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Name That Tune, Game One

Started by popdose · 8 months ago

Hey folks. This is the first of a planned series of games of Name That Tune. Each of them is also a puzzle. Here’s how this one works:

I have uploaded twenty-one very brief song clips. Most of the songs are famous; none of them are obscure. They are drawn from a [ ... Continue reading »

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  • Gary Oxford

    8 months ago

    #21 - "The Red Telephone" by Love
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  • Beau

    8 months ago

    I had never heard this song, but upon digging up the lyrics and a sample at AllMusic, I think Gary has nailed it. Along with half the list. Great work.
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  • DavidMedsker

    8 months ago

    Just looked up the lyrics. "We are normal and we want our freedom." Boom shacka lacka lacka lacka. There's your winner.

    Is this on Forever Changes? I need to get that record.
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  • DavidMedsker

    8 months ago

    Normal Freedom Wanters?
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  • drcastrato

    8 months ago

    Wow, this is WAY harder than I thought. I'm gonna guess #4 is Broken Wings by Mr. Mister.
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  • panhandler

    8 months ago

    I concur, with 110% surety. I must suck at music, because I only got this one and #15.
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  • panhandler

    8 months ago

    Definitely "Broken Wings." 110% sure. I only got this and #15. I suck. (and I hope this doesn't double-post.)
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  • Gary Oxford

    8 months ago

    #6 - "You're No Good" - Linda Rondstat
    #7 - "Hang on Sloopy" - The McCoys
    #12 - "Dance With Me" - Orleans
    #18 - "Tell Him" - The Exciters
    #19 - "Chuck E's in Love" - Rickie Lee Jones
    #20 - "Take Your Mama" - Scissor Sisters
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  • Scraps

    8 months ago

    All guesses so far are correct except "Hang On Sloopy".

    Gary, there's a maximum of three guesses allowed between updates of the list.
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  • Gary Oxford

    8 months ago

    Sorry about my overzealousness. I'll calm it down next time.
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  • Scraps

    8 months ago

    No problem.
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  • WHarrisBullzEye

    8 months ago

    6 - 19 are, for whatever reason, hung up in "buffering" mode, but I think #2 might be "Sweet Freedom," by Michael McDonald.
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  • Scraps

    8 months ago

    Not "Sweet Freedom".
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  • DavidMedsker

    8 months ago

    #2: "Breakin'" Ollie & Jerry
    #15: "Obsession," Animotion

    That big drum bit on #5 is killing me...
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  • Scraps

    8 months ago

    Those are both correct.
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  • Scraps

    8 months ago

    [This comment was a lengthy mistake.]
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  • jasonhare

    8 months ago

    Is #11 "Let It Whip" by Dazz Band?
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  • suretytek

    8 months ago

    #11 is Let it Whip by Dazz Band.

    This is pretty fun, thanks Scraps!

    Edit - drat, Jason beat me to it.
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  • Doug

    8 months ago

    This is way fun.
    #7 is Sherry by The Four Seasons.
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  • Doug

    8 months ago

    This is way fun.
    #7 is Sherry by The Four Seasons.
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  • drcastrato

    8 months ago

    My second guess is: #11 - Dazz Band "Let it Whip" ?
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  • Scraps

    8 months ago

    "Let It Whip" and "Sherry" are correct as well. Update to follow.
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  • chmied01

    8 months ago

    I thought for sure that #12 was Mamaloi by the Doobie Brothers, though that would have been a bit obscure. But when I cued up "Dance with me" by the Orleans it definitely has that riff in it about 12 seconds from the end.

    #10 sounds like Easy, by Lionel Ritchie

    Good Luck
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  • Scraps

    8 months ago

    Here's the update:
    <ol>
    <li> </li>
    <li>Ollie & Jerry, Breakin' (There's No Stopping Us) </li>
    <li> </li>
    <li>Mr. Mister, Broken Wings </li>
    <li> </li>
    <li>Linda Ronstadt, You're No Good </li>
    <li>Four Seasons, Sherry </li>
    <li> </li>
    <li> </li>
    <li> </li>
    <li>Dazz Band, Let It Whip </li>
    <li>Orleans, Dance With Me </li>
    <li> </li>
    <li> </li>
    <li>Animotion, Obsession </li>
    <li> </li>
    <li> </li>
    <li>Exciters, Tell Him </li>
    <li>Rickie Lee Jones, Chuck E's In Love </li>
    <li>Scissor Sisters, Take Your Mama Out </li>
    </ol>

