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Rock 'n' Roll Arithmetic

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  • deckerp
    deckerp Posts: 4,436 Member
    Good job RunTimer. I had like 2 of the 3 (ha). I would never have come up with Spin Doctors I don't think.
  • debbiemuz
    debbiemuz Posts: 194 Member
    Yep @runtimer you're up!
  • RunTimer
    RunTimer Posts: 9,137 Member
    edited April 2017
    here's a 5.pt quiz

    4 song titles embedded in the lyrics, and a fifth song that (like the one true ring) binds them!
    Good luck and, to quote our bard, no wagering

    1. Sinatra said this was his kinda town
    2. Where the Saints march
    3. If you can make it here...
    4. Pinball wiz found freedom there

    and..
    5. What do these songs..in this order, have in common?
  • deckerp
    deckerp Posts: 4,436 Member
    With a little research...

    1. New York
    2. New Orleans
    3. New York (I always thought it was Broadway, but found New York in the lyrics)
    4. Philadelphia
    5. Crescent - Amtrak route
  • RunTimer
    RunTimer Posts: 9,137 Member
    edited April 2017
    4 song titles embedded in the lyrics, and a fifth song that (like the one true ring) binds them!
    Good luck and, to quote our bard, no wagering

    1. Sinatra said this was his kinda town
    2. Where the Saints march
    3. If you can make it here...
    4. Pinball wiz found freedom there

    and..
    5. What do these songs..in this order, have in common?[/quote]
    deckerp wrote: »
    With a little research...

    1. New York
    2. New Orleans
    3. New York (I always thought it was Broadway, but found New York in the lyrics)
    4. Philadelphia
    5. Crescent - Amtrak route
    You've got the songs, but we're looking for a musical connection, and the sequence is important.
    here's some clues:
    4.a Baltimore
    4.b DC
    4.c Detroit
    4.d Los Angeles
    5 ______________________________(song title)





  • deckerp
    deckerp Posts: 4,436 Member
    Oops. Chicago. I always think of Heart Of Rock And Roll with a city sequence reference. There's another one, but it escapes me at the moment.
  • RunTimer
    RunTimer Posts: 9,137 Member
    deckerp wrote: »
    Oops. Chicago. I always think of Heart Of Rock And Roll with a city sequence reference. There's another one, but it escapes me at the moment.

    Definitely on the right track (though wrong era).. :wink:
  • deckerp
    deckerp Posts: 4,436 Member
    edited April 2017
    Wasn't this a remake?

    1. Chicago
    2. New Orleans
    3. New York (I always thought it was Broadway, but found New York in the lyrics)
    4. Philadelphia
    5. Dancing In The Street (Van Halen is the version I remember, but I thought it was a remake. Yeah, Martha & The Vandellas)
  • RunTimer
    RunTimer Posts: 9,137 Member
    edited April 2017
    deckerp wrote: »
    Wasn't this a remake?

    1. Chicago
    2. New Orleans
    3. New York (I always thought it was Broadway, but found New York in the lyrics)
    4. Philadelphia
    5. Dancing In The Street (Van Halen is the version I remember, but I thought it was a remake. Yeah, Martha & The Vandellas)
    Correct..
    I remember the original, and this one (spoiler..if you wait to the end you can see Mick and David shake what their momas gave them)
    https://youtu.be/9G4jnaznUoQ
  • snookeroo
    snookeroo Posts: 2,058 Member
    deckerp wrote: »
    Oops. Chicago. I always think of Heart Of Rock And Roll with a city sequence reference. There's another one, but it escapes me at the moment.

    Ha! I was thinking Heart of Rock and Roll, too. But that didn't fit. Well done.

  • deckerp
    deckerp Posts: 4,436 Member
    OK. I've had an inspiration from This Day In History: http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history

    Broadway Theatre award + Disney World + fasten a canary strip = [artist/song]
  • snookeroo
    snookeroo Posts: 2,058 Member
    Tony Orlando / Tie A Yellow Ribbon
  • deckerp
    deckerp Posts: 4,436 Member
    edited April 2017
    Correct.
    36156-yellow-ribbon.jpg.thumb_175x175.jpg
  • snookeroo
    snookeroo Posts: 2,058 Member
    Sylvester Stallone + Meeko = (song title)
  • let_me_clip_dirty_wings
    let_me_clip_dirty_wings Posts: 2,910 Member
    Rocky Raccoon - Beatles
  • snookeroo
    snookeroo Posts: 2,058 Member
    Of course. You're up.
  • let_me_clip_dirty_wings
    let_me_clip_dirty_wings Posts: 2,910 Member

