Name That Tune, Game Four

Scraps January 25, 2008 76

Hey everybody. Welcome to the fourth week of Name That Tune at Popdose. First, I want to thank David for running last week’s superb game. This week’s game can’t possibly be as cool, but it will try.

For those new to the game, here’s how it works: I have uploaded twenty-one very brief song clips. Most of the songs are well known; none of them are obscure, though there are a couple that may be less well known than songs in past games. The clips are drawn from a variety of styles and decades, from the 1960s to the present. It’s likely that you’ll find a few of them instantly recognizable, while a few others you won’t know at all (but other people will).

There are two parts to this game. The first is guessing the songs themselves. The second part is guessing the puzzle song (clip 21). There’s no acrostic this time — the songs don’t spell anything — but the songs do all have something in common that should help with guessing the puzzle song. (And if the puzzle song is guessed early, that ought to help nail down the rest of the songs.)

Some songs may go unguessed the first time round. If songs remain ungessed after a day, I’ll upload longer clips.

The Rules (subject to modification in future games):

  • Maximum three guesses between updates of the list, to give everyone a chance to play.
  • Clip 21 may only be guessed once between updates.
  • While I’m not going to be a stickler for spelling and punctuation, you must guess the correct musician and song title to a close approximation.And here are the clips:
    1. clip 1
    2. clip 2
    3. clip 3
    4. clip 4
    5. clip 5
    6. clip 6
    7. clip 7
    8. clip 8
    9. clip 9
    10. clip 10
    11. clip 11
    12. clip 12
    13. clip 13
    14. clip 14
    15. clip 15
    16. clip 16
    17. clip 17
    18. clip 18
    19. clip 19
    20. clip 20

    And the Puzzle Song:

    clip 21

    I suggest subscribing to the comments on the post (click on “Track Comments”) to more easily follow the progress of the game. Have fun!

    • http://www.drcastrato.blogspot.com drcastrato

      i'm gonna grab the easy ones:
      8 is Dream Weaver by Gary Wright
      9 is Lay Down Sally by Eric Clapton
      and 10 is Hey Nineteen by Steely Dan?

    • http://blatherwincerepeat.blogspot.com Gary Oxford

      3. “Ain't No Sunshine” – Bill Withers
      9. “Lay Down Sally” – Eric Clapton
      10. “Josie” – Steely Dan

    • http://www.deselbybowen.com/parlando/ Scraps

      “Ain't No Sunshine”, “Lay Down Sally”, “Josie”, and “Dream Weaver” are correct.

    • http://www.bastardradio.com Bastard No. 1

      Boy scraps – this one is much tougher than the one two weeks ago – at least for an 80's guy. Good challenge.

      is 16 Cherry Bomb by John Mellencamp?

    • lisa marie

      clip one is “She's Just My Style” by Gary Lewis & the playboys
      clip three is “ain't no sunshine” by Bill withers
      clip five is city of new orleans by arlo guthrie
      clip seven is give me love by george harrison
      clip eight is dream weaver by gary wright
      clip nine is lay down sally by eric clapton
      clip ten is hey nineteen by steely dan
      clip 14 is no no no song by ringo starr
      clip 16 is ain't that america by john mellencamp
      cip 18 everyday is a winding road by sheryl crow
      ~lisa marie

    • http://playitandbedamned.blogspot.com Rob

      #1 is “Shape of Things to Come” by the Yardbirds?
      #16 is “Cherry Bomb” by John Mellencamp?

    • http://www.bastardradio.com Bastard No. 1

      19 – Cool Night by Paul Davis?

    • http://www.deselbybowen.com/parlando/ Scraps

      Lisa Marie, players are only allowed three guesses between updates of the list.

      Neither “The Shape of Things” nor “Cherry Bomb”.

    • http://www.deselbybowen.com/parlando/ Scraps

      Not “Cool Night”.

    • http://www.bastardradio.com Bastard No. 1

      Then 16 must be Pink Houses – that's a mellencamp sound all the way.

    • http://www.deselbybowen.com/parlando/ Scraps

      It's not “Pink Houses”, and it's not in fact Mellencamp.

    • http://www.coverville.com Brian Ibbott

      I think 11 is “Strange Way” by Firefall.

