tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5109728.post2048429692801563986..comments2020-07-16T07:04:18.702-04:00Comments on Soccer Dad: Musical monday #109Soccer Dadhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16142724823098073038noreply@blogger.comBlogger32125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5109728.post-76311119998770949272009-09-11T19:11:16.556-04:002009-09-11T19:11:16.556-04:0037) "Killing Me Softly" - Roberta Flack ...37) "Killing Me Softly" - Roberta Flack (song is about Don McLean)<br />38) "Dreidel" - Don McLean<br /><br />39) Lady take me, high upon a hillside<br />40) "Midnight Blue" - Melissa Manchester<br /><br /> 41) "Don't Rock the Jukebox" - ? (refers to the Stones and George Jones)<br /> 42) "Paint It Black" - The Rolling Stones<br /> 43) Oh she left me without mercy - George Jones<br /><br /> 44) "The Seeker" - The Who ("I asked Bobby Dylan, I asked The Beatles")<br /> 45) "Blowin' in the Wind" - Bob Dylan<br /> 46) "A Day in the Life" - The Beatles<br /><br /> 47) I try to contemplate the cosmos<br /> 48) "Are You Lonesome Tonight?" - Elvis Presley<br /> 49) "Drive My Car" - The Beatles<br /> 50) No sweeping exits or offstage lines<br /><br /> 51) "Creeque Alley" - The Mamas and the Papas (refers to members of the following groups)<br /> 52) I'll meet you tomorrow, sort of late at night - The Lovin' Spoonful<br /> 53) "Mr. Tambourine Man" - The Byrds<br /><br /> 54) My daily dose of destiny, under my sign<br /> 55) I hollered, "I don't need you," ah but honey, that's a lie<br /> 56) She said I've got a 40-gallon stetson hat<br /><br /> 57) little umbrella-shaded margaritas<br /> 58) "Margaritaville" - Jimmy Buffett<br /><br /> 59) "Garden Party" - Ricky Nelson (about a concert in which the following artists also took part)<br /> 60) Pushing barriers, planting seeds,<br /> 61) "Crackerbox Palace" - George Harrison<br /><br /> 62) "Empty Garden (Hey Hey Johnny)" - Elton John (song is about John Lennon)<br /> 63) "Imagine" - John Lennon<br /><br />64) "Shooting Star" - Bad Company ("Johnny was a schoolboy when he heard his first Beatles song, 'Love Me Do' I think it was...")<br />65) "Love Me Do" - The Beatles<br /><br />66) He's been writin' songs speakin' out against wealth and privilege<br />67) "Stuck Inside of Mobile With the Memphis Blues Again" - Bob Dylan<br /><br />68) And the white line's getting longer and the saddle's getting cold<br />69) You'd be better off to try and rope the wind,Claytonnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5109728.post-66444565862848616112009-09-11T19:10:22.849-04:002009-09-11T19:10:22.849-04:00Here's a summary. My apologies if I missed an...Here's a summary. My apologies if I missed anything between the dueling blogs this week. :)<br /><br />1) "Radar Love" - Golden Earring ("Brenda Lee comin' on strong"...I think)<br />2) "All Alone Am I"- Brenda Lee<br /><br />3) "Runnin' Down a Dream" - Tom Petty & the Heartbreakers ("me and Del were singing Little Runaway")<br />4) "Runaway" - Del Shannon<br /><br />5) Elegance in eloquence - for sale or rent or hire<br />6) "The Tracks of My Tears" - Linda Ronstadt, Smokey Robinson<br /><br />7) "Jackie Wilson Said (I'm In Heaven When You Smile)" - Van Morrison<br />8) "Reet Petite" - Jackie Wilson<br /><br />9) "Thunder Road" - Bruce Springsteen<br />10) "Only the Lonely" - Roy Orbison<br /><br />11) "Nightshift" -<br />12) "What's Going On" - Marvin Gaye<br />13) My pillows never dry off<br /><br />14) "Rock and Roll Heaven" - ? (refers to the rest of the artists in the group)<br />15) "Purple Haze" - Jimi Hendrix<br />16) "Piece of My Heart" - Janis Joplin<br />17) "Dock of the Bay" - Otis Redding<br />18) "Light My Fire" - The Doors<br />19) "Bad, Bad Leroy Brown" - Jim Croce<br />20) "Mack the Knife" - Bobby Darin<br /><br />Artists in this group were collectively known as the "Million Dollar Quartet".<br />21) Who's gonna play the Opry?