Rock 'n' Roll Arithmetic

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  • snookeroo
    snookeroo Posts: 2,594 Member

    Happy Anniversary?

  • deckerp
    deckerp Posts: 4,933 Member
    edited July 19

    No, but I'm not 100% certain which song I was after now. Duh. I flipped around to see what was on different iHeart stations and saw it.

    It's Cold Out Tonight

    That might be the one, but I don't think I remember that song. It sounds pretty good though.

    https://youtu.be/5VUZwWd9NXY?si=qfayGaD2AmZOAVED
  • snookeroo
    snookeroo Posts: 2,594 Member
    edited July 19

    This sounds really good!!! Never heard it before. I have their greatest hits. This is not on it.

    If you like this, you should really give a listen to a band I know I've told you about before (DAKOTA).

    Click on the song link to hear the whole album. Really good. You could probably parallel their sound to a lot of bands.

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wI_NdO96sWY&list=OLAK5uy_neaaz9n15nh6gPWm1HuThH5wdSCT-kaXY&ab_channel=Dakota-Topic

    And this is the same band under a different name (JERRY-KELLY BAND). Another stellar album that flew under the top 40 radar of the '70s.

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IFArl55q_K0&ab_channel=80sbeginner

    If you want to hear something new and fresh (because you haven't heard it before) with a sound I know you like, put these two albums on.

  • snookeroo
    snookeroo Posts: 2,594 Member

    Paul McCartney + Flytrap & it ain't the kind of place to raise your kids = [song/album]

  • deckerp
    deckerp Posts: 4,933 Member

    Venus and Mars

    Yeah, I'm pretty sure I've listened to some Dakota in the past. I did a search on Wikipedia for "Dakota (band)" and it took me to some disambiguation page. Then "Dakota (American Band)" found it with no issues. Not sure what's up with that.

  • snookeroo
    snookeroo Posts: 2,594 Member

    Venus and Mars is correct

  • deckerp
    deckerp Posts: 4,933 Member

    Stephen Bishop + Dustin Hoffman = [song]

  • snookeroo
    snookeroo Posts: 2,594 Member
    edited July 20

    It Might Be You (from Tootsie)

    R.E.M. + 56 years ago today (July 20th) = [song]

  • deckerp
    deckerp Posts: 4,933 Member

    Man on the Moon

    Tom T. Hall + coffee in a cup = [song]

  • snookeroo
    snookeroo Posts: 2,594 Member

    You stumped me. I didn't have a clue. I had to ask Copilot.

    I Love is what it came up with.

  • deckerp
    deckerp Posts: 4,933 Member

    That's the one. It was more of a country song, but it was a crossover hit too.

  • snookeroo
    snookeroo Posts: 2,594 Member

    I remember the song, just didn't remember the line.

    Dickie Goodman + long gas lines in the '70s =

  • deckerp
    deckerp Posts: 4,933 Member

    I remember this being out but couldn't come up with the name. I could only think of Mr. Jaws and The Watergate Comedy Hour (not Dickie Goodman).

    Discography showed me The Energy Crisis '74.

  • snookeroo
    snookeroo Posts: 2,594 Member

    I have The Watergate Comedy Hour album. And the Mr. Jaws 45

    Energy Crisis '74 is correct.

    That's one of the earliest novelty records I remember, along with Convention '72.

  • deckerp
    deckerp Posts: 4,933 Member

    Jackson Browne + what he might say about Karen Carpenter = [song]

  • snookeroo
    snookeroo Posts: 2,594 Member

    That Girl Could Sing

    She sure could!

  • deckerp
    deckerp Posts: 4,933 Member

    Yup.

  • snookeroo
    snookeroo Posts: 2,594 Member

    Ray Stevens + Johnny Weissmuller with a Fender = [song]

  • deckerp
    deckerp Posts: 4,933 Member

    Best guess is Guitarzan.

  • snookeroo
    snookeroo Posts: 2,594 Member

    Good guess!

  • deckerp
    deckerp Posts: 4,933 Member
    edited July 24

    I know Johnny Weissmuller was an Olympic swimmer and played Tarzan.

    Casey Kasem once shared a story on American Top 40 about Johnny Weissmuller—Olympic gold medalist and iconic Tarzan actor—teaching a young singer to swim. The singer in question was none other than Andy Williams. According to Kasem’s anecdote, Weissmuller gave Williams swimming lessons at the Beverly Hills Hotel pool when Andy was just a teenager.

    It’s one of those charming cross-generational Hollywood tales: the jungle hero helping a future crooner stay afloat—literally.

    We listened to a couple Ray Stevens albums over and over and over when I was young. Once my wife and I took a trip to Branson, MO. On the way back we were listening to a Greatest Hits on CD. We both were laughing so hard we were crying and almost had to pull off. The song was The Ballad of the Blue Cyclone. Give it a listen.

    Firefall + Benedict Cumberbatch = [song]

  • snookeroo
    snookeroo Posts: 2,594 Member

    Ray Stevens is a pretty funny guy. Never heard that one before.

    Don't know Benedict Cumberbatch. Best match I could come up with is Strange Way.

  • deckerp
    deckerp Posts: 4,933 Member

    Strange Way is correct.

    Warm up a bit with some Gitarzan and The Streak but then listen to The Ballad of the Blue Cycle.

  • snookeroo
    snookeroo Posts: 2,594 Member

    Oh, I did listen to The Ballad of the Blue Cycle. I thought it was funny!

    The Kinks + Bad Company = [same title/different song]

  • deckerp
    deckerp Posts: 4,933 Member

    Rock 'n' Roll Fantasy?

  • snookeroo
    snookeroo Posts: 2,594 Member

    Yes

  • deckerp
    deckerp Posts: 4,933 Member

    Whitesnake + repeat = [song]

  • snookeroo
    snookeroo Posts: 2,594 Member

    Here I Go Again

    Billy Joel + Marvin Hamlisch = [same title/different song]

  • deckerp
    deckerp Posts: 4,933 Member

    The Entertainer

    The Temptations + Mick Jagger = [song]

  • snookeroo
    snookeroo Posts: 2,594 Member

    Ain't Too Proud to Beg

    Just My Imagination (Running Away with Me)

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