Yay, Saulaac - three in a row! :beer:Van Halen - "Jump"

"I get up and nothin' gets me down..."

That one Jumped right out at me.

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If you can get one more, ribbons, that will be a full house, or should I say a complete residence :soccer: :soccer: :soccer: :basketbal :basketbal

What about song 5? I recognize the start of the first line "A gentleman proceeds down the avenue asking the question “why is it that I am not as hard in my centre, why is it I am not as hard in my center as my existence certainly is?""

I just can't place the singer or the rest of the song. I think the first words were as follows, almost talk singing (with the notes underneath):
"A man walks down the street...da da da da da da da"
C..G.....E.......E.......D...C.........F...F...F.. .E..E...D..C

Sorry for the crazy explanation :crazy: but see if you or anyone recognizes that. I don't think TH will mind us "conferring". Just like in a good 'ol pub quiz :beer:

Hi Saulaac - I have 15 mins left of lunch time here, so let us *confer*! Oh, the pressure.....:confused:


That first line seems familiar to me as well - why am I thinking Talking Heads, maybe? But I'm not confident about that. Let me put my thinking cap on....

Wait!! :tramp:

"A man walks down the street and says / Why am I soft in the middle? / Why am I soft in the middle? / When the rest of my life is so hard?"

Paul Simon - "You Can Call Me Al"

See what we can achieve when we put our minds together? :wave:

Yes that's it! Well found :beer:

One more to go. So far, absolutely no eye deer :confused:

Bolded = "reminds me of childhood memories / where everything was as fresh as the clear blue sky" and "if i look too long, I'd probably break down and cry."

Oh oh oh oh "Sweet Child O'Mine" - Guns & Roses

And with that I think we may have cleared the table, Saulaac.

TH did a great job on the lyrics in this round - much more challenging this time. :clap:

Wow! You guys are really becoming quite the little dynamic duo aren't ya?

Sorry for the long delay; been offline since Thursday as my router finally decided to end it all, and I've had to have a new one installed. Just got that this morning so now
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Whew. Glad to see you back, Trolls. I was getting worried about you.

Zoidberg away!

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Round 10

Song 1

During the early sixties your voice came to my ears via the radio
As I failed to sleep and moved the dial to the station from which you were being broadcast
If my tender age did not prevent you.
You did not receive due renown for your sophomore composition
Edited and amended with the latest state-of-the-art machinery
And at this point, the issue becomes clear to me, as you note
I encountered your offspring though I have no idea what the gist of your conversation with them was.

Answer: "Video Killed the Radio Star" by The Buggles

Song 2

Claim I am a stranger to you, that my face is unknown to you
Advise me that it is a matter of pure indifference to you who attends such an establishment
Almost waist-deep in the unnecessary fuss and kerfuffle,
Floundering in the combat in which you are engaged
More children leaving home than you can count consuming the darkest hours.
Inventor of the telegraph broadcasts dance music, give your ear to the wireless, do you not recall?

Answer: "We Built This City" by Starship

Song 3

It is indeed good luck that you possess a person who is dependent upon you
You and I began as companions but thinking about you creates a landslide in my mind
The disease has progressed too far and the time to ignore it has now passed
You and I began as companions.

Answer: "Sign Your Name" by Terence Trent D'Arby

Song 4

We do not depart separately yet even so this is goodbye
Perhaps we shall return one day to our home planet, who knows what may happen?
It must be supposed that nobody is culpable
We ascend into the sky
Is it possible, at some point, that our situation will once again be as it is now?

Answer: "The Final Countdown" by Europe

Song 5

I must set aside some of my day in order to cogitate upon this situation
And become adept at diving the true meaning, should this be a requirement as I age
This high peak I have to ascend takes on the aspect of the planet upon my back
Beyond the thunderheads I observe our star giving its light
Helps me to retain warmth as existence chills.

I have experienced bad things as I grow to maturity
Unsure if it is possible for me to relive them
Nevertheless, I am unable to arrest my progress having journeyed such a distance
And alter my existence, in which I have no company at present.

