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And I’m hovering like a fly, waiting for the windshield on the freeway.

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Roll over Beethoven tell Marx and Hagel the news.

+7

2. tchaikovsky the news

3. peace, love, and understanding

14. -3-0-9

+6

Yes, Doc.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Wm1vVAn98WY
Gene Autry was the first hip hop artist.

+8

Eleven. Maybe four more if I think about it. Now ask me about 1955-70 R+R and C+W.

+3

Fur, you’re embarrassing us!

We’re old farts that don’t know much about “modern” music.

topdawg pretty much summed up my knowledge.

Except I can add to #16 — Stuck in the middle with you.

+2

No idea about 6, 7 or 15. But…

21. “Sister’s got a rub hole, momma’s got a tub,
they goin’ down do the rub de rub,
ain’t it…”
- Lightnin’ Hopkins

And…what’s with Harry Chapin??! SHAME on you…!

+3

“Don’t go around tonight,
Well, it’s bound to take your life,
There’s a….”

What’s the correct line?
What’s the most common mis-interpreted line?

+3

I did not get 6, 11 an 14 for some reason. The rest is easy.

+1

“Cause she’s playing all night
And the music’s all right
Mama’s got a squeeze box
Daddy….”

+2

Don’t know 7,11 & 12 – got all the rest. Trust me

+1

Jethro, “bad moon on the rise” but some folks say “bathroom on the right”

+6

“She caught me on the counter (wasn’t me) Saw me bangin’ on the sofa (wasn’t me) I even had her in the shower (wasn’t me)”
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PVE8J3yK6Ig…

Gaaah that one I recognized. lol.
*hangs head in shame*

+5

there’s a bad moon on the rise

+5

Couldn’t get #3. Must be as old as I really am.

1. Let Me Take You Down, Cause I’m Going To strawberry fields______________

2. Roll Over Beethoven and Tell Tchaikovsky the news______________

3. What’s So Funny ‘Bout ______________

4. It’s Better To Burn Out Than _it is to rust_________

5. Meet the New Boss same as the old boss__________

6. And You Wouldn’t Even Know A Diamond If you saw it_in your hand__________

7. She Keeps Moet et Chandon in a cabinet_________

8. It’s a Little Bit Funny, This thing called love______

9. I Pulled Into Nazareth, I Was Feeling About _half past dead______

10. Tramps Like Us, we were born to run___________

11. Oh, I Could Hide, Neath the Wings of the bluebird as she sings__________

12. My Father Sits at Night With No Lights On, His cigarette glows in the dark_________

13. You Get Up Every Mornin’ From the Alarm Clock’s Warning take the 8:15 into the city__________

14. 8-6-7-5 3-0-9________

15. You’re Motorin’ What’s Your Price_____

!6. Clowns to the Left of Me, Jokers To the Right, Here I Am stuck in the middle again_______

17. I Was Born In a Crossfire __hurricane______

18. Little Ditty, Bout Jack and Diane________

19. And Me, I’m Flyin’ In My Taxi, Takin Tips And gettin stoned_____

20. Feelin Good Feelin Right It’s Saturday Night, The Hotel Detective is out of sight_______

+3

I know a few of those on the fuddy duddy list. lol.
But to be fair, #17 is sung by Mick Jagger and I’ve never understand a damned word that man said.

+8

Or # 15 either.

+1

bubba says time loves a hero. when bubba gets off of this mountain ya know where he’s gonna be go.

+3

#3 Peace, Love and Understanding. Ohhh oh

+1

“fuddy duddy list” why you young whipper snapper…

+3

“It wasn’t me” (Chuck Berry, 1963)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VI55lG7ZAvM
It wasn’t me, baby, no it wasn’t me, baby.
It must have been some other body, uh uh, baby, it wasn’t me

Said he was cold, tired and hungry, came a begin for bread;
The lady took him and fed him breakfast in bed.
It wasn’t me, Boss, it wasn’t me, it wasn’t me.
It must have been some other body, uh uh, Boss, it wasn’t me.

