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3825-87867

(827 posts)
Fri Oct 22, 2021, 07:37 PM Oct 2021

Can't remember things 10 minutes ago...

but I can remember song lyrics from 50 years ago!

How are your music memories from the 50s, 60s and 70?

I did a number of questions (they were for crosswords) of music of the 50s to the 70s for our 50 year class reunion in 2016.

These have been redone without the “crossword look” for the reunion and are just straight up snippets of lyrics from some of the songs of that era. Some are easy, some aren’t so easy. The idea is to name the song based on the “snippet” of the lyrics. It went over very well with the classmates.

These lyrics are from the most popular versions as there were “covers” by other singers or groups that may have changed a few words. So if you disagree with an answer, it may be that you remember a different artist’s rendition.

I have 15 of these sheets but don’t know whether to post the answers WITH the posts or wait a day or two to add them or don’t even know if anyone wants anymore. Let me know what you think in the comments.

It might be best to highlight then copy the questions for printing at your leisure, or to try them out on some friends not on DU.
Of course, you can always “cheat” a little by looking up the lyrics on bing or google to get an answer. But that does take the fun out of it.

Anyway, I hope you enjoy this little diversion from the seriousness of today.


Music of the 60s and 70s
Difficulty: Medium to Hard
Identify the Song Title from these snippets of the lyrics!
Sheet 01


01..a time of love, a time of hate, a time of war, a time of peace...
02..if you think you found someone you love for evermore; then it's worth the price you'll have to pay...
03..he's gonna buy me a diamond ring; and if that diamond ring won't shine, he's gonna surely break this heart of
mine...
04 ..I still feel the motion here at home in bed..I tell you it's hard for me to stay away; you ain't been till you...
05 ..you smiled at me and really eased the pain; now the dark days are gone and the bright days are here...
06 ..the smile from your lips brings the summer sunshine; the tears from your eyes bring the rain...
07 ..close your eyes girl; look inside girl; let the sound take you away...
08 ..people talking without speaking; people hearing without listening; people writing songs that voices never share...
09 ..I guess I'll go on home, it's late; there'll be tomorrow night, but wait..what do I see...
10 ..each time I saw him I couldn't wait to see him again; I wanted to let him know that he was more than a friend..
11..when she gets there she knows, if the stores are all closed, with a word she can get what she came for...
12 ..is it just for the moment we live?
13 ..if you love her then you must send her somewhere where she's never been before...
14 ..It's right that I should care about you; try to make you happy when you're blue...
15 ..it's written on the wind, it's everywhere I go; so if you really love me, come on and let it show...
16 ..ooh never leave me, please don't deceive me, I want you only, you must believe me...
17 ..but you're my teenage queen; ooh you're the prettiest, lovliest girl I've ever seen...
18 ..with all the charms of a woman, you've kept the secret of your youth...
19 ..down by the river that flows by the coalyards; stand wooden houses with shutters torn down...
20 ..he drinks whiskey Pancho drinks the wine...
21 ..when it's cold outside, I've got the month of May...
22 ..tonight's the night we'll make history; honey, you and I...
23 ..don't you ever leave me sad and blue; don't you ever tell me we are through...
24 ..each time we part, my heart wants to die; darling hear my prayer...
25 ..so here's to the golden moon, and here's to the silver sea, and mostly here's a toast to you and me...
26 ..look around you; look up here; take time to make time make time to be there...
27 ..she stays, love grows, under my umbrella; all that summer we enjoyed it, wind and rain and shine...
28 ..paint your palette blue and gray; look out on a summer's day with eyes that know the darkness in my soul...
29 ..they think our love is just a growin' thing, why don't they understand, it's just a cryin' shame...
30 ..and the white knight is talking backward, and the red queen's on her head; remember, what the doorknob said...
31 ..I met her in a pub down in old Soho where you drink champaign and it tastes just like cherry co-la...
32 ..who's trippin' down the streets of the city, smilin' at everybody she sees...
33 ..and the woman that she was, drove her on to desperation, and I saw as she went, a most hopeless situation...
34 ..4 of them want to own me; 2 of them want to stone me; 1 says she's a friend of mine...
35 ..they say I'm crazy but I have a good time; I'm just lookin' for clues at the scene of the crime...
36 ..something happened to my heart the day that I met you; something that I never felt before...
37 ..make it simple to last your whole life long; don't worry that it's not good enough for anyone else to hear...
38 ..well you know that it's a fool who plays it cool by making his world a little colder...
39 ..well I'm New York city born and raised, but now days I'm lost between two shores...
40 ..everytime I see your face it reminds me of the places we used to go...
41 ..Oh say can you see my eyes if you can then my...
42 ..such a pretty face should be dressed in lace...
43 ..but how many times do I have to tell you darlin' darlin', I'm still in love with you now...
44 ..I rode my bicycle past your window last night; I roller skated to your door at daylight...
45 ..at last, we're face to face, and as we kiss, through an embrace...
46 ..down at the Jordan..John a-baptising..and savin' all sinners...
47 ..just listen to the music of the traffic in the city; linger on the sidewalk where the neon signs are pretty...
48 ..when I was younger so much younger than today...
49 ..when he got there the conductor told him one more nickle, Charlie couldn't get off of that train...
50 ..you don't know how many times I wished that I had told you; you don't know how many times I wished that I could
hold you...
51 ..she stood there laughing; I felt the knife in my hand and she laughed no more...
52 ..funny, I been there, and you been here; we ain't had no time to drink that beer...