Answer: "I Want to Know What Love is" by Foreigner

Song 6

I have laboured so much, clocking in, a full working day, and to what end?
Please relate to me what it is I possess.
I have a notion that hours, minutes and seconds are creating a physical drag upon me
I fear I shall impact the roof or, alternatively, wreak havoc and destruction upon my home city.

Answer: "Footloose" by Kenny Loggins

So glad you're back - I've been worried but didn't want to be nosy! :beer:

Glad it was nothing serious with you and Karen - and only a router problem (as annoying as that is).

Missed you!

Ah, jolly good to see you back, TH. The break gave me the chance to finish reading my thesaurus (or is it thesaurus)..

There's no way I would ever consider you nosy, honey, and any email or PM from you will always be very welcome. Thanks for thinking of me.
Thanks. It's good to be back.

Looks like the two of you are the only ones playing this, so thanks for that.

Now that you've encouraged me, I'll bombard your inbox and demand to know your whereabouts at all times. Watch out for this rolling pin! ;)

This thread is so much fun and a challenge, and no doubt our friend theSaulaac agrees. (ugh! that was a corny one wasn't it?)

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My inbox awaits your input oooer. ;)

Always wondered how a dinosaur managed to write a grammar book, but I guess that's why they went extinct: too much of the old nose (beak? Snout?) in books so they didn't see the asteroid coming.

I can just see it now:

"There's a huge fiery rock coming towards us!"

"Well now: you could have said, a stone on fire, a burning chunk of earth, an... asteroid? Yes, an aster- oh dear! No volume 2 then!"

:laughing: !

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Now you're speaking my language!

That's a good spot, ribbons, keep 'em coming! :)

Round 10 ain't easy. You're saving the really tough ones for the last rounds aren't you, TH. We must be getting close to the final boss level :ar_15s:

Hmm. Got another ten prepared....
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Thanks, Saulaac! :) And you said it: Round 10 is driving me bonkers. :usehead:

But I just had a eureka moment on Song 5 - see bolded:

"This mountain I must climb / Feels like the world upon my shoulders / Beyond the clouds I see it [our star?] shine / It keeps me warm as life grows colder..."

Foreigner - "I Want To Know What Love Is"

Another ten songs or another ten Rounds? :eek:

Yes! The girl does it again! :tramp:
oh, rounds, of course. Have up to round 20 now.

20 rounds?!

'Tis a fine Irish fighter y'are, McTrollheart. :beer:

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Well, as long as ye keep playin' em I'll keep writin' 'em, can't say fairer than that now can I?

Are we playing by Queensberry rules? Cos the only way I'll get any of these is by sneaking in a low shot i.e. google :nono::)

"We Built This City" – Starship

“Inventor of the telegraph broadcasts dance music”, haha good one. And there was I scrambling around for “Morse is playing disco”, when in fact it is “Marconi plays the mamba”.

I'd prefer Google to keep its big interfering know-it-all nose out, but sure, if you have to use it you don't have to tell me. :pssst:
Well done! Hah you would not believe how hard it was to find an alternate way to say "hoopla". Didn't even know what it was!

Well done Saulaac :clap:! (I was thinking "Morse" on that one too.)

I just googled Queensberry Rules, because I hadn't the foggiest. *affects British marchioness accent*

My favorite is:

:tramp:

There's too much kerfuffle in this thread. *marchioness stomps off*

It's "The Final Countdown" by Europe.

Bolded lines I interpreted as, "We're leaving together but it's still farewell / Maybe we'll return to earth, who knows what may happen? / I guess no one's to blame"

Then I got stuck and googled! :o:
Never would have guessed the song were it not for googlin'.

She's on a roll again!

Yeah, see sometimes the verses aren't as well known as the chorus, but to re-interpret the chorus would usually give it away, so I stay away from choruses. Especially unceasing ones. And ones that raise. Unceasingly.
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"It is indeed good luck that you possess a person who is dependent upon you" / "Fortunately you have got, someone who relies on you"

“Sign Your Name” - Terence Trent D'Arby

Needed some AI help there, so I guess that's what you'd call getting one in the 'googlies' :eek:

Hey, you guys are getting there! :clap:

See bolded.

