Francisco nights,
You were the best in town,
Just by chance you crossed a diamond with the pearl"

[consider_this]

78. get along

Kid Charlemagne
Steeley Dan

[Heartstrings]

101. Yes! My fav by SD....

[Heartstrings]

79. 1982....pop music

"They told him don't you ever come around here
Don't wanna see your face, you better disappear
The fire's in their eyes and their words are really clear...."

[Codeine]

85. Oh lorrrrrrd! Heeeheeeeeheeeee!

Beat It! Played the hell out of that record before I gave up on pop music.

[Heartstrings]

98. My grandsons LOVE Michael Jackson!

[consider_this]

82. Beautiful, beautiful, girl from the north

You burned my heart with a flickering torch

1990

[Tikki]

92. "Candy, Candy, Candy, I can't let you go..." Iggy and Kate Pierson..

Tikki

[consider_this]

94. you know it!

[LakeArenal]

87. The time has come to say fair's fair. To pay the rent. To pay our share.

The time has come to say fair's fair. To pay the rent.
To pay our share


l980's

[Codeine]

91. The four wheels scare the cockatoooooos

Beds are Burning, Midnight Oil. Great song!

[LakeArenal]

96. Sure thing...

[consider_this]

93. how can we

sleep while our

'Beds are Burning' - Midnight Oil

[LakeArenal]

97. A couple seconds later.. but yes!!

Hi consider!

[LakeArenal]

89. ..tell each other fairy tales and we stare at the beautiful women...

"She's looking at you. Oh, no, no, she's looking at me."

Definitely '90's

[mr_lebowski]

140. lol ... amazed that 4 hrs has passed on this one ...

I wanna be Bob Dylan ... Mr. Jones wishes he was someone just a little more funky
but when everybody loves you
ah son ... that's just about as funky as you can be!

[consider_this]

150. pass me a bottle...

so Mr L, you are being coy by not naming the band?

there are so many dark birds

[mr_lebowski]

190. Sometimes the ones that are real easy for me I don't want to name ...

Just let the poster know I know ... and let someone else finish it ...

[LakeArenal]

157. One of my favs, Mr. L..

We as funky as we can be. Believe me.

[LakeArenal]

99. I heard you on the wireless back in fifty two...

Lying awake intent at tuning in on you.
If I was young it didn't stop you coming through.
Oh-a oh


Very late 70's. End of an era song.....

[Bongo Prophet]

165. Who could forget that it was

Video Killed the Radio Star
The Buggles

They each went on to greater things, one might say....

[Heartstrings]

100. 1977...

"Sergeant O'Leary is walkin' the beat
At night he becomes a bartender.
He works at Mister Cacciatore's down
On Sullivan Street...."

[consider_this]

105. well if that's

movin up then i'm moving out

Billy Joel - don't know the title though...

[LakeArenal]

106. It's....

If it's not moving in... It's...

Movin' Out... Billy Joel

[Heartstrings]

107. Yep!

[Tikki]

102. Best known song by this L A band ?.."Howlin' Wolf will never understand Doty Crips, the Bloods or..

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Zeppelin..." from 1993.
Pretty cool video with a soon to be TV show actor.

Tikki

[LakeArenal]

108. Bang bang on the door, baby.

I can't hear you. Knock a little louder.

[consider_this]

109. c'mon

into the...

Love Shack b52s

[LakeArenal]

110. Don't mind if I do!

[Heartstrings]

143. Ear worm alert!!

[ghostsinthemachine]

111. Okay, a song for California

But they turned her into a princess
And they sat her on a throne
But she turned her back on stardom
Because she wanted to be alone

[LakeArenal]

119. I know the group

It's the Kinks....

[LakeArenal]

120. oo oo ...

Celluloid Heroes. Love me some kinks..

[Iggo]

168. Oooooooooooooh yeah!

So much good music.

[LakeArenal]

130. Now I have a most excellent ear worm.

[consider_this]

112. my get up and go

must've got up and went

ROCK!

[LakeArenal]

114. I really dislike this band.. My bad but it's

Sweet Emotion by Aerosmith.

[consider_this]

115. haha - yes, and of course you nailed it instantly.

I am surprised how quickly the answers jump into my head for songs or bands I don't like. Too bad we can't selectively uncatalog them from the brain to make room for other stuff.

You need to ride 'Rockin Roller Coaster' repeatedly so you can enjoy all the Aerosmith stuff. Those tunes are perfect for enjoying in that setting. ZZzzzzoooooommmmmm!

[LakeArenal]

116. Im pretty good with the lyrics..

And my husband is good with the titles. Is that cheating?

[LakeArenal]

113. well you know that I'm a wicked guy...

And I was born with a jealous mind

Easy peasey....

[Freddie]

124. And I can't spend my whole life

Trying just to make you toe the line...

Run For Your Life - Beatles

Fun fact: Lennon borrowed the opening line (I'd rather see you dead, little girl, than to be with another man) from the Elvis classic "Baby Let's Play House"

[LakeArenal]

134. ✍️✔️

[Heartstrings]

117. Just a touch of blues....

"Babe, you've been feelin' poorly,
I've been dealing with stress,
Why don't we go out tonight,
Put on your favorite dress....."

[OilemFirchen]

121. I give up ;)

Father says, "your mother's right, she's really up on things."
"before we married, mommy served in the WACs in the Philippines."
Now, I had heard the WACs recruited old maids for the war.
But mommy isn't one of those, I've known her all these years.

