Kodachrome - Paul Simon (One of my favorites)

You surely know this one.


Buying bread from a man in Brussels
He was six foot four and full of muscle
I said, "Do you speak-a my language?"
He just smiled and gave me a Vegemite sandwich
And he said:



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"Do you come from the land down under?"
"Down Under" by Men at Work...

Here's a good one...

"Brenda and Eddie were the popular steadies and the king and the queen of the prom. Riding around with the car top down and the radio on. Nobody looked any finer or was more of a hit at the..."

Down Under by Men at Work.

Mark & Lilo,

Both your tunes sound familiar...at least I think. Lilo's especially seems like I should know. Sometimes it'll hit me if I do know it. Anyway, we'll see if someone guesses it and I'm gonna think about it a bit longer. Obviously good choices.

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Sorry I didn't see this before I posted. This is of course "Scenes from an Italian Restaurant" by Billy Joel.

Oh man, and I HAVE that song too. No wonder it sounded kind of familiar.


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You know how some people are about Elvis? Well, that is how I am about Billy Joel. He is my absolute favorite! Nice job, Lilo! Okay, here's one...(BTW - Not a Billy Joel tune!)...

"The screen door slams, Mary's dress waves. Like a vision she dances across the porch as the radio plays. Roy Orbison's singing for the lonely, hey that's me and I want you only..."

Mark, I like Billy Joel's music too.

Anyone know Lilo's?



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"Thunder Road," by Bruce

Q:

Sailin' away on the crest of a wave
It's like magic
Rollin' and ridin' and slippin' & slidin'
It's magic

A: Living Thing by ELO

Q: I understand just a little/No comprende it's a riddle

A: "Mexican Radio" by Wall of Voodoo

Q: "Well, our hearts beat like thunder
I don't know why they don't explode..."

A: John Cougar Mellencamp - Ain't Even Done w/the Night

Q: "I was raised by a toothless bearded hag."

A: Jumping Jack Flash - Rolling Stones

Q: "You scare my girl, you eat my cheese, you even drink my wine.
I try so hard to catch you but you trick me all the time."

Lou Monte - Pepino The Italian Mouse

Never opened myself this way
Life is ours, we live it our way

A: METALLICA "NOTHING ELSE MATTERS"..??

Here's a good one:

Well, it's no big sin to stick your two cents in
If you know when to leave it alone
But you went over the line
You couldn't see it was time to go home
No, no, no, no, no, no



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A: "Big Shot," by Billy Joel

Q: How gentle is the rain. That falls softly on the meadow, Birds high up the trees. Serenade the clouds with their melodies.

(Hint: The title isn't part of the lyrics.)

Lovers Concerto by The Toys

In that same era:

I met him at the candy store
He turned around and smiled at me
You get the picture?

(I can hear the motorcycle revving up.)




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A: "Leader of the Pack," by The Shangri-Las.

Q: I saw her sitting in the rain,
Raindrops falling on her.
She didn't seem to care.
She sat there and smiled at me.
And I knew (I knew, I knew, I knew, I knew) she could make me happy (happy, happy).

The Rain The Park & Other Things by The Cowsills

One from several years later:


I was taken to a place
The hall of the mountain kings
I stood high by the mountain tops
Naked to the world
In front of
Every kind of girl


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Erik Burdon-Spill the Wine

How about this?

Portraits hung in empty halls
Frameless heads on nameless walls
With eyes that watch the world and can't forget
Like the strangers that you've met

Starry, Starry Night Don McClean Good one

One of my favorites:


Same old song, just a drop of water in an endless sea
All we do, crumbles to the ground, though we refuse to see





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Dust In The Wind ~ Kansas

Standing in the aisles
With itchy feet and fading smiles, can you feel me

Hey You - Pink Floyd
love that song!

I have taken my bows and my curtain calls
You brought me fame and fortune and everything that goes with it

We Are The Champions ~ Queen

Forget your lust, for the rich man's gold
All that you need, is in your soul

"Simple Man" - Lynyrd Skynyrd (Good song, Mig!)

"We walked the loneliest mile
We smiled without any style
We kiss altogether wrong
No intention"

Only The Lonely ~ The Motels

She puts on her make up
And brushes her long blonde hair

This is one of my fav songs!!

One of my favs too. "Wonderful Tonight" Eric Clapton

Reaching further back, another of my favs:


There are times when all the world's asleep,
the questions run too deep
for such a simple man.
Won't you please, please tell me what we've learned
I know it sounds absurd


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The Logical Song - Supertramp

Late '70's

If I seem to come on too strong
I hope that you will understand
I say these things 'cause I'd like to know
If you're as lonely as I am