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Re: Name That Tune, Game Twenty-Nine

Scraps — Sat, 13 Sep 2008 21:14:40 -0000

Both guesses are correct, and that wraps up the game! Thanks everyone for playing the game out.

"The Show Must Go On" was an early Leo Sayer song, and while the Three Dog Night has the kind of hit-single arrangement and energy that they were so good at, they changed the crucial lyric from Sayer's original "I won't let the show go on" to "I must let the show go on", which has always ruined their version of the song for me.

"Everybody Is a Star" was the other side of "Thank You (Falettinme Be Mice Elf Agin)", which has to be in the top ten double-sided singles ever.

Re: Name That Tune, Game Twenty-Nine

MichaelFortes — Sat, 13 Sep 2008 11:50:32 -0000

#3 is "Everybody is a Star" by Sly & the Family Stone.

Re: Name That Tune, Game Twenty-Nine

Old_Davy — Sat, 13 Sep 2008 09:19:35 -0000

1. Show Must Go On, The - Three Dog Night

I have no idea what #3 is but from your clue I think maybe I should. <embarrassed red="" face="">

Re: Name That Tune, Game Twenty-Nine

Scraps — Sat, 13 Sep 2008 08:48:38 -0000

Themes from a Summer Place, Mahogany, and S.W.A.T. are all correct.

Two songs left: a top five hit cover by a band with many hit covers, and a number one hit that's one half of one of the greatest two-sided hits ever, by a band with many hits that helped invent a genre.

Re: Name That Tune, Game Twenty-Nine

MatthewBolin — Fri, 12 Sep 2008 23:39:26 -0000

10. Theme from S.W.A.T. - Rhythm Heritage

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MatthewBolin — Fri, 12 Sep 2008 23:34:52 -0000

12. Theme from Mahogany (Do You Know Where You're Going To) - Diana Ross

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MatthewBolin — Fri, 12 Sep 2008 23:25:36 -0000

18. Theme from A Summer Place - Percy Faith & His Orchestra

Re: Name That Tune, Game Twenty-Nine

Scraps — Fri, 12 Sep 2008 22:44:38 -0000

18 does feature in Animal House.

You are not, I think, crazy, but 1 is not "Signed, Sealed, Delivered" by Stevie Wonder.

Re: Name That Tune, Game Twenty-Nine

Fred — Fri, 12 Sep 2008 22:35:28 -0000

Also, if I'm not crazy, #1 is "Signed, Sealed, Delivered" by Stevie Wonder.

Re: Name That Tune, Game Twenty-Nine

Fred — Fri, 12 Sep 2008 22:30:17 -0000

(Drat: the one time I get to play this- because no one is around at work- and I'm stuck.)

#18 is driving me nuts; I keep thinking that it's the "make out" theme from when Marmalard and his girlfriend are parking in Animal House. Alas, no idea what that would actually be called, or who wrote it (Elmer Bernstein?)

Re: Name That Tune, Game Twenty-Nine

Scraps — Fri, 12 Sep 2008 17:39:03 -0000

I guess it does refine altitude.

Re: Name That Tune, Game Twenty-Nine

arensb — Fri, 12 Sep 2008 17:22:47 -0000

It's a 1-degree by 1-degree area. Even in Iowa, it contains lots of stuff, including Des Moines. But the part that I saw had a lot of farmland.

Oh, and also the smallest chapel I've ever seen.

Re: Name That Tune, Game Twenty-Nine

Scraps — Fri, 12 Sep 2008 17:10:47 -0000

This is an odd week. All the ones I thought were hard have been guessed. Of the remaining five songs, four of them were number 1 singles in the U.S., and the other peaked at number 4. Among them are two movie themes and a TV theme; one cover song; one side of a two-sided hit; a song by a two-hit wonder; and a song that was the best-selling song of the year.

Re: Name That Tune, Game Twenty-Nine

Scraps — Fri, 12 Sep 2008 16:50:49 -0000

STEVE MEANT STAGE NOT CIRCUS is the acrostic.