[consider_this]

122. nice title clue

Surrender
The Cars

[OilemFirchen]

123. The Cars?

Heaven forfend.

Cheap Trick.

[consider_this]

126. dang

ow'd i blow that one?!

[Iggo]

169. Now I'm imagining The Cars playing that tune.

And I'm not hating it!

[OilemFirchen]

125. True story!

And if California slides into the ocean
Like the mystics and statistics say it will
I predict this motel will be standing until I pay my bill.

[sweetloukillbot]

303. I know the artist and the album, but not sure on the song

Warren Zevon. Is it Desperadoes Under the Eaves?

[OilemFirchen]

318. Yes and yes! (n/t)

[Freddie]

127. With the wind in your hair of a thousand laces

Climb on the back and we'll go for a ride in the sky...

From one of the best albums ever, 70s

[LakeArenal]

132. My first, and probably my last true love.....

Sir Paul... And Jett I thought the major was a lady suffragette

[mr_lebowski]

141. I, also love Sir Paul ... and that particular song kicks ass ... it does only have 1 'T' though ;)

[LakeArenal]

131. ..take my hand. Travel south cross land.

Put out the fire. Don't look past my shoulder

[consider_this]

136. the classic

It's only teenage wasteland...

Baba O'Riley

The Who

[LakeArenal]

156. Yep!

[consider_this]

137. You asked me for advice I said use the door

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But you're still clinging to somebody you deplore

80's

editing, as apparently additional hints may be needed;

the lead is a female, the song from 1980 debut album

[flibbitygiblets]

260. Well I know the band, based on your hint in my post

But not familiar with the song, sorry.

[mr_lebowski]

139. "I'm in my finest hour ... can I be more than just a fool? It always gets so hard to see ...

... right before the moon!

Far away Ma ... there's a black sun rising overhead
As it moves ... through the midnight rain
How can I surround myself in time and time again?
How can I be free?"

Something that's actually from the last 4-5 years ... brilliant track from a stunner of an album a few years ago from brilliant new-ish band ...

Hint ... one of our LEAST favorite Wars ...

[consider_this]

152. haha

I think i know what war you are referring to, but i don't have a full answer, so i will see if my chuckle at your clue is justified when someone solves this.

[mr_lebowski]

142. all the way from a'Washington ... her bread-winner begs off the bathroom floor

we ... live for just these twenty years
do we ... have to die for the fifty more?

mid-70's classic from departed, iconic artist ...

[Heartstrings]

144. Uh oh....this could go two ways I declare....

Young Americans by David Bowie or the Clash....? Which one did you have in mind mr_lebowski?

[mr_lebowski]

189. The former was the one I had in mind, it being his song and all :)

[Iggo]

171. Love that song and loved that man.

Young Americans -- David Bowie

I love that song because it feels like a frantic ride that I couldn't get off of even if I wanted to. The only time he takes a minute to breathe, he's talking about goddam Nixon (still a very open wound back then), and then right back to the crazy!

[mr_lebowski]

188. I love that song too :)

I can't imagine busting that out in concert start to finish I'd be so out of breath ...

[Codeine]

146. How DARE you assume I want to parlez-vous

with you?

You Gretchen Franklin nosey matron type

Does the Home Secretary have the barest faintest inkling of what's going down?

[Heartstrings]

147. This one was left unanswered from 1st challenge...classic by a classic.

"Just a toe rag on the run.
How did I get here?
What have I done?
When will all my hopes arise?
How will I know him...

I can give one more partial line as a clue, if needed.....

[Freddie]

218. Could it be...

Once In A Lifetime - Talking Heads

[Heartstrings]

219. No....sorry.

[mr_lebowski]

230. I'd need moar hintz I'm afraid ...

[Tikki]

148. From 1994....." You said that irony was the shackles of youth, uh-uh..I couldn't understand..."

Such an amazing U.S. band.


Tikki

[Codeine]

154. I was brain dead, locked up, oh not up to speed.

What’s the Frequency Kenneth?

[Tikki]

162. Remember where I exactly was the first time I heard..that song by them from 1993/

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Yes, yes..

Tikki

[mr_lebowski]

191. No song titles/artist giveaways in the subject lines plz Tikki ;)

Even one's that are answered already ...

I'm annoyed I didn't get that one ... I know REM REAL well ...

[Heartstrings]

149. Classic '70's band....

"Well, I built me a raft and she's ready for floatin'
Ol' Mississippi, she's callin' my name,
Catfish are jumpin', that paddle wheel thumpin'...."

[consider_this]

151. oh do i ever know this

Black Water
Doobie Brothers

[Heartstrings]

153. Its a goody!

[Codeine]

155. How I wish you could see the potential

The potential of you and me
It's like a book elegantly bound
But in a language that you can't read just yet

[LakeArenal]

158. I'm in the mood, the rhythm is right.

Move to the music, we can roll all night

Definitely classic vinyl...

[consider_this]

160. ____ ____, take it easy...

Slow Ride
Foghat (dang autocorrect changed it on me the first time!)

[LakeArenal]

161. Your auto correct in overdrive?

[LakeArenal]

159. Okay, this is a favorite, but it may be tough....A challenge....

We spotted the ocean at the head of the trail. Where are we going? So far away.
Somebody told me that this is the place where everything's better, everything's safe.

I saw them in the mid to late 80's.. Hootie and the Blowfish opened for them..

Someone show me, I am not so obscure....

