Lyrics game

[Dinos Sfyris]

Oy you knobber! I got that one first. Will let your puzzle stay though as I don't have one in mind right now.

[Bob De Caux]

"If Joan of Arc had a heart, Would she give it as a gift"

One of my fave groups: OMD - Maid of Orleans
The other sounds familiar but can't quite place it

[Andy Wilson]

Aside: Just remembered this show. Apparantly it's still running, which i didn't know, but just wondering if you guys in the UK were ever subjected to this kind of punishment? I can't find any videos of it's Aonghus McAnally hosted hey day, but those of you who like eurovision may recognise current host Linda Martin from when she won (with a song written by twice winner Johnny Logan if i'm correct).

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=29ykaKPjpAs

If we were let loose in the countdown studio with a load of instruments we could have a savage game of this. There's already a board and everything like! We could call it Boogiedown!

[Marc Meakin]

'Don't forget the lyrics' is pretty bad aswell.

[Ian Volante]

Oy you knobber! I got that one first. Will let your puzzle stay though as I don't have one in mind right now.

Ah, but I got it right...

[Lesley Hines]

Right, then the connection must be maid, cos the other one's Livin' Lovin' Maid (Led Zep).

Ok: what's the connection between these?
"Tank fly boss walk jam nitty gritty
You're listening to the boy from the big bad city"

"I think I might be happy if I wasn't out with them
And they're happy it's a lovely place to be"

"I have to celebrate you baby"

[Ian Volante]

Right, then the connection must be maid, cos the other one's Livin' Lovin' Maid (Led Zep).

Ok: what's the connection between these?
"Tank fly boss walk jam nitty gritty
You're listening to the boy from the big bad city"

"I think I might be happy if I wasn't out with them
And they're happy it's a lovely place to be"

"I have to celebrate you baby"

Correct with my link!

And these are too easy - all lyrics from Norman Cook projects!

[Andy Wilson]

another one so...

[Ryan Taylor]

Q. What is the connection between these songs?

"If I lay here, if I just lay here, would you lie with me, and just forget the world?" (2006)

"You treat me just like another stranger, well it's nice to meet you sir, I guess I'll go, I best be on my way out." (2009)

"It's hard to say that I'd rather stay awake when I'm asleep, 'cos everything is never as it seems." (2010)

[Jon O'Neill]

Q. What is the connection between these songs?

"If I lay here, if I just lay here, would you lie with me, and just forget the world?" (2006)

"You treat me just like another stranger, well it's nice to meet you sir, I guess I'll go, I best be on my way out." (2009)

"It's hard to say that I'd rather stay awake when I'm asleep, 'cos everything is never as it seems." (2010)

They're all shit?

[Ryan Taylor]

Q. What is the connection between these songs?

"If I lay here, if I just lay here, would you lie with me, and just forget the world?" (2006)

"You treat me just like another stranger, well it's nice to meet you sir, I guess I'll go, I best be on my way out." (2009)

"It's hard to say that I'd rather stay awake when I'm asleep, 'cos everything is never as it seems." (2010)

They're all shit?

How dare you, you ginger bastard!

[Marc Meakin]

Q. What is the connection between these songs?

"If I lay here, if I just lay here, would you lie with me, and just forget the world?" (2006)

"You treat me just like another stranger, well it's nice to meet you sir, I guess I'll go, I best be on my way out." (2009)

"It's hard to say that I'd rather stay awake when I'm asleep, 'cos everything is never as it seems." (2010)

Are they songs that have been covered by American Idol/X Factor winners?

[Ryan Taylor]

Q. What is the connection between these songs?

"If I lay here, if I just lay here, would you lie with me, and just forget the world?" (2006)

"You treat me just like another stranger, well it's nice to meet you sir, I guess I'll go, I best be on my way out." (2009)

"It's hard to say that I'd rather stay awake when I'm asleep, 'cos everything is never as it seems." (2010)

Are they songs that have been covered by American Idol/X Factor winners?

I don't think so. At least, that's not the connection I have in mind.

[AndyB2007]

Right, then the connection must be maid, cos the other one's Livin' Lovin' Maid (Led Zep).

Ok: what's the connection between these?
"Tank fly boss walk jam nitty gritty
You're listening to the boy from the big bad city"

"I think I might be happy if I wasn't out with them
And they're happy it's a lovely place to be"

"I have to celebrate you baby"

Lesley, although the first part of your post is indeed from Beats International's Dub Be Good to Me, those 'tank fly' lyrics are actually lifted from Johnny Dynell's 1983 hit 'Jam Hot'. Sorry, haven't been on the board for a while, but I've been busy. Not to mention having a good 26th birthday today.