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Can't remember things 10 minutes ago... (Original Post) 3825-87867 Oct 2021 OP
If I don't remember the name MuseRider Oct 2021 #1
Don and Juan? 3825-87867 Oct 2021 #2
#34 - Eagles -Take it Easy Pas-de-Calais Oct 2021 #3
This message was self-deleted by its author Pas-de-Calais Oct 2021 #4
OK I'll Play! Zorro Oct 2021 #5
Impressed, Zorro 3825-87867 Oct 2021 #6
That's a fun song! Zorro Oct 2021 #7
Get poor Charlie off the MTA Walleye Oct 2021 #12
BTW 3825-87867 Oct 2021 #9
Know most of these (what did I do with my life?) But my favorite is #49 rurallib Oct 2021 #8
I couldn't get any of them, but my wife got 35 of them. She could name song and title. Doodley Oct 2021 #10
Amazing Pas-de-Calais Oct 2021 #11
Thanks. She could sing them too. Her memory is savant-like when it comes to songs. Doodley Oct 2021 #22
History of Rock and Roll 3825-87867 Oct 2021 #13
3-Mockingbird, James Taylor, 12-Alfie-Dionne Warwick Walleye Oct 2021 #14
26. Little River Band - Lady consider_this Oct 2021 #15
22. Styx - The Best of Times consider_this Oct 2021 #16
27. The Hollies - Bus Stop consider_this Oct 2021 #17
50. The Association - Cherish consider_this Oct 2021 #18
12 and 28 are killing me... tugging hard at memory's edge. hope someone posts the answer for those. consider_this Oct 2021 #19
28 is from Vincent RandomNumbers Oct 2021 #25
OMG, yes! consider_this Oct 2021 #26
You're welcome RandomNumbers Oct 2021 #27
#43 IcyPeas Oct 2021 #20
I have one for you Skittles Oct 2021 #21
Skittles 3825-87867 Oct 2021 #23
I knew maybe a third of them DFW Oct 2021 #24
22 for me LNM Oct 2021 #28

MuseRider

(34,060 posts)
1. If I don't remember the name
Fri Oct 22, 2021, 07:41 PM
Oct 2021

of the song I can usually pull up the artist. If I cannot do either of them I can sing it to you. My mind is gone lately so....

