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Julian Lennon? - don't have a clue about any of his music.

Paul G

Good guess on the artist Paul. I can't think of anyone else.

Correct artist Paul. Not many hits to choose from...

I'm out of the reckoning this round - I just Googled the lines - never heard of the track

Paul G

OK - let's kill this one. It was Salt Water by Julian Lennon - I've heard it a bunch of times recently and liked it as much now as I did when it came out. Here's an older one (a decade earlier that charted very well on both sides of the pond and other countries as well. I saw a live/home version done during lockdown and it was very good.
lines 5&6 below are the biggest clue to my mind...

Easy, ready, willing, overtime
Where does it stop
Where do you dare me
To draw the line
You've got the body
Now you want my soul
Don't even think about it
Say no go

Took a while... "I can't go for that" - Hall and Oates?

Spot on Wolfie. If you look up Live from Daryl's House there's some great intimate live gigs

Just listened to Saltwater on YouTube. Surprised I didn't know the song, but I probably know relatively few songs from the 90s.

It shows a level of concern about environmental issues that was ahead of its time.

Good morning.
Next song ... "should be" relatively easy.
"I don't care if Monday's blue"

The Cure..?? Friday I'm in Love?

I know the song (I think) but was never a fan of The Cure so unsure of any of their titles.

Yes siree.. over to you.

That sweet city woman
She moved through the light
Controlling my mind and my soul

First clue - and it's a big one as it's the first 2 lines. Believe me when I say everyone knows this song...

Listen to the ground
There is movement all around

It was dancing around in the back of my brain and I've finally got it - Night Fever by the Bee Gees. But it's the first lines you posted above that struck a chord, not the opening two lines.

I was about to post another clue but it appears you already had the correct answer Paul.

Thanks Plummy.

You trade your passion for glory

Paul Victory wrote: ↑Sun Apr 04, 2021 8:01 am Thanks Plummy.

You trade your passion for glory

Eye of the tiger - Survivor

Paul G

Wow! That was quick Paul! Over to you.

Paul Victory wrote: ↑Sun Apr 04, 2021 5:07 pm Wow! That was quick Paul! Over to you.

Thanks Paul
A UK number now - no idea if it was a hit or not - first line:
“The beast is in the yard”

Paul G

I think you have everyone stumped Paul. Time for a clue or another line, maybe?

Paul Victory wrote: ↑Wed Apr 07, 2021 10:00 pm I think you have everyone stumped Paul. Time for a clue or another line, maybe?

Probably a bit of an obscure choice, so I will post a different one - it was "Dobermann" by Kasabian.

Here goes :

"she walks downtown with a suitcase in her hand"

Paul G

You certainly have a wide ranging musical taste, Paul. I listed to that Kasabian song just now and it’s “interesting”. Not the most clearly enunciated song I’ve ever heard, but I think the opening line is “Silence in the yard”, although I can see why you might have remembered this as “The beast is in the yard”.

As for your latest lyrics, it sounds like a country song, but I’ve no idea what it is.

Paul Victory wrote: ↑Thu Apr 08, 2021 9:56 am You certainly have a wide ranging musical taste, Paul. I listed to that Kasabian song just now and it’s “interesting”. Not the most clearly enunciated song I’ve ever heard, but I think the opening line is “Silence in the yard”, although I can see why you might have remembered this as “The beast is in the yard”.

As for your latest lyrics, it sounds like a country song, but I’ve no idea what it is.

You are right Paul, a very mis-leading error on my part - I do enjoy loads of different types of music, with a particular liking for the sort of post-punk, new wave stuff - Boomtown Rats, Squeeze, the Clash and the like - but cannot stand R&B, Soul, Motown and most of the rubbish bubblegum pop that makes the charts these days.

You are right about it being a country song, but I am going to need a bit more detail than that

Paul G

I went to see the Boomtown Rats at Leopardstown racecourse about 5 years ago. It was a kinda surreal experience, with the band appearing after the racing for the day had finished. Small enough crowd, but a very energetic performance by the band. Geldof had got into trouble a few weeks previously for castigating the crowd for not dressing properly to attend one of his concerts (somewhere in the UK) and he made a similar remark to the crowd at Leopardstown, pointing out that his snakeskin trousers were a proper example of how someone should dress when attending a rock concert.

As for your country song, not a snowball’s chance in hell that I will recognise it.

Paul Victory wrote: ↑Thu Apr 08, 2021 9:13 pm As for your country song, not a snowball’s chance in hell that I will recognise it.

Nowadays on this thread, I am happy if I can identify The Country, let alone the song!