<br />22) "Folsom Prison Blues" - Johnny Cash<br />23) A place where even squares can have a ball<br />24) I gotta go now gotta try to find a way to lose these memories of a love so warm and true<br />25) "Blue Suede Shoes" - Carl Perkins, Elvis Presley<br />26) "Little Sister" - Elvis Presley<br />27) "Great Balls of Fire" - Jerry Lee Lewis<br />28) I stood alone in the cold gray dawn<br /><br />29) "American Pie" - Don McLean (refers to the rest of the artists in the group)<br />30) "That'll Be the Day" - Buddy Holly<br />31) "Jailhouse Rock" - Elvis Presley<br />32) "Like a Rolling Stone" - Bob Dylan<br />33) "Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band" - The Beatles<br />34) "Jumpin' Jack Flash" - The Rolling Stones<br />35) "Eight Miles High" - The Byrds<br />36) "Me and Bobby McGee" - Janis JoplinClaytonnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5109728.post-78748868739252603842009-09-11T01:10:13.991-04:002009-09-11T01:10:13.991-04:0067.To be stuck inside a mobile with the Memphis bl...67.To be stuck inside a mobile with the Memphis blues again-Bob DylanLELhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14973177230144550659noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5109728.post-88983647238380944602009-09-10T16:19:22.247-04:002009-09-10T16:19:22.247-04:00Sheesh. The answer was right there in the next li...Sheesh. The answer was right there in the next line of the song...<br /><br />65 - Love Me Do - The BeatlesClaytonnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5109728.post-47226657478522942562009-09-10T12:04:12.922-04:002009-09-10T12:04:12.922-04:0064 - Shooting Star - Bad Company
"Johnny was ...64 - Shooting Star - Bad Company<br />"Johnny was a schoolboy when he heard his first Beatles song", so 65 is likely by The Beatles.Claytonnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5109728.post-2780196975864172962009-09-10T11:32:17.631-04:002009-09-10T11:32:17.631-04:0046.A Day in the Life-The Beatles46.A Day in the Life-The BeatlesLELhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14973177230144550659noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5109728.post-80193790694665260242009-09-10T01:40:26.163-04:002009-09-10T01:40:26.163-04:00I posted these earlier on Soccer Dad's Baltibl...I posted these earlier on Soccer Dad's Baltiblogs site, but I'll repeat them here.<br /><br />22 - Folsom Prison Blues - Johnny Cash<br />Could 21-28 be songs by artists in the Sun Records "Million Dollar Quartet"?<br /><br />41 - Don't Rock the Jukebox - ?<br />42 - Paint It Black - The Rolling Stones<br />43 is probably by George Jones.<br /><br />44 - The Seeker - The Who<br />46 - A Day in the Life - The Beatles<br />44-46: The Seeker has the line, "I asked Bobby Dylan, I asked the Beatles"<br /><br />48 - Are You Lonesome Tonight? - Elvis Presley<br />49 - Drive My Car - The Beatles<br /><br />53 - Mr. Tambourine Man - The Byrds<br />Roger McGuinn is the connection to Creeque Alley. 52 might be a Lovin' Spoonful song?<br /><br />59 - Garden Party - Ricky Nelson<br />61 - Crackerbox Palace - George Harrison<br />I believe Garden Party is about a concert at Madison Square Garden that Ricky Nelson played, with several other artists who are referenced in the song. George Harrison must have been one of them though I don't remember all the lyrics now (I do remember that "Yoko brought a walrus", but I thought "the walrus was Paul"... :)<br /><br />62 - Empty Garden (Hey Hey Johnny) - Elton John<br />This song is about John Lennon.Claytonnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5109728.post-84679157265227650382009-09-10T00:48:38.144-04:002009-09-10T00:48:38.144-04:0048.Are you lonesome tonight-Elvis Presley
49.Drive...48.Are you lonesome tonight-Elvis Presley<br />49.Drive My Car-The Beatles<br />53.Mr.Tamborine Man-Bob Dylan, the Byrds<br />63.Imagine-John LennonLELhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14973177230144550659noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5109728.post-77438473354780376532009-09-09T08:11:45.551-04:002009-09-09T08:11:45.551-04:0045. Blowing in the Wind - Bob Dylan
