Play the Music Game

[seolman]

OK - I ran this idea past VanGogh and he said "Dave, are you sure your medication is working?" then I took a few more pills and modified it a bit and he said "It just may work!".

So this is the idea:

THE MUSIC GAME (SHAMELESSLY PLAGIARIZES OFF THE MOVIE GAME)

All songs named must have been recorded and released by a reasonably major recording artist between the years 1930 and 1980.

You name a song
THEN an artist who released that song on an album or CD
THEN the year they released it.

FORMAT = "song title" - artist name - year

The next person must use ONE WORD FROM THE SONG TITLE and name another song using that word. Minor words such as "I,am,or,is,at" etc. are not allowed. Please stick to major words when selecting your song titles.

Here are a few examples:

"Moon Shadow" - Cat Stevens 1971

next person might say

"Shadow of Your Smile" - Tony Bennett 1965

next person might say

"Smile a Little Smile for Me" - The Flying Machine 1969

etc..

I'm sure you get the idea. I don't want to throw a bunch of strict rules in the game but let's try not to repeat the same songs over and over again. Please do your best to be creative and make the game fun. Feel free to add a comment or two about the song if you like - maybe some trivia!

I'll start it off with a song:


"Hotel California" - The Eagles 1976

The lead guitar duel between Joe Walsh and Don Felder is a classic that I never get tired of hearing. I actually prefer the parts played by Felder crispy like lettuce

[vangogh]

"Heartbreak Hotel" - Elvis Presley - 1956

I assume it's ok to use songs that came out as a single. If not we'll be playing from the mid 60's to the 80's

I figured I might as well make my first entry in the game the King. Heartbreak Hotel was the first song Elvis recorded for RCA. Elvis was already on the way up in the music scene, but this is the song that really took him to the top in the eyes of the American Public.

[seolman]

"Danger Heartbreak Dead Ahead" - Marvelettes - 1965

Sure singles are fine. No rules around here... this is a rebels game!

[vangogh]

"Rock is Dead" - The Doors - 1969

Ok it was technically a bootleg back in 1969, but that's when it was recorded.

Another question on the rules. I had thought of going with the word danger and found plenty of songs with dangerous or dangerously in the title. Would those be ok? Or should it be the exact word?

[seolman]

"I love the Dead" - Alice Cooper - 1973

I think "exact match" is better. But I'll throw it open for debate amongst the thousands of participants......final decision to be made by this Friday at midnight.

[cbscreative]

I Love Rock and Roll - Joan Jett and the Blackhearts - 1980?

OK, I didn't look it up to confirm the year so if it was 81 I just violated the rules. Nor did I confirm the spelling, but it will still help the next player to pick a song.

I should add that your rules don't specify the use of "minor" words. Using the above, the word "and" should not be considered, only the main words.

[KristineS]

Rock 'N" Roll is King - ELO - 1983

O.k., not sure if I did this right, but figured I'd give it a try.

Also, what sites are you guys using to search song titles. I haven't found a good one yet.

[Business Attorney]

King of the Road - Roger Miller - 1965

[seolman]

"The Long and Winding Road" - The Beatles - 1970

Few people know that Paul McCartney was actually writing about a road that runs down the east coast of Kintyre and on into Campbelltown near his Scottish farmhouse (where my ancestors are from

Note to Steve - I fixed up the rules a bit to exclude the minor words such as "and,or,is" from usage in titles.

[KristineS]

You Shook Me All Night Long AC/DC 1980

Still looking for a good song title database. If anyone has a suggestion, please share.