In regards to Ryan's question, maybe it's something to do with Radio 1's Big Weekend? Snow Patrol and Paramore performed at the Big Weekend, and Cheryl performed a cover of Fireflies by Owl City.

[Ryan Taylor]

In regards to Ryan's question, maybe it's something to do with Radio 1's Big Weekend? Snow Patrol and Paramore performed at the Big Weekend, and Cheryl performed a cover of Fireflies by Owl City.

Radio 1's big weekend was after the time I wrote that question. And I had completely forgotten about this topic! It was a bit of an obscure connection and probably not in the spirit of this thread. The three songs are from albums with 'Eyes' in the title:

Snow Patrol - Chasing cars from 'Eyes Open'
Paramore - Ignorance from 'Brand New Eyes'
Owl City - Fireflies from 'Ocean Eyes'

[Matt Morrison]

Find the connection:

"I love the crowd, I hate the crowd. I constantly constipate the crowd."
"Whirlwind of praise from below to above / Take flight in the sky got wings like a dove."
"Took her for a drink on Tuesday / we were making love by Wednesday."
"He left no time to regret / Kept his dick wet / With his same old safe bet"
"Suckin' on my titties like you wanted me, Callin me all the time like Blondie"
"Holly came from Miami F.L.A. / hitch-hiked her way across the U.S.A."

You ought to recognise some. You won't others, so feel free to Google to find out songs/artists. Looking for the connection.

[Marc Meakin]

Find the connection:

"I love the crowd, I hate the crowd. I constantly constipate the crowd."
"Whirlwind of praise from below to above / Take flight in the sky got wings like a dove."
"Took her for a drink on Tuesday / we were making love by Wednesday."
"He left no time to regret / Kept his dick wet / With his same old safe bet"
"Suckin' on my titties like you wanted me, Callin me all the time like Blondie"
"Holly came from Miami F.L.A. / hitch-hiked her way across the U.S.A."

You ought to recognise some. You won't others, so feel free to Google to find out songs/artists. Looking for the connection.

I am guessing that all the artistes have a Jewish connection (2,3 4 and 6 are, at least)
Wot no Beastie Boys Lyrics.

[Matt Morrison]

"I love the crowd, I hate the crowd. I constantly constipate the crowd."
"Suckin' on my titties like you wanted me, Callin me all the time like Blondie"

I am guessing that all the artistes have a Jewish connection (2,3 4 and 6 are, at least)
Wot no Beastie Boys Lyrics.

Yup, nice one! And I did mean to do Beastie Boys but then forgot, oops.

The two you missed out (above) are Gonzales and Peaches respectively, two awesome artists on Kitty-Yo.

[JimBentley]

"I love the crowd, I hate the crowd. I constantly constipate the crowd."

Gonzales - 'Take Me To Broadway', class song. Cheers Matt, just listened to it for the first time in ages - ta for the reminder!

[Matt Morrison]

"I love the crowd, I hate the crowd. I constantly constipate the crowd."

Gonzales - 'Take Me To Broadway', class song. Cheers Matt, just listened to it for the first time in ages - ta for the reminder!

Jim, you know I already loved you a lot. But what is beyond love? COS YOU'VE JUST GOT THERE.

[Ryan Taylor]

Person who gets it right sets the next one, and so on.

Gonna pull down your defences
Tear you apart
My laser guided love-beam's headed straight for your heart

Did you ever find out what this song was?

[Jon Corby]

Person who gets it right sets the next one, and so on.

Gonna pull down your defences
Tear you apart
My laser guided love-beam's headed straight for your heart

Did you ever find out what this song was?

Phil Makepeace first cracked that it was a BT advert (and described the advert), although he said it featured ET, and I told him that it certainly didn't feature ET.

Leslie Hines then suggested that the band was called Stratosphere, and I said I was pretty certain it wasn't that.

Just to prove how right I was, here is the advert, featuring ET, and a band called Stratosfear....

What a thread.

[Gavin Chipper]

Are the written lyrics true to their performance, or is part of the game that you have paraphrased them so as to prevent Googlery?

I'm relying on my memory somewhat, but I'm fairly sure they're accurate. I mean, the "headed" might've been "heading" or something like that, but nothing important.

Turns out it was "aiming". I would have got it straight away.

What year is it from?

[Ian Volante]

Definitely a good candidate for a lyric where changing 'heart' to 'arse' works a treat.

This game amuses me endlessly.

[Ryan Taylor]

One of my favourite threads. So many blasts from the past.