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Has anyone compiled a list of all the songs that have been used?
Such a list could benefit a newcomer who wanted to play or MC.
It could also be useful for me as I intend to play and occasionally MC a round or two--ie I wouldn't want to "host" a song that's already been used--that's already been the correct answer. I obviously haven't been around, and I've missed a bunch of songs.
So if no one has any such list, I'll spend a few days compiling one, myself, and I'll share it here, just for reference. And then hopefully help keep this wonderful game afloat.
Sorry about my absence. I've missed you guys.
Mike
Last edited by Michael Zaneski; 08/08/2303:47 PM.
Fate doesn't hang on a wrong or right choice Fortune depends on the tone of your voice
-The Divine Comedy (Neil Hannon) from the song "Songs of Love" from the album "Casanova" (1996)
Hey Michael! I posted a list a couple of pages back in this thread…here’s an updated list:
1. Secret Love, Doris Day 2. My One and Only Love, Frank Sinatra 3. Time After Time, artists varied 4. Tammy, Debbie Reynolds 5. Runaway, Del Shannon 6. One Day at a Time, Christy Lane 7. Little Red Riding Hood, Sam the Sham and the Pharaohs 8. Arthur’s Theme (Best That You Can Do), Christopher Cross 9. Gloria, Them 10. Skipped 11. Someday Soon, Judy Collins 12. In My Life, The Beatles 13. Minuet in G, Beethoven 14. Fever, Peggy Lee 15. Skipped 16. A Soft Place to Fall, Allison Moorer From the Horse Whisperer 17. Love and Marriage, Sinatra 18. Desperado, Linda Ronstadt 19. Time After Time, Sinatra (a duplicate of #3?) 20. La vie en rose, artists varied, (Two 20s) Pennsylvania Polka, artists varied 21. Skipped 22. Norwegian Wood, The Beatles 23. Chim Chim Cher-ee, Dick Van Dyke 24. Two Song Challenge. 1) Which Way You Going Billy, 2) Billy Don’t Be a Hero, 1) Poppy Family, 2) Bo Donaldson & The Heywoods (U.S.); Poppy Family (U.K.) 25. I’ll Be Home for Christmas, Bing Crosby 26. Games People Play, Joe South 27. Sweet Pea, Tommy Roe 28. Sheila, Tommy Roe 29. Beyond the Sea, Bobby Darrin 30. Town Without Pity, Gene Pitney 31. God Only Knows, The Beach Boys 32. Can’t Get Used to Losing You, Andy Williams 33. Tangerine, from The Fleet’s In 34. What Kind of Fool Am I, Sammy Davis, Jr. 35. I Can’t Make You Love Me, Bonnie Raitt 36. Washington Square, Village Stompers 37. The Toy Parade, Leave it to Beaver Theme Song 38. It Never Rains in Southern California, Seattle, Tijuana Taxi, New York New York, England Swings, Wichita Lineman, Calcutta (an ‘audio cacophony’ for points) 39. The First Time Ever I Saw Your Face, Roberta Flack 40. How Much I Feel, Ambrosia 41. Hey Joe, Jimmy Hendrix 42. Lola, The Kinks; Lies, the Knickerbockers (two song challenge); A Bushel and a Peck, Dorris Day (two 42s) 43. 5 O’Clock World, The Vogues 44. What a Wonderful World, Louie Armstrong 45. Mama Tried, Merle Haggard 46. Atlantis, Donovan 47. Fly Me to the Moon, Frank Sinatra 48. Portrait of My Love, Steve Lawrence 49. Lover Man, Billie Holiday 50. Lay It Down, Ratt 51. Hooray for Captain Spaulding, You Bet Your Life (Groucho Marx) 52. Jambalaya, Hank Williams 53. Puppy Love, Paul Anka, Donny O. 54. Come Sail Away, Styx 55. My Life, Billy Joel 56. Dion (challenge was to name a mystery singer from photo) 57. King of the Road, Roger Miller 58. Sundown, Gordon Lightfoot 59. Dream a Little Dream of Me, Mamas & The Papas, Doris Day 60. The Way That You Wander, from Jeremiah Johnson 61. The Party’s Over, Judy Holiday 62. He, Al Hibbler 63. Jetson’s Theme, Hoyt Curtin 64. A Beautiful Day in the Neighborhood, Fred Rogers 65. Love Theme from St. Elmo’s Fire, John Parr & David Foster 66. Call Me, Petula Clark, Chris Montez 67. Highway to Hell, AC/DC 68. The Nearness of You, Frank Sinatra & 61 other covers 69. Just My Style, Gary Lewis & The Playboys 70. Ramble On, Led Zeppelin 71. Incense & Peppermint, Strawberry Alarm Clock 72. Monster Mash, Bobby “Boris” Pickett 73. Time To Say Goodbye, Andrea Bocelli 74. Turn Down Day, The Cyrkle 75. You Always Hurt The One You Love, The Mills Brothers 76. Don’t Sit Under The Apple Tree, Andrews Sisters 77. Closer To The Heart, Rush 78. Come On Down To My Boat, Every Mother’s Son 79. Cry, Baby, Cry, The Beatles 80. Spooky, Classics IV 81. A World Without Love, Peter and Gordon 82. Putting’ on the Ritz, Fred Astaire (Irving Berlin)
I might like to hear what Phil Spector’s girl groups could do with this song. Clue: the song reached 66 on Billboard 100. But it’s number 8 in concert requests for his abundant fans…
Creators of music have a responsibility to their craft. When they have finished using all the notes and words, they must pass them down to the next generation with a simple request. “Use these to create new music.”...Steven McDonald
Wow Craig, your 2nd clue was no help for me, then you mention "calypso is close" --and Belafonte was the first person I thought of yesterday, but could not find any song that charted low that matched the melody, and his stats were almost the same: one top ten (Day-o aka Banana Boat Song) but 7 USA top ten, not 8, and no peak at #66 on the chart I'm looking at, but 7 is so close and Belafonte is so Calypso that I feel the need to go examine closer his singles that charted low in the hopes that you were quoting different charts than I was looking at.