01 S
02 T This Is It - Kenny Loggins (gary lucy)
03 E
04 V Vogue - Madonna (david medsker)
05 E E.I. - Nelly (marko)
06 M Mother Popcorn - James Brown (gray flannel suit)
07 E Everything I Own - Bread (mrs martin/jamie lyon)
08 A Acrobat - U2 (marko)
09 N Nobody Told Me - John Lennon (david medsker)
10 T
11 S Something So Strong - Crowded House (jerry)
12 T
13 A Arthur's Theme - Christopher Cross (mrs martin)
14 G [The] Great Valerio - Richard & Linda Thompson (m)
15 E Ex Lion Tamer - Wire (sane)
16 N 96 Tears - ? and the Mysterians (mrs martin)
17 O Only in My Dreams - Debbie Gibson (jerry)
18 T
19 C Come to My Window - Melissa Etheridge (matthew bolin)
20 I I Go Crazy - Paul Davis (david medsker)
21 R Revolution - The Beatles (mrs martin)
22 C Cut Your Hair - Pavement (marko)
23 U Union of the Snake - Duran Duran (jerry)
24 S Sideshow - Blue Magic (gary lucy)

Puzzle Song - Send in the Clowns - Glynis Johns (matthew bolin)

Re: Name That Tune, Game Twenty-Nine

Scraps — Fri, 12 Sep 2008 16:47:48 -0000

But what was there?

Re: Name That Tune, Game Twenty-Nine

mrsmartin — Fri, 12 Sep 2008 16:21:16 -0000

Acrostic-Steve meant stage not circus?

Re: Name That Tune, Game Twenty-Nine

arensb — Fri, 12 Sep 2008 16:21:10 -0000

For what it's worth, it was during one of those road-trip vacations when going there was more important than the destination. I'd already driven 1500 miles to Missouri for pie, so when I was coming back after visiting a friend in Council Bluffs, it made sense to visit 41N 93W just to avoid highways. The Wire connection was just gravy on top of that (though they do have good gravy in Iowa).

Re: Name That Tune, Game Twenty-Nine

Scraps — Fri, 12 Sep 2008 16:16:15 -0000

Five songs left. All guessing is now open:

01
02 T This Is It - Kenny Loggins (gary lucy)
03
04 V Vogue - Madonna (david medsker)
05 E E.I. - Nelly (marko)
06 M Mother Popcorn - James Brown (gray flannel suit)
07 E Everything I Own - Bread (mrs martin/jamie lyon)
08 A Acrobat - U2 (marko)
09 N Nobody Told Me - John Lennon (david medsker)
10
11 S Something So Strong - Crowded House (jerry)
12
13 A Arthur's Theme - Christopher Cross (mrs martin)
14 G [The] Great Valerio - Richard & Linda Thompson (m)
15 E Ex Lion Tamer - Wire (sane)
16 N 96 Tears - ? and the Mysterians (mrs martin)
17 O Only in My Dreams - Debbie Gibson (jerry)
18
19 C Come to My Window - Melissa Etheridge (matthew bolin)
20 I I Go Crazy - Paul Davis (david medsker)
21 R Revolution - The Beatles (mrs martin)
22 C Cut Your Hair - Pavement (marko)
23 U Union of the Snake - Duran Duran (jerry)
24 S Sideshow - Blue Magic (gary lucy)

Puzzle Song - Send in the Clowns - Glynis Johns (matthew bolin)

Re: Name That Tune, Game Twenty-Nine

Scraps — Fri, 12 Sep 2008 16:15:27 -0000

"The Great Valerio" by Richard & Linda Thompson is correct.

Re: Name That Tune, Game Twenty-Nine

M. — Fri, 12 Sep 2008 16:10:51 -0000

#14 is "The Great Valerio" by Richard & Linda Thompson

Re: Name That Tune, Game Twenty-Nine

Scraps — Fri, 12 Sep 2008 16:08:06 -0000

It's very weird that two people nailed "Ex Lion Tamer" by Wire four minutes apart.

Arensb, I bow to few in my passion for Wire -- Chairs Missing is my favorite rock album of all time -- but you've got me beat.

Re: Name That Tune, Game Twenty-Nine

arensb — Fri, 12 Sep 2008 16:05:54 -0000

15: Wire, Ex Lion Tamer, from Pink Flag.

(Not that I'm a Wire fan or anything, but I once made a detour through rural Iowa, just so I could listen to Wire's song "Map Reference 41°N 93°W" at 41 degrees north, 93 degrees west.)

Re: Name That Tune, Game Twenty-Nine

SANE — Fri, 12 Sep 2008 15:52:58 -0000

#15 wire EX LION TAMER

Re: Name That Tune, Game Twenty-Nine

Scraps — Fri, 12 Sep 2008 15:27:33 -0000

Matthew Bolin takes the puzzle song! It is the original version of "Send in the Clowns," sung by Glynis Johns on the original Broadway soundtrack of A Little Night Music. Nicely guessed!

There are still seven regular songs to guess. Anyone want to venture the acrostic?

Re: Name That Tune, Game Twenty-Nine

Jerry — Fri, 12 Sep 2008 15:21:06 -0000

Okay, I'm officially embarrassed - though I guess I should be proud I COULDN'T recognize a Wilson Phillips song.