It was an ordinary day. Found a really neat musical quiz that appeared in my December 2023/January 2024 copy of AARP Magazine. Now...you have to be an old musical soul in order to be able to "Name That Tune" quiz that I found on page 53 of the magazine. Check it out and see how many of the songs you might know after reading the "song's lyrics" that are given to you. I was amazed that I not only knew all of the lyrics, but was able to put the clues to the music of the songs. Had the best time singing along with the songs, some of which I was able to sing just about the entire song. And...I did it "out loud" without the musical accompaniment, so all could hear me. Problem was, the only person in the room was my dear wife...and she looked rather annoyed. See how many of the songs you might know after reading the clues I will give to you. These are the same clues that I had while taking the quiz. And, if you sing loud enough...I may just hear you! Not!! It was another extraoridinary day in the life of an ordinary guy.
1. Well, since my baby left me, well, I found a new place to dwell / Well, it's down at the end of Lonely Street....
2. Deep down in Louisiana close to New Orleans, way back up in the woods among the evergreens / There stood a log cabin made of earth and wood, where lived a country boy named ...
3. Oh, when the sun beats down and burns the tar up on the roof / And your shoes get so hot, you wish your tired feet were fireproof ...
4. Close your eyes and I'll kiss you / Tomorrow, I'll miss you ...
5. I need love, love to ease my mind / I need to find, find someone to call mine ...
6. I bet you're wonderin' how I knew / 'Bout your plans to make me blue ...
7. How many roads must a man walk down / Before you can call him a man? ...
8. People say I'm the life of the party, 'cause I tell a joke or two / Although I might be laughing loud and hearty, deep inside I'm blue ...
9. You know that it would be untrue / You know that I would be a liar ...
10. I'm a-gonna raise a fuss, I'm a-gonna raise a holler / About working all summer, just a-trying to earn a dollar ...
11. I keep a close watch on this heart of mine / I keep my eyes open all the time ...
12. Look at me / I'm as helpless as a kitten up a tree ...
13. And now, the end is here, and so I face the final curtain / My friend, I'll say it clear, I'll state my case, of which I'm certain ...
14. Don't know much about history / Don't know much biology ...
15. All the leaves are brown / and the sky is gray / I've been for a walk, on a winter's day ...
16. Well, East Coast girls are hip / I really dig those styles they wear ...
17. Hello darkness, my old friend / I've come to talk to you again ...
18. Callin' out around the world: Are you ready for a brand new beat? /. Summer's her and the time is right ...
19. I've got sunshine on a cloudy day / When it's cold outside, I've got the month of May ...
20. The night we met I knew I needed you so / And if I had the chance I'd never let you go ...
Answers to the above lyrics are: 1. "Heartbreak Hotel," Elvis Presley, 1956. 2. "Johnny B. Goode," Chuck Berry, 1958. 3. "Under the Boardwalk," the Drifters, 1964. 4. "All My Loving," the Beatles, 1963. 5. "You Can't Hurry Love," the Supremes, 1966. 6. "I Heard It Through the Grapevine," Marvin Gaye, 1968. 7. "Blowin' in the Wind," Bob Dylan, 1963, 8. "The Tracks of My Tears," Smokey Robinson & the Miracles, 1965, 9. "Light My Fire," the Doors, 1967, 10. "Summertime Blues," Eddie Cochran, 1958, 11. "I Walk the Line," Johnny Cash, 1956, 12. "Misty", Johnny Mathis, 1959. 13. "My Way," Frank Sinatra, 1969, 14. "Wonderful World," Sam Cooke, 1960. 15. "California Dreamin'", the Mamas & the Papas, 1965. 16. "California Girls," Beach Boys, 17. "The Sound of Silence," Simon & Garfunkel, 1964. 18. "Dancing in the Street," Martha and the Vandellas, 1964. 19. "My Girl," the Temptations, 1964. 20. "Be My Baby," the Ronettes, 1963.
Hope you enjoyed the chance to guess the titles and sing along. It was another extraordinary day in the life of an ordinary guy.
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