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Trying to mix it up a bit, but they are all songs in mine (or the kids) music collection.
How many songs of these lyrics do you know? No internet searching!
1. “Remember to let her into your heart, then you can start to make it better.”
2. “I met a gin-soaked, bar-room queen in Memphis, she tried to take me upstairs for a ride.”
3. “There was green alligators and long-necked geese”
4. “It's a little bit funny this feeling inside. I'm not one of those who can easily hide.”
5. “I got you, that’s all I want.”
6. “Something's wrong, shut the light. Heavy thoughts tonight and they aren't of Snow White”
7. “My mommy likes to sing along with me, But she won't sing this song if she reads all the lyrics. She’ll pity the men I know”
8. “Joe McCarthy, Richard Nixon, Studebaker, television”
9. “I met her on Grafton street right outside of the bar. She shared a cigarette with me, while her brother played the guitar.”
10. “The planes are a-crashin', the cars are a-smashin', the cops are a-bashin', oh yeah”
11. “When we reached the racks we'd each go our own way. I wasn't in his classes, I didn't know his name.”
12. “And I realize you're mine. Indeed a fool am I.”
13. “When you dance down the street with a cloud at your feet”
14. “And spring became the summer. Who'd have believed you'd come along.”
15. “In my thoughts I have seen rings of smoke through the trees”
16. “I'm worse at what I do best and for this gift I feel blessed”
17. “So what do you do? Oh yeah I wait tables too. No, I haven't heard your band ‘cause you guys are pretty new”
18. “On the way the paper bag was on my knee. Man I had a dreadful flight.”
19. “My father was a gamblin' man down in New Orleans”
20. “Gonna give you all my love, boy. My fear is fading fast. Been saving it all for you ‘cause only love can last.
How many songs of these lyrics do you know? No internet searching!
1. “Remember to let her into your heart, then you can start to make it better.”
2. “I met a gin-soaked, bar-room queen in Memphis, she tried to take me upstairs for a ride.”
3. “There was green alligators and long-necked geese”
4. “It's a little bit funny this feeling inside. I'm not one of those who can easily hide.”
5. “I got you, that’s all I want.”
6. “Something's wrong, shut the light. Heavy thoughts tonight and they aren't of Snow White”
7. “My mommy likes to sing along with me, But she won't sing this song if she reads all the lyrics. She’ll pity the men I know”
8. “Joe McCarthy, Richard Nixon, Studebaker, television”
9. “I met her on Grafton street right outside of the bar. She shared a cigarette with me, while her brother played the guitar.”
10. “The planes are a-crashin', the cars are a-smashin', the cops are a-bashin', oh yeah”
11. “When we reached the racks we'd each go our own way. I wasn't in his classes, I didn't know his name.”
12. “And I realize you're mine. Indeed a fool am I.”
13. “When you dance down the street with a cloud at your feet”
14. “And spring became the summer. Who'd have believed you'd come along.”
15. “In my thoughts I have seen rings of smoke through the trees”
16. “I'm worse at what I do best and for this gift I feel blessed”
17. “So what do you do? Oh yeah I wait tables too. No, I haven't heard your band ‘cause you guys are pretty new”
18. “On the way the paper bag was on my knee. Man I had a dreadful flight.”
19. “My father was a gamblin' man down in New Orleans”
20. “Gonna give you all my love, boy. My fear is fading fast. Been saving it all for you ‘cause only love can last.
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I think I might have most of them. Haven't answered the ones in bold red.
Hey Jude: The Beatles
Honky Tonk Woman: The Rolling Stones
Unicorn: The Irish Rovers
Your Song: Elton John
I Got You: Split Enz
Enter Sandman: Metallica
IDK
We Didn't Start The Fire: Billy Joel
IDK
Horror Movie: Skyhooks
IDK
IDK
That's Amore: Dean Martin
Sweet Caroline: Neil Diamond
Stairway To Heaven: Led Zeppelin
Smells Like Teen Spirit: Nirvana
IDK
Back In The USSR: The Beatles
House Of The Rising Sun: The Animals
Like A Virgin: Madonna
I think I might have most of them. Haven't answered the ones in bold red.
Who were the original singers?
Answers revealed later, you can reveal your answers/guesses, without searching the Web.
Songs that have hit number one in Australia by different artists:
1. "Mona Lisa" by ??? (1950) and Conway Twitty (1959)
2. "Unchained Melody" by ??? (1955) and The Righteous Brothers (1990)
3. "Que Sera, Sera (Whatever Will Be, Will Be)" by ??? (1956) and Normie Rowe (1965)
4. "Can't Help Falling in Love" by ??? (1962) and UB40 (1993)
5. "Walk Right In" by ??? (1963) and Dr. Hook (1977)
6. "Venus" by ??? (1970) and Bananarama (1986)
7. "In the Summertime" by ??? (1970) and The Mixtures (1970)
8. "American Pie" by ??? (1972) and Madonna (2000)
9. "Killing Me Softly with His Song" by ??? (1973) and The Fugees (1996, entitled Killing Me Softly)
10. "Stayin' Alive" by ??? (1978) and N-Trance (1995)
11. "Funkytown" by ??? (1980) and Pseudo Echo (1986)
12. "What About Me" by ??? (1981) and Shannon Noll (2004)
13. "The Power of Love" by ??? (1985) and Celine Dion (1994)
Answers revealed later, you can reveal your answers/guesses, without searching the Web.
