The Weekend Question (TWQ) this week asks about the musical starts to great records:
Can you name at least five (can be as many as you like) songs with instantly recognisable musical introductions before the lyrics even start?
These are my answers:
1: 'A Whiter Shade Of Pale' by Procul Harum
2: 'Whiskey In The Jar' by Thin Lizzy
3: 'Crocodile Rock' by Elton John
4: 'All You Need Is Love' by The Beatles
5: 'Pinball Wizard' by The Who
Now it's over to you...
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Craziequeen has sent this MeMe that could not be repelled, despite my best efforts.
Four jobs you've had in your life:
Actually, they've all been for the same company in variations.
Four movies you'd watch over and over:
The Hours (Great story and Nicole)
The Godfather trilogy (it's an offer I couldn't refuse)
Lord Of The Rings trilogy (brilliant fantasy)
The Others (Nicole again)
Four places I've lived:
Starfleet Academy, the Stargazer, the Enterprise
Four tv shows you love to watch:
Smallville
Lost
Cold Case
CSI:Miami
Four places you've been on vacation:
Riza Prime
Riga IV
Klingon homeworld
Travolta (the disco planet)
Four websites you visit daily (not including my blog)
Mrs Mogul
Professor Xavier's Blog
I visit the others just as much as the ones above, if I can.
Four of your favourite foods: (not replicated)
Lasagna
Bacon and eggs
Cheese on toast
Fried chicken
Four places I would rather be right now.
On holiday with Bev
Is there anywhere else?
Four bloggers you are tagging:
Sorry, CQ, that's one thing I'm NOT doing!
my songs would be:
ReplyDelete1. imagine by john lennon
2. sesame street theme song
3. muppet theme song
4. harry potter soundtrack
5. star wars opening
sorry if most of them are juvenile. am actually pretty darn good at identifying songs within the first few notes but strangely, they all escape me at the moment. :)
Material girl
ReplyDeleteI'll be there for you (Friend's intro)
Almost any Christmas song
R-E-S-P-E-C-T
I know there's more, but that's what I have now
Hi! Michele sent me
Oh, I'm terrible at this.
ReplyDeleteWalk The Line, Johnny Cash
and I'm drawing a blank. Have a great weekend. Michele sent me.
Take On Me by A-Ha
ReplyDeleteEvery Breath You Take by Sting
Jesus Freak by dc Talk
Girls Just Wanna Have Fun by Cyndi Lauper
All I Want by Toad the Wet Sprocket
There are more, but I think I've pretty much dated myself with these...
You've gotten my vote, Captain. Good luck!
ReplyDeleteFathers & Daughter-John Mayer
ReplyDeleteMy Sharona-The Knack
What A Wonderful World-Louis Armstrong
Every Heartbeat-Amy Grant (I don't like her. It just popped into my brain)
Watchtower-Jimmy Hendrix
I've never voted in the Bloggies, but I will for you today. Late Christmas gift and all that...
Voodoo Chile - Jimi Hendrix
ReplyDeleteSeven Nation Army - The White Stripes
Mr Apollo - The Bonzo Dog Doo Dah Band
Revolution - The Beatles
Spirit in the Sky - Norman Greenbaum
and Hiya- Michele sent me today!
rashbre
Stairway to Heaven - Led Zep
ReplyDeleteStrawberry Fields - Beatles
Wild Thing - Troggs
Tiny Dancer - SIR Elton
Beethoven's Fifth - You know!
Happy New Year a little late. Michele sent me. Have a great weekend!
Oh, I am not very good at that. But I can relate to your own list.
ReplyDeleteMaybe I can add
Every breath you take - Police
Holiday- Green Day
Maggie Mae -Rod Stewart
Cocaine - Eric Clapton
Money for nothing - Dire Straits
well, I did come up with some tunes! now I am off to hear some of them!
I have to think about those songs...I know there are probably a lot, but cannot think of a one at this moment!
ReplyDeleteHere from Michele this A.M.
Jen and I were just talking about this last night. I can figure out a song pretty quickly, which is one of the reason's why I was so good at doing the Overhead's at church, becuase if the leader left his song list, I could follow him easier than some of the others. I'm still good in the country genre at naming songs too. A few other favorites as well. Of course, do you think I can come up with any of the titles right now?!
