Name That Song!

[safarah]

I play poker with a guy that dj's at a rock station here in CT.. (wccc), and they let them smoke in the studio. He has told us some stories about working the boards, however I dont understand the technical aspect of it, as I have never done it. I am sure I would pick it up fast once I did it a few times.. He does alot of voice work, cause he has that deep clearly spoken dialect. Perfect for radio... To bad mr fluffer is a whiner...He gets cut on all the time.. It makes ya feel bad for him... I can imaging what it is like doing the overnights... Ya'd probably go crazy, and make little gum sculptures, or something like that... .

[Irishman]

All this DJ talk is making me want ta call one, just fer the conversation! Le'see, I know I got tha' number somewhere. . .

Ahh here it is!

867-5309

Now, Name the band!

[safarah]

Ohhh...

How'd that conversation go???... Ya know Up here, Theres this famous person TOMMY... It's so weird.. He sings in TUTONE......


Giggles and starts to sing....

Up in Memphis the music's like a heatwave
"White lightning" bound to drive you wild
Mama's baby is in the heart of every schoolgirl
"Love me tender" leaves them cryin' in the aisle

[Irishman]

Black Velvet, Tha's a great song, Saf!

[Digger]

Here's some old music from an old guy

1. From 1981
I once thought of love as a prison
A place I didn't want to be
So long ago, I made a decision
To be footloose and fancy free

But you came and I was so tempted
To gamble on love just one time
I never thought, I would get caught
It seemed like the perfect crime

But baby you've left me defenseless
And I've only got one plea
Lock me away, Inside of your love
And throw away the key


2. From 1977
It was a hot summer night and the beach was burning
There was fog crawling over the sand
When I listen to your heart I hear the whole world turning
I see the shooting stars falling through your trembling hands

You were licking your lips and your lipstick shining
I was dying just to ask for a taste
We were lying together in a silver lining
By the light of the moon
You know there's not another moment to waste

You hold me so close that my knees grow weak
But my soul is flying high above the ground
I'm trying to speak, but no matter what I do
I just can't seem to make any sound

3. From 1971
If a picture paints a thousand words,
Then why can't I paint you?
The words will never show the you I've come to know.
If a face could launch a thousand ships,
Then where am I to go?
There's no one home but you,
You're all that's left me too.
And when my love for life is running dry,
You come and pour yourself on me.

If a man could be two places at one time,
I'd be with you.
Tomorrow and today, beside you all the way.
If the world should stop revolving spinning slowly down to die,
I'd spend the end with you.
And when the world was through,
Then one by one the stars would all go out,
Then you and I would simply fly away

And bonus Trivia Questions

Which 1974 hit ends with a woman receiving a letter, then throwing it away?

What was in the letter?


Digger

[Torra]

1. Alabama ..."Love in the First Degree".

2. Meatloaf...Bat Out of Hell.."Hot Summer Night" (oh, how my roommate played that album half to death.... - happy memories)

3. Bread..."If" (very pretty song)

Bonus Round: And this took some cogitating.

Paper Lace...."Billy Don't Be A Hero" She throws away the letter that tells her Billy died in Action.

Pretty surprised by some of these, Digger, you're not THAT old...lol
(But, obviously, I am )

[Irishman]

I knew the first and second, but the third and the bonus had me stumped.

Good job Torra in figurin' 'em out!

[Digger]

Right on all counts, Torra.

Paper Lace did do a version of "Billy, Don't be a Hero", and was a big hit for them in their native England. However, when they released it in America, it was trumped by Bo Donaldson and the Heywoods version, which hit #1 on the Billboard Charts. Paper Lace's version flopped. Paper Lace did have a big hit in America a bit more than a year later with "The Night Chicago Died"

[Digger]

Here's a few more. I've posted videos to some of them because I think they're great songs, in case you wanted to listen to them. Obviously, the videos make it pretty simple as to who they are. So don't click on them right away if you want to think about it for a while.

