Name That Tune, Game Thirty-Nine

Ah, it’s good to see all y’all again. Sorry, but last Monday was a travel day after Lolla, so I needed a mental health day.

The Rules:

  • MAXIMUM THREE GUESSES between updates of the list, to give everyone a chance to play. An update of the list is when I post the entire list of correct guesses with the words “OFFICIAL UPDATE.” “Guess” is officially defined as “attempting to identify any one song.” Therefore, one comment that lists three songs counts as three guesses.
  • 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.

How the game is played: I have uploaded twenty-five very brief song clips. Please bear in mind that both my record collection and knowledge of music are probably 5% of that of Scraps’, so these quizzes won’t be nearly as comprehensive – or even hit-based – as his were. I will use mostly well-known songs, but I reserve the right to use something obscure if it suits my needs, like it does this week. Live versions and covers are also fair game, though I will stay away from remixes, because that’s just mean.

There is a puzzle this week, and the songs in the game will offer a (painfully obvious) clue as to the puzzle song’s identity.

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
  21. clip 21
  22. clip 22
  23. clip 23
  24. clip 24
  25. clip 25
  26. Lastly, here’s the puzzle song:
    Puzzle Song

    I suggest subscribing to the comments on the post to more easily follow the progress of the game. Remember — please! — NO MORE THAN THREE GUESSES between updates of the list. Have fun!

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  • WHarrisBullzEye
    3. Pet Shop Boys w/ Dusty Springfield, "What Have I Done To Deserve This?"
    4. The Cure, "Why Can't I Be You?
    21. The Human League, "Don't You Want Me"
  • Lisa Marie Smith
    10. What is Life by George Harrison
    12. How Soon is Now by The Smiths
    21. Dont You Want Me by Human League
  • Lisa Marie Smith
    Correction: I didn't see that someone had already guessed human league so...

    25. Is She Really Going Out With Him by Joe Jackson

    replaces my human league guess please!
  • RLB
    8. Is That Love? Squeeze
    16. Is This Love? Whitesnake
    23. Wouldn't It Be Good? Nik Kershaw

    easy one this week - but that's fun, too!
  • Yeah, I just listened to these clues again for the first time in a few weeks, and I made this one really easy. Having said that...

    All guesses are correct, except for Whitesnake. And you will laugh out loud when you find out what band that is.
  • RLB
    Argh. I pop my mouth off about "so easy," and get one wrong. (I would swear that's what it was - that 80s synthy so-called hard-rock...)
  • Not a hard rock band, but rather an atypically aggressive solo from a pop band.
  • 3. Comsat Angels - Will You Stay Tonight?
    23. Nik Kershaw - Wouldn't It Be Good?
  • luffy66
    2 who do you love- George Thorogood
    7 what have you don for me lately- Janet Jackson
    14 what would you say- Dave Matthews
  • luffy66
    Damn- I know the puzzle this week- but I will hold off until the update.
  • 24. Men At Work - Who Can It Be Now?
  • Larsen67
    #18 - Would I Lie To You - The Eurythmics
  • yursistah
    Would I lie to you- Annie Lenox
  • Man, what is it with you getting beaten to the punch by seconds every time? :)
  • yursistah
    oh yeah #18 and I'm tired of disqus taking too long. I've missed out on 4 songs so far.
  • George Thorogood, Janet Jackson, Dave Matthews and Men at Work are correct.

    Comsat Angels are incorrect.

    Luffy, if you know the puzzle song, go ahead and guess it. I'm sure everyone else knows it anyway, and are just being polite by not guessing. It's all right, I know it's an easy one.
  • luffy66
    Puzzle- Moody Blues- Question
  • larsen67
    #22 soulds like "Come and Get It" by Badfinger, but that can't be right because it does not fit the "question" theme.
  • luffy66
    close- very close
  • yursistah
    I agree with the Badfinger
  • luffy66
    It is by another small group on the same record label
  • Ha! You dog, you.
  • 13. Travis: Why does it always rain on me?
  • Ding ding ding! "Question" is the puzzle song. Congrats to Luffy66.

    Let's finish this already. Here is your OFFICIAL UPDATE.

    1.
    2. "Who Do You Love?," George Thorogood (luffy66)
    3. "What Have I Done to Deserve This?," Pet Shop Boys (WHarrisBullzEye)
    4. "Why Can't I Be You?," The Cure (WHarrisBullzEye)
    5.
    6.
    7. "What Have You Done for Me Lately," Janet Jackson (luffy66)
    8. "Is That Love," Squeeze (RLB)
    9.
    10. "What Is Life," George Harrison (Lisa Marie Smith)
    11.
    12. "How Soon Is Now?," The Smiths (Lisa Marie Smith)
    13.
    14. "What Would You Say," Dave Matthews Band (luffy66)
    15.
    16.
    17.
    18. "Would I Lie to You?," Eurythmics (Larsen67)
    19.
    20.
    21. "Don't You Want Me," Human League (WHarrisBullzEye)
    22.
    23. "Wouldn't It Be Good," Nik Kershaw (RLB)
    24. "Who Can It Be Now?," Men at Work (arensb)
    25. "Is She Really Going Out with Him?," Joe Jackson (Lisa Marie Smith)
    Puzzle: "Question," The Moody Blues (luffy66)

