Sunday Drivelers
OK, now to reveal the answers to my musical drivel quiz. I've listed the first commenter to get each answer correct.
- A-wha a-wha
"Diamonds on the Souls of Her Shoes" by Paul Simon - Ayyyyyy-hey. Oh, yeah, baby
"Signed, Sealed, Delivered, I'm Yours" by Stevie Wonder - Bomp-b-b-bomp
"Blue Moon" by The Marcels
Title: Evo; Artists: VforVirginia - Bang bang shoot ‘em up
"Spaceman" by Harry Nilsson
Title & Artist: VforVirginia - Botch-a-me I’ll botch-a-you
"Botch-a-Me" by Rosemary Clooney - Deh dum ah-tah dum ah-tah dum ah doot-doo
"Why Do Fools Fall in Love" by Frankie Lyman & the Teenagers
Title & Artists: Evo - Dig, man [HINT: spoken, not sung]
"Mack the Knife" by Louis Armstrong - Don don-don don
"Come Go With Me" by the Del Vikings - Doo doo-dee-oot doot doo doo-dee-oot
"Hot Toddy" by Julie London - Ee-ee-ee-yee
"The Lion Sleeps Tonight" by the Tokens - Fee-fee fie-fie fo-fo fum
"Charlie Brown" by the Coasters
Title: Tina; Artists: VforVirginia - Gadji beri bimba clandridi
"I Zimbra" by Talking Heads - Hey-ey-ey hey-ey-ey
"Sisters of Avalon" by Cyndi Lauper - Iko Iko
"Iko Iko" by Dr. John
Title: SI; Artist: bullet - I wonder wonder who who-oo-oo who
"The Book of Love" by the Monotones
Title: Ridger - Ohhh oh-oh oh wha-ah-ah
"Earth Angel" by the Penguins - Oh-oh-oh yes
"The Great Pretender" by the Platters - Ooga chaka ooga ooga
"Hooked on a Feeling" by Jonathan King
Title: Evo - Oo yeah-eh-eh-eh yeah
"Punky Reggae Party" by Bob Marley - Salt peanuts, salt peanuts
"Salt Peanuts" by Dizzy Gillespie
Title & Artist: Chappy - Splish splash
"Splish Splash" by Bobby Darin
Title & Artist: Chappy - Uh-heyyyyyyyyyy do it now
"Play That Funky Music" by Wild Cherry - Uh-weh-ell
"You Might Think" by the Cars - Whoa-oh-oh I
"When I Get Home" by the Beatles
Artist: Evo - Yip-yip yip-yip yip-yip yip-yip
"Get a Job" by the Silhouettes
Title & Artists SI
By the way, the challenge question asked for the phony line, included on the page, that was actually made up of two different real lines. Readers were asked to figure out what those actual lines were, the names of the songs, and the artists. My challenge wasn't phrased as well as it could have been; I should have asked for the phony line that was reminiscent of two different real lines. In any case, no one got it wrong. Kudos.
- Phony Line: A Bop Bop a Loola
- Real Line: Be-bop-a-lula
Song: "Be-Bop-A-Lula"
Artist: This song was recorded by dozens of artist. I can't remember which version I remember remembering, but it's probably either the one by Elvis Presley or the one by Jerry Lee Lewis. I know it wasn't the recording by David Cassidy. - Real Line: A-wop bop a-loo-bop
Song: "Tutti Frutti"
Artist: Little Richard. There are some other versions, too, including the vanilla-est vanilla Pat Boone recording. Of course, if anyone had identified that one, I would have subtracted points.
Hey, Exterminator, I enjoyed reading this.
6 comments:
Shit. Do you know how many times I almost mentioned that you had the title to the post wrong?
I thought you meant in the list.
Be-Bop-A-lula - Gene Vincent. At least that was the original and I have the 45.
SI:
You should have known me well enough to realize from the phraseology -- "Somewhere on this page ..." -- that I was trying to trick you.
Evo:
Yeah, Gene Vincent was the writer, according to Wikipedia. But I'm fairly certain I never heard that version when I was a kid. Anyway, since you were only a toddler in 1956, I'm pretty sure you must have inherited your 45 from an older sib or cousin.
Hey, I actually know some of those :)
Philly:
Hey, I actually know some of those.
Then you might be able to join Evo when he gives us a medley.
I got the Dr John one. Pity that's the only one that wasn't much of a challenge, considering it's the name of the song.
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