1.
She's 41 and her daddy still calls her baby
All the folks 'round Brownsville say she's crazy
'Cause she walks downtown with a suitcase in her hand
Looking for a mysterious dark haired man

In her younger days they called her ....... .......
Prettiest woman you ever laid eyes on
When a man of low degree stood by her side
And promised her he'd take her for his bride

2.
One day I was on the ground
When I needed a hand
Then it couldn't be found
I was so far down that I couldn't get up
You know and one day I was one of life's losers
Even my friends were my accusers
In my head I lost before I begun

I had a dream but it turned to dust
And what I thought was love
That must have been lust
I was living in style
When the walls fell in
And when I played my hand
I looked like a joker
Turn around fate must have woke her
Cause lady luck she was waiting outside the door

Here's the video, Good Times
www.youtube.com/watch?v=Od9FkRvvnrg


3.
Guess that it was bound to happen
Was just a matter of time
But now I've come to my decision
And it's one of the painful kind
'Cause now it seems that you wanted a martyr
Just a regular guy wouldn't do
But baby I can't hang upon no lover's cross for you

I really got to hand it to ya
'Cause girl you really tried
But for every time that we spent laughin'
There were two times that I cried
And you were tryin' to make me your martyr
And that's the one thing I just couldn't do
'Cause baby, I can't hang upon no lover's cross for you

'Cause tables are meant for turnin'
And people are bound to change
And bridges are meant for burnin'
When the people and memories they join aren't the same

Still I hope that you can find
Another who can take what I could not
He'll have to be a super guy
Or maybe a super god
'Cause I never was much of a martyr before
And I ain't bout to start nothin' new
And baby, I can't hang upon no lover's cross for you

4.
Guess I got what I deserved
Kept you waiting there too long, my love
All that time without a word
Didn't know you'd think that I'd forget or I'd regret
The special love I had for you, my baby blue

All the days became so long
Did you really think, I'd do you wrong?
Dixie, when I let you go
Thought you'd realize that I would know
I would show the special love I have for you, my baby blue

Video for this one too, if you don't know the song
www.youtube.com/watch?v=C53QAuOoSgc


5.
When I was younger man
I hadn't a care
Foolin' around
Hitting the town
Growin' my hair
You came along and stole my heart
When you entered my life
Ooh, babe, you got what it takes
So I made you my wife

Since then I never looked back
It's almost like livin' a dream
And oooooooh, I love you

You came along from far away
And found me here
I was playin' around
Feelin' down
Hittin' the beer
You picked me up
From off the floor
And gave me a smile
You said you're much too young
Your life ain't begun
Let's walk for awhile

And as my head was spinnin' 'round
I gazed into your eyes
And thought
Oooooooh, I want you

Thank you babe for being a friend
And shinin' your light in my life
'Cause ooooooh
I need you

And this song too.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=_TaU5MxrIE8



I could go on forever, sorry for rambling


Bonus Trivia Question

Which popular hit from the '70s told the story of a man who was arrested and hung for a murder that was actually committed by his sister?

[Torra]

ROFLMAO....Oh, Digger...never in a million YEARS would I have expected to see Delta Dawn on your list. My sister and I have been making total fools of ourselves with that song for well.... decades - we LOVE that song. But, in all fairness to music lovers everywhere....we only sing it in the car...with the windows rolled up

The rest seem familiar, but I can't place them.

BUT, the bonus question...now that's another one, I know only too well. The Night That The Lights Went Out In Georgia. "And his cheatin wife she never left town, but that's one body that'll never be found....see, little sister don't miss when she aims her gun."



So here's some song Trivia Questions for ya:

1. What is Jennifer's phone #?

2. Who is broke at a train station?

3. What singer uses a cosmetic's case to keep score?

4. In what U.S. City is day, night?


And the bonus question:

A man is arrested for asking a little girl a question. What is the question?

