Name that tune
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Re: Name that tune
Total guess from left field here - "You're in the Army now" - Boland?
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Re: Name that tune
Afraid not. I think I'll give the next line.
Hand out the arms and ammo
We're going to blast our way through here
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I though this one would go rather quickly. Some additional lines.
Hand out the arms and ammo
We're going to blast our way through here
We've got to get together sooner or later
Because the revolution's here
Hand out the arms and ammo
We're going to blast our way through here
We've got to get together sooner or later
Because the revolution's here
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Re: Name that tune
Paul, just to let you know now, I just googled the lyrics and can say I never heard of the song or the band.
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Re: Name that tune
Paul, after much head scratching, the last two lines of the verse finally rang some bells - is it Something In The Air by Thunderclap Newman?Paul Victory wrote: ↑Sun Feb 07, 2021 12:14 am Hand out the arms and ammo
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Well done Jill! Over to you.
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Well, I did say it was a one hit wonder. Number 1 hit in the UK, but only reached number 37 in the Billboard top 100. Featured in some movies and TV shows.
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Re: Name that tune
I got it from the last two lines, so well known over here (ish).
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Thank you Paul.
Well then what can a poor boy do except to sing for a rock and roll band
Well then what can a poor boy do except to sing for a rock and roll band
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More clues - this is all of the first verse except that I haven't included the last three words.
Well now what can a poor boy do
Except to sing for a rock n' roll band
' Cause in a sleepy London town
There's just no place for a ...
Well now what can a poor boy do
Except to sing for a rock n' roll band
' Cause in a sleepy London town
There's just no place for a ...
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It rings a bell, but I can’t quite place it. 1960s Rolling Stones?
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Re: Name that tune
Paul, I thought "Rolling Stones" on Tuesday, haven't gotten any further since then.
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Paul and Peter, you are correct about The Rolling Stones - not sure if the song was covered by others.
I do not think that providing anymore lyrics will be of any use but perhaps these two clues will help instead ...
What could someone be if they were a guerrilla?
In normal times, there would be plenty of these in Doncaster town centre on a Friday/Saturday night ( or any night come to that ) after the pubs had closed.
I do not think that providing anymore lyrics will be of any use but perhaps these two clues will help instead ...
What could someone be if they were a guerrilla?
In normal times, there would be plenty of these in Doncaster town centre on a Friday/Saturday night ( or any night come to that ) after the pubs had closed.
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It’s funny. I can hear the first two lines of those lyrics running through my head, but I can’t remember the name of the song.
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Paul, I think we had better call it a day on this one - it's Street Fighting Man.Paul Victory wrote: ↑Sat Feb 13, 2021 9:29 am It’s funny. I can hear the first two lines of those lyrics running through my head, but I can’t remember the name of the song.
As you were first to suggest the Rolling Stones, I'll leave it up to you to come up with the next brain teaser.
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Thanks Jill. This song has connections to two of my favourite singer-songwriters.
I love you even more than I did before but darling what can I do
I love you even more than I did before but darling what can I do
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OK. Time for a clue.
The song was co-written by an American singer-songwriter who had a hit with it in the early 1960s. It was then recorded by another American singer-songwriter in the early 1980s and was a number 1 hit in the UK.
The song was co-written by an American singer-songwriter who had a hit with it in the early 1960s. It was then recorded by another American singer-songwriter in the early 1980s and was a number 1 hit in the UK.
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I'm sure I know this and the last 6 words I'm sure I can sing (in my head) - but I can't get any more. I was thinking Roy Orbison last night...
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Not Lionel Ritchie or Dionne Warwick. Roy Orbison, on the other hand ...
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Epiphany maybe - I drove all night by Cyndi Lauper?
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Good guess, but not that one, unfortunately.
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A bit more background. The artist who had a hit with the cover version in the early 1980s had his greatest period of success in the early 1970s. And even though it was a long, long time ago, I can still remember the opening lines of his most famous song.
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Not Tom Jones by any remote chance??
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Re: Name that tune
Paul, not sure why no one else wants to pursue that, but I just played Crying by Roy Orbison.Paul Victory wrote: ↑Thu Feb 18, 2021 11:28 pm Not Lionel Ritchie or Dionne Warwick. Roy Orbison, on the other hand ...
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Wait a minute, that was just a little while ago, we we were married!Paul Victory wrote: ↑Fri Feb 19, 2021 10:58 am ... in the early 1970s. And even though it was a long, long time ago, ...