You say you saw my car parked in the drive in one night;
Came over to speak to me, I was out of sight
I wasn’t me, baby, uh uh, baby, it wasn’t me
It must have been some other body, uh uh, Sarge, it wasn’t me

Yes, a shrewd young whipper snapper love to run and play;
But the draft got him, they inducted him today
It wasn’t me, Sarge, uh uh, Sarge, it wasn’t me
It must have been some other body, uh uh, Sarge, it wasn’t me

I met a German girl in England who was goin to school in France
Said we dance in Mississippi at a Alpha Keppa dance
It wasn’t me, Officer, no, Officer, it wasn’t me
It must have been some other body, uh uh, Officer, it wasn’t me

Wailing down the freeway, testing out the cruisin?power;
State trooper trailing, clocked him ninety miles per hour
It wasn’t me, Sheriff; Uh huh, Sheriff, it wasn’t me
Ah! It must have been some other body, uh uh, Sheriff, it wasn抰 me

Calling for brave young soldiers, needed on the front row;
Lieutenant said, which one of ya’ll volunteer to go, It wasn’t me, Captain, uh uh, Captain, it wasn’t me
It must have been some other body, uh uh, Captain, it wasn’t me

+1

No excuse for me not knowing #6. I have every album, CD, download from them. I must be coming down with something.

I could kick myself. Don’t hate me Donald.

+1

Dan – it is Elvis – the living one.

+1

@Dan

4. fade away, my my, hey hey

+1

“Wasted away again in ______________”

No one will ever guess what I thought those words were, for years and years.

+4

“Carburetorville?” hehe

+6

http://www.azlyrics.com/lyrics/neilyoung/mymyheyheyoutoftheblue.html

+1

Too bad Neal is such a bonehead.

+4

8. It’s a little bit funny, This feeling inside (Elton John)

15. You’re motorin’ what’s your price for flight
(from the song “Sister Christian”)

+3

1 go down on Reggie
2 him I’m ready
3 my fly
4 campaign
5 , ME
6 it was on Reggie’s scrotum
7 canteen
8 wife that I have
9 the camel’s hump
10 we were born to tramp
11 all the money I stole
12 real name is Frank Marshall Davis
13 take a 3 AM call,
14 trillion in debt
15 for DVD’s from Walmart
16 stuck in the middle with Reggie
17 of semen from Barack Sr and Frank Marshall Davis
18 Barry and Barry
19 everything I can
20 from an UnAmerican Band

+9

In___________ Baby!

+1

Sorry, couldn’t res8ist.
Anyway…

1. Strawberry fields
2. Tchaicovsky the news
3. ?
4. Fade away
5. same as the old boss
6- held it in your hand???
7. Pretty cadillac
8. this feeling inside
9. ?
10. baby we were born to run.
11. ? rings a bell though
12. ?
13. take the 8:15 to the city
14. 3 OH nine (should be zero)
15. for flight
16. stuck in the middle with you
17. ? rings a bell to
18. Jack & Dianne
19. ?
20. – ? never really understood the rest of what Mark Farner of Grand Funk was saying

+1

I remember going to the Hamburg Field House to hear bands mangle this tune. Good for them it was pre-mangeled.

+1

I was somewhere yesterday where they had VHS on TV. Some reality show about some gal and her sugardaddy.
The gal’s mom is on the show and is pushing some perfume line. (Sigh) As I watch, the mom goes in to talk to a legit perfume broker – and she wants to showcase some fragrance based on feminine parts -using urban slang and….well that was as much as I could take.
I’m just disheartened. I had no idea we’d devolved so far as a society as that. It’s ON TV.

+4

MJA–

“Carburetorville” is good, but no cigar.

+3

Alexandro with the win for the best misheard lyric
In a Pretty Cadillac!!

+2

Knee’em all, Jack. Except for #18.

+1

#11 and #12 stumped me. The Monkees? I remember seeing their old TV show repeats on WPIX, every weekday afternoon in the 70s, wedged between episodes of “Captain Jack’s Popeye Show” and “The Banana Splits.”

+1

I got 12. Did better than I expected. I might have gotten more if I heard the tunes.