[mr_lebowski]

192. You're not ...

Walk On the Ocean - Toad The Wet Sprocket ... I love Fear, heard it about 1000 times ...

[LakeArenal]

198. you da man, Mr. L...

Took awhile. I am glad you knew it.

[consider_this]

163. Bon, c'est bon, bon, bon, c'est bon, bon

Bon, c'est bon, bon, bon, bon, bon.

I just heard an instrumental of this playing on a TV sitcom that we are watching.

[Iggo]

173. Soooooo long, Ma. Sooooooo long, Pa. Soooo long, neighbors and friends.

I know the song, but not the artist.

[consider_this]

177. you got those lyrics

good catch on this one!

Know the title?

[Iggo]

178. I believe it's....

Sweet City Woman.

Can't for the life of me tell you who sings it, though.

[consider_this]

180. ha - me neither!

I also only know the song, but I posted it anyhow.
Maybe someone else knows the performer?

[Iggo]

182. It's either gonna be some one-off band or like Neil Young on his day off or some shit.

[consider_this]

184. lol

to the Neil Young - no way, but that was pretty funny!

[LakeArenal]

164. I never knew there would come a day when I'd be sayin' to you...

Don't let this good love slip away

Early 80's

[mr_lebowski]

211. Is it ...

Caught Up In You - .38 Special, by chance?

[LakeArenal]

212. 👌🏻 I can count on you.

[LakeArenal]

166. Images of broken light which dance before me like a million eyes

Should be easy

[consider_this]

179. They call me on and on

Across the Universe.

Beatles

[LakeArenal]

186. 😉 thats it!

[Iggo]

183. You ever hear it by Fiona Apple? Made me wanna seek counseling.

[LakeArenal]

187. No but I guess I wont. 😱

[Freddie]

220. I hate Beatles covers

My first reaction is always, "is nothing sacred?"
Except Joe Cocker, his are great

[Ohiya]

181. and when they pulled her from the wreck,

you know she still had on her shades,
they say that dreams are growing wild,
just this side of ________ ________ .

[consider_this]

185. Oh can it be

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the voices calling me
they get lost
and out of time

No answers yet?! Editing to help you all a bit more.
this is 6 ish years old, and here is another bit of lyric

...but everybody knows
that a broken heart is blind

there is one word in the song title that is also part of the band's name.

[mr_lebowski]

193. ... and there's things I'd like to do ... that you don't believe in ... i would like to build

something ... but you never see it happen ...

Deep album cut from debut record of popular alt-rock band, mid 90's ... despite it not being a single, it's THE favorite of a lot of people who know this band at all ...

Codeine, counting on you for this one girl

[Codeine]

194. Dont believe Ive ever heard that one.

I’m falling down on the job here!

[Heartstrings]

195. Daughter finished London Marathon to this tune

"In the day we sweat it out in the streets of a runaway American dream.
At night we ride through mansions of glory in suicide machine....."

[LakeArenal]

199. Congrats Courtney

Bruce. Born to Run..

[Heartstrings]

217. Nailed it and thank you, Lala!

[Heartstrings]

196. Here's an easy one....

"Did I disappoint you or leave a bad taste in your mouth,
You act like you never had love and you want me to go without...."

[Codeine]

200. But its too late, tonight

To let the past out into the light.

One, U2

I love how Bono hits the “to” sound in those lines, like a rhyme scheme within a rhyme scheme.

[Danmel]

197. Classic rock and roll

We all know success when we all find our own dreams, and our love is enough to knock down any walls, and the future's been seen as men try to realize, the simple secret of the note in us all.

[consider_this]

232. I listened and I heard

music in a word,
and words when you played your guitar...

there once was a note..
"Pure and Easy"
The Who

Boo yah!

[LakeArenal]

201. Good old Sunday morning, bells are ringing everywhere

I'm goin' to Carolina It won't be long and I'll be there.

Okay Heartstrings, this is too easy for you... It was my wedding song....

From a very classic rock album

[yesphan]

204. Allman Bros

Eat a Peach
Blue Sky

[LakeArenal]

216. You have it. 😁🎶

[LakeArenal]

202. Sometimes I feel I have to run away. I've got to get away

From the pain that you drive into the heart of me

One hit wonder from the 80's that we love for some reason...

[consider_this]

205. Don't touch me please

I cannot stand the way you tease

Tainted Love

Someone else might know the band

[Tikki]

208. I know that one...

"Tainted Love" Soft Cell (1981)

[LakeArenal]

213. 👍🏻 So it is! Thanks

[cemaphonic]

273. 1965 actually

[consider_this]

296. Whaddaya know

Now that was groovy! thank you for posting!

[LakeArenal]

203. I wak along the avenue. I never thought I'd meet a girl like you

Meet a girl like you.

With auburn hair and tawny eyes.
The kind of eyes that hypnotize me through.
Hypnotize me through.


English 80's. May have been a one hit wonder here, but not in Europe


PS Taking a break now to go out into the best day of the year thus far.. Whoop!!

[consider_this]

207. Again I only know the song...

I Ran

[mr_lebowski]

209. Wouldn't that be ...

A Flock of Seagulls ?

[LakeArenal]

215. With outstanding hair.

That chef Anne Burrell still wears that hair today.

[LakeArenal]

227. Hi.. Heartstrings thinks we should be able to get 147

I think if we didn't get it first time around... but... take another stab at it with me....

