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Okay, this one kinda goes hand-in-hand with the other game, and you might be able to get some answers off of that thread. Here's the question...
What songs can you think of where the song title does NOT appear in the lyrics?
I'll start it off. Let's try to do three at a time if possible:
BOHEMIAN RHAPSODY- Queen SMELLS LIKE TEEN SPIRIT- Nirvana BLACK DOG- Led Zeppelin
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White Rabbit - Jefferson Airplane Rainy Day Women #12 and 35 - Bob Dylan Annie's Song - John Denver
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Wow. The situations' more rare than I thought. Here are some songs I've sung that don't include the title:
Gorillaz - Clint Eastwood Talking Heads - Life During Wartime Bloodhound Gang - The Bad Touch Chumbawumba - Tubthumping Depeche Mode - Enjoy The Silence Led Zepplin - Dyer Maker Spin Doctors - Two Princes (at least I don't think they say it)
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The king of cliche songs, Mr. Buffett, has only one song that doesn't really have the title in it- "A Pirate Looks At Forty". (and upon a casual glance at his non-karaoke hits, I didn't see a title that he DIDN'T sing in the song!)
Remember kids: only sixteen shopping days 'till Jimmy Buffett's birthday!!
Oh, and here are the lyrics to an incorrectly guessed song:
Words like violence Break the silence Come crashing in Into my little world Painful to me Pierce right through me Can't you understand Oh my little girl All I ever wanted All I ever needed Is here in my arms Words are very unnecessary They can only do harm
Vows are spoken To be broken Feelings are intense Words are trivial Pleasures remain So does the pain Words are meaningless And forgettable
All I ever wanted All I ever needed Is here in my arms Words are very unnecessary They can only do harm
Enjoy the silence
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RC, I don't recall that last line "enjoy the silence" being in the actual song. Are you sure it's there?
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How about "The Christmas Song"? Most people know it as "Chestnuts Roasting On An Open Fire"
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Thought of some more that are released on karaoke: Theme From Mahogany - Diana Ross For What It's Worth - Buffalo Springfield (love singing that song) The Ketchup Song - Las Ketchup (but it does mention "salsa", which is another tomato based condiment) Synchronicity 2 - the Police
When people ask for "Love Lies Bleeding" it could be; Hemorrhage (In My Hands) - Fuel or Funeral for a Friend (Love Lies Bleeding)- Elton John, but I'm not sure if those count.
Possession by Sarah McLachlan
And this is all just from what I can remember. Hey, this is fun!
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technicality on nazareth hair of the dog a.k.a. heir of the dog a.k.a. S.O.B.
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Actually "Hair of the dog" refurs to the hair and the back of a dogs neck that flares out when angry. When you see it, you know you are messing with one mean S.O.B.
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Jimmy Buffet was mentioned earlier, but no one offered "Volcano"... i know there's "lava come down soft and hot". but no mention of the word volcano in the song. Atleast I'm pretty sure.
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Sorry but Sandman is mentioned in "Enter Sandman" "....'til the Sandman comes, Sleep with one eye open..."
Thought of another one, "Song No.2" by Blur (the chorus is "Whooo Hooo!") and Nirvana, "About a Girl" and Clash's (and now Annie Lennox) "Train in Vain"
What do I win?
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tjmat, I sit corrected. I got to the bar last night and ran through Volcano before my show and I saw that line, and oops, realized the err in my post. The keys and buffet go hand in hand huh?
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Yes, Sandman is mentioned, and Enter is mentioned "Exit light, enter night," but he never says "Enter Sandman."
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OOH! OOH! I just recalled one- and it's a song I often refer to as my "theme"... "Banditos" by the Refreshments Posts: 745 | From: Portland, OR, USA | Registered: Aug 2000
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That's a good song! You never hear that one anymore (at least around here).
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"Big Yellow Taxi" - Joni Mitchell (only Big Yellow thing mentioned in song is a bulldozer, so I don't know if that counts)
I seem to remember that "Enjoy the Silence" IS sung at the very end of the recorded song, but may not be in karaoke, since it is after a very long instrumental. I'll have to listen for it next time I hear it. Too bad this contest isn't for a SC disc
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