So here it goes. It's a little vague, but the basic premise of the song is that there's this girl at this guy's house, and she's telling him that she has to go home - and he's trying to convince her to stay the night because it's either "cold outside", or "raining outside" or "snowing outside"... I can't remember! But, the song goes something like: "(female) I really have to go... (male) but babe it's cold outside."

Something like that. Anyone know what song this is, and if SoundChoice has it?

Thanks!

Best,

Anyone?

Close, but no cigar. I sing the Lightfoot song quite often and those words are: just like an old time movie...'bout a ghost from a whishing well..

Don't anyone rankle their curd over this. I was just adding to the topic!

Dante

If you could read my mind, love,
What a tale my thoughts could tell.
Just like an old time movie,
'Bout a ghost from a wishing well.
In a castle dark or a fortress strong,
With chains upon my feet.
You know that ghost is me.
And I will never be set free
As long as I'm a ghost that you can't see.

Dan

Help?

We once had a music store in OKC where you could go in a hum a few bars of any song written and, chances are, one of them could tell you the title. They were the "little man" as Jackson put it, and they are gone.

Later.......

Ok...I have a 80's brainbuster for you all.

There was a song that I really loved during the 80's and for the life of me I cannot remember the title or name of the band. All I can really remmeber of the song was the main part of the chours, "I'll never let you down...let you down again..." I know, not much to go on.

In the video (very early MTV) it showed the lead singer and a pianist (the bandmembers) "fighting" over a woman.

Could it be "I won't let you down" by Ph.D.?

To the others:

I was walking in the mall one day, and I overheard this song being played on the mall's speakers. And, I thought to myself "I remember this song! This would be cool for Karaoke. I'll have to remember it so I can check if they have it." So, I remembered a couple of verses, did my shopping, and now I forgot those verses.

The best way I can describe it is that was it had the same "feel" as Don't Worry, Be Happy... and I think it sounded somewhat Jamacian, and I think there was a boat, or a jungle, or something in the song that they're talking about. I believe the song came out in the 80's as well, or around the same time. It's not "Day-O or the "Banana Boat Song" but something simliar. It seemed more upbeat or "danceish". It seems like they used to play it at parties back then too.

I know it's vague, but can anyone help? Otherwise, I'll just have to wait until I hear it again somewhere... that could be 5 years though!

1. My baby just cares for me (Nina Simone)

"the line broke, the monkey got choked, ban ba gan-ga-pani little rubber boat"

The song was: Jump In The Line (Shake Senora)

I guess there really was no boat or bananas in it... I probably got all those types of songs mixed up together. I'll have to check the lyrics . I still have never heard anyone do this song, but I think it would go over nicely (if they have it available for Karaoke even, that is).

Thanks!

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Just checked - amazingly enough, it's not available for Karaoke . I just requested it directly to SC's research dept.

I heard a song a couple of years ago done by Hootie and the Blowfish (but it is not on any of the albums that are available... I already did a lyrics search) that was about this quy in a bar seeing a lady, lighting her cigarette, and the lyrics include "I don't want you to fall in love with me." and something like "It's last call, I look around for you but you're no where to be found" and the last line of the song is "and I think that I just fell in love with you."

This song about a month ago was the closing song for the hit tv show Ally McBeal. It was sung by Vonda Shepherd.

In Sledgehammer by Peter Gabriel, the opening words according to the Soundchoice CDG is "Help me. Anybody using."

I don't think those ARE the right words in the SC version of "Sledgehammer"! And I don't think the "fruit cakes" line is correct either--I believe it's "fruit cage".

Best,

Missing you...Can't help but wish that you
Were in my arms tonight..makin' love to me.
I always spend my time, just writing lines to you.
Can't help but wish that you were saying you miss me too.

Well, anyone ever heard it? Who sang it?

It's a classic, all right--"Missing You" by Jim Reeves. This was a (very) posthumous hit for him in 1972, eight years after his fatal plane crash.
If you want to sing it, it's only on Chartbusters so far: two discs by that company, one of which is an all-Jim disc that my friend Nick bought primarily for me to sing off of.
Hmmm...I just might sing this one tonight!

Best,

I remembered a big, ol' full voice singing it, but I didn't know who. Ever sing "He'll Have to Go"?