ReplyDeleteI enjoyed the answers on your meme. :)
Don't forget that you lived on that planet and had a family and learned to play the flute, or does it not count if it didn't really happen?
ReplyDeleteOk, I just had to get in on this one! I'm a huge music buff, after all. For fun, I'll do ten songs and I'll limit it to what's in my collection as what I think others will recognize:
ReplyDelete"You Might Think" by The Cars
"One Thing Leads to Another" by The Fixx
"Only Time Will Tell" by Asia
"Cars" by Gary Numan (the Fear Factory version's good, too!)
"Wheel in the Sky" by Journey
"The Look" by Roxette
"I Can't Drive 55" by Sammy Hagar
"Bring me To Life" by Evanescence
"No More Mr. Nice Guy" by Alice Cooper
"Photograph" by Def Leppard
Honorable mention: just about anything from the first two Boston albums.
Gotta love memes. That first one is pretty thought-provoking, though.
ReplyDeleteHi. I'm actually suffering from some kind of stomach flu, so I'm not thinking very well.
ReplyDelete4 jobs I've held:
1. chamber maid
2. foot messenger
3. security dispatcher
4. busser at Godfather's pizza (my first real job at 15)
These were all jobs of my youth. There are more....
I love Smallville Capt! I can't wait till the new episode this Thursday!!!
ReplyDeleteGreat songs so far. I know 'Spirit In The Sky' is one I should have added, as well as 'Strawberry Fields Forever'.
ReplyDeleteBetter Safe, 'The Others' is a great movie that I can always watch. 'The Forgotten' is not unlike it, and I love that, too.
Trin, Smnallville starts it's 5th series on Monday, with Smallville devastated, a mysterious object landing and Clark somewhere else (Krypton?). What an ending! Can't wait for the new series to start!
I'm awful at intro's (and any other part of a song actually). I NEVER get them on "Never Mind the Buzzcocks" & I watch it all the time:-( I guess any inro is very recognisable if you har it often enough:-)
ReplyDeleteHere from Micheles today.
Here are my 5 songs:
ReplyDelete1. YMCA
2. Smoke on the Water
3. Sweet Home Alabama
4. Whiter Shade of Pale
5. Stairway to Heaven
Except for the first one, I'm kind of a rocker gal!
Michele sent me!
My age will show (especially today)
ReplyDelete1. Jailhouse Rock by Elvis
2. In a Godda Davida
3. Give Peace A Chance by Lennon
4. Night and Day
5. Brown Sugar
I'm very good at intros, but very bad at telling you what song they are -- I'll just sing along until you tell me to shut it. :)
ReplyDeleteI did the four questions MeMe, but it had completely different questions on it!
Michele sent me!
Wow. Four songs... this is a good challenge.
ReplyDeleteHow about:
1. Where the Streets Have No Name by U2.
2. New Year's Day by U2.
3. Better Be Home Soon by Crowded House.
4. Who Are You (or whatever it's called) by the Who.
PS> michele sent me
the only one that comes to mind is the Titanic song.
ReplyDeleteHere from Michele's
Instantly recognizable intros... this is of course subjective, depending on the type of music you listen to, but I'll play along.
ReplyDeleteLondon Calling - the Clash
Anarchy in the UK - Sex Pistols
Imagine - John Lennon
Jump Around - House of Pain
Alison - Elvis Costello
I must also add that I did not read any previous comments, so if there are repeats, well, I guess that proves your point, Captain.
Michele sent me.
Good 4-meme answers!
ReplyDeleteIn Your Eyes
Stairway to Heaven
Sweet Child O' Mine
Jaws Theme
Jump
Hell's Bells
ReplyDeleteStairway to Heaven
Theme for Star Trek (TOS)
Aqualung (Jethro Tull)
Money (Pink Floyd)
Smoke on the Water
ReplyDeleteSeparate Ways
(I Can't STOP DOING THIS!)
Oh, nominated you for funniest blog.
Ok, so I'm a little late on this but here are my 5 songs:
ReplyDelete1. Money - Pink Floyd
2. Bridge Over Troubled Water - Simon and Garfunkle
3. Theme from Rocky
4. Under Pressure/Ice, Ice Baby - Queen/Vanilla Ice
5. The Rose - Bette Midler
More great choices!
ReplyDeleteRunning2Ks, thanks for that nomination.
Puremood, I LOVE The Others! It's a great movie!