Name That Tune, Game Twenty-Three

Hey everybody, as the Little River Band said. Welcome to the twenty-third shin-splinting week of Name That Tune at Popdose. Rules can be your friend, or just a casual acquaintance if you’re not ready for that deep a commitment:

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.
  • The Puzzle clip may only be guessed once between updates. You may guess the puzzle song if you have already made your three regular 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. Most of the songs are well known; none of them are obscure. The clips are drawn from a variety of styles and decades. 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, maybe even everybody else).There are two parts to this game. The first is guessing the songs themselves. The second part is guessing the puzzle song (clip 25). No acrostic this time. The first twenty-four songs have something in common that points to the identity of the puzzle song. (And of course, 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 persistently unguessed, I’ll offer clues of dubious help.

    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

    And the Puzzle Song:
    The Puzzle Song

    I suggest subscribing to the comments on the post (click on “Track Comments”) to more easily follow the progress of the game. Remember, maximum three guesses between updates. Don’t drink and post. Hav fun!

    • Jerry
      1. Mother and Child Reunion - Paul Simon
      18. Monday Monday - The Mamas & The Papas
      19. Papa Don't Preach - Madonna
    • Old_Davy
      11. Come On Down To My Boat - Every Mother's Son
      22. Mama Told Me Not To Come - Three Dog Night
      24. We Are Family - Sister Sledge
    • 3. Papa was a Rolling Stone - The Temptations
      13. Father Figure - George Michael
      14. He Ain't Heavy, He's My Brother - The Hollies
    • 4) I'm Not Your Mother - Blake Babies
      15) Sister Christian - Night Ranger
      17) My Sister - Juliana Hatfield Three
    • MC_Snocap
      8 - Mother Popcorn - James Brown
      21 - Breakout - Swing Out Sister
      23 - Mother's Little Helper - Rolling Stones
    • Chris
      Is the puzzle song "T.S.O.P" by M.F.S.B (Mothers, Fathers, Sisters, Brothers)?
    • Rich
      12 - Sister Golden Hair, America?
    • All guesses are correct, including Chris's guess of the puzzle song. Congratulations!
    • ozarkmatt
      Sure is a big difference from last /this weeks game!
    • I really never know how they're going to go.
    • 5 - piece of my heart - big brother & holding co.
    • 2 - mama - genesis
    • "Piece of My Heart" is correct, "Mama" is incorrect.
    • 6) Wond'ring Aloud, by Jethro Tull
      12) Pigs on the Wing (either part 1 or 2), by Pink Floyd
    • ldp
      Track 6 ... "Get Up Off of That Thing" .... James Brown.
    • ldp
      Sorry. Number 7 is "Get Up Off of That Thing" by James Brown ... The player that pops up is going crazy!
    • volley
      #10 - Sylvia's mother - Dr. Hook
    • ldp
      2 is Jem's 24
    • 9. Fleetwood Mac - Sugar Daddy
    • TuffGong
      #7 - Me & Baby Brother by War
    • forwardgirl
      Is 'don't drink and post' an actual rule or just an advisement?
    • More of a joke.
    • Correct:
      Sylvia's Mother - Dr. Hook & the Medicine Show
      Sugar Daddy - Fleetwood Mac
      Me and Baby Brother - War

      Incorrect:
      Wond'ring Aloud - Jethro Tull
      Pigs on the Wing - Pink Floyd
      Get Up Off of That Thing - James Brown
    • Whoops, also incorrect: Jem's 24.
    • I think this is a record: no update, and only four songs left.

      OFFICIAL UPDATE:

      01 - Paul Simon - Mother and Child Reunion (jerry)
      02
      03 - Temptations - Papa Was a Rolling Stone (gary oxford)
      04 - Blake Babies - I'm Not Your Mother (ken gaper's blog)
      05 - Big Brother and the Holding Company - Piece of My Heart (dr castrato)
      06
      07 - War - Me and Baby Brother (tuff gong)
      08 - James Brown - Mother Popcorn (mc snocap)
      09 - Fleetwood Mac - Sugar Daddy (matthew bolin)
      10 - Dr. Hook & the Medicine Show - Sylvia's Mother (volley)
      11 - Every Mother's Son - Come On Down to My Boat (old davy)
      12 - America - Sister Golden Hair (rich)
      13 - George Michael - Father Figure (gary oxford)
      14 - Hollies - He Ain't Heavy, He's My Brother (gary oxford)
      15 - Night Ranger - Sister Christian (ken gaper's blog)
      16
      17 - Juliana Hatfield Three - My Sister (ken gaper's blog)
      18 - The Mamas and the Papas - Monday, Monday (jerry)
      19 - Madonna - Papa Don't Preach (jerry)
      20
      21 - Swing Out Sister - Breakout (mc snocap)
      22 -Three Dog Night - Mama Told Me Not to Come (old davy)
      23 - Rolling Stones - Mother's Litte Helper (mc snocap)
      24 - Sister Sledge - We Are Family (old davy)

      Puzzle Song (25) - TSOP - MFSB (chris)
    • Jesus, I can't believe it took me this long to get this song.

      Shakespeare's Sister - Stay
    • That would be song #2, by the way.
    • Scraps
      "Stay" by Shakespeare's Sister is correct.
    • Al
      #6 The Ballad Of Love And Hate.......The Avett Brothers
    • I like that guess, but no, not "The Ballad of Love and Hate" by the Avett Brothers.

      I'll try to get longer clips up today for the three remaining songs.
    • Unguessed songs:

      6 - My Father's House - Bruce Springsteen
      16 - Daddy Don't You Walk So Fast - Wayne Newton
      20 - Brother Can You Spare a Dime - Rudy Vallee
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