[Wahoo]

May 8, 2009 12:33:30 GMT -5 safarah said:

I play poker with a guy that dj's at a rock station here in CT.. (wccc), and they let them smoke in the studio. He has told us some stories about working the boards, however I dont understand the technical aspect of it, as I have never done it. I am sure I would pick it up fast once I did it a few times.. He does alot of voice work, cause he has that deep clearly spoken dialect. Perfect for radio... To bad mr fluffer is a whiner...He gets cut on all the time.. It makes ya feel bad for him... I can imaging what it is like doing the overnights... Ya'd probably go crazy, and make little gum sculptures, or something like that... .

Lotsa overnight gigs back in the day. Yep. You do go a little crazy. You sleep while others work. You eat breakfast at dinnertime. You talk to lots of drunk or stoned people during your shift. You have to stay up late to get to the bank or post office.

Workplace regs in MI required smoke-free studios since the early '90's, must not be the same in CT.

The usual way in is to have your DJ friend introduce you to the PD at the station and make a good impression. You'll need at least a Restricted Radiotelephone Operator's License. I believe it is $30 from the FCC and there is no test to take any longer - the station should have the forms.

You run the board while dropping some other jock's voice into the right spots - voice tracking. You learn the technical details that way. Depending on the station, the board may range from completely manual operation to fully automated.

Then, once you get the board work down, they will let you go live if they like your voice and confidence, usually on a weekend shift. Most stations are looking for on-call people who can fill in when illness or vacation strikes - they move the weekend person up to fill the full timer's shift, then the on-call person takes the weekender's slot. If you are good, they will make room for you in time, or you can go to a competitor.

At least, that's how it used to work.

[Digger]

Hmm, Torra

Interesting questions


1. What is Jennifer's phone #?
867-5309 by Tommy Tutone. And in the Video, Jenny was hot... WHoo...

2. Who is broke at a train station?
This one, I'm not really sure. My first thought was "One Toke Over The Line" by Brewer and Shipley. But I don't think they're really actually broke, just overly stoked.

Then I thought of "Lodi" by CCR, and that guy is broke, but I don't think he's actually at the train station. I think he's in a bar or someplace thinking about a train.

3. What singer uses a cosmetic's case to keep score?
Pat Benatar, "Hit Me With Your Best Shot"

4. In what U.S. City is day, night?
Don't think I have a clue on this one


And the bonus question:

A man is arrested for asking a little girl a question. What is the question?
I can imagine a few possible questions, but nothing that I'd think they'd write a song about. Beats me?

[Irishman]

Tha' wasn't a fair trivia question, seein' as how I asked it about about 5 or 6 threads up, lol.

[safarah]

Well wahoo.. I dont think I have the "personality" to be imaginative enough to be comical and keep people interrested in what I had to say on air.....Plus, I get really irritated with "stupid" people really fast, so my people skills are bad.

*stands in shock starring at digger*

#2

#3 Jim Croche (swoons) - Lovers Cross

#4 Badfinger - Baby Blue

#5 - Cliamax blues band - I love you....

[Irishman]

Wow, thar be some very knowledgeable people in this Clan!

[Digger]

In my case, not particularly knowledgeable, just old.

Hey Saf, I wonder if you happen to remember me? I'm PansieMan too. I remember you hanging out at Bloodfin a while ago. Along with Krondore, and Vampiress Queen, and Woo, etc.

Good Job with the songs BTW,

[Torra]

May 12, 2009 5:36:59 GMT -5 Digger said:

Hmm, Torra

Interesting questions


1. What is Jennifer's phone #?
867-5309 by Tommy Tutone. And in the Video, Jenny was hot... WHoo...

2. Who is broke at a train station?
This one, I'm not really sure. My first thought was "One Toke Over The Line" by Brewer and Shipley. But I don't think they're really actually broke, just overly stoked.

Then I thought of "Lodi" by CCR, and that guy is broke, but I don't think he's actually at the train station. I think he's in a bar or someplace thinking about a train.

3. What singer uses a cosmetic's case to keep score?
Pat Benatar, "Hit Me With Your Best Shot"

4. In what U.S. City is day, night?
Don't think I have a clue on this one


And the bonus question:

A man is arrested for asking a little girl a question. What is the question?
I can imagine a few possible questions, but nothing that I'd think they'd write a song about. Beats me?