"sophomore composition" = "second symphony"
"I encountered your offspring" = "I met your children"

^ Not enough for an educated guess, but enough for me to google! ;)

The Buggles - "Video Killed The Radio Star"

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Bolded line = "I've been working so hard, [punching?] in, eight hours, for what? Please tell me what I've got."

Last line jogged my memory for sure. Look Ma, no googlin'.

Kenny Loggins - "Footloose"

Hey! Ya did it! You go, girl! I think that's the whole round done.

Enough of the easy ones, yes...?

;) MWA-HA-HA-HA-HAAAHH!

Those rounds were easy peasy :shycouch:

Whadda we want? Harder cryptic song lyrics!
Whenna we want 'em? At your earliest convenience! :soapbox:

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Round 11

Song 1

As the sun rises, soft-voiced words pertaining to those in amorous attraction asleep
Proceed past me like elements of a storm as I behold your face
I retain a grip upon the entirety of your physical form
And perceive each motion created by you
When you speak the words are soft and soothing
Affection which it would be hard for me to abandon.

For my role is to be the girl you possess
And yours is to be the male portion of that couple
Any time you stretch out your hand to me I will endeavour as hard as I am able to produce my best effect.

Answer: "The Power of Love" by Jennifer Rush

Song 2

It was previously my belief that you had affection for me, but that belief has now been confirmed
And I find it difficult to be patient, awaiting all the time a rap upon the portal of my home
Whenever the post arrives I must restrain myself
As I am anticipating with great excitement that day when you appear at my door.

Answer: "Walking on Sunshine" by Katrina and the Waves

Song 3

On this night things are extremely well defined as we repose together in this place
I would like to have a long conversation with you.
I have no wish to depart from you, it would not be my intention you should be deprived of my company.
There are occasions when my memory fails me and I utter words which later I might wish I had not
It gives me pain inside to observe tears in your eyes
I have no wish to depart from you, I feel I would be helpless solo in the world.

Answer: "Glory of Love" by Peter Cetera

Song 4

My darling, I find it hard to comprehend how it is we are unable to remain joined
And this occasion may, I fear, be the final one, if I do not clarify how much I require your company.

ANSWER: "Broken Wings" by Mr. Mister

Song 5

Is there, after all, anyone who has knowledge of the future
In this world with a low survival rating for certain internal organs?
The sum of my knowledge is my own emotions which are genuine and which I do not allow to die.
It's quite a distance to go and there are high and tall obstacles in our way
Yet each twenty-four hours we ascend another stair.

Answer: "Up Where We Belong" by Joe Cocker and Jennifer Warnes

Song 6

On occasion I'm inclined to believe it's necessary for me to depart in haste
Necessary to depart in haste to avoid the stress you put on my heart.
The affection between the two of appears directionless
And having sacrificed my existence I find it hard to attain rest, moving this way and that in my bed.
Previously, I hastened towards you, now I hasten away from you
Affection you offer such as this, impure and damaged
I arranged to convey in your direction all that a young man could make yours
Deprive me of my sadness and which is more, much more than that...

Answer: "Tainted Love" by Soft Cell

Celine Dion (yikes) - "Power of Love"

Bolded = "'Cause I am your lady / And you are my man / Whenever you reach for me / I'll do all that I can"

And yikes again, Celine. :rolleyes:

Ooh ooh! bolded = "In a world where few hearts survive"

"Up Where We Belong" by Jennifer Warnes and Joe Cockere

Bolded = "Once, I ran to you, now I run from you / This tainted love you're givin'.."

Soft Cell - "Tainted Love"

Goddamn it woman! Stop! You think I'm made of rounds?? :yikes:

Actually "The Power of Love" is a Jennifer Rush song, she was the one who had the number one with it. Celine can bite me. But well done; three in a row. Mutter mutter grumble...

Yes I do. 19 rounds to go. https://forums.stevehoffman.tv/image...es/waiting.gif

Who's Jennifer Rush? *Googles*

Oh. https://forums.stevehoffman.tv/images/smilies/hide.gif

That's a lovely piece of play there by ribbons to get the treble top :). (bit of darts commentary)

Coming up the right flank with Song 2.
"It was previously my belief that you had affection for me" / "I used to think maybe you loved me"

Katrina and the Waves - "Walking on Sunshine" woah oh