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Ohio Express had one hit "Yummy Yummy Yummy." A much despised song among most critics. It is featured in Dave Barry's book about bad songs.
Joey Levine, the original singer and co-author, was only the demo singer, but they released the demo as the single. Joey Levine would later strike it rich in advertising jingles starting with PeterPaul's "Sometimes you feel like a nut" Mounds/Almond Joy jingle/ad campaign.
Last edited by Michael Zaneski; 08/17/2302:45 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 song was the beginning of a mini revival of the career of the original singer. The song made a statement at the time
Name the songwriter, original singer and song title.
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
I remember this song when it first came out..was blown away by Dion singing....far from his pop idol days
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
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
Clue 1: this is the song intro with piano, followed by horns playing a variation of the intro. Then followed by singing at a slightly slower pace. Came out in the ‘60s.
Clue 2: the Mystery Tune was written by a writer who also had hit songs recorded by Three Dog Night, Barbara Streisand, Blood, Sweat, & Tears, and many others. The Mystery Tune was recorded by a five member group and reached #13 on Billboard Top 100 in the late ‘60s. Can you name the group, the song, and the songwriter?
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
Don’t know why the video wouldn’t post, but here are Ms. Nyro’s rousing lyrics:
let's go down by the grapevine drink my dady's wine get happy down by the grapevine drink my daddy's wine get happy happy oh sweet blindness a little magic a little kindness oh sweet blindness all over me four leaves on a clover I'm just a bit of a shade hung over come on baby do a slow float you're a good lookin' riverboat and aint that sweet-eyed blindness good to me down by the grapevine drink my dady's wine good mornin down by the grapevine drink my daddy's wine good mornin Mornin! oh sweet blindness a little magic a little kindness oh sweet blindness all over me please don't tell my mother I'm a saloon and a moonshine lover come on baby do a slow float you're a good lookin riverboat and ain't that sweet eyed blindness good to me (don't ask me cause I) ain't gonna tell you what I've been drinkin' ain't gonna tell you what I've been drinkin' ain't gonna tell you what I've been drinkin' wine of wonder Wonder! (by the way) sweet blindness a little magic a little kindness oh sweet blindness all over me don't let daddy hear it he don't believe in the gin mill spirit come on baby do a slow float you a good lookin' riverboat and ain't that sweet eyed blindness good to me good to me now ain't that sweet eyed blindness good to me
This game was created by orchestra conductor Harry Salter and his wife Roberta Semple Salter for NBC radio. Originally named Stop The Music, the game has been on TV off and on for several decades. It’s played on cruise ships and wherever the world over…so, here’s JPF Mystery Tune #90. The foregoing paragraph is not a clue.
If I had another brain it would sing I WALK ALONE. I've gotta read the clue properly...duh
Well done Craig!!
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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
Was a minor hit when first released in The Eighties...top 40 (Billboard Hot 100 USA) But was re-released over 35 years later and went top 5 (Billboard Hot 100 USA)
Last edited by Michael Zaneski; 09/01/2311:35 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)
Was a minor hit when first released in The Eighties...top 40 (Billboard Hot 100 USA) But was re-released over 35 years later and went top 5 (Billboard Hot 100 USA
BIG CLUE #2
The song's re-release was due to its extensive use in a season of a certain TV series.
Clue #3:
The recording artist lost a battle over the title of this song; the record company wanted a different title, and a compromise was reached: the title the artist wanted would appear in parenthesis, after the title the record company wanted.
Last edited by Michael Zaneski; 09/02/2311:21 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)
Was a minor hit when first released in The Eighties...top 40 (Billboard Hot 100 USA) But was re-released over 35 years later and went top 5 (Billboard Hot 100 USA
BIG CLUE #2
The song's re-release was due to its extensive use in a season of a certain TV series.
Clue #3:
The recording artist lost a battle over the title of this song; the record company wanted a different title, and a compromise was reached: the title the artist wanted would appear in parenthesis, after the title the record company wanted.
Big Big Big Clue #4:
The aforementioned TV series that used this song extensively did so in its LAST season (of the series) and was/is stream-able on NETFLIX.
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 haven't got anything at all on this one.....never watched anything on Netflix ever....Don't even have TV LOL
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
Personally, one of my favorite songs of all time, along with "Hounds of Love" from the same album.
Yes, Kate Bush wrote a song she called "A Deal With God" for her 1985 album "Hounds of Love" but EMI said "we don't like that title" and finally the compromise was that the song would be known as "Running Up That Hill (A Deal With God)". It made it to #30 on the Billboard Hot 100 Singles charts:
Then in 2022, Netflix released the final season of Stranger Thing, and the song became an "aural talisman" for Sadie Sink's character Max Mayfield and was used several times in that last season, most notably in an epic scene late in the last episode. SPOILER ALERT:
In 2022, the song would reach #3 on Billboards Hot 100...
Last edited by Michael Zaneski; 09/03/2304:40 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
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