[Heartstrings]

229. Youre going to jab guitar picks

in your eyes when you find out #147...

Need a hint??

[LakeArenal]

214. Yes .... 🤗

[Tikki]

210. These word: "Three nights and days I sailed the sea..

....Me think of girl constantly
On the ship, I dream she there...."


Really influential lyrics...hardly obscene.


Tikki

[LakeArenal]

222. Named after my Dad... Whom even his kids called...

Hey, Louie... Louie!

oops.. by every garage band ever known to man.. and.. The Kingsmen

[Tikki]

226. That song written by Los Angeles based singer song-writer Richard Berry...

became the rock anthem of the Pacific NorthWest after being interpreted by many NW bands
in the 60’s and beyond.

My personal favorites are Robin Roberts & the Wailers, The Sonics and Paul Revere & the Raiders versions.

The song became the object of attention by 60’s era politicians because they couldn’t
understand the lyrics, as sung, and thought they might be obscene.

I didn’t have any trouble understanding the lyrics.

Tikki

[LakeArenal]

221. She likes the boys in the band. She says that I'm her all-time favorite..

Crazy dead guy from the 70's

[discntnt_irny_srcsm]

239. Got it

Superfreak - Rick James

[LakeArenal]

241. Shes super freakin Owwwt! Well done!

[discntnt_irny_srcsm]

243. Good one

thanks

[LakeArenal]

223. When the rain came, I thought you'd leave...

'cause I knew how much you loved the sun
But you chose to stay, stay and keep me warm

My other true love (don't tell Paul)... A man I once kissed in l971...Who asked Heartstrings and I to party with him, and...
sadly I told him and RonWood (whom I also kissed) that we had to get the car home to my dad... Louie...

[Heartstrings]

225. I verify the above statements to be true...

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Yes, we could have partied with the boys from the band! My guy was from the band Matthews Southern Comfort......sigh.....

[LakeArenal]

224. That's where you wanna go to get away from it all...

Bodies in the sand, tropical drink melting in your hand..



So classic, it's almost as "classic" as I..er.. old?

[Bayard]

228. Five miles out of the city limit we're singing

And your hand's upon my knee.

[consider_this]

231. Oh won't you come with me

And walk this lah-ah-and
Please take my haa-ah-aheh-ah-and!

hint, the title is sung frequently in the lyrics.
you all know I like really long pieces - this fits the bill.

[LakeArenal]

233. is it

Amboy Dukes?

I'm singing in my brain.. I'm gonna get it.......

[consider_this]

234. let me help

you are off with the band, but now you got me singing in my head "come with us and find - the pleasures of a journey to the center of the mind" dang - that's a good one! thank you for reminding me!!

now think crazier for the answer to this one - i know you'll get it

[LakeArenal]

235. NONONO NOHELP!!!

Two seconds later.... Iron Butterfly... InDaGadaDavida honey... DAmn.. and I thought of posting this earlier.. damn

Good one!!

[consider_this]

236. i know you now!

Haha - i knew you'd get it.
awesome, right?!

[Freddie]

307. I can't hear this song anymore

Without thinking of the Simpsons in church.

[consider_this]

237. Shaking his big grey trunk for the hell of it

He knows that you're dreaming about being loved by him.

commentary/hint: This one feels (to me) like it's from the psychedelic era, but is only few years old.

[Tikki]

250. By a current innovative Australian band

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Tame Impala..
song: Elephant
Tikki

[consider_this]

288. very good!

Do you love it?!

[Tikki]

292. Very much...

Sean Lennon has said that Kevin Parker’s voice reminds him of his father’s voice.

Love, love to discover newer innovative bands..

Tikki

[consider_this]

294. wow, re Lennon

now that you mention it, yes they are quite similar!

[discntnt_irny_srcsm]

238. Gentlemen, he said I don't need your organization, I've shined your shoes

I've moved your mountains and marked your cards
But Eden is burning either brace yourself for elimination
Or else...

From 1978

[consider_this]

240. so wild

is this Zappa?

[discntnt_irny_srcsm]

242. First time in years, to drench you skin with lovers rosy stain

A chance to find the phoenix for the flame
A chance to die

From 1985; that's all I'm saying.

[Codeine]

293. Until we dance into the fire

“A View to a Kill”, Duran Duran.

“Bon. Simon le Bon.” Loved that corny-ass song as a kid.

[discntnt_irny_srcsm]

309. I was about 30 and I loved it too

[discntnt_irny_srcsm]

244. Everyday like a mardi gras, everybody party all day

No work all play, okay
So we sip a little something, lay to rest the spill
Me an Charlie at the bar runnin up a high bill
Nothin less than ill, when we dress to kill

A newer entry (well for me) 1997.

[discntnt_irny_srcsm]

245. When logic and proportion

Have fallen sloppy dead

A blast from 1967! You should all get this!

[consider_this]

246. and the white knight is talking backwards

White Rabbit

Jefferson Airplane

[discntnt_irny_srcsm]

248. Exactly

[discntnt_irny_srcsm]

247. "Come on home, girl" he said with a smile

"You don't have to love me yet
Let's get high awhile

1976

[consider_this]

249. he's a

Magic Man

Heart

[discntnt_irny_srcsm]

252. Winner! n/t

[mr_lebowski]

272. It's actually ...

'Come on home girl' mama cried on the phone ...

But I guess it didn't matter

[consider_this]

286. you are both correct

depending upon which verse you are singing.