Once I've eliminated Harry Belafonte, though, I'm back at square zero...ugh...
Last edited by Michael Zaneski; 08/09/2302:10 PM.
Fate doesn't hang on a wrong or right choice Fortune depends on the tone of your voice
-The Divine Comedy (Neil Hannon) from the song "Songs of Love" from the album "Casanova" (1996)
Wow Craig, your 2nd clue was no help for me, then you mention "calypso is close" --and Belafonte was the first person I thought of yesterday, but could not find any song that charted low that matched the melody, and his stats were almost the same: one top ten (Day-o aka Banana Boat Song) but 7 USA top ten, not 8, and no peak at #66 on the chart I'm looking at, but 7 is so close and Belafonte is so Calypso that I feel the need to go examine closer his singles that charted low in the hopes that you were quoting different charts than I was looking at.
Once I've eliminated Harry Belafonte, though, I'm back at square zero...ugh...
Hmm. I was thinking after posting the number of top 40 songs was 8 for this artist I thought it was wrong. When I was finally able to look at Billboard this artist had 7 top 40 songs - but it’s not Belafonte! The Calypso is just a general reference, though the artist’s songs would fit a sub-tropical/tropical theme. The artist who sang and co-wrote the mystery tune was a writer for Billboard Magazine around the late ‘60s.
who who who had crossed over onto USA charts THAT much?
Not Ricki Martin, not Desi Arnaz, (not enough hits) --not even Julio Iglesias, who would never have sung something so perkily Calypso or Sub-tropical/Tropical...
SO I reigned it in and asked myself...what about Miami? Or Fla. in general, and then Jimmy Buffett came to mind.
So I Google searched "Jimmy Buffett writer/wrote for Billboard magazine", and BINGO!
Then it was simply searching his Billboard discography for a peak at #66 on the USA chart.
And I knew the song, but it had totally escaped memory. I would never have guessed it without the extra clues.
"Volcano" by Jimmy Buffett
which seems like a second cousin to Belafonte's "Matilda" if you think about it. THAT's why I was thinking Belafonte.
Great clue, total earworm material, so dangerous with obsessive types like me. Cue up end credit, Outer Limits music...
"We now return control of Mike's brain to Mike..."
Last edited by Michael Zaneski; 08/10/2301:13 AM.
Fate doesn't hang on a wrong or right choice Fortune depends on the tone of your voice
-The Divine Comedy (Neil Hannon) from the song "Songs of Love" from the album "Casanova" (1996)
Haha, your "hmm" John, made me laugh out loud...endearing and mysterious.
I guess we need to wait for Craig to confirm "Volcano" by Jimmy Buffett is correct, but it is, cuz it would be too big a coincidence that it peaked at #66 and the melody matches perfectly...
Last edited by Michael Zaneski; 08/09/2308:02 PM.
Fate doesn't hang on a wrong or right choice Fortune depends on the tone of your voice
-The Divine Comedy (Neil Hannon) from the song "Songs of Love" from the album "Casanova" (1996)
Good one Mike...I also zeroed in on Buffett but didn't get Volcano ...
Good choice Craig
Creators of music have a responsibility to their craft. When they have finished using all the notes and words, they must pass them down to the next generation with a simple request. “Use these to create new music.”...Steven McDonald
Okay, tag, I'm it...got one...this should be quick and easy for you guys, but maybe different and fun. It's a simple and (hopefully) elegant attempt at conveying an introduction to a song, just using plain ol' words.
