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1. This song by Suzie Quatro of Smokie fame COULD have had the following lyrics, but I'm not so sure that it would have actually sold any copies. Let's see if you can decipher this one:
"The amorous feeling that belongs to us has breath of its own and therefore we commence; Inanely placing our blood-pumping organs on the article of furniture with legs and a flat surface; catching our feet against an object and tripping within the interior.
Our feeling of affection is a hot, glowing mass of gaseous vapors blazing within our depths.
On occasion, the glow of a burning log will capture us; catching our feet against an object and tripping within the interior."
2. This question will include two verses but NOT the chorus of the song. As you may have surmised, the actual name of the song is in the chorus. Can you identify this little ditty by Tony Orlando and Dawn?
"The distant, blazing suns up in the sky simply refuse to make an appearance if they even think that you are present; because they believe that they would be unable to equal the fiery embers of your orbital orifices.
And, oh, what entity am I? Merely a common man, attempting diligently to win a blue ribbon for myself.
(Chorus)
The time in the distance ahead appears to be shiny; the carnival lady with the crystal ball informed me of that fact yesterday evening.
She stated that she noticed our offspring cavorting in the bright daylight hours.
And there we were, the two of us, in a place of residence, little person, I'm not inventing a fable; and all these items belonged to you as well as to me."
(Chorus)
3. Now you're getting into the swing of things. So, time for a change-up.
How wrong of me for that!
This next hit from 1974, was written by Burton Cummings and it might be too easy; so, how about we focus on the LAST verse of the song? It ends the same way as the first two verses, so it shouldn't be too hard... Should it?
Let's give it a try.
"Well I noticed you in the dark, yesterday, when you appeared in a revue from Tinseltown;
And now I find it effortless for me to mention
That I'm pate above the back of my soles rattled about the manner in which you performed harmonic noises on my behalf.
And if it makes you, as a member of the Royal Family contented,
On a day during which no rain falls, on some occasion,
Would it be possible for you to take me out for a spin, very young child, exchanging oral bodily fluids, while we are in your rather large, expensive automobile?"
4. Next we have a song by a former member of the bands, The Rumours and The Sugar Beats; Roland Kent LaVoie. He was a native Floridian, and was perhaps better known at the time as Lobo. From the choices of the Lobo songs listed, can you decipher which 1972 hit tune this was, based on the following convoluted lyrics?
"At the time that I noticed you loitering in that place
I nearly tumbled from the seat upon which I was perched
And at the time that you parted your lips in order to utter sounds
I was aware of a sensation of plasma and water rushing to the appendages that I use to stand up.
At present it required an allottment of minutes or hours, perhaps even days, for me to fully comprehend the thing that you attempted to leave undiscovered
An unknown entity in my interior being merely wept
I notice the desire in orbs that are the color of the daytime sky that belong to you.
Little person; it is my strongest desire to have you wishing for the person whom I refer to as "I".
In much the same way that I wish to have the person whom you refer to as "I".
In the manner that is appropriate.
Little person, you would adore for me to desire you
In the manner that I prefer to
That is, contigent upon your willingness to allow that to happen."
5. She sells sea shells down by the seashore... No, wait, that's not quite right. What is this song, that was so popular in 1972, that speaks of many unrequited loves?
"There exists a point of embarkation which is located on a haven somewhere in the west;
And it provides shelter and places of repair for ocean-going vessels along with places of relaxation for the crews of a great number of those vessels each 24-hour period.
Forlorn seamen cool their jets and wait
And discuss memories of the places from which they hail.
Also, there exists a female in this small city that is supported by the shipping industry;
And she labours, setting forth alcoholic beverages for consumption
The men of the sea call her by name and command her to bring them more booze.
They also call her by name in order to tell her...
'You are an excellent young woman; you are an excellent young woman.
How much of an incredibly wonderful married companion you would make.
Indeed, whether you choose to believe it or not, you have visual sensation receptors with the ability to purloin a seaman from the ocean itself."
6. What about this song by Andrew Gold, that peaked as a hit single in the U.S. at number seven and made it to number eleven on the U.K. charts in 1977, although the song had originally been released in 1976 on an album entitled, "What's Wrong With This Picture?"
"The guy came into this world on a warm day, in the early 1950s
And with a swat of an appendage that had fingers attached to it, he had touched down as a child with no older brothers.