3825-87867

(827 posts)
2. Don and Juan?
Fri Oct 22, 2021, 07:45 PM
Oct 2021

"What's Your Name?"

That's what I do! Then it usually comes back.

My wife says memory is the second thing to go at my age. Can't remember the first! LOL!

Response to 3825-87867 (Original post)

Zorro

(15,691 posts)
5. OK I'll Play!
Fri Oct 22, 2021, 08:19 PM
Oct 2021

Many are the soundtracks from my teenage years. Fun!

01.. Turn! Turn Turn! – Byrds
02..
03..
04 ...
05 … Sunny – Bobby Hebb
06 ..You Are My Special Angel – Bobby Vinton
07 ..Magic Carpet Ride – Steppenwolf
08 ..Sound of Silence – Simon and Garfunkel
09 ..Pretty Woman – Roy Orbison
10 ..
11..I mean, really?
12 ..
13 ..Words of Love -- The Mamas and Papas
14 ..
15 ..
16 ..
17 ..
18 ..
19 ..
20 ..Cisco Kid – War
21 ..My Girl – Temptations
22 ..
23 ..
24 ..
25 ..
26 ..
27 ..Summer Rain – Johnny Rivers
28 ..
29 ..
30 ..White Rabbit – Jefferson Airplane
31 ..Lola – Kinks
32 ..Windy – The Association
33 ..
34 ..Take It Easy – The Eagles
35 ..
36 ..
37 ..
38 Hey Jude ... Beatles
39
40 ..
41 ..
42 ..Rag Doll – Frankie Valli
43 ..
44 ..Brand New Key -- Melanie
45 ..Unchained Melody – Righteous Brothers
46 ..
47 ..Downtown – Petulia Clark
48 ..Help! – The Beatles
49 ..The Man Who Never Returned – Kingston Trio
50 ..
51 ..
52 ..

rurallib

(62,346 posts)
8. Know most of these (what did I do with my life?) But my favorite is #49
Fri Oct 22, 2021, 08:25 PM
Oct 2021

I believe that is the Kingston Trio and the Ballad of the MTA

"Oh did he ever return?
Well, no he never returned
And his fate is still unlearned
(oh that poor boy)
He may ride forever
'Neath the streets of Boston
He's the man who never returned"

Thanks for the trip down memory lane

3825-87867

(827 posts)
13. History of Rock and Roll
Fri Oct 22, 2021, 08:51 PM
Oct 2021

Don't know if any of you saw it but Time-Life did a great 10 part series on the History of Rock and Roll.

I bought a copy back in the late 90s but it's on youtube now in case you're interested (all 10 Parts!)

You' might have to copy the link below as I put it in as a regular link and got the "Forbidden" tag.

If so, just copy it and past it and go and prepare to spend 10 hours amazed. Otherwise, enjoy.

&list=PLIhBC_-F81kxTgSYJUMVXmjPwrLf8aXTP

For the whole 10 parts, go to youtube, History of Rock and Roll.

There are a lot of other vids but this may be the best for this genre.

consider_this

(2,194 posts)
26. OMG, yes!
Sat Oct 23, 2021, 04:33 PM
Oct 2021

Starry, starry night...
played that thing to death, quite a lovely tune. Shocked I could not retrieve it. thank you!

Skittles

(152,967 posts)
21. I have one for you
Sat Oct 23, 2021, 01:51 AM
Oct 2021

I heard this on the car radio and I remembered EVERY.FUCKING.WORD.

Geezer!

"I rush home to bed, I soak my head, I see your face underneath my pillow"

DFW

(54,057 posts)
24. I knew maybe a third of them
Sat Oct 23, 2021, 11:25 AM
Oct 2021

I didn't count.

As for remembering things that happened ten minutes ago, they just announced that Carter/Mondale had definitely won, and that Gerry Ford conceded. I'll cherish this moment forever!

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