Song clue #83:
A woman's voice is going to give you guided imagery that, if listened to closely will lead you to at least being able to imagine or play the clue that I am NOT providing audio for!
I think we all know what a (musical) chord (as in "major" or "minor" chord) is, so we are all equipped to follow the speaker who will engage your attention for a minute:
When I say "name the artist" I use the word "artist" loosely in that it can mean any configuration/number of people, IOW a single person, duo, trio, band, etc.
Last edited by Michael Zaneski; 08/10/2310:26 AM.
Fate doesn't hang on a wrong or right choice Fortune depends on the tone of your voice
-The Divine Comedy (Neil Hannon) from the song "Songs of Love" from the album "Casanova" (1996)
Both the original and hit versions have intros that start with just an electric keyboard of some kind, not an acoustic piano.
to recap:
the original artist (solo performer, duo, trio, band, etc) plays the same minor chord twenty times before changing chords and sings the title on the 17th time that minor chord occurs, and at a rate of slightly faster than twice a second do those repeated chords get played.
The song was written and originally recorded by a man. The hit version was recorded by a group.
Clue #1:
Both the original and hit versions have intros that start with just an electric keyboard of some kind, not an acoustic piano.
to recap:
the original artist (solo performer, duo, trio, band, etc) who is a man plays the same minor chord twenty times before changing chords and sings the title on the 17th occurrence of that chord, and at a rate of slightly faster than one every half a second do those repeated chords get played.
The band/group version aka the hit version (with the shorter intro) made it to #5 on the Billboard Hot 100. This same band would have their first number one hit soon thereafter. It would be with a song written by the same guy that our mystery song's original songwriter/performer would "cover" an entire album's worth of his material. This, at around the same time the band/group was heading to #1 for the first time.
Clue #2:
The song was written and originally recorded by a man. The hit version was recorded by a group.
Clue #1:
Both the original and hit versions have intros that start with just an electric keyboard of some kind, not an acoustic piano.
to recap:
the original artist (solo performer, duo, trio, band, etc) who is a man plays the same minor chord twenty times before changing chords and sings the title on the 17th occurrence of that chord, and at a rate of slightly faster than one every half a second do those repeated chords get played.
After a couple of days of trying to imitate a piano with my guitar, I’m pretty good at nailing 120 BPM timing
I’ve also been pondering “tonight you are late, an elegant fit, you thrust your right hand, the piano bench is keeping you from sitting...are they clues to the words or just a distraction?”
I think I’ve got it...the only things missing, for me, are...Name of the song, the original version artist, and the hit version artist. In other words NADA
Steve
Last edited by VNORTH2; 08/11/2312:10 PM.
Creators of music have a responsibility to their craft. When they have finished using all the notes and words, they must pass them down to the next generation with a simple request. “Use these to create new music.”...Steven McDonald
I'm also thinking the British accent is also a clue???
Creators of music have a responsibility to their craft. When they have finished using all the notes and words, they must pass them down to the next generation with a simple request. “Use these to create new music.”...Steven McDonald
This is the actual AUDIO of the intro to the original version by the original songwriter/performer. On the very next beat/repeat of chord he sings the title!
Note to Steve--I didn't want to be too clever, but the speaker being British is a red herring. "An elegant fit, being the first song... a CLEVER fit (it being the FIRST song) might have been said, as well...my experiment was more along the lines of simply using guided imagery instead of actual music/audio.
Talking about the piano bench is simply an attempt to organically work into the narrative there's two different versions, a version by a group that became a hit that shortens the intro by half, and the original version with the longer intro. The piano bench makes the oldies performer realize he has to do "the long version" on this given night, so he can get seated before he has to be singing.
Clue #3:
The band/group version aka the hit version (with the shorter intro) made it to #5 on the Billboard Hot 100. This same band would have their first number one hit soon thereafter. It would be with a song written by the same guy that our mystery song's original songwriter/performer would "cover" an entire album's worth of his material. This, at around the same time the band/group was heading to #1 for the first time.
Clue #2:
The song was written and originally recorded by a man. The hit version was recorded by a group.
Clue #1:
Both the original intro starts with just an electric keyboard of some kind, the hit version, an acoustic piano.
to recap:
the original artist,a man, plays the same minor chord twenty times before changing chords and sings the title on the 17th occurrence of that chord, and at a rate of slightly faster than one every half a second do those repeated chords get played.
Last edited by Michael Zaneski; 08/11/2303:19 PM.
Fate doesn't hang on a wrong or right choice Fortune depends on the tone of your voice
-The Divine Comedy (Neil Hannon) from the song "Songs of Love" from the album "Casanova" (1996)
This is the audio from the hit version by the group/band of our mystery song. On the very next beat/repeated chord, the singer sings the title. It as an acoustic piano, obviously. I said in clue one it was an electric piano cuz I accidentally auditioned a "live" version that played the intro with an electric keyboard. I sincerely hope my initial clue didn't steer anyone away from the correct answer!
