The return of NAME THAT SONG (and artist)
Hey folks, yet again I'm substituting a contest for content! Here we have the first random* twenty songs on my iPod that were not cajun folk dances, edited only to remove songs with the title in the first line. And, once again, there is a boatload of really old stuff here but at least I seem to be covering the past four decades instead of the "all '80's all the time" one that turned up last summer. Post your own! It's fun!
You know the drill. Tell me what and who (some of these have multiple covers so I'll accept anyone who has recorded the tune). Sure you can google it but that's pretty lame, isn't it. If I you're a winner and I have your mailing address (or you want to PM it to me) I will send you a postcard or semi-random treat.
Best of luck!
*for iTune's wonky version of random, which is, at best sorta-semi-random.
Monday Morning ETA: expanding the lyrics on the few remaining songs. Maybe it'll break something loose in your memory. You guys did a great job!
Monday Evening ETA: Vids of two remaining songs are up so you can see what you missed. Thanks for playing!!
1. I was alone, I took a ride,
I didn't know what I would find there
The Beatles - Got To Get You Into My Life mcwonthelottery
2. Maybe they come by land
Maybe they come by sea
Maybe they've already come
Maybe they come by me
Slipping into the twilight
I ride the broken wave tonight
An old song on the radio
You knew a long time ago
An old song on the radio
Going out over the ocean
The visuals are odd but this is the ONLY thing I could find to embed here. Patty Griffin is great, you guys, you should her out.
3. Living on the road, my friend, was gonna keep you free and clean
Now you wear your skin like iron, your breath's as hard as kerosene
Townes Van Zandt - Pancho and Lefty barkley
4. You're all that I have and you're all that I need
Each and every day I pray to get to know your peace
Matisyahu - King Without a Crown gyzym
5. See these eyes so green
I can stare for a thousand years
David Bowie - Cat People vickita
6. Billy-Ray was a Preacher's son,
And when his daddy would visit he'd come along
Dusty Springfield - Son of a Preacher Man mcwonthelottery
7. Dance all night, play all day
Don't let nothing get in the way
The Cars - Shake It Up huesiemama
8. I met a little girl and I settled down,
In a little house out on the edge of town
Bruce Springsteen - Stolen Car gyzym
9. People try to put us down,
Just because we get around
The Who - My Generation mcwonthelottery
10. I've been cheated by you since I don't know when
So I made up my mind, it must come to an end
ABBA - Mamma Mia mcwonthelottery
11. I wish I was a fisherman
tumblin' on the seas
far away from dry land
and its bitter memories
casting out my sweet line
with abandonment and love
no ceiling bearing down on me
save the starry sky above
with light in my head
and you in my arms
The Waterboys - Fisherman's Blues nandamai
12. Well my name’s John Lee Pettimore,
Same as my Daddy and his Daddy before
Steve Earle - Copperhead Road vickita
13. Chloe was a neighbor girl walked round in a trance
A lot like Sissy Spacek at that homecoming dance.
Her father was religious, mother was too.
She yearned to be a model. Had issues with food
Last I heard of Chloe someone saw her on TV
Preaching the power of hypnosis and aromatherapy
Chuck Prophet -I Bow Down and Pray to Every Woman I See kel_reiley
14. My grandma and your grandma
Were sittin' by the fire.
The Dixie Cups - Iko Iko barkley
15. He's keeping busy, yeah,
He's bleeding stones.
Andrew Bird - Imitosis gyzym
16. Ma jolie how do you do
Mon nom est Jean Guy Thibault Leroux
I come from east of Gatineau
My name is Jean Guy ma jolie
J'ai une maison à la fontaine
Where we can live, if you marry me
Une belle maison à la fontaine
Where we will live you and me
17. Clean shirt, new shoes,
And I don't know where I am goin' to
ZZ Top - Sharp-Dressed Man lavidaessueno
18. Good mornin' little schoolgirl
Can I go home with you
Van Morrison - Good Morning Little Schoolgirl mcwonthelottery
AHAHA! Which I JUST noticed has the title in the first line! FAIL!
19. When the road gets dark.
And you can no longer see.
