Let's play.... "Name That Tune"! 1960's - 1990's

[doxdogy]

Here's one:

Listen children to a story that was written long ago
'bout a kingdom on a mountain and the valley folk below.
On the mountain was a treasure buried deep beneath a stone,
and the valley people swore they'd have it for their very own.

 

[TheOtherVillainess]

Oh I know that one,doxdogy. But only because we were forced to sing it about a zillion times when I was at church camp in the mid-late 80s. It's called One Tin Soldier.

How about this one?

Make you take me on your mighty wings.
Make you take me on your mighty wings across the sky.....

TOV

 

[kat3668]

Here's one:

Listen children to a story that was written long ago
'bout a kingdom on a mountain and the valley folk below.
On the mountain was a treasure buried deep beneath a stone,
and the valley people swore they'd have it for their very own.

At first I thought it was the Beverly Hillbillies theme!!

 

[almacdonald]

THE DRUMMER FROM DEF LEPPARD'S ONLY GOT ONE ARM!
THE DRUMMER FROM DEF LEPPARD'S ONLY GOT ONE ARM!

Extra bonus points to whomever knows who sang those lyrics!

Bloodhound Gang, Why's everybody always pickin on me?

 

[beachblanket]

No one got my earlier Disney related lyrics, so here's something easier:

Thrown like a star in my vast sleep
I open my eyes to take a peep
To find that I was by the sea
Gazing with tranquillity.....

 

[beachblanket]

How about this one?

Make you take me on your mighty wings.
Make you take me on your mighty wings across the sky.....

TOV

"Mighty Wings" by Cheap Trick

 

[PeterPanette]

Bloodhound Gang, Why's everybody always pickin on me?

Yep! Good ol' Bloodhound Gang. Are they still together? Also, I was thinking it was the "Asleep at the Wheel" song....but I just don't remember.

Okay, here's another set of lyrics to keep the game going:

So let's cut the conversation
And get out for a bit
Because I feel it all fading and paling
And I'm begging
To drag you down with me
To kick the last nail in
Yeah! I like you in that
Like I like you to scream
But if you open your mouth
Then I can't be responsible
For quite what goes in
Or to care what comes out

 

[Papa Deuce]

Yep! Good ol' Bloodhound Gang. Are they still together? Also, I was thinking it was the "Asleep at the Wheel" song....but I just don't remember.

Okay, here's another set of lyrics to keep the game going:

So let's cut the conversation
And get out for a bit
Because I feel it all fading and paling
And I'm begging
To drag you down with me
To kick the last nail in
Yeah! I like you in that
Like I like you to scream
But if you open your mouth
Then I can't be responsible
For quite what goes in
Or to care what comes out

I'm thinking this was from a "Cure" song..... not sure of the title.

 

[Papa Deuce]

Ok, it doesn't get ANY EASIER than this ( though hareder ones are cool, too )

My motto's always been 'when it's right, it's right'
Why wait until the middle of a cold dark night?
When everything's a little clearer in the light of day
And we know the night is always gonna be there any way

 

[PeterPanette]

Ok, it doesn't get ANY EASIER than this ( though hareder ones are cool, too )

My motto's always been 'when it's right, it's right'
Why wait until the middle of a cold dark night?
When everything's a little clearer in the light of day
And we know the night is always gonna be there any way

Wanted for Questioning:

 

[Desiree]

I'm thinking this was from a "Cure" song..... not sure of the title.

Is it Fascination Street?

 

[MrsJackSparrow]

Yeah, that's Fascination Street. And Papa Deuce, that would be Afternoon Delight by the illustrious Starland Vocal Band.

And as long as we're headed in that direction . . .

I look to the sea,
reflections in the waves spark my memory
Some happy, some sad
I think of chidhood friends
and the dreams we had
We live happily forever
so the story goes
But somehow we missed out
on that pot of gold . . .

 

[PeterPanette]

Is it Fascination Street?

YES!

"Goodbye Robert Smith! Disintegration was the best ______ album ever!"

 

[Desiree]

Ra bat Smith Ra bat Smith!

I love that episode of South Park!!!

 

[Papa Deuce]

Yeah, that's Fascination Street. And Papa Deuce, that would be Afternoon Delight by the illustrious Starland Vocal Band.

And as long as we're headed in that direction . . .

I look to the sea,
reflections in the waves spark my memory
Some happy, some sad
I think of chidhood friends
and the dreams we had
We live happily forever
so the story goes
But somehow we missed out
on that pot of gold . . .

Come Sail Away... by Styx....

 

[Papa Deuce]

since I guessed the last one, here is one:

Well we drank champagne and danced all night
Under electric candlelight
She picked me up and sat me on her knee
And said dear boy won’t you come home with me

 

[PeterPanette]

since I guessed the last one, here is one:

Well we drank champagne and danced all night
Under electric candlelight
She picked me up and sat me on her knee
And said dear boy won’t you come home with me

El Oh El Ay LOLA by the Kinks (Good one!)

Here's a kinda tough one...but if you need a subtle hint, highlight the following: ONE.TWO.THREE.FOUR!!


Stay around in my old hometown
I don't wanna put no money down
I don't wanna get a big old loan
Work them fingers to the bone
I don't wanna float on a broom
Fall in love, get married then boom
How the hell did it get here so soon

 

[beachblanket]

El Oh El Ay LOLA by the Kinks (Good one!)

Here's a kinda tough one...but if you need a subtle hint, highlight the following: ONE.TWO.THREE.FOUR!!


Stay around in my old hometown
I don't wanna put no money down
I don't wanna get a big old loan
Work them fingers to the bone
I don't wanna float on a broom
Fall in love, get married then boom
How the hell did it get here so soon

That's easy - they are from "I Don't Wanna Grow Up" By the Ramones, from their 1994 "Adios Amigos" album.

 

[PeterPanette]

God, I love the Ramones, so simple and pure.

Here are some lyrics from an artist (one of my faves) who isn't so straightforward:

You think you're alone until you realize you're in it
Now fear is here to stay, love is here for a visit
They call it instant justice when it's past the legal limit
Someone's scratching at the window, I wonder who is it?
The detectives come to check if you belong to the parents
Who are ready to hear the worst about their daughter's disappearance
Though it nearly took a miracle to get you to stay
It only took my little fingers to blow you away

 

[beachblanket]

God, I love the Ramones, so simple and pure.

Here are some lyrics from an artist (one of my faves) who isn't so straightforward:

You think you're alone until you realize you're in it
Now fear is here to stay, love is here for a visit
They call it instant justice when it's past the legal limit
Someone's scratching at the window, I wonder who is it?
The detectives come to check if you belong to the parents
Who are ready to hear the worst about their daughter's disappearance
Though it nearly took a miracle to get you to stay
It only took my little fingers to blow you away

That's from "Watching The Detectives," by Elvis Costello. It's a song from his 1977 My Aim Is True debut album (one of the greatest ever IMHO).

You're right on target about it being less than straightforward (a critic once insightfully said "Costello's lyrics reach beyond cleverness and often approach Shakespearean density.")

Because of that, there are scores of interpretations out there of what "Watching The Detectives" is supposedly about. The most popular revolves around it beings a cynical decription of girlfriend who is watching a tacky detective movie or show on TV. That theory is supported by my favorite lyric from the song:

"I don't know how much more of this I can take.
She's filing her nails while they're dragging the lake."