    3-way Mash-up (see spoiler for definition). I'll provide the 3 artists (in order) and you have to provide the 3 connecting songs. Buena suerte y no apuesten, por favor!
    Definition:
    Mashup: MA` sh * up: (n)
    The would-be song if two artists mashed their titles together
    Example:
    Artist: George Gerswin and the Elvis =
    Song: I can't give you anything but LOVE Me tender

    1. Chubby Checker
    2. The Beatles
    3. Tears For Fears
  • debbiemuz
    debbiemuz Posts: 194 Member
    The Twist and Shout

    Chubby Checker - The Twist
    Beatles - Twist and Shout
    Tears for Fears - Shout
  • let_me_clip_dirty_wings
    let_me_clip_dirty_wings Posts: 2,910 Member
    debbiemuz wrote: »
    The Twist and Shout

    Chubby Checker - The Twist
    Beatles - Twist and Shout
    Tears for Fears - Shout

    Easy enough - you're up!
  • debbiemuz
    debbiemuz Posts: 194 Member
    OK here goes:

    Counting Crows +
    Elvis +
    Prince +
    UB40 +
    Booker T & the MGs +
    REM +
    =
    Kermit

    These songs have something in common that adds up to the last song.
  • RunTimer
    RunTimer Posts: 9,137 Member
    edited April 2017
    Ouch my head hurts trying to wrap around this one.. :confounded:

    since I don't think i have a horse in this race, I'm hoping I can nudge the real contestants closer

    I'm guessing a colorful ('bule suede', 'purple rain' , 'red wine') theme here...
  • debbiemuz
    debbiemuz Posts: 194 Member
    Yes, you're on the right track...
  • snookeroo
    snookeroo Posts: 2,058 Member
    RunTimer wrote: »
    Ouch my head hurts trying to wrap around this one.. :confounded:

    since I don't think i have a horse in this race, I'm hoping I can nudge the real contestants closer

    I'm guessing a colorful ('bule suede', 'purple rain' , 'red wine') theme here...

    Booker T would be "Green Onions"

    I'm thinking "Rainbow Connection"???
  • debbiemuz
    debbiemuz Posts: 194 Member
    Yep @snookeroo. Just Counting Crows & REM are left.
  • Mustang_Susie
    Mustang_Susie Posts: 7,045 Member
    Here's my "contribution":
    debbiemuz wrote: »
    OK here goes:

    Counting Crows + ??
    Elvis + Blue Suede Shoes
    Prince + Purple Rain
    UB40 + Red Red Wine
    Booker T & the MGs + Green Onions
    REM + Orange Crush
    =
    Kermit Rainbow Connection

    These songs have something in common that adds up to the last song.

  • debbiemuz
    debbiemuz Posts: 194 Member
    Yep, those are all right. One last clue. Counting Crows song was a remake of a Joni Mitchell song.
  • Mustang_Susie
    Mustang_Susie Posts: 7,045 Member
    debbiemuz wrote: »
    Yep, those are all right. One last clue. Counting Crows song was a remake of a Joni Mitchell song.

    Google-cheated and I can't believe I didn't get this one :|
    I know someone else can get this, cuz you're all smart like that ;)
    Yellow Taxi Cab
  • debbiemuz
    debbiemuz Posts: 194 Member
    Well, I'm going to take the google cheat as an answer:

    Counting Crows + Yellow Taxi Cab
    Elvis + Blue Suede Shoes
    Prince + Purple Rain
    UB40 + Red Red Wine
    Booker T & the MGs + Green Onions
    REM + Orange Crush
    =
    Kermit Rainbow Connection

    It was a group weekend effort. Anyone feel free to go ahead...

    :)
  • daddybuzzkill
    daddybuzzkill Posts: 138 Member
    The CC/Joni Mitchell song is actually "Big Yellow Taxi".
  • deckerp
    deckerp Posts: 4,436 Member
    I can throw one out. Looking for the singer in common and not the duo or groups that performed them.

    Stumblin' In + Living Next Door To Alice = [singer]

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