Can You Name That Tune?

[M Swanson]

Can you name the hit record from part of the lyrics? No cheating, now! I didn't do too well myself.


1: "The trainer of insects is crouched on his knees
and frantically looking for runaway fleas”

2: "The postman delivers the final reminders
She sells off her silver and poodles in china."

3: “Singing songs, and drinking wine
While your eyes played games with mine”

4: “Send me a postcard, drop me a line
stating point of view”

5: “At break of day when that man drove away I was waiting
I crossed the street to her house and she opened the door”

6: “Letters I've written,
never meaning to send.”

7: “He kicked like a mule and he bit like a crocodile.”

8: “What will your daddy do when he sees Your mama kissin' Santa Claus, Ah ah”

9: “He's got a fur lined sheepskin jacket
My ma said they cost a packet”

10: “Father wears his Sunday best
Mother's tired she needs a rest”

[Ballymore]

1. Kinks - Death of a Clown
2. Squeeze - Labelled with Love
3. Matt Munro - On Days Like These
4. The Beatles - When I'm 64
5. Tom Jones - Delilah
6. The Moody Blues - Nights in White Satin
7. johnny Cash - A Boy Named Sue
8. Slade - Merry Christmas Everbody
9. The Undertones - My Perfect Cousin
10. Madness - Our House

[joxville]

I got 3, 6,7,8 and 10.

[M Swanson]

Well done Ballymore. We have a winner!

We tied Joxville. I got 4, 5, 6, 7 & 8. Can't believe I didn't get the Matt Monro one .... I really liked his singing and still do! Am I sad?

Would anyone like another starter for 10?

[M Swanson]

Decided to give you another lot anyway. Hope you enjoy them.

11: “Won't you sign up your name? We'd like to feel you're
acceptable, respectable, presentable, a vegetable”

12: “All I needed was the love you gave
All I needed for another day”

13: “Golden words he will pour in your ear
but his lies can't disguise what you fear”

14: “Gor blimey hello Mrs. Jones
How's old Bert's lumbago?”

15: “Take a look at the lawman
beating up the wrong guy
Oh, man
Wonder if he'll ever know”

16: “In my mind and in my car,
we can't rewind we've gone to far.”

17: “You were working as a waitress in a cocktail bar
when I met you”

18: “These streets will make you feel brand new
Big lights will inspire you”

19: “So I lay upon my side
with all the windows open wide
Couldn't pressurize my head from speaking"

20: “And somebody grabbed me
threw me out of my chair
Said ‘before you can eat
You gotta dance like fred Astaire’ “

[joxville]

Not any better, I got 12, 14, 16, 17 and 18.

[M Swanson]

You're ahead of me Jox, but I'm working on it. I'm one of those irritating people who never sing the right words! "2, 5, 9 the duck drank wine, the monkey chewed tobacco on the tramcar lines." I may be back later!

[Ballymore]

[QUOTE=M Swanson;993258]Well done Ballymore. We have a winner!


It's amazing what you can google with copy and paste - I must confess I cheated (though I did get 4,5,7 &10 before googling!)

[M Swanson]

No matter Bally. You had the decency to own up and not do the same second time round, so I'll give you an extra bonus point. Good for you. x

You too are one ahead of me, but I'll plod on.

[Lorne]

12 Only You... Yazoo?
14 Small Faces.. Lazy Sunday Afternoon?
17 Dont You Want me Baby.. Human League

[linnie612]

16 Video killed the radio star by The Buggles.

[M Swanson]

The only one that jumped out at me was No. 12, Lorne, because I thought the leader singer, Brian somebody, of the Flying Pickets, was very attractive! I really did. I also loved the song.

[Lorne]

The only one that jumped out at me was No. 12, Lorne, because I thought the leader singer, Brian somebody, of the Flying Pickets, was very attractive! I really did. I also loved the song.

Must admit I preferred the Yazoo version, there was only a year or so between the 2 versions.

[M Swanson]

Thanks Lorne. I'd forgotten Yazoo also covered 'Only You.' It was another good version, but Alison Moyet wasn't as dark and menacing-looking as Brian!