Yes, Digger, you're right on 1 and 3.

And I'm betting that you know the others as well. Actually, #2 is so freaking famous everybody here knows the words. (Really, you do)

The bonus question...well...it was a hit single...but, maybe you're just too young

[Wahoo]

I wasn't just a rock jock. I worked in quite a few different formats. Each had music I really liked - and some songs that I detested.

You may enjoy some of the songs I grew to hate - sorry if I am ripping on one of your favorites.

First two are country:

Number 1:

I won't make you guess. The artist and title is included deliberately so you can avoid hearing it ever again. Click at your own risk - you cannot un-listen a song. Don't blame me if the refrain gets caught in your head. ;D



Number 2:

Did ya ever wake up in the mornin', nothin' was goin' right
Spent the whole night fussin' and a' fightin' with your wife
Bills out in the mailbox you know that you can't pay
Then you try to leave for work and your car's been towed away.
What you needed was a **** **** **** **** ****....

(all that's missing is the dog running away and it would be perfect).

And, two Adult Contemporary:

This one always seemed to come up in the 2 a.m. clock while working overnights...right when the bars close. Nothing like this happy little gem to cheer up a gloomy drunken listener.

Number 3:

In a little while from now
If I’m not feeling any less sour
I promise myself to treat myself
And visit a nearby tower
And climbing to the top will throw myself off
In an effort to make it clear to who
Ever what it’s like when you’re shattered
Left standing in the lurch at a church
Where people saying: "My God, that’s tough
She's stood him up"
No point in us remaining
We may as well go home
As I did on my own
***** *****, *********.

And, this one. It was a hit at the time, so I had to play it EVERY OTHER HOUR.

Number 4:

Every night in my dreams I see you, I feel you
That is how I know you go on.
Far across the distance and spaces between us
You have come to show you go on.
Near, far, wherever you are
I believe that the ***** **** ** **.

I always used to picture the popular segment from Sesame Street featuring Grover demonstrating the concepts of "Near" and "Far" when I heard this song.

Grover: "OK, now I am near."
<sound of running footsteps, retreating>
<in a distant voice> "NOW I AM FAR!"
<running again>
<panting> "Neeeear!"
<running> "FAAAAAR!"

Then, two of my country faves - always used to turn these up and enjoy:

Number 5:

Lazy yellow moon coming up tonight
Shining through the trees
Crickets are singing
And the lightning bugs are floating on the breeze
Baby get ready

Across the field where the creek turns back
By the old stump road
Im going to take you to a special place
That nobody knows
Baby get ready

Ooo ooo ooo

You and me going ******* ** *** ****
Lying on our backs and counting the stars
Where the cool grass grows

Number 6 (a duet):

Both: We got married in a fever, hotter than a pepper sprout,
We've been talkin' 'bout ******, ever since the fire went out.
Him: I'm goin' to ******, I'm gonna mess around,
Yeah, I'm goin' to ******,
Look out ****** town.

Her: Well, go on down to ******; go ahead and wreck your health.
Go play your hand you big-talkin' man, make a big fool of yourself,
Yeah, go to ******; go comb your hair!
Him: Honey, I'm gonna snowball ******.
Her: See if I care.

ETA: Gotta put these on the list too:

Number 7:

Get a slaw burger, fries and a bottle of Ski,
Bring it on out to my baby and me.

Number 8: (OK, actually classified as folk)

You have no complaint
You are what your are and you ain't what you ain't
So listen up Buster, and listen up good
Stop wishing for bad luck and knocking on wood

[safarah]

# 2 -Mel McDaniel - real good feel good

#3 - Gilbert O sullivan - Alone again

# 4 -The heart will go on... Celine Dion

#5 - Fishin in the dark - Garth Brooks (LOVE HIM)

#6 - Jackson - Johnny Cash (Of course)

#7 Walker - Kentucky headhunters

#8 Dear Abby - John Prine.. ( I had to google that one)

[Wahoo]

All but 5 Saffie, that's Nitty Gritty Dirt Band - good job!