51. Creeque A...45. Blowing in the Wind - Bob Dylan<br />51. Creeque Ally - Mamas and the Papas<br />58. Margaritaville- Jimmy Buffet<br />59. Can't Please Everyone?? - Ricky Nelson <br />63. Imagine - John LennonGailhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14423214178014104341noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5109728.post-68007028241643657002009-09-08T18:38:42.309-04:002009-09-08T18:38:42.309-04:00Yes, Yitzchak, the line is something about moss gr...Yes, Yitzchak, the line is something about moss growing fast on a rolling stone. Your supplying of the previous line caused me to be able to recall it.trnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07404713773103662270noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5109728.post-47924469566390132012009-09-08T18:20:25.496-04:002009-09-08T18:20:25.496-04:00Oops! I mangled one line from American Pie. That s...Oops! I mangled one line from American Pie. That should be "Jack Flash sat on a candle stick." There is a line about a "rolling stone" though, too, isn't there? It follows a line that goes "For ten years we've been on our own," I think.<br /><br />If TRN is right, then 8 is the Jackie Wilson song mentioned in 7.<br />It was called "Reet petite"?Yitzchak Goodmanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13478596798458473250noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5109728.post-68549759872710174802009-09-08T17:08:47.044-04:002009-09-08T17:08:47.044-04:00So the first song of each group contains at least ...So the first song of each group contains at least some sort of reference to the subsequent songs in each group?trnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07404713773103662270noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5109728.post-75934225533370663472009-09-08T16:32:31.032-04:002009-09-08T16:32:31.032-04:00For the record, then:
14) Rock and Roll Heaven
29...For the record, then:<br /><br />14) Rock and Roll Heaven<br />29) American Pie, Don McLeantrnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07404713773103662270noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5109728.post-35228747735281068052009-09-08T16:30:32.649-04:002009-09-08T16:30:32.649-04:00Thanks for the confirmation, Soccer Dad!
When I t...Thanks for the confirmation, Soccer Dad!<br /><br />When I think of all the lyrics I've mentioned in comments that I misremembered or always thought were slightly different . . . <br /><br />Is there actually an authoritative version of the American Pie lyrics? It's such a complicated song.<br /><br />I can't take credit for 14, as I was only putting together the information your brother provided.trnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07404713773103662270noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5109728.post-14119309053136167132009-09-08T16:18:47.558-04:002009-09-08T16:18:47.558-04:00TRN, Yikes, I should have learned by now not to go...TRN, Yikes, I should have learned by now not to go by memory. Yes, the proper lyrics were "Man, I dig those rhythm and blues." I always heard that phrase wrong. Thanks for the correction.<br /><br />And you're correct about 14.Soccer Dadhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16142724823098073038noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5109728.post-23801966824094780592009-09-08T16:13:28.187-04:002009-09-08T16:13:28.187-04:00Benjie, is 14,then, the Rock and Roll Heaven song?...Benjie, is 14,then, the Rock and Roll Heaven song?trnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07404713773103662270noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5109728.post-71667398231704940682009-09-08T16:07:49.339-04:002009-09-08T16:07:49.339-04:00So is 29 American Pie? I thought it was "rhy...So is 29 American Pie? I thought it was "rhythm and blues." "Man, I dig those" is the first part of that line.trnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07404713773103662270noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5109728.post-83524670225279421062009-09-08T14:54:31.976-04:002009-09-08T14:54:31.976-04:001) Radar Love