The parents were quoted as saying, 'Isn't that a beautiful little male person?
We must instruct him in the things that we have learned;
We must ensure that he wears a coat, gloves and a muffler,
And we will be responsible for procuring an education for him.
This action will enable him to learn how to handle himself aggressively; so that no one will consider him to be a "fall-guy."
7. I'll bet that you were unaware that Shakespeare wrote a song that was popular during the 1970s. I was as surprised as you are; believe me!
Oh... it's not THAT Shakespeare.
I'm talking about Jill, (Gillian) Shakespeare.
She and her husband, John Carter, wrote this one together. (And, no, I cannot explain the different surnames; let's stay focused, okay?) Anyway, they wrote this one-hit wonder for the group, The First Class, in 1974. Can you remember it from the "lyrics" given?
"Ahhh Ahhh Ahhh Ahhh Ahhh Ahhh Ahhh"
Repeat... Ahhh Ahhh... (enough already!)
"Do you recall things back in old Los Angeles (Oh oh oh)
At a time when all folks were traveling around in a car that was manufactured by the company that made the Impala? (Oh oh oh)
What became of the young lad who lived in the house next to ours?
The bronze-skinned, extremely short-haired, entirely U.S. young man.
Do you recall us dancing at the 1950s style dance at the school we attended? (Oh oh oh)
The garment that I had a disaster in with the soft drink?
I failed to make a visual/mental connection with the young lady who lived in the house adjacent to ours;
The old, worn and scuffed athletic shoes and the long strands of hair that were gathered together behind her head and tied up with a rubber band."
8. A real-life event prompted the lyrics to this song that was released in 1973.
While traveling on the road between gigs in the mid-western U.S., this artist and his band encountered some negative stereotyping. From the following lyrics, can you recall the name of this hit that features a mellotron and a mournful saxophone that provide the lead-in to this song that was written while they were touring in 1972?
"Traveling along an interminable and forsaken roadway east of the largest city in Nebraska;
A person may hear the motor of a vehicle making a low, plaintive and mournful sound as it seems to play an oddly singular tune.
One may consider the older female or perhaps the younger one that one remembers from the previous evening,
However, one's mind is bound to begin to drift away in the usual predictable way that happens
Whenever one is travelling for well over half a day,
And there is so little entertainment to occupy one's time with,
And one doesn't really care for the road trip; one merely prays for it to be over and done with."
9. See if you can figure out this R&B hit from 1976.
The singer was a lady named Dorothy Moore. The song was originally released as a country tune, and had been written in 1966, but she recorded her R&B version in 1972.
"Oh, it has been what seems like an eternity; it seems as though I would be able to forget about you. Oh, but that is impossible. The mere idea of your existence (the mere idea of your existence) causes my entire globe to become filled with a foggy, light rain with a bluish tint.
Oh, sticky syrupy goo, at only the tiniest hint of the self-identifier associated with you, causes the sputtering candlewick to become a brightly burning torch.
Hear me really well, infant. I ponder over the things that we used to engage ourselves in, then my entire globe becomes filled with a foggy, light rain with a bluish tint."
10. I just hope that you will appreciate all the time and trouble that I've gone to, trying to make this question the easiest of all! I had to manually type all of this in its entirety. True story!
(If you're like me, you may have never even KNOWN all the words to this one; maybe you don't even want to now, but here they are, anyway.)
I will give you the ACTUAL lyrics, at least the first portion. All that you have to do is to identify the song. Later, I will provide ALL of the lyrics in the Interesting Information section, minus the very last few unintelligible lines.
Are you ready? Take a D-E-E-P breath - and here goes...
"B.Bumble and the Stingers, Mott the Hoople, Ray Charles Singers
Lonnie Mack and Twangin' Eddie; here's my ring, we're goin' steady
Take it easy; take me higher, liar, liar, house on fire
Locomotion, Poco, Passion, Deeper Purple, Satisfaction
Baby, baby, gotta gotta, gimme gimme, gettin' hotter
Sammy's cookin', Leslie Gore and Richie Valens, end of story
Mahavishnu, Fujiyama, Kama Sutra, Rama Lama
Richard Perry, Spector, Barry, Archies, Righteous, Nilsson, Harry
Shimmy shimmy, ko-ko bop, and Fats is back, and finger poppin'...
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