[flibbitygiblets]

251. Oh but it's hard to live by the rules. I never could, and still never do.

'80's punk rock/new wave.

[consider_this]

253. I won't give it away

Because if you posted this you should be able to anser#137. Give it a shot

[TuxedoKat]

254. Someone could walk into this room and say your life is on fire

Hopefully not too obscure.

[consider_this]

255. I walked out this morning and I wrote down this song

I just can't remember who to send it to

There are several of you here that I know will recognize this right away, I'm sure - but geez, it's (what?!?!) 48 years old!

from a very prolific singer/songwriter

[LakeArenal]

256. Great way to start the day.

Hope today is sunny, except the WH where may they say:

I've seen FIRE and I've seen RAIN.. I've seen lonely days that I thought would never end...

[LakeArenal]

257. Candy came from out on the island.

In the back room she was everybody's darling
But she never lost head




When this song comes on in the spring, I roll the windows down and blast this song.. Best spring song...

[consider_this]

269. Hey babe

Take a walk on the wild side

Lou Reed

[LakeArenal]

270. Wink wink. 😉

[LakeArenal]

258. "Wine goes to my head, makes me forget that I still need her so..."

This may be a bit obscure but everyone does know this song. 70's I believe

[Tikki]

261. Best version is by a ska band...

UB40.
But Neil Diamond’s original is pretty damn good.

Tikki

[LakeArenal]

262. yes, you should add the title to the text..

But yes thanks much!

[LakeArenal]

263. You seem a bit alternative...

I know you know the Candy came from the island above...

[Tikki]

264. Yes, I do. Prob someones else do too.

Are we supposed to put song title somewhere? Just not in title reply, eh?

Tikki

[LakeArenal]

265. yes in the body of your post.

UB 40 Red Red Wine..

[consider_this]

267. Do you like

Rat in my kitchen? More fun from them

[LakeArenal]

266. if you want a huge one....

Post the answer to 147. Heartstrings' favorite super star and no one has gotten it..

Thanks Tiki

[LakeArenal]

259. When she's lonely and the longing gets too much

She sends a cable coming in from above. Don't need no phone at all





Old rockin' hard driving song... 70's

[consider_this]

268. We got a thiiiing

And it's called
Radar Love!

[LakeArenal]

271. You do drive in my lane!😊

[LakeArenal]

274. I think that you're wild and so uniquely styled..

You might think it's foolish, this chancy rendezvous

l980's super group to me...

[Tikki]

277. This...

Ben Orr..best voice in rock..at that time, oh and maybe forever. next best voice...robin zander.

"you might think....the cars

Tikki

[LakeArenal]

282. yes 'tis..

Thanks!

[LakeArenal]

275. We were talking about the love we all could share..

When we find it, to try our best to hold it there

Super group

[Freddie]

306. ...when you see beyond yourself

You may find peace of mind is waiting there

Within You, Without You - the one and only George - Sgt. Pepper

[LakeArenal]

316. The one and only.

Mornin’ freddie! 😊

[LakeArenal]

276. Everything will bring a chain of love. In the morning, when I rise

brings a tear of joy to my eyes and tell me everything is gonna be all right.

[FiveGoodMen]

278. I think...

Kenny Loggins -- Danny's Song

[LakeArenal]

283. Sure is. Thanks.

[discntnt_irny_srcsm]

279. Somewhere in a lonely hotel room

There's a guy starting to realize
That he's eternal fate has turn it's back on him
It's two A.M.

From 1982...

[LakeArenal]

284. Help..

I'm stepping into the TWILGHT ZONE...This place is madness, I feel I'm being cloned...

Golden Earing...

[discntnt_irny_srcsm]

285. Winner, winner, chicken dinner

[discntnt_irny_srcsm]

280. Someone called Maria's name

I swear it was my father's voice
Saying, "If you stay you'll all be slain
You must leave now - you have no choice
Take the servants and ride west
Keep the child close to your chest

Well known artist, not so well known song from 1978.

[Tikki]

302. I know the singer...

and the lyric about...keep the child close to your chest...
but not 100% sure of the title.

This artist is truly missed...

Tikki

[discntnt_irny_srcsm]

308. From the same song

Aquel dia yo jure
Hacia el puerto volvere
Aunque el destino cambio mi vida

Wonderful song. 56 is too young to die.

[discntnt_irny_srcsm]

281. I was born without this fear

Now only this seems clear
I need to move, I need to fight
I need to lose myself tonight

From 2012...

[consider_this]

287. It's poetry in motion

She turned her tender eyes to me

early 80's

[discntnt_irny_srcsm]

289. Well...

...I think she blinded you with science by Thomas Dolby.

[consider_this]

291. Bravo!

yep, Blinded Me!

I can smell the chem i cals!

[consider_this]

290. I just flipped off President George

__ ____ __ ___ ___ ____
I just tossed a fifth of gin
Now __ ____ __ ___ ___ ____


I put in the blanks because the title is in those lines. Loved this enough to make it a very catchy ringtone that i have had for many years. This is from early 90s.

[Codeine]

295. It was something like

“I’m Going to Disneyland” but it was spelled weird for some copyright/trademark issue. Damned if I can remember who sang it.

[consider_this]

328. you are right, of course.. AND

even about the effed spelling - ridic!

Maybe someone else around here can provide the band - and the stupid (editorial opinion) spelling on disneyland.