    Everyone may make up to three guesses again (and one guess at the puzzle clip).
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  • Scraps

    8 months ago

    Let's try that again, without HTML:

    1.
    2. Ollie & Jerry, Breakin' (There's No Stopping Us)
    3.
    4. Mr. Mister, Broken Wings
    5.
    6. Linda Ronstadt, You're No Good
    7. Four Seasons, Sherry
    8.
    9.
    10.
    11. Dazz Band, Let It Whip
    12. Orleans, Dance With Me
    13.
    14.
    15. Animotion, Obsession
    16.
    17.
    18. Exciters, Tell Him
    19. Rickie Lee Jones, Chuck E's In Love
    20. Scissor Sisters, Take Your Mama Out
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  • Scraps

    8 months ago

    Not "Easy".
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  • Gary Oxford

    8 months ago

    10. "Someone Saved My Life Tonight" - Elton John
    17. "Ball of Confusion" - The Temptations
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  • MichaelWSP

    8 months ago

    First, great idea. Thank you for the hard work necessary in setting this up.

    Secondly, anyone who knew any of these other than 12, 15 and 18. You all scare me. A LOT.



    That would be excellent.
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  • Scraps

    8 months ago

    "Ball of Confusion" is correct.

    "Someone Saved My Life Tonight" is not.
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  • Doug

    8 months ago

    The only other one I know is #10: Easy by The Commodores
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  • Scraps

    8 months ago

    Apparently #10 sounds a good deal like "Easy", but it is not.
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  • swede

    8 months ago

    shine a light, rolling stones for #10?
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  • Scraps

    8 months ago

    Not "Shine a Light".
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  • Melz

    8 months ago

    #10 is Goodbye Yellowbrick Road by Elton John

    #1 is I Could Fall In Love by Selena
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  • Scraps

    8 months ago

    "Goodbye Yellow Brick Road" is correct! Gary Oxford's guess was close.

    Not "I Could Fall In Love"
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  • didyouevernotice

    8 months ago

    1. I'm So Happy That I Can't Stop Crying - Sting
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  • Melz

    8 months ago

    #8 is Waterfalls by TLC
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  • Scraps

    8 months ago

    Not "Waterfalls".

    Not "I'm So Happy I Can't Stop Crying".
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  • Scraps

    8 months ago

    I'll be away from my computer for a few hours, so here's another update.

    1.
    2. Ollie & Jerry, Breakin' (There's No Stopping Us)
    3.
    4. Mr. Mister, Broken Wings
    5.
    6. Linda Ronstadt, You're No Good
    7. Four Seasons, Sherry
    8.
    9.
    10. Elton John, Goodbye Yellow Brick Road
    11. Dazz Band, Let It Whip
    12. Orleans, Dance With Me
    13.
    14.
    15. Animotion, Obsession
    16.
    17. Temptations, Ball of Confusion
    18. Exciters, Tell Him
    19. Rickie Lee Jones, Chuck E's In Love
    20. Scissor Sisters, Take Your Mama Out

    I'll check in before going to sleep. If there are songs remaining unguessed by morning, I'll post longer clips (probably by noon).
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  • Beau

    8 months ago

    First attempt before reading any updates:

    1. "Key Largo," Bertie Higgins
    2. Something by the Jets
    3. no idea
    4. "Broken Wings," Mr. Mister
    5. no idea
    6. "You're No Good," Carly Simon
    7. no idea
    8. no idea
    9. "Papa's Got a Brand New Bag," James Brown
    10. "Everything I Do, I Do It For You," Bryan Adams
    11. "Cruel to be Kind," Nick Lowe
    12. no idea
    13. no idea
    14. are you kidding me?
    15. "Stand Back," Stevie Nicks
    16. what?
    17. The People's Court
    18. that song in all the ads
    19. "Let's Get It On," Marvin Gaye
    20. no idea
    21. huh?
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  • Beau

    8 months ago

    Oh dear -- I misunderstood the instructions. Sorry about that.