    Expecting #22 to go off the board in 3...2...1...
  • 9. Howard Jones - What Is Love?
    22. The Beatles - Why Don't We Do It In the Road?
  • larsen67
    ARGH!!! How could I mistake the "copy" for the "original" on #22??
  • For what it's worth, I've uttered more than my share of "D'oh!"s after reading the answers on Name That Tune and Cover Me.
  • Travis is correct as well.
  • 29. KLF: "What time is Love?"
  • Sorry, I hate the new apple keyboard: 20.KLF: "What time is Love?"
  • luffy66
    5,. Can't we still be friends?- Todd Rundgren
  • 16, What about Love? 'Till Tuesday
  • RLB
    OOOOHHHH of course!
  • Howard Jones, The Beatles, The KLF and Todd Rundgren are correct.
  • Til Tuesday is correct as well.
  • yursistah
    11 sounds like Pink Floyd, but the only question mark song is Is there anybody out there?
  • RLB
    Was thinking the same thing. I thought these were easy; maybe not.
  • Muah ha ha ha ha! I thought that piece would throw people off. It's not Pink Floyd, but one of their members does make an appearance somewhere...
  • You forgot "In the Flesh?" and optionally "What Shall We Do Now?"
  • yursistah
    Knew it wasn't in the flesh. It actually sounds like Young Lust
  • RLB
    19. Is that "Who Made Who?" sure sounds like AC/DC.
  • yursistah
    ok, wild guess. Is #20-who let the dogs out? Baha Men
  • yursistah
    sorry it already was guessed correctly
  • AC/DC is correct.
  • luffy66
    11. Why Me?- Tony Carey

    Song was buggin me- thanks for the clue!
  • JohnHughes
    ...or "Why Me?" by Planet P (Project)...
  • Planet P, technically, but close enough for jazz. Is that Gilmour playing that solo? It sure sounds like him, but that wasn't even the song I was referring to when I mentioned that a Floyd member is on here somewhere...
  • luffy66
    I always thought it was Gilmour
  • Figures, I literally just finished writing up Planet P for bottom feeders. I definitely would have known this one.
  • Are we up to P already? How time flies.
  • Here's the current tally, for those keeping score at home.

    1.
    2. "Who Do You Love?," George Thorogood (luffy66)
    3. "What Have I Done to Deserve This?," Pet Shop Boys (WHarrisBullzEye)
    4. "Why Can't I Be You?," The Cure (WHarrisBullzEye)
    5. "Can We Still Be Friends?," Todd Rundgren (Luffy66)
    6.
    7. "What Have You Done for Me Lately," Janet Jackson (luffy66)
    8. "Is That Love," Squeeze (RLB)
    9. "What Is Love?," Howard Jones (arensb)
    10. "What Is Life," George Harrison (Lisa Marie Smith)
    11. "Why Me?," Planet P (Luffy66)
    12. "How Soon Is Now?," The Smiths (Lisa Marie Smith)
    13. "Why Does It Always Rain on Me?," Travis (drxl)
    14. "What Would You Say," Dave Matthews Band (luffy66)
    15.
    16. "What About Love," Til Tuesday (drxl)
    17.
    18. "Would I Lie to You?," Eurythmics (Larsen67)
    19. "Who Made Who," AC/DC (RLB)
    20. "What Time Is Love?," The KLF (drxl)
    21. "Don't You Want Me," Human League (WHarrisBullzEye)
    22. "Why Don't We Do It in the Road?," The Beatles (arensb)
    23. "Wouldn't It Be Good," Nik Kershaw (RLB)
    24. "Who Can It Be Now?," Men at Work (arensb)
    25. "Is She Really Going Out with Him?," Joe Jackson (Lisa Marie Smith)
    Puzzle: "Question," The Moody Blues (Luffy66)

    The game's up for grabs now. Let's end it.
  • RLB
    OK, Here's one I'm really unsure about.... 1. "Is It Love?" Mr. Mister.
  • Mr. Mister is correct!
  • It's 4:00 EST, which means it's time for CLUES:

    6. The album that I took this song from was featured in Cover Me, Game 31.
    15. Ugh, it kills me that no one's guessed this. The song made its debut on a soundtrack, then made its CD debut on another soundtrack.
    17. Your wife will probably get this one before you will.
  • kokorotrailer
    15. How do you talk to an angel - The Heights
  • ATM Kid
    Is 15. How Do You Talk to an Angel by The Heights?
  • ATM Kid
    Is 15. The Heights' "How Do You Talk to an Angel?" (The early solo when the guitar intertwined with sax)
  • Not the Heights.
  • luffy66
    15.Heart- What about love?
  • luffy66
    whoops not a soundtrack
  • Not Heart, but read the above talk about Planet P for a clue...
  • Based on the clue #15 could be "Is Your Love Strong Enough?" by Bryan Ferry.
  • Finally. Bryan Ferry is correct.
  • All right, extra clues for the last two.

    6. If you own this album, odds are it's one of the last ones in your collection
    17. The big beat talks to him.
  • Name
    17. What Kind Of Fool Am I? "Sir" Rick Springfield
  • Whoops, forgot to check in yesterday. But I guess I can help clean up the leftovers.

    #6: Zebra, "Who's Behind the Door?"
    #17: Rick Springfield, "What Kind of Fool Am I?"
  • And that's the ball game. Thanks everyone, and sorry about Cover Me popping up on the site by accident. For those who have already posted guesses, sorry, that game wasn't supposed to appear until September 7. All answers will be erased and we will start from scratch. See you next week for Cover Me, Game 40.
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