DISQUS

Scraps · 1 year ago

(Though Get Together was already guessed.)

Jerry · 1 year ago

9. Wild Thing - Tone Loc
13. All That She Wants - Ace of Base
20. Could it Be I'm Falling in Love - Spinners

mrsmartin · 1 year ago

#12 Island Girl- Elton John
#15 Get Together- The Youngbloods
#20 Could It Be I'm Falling In Love- The Spinners

mrsmartin · 1 year ago

Scratch the Spinners guess, Jerry beat me to it :)

garylucy · 1 year ago

10. The Night the Lights Went Out in Georgia- Vicki Lawrence

garylucy · 1 year ago

I'm not sure what #4 is, but it sounds rad. Kind of like...
Needle in the Camel's Eye-Brian Eno?
Somebody guess it so I can go buy it!

Jamielyon · 1 year ago

7. Sittin On the Dock of the Bay - Otis Redding
11. Summertime Blues - Eddie Cochran

garylucy · 1 year ago

19. When Will I See You Again (Precious Moments)-The Main Ingredient (?)

Jamielyon · 1 year ago

The Three Degrees

Jamielyon · 1 year ago

5. Chug-A-Lug - Roger Miller

mrsmartin · 1 year ago

#6I Love the Sound of Breaking Glass- Nick Lowe

Scraps · 1 year ago

correct:
5 - Roger Miller - Chug-a-Lug
6 - Nick Lowe - I Love the Sound of Breaking Glss
7 - Otis Redding - Dock of the Bay
11 - Eddie Cochrane - Summertime Blues
12 - Elton John - Island Girl
13 - Ace of Base - All That She Wants
15 - Youngbloods - Get Together
19 - Three Degrees - When Will I See You Again
20 - Spinners - Could It Be I'm Falling in Love

incorrect:
9 - Tone Loc - Wild Thing
10 - Vicki Lawrence - The Night the Lights Went Out in Georgia

Remember, this week it's the first letter of the artists' names making the acrostic, not the first letter of the songs.

Jamielyon · 1 year ago

9 Funky Cold Medina - Ton Loc?
18. Maybe Sparrow - Neko Case

Scraps · 1 year ago

I haven't actually done an Official Update of the list yet. I'm about to, so you'll have one guess left after the update. (And you can guess the Puzzle Song again.)

Jamielyon · 1 year ago

Puzzle Song - Beautiful Day - U2

MatthewBolin · 1 year ago

15. Youngbloods - Get Together

Scraps · 1 year ago

correct:
15 - Youngbloods - Get Together
9 - Tone Loc - Funky Cold Medina

incorrect:
18 - Neko Case - Maybe Sparrow
Puzzle Song - U2 - Beautiful Day

Scraps · 1 year ago

We're halfway through, so let's do an

OFFICIAL UPDATE:

01
02
03
04
05 R Roger Miller - Chug-a-lug (jamie lyon)
06 N Nick Lowe - I Love the Sound of Breaking Glass (mrs martin)
07 O Otis Redding - Dock of the Bay (jamie lyon)
08
09 T Tone Loc - Funky Cold Medina (jamie lyon)
10
11 E Eddie Cochrane - Summertime Blues (jamie lyon)
12 E Elton John - Island Girl (mrs martin)
13 A Ace of Base - All That She Wants (jerry)
14
15 Y Youngbloods - Get Together (mrs martin)
16
17
18
19 T Three Degrees - When Will I See You Again (gary lucy/jamie lyon)
20 S Spinners - Could It Be I'm Falling in Love (jerry)

21 (Puzzle Song)

MatthewBolin · 1 year ago

1. Robert Palmer - Bad Case of Loving You

Scraps · 1 year ago

correct:
1. Robert Palmer - Bad Case of Loving You

volley · 1 year ago

8 . Frijid Pink - House of the rising sun

MatthewBolin · 1 year ago

I think the acrostic is "Return of the Easybeats".
So I'm going to say that the Puzzle Song is John Paul Young's "Love is in the Air"

