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.
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!
Your name of Scraps has made you an intransigent person, deeply crunchy and prone to glucose intolerance. Never quick to catch a hint or a jest, you are forever decanting liquids upon people's heads in frustration and occasionally crop-dusting their property. You excel at things that no one cares about, such as paper clip separation and the ability to distinguish gauges of model trains at a distance. Your keen attention to detail makes you no fun at parties, but you don't enjoy parties anyway. When left alone you are inclined to lose yourself in the world's deeper questions, such as why triangle-sealing envelopes are more popular than other shapes, and whether the prize at the bottom of the cereal box is lonely before it's discovered. Slow to live and petulant in death, you are the ideal dinner companion for the person who is careless with their utensils. You have a future in fiber analysis and orgone recovery. You are an expert at Roust-the-Hobo and other games of the mind. You are well matched with persons named Serge and Crompton, and you prefer the company of badgers and other woodland creatures. You have no favorite color. Tonight you will dream of not waking up, and in the morning, as ever, you will forget your dreams.
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
Gary_Oxford
3. Papa was a Rolling Stone – The Temptations 13. Father Figure – George Michael 14. He Ain't Heavy, He's My Brother – The Hollies
http://gapersblog.typepad.com/gapers_blog/ ken (Gaper's Blog)
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?
http://www.deselbybowen.com/parlando/ Scraps
All guesses are correct, including Chris's guess of the puzzle song. Congratulations!
http://www.drcastrato.blogspot.com drcastrato
5 – piece of my heart – big brother & holding co.
http://www.drcastrato.blogspot.com drcastrato
2 – mama – genesis
http://www.deselbybowen.com/parlando/ Scraps
“Piece of My Heart” is correct, “Mama” is incorrect.
ozarkmatt
Sure is a big difference from last /this weeks game!
http://www.ooblick.com/weblog arensb
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
http://popdose.com MatthewBolin
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?
http://www.deselbybowen.com/parlando/ Scraps
More of a joke.
http://www.deselbybowen.com/parlando/ Scraps
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
http://www.deselbybowen.com/parlando/ Scraps
I really never know how they're going to go.
http://www.deselbybowen.com/parlando/ Scraps
Whoops, also incorrect: Jem's 24.
http://www.deselbybowen.com/parlando/ Scraps
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)
http://www.bullz-eye.com DavidMedsker
Jesus, I can't believe it took me this long to get this song.
Shakespeare's Sister – Stay
http://www.bullz-eye.com DavidMedsker
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
http://www.deselbybowen.com/parlando/ Scraps
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.
http://www.deselbybowen.com/parlando/ Scraps
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
http://www.deselbybowen.com/parlando/ Scraps
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
http://www.deselbybowen.com/parlando/ Scraps
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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