John Hiatt - Have a Little Faith in Me lavidaessueno
20. Home is where I want to be,
Pick me up and turn me round
The Talking Heads - Naive Melody (This Must Be the Place) sabriel75
LATE-BREAKING BONUS TUNE SINCE I MESSED UP ON #18
21. Jan lays down and wrestles in her sleep
Moonlight spills on comic books
And superstars in magazines
Primitive Radio Gods - Outside a Broken Phone Booth with Money in My Hand kel_reiley
You know the drill. Tell me what and who (some of these have multiple covers so I'll accept anyone who has recorded the tune). Sure you can google it but that's pretty lame, isn't it. If I you're a winner and I have your mailing address (or you want to PM it to me) I will send you a postcard or semi-random treat.
Best of luck!
*for iTune's wonky version of random, which is, at best sorta-semi-random.
Monday Morning ETA: expanding the lyrics on the few remaining songs. Maybe it'll break something loose in your memory. You guys did a great job!
Monday Evening ETA: Vids of two remaining songs are up so you can see what you missed. Thanks for playing!!
1. I was alone, I took a ride,
I didn't know what I would find there
The Beatles - Got To Get You Into My Life mcwonthelottery
2. Maybe they come by land
Maybe they come by sea
Maybe they've already come
Maybe they come by me
Slipping into the twilight
I ride the broken wave tonight
An old song on the radio
You knew a long time ago
An old song on the radio
Going out over the ocean
The visuals are odd but this is the ONLY thing I could find to embed here. Patty Griffin is great, you guys, you should her out.
Click to view3. Living on the road, my friend, was gonna keep you free and clean
Now you wear your skin like iron, your breath's as hard as kerosene
Townes Van Zandt - Pancho and Lefty barkley
4. You're all that I have and you're all that I need
Each and every day I pray to get to know your peace
Matisyahu - King Without a Crown gyzym
5. See these eyes so green
I can stare for a thousand years
David Bowie - Cat People vickita
6. Billy-Ray was a Preacher's son,
And when his daddy would visit he'd come along
Dusty Springfield - Son of a Preacher Man mcwonthelottery
7. Dance all night, play all day
Don't let nothing get in the way
The Cars - Shake It Up huesiemama
8. I met a little girl and I settled down,
In a little house out on the edge of town
Bruce Springsteen - Stolen Car gyzym
9. People try to put us down,
Just because we get around
The Who - My Generation mcwonthelottery
10. I've been cheated by you since I don't know when
So I made up my mind, it must come to an end
ABBA - Mamma Mia mcwonthelottery
11. I wish I was a fisherman
tumblin' on the seas
far away from dry land
and its bitter memories
casting out my sweet line
with abandonment and love
no ceiling bearing down on me
save the starry sky above
with light in my head
and you in my arms
The Waterboys - Fisherman's Blues nandamai
12. Well my name’s John Lee Pettimore,
Same as my Daddy and his Daddy before
Steve Earle - Copperhead Road vickita
13. Chloe was a neighbor girl walked round in a trance
A lot like Sissy Spacek at that homecoming dance.
Her father was religious, mother was too.
She yearned to be a model. Had issues with food
Last I heard of Chloe someone saw her on TV
Preaching the power of hypnosis and aromatherapy
Chuck Prophet -I Bow Down and Pray to Every Woman I See kel_reiley
14. My grandma and your grandma
Were sittin' by the fire.
The Dixie Cups - Iko Iko barkley
15. He's keeping busy, yeah,
He's bleeding stones.
Andrew Bird - Imitosis gyzym
16. Ma jolie how do you do
Mon nom est Jean Guy Thibault Leroux
I come from east of Gatineau
My name is Jean Guy ma jolie
J'ai une maison à la fontaine
Where we can live, if you marry me
Une belle maison à la fontaine
Where we will live you and me
17. Clean shirt, new shoes,
And I don't know where I am goin' to
ZZ Top - Sharp-Dressed Man lavidaessueno
18. Good mornin' little schoolgirl
Can I go home with you
Van Morrison - Good Morning Little Schoolgirl mcwonthelottery
AHAHA! Which I JUST noticed has the title in the first line! FAIL!
19. When the road gets dark.
And you can no longer see.
John Hiatt - Have a Little Faith in Me lavidaessueno
20. Home is where I want to be,
Pick me up and turn me round
The Talking Heads - Naive Melody (This Must Be the Place) sabriel75
LATE-BREAKING BONUS TUNE SINCE I MESSED UP ON #18
21. Jan lays down and wrestles in her sleep
Moonlight spills on comic books
And superstars in magazines
Primitive Radio Gods - Outside a Broken Phone Booth with Money in My Hand kel_reiley