"Hooked on a Feeling." I remember it first being sung by B.J. Thomas. Some other group did it later and added this silly "...ooga chucka ooga-ooga" thing to it.
It's an old blues song but a rather obscure "British Invasion" group got a hit with it in the early 60's. I can almost guarantee you guys are familiar with it.
Paul Simon is one of my favorite lyracists. This song contains one of my favorite lyrics of any song, and that is:
"In the clearing stands a boxer and a fighter by his trade and he carries the reminders
Of every glove that laid him down or cut him 'till he cried out
In his anger and his shame, 'I am leaving! I am leaving!'
But the fighter still remains."
One of the great tragedies of TWI IMO is that they did not want to recognize the realities of human suffering. To recognize it would contradict their doctrine that said to "just believe God and everything will be wonderful from the womb to the tomb." Some of the best art is born from human pain and suffering. Like it or not, disappointment, grief, failed expectations, sickness etc. are all part of life that we all experience. Paul Simon rarely offered any answers, he just described what is.
Oh yeah, you're correct on your answer...your turn.
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Yes WordWolf, One of my very favorite songs. Hopes the memories are good ones. Your answer, of course, is spot on. Your go!
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"At the Commodore Hotel"?
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ok then I meant thatas the next line. is it Dixie chicken then by Little feat?
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GeorgeStGeorge
"Four Dead in Ohio"?
The creepiest part of that song is Neil Young's voice. I usually try to drown it out by scraping my fingers over a blackboard! :lol:
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Having grown up not far from Kent State, it has a slightly different effect on me.
Your turn
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I can't stop this feeling, deep inside of me...
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"Hooked on a Feeling." I remember it first being sung by B.J. Thomas. Some other group did it later and added this silly "...ooga chucka ooga-ooga" thing to it.
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GeorgeStGeorge
Correct. (Blue Swede had the ooga-chucka version.)
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Okay...here's my "fastball"
"I was born
In a dump
My momma died
My daddy got drunk."
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"I was born
In a dump.
My momma died
My daddy got drunk."
"He Left me here
To die or grow
In the middle of..."
It's an old blues song but a rather obscure "British Invasion" group got a hit with it in the early 60's. I can almost guarantee you guys are familiar with it.
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The name of the song is "Tobacco Road" by the Nashville Teens.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6Hz2PEny-0M&feature=related
Lou Rawls did a nice job with it too back in '63.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dz1ldFFRvzw&feature=related
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Let's do this:
"I am just a poor boy thought my story's seldom told."
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The Boxer---Simon and "the guy with the curly hair"
Here's a really nice cover version:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v4Lwx9F81Zs
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Very nice rendition Waysider, thank you.
Paul Simon is one of my favorite lyracists. This song contains one of my favorite lyrics of any song, and that is:
"In the clearing stands a boxer and a fighter by his trade and he carries the reminders
Of every glove that laid him down or cut him 'till he cried out
In his anger and his shame, 'I am leaving! I am leaving!'
But the fighter still remains."
One of the great tragedies of TWI IMO is that they did not want to recognize the realities of human suffering. To recognize it would contradict their doctrine that said to "just believe God and everything will be wonderful from the womb to the tomb." Some of the best art is born from human pain and suffering. Like it or not, disappointment, grief, failed expectations, sickness etc. are all part of life that we all experience. Paul Simon rarely offered any answers, he just described what is.
Oh yeah, you're correct on your answer...your turn.
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If you want something to play with
Go and find yourself a toy
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Well, good gravy! I've gone and done it again. I picked one that was, apparently, NOT instantly recognizable.
I guess that means I relinquish my turn.
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I'm embarrassed to admit that I knew that one, but couldn't think of the title. Duh!!!
How about:
Want some whiskey in your water?
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Sugar in your tea?
"Momma Told Me not to Come" by Three Dog Night. (Didn't we just do this one, or was that in the Name That Tune thread? Anyway...)
Every day when the work is behind you...
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Downtown------Petula Clark
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GeorgeStGeorge
Actually, no. Right artist, wrong song!
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Oops!
Is it "I Know a Place"?
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GeorgeStGeorge
Yes. :)
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Dashing through the snow in a one-horse open sleigh
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"Jingle Bells" of course!
Here we come, walking down the street...
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"Hey, Hey, we're the Monkees!"
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GeorgeStGeorge
Yeah. You know... I get the funniest looks from everyone I meet! :P
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"Should old acquaintance be forgot"
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