    • http://popdose.com MatthewBolin

      Here's my three guess for now:

      4-Randy Newman “Baby Take Off Your Hat”
      15-Elvis Costello “God's Comic”
      19-Pure Prairie League “Let Me Love You Tonight”

    • http://www.bastardradio.com Bastard No. 1

      Wow! I'm floored that's not Mellencamp. He should sue whoever is copying him like this! :)

    • http://www.deselbybowen.com/parlando/ Scraps

      “Strange Way” and “God's Comic” are correct. I'll accept “Baby Take Off Your Hat” as a strange variant on Randy Newman's “Leave Your Hat On”, which is correct.

      Not “Let Me Love You Tonight”.

    • http://www.coverville.com Brian Ibbott

      Were Lisa marie's guesses correct, by the way? (or at least three of them?) :)

    • http://popdose.com MatthewBolin

      D'oh!

    • http://www.deselbybowen.com/parlando/ Scraps

      I'm treating them as unguessed. She can specify three of them. Anyone else can guess them, if they think they're correct.

    • http://popdose.com MatthewBolin

      Well, I figured out the link between all the songs, but I'm not saying until next time the list is posted!

    • http://www.toddjacobsen.com nm8tion

      #2 You're No Good — Linda Ronstadt
      #5 City of New Orleans — Arlo Guthrie
      #14 No No Song — Ringo Starr
      #18 Everyday is a Winding Road — Sheryl Crow

    • http://www.toddjacobsen.com nm8tion

      Boy did I screw up with the rules. Didn't even see Lisa Marie's guesses.

      Sorry 'bout that.

    • http://www.deselbybowen.com/parlando/ Scraps

      1
      2
      3 Bill Withers, Ain't No Sunshine
      4 Randy Newman, Leave Your Hat One
      5
      6
      7
      8 Gary Wright, Dream Weaver
      9 Eric Clapton, Lay Down Sally
      10 Steely Dan, Josie
      11 Firefall, Strange Way
      12
      13
      14
      15 Elvis Costello, God's Comic
      16
      17
      18
      19
      20

      21

    • http://www.deselbybowen.com/parlando/ Scraps

      'Sokay, go ahead and guess three of them.

    • http://blatherwincerepeat.blogspot.com Gary Oxford

      2. Carole King – “It's Too Late”
      20. Elton John – “Levon”

    • http://www.toddjacobsen.com nm8tion

      Formal Guesses:

      2 You're no Good –Ronstadt
      5 City of New Orleans –Guthrie
      19 Here You Come Again — Dolly Parton

    • http://www.deselbybowen.com/parlando/ Scraps

      Neither “It's Too Late” nor “Levon”.

    • Eric

      7 – Give me love, give me peace on earth – George Harrison
      18 – Everyday is a winding road – Sheryl Crow

      And a total guess on #19, How Sweet It Is – James Taylor?

    • http://www.deselbybowen.com/parlando/ Scraps

      “City of New Orleans” and “Here You Come Again” are correct.

      Not “You're No Good”.

    • Todd

      20 – Elton John: Daniel
      19 – 10cc: Things We Do For Love
      18 – Cheryl Crow: Every Day /Winding Road
      17 –
      16 – Mellencamp: Cherry Bomb
      15
      14 – Ringo starr: no no no song by ringo starr
      13
      12
      11
      10 – Steely Dan: When Josie Comes Home
      9 – Clapton: LDS
      8 – Gary Wright: Drmwvr
      7 – Gerorge Harrison: GML
      6 – Don Henley: I'm Gonna Love You
      5 – Arlo Guthrie: TCoNO
      4 –
      3 – Wilco: Jesus, Etc.
      2 – The Commodores: Lady – you bring me up
      1 – Cream: World of Pain

    • http://www.deselbybowen.com/parlando/ Scraps

      I think I need to put the rules at the beginning of the post.

    • http://popdose.com MatthewBolin

      You can guess three a time.

    • lisa marie

      sorry, am new here and didn't know.

    • HiItsMe

      18- Sheryl Crow- Every Day is a Winding Road

    • Todd

      Sorry; here goes:
      19 – 10cc: Things We Do For Love
      2 – The Commodores: Lady – you bring me up
      1 – Cream: World of Pain

    • http://www.deselbybowen.com/parlando/ Scraps

      “Give Me Love” and “Every Day Is a Winding Road” are correct.