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!6. Clowns to the Left of Me, Jokers To the Right, Here I Am Stuck In The Obama Admin with You.

+2

Makes a person feel old.

No Pink Floyd?

0

Take the Load off Annie is the only one I still listen to. I have the studio version where the first take was too slow so they did a restart with a tempo change. Great song.

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6. …if you held it in your hand.

7. … in a pretty cabinet.

I think everything else has been said.

+1

@kvn:

“Remember when you were young? You shone like the sun. ___________”

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BFH and I must have been listening to the same stations growing up. I think I’m a bit older, but I enjoy listening to the INDY station now more then anything else. Reminiscence of music I grew up to instead of the overplayed shit on the new AM. FM.

+1

I’m having difficulty with them but here are my best guesses:

1. Let Me Take You Down, Cause I’m Going To vote a straight Democrat ticket

2. Roll Over Beethoven and Tell the landlord we have bedbugs.

3. What’s So Funny ‘Bout Howie Mandel

4. It’s Better To Burn Out Than get crabs from a Detroit prostitute.

5. Meet the New Boss , Harry Reid’s brother-in-law.

6. And You Wouldn’t Even Know A Diamond If you bought it on the home shopping network.

7. She Keeps Moet et Chandon in a crawlspace that was just discovered by local police.

8. It’s a Little Bit Funny, This 30 year run of David Letterman’s show.

9. I Pulled Into Nazareth, I Was Feeling About for loose change for the toll booth.

10. Tramps Like Us,need to pool our change to get a bottle of MD 20/20

11. Oh, I Could Hide, Neath the Wings of that airplane that William Shatner was on.

12. My Father Sits at Night With No Lights On, His pants missing since Tuesday.

13. You Get Up Every Mornin’ From the Alarm Clock’s Warning unless it’s an Emerson because it’s probably broken.

14. 8-6-7-5– is how Joe Biden starts to recite the alphabet.

15. You’re Motorin’ What’s Your Price… on Auto Trader!!!!

!6. Clowns to the Left of Me, Jokers To the Right, Here I Am being sexually assaulted by carnies.

17. I Was Born In a Crossfire or some other small Chrysler car.

18. Little Ditty, Bout a hermit from Nantucket.

19. And Me, I’m Flyin’ In My Taxi, Takin Tips And running over hobos.

20. Feelin Good Feelin Right It’s Saturday Night, The Hotel Detective just stole my wallet.

+3

Ugh! You old people and your old people music… the world has moved on from the beatles and blondie and the eagles and oh my gosh even acdc is old… that is all I’m off to listen to more of today’s music and! Holy Toledo batman! I’m not an Obama voter. get over yourselves.

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When I want a lecture from someone who only stops by to bitch about us “old people” being intolerant of the great and glorious youth of today, I’ll let you know, HCWAG. Get over yourself.

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Funny cuz when I agreed with everything everyone said everyone loved what I had to say and I was a much loved commenter. i’m here all the time I just only comment on posts like this when the right needs to get over themselves. you don’t like the same things as me so you’re obviously an obama voter. and I’m the whiny one.

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See my previous comment.

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“Like sands through the hourglass…so are the days of our lives.”

+1

And you whoever you really are. are the exact reason why the conservative movement will die out with the baby boomers. the youth of today are beneath you and we’re all too dumb to function. rather than try to save us you would rather just ignore us.

0

Stop digging.

0

Or what you’re gonna throw some tired cliche at me?

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That wasn’t a threat, it was advice. Evidently it went over your head. Or under your radar. Or it just plain Blue Bayou. I got more cliches if you really want ‘em.

The smart youth of today don’t reject what the older generation has to offer out of hand, with snide remarks and a petulant attitude. Old and new both have much to offer, but rejecting repetitive, obscene, and inane “music” is not a sign of intolerance of youth. It’s a sign of good taste.

There are plenty of young people with a lot to offer, who certainly are not “too dumb to function.” If you’re one of them, you have a funny way of showing it. I say again, get over yourself.

+1

This thread’s really degenerated since I first looked in …

HCWAG – we love ya, just playin!
SCWAA – we love ya, just playin!

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