Musical Contest

[derekl_1963]

Ok, I've done this once before and it was fun...  so I thought I'd do it again.

Once again, I've grabbed my iPod and shuffled the songs and picked the first twenty, but with a twist!  Inspired by a post on james_nicoll's LJ, I kept fast forwarding until I'd accumulated twenty songs from the 70's and the first line or so are listed below.  So guess away and I'll line 'em out as people guess em.

Remember, on your honor, no Google!


1.  Honey, I'll always love you/I promise I'll always love you / 'Cause I think the whole world of you
    Raydio - "You Can't Change That" 

2.  Jack / Wanting someone to feel
     Raydio - "Jack and Jill"

3.  One way or another I'm gonna find ya / I'm gonna getcha getcha getcha getcha
     Blondie - "One Way Or Another" Nailed by gwen_the_potter 

4.  I saw a werewolf with a Chinese menu in his hand / walkin through the streets of Soho in the rain.
     Warren Zevon - "Werewolves of London" ID'ed by corbaegirl 

5.  Just take those old records off the shelf / I'll sit and listen to 'em by myself
      Bob Segar - "Old Time Rock and Roll" Nailed by gwen_the_potter

6.  Love, love will keep us together / Think of me babe whenever
     The Captain and Tennille - "Love Will Keep Us Together" Nailed by annebrynley !

7.  I'm all lost in the supermarket / I can no longer shop happily 
     The Clash - "Lost in the Supermarket"  A hole in one by fittzwm 

8.  Hey kid, rock and roll / Rock on, ooh, my soul
     David Essex - "Rock On" ID'ed by corbaegirl   (I didn't think anyone would get this!)

9.  Shake it up shake it down / Move it in move it around
    Johnny Taylor - "Disco Lady" corbaegirl 

10.  Goodbye to you, my trusted friend. / We've known each other since we're nine or ten.
        Terry Jacks - "Seasons in the Sun" corbaegirl 

11. Have you heard about the lonesome loser / Beaten by the queen of hearts every time
       Little River Band - "Lonesome Loser" corbaegirl 

12. I don't know how this whole business started / Of you thinkin' that I had been untrue
      Ambrosia - :How Much I Feel" ID'ed by abrahe 

13. Boogie fever, got to boogie down / Boogie fever, I think it's going around
      Sylvars - "Boogie Fever" corbaegirl 

14. I heard you on the wireless back in Fifty Two / Lying awake intent at tuning in on you.
      Buggles - "Video Killed the Radio Start"  Another one by corbaegirl 

15. This is the day / Of the expanding man / That shape is my shade There where I used to stand
      Steely Dan - "Deacon Blues"  Another one ID'ed by corbaegirl 

16. Never leaves a gap / Unfilled / Always pays on time / Always fits the bill
       Devo - "Blockhead" ID'ed by abrahe 

17. Sailin' away on the crest of a wave / It's like magic
       Electric Light Orchestra - "Living Thing" nailed by fittzwm 

18. Rollin' and ridin' and slippin' & slidin'  Makin' a livin' the old, hard way. / Takin' and givin' by day by day. 
       Tommy James (sans the Shondells) - "Draggin' the Line" corbaegirl with an assist from gwen_the_potter 

19. Beth, I hear you callin' / But I can't come home right now
       KISS - "Beth" Nailed by gwen_the_potter

20. I got brass in pocket / Got bottle, I'm gonna use it.
       The Pretenders - "Brass in Pocket" ID'ed by fittzwm 

Looks like an interesting list - some dead giveaways, some really obscure, and a couple that I suspect are going to make people slap their head and go "d'oh!" when I post the answers.

Edit to add:  Gotta name the group!

13:30 color commentary - Melusine (corbaegirl ) is really hot today, 4 down - how many more can she get?

13:45 color commentary - I should have known better than to engage her competitive side...  :)

Comments

[derekl1963.livejournal.com]

Half credit on #13 - right title, wrong group. :)

[derekl1963.livejournal.com]

AFAIK - none of the Jacksons were involved in the song at all.

[derekl1963.livejournal.com]

Yeah, I thought it was a young MJ too, until I looked at the screen of my iPhone. Dammed if it doesn't sound just like him.

[corbaegirl.livejournal.com]

4. Werewolves of London, Warren Zevon
8. Rock On, David (?) Essex
13. Boogie Fever, don't remember who, but you're evil, because I now have this as a head tune.
14. Video Killed the Radio Star, various people did this, don't remember who was first
15. Deacon Blues, Steely Dan

[derekl1963.livejournal.com]

#13 - :) :)

#14 - I don't think it has been covered... (Checks Wikipedia) Yeah, it's been covered, but all decades later.

[corbaegirl.livejournal.com]

14. Ok, the earliest one I have is by the Buggles (sp?)

13. The Silvers (sp?) or Chaka Khan?

[derekl1963.livejournal.com]

#13 and #18 - close, but gotta pick just one!

:)

[corbaegirl.livejournal.com]

Ok, the Silvers for 13, and Tommy James did it solo first on 18, but I know he covered it again with a Shondells revival.

[corbaegirl.livejournal.com]

Tommy James, with or without the Shondells.

[derekl1963.livejournal.com]

You're welcome!

[corbaegirl.livejournal.com]

9. Disco Lady, Johnny Taylor
10. Seasons in the Sun, Terry Jacks
11. Lonesome Loser, Little River Band

[derekl1963.livejournal.com]

You have a damm good memory - or one hell of a collection! :)

[corbaegirl.livejournal.com]

A little of both...although the memory is more for useless trivia than anything useful. Also, I'm a musician, and I graduated from high school in 1976, so this is easier than it might be otherwise. You notice that I keep coming back as I remember them.

[derekl1963.livejournal.com]

"the memory is more for useless trivia than anything useful"

I'm so not going there... :)

"I graduated from high school in 1976, so this is easier than it might be otherwise"

Yeah, it's probably no accident that most of them are from the late 70's - my Jr/High school years.

[derekl1963.livejournal.com]

#9 and #18 fixed, and no I didn't confuse 17 and 18! fittzwm just nailed it.

[derekl1963.livejournal.com]

Nice grand slam - and #7 and #17 I really expected to stump people.

[abrahe.livejournal.com]

2 - Can't remember the song name, but I believe it's by Ray Parker Jr. and Raydio

12 - How Much I Feel - Ambrosia

16 - Blockhead - DEVO (I had to dust off the synapses from early High School for that one.)

[derekl1963.livejournal.com]

#2 Gotta get 'em both

#16, I really didn't expect anyone to get... It wasn't an intentional stumper, it just popped up in rotation.