      Not “How Sweet It Is”.

    • http://www.deselbybowen.com/parlando/ Scraps

      Not “The Things We Do For Love” — my favorite pop song of the 1970s, so it will turn up sometime — “You Bring Me Up”, or “World of Pain”.

    • http://www.coverville.com Brian Ibbott

      Is Jim Keltner the drummer for all of these?

      We should be seeing a Rockpile track on here!

    • http://www.deselbybowen.com/parlando/ Scraps

      Yes! Jim Keltner is the drummer for all of these. (So far as I can confirm; there may be one or two where he was on he album but not on the particular song. But I think he's on all of them.)

    • http://www.coverville.com Brian Ibbott

      And the final song…is it “Don't Bug Me When I'm Working” by LIttle Village? (They were such a great band)

    • http://www.toddjacobsen.com nm8tion

      #2 Carly Simon — Haven't Got Time for the Pain

    • http://www.deselbybowen.com/parlando/ Scraps

      Brian wins again! The puzzle song is indeed “Don't Bug Me When I'm Working” by Little Village.

      And nm8tion nails #2, which people have been circling near: “Haven't Got Time for the Pain” is correct.

    • http://www.coverville.com Brian Ibbott

      Woo-hoo! Actually, this is my first win. I've guessed a lot in the past couple weeks, but never won!

    • http://www.deselbybowen.com/parlando/ Scraps

      1
      2
      3 Bill Withers, Ain't No Sunshine
      4 Randy Newman, Leave Your Hat One
      5 Arlo Guthrie, City of New Orleans
      6
      7 George Harrison, Give Me Love (Give Me Peace on Earth)
      8 Gary Wright, Dream Weaver
      9 Eric Clapton, Lay Down Sally
      10 Steely Dan, Josie
      11 Firefall, Strange Way
      12
      13
      14
      15 Elvis Costello, God's Comic
      16
      17
      18 Sheryl Crow, Every Day Is a Winding Road”
      19 Dolly Parton, Here You Come Again
      20

      21 Little Village, Don't Bug Me When I'm Working

    • http://blatherwincerepeat.blogspot.com Gary Oxford

      Well played, Old Chap! The Keltner leap was downright inspired.

    • Todd

      Wow, you guys are serious! I don't know if I can hang.

    • http://gapersblog.typepad.com/gapers_blog/ ken

      #16 “Happy Birthday To Me” Cracker That's the only one that I knew that hasn't been guessed correctly already.

    • http://www.toddjacobsen.com nm8tion

      #17 Stupid Thing — Aimee Mann

    • http://www.deselbybowen.com/parlando/ Scraps

      “Stupid Thing” is correct, and so is “Happy Birthday to Me”, which evidently sounds a lot like a Mellencamp song.

    • http://mostlymodernmedia.wordpress.com Beau

      So I was right on 9, 10 and 18.

      I was wrong on 16, but so was everyone else. (I figured it out when I read the Keltner clue. Mellencamp was still with Aronoff then, I believe.)

      That leaves one guess:

      17. Ricky Gervais' (David Brent's) version of “If You Don't Know Me By Now”

    • http://www.deselbybowen.com/parlando/ Scraps

      1
      2 Carly Simon, Haven't Got Time for the Pain
      3 Bill Withers, Ain't No Sunshine
      4 Randy Newman, Leave Your Hat One
      5 Arlo Guthrie, City of New Orleans
      6
      7 George Harrison, Give Me Love (Give Me Peace on Earth)
      8 Gary Wright, Dream Weaver
      9 Eric Clapton, Lay Down Sally
      10 Steely Dan, Josie
      11 Firefall, Strange Way
      12
      13
      14
      15 Elvis Costello, God's Comic
      16 Cracker, Happy Birthday to Me
      17 Aimee Mann, Stupid Thing
      18 Sheryl Crow, Every Day Is a Winding Road
      19 Dolly Parton, Here You Come Again
      20

      21 Little Village, Don't Bug Me When I'm Working

      Two of the ones remaining were guessed by people who made too many guesses. I'm not sure whether to just fill them in now or let people guess them.