SANE · 1 year ago

#2 each and everyone by Everything but the girl

Scraps · 1 year ago

correct:
2 - Everything But the Girl - Each and Every One

incorrect:
Puzzle Song - John Paul Young - Love Is in the Air

But Matthew Bolin does have the acrostic right: RETURN OF THE EASYBEATS

Scraps · 1 year ago

correct:
8 - Frijid Pink - House of the Rising Sun

volley · 1 year ago

Is the Puzzle song Flash & the Pan - Hey St. Peter?

mrsmartin · 1 year ago

#10 Angie Baby- Helen Reddy

RLB · 1 year ago

14 is Siouxsie & The Banshees' "Spellbound"

Scraps · 1 year ago

Volley nails the puzzle! It is indeed "Hey St Peter" by Flash and the Pan. Well done!

also correct:
Siouxsie and the Banshees - Spellbound
Helen Reddy - Angie Baby

Five songs left.

MatthewBolin · 1 year ago

BTW, the video for Hey St. Peter is one of the great ones from the pre-MTV era:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j1_yJi9ihJw

Scraps · 1 year ago

That's pretty great!

Magkfingrs · 1 year ago

16. Blood, Sweat and Tears: You've made me so very happy

Scraps · 1 year ago

correct:
16. Blood, Sweat and Tears: You've made me so very happy

MichaelFortes · 1 year ago

#4 is "Teenage Kicks" by the Undertones. Hasn't that one appeared here before?

Scraps · 1 year ago

#4 is Teenage Kicks by the Undertones, and it probably has appeared here before.

Scraps · 1 year ago

#3 - The producer and co-writer of this song died this month. The lyricist committed suicide a week after the single's release, forty years ago.

#17 - Biggest hit by Philly soul singer, cover of a 1963 hit, but with the gender changed.

#18 - Near-title track from album by acclaimed 1990s songwriter supposedly about the writer's record label.

01 R Robert Palmer - Bad Case of Lovin' You (matthew bolin)
02 E Everything But the Girl - Each and Every One (sane)
03 T
04 U Undertones - Teenage Kicks (michael fortes)
05 R Roger Miller - Chug-a-lug (jamie lyon)
06 N Nick Lowe - I Love the Sound of Breaking Glass (mrs martin)
07 O Otis Redding - Dock of the Bay (jamie lyon)
08 F Frijid Pink - House of the Rising Sun (volley)
09 T Tone Loc - Funky Cold Medina (jamie lyon)
10 H Helen Reddy - Angie Baby (mrs martin)
11 E Eddie Cochrane - Summertime Blues (jamie lyon)
12 E Elton John - Island Girl (mrs martin)
13 A Ace of Base - All That She Wants (jerry)
14 S Siouxsie & the Banshees - Spellbound (rlb)
15 Y Youngbloods - Get Together (mrs martin)
16 B Blood Sweat & Tears - You've Made Me So Very Happy (magkfingrs)
17 E
18 A
19 T Three Degrees - When Will I See You Again (gary lucy/jamie lyon)
20 S Spinners - Could It Be I'm Falling in Love (jerry)

21 (Puzzle Song) Flash and the Pan - Hey St Peter (volley)

MichaelFortes · 1 year ago

#3 -- The Temptations, "I Wish It Would Rain"

MichaelFortes · 1 year ago

#17 -- Eddie Holman, "Hey There Lonely Girl"

Scraps · 1 year ago

correct:
#17 -- Eddie Holman, "Hey There Lonely Girl"
#3 -- The Temptations, "I Wish It Would Rain"

One song left.

Scraps · 1 year ago

All guessing is open, if that isn't clear.

MichaelFortes · 1 year ago

Any chance we can get a longer clip of that last tune? I'm stumped.

Scraps · 1 year ago

longer clip of song 18

MichaelFortes · 1 year ago

I'm getting that pesky "Error opening file" message...