This is the actual AUDIO of the intro to the original version by the original songwriter/performer. On the very next beat/repeat of chord he sings the title!
Note to Steve--I didn't want to be too clever, but the speaker being British is a red herring. "An elegant fit, being the first song... a CLEVER fit (it being the FIRST song) might have been said, as well...my experiment was more along the lines of simply using guided imagery instead of actual music/audio.
Talking about the piano bench is simply an attempt to organically work into the narrative that there's two different versions, a version by a group that became a hit that shortens the intro by half, and the original version with the longer intro. The piano bench makes the oldies performer realize he has to do "the long version" on this given night, so he can get seated before he has to be singing.
Clue #3:
The band/group version aka the hit version (with the shorter intro) made it to #5 on the Billboard Hot 100. This same band would have their first number one hit soon thereafter. It would be with a song written by the same guy that our mystery song's original songwriter/performer would "cover" an entire album's worth of his material. This, at around the same time the band/group was heading to #1 for the first time.
Clue #2:
The song was written and originally recorded by a man. The hit version was recorded by a group.
Clue #1:
Both the original intro starts with just an electric keyboard of some kind, the hit version, an acoustic piano. Original version = electric keyboard, "hit version" by a group = acoustic piano intro
to recap:
the original artist,a man, plays the same minor chord twenty times before changing chords and sings the title on the 17th occurrence of that chord, and at a rate of slightly faster than one every half a second do those repeated chords get played.
Creators of music have a responsibility to their craft. When they have finished using all the notes and words, they must pass them down to the next generation with a simple request. “Use these to create new music.”...Steven McDonald
Creators of music have a responsibility to their craft. When they have finished using all the notes and words, they must pass them down to the next generation with a simple request. “Use these to create new music.”...Steven McDonald
The singer literally sings the title on the 17th beat of the original:
"an elegant fit" --it being the FIRST song..yes, that was indeed a clue embedded into the guided imagery.
--and made popular by Three Dog Night:
--whose next Top 5 hit, Craig, would coincidentally be written by the same folks that wrote the next Cowsills Top 5 hit ("Easy To Be Hard" for Three Dog Night, "Hair" for The Cowsills)
--this would have been my next clue...
Last edited by Michael Zaneski; 08/11/2305:12 PM.
Fate doesn't hang on a wrong or right choice Fortune depends on the tone of your voice
-The Divine Comedy (Neil Hannon) from the song "Songs of Love" from the album "Casanova" (1996)
I thought it had to be a one word title because he sang it on the single beat...who would have thought the one word title was ONE..loolol
Steve
Creators of music have a responsibility to their craft. When they have finished using all the notes and words, they must pass them down to the next generation with a simple request. “Use these to create new music.”...Steven McDonald
Oh...and the "mutual songwriting friend" alluded to in Clue #3 was Randy Newman, who would write Three Dog Night's first number one hit "Mama Told Me Not To Come" around the same time Nilsson, our mystery song's original artist/performer, would release an entire album of Newman covers, aptly titled "Nilsson Sings Newman"--an absolute masterpiece of an album, btw.
Fate doesn't hang on a wrong or right choice Fortune depends on the tone of your voice
-The Divine Comedy (Neil Hannon) from the song "Songs of Love" from the album "Casanova" (1996)
Ha! I was going to say before Steve solved it that either Eddie or Steve will get this one (the loneliest number). I always liked Three Dog Night. Well, Harry Nilsson too…#85 is next!
Clue: this song was sung by John Wayne in a late ‘50s movie and was cut as a single in 1959 by one of the better known teen heartthrobs. It’s a folk song…
Creators of music have a responsibility to their craft. When they have finished using all the notes and words, they must pass them down to the next generation with a simple request. “Use these to create new music.”...Steven McDonald
Creators of music have a responsibility to their craft. When they have finished using all the notes and words, they must pass them down to the next generation with a simple request. “Use these to create new music.”...Steven McDonald
Steve, you led me to water, I drank. I did get "Rio Bravo" on my own, but only after you mentioned Ricky Nelson, simply by Googling both their names at the same time (Wayne and Nelson).
Last edited by Michael Zaneski; 08/15/2306:48 PM.
Fate doesn't hang on a wrong or right choice Fortune depends on the tone of your voice
-The Divine Comedy (Neil Hannon) from the song "Songs of Love" from the album "Casanova" (1996)
Creators of music have a responsibility to their craft. When they have finished using all the notes and words, they must pass them down to the next generation with a simple request. “Use these to create new music.”...Steven McDonald
Creators of music have a responsibility to their craft. When they have finished using all the notes and words, they must pass them down to the next generation with a simple request. “Use these to create new music.”...Steven McDonald
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