3) Running Down a Dream, Tom Petty a...1) Radar Love<br />3) Running Down a Dream, Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers<br />16) Piece of My Heart, Janis Joplin<br />17) Sitting on the Dock of the Bay, Otis Redding<br />18) Light My Fire, The Doors<br />20) Mack the Knife<br />33) Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band, The Beatles<br />36) Me and Bobby McGee, Janis Joplintrnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07404713773103662270noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5109728.post-19871128317368626442009-09-08T13:39:25.071-04:002009-09-08T13:39:25.071-04:00Other songs and artists were mentioned in American...Other songs and artists were mentioned in American Pie as well:<br /><br />"The Sargeants played a marching tune" refers to the Beatles<br /><br />"the Jester on the sidelines in a cast" is Dylan after a motorcycle accident.<br /><br />One line goes "Jack Flash sat on a Rolling Stone"<br /><br />I think there's a line that goes<br />"Eight miles high and falling fast"<br /><br />And "the music died" because of the plane crash that killed Buddy Holly, Richie Valens, and the Big Bopper<br /><br />Maybe 8 is Chantilly Lace?Yitzchak Goodmanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13478596798458473250noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5109728.post-41132568946058920572009-09-08T13:29:49.055-04:002009-09-08T13:29:49.055-04:003. is called "Running Down a Dream" or s...3. is called "Running Down a Dream" or something like that.Yitzchak Goodmanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13478596798458473250noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5109728.post-1065233317379086142009-09-08T13:26:31.520-04:002009-09-08T13:26:31.520-04:00I was wrong about #11. Nightshift was not sung by...I was wrong about #11. Nightshift was not sung by Marvin Gaye. Not sure who sang it.Gailhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14423214178014104341noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5109728.post-65154796442313444452009-09-08T13:08:23.907-04:002009-09-08T13:08:23.907-04:0033 is mentioned in summer rain by johnny rivers33 is mentioned in summer rain by johnny riversUnknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09597366078179298189noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5109728.post-6068619270088884882009-09-08T13:07:34.036-04:002009-09-08T13:07:34.036-04:0016 - 20 are mentioned in rock and roll heaven
the...16 - 20 are mentioned in rock and roll heaven<br /><br />there is a song with rolling stone in the title and the group rolling storno<br /><br />"that'll be the day" is mentioned in american pieUnknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09597366078179298189noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5109728.post-25004584201736908872009-09-08T12:35:56.883-04:002009-09-08T12:35:56.883-04:003.Tom Petty
4.Runaway-Del Shannon
6.Tracks of My T...3.Tom Petty<br />4.Runaway-Del Shannon<br />6.Tracks of My Tears-Smokey Robinson<br />9.Thunder Road-Bruce Springsteen<br />15.Foxy Lady-Jimi Hendrix<br />16.Piece of My Heart-Janis Joplin<br />18.Light My Fire-The Doors<br />20.Mac the Knife-Bobby Darin<br />25.Blue Suede Shoes-Elvis Presley, Carl Perkins<br />26.Little Sister-Elvis Presley<br />31.Jailhouse Rock-Elvis Presley<br />32.Like a Rolling Stone-Bob Dylan<br />33.Sergeant Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band-The Beatles<br />34.Jumping Jack Flash-The Rolling Stones<br />36.Me and Bobby McGee-Janis JoplinLELhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14973177230144550659noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5109728.post-72531706453861423622009-09-08T10:58:27.257-04:002009-09-08T10:58:27.257-04:00Yitzchak - you might be right about #31. I'm ...Yitzchak - you might be right about #31. I'm not sure.Gailhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14423214178014104341noreply@blogger.com