    I was only sure of #4 and #6 (though I see I got confused on the artist name for #6). The other guesses are basically jokes. At most, one of those is correct.
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  • Beau

    8 months ago

    So now that I've read everything, I'll submit two actual guesses. And I'll emphasize that they're GUESSES.

    1. "Key Largo," Bertie Higgins
    9. "Papa's Got a Brand New Bag," James Brown

    Can't believe I missed Animotion and the Dazz Band.

    Is it possible to delete my two previous comments?
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  • Neel Mehta

    8 months ago

    #4 sounds like both...

    Cruisin' by Smokey Robinson AND
    Show Me Love by Robyn

    ... but is probably neither.
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  • Neel Mehta

    8 months ago

    Sorry, meant #8. This way I can be twice as wrong.
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  • Scraps

    8 months ago

    Well, "Show Me Love" is right!
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  • MC_Snocap

    8 months ago

    Samplers Delight!

    #9 = Lesley Gore, "It's My Party"?
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  • MC_Snocap

    8 months ago

    Aw, if #8 is Robyn, "L" can't be next. Sorry.
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  • Scraps

    8 months ago

    You're right: It's not Leslie Gore ( or any version of "It's My Party").
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  • Jeremy1Esq

    8 months ago

    16 is Hip Hop Hooray by Naughty by Nature?
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  • Jeremy1Esq

    8 months ago

    5 is If you leave by OMD?
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  • Jeremy1Esq

    8 months ago

    2 is Crush on You by the Jets?
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  • Scraps

    8 months ago

    Not "Crush", "If You Leave", or "Hip Hip Hooray", but one of those guesses is close.
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  • DavidMedsker

    8 months ago

    I'm convinced that #5 is an Aerosmith song. You can hear it in the drums. Is it "Cryin'"?

    All I know is the word "Freedom" is staring me dead in the face when I look at the letters of the artists. In fact, the clue looks like "Formal Freedom" something or other. And I swear #14 is an *NSync song. I've searched up and down but I haven't found it yet. But it's some boy pop song, that I know. Curse you, Scraps.
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  • MichaelFortes

    8 months ago

    #5 sounds like "Angry Chair" by Alice In Chains.
    #8 sounds like "Creep" by TLC.
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  • Eli

    8 months ago

    14 is definitely "Bye Bye Bye", N'Sync.

    Um, almost definitely?

    (It was my girlfriend who knew it! I swear!)
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  • Scraps

    8 months ago

    "Angry Chair" is correct (so not "Cryin'").

    "Show Me Love" is correct (so not "Creep")/

    Not "Bye Bye Bye".

    Six songs left (plus the puzzle song):

    1.
    2. Ollie & Jerry, Breakin' (There's No Stopping Us)
    3.
    4. Mr. Mister, Broken Wings
    5. Alice in Chains, Angry Chair
    6. Linda Ronstadt, You're No Good
    7. Four Seasons, Sherry
    8. Robyn, Show Me Love
    9.
    10. Elton John, Goodbye Yellow Brick Road
    11. Dazz Band, Let It Whip
    12. Orleans, Dance With Me
    13.
    14.
    15. Animotion, Obsession
    16.
    17. Temptations, Ball of Confusion
    18. Exciters, Tell Him
    19. Rickie Lee Jones, Chuck E's In Love
    20. Scissor Sisters, Take Your Mama Out
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  • DavidMedsker

    8 months ago

    #16: Naughty by Nature, "Feel Me Flow"
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  • Bastard

    8 months ago

    The last poster must be right - #5 is Angry Chair by Alice in Chains.
    I didn't see #14 as gotten yet - so my guess is "I Wanna Be Bad" by Willa Ford.
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  • Scraps

    8 months ago

    "Feel Me Flow" and "I Wanna Be Bad" are correct! Only four songs left (plus the puzzle song):

    1.
    2. Ollie & Jerry, Breakin' (There's No Stopping Us)
    3.
    4. Mr. Mister, Broken Wings
    5. Alice in Chains, Angry Chair
    6. Linda Ronstadt, You're No Good
    7. Four Seasons, Sherry
    8. Robyn, Show Me Love
    9.
    10. Elton John, Goodbye Yellow Brick Road
    11. Dazz Band, Let It Whip
    12. Orleans, Dance With Me
    13.
    14. Willa Ford, I Wanna Be Bad
    15. Animotion, Obsession
    16. Naughty by Nature, Feel Me Flow
    17. Temptations, Ball of Confusion
    18. Exciters, Tell Him
    19. Rickie Lee Jones, Chuck E's In Love
    20. Scissor Sisters, Take Your Mama Out