(hint, think of an art movement)

[mr_lebowski]

297. Sorry to interject Non-Lyric Matter here, but has anyone NOT yet heard 'The War On Drugs'?

Cause, based on everyone's taste, apparent age range, and the songs they know and love ...

Let's just say, if you been wondering 'where is the classic shit of tomorrow ... NOWADAYS?'

I'm here to tell ya ... there is someone doing it.

All of you ... MUST HEAR their last two albums ... all of them ... they're unbelievable. It's like Floyd + Dire Straits + Springsteen ... tons of old school musical influences ... I'm tellin' y'all ... if you haven't checked these out ... you're missing out.

Lost In The Dream (2014)
A Deeper Understanding (2017)

I could pick a LOT of songs to convince you, this one is just a fairly 'one of the more awesome songs out of a ton of great songs' from these two records ...

Recommend headphones, imbibements, closing your eyes, and enjoying ...

[consider_this]

298. yah dude

I answered your earlier post. Surprised no one else chimed in based on the tastes in here.

[consider_this]

299. also not lyric related, but...

do you listen to Sirius XMU? that is how i heard of these guys and many others as they are emerging

[mr_lebowski]

300. Naw though I been thinking of subbing since they killed our progressive talk station in PHX

I just read music rags (well, online) like Pitchfork, Consequence of Sound, AV Club, stuff like that pretty regularly to keep up w/what's going on in 'modern' music. And I have Spotify, both to listen to what I see in the magazines, and occasionally they rec good stuff to me.

Lost In The Dream pretty much exploded, and was #1 on the Album of The Year (2014) list on like 4 or 5 major review sites, and top 10 on pretty much ALL of them. I was very happy to see that at year-end as I'd been loving it the whole 2nd half of 2014. It's just .. SO SO freaking good, top to bottom.

[mr_lebowski]

301. think I'm looking on the dark side ... but everyday ... you hurt my pride ...

Classic 70's ...

[discntnt_irny_srcsm]

310. You might be...

...Over My Head by Fleetwood Mac.

[mr_lebowski]

315. Bang on!

One o' my faves of theirs for sure ...

[LakeArenal]

325. Did you read the Nicks biography?

[sweetloukillbot]

304. Did I forget to mention Memphis?

Home of Elvis and the Ancient Greeks

[sweetloukillbot]

305. I grew up two hours North of Birmingham

Me and my daddy used to fish next to Wilson Dam
He told me stories of Camaros and J W Dant
When I got a little older I wouldn't
And now daddy can't

[discntnt_irny_srcsm]

311. Shadows are falling and I'm running out of breath

... ... ...
If I leave you it doesn't mean I love you any less
... ... ...


For Tikki from 2003.

[Tikki]

337. Hey, when I was trying to think of one of this artist's song titles for another post...

I thought about how special and personal this artist was to so many of us
and I just realized some writers, singers never really leave your brain.


Tikki

[discntnt_irny_srcsm]

340. Hi, if it's okay...

...I'll message you links to his last appearance on Letterman.
I don't want to hijack this thread.

He is very much a special person.

He reminds me a lot an ex-boyfriend of my wife. He was a very colorful Irishman. I think he was around 40 went he called her to tell her that he had pancreatic cancer and maybe had a few months remaining. She said he was kind of afraid and they talked off and on over the next several weeks. At one point she was trying tell him about a book that was about loving yourself and trying to remember the name of the doctor who wrote it. She said, "His name is... I can almost remember... It's doctor, um, wait I'll think of it... doctor..."
and at that point he interjected, "Kevorkian?" He started laughing and decided he was quite clever.

You have a great evening.

[Tikki]

341. Please do....

Thank you....

Tikki aka Robi

[discntnt_irny_srcsm]

312. Stopped in to a church I passed along the way

Well I got down on my knees and I pretend to pray
You know the preacher liked the cold
He knows I'm gonna stay

From 1966 certified as a Gold Record (single) by the Recording Industry Association of America in June 1966 and was inducted into the Grammy Hall of Fame in 2001.

[TuxedoKat]

314. Ok

California Dreamin' by the Mamas and the Papas.

I thought the second line said, "and I began to pray".

[discntnt_irny_srcsm]

322. AZlyrics version

These may be crowd sourced so YMMV:

All the leaves are brown and the sky is gray
I've been for a walk on a winter's day
I'd be safe and warm if I was in L.A.
California dreamin' on such a winter's day

Stopped in to a church I passed along the way
Well I got down on my knees and I pretend to pray
You know the preacher liked the cold
He knows I'm gonna stay
California dreamin' on such a winter's day

All the leaves are brown and the sky is gray
I've been for a walk on a winter's day
If I didn't tell her I could leave today
California dreamin' on such a winter's day
California dreamin' on such a winter's day
California dreamin' on such a winter's day

[discntnt_irny_srcsm]

313. For those who come to {title}

Summertime will be a love-in there
In the streets of {title}
Gentle people with flowers in their hair

This should be a give away for anyone over 50.

[LakeArenal]

317. I think ...

San Francisco—0ne got wonder?
Scott McKenzie.

My dad took me to San at the height of this song. Visited “the Haight” and the whole nine yards. He thought I would hate hippies. All I can say to that...hahahHa
😜

[discntnt_irny_srcsm]

319. Well...

...Scott (born Philip Wallach Blondheim III) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Scott_McKenzie

In 1986, he started singing with a new version of The Mamas and the Papas. With Terry Melcher, Mike Love, and John Phillips, he co-wrote "Kokomo" (1988), a number 1 single for The Beach Boys.

