"Name the Song from the Lyrics" thread - No Google, of course!

[Hugh_Lebowski]

Last edited Thu Sep 30, 2021, 10:26 AM - Edit history (8)

Please put your answers in the BODY of the message, not the Subject Line!

I'm going to keep these all before 1994 or so ... out of deference to the music that the large majority of DU'ers 'know'

1) But if you wanna live in New York City honey you know I will (answered)
2) I could leave but I won't go (answered)
3) People say I've lost my faith in science ... and progress (answered)
4) Ain't no companion like a Blue-Eyed Merle (answered)
5) As a foundation left to create the spiral aim ... a movement regained and regarded both the same (answered)
6) And as I rise above the treeline and the clouds I look down ... hear the sound ... (answered)
7) But if it's not love that you need then I'll try my best to make everything succeed (answered)
8) He gave me back my smile but he kept my camera to sell (answered)
9) So we cheated and we lied and we tested ... and we never failed to fail ... it was the easiest thing to do (answered)
10) Got them steadily depressin' low down mind messin' (answered)
11) I never been laid so low ... in such a mysterious way (answered)
12) Got my Kiss records out (answered)
13) If there's anyone at home at your place, darling, why don't you invite me in? (answered)
14) And in the roar of dust and diesel ... I stood and watched her walk away(answered)
15) Branch water and tomato wine ... creosote and turpentine ...
sour mash and new moon shine ... down on ________.(answered)
16) So then I went and bought myself a Colt 45 ... called a Peacemaker but I never knew why (answered)
17) Lookin' at your watch a 3rd time, waitin' in a station for the bus ...
18) I said Baby, don't waste your time ... I know what's on your mind ... I may be qualified for a 1 night stand ... but _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _.
19) And even if you're in the arms of someone's baby now ... I drink a great big whiskey to ya anyway (answered)
20) Thursday never looking back ... (answered)

[ZZenith]

1. 6.

Fearless Pink Floyd

[ZZenith]

2. 9.

Southern Cross CSN

[ZZenith]

3. 4.

Bron-y-Aur Stomp Zeppelin

[ClimateHawk]

5. I know a couple of them

(3) Sting - "If I Ever Lose My Faith In You" and (9) Crosby, Stills & Nash - "Southern Cross"

[Hugh_Lebowski]

8. 2 for 2! (nt)

[ZZenith]

6. 13.

Rain King Counting Crows

[Hugh_Lebowski]

7. I don't have to tell ya you're batting 1.000

I added 5 more after posting ... might know one or two of those as well

[ZZenith]

10. Thanks for making it easy for us old dudes!

[ProfessorGAC]

20. Covered That Song!

It's a phenomenally fun song to sing!
That whole album was superb!

[ZZenith]

25. It's a great record.

“When I think of Heaven, deliver me in a black-winged bird
I think of flying down in your sea of pens and feathers
And all other instruments of faith and sex and God
In the belly of a black-winged bird”

Lyrics like that and T-Bone Burnett at the helm, you’re gonna go 7x platinum.

[ProfessorGAC]

32. There's So Much Room...

...to play with the phrasing.
Durnitz plays with phrasing anyway. But, there's so much room I can lag or rush the lines as I feel, and it's still different than the way he does.
Our drummer commented back then that he enjoyed playing this one, too!

[ZZenith]

33. I love lyrics where they were written as a poem first and then the melody was discovered later,

as I suspect this one was. Trying to shoe-horn a lyrical phrase into an existing melody can sometimes be compromising, while “Rain King” and the like can be almost improvised melodically jazz-style and still work fantastically.

[Hugh_Lebowski]

30. Anytime my cousin and I get together, that one's an automatic we play/sing together

Also Goodnight Elizabeth ...

[ZZenith]

31. It's one of my favorite "warm-up" CDs to play along with on the drums.

Steve Bowman plays such beautifully understated drum parts throughout - every note is exactly what the song calls for and nothing more.

[ZZenith]

9. 20.

Friday I’m In Love The Cure

[ProfessorGAC]

21. Covered That One, Too!

I got here too late, and you got those I couldn't have missed since I sang those very words.

[The Polack MSgt]

11. Quick Scan and I only got 2, that weren't already taken

16- Steve Earle - Devils Right Hand

12- Cheap Trick- Surerender

[Hugh_Lebowski]

18. You know it buddy! nt

[luvs2sing]

12. 1 and 7..and more..

1-Where You Lead, Carole King
7-What is Life, George Harrison
9-Southern Cross, CSN
11-Mother and Child Reunion, Paul Simon
16-The Devil’s Right Hand, Steve Earle

[Hugh_Lebowski]

13. Nailin' it!

[luvs2sing]

16. And 14..

I know it’s Dire Straits, but I can’t place the song. Arrrrggghhh!!!

Romeo and Juliet?

[Hugh_Lebowski]

17. You're definitely on the right track on 14 ;)

[Walleye]

14. 8-A Free Man in Paris, Joni Mitchell?

I think I got the wrong Joni Mitchell song

[Hugh_Lebowski]

15. You're on the right track

But the answers go in the Body, not the subject line

[Walleye]

23. 8

California?

[Hugh_Lebowski]

28. Booyah! (nt)

[patphil]

19. Whenever I see a moon on the shore or cop a vision on Mary or more.

The Fuggs.

[ms liberty]

22. #2 & #5

#2 is That's All, Genesis
#5 is And You and I, Yes

[Hugh_Lebowski]

26. Answers go in the body, not the subject line :)

But YES!

To both.

[ms liberty]

29. Oops.

[rsdsharp]

24. #10 Jim Croce

Workin’ at the Car Wash Blues.

[Hugh_Lebowski]

27. Answers go in the body, not the subject line :)

But yes, you are correct

[rsdsharp]

34. I can't see what possible difference it would make,

but fine. My apologies.

[Hugh_Lebowski]

35. So people can still play even after answers were given

They can still look at the list of subject headers (click the `view all` link) and not see any answers unless they click into an individual message.

Not a big deal of course but I did ask at the top of the OP and I've done these threads often, and people like it this way

[AZSkiffyGeek]

36. 14

Tunnel of Love - Dire Straits

[AZSkiffyGeek]

37. 19

Here Comes a Regular - The Replacements

[AZSkiffyGeek]

38. 15

James Taylor song, I think it's called Copper Line?

[Hugh_Lebowski]

39. Bang Bang Bang!

Well done!

So I made the last two remaining a little easier than they were before, have another look.

One of them in particular I'm betting you know if you know the Replacements. Its very similar ... classic US alternative band, song is a couple years older.