    I'm going to make longer clips for the remaining four.
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  • Scraps

    8 months ago

    Longer clips have been uploaded for the four remaining songs:

    1 - longer clip 1

    3 - longer clip 3

    9 - longer clip 9

    13 - longer clip 13
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  • MichaelFortes

    8 months ago

    OK, #3 sounds like "Brand New Key" by Melanie.
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  • Gary Oxford

    8 months ago

    #3 - "England Swings" by Roger Miller
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  • Scraps

    8 months ago

    "England Swings" is correct.

    "Brand New Key" is not.
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  • Scraps

    8 months ago

    I'm going to be gone for a couple hours. Here's how it looks:

    1.
    2. Ollie & Jerry, Breakin' (There's No Stopping Us)
    3. Roger Miller, England Swings
    4. Mr. Mister, Broken Wings
    5. Alice in Chains, Angry Chair
    6. Linda Ronstadt, You're No Good
    7. Four Seasons, Sherry
    8. Robyn, Show Me Love
    9.
    10. Elton John, Goodbye Yellow Brick Road
    11. Dazz Band, Let It Whip
    12. Orleans, Dance With Me
    13.
    14. Willa Ford, I Wanna Be Bad
    15. Animotion, Obsession
    16. Naughty by Nature, Feel Me Flow
    17. Temptations, Ball of Confusion
    18. Exciters, Tell Him
    19. Rickie Lee Jones, Chuck E's In Love
    20. Scissor Sisters, Take Your Mama Out

    plus the puzzle song still remains.
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  • ripper

    8 months ago

    I have no Idea what the remaining songs are. However the clue should read, "normal freedom wanters". So I'm wondering, is the mystery song by Slave?
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  • ripper

    8 months ago

    I have no idea what the remaining songs are. However, the clue will read, "normal freedom wanters". Is the mystery song by Slave?
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  • Bastard No. 1

    8 months ago

    God, I hate you for this. And by "Hate" I mean LOVE!!! This is awesome. But I swear that song #1 has been on the tip of my tongue for hours now - I kept going back to Richard Marx and well, Richard Marx wrote #1 for *NSync - "This I Promise You"

    Don't even ask how a grown man knows this, or how a grown man without children pulled this off his CD rack to listen to it. I won't tell ya.
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  • Scraps

    8 months ago

    Indeed it is "This I Promise You".
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  • Beau

    8 months ago

    NORMAL FRIED ON WANTERS?
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  • Scraps

    8 months ago

    I like "NORMAL FRIED ON WANTERS", but no, that is not the clue.
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  • Scraps

    8 months ago

    NORMAL FREEDOM WANTERS is indeed the clue for clip 21.
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  • Scraps

    8 months ago

    Song 9 was a number one pop and r&b hit, by far the biggest hit of its performer's career. The song was written, though, by a Rock and Roll Hall of Famer, responsible for many hits, who can be heard playing piano on this clip.

    Song 13 was not a hit single, but is a well known song from a famous album often cited as a proto-punk album. It has been covered by David Bowie, John Cale, and Television Personalities, and features prominently in a cult movie.
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  • Gary Oxford

    8 months ago

    #9 - "Mother-in-Law" by Ernie K-Doe
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  • Scraps

    8 months ago

    "Mother-in-Law" is correct (and the songwriter/pianist is Allen Toussaint).

    One to go -- plus the puzzle song.
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  • Gary Oxford

    8 months ago

    #13 - "Pablo Picasso" by the Modern Lovers

    no frickin' clue on #21
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  • Scraps

    8 months ago

    "Pablo Picasso" it is.

    Looks like I'm going to have to make a longer clip of the puzzle song. Hang on--
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  • Scraps

    8 months ago

    A longer clip for the Puzzle Song:

    Puzzle Song

    The clue is NORMAL FREEDOM WANTERS.
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  • Bastard No. 1

    8 months ago

    Even with the longer clip and the clue - the puzzle clip is ridiculously difficult. Still have no clue.
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