[LakeArenal]

320. Earlier on this challenge..

I posted lyrics from Kokomo and no one got it. 😟

[consider_this]

321. I declined

To reply because I dislike that song

[LakeArenal]

324. Didnt I answer your Aerosmith question?

Oh, consider....reconsider!
😬

[consider_this]

326. truce?!

haha -
I decided after playing this awhile and realizing I was jumping on answering on even on ones i don't like, it might be nicer to leave them for folks who like them so they can rave about the song and commiserate with whoever posted it.but sometime i still can't resist if it is like a big 'aha' to me that i remember the thing.
No slight intended to you dear LA.

[consider_this]

327. ooo damn...

now that i think of it - so many of mine have gone unanswered - maybe it is cuz i am posting things people don't like - lolomgwtf

[LakeArenal]

329. Karma?

I can swear to you that I have never neglected your challenge while knowing a lyric. But you might be on to something.

[discntnt_irny_srcsm]

323. Como una maana de verano

From another verse:
Como lluvia fresca en mis manos

Not to be difficult but this one peaked at #9 on Billboard's top 100 in 1974.
Did really well in this land resistant to languages not English.

[Iggo]

331. "Como una promesa...

Eres tú. Eres tú.

Como una mañana de verano.

Como una sonrisa,

Eres tú. Eres tú.

Así, así eres tú.

Eres tú como el agua de mi fuente.

Eres tú como el fuego de mi hogar."


I took Spanish for most of the 70s, and one year an enterprising Student Teacher taught us that first verse and chorus. (Dang hippies.)

[discntnt_irny_srcsm]

332. Yay!

[consider_this]

330. A broom is drearily sweeping

the broken pieces of yesterdays life
somewhere a queen is weeping
somewhere a king has no wife

[mr_lebowski]

334. The Legendous ...

Hendrix ...

And The Wind ... Cries ... MAAAAAAARY ...

[mr_lebowski]

333. And I was standin' on the side of the road ... rain fallin' on my shoes ...

Classic Song, Legendary Artist ...

[LakeArenal]

339. Green

No Blue. Tangled Up In It

Bobby D

[mr_lebowski]

342. An African Swallow or a European Swallow?

What? I don't know that (aaaaaaahhhhh!!!) ...

Frigging "Bridge of Death", I swear ...

Anyways, you got it!

[mr_lebowski]

335. "It's the same thing night on night ... who's wrong & baby who's right?

Another fight and I slam the door on ... another battle in our dirty little war"

A subdued 1980's song ... from an iconic American Rock&Roll Singer/Songwriter ... immediately post-divorce (in more ways than one) ... from a way under-rated record, IMHO.

[discntnt_irny_srcsm]

336. Well we all have a face

That we hide away forever
And we take them out and show ourselves
When everyone has gone

From 1977 this one is a bit strange.

[Tikki]

338. "I hate to see that evening sun go down... in the freezing rain...I move out of the town..

"There's fear walkin' here, fear walkin' by my side...Jinx follow me..way up the mountain side..
"Might never see the sun rise East again..In your turning sleep...don't forget I was your friend..."

released in 1992?


Tikki

[mr_lebowski]

343. Ah man, I know I know this one ... sounds hella familiar ... but I got nothin' ... yet ...

[Tikki]

344. Another singer/songwriter gone, but not forgotten. This song title is so close to that.....

of an over one hundred year old African American spiritual that I am
sure people have stumbled over each song looking them up on the internet.

Tikki

[mr_lebowski]

347. Got annoyed and looked it up ... yeah, no way was I getting that one ...

I was WRONG about knowing the song ... Man, that's pretty obscure ...

[Tikki]

349. I guess, obscure.

Interesting songwriter/singer and a band with the ironic name.."Gun Club."

He wrote dozens and dozens of songs, had a voice as unstructured as Dylan
and was a friend and protege of Chris Stein and Deborah Harry, though a totally different
music style.

He played a mean guitar.

So much better at what he did then most, but died like so many of the others.

Sorry, just wondered if anyone else knew about Jeffrey Lee Pierce's lyrics.

Tikki

[mr_lebowski]

350. I checked out a live recording on YT, I do dig the song ... good stuff ...

Rippin' guitar work too ...

And while I have 'heard of' the group, I'd never 'heard them' TTBOMK ...

[discntnt_irny_srcsm]

345. Where there is desire

There is gonna be a flame
Where there is a flame
Someone's bound to get burned
But just because it burns
Doesn't mean you're gonna die

[mr_lebowski]

346. "She came from Greece she had a zest for knowledge

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she studied sculpture at St. Martins college
that's where I ... caught her eye
she told me that her dad was loaded
i said 'in that case, I'll have rum and coca-cola'
she said 'fine'
and in 30 seconds time
she said ...
'i wanna live like ______ ______'"

90's British pop classic ...

[shenmue]

356. Common People, Pulp

[mr_lebowski]

357. Shen, welcome to the thread :) We have few rules, but one is no artists/titles in Subject line ;)

That way everyone can play every song if they want w/o seeing answer in the thread list before they view the original clue.

Hope ya stick around and play our game ... and BTW, Kudos!

I was definitely worried nobody would get that one & I'd be kinda disappointed ... such a classic ...

[shenmue]

358. Sorry

[mr_lebowski]

359. Lol ... nobody reads the instructions ... all good ;)

There's lot of still-unanswered ones to have a go at ... if you knew Common People, you probably know a lot of tunes ...

[mr_lebowski]

348. Still blown away nobody got this on the first thread, so I'll try again ...

"Wake up the dawn and ask her why
dream the dream she never dies
wipe that tear away now from your eye ..."

I cannot believe nobody got this. I'm floored, in fact ... C'mon ... There's zero chance everyone on this thread hasn't heard this song ... many times.

90's British Rock/Alt/Pop ... HUUUUUUUGE album, worldwide, at the time, with multiple hit songs, of which this is one ...

As far as epic album closers go, it doesn't get much better than this. It's the 'When The Levee Breaks' to Zeppelin IV, it's the 'Won't Get Fooled Again' to Who's Next, the 'Purple Rain' to Purple Rain, the 'Day in the Life' to Sergeant Pepper ... you get the idea?

[JDC]

351. I joined the party late

Oasis
Champagne Supernova

I gotta say, this song does not fit in the same category(ies) that you suggest IMHO.

Wonderwall perhaps, but just a perhaps.

[mr_lebowski]

352. Nobody regularly participating on this thread hasn't heard the song ;)

Interestingly, here's peak chart positions for the two ...

Champagne Supernova
US Billboard Hot 100 Airplay 20
US Billboard Modern Rock Tracks 1
US Billboard Mainstream Rock Tracks 8
US Billboard Adult Top 40 Tracks 33
US Billboard Mainstream Top 40 10

Wonderwall
US Billboard Hot 100 8
US Alternative Songs (Billboard) 1
US Mainstream Rock (Billboard) 9
US Adult Top 40 (Billboard) 30
US Mainstream Top 40 (Billboard) 10

Both are also certified 'Gold' Records (>500,000 copies sold) in the US.

They're pretty darn close to being 'equal hits' at least in the US, believe it or not ... and both definitely qualify as 'hits' and 'iconic', by a band 30% of people have heard of

Now, my JUST PREVIOUS British song, I'll admit broke the 'rules' a bit. But if you're English and not really young, you definitely know that song ... though you may not know the band off the top of your head ... and it was definitely on the radio here a bit as well ...

[JDC]

354. The difference for me is that I like one song a lot, I dislike the other a lot

Love Wonderwall, pretty much can't stand CS.

The only reason I knew the words is because of what I perceived to be the overplay of it on the radio.

This is all my hangup of course.

I put CS it in the category with We Built this City. Which evokes a swift and immediate preset button change. It can't be fast enough.

Thanks for the post.

[mr_lebowski]

355. Definitely agree on Built This City ...

And I'm pretty tired of CN but I don't hate at all ... I think it's a solid track myself.

In fact I don't mind it if I'm only hearing once every few years.

Cheers ...

[mr_lebowski]

353. "Drove the night toward my home ... the place that I was born, on the lakeside

As daylight broke, I saw the earth ... the trees had burned down to the ground
...
cause sooooooooomewhere there's a place
there's a place where weeeeeeee belong"

Mid 80's classic by iconic English singer, veteran of iconic English band ...

[mr_lebowski]

360. Nobody? Where'd all my homies go ... this is keeping me occupied thru my deeee-vorce ya understand

Not having the greatest days right around now ... be stoked if we continued our game ... just sayin'

[consider_this]

362. No Answer here

only cuz I just don't know!
Hang in there, man. Do we need a fresh thread maybe? Or you are just stumping the crowd here!

[mr_lebowski]

363. Former singer of famous band who went solo, produced a series of brilliantly quirky albums

Then hit it big on their fourth solo record, which spawned multiple huge hits and some wonderfully artistic videos ...

This one is a duet with a fellow quirky British artist ... of the opposite gender ... who never hit really the big time, but was revered nonetheless.

And at least two of the songs from this earlier 3-album catalog have been 'the answer', between our two threads, but nothing from this particular 4th album.

Soooooo ... I'm thinking that's PROBABLY ... enough hints

I'd be shocked if you haven't heard this slow, mellow, inspirational song ...

[consider_this]

364. glad I did not quit

or more to the point, told myself 'Don't Give Up'.
Peter Gabriel - with Kate Bush
Geez, I played that disc a lot back in the day - surprised I needed so many clues!

[mr_lebowski]

365. ;) I knew you knew it ...

Funny how lyrics that you've heard 100+ times and actually 'know' ... somehow, when you don't have the cadence, music, etc ... become unrecognizable, isn't it?

You probably didn't need THAT many clues ... By including 'big time' and 'sooooooo' ... I kinda went overboard ...

[consider_this]

366. I'm blind, apparently

I didn't even notice the 'big time' hint - very clever!
This wracked my brain until the aha moment.

[mr_lebowski]

361. "Baby Baby Baby Baby ... I fell from the sky ...

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Yesterday ... ya blew my mind ... oh yeah yeah ...
Having trouble ... with my direction ...
Upside down ... a gut reaction oooooh ...
Talkin' 'bout _______ _______ _______"

Early 90's Alt-Rock hit by British band ... as they became a bit less 'alt' and a bit more 'rock' ... first single released from a smash album that spawned a number of hits ...

Edit to add another lyrical hint, since nobodies got it in 24 hrs ...

she said "do all those things that you do to me ... you know what I mean, boy?"

[consider_this]

367. #185 - anyone?!?!

That post is lonely. Surely someone here knows that one?!

[consider_this]

368. #137 still awaits a solution.

any takers?