# A new artist/song titles thread game

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-new-artist-song-titles-thread-game/371270>\
**Category:** Cafe Society\
**Created:** [September 3, 2006, 3:48am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-new-artist-song-titles-thread-game/371270 "2006-09-03T03:48:53Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 20\
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**Author:** ![SSG\_Schwartz](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/e9a140/32.png) [@SSG\_Schwartz](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SSG_Schwartz)\
**Post date:** [September 3, 2006, 3:48am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-new-artist-song-titles-thread-game/371270/1 "2006-09-03T03:48:53Z")

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The rules are simple. You must go in alphabetical order from the last post. First is the artist or band, next is the song title or album which must be one letter up from the artist.

For example, if the letter in play was Q, you could post Queen, Radio GaGa. If it was Z, you could post Frank Zappa, Ancient Armaments.

The bands will go A,B,C and the songs will always be one letter above the band.

Get it, Got it, Good

Let’s Play

**AC/DC  
Big Balls**

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**Author:** ![Talon\_Karrde](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/c5a1d2/32.png) [@Talon\_Karrde](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Talon_Karrde)\
**Post date:** [September 3, 2006, 4:12am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-new-artist-song-titles-thread-game/371270/2 "2006-09-03T04:12:07Z")

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the Beatles  
Can’t Buy Me Love

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**Author:** ![Number](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/number/32/242_2.png) [@Number](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Number)\
**Post date:** [September 3, 2006, 4:56am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-new-artist-song-titles-thread-game/371270/3 "2006-09-03T04:56:52Z")

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Cake  
_Daria_

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**Author:** ![Miss\_Purl\_McKnittington](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/e9a140/32.png) [@Miss\_Purl\_McKnittington](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Miss_Purl_McKnittington)\
**Post date:** [September 3, 2006, 5:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-new-artist-song-titles-thread-game/371270/4 "2006-09-03T05:10:59Z")

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Cowboy Junkies  
“Dead Flowers”

Unless it’s supposed to be:

Duke Ellington  
“East St. Louis Toodle-oo”

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**Author:** ![SSG\_Schwartz](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/e9a140/32.png) [@SSG\_Schwartz](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SSG_Schwartz)\
**Post date:** [September 3, 2006, 5:17am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-new-artist-song-titles-thread-game/371270/5 "2006-09-03T05:17:54Z")

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Cowboy Junkies was the right post.

So, I will play, **Def Leppard, Euphoria**

Sgt Schwartz

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**Author:** ![Miss\_Purl\_McKnittington](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/e9a140/32.png) [@Miss\_Purl\_McKnittington](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Miss_Purl_McKnittington)\
**Post date:** [September 3, 2006, 5:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-new-artist-song-titles-thread-game/371270/6 "2006-09-03T05:26:19Z")

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Engelbert Humperdinck, _From the Heart_!

(Okay, I looked that one up and it’s not really a song but an album. I just wanted to say Engelbert Humperdinck. So . . .)

Enya  
“Flora’s Secret”

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**Author:** ![silenus](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/silenus/32/166_2.png) [@silenus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/silenus)\
**Post date:** [September 3, 2006, 5:30am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-new-artist-song-titles-thread-game/371270/7 "2006-09-03T05:30:36Z")

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Fleetwood Mac  
“Gypsy”

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**Author:** ![Kamino\_Neko](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kamino_neko/32/34_2.png) [@Kamino\_Neko](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kamino_Neko)\
**Post date:** [September 3, 2006, 5:47am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-new-artist-song-titles-thread-game/371270/8 "2006-09-03T05:47:27Z")

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The Guess Who  
_Hand me Down World_

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**Author:** ![FrantzJ](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/7c8e57/32.png) [@FrantzJ](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/FrantzJ)\
**Post date:** [September 3, 2006, 7:15am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-new-artist-song-titles-thread-game/371270/9 "2006-09-03T07:15:34Z")

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Jimi Hendrix  
Jammin’ (a live track)

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**Author:** ![FrantzJ](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/7c8e57/32.png) [@FrantzJ](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/FrantzJ)\
**Post date:** [September 3, 2006, 7:16am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-new-artist-song-titles-thread-game/371270/10 "2006-09-03T07:16:55Z")

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Holy living f\*\*\*, how did I have a brain fart like that. Oh my God.

Please forgive me, board.

Jimi Hendrix  
Izabella

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**Author:** ![twickster](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/ec9cab/32.png) [@twickster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/twickster)\
**Post date:** [September 3, 2006, 1:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-new-artist-song-titles-thread-game/371270/11 "2006-09-03T13:16:34Z")

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Julio Iglesias  
“Jolie”

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**Author:** ![elfkin477](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/a9a28c/32.png) [@elfkin477](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/elfkin477)\
**Post date:** [September 3, 2006, 2:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-new-artist-song-