Songs that have hit number one in Australia by different artists:
1. "Mona Lisa" by ??? (1950) and Conway Twitty (1959)
2. "Unchained Melody" by ??? (1955) and The Righteous Brothers (1990)
3. "Que Sera, Sera (Whatever Will Be, Will Be)" by ??? (1956) and Normie Rowe (1965)
4. "Can't Help Falling in Love" by ??? (1962) and UB40 (1993)
5. "Walk Right In" by ??? (1963) and Dr. Hook (1977)
6. "Venus" by ??? (1970) and Bananarama (1986)
7. "In the Summertime" by ??? (1970) and The Mixtures (1970)
8. "American Pie" by ??? (1972) and Madonna (2000)
9. "Killing Me Softly with His Song" by ??? (1973) and The Fugees (1996, entitled Killing Me Softly)
10. "Stayin' Alive" by ??? (1978) and N-Trance (1995)
11. "Funkytown" by ??? (1980) and Pseudo Echo (1986)
12. "What About Me" by ??? (1981) and Shannon Noll (2004)
13. "The Power of Love" by ??? (1985) and Celine Dion (1994)
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Looks like these are the 4 songs that stumped us.
7. “My mommy likes to sing along with me, But she won't sing this song if she reads all the lyrics. She’ll pity the men I know”
9. “I met her on Grafton street right outside of the bar. She shared a cigarette with me, while her brother played the guitar.”
11. “When we reached the racks we'd each go our own way. I wasn't in his classes, I didn't know his name.”
12. “And I realize you're mine. Indeed a fool am I.”
7. “My mommy likes to sing along with me, But she won't sing this song if she reads all the lyrics. She’ll pity the men I know”
9. “I met her on Grafton street right outside of the bar. She shared a cigarette with me, while her brother played the guitar.”
11. “When we reached the racks we'd each go our own way. I wasn't in his classes, I didn't know his name.”
12. “And I realize you're mine. Indeed a fool am I.”
Clues
1. His daughter did a remix with him in 1991.
2. Les Baxter, Al Hibbler, Harry Belafonte, The Fleetwoods, The Teddy Bears, Ricky Nelson, Jimmy Young. These are some of the artists who recorded "Unchained Melody" in the 1950s.
Actually, 2 of the above hit the No1 in Australia.
4. Died 1977, at age 42, but still unforgotten by many.
5. This song was used in the 1994 movie Forrest Gump when Jenny (Robin Wright) sneaks Forrest (Tom Hanks) into her dorm room.
American folk-singing trio.
7. A British rock group, initials MJ.
13. ??? (born Heidi Stern, 1960) is an American singer and songwriter.
1. His daughter did a remix with him in 1991.
2. Les Baxter, Al Hibbler, Harry Belafonte, The Fleetwoods, The Teddy Bears, Ricky Nelson, Jimmy Young. These are some of the artists who recorded "Unchained Melody" in the 1950s.
Actually, 2 of the above hit the No1 in Australia.
4. Died 1977, at age 42, but still unforgotten by many.
5. This song was used in the 1994 movie Forrest Gump when Jenny (Robin Wright) sneaks Forrest (Tom Hanks) into her dorm room.
American folk-singing trio.
7. A British rock group, initials MJ.
13. ??? (born Heidi Stern, 1960) is an American singer and songwriter.
2. Les Baxter, Al Hibbler, Harry Belafonte, The Fleetwoods, The Teddy Bears, Ricky Nelson, Jimmy Young. These are some of the artists who recorded "Unchained Melody" in the 1950s.
Actually, 2 of the above hit the No1 in Australia.
I never heard of them before
Les Baxter and Al Hibbler
5. This song was used in the 1994 movie Forrest Gump when Jenny (Robin Wright) sneaks Forrest (Tom Hanks) into her dorm room.
American folk-singing trio.
The Rooftop Swingers or The Rooftop Singers or The Rooftop Stingers
7. A British rock group, initials MJ.
Mungo J
13. ??? (born Heidi Stern, 1960) is an American singer and songwriter.
Jennifer ?
Actually, 2 of the above hit the No1 in Australia.
I never heard of them before
Les Baxter and Al Hibbler5. This song was used in the 1994 movie Forrest Gump when Jenny (Robin Wright) sneaks Forrest (Tom Hanks) into her dorm room.
American folk-singing trio.
The Rooftop Swingers or The Rooftop Singers or The Rooftop Stingers
7. A British rock group, initials MJ.
Mungo J
13. ??? (born Heidi Stern, 1960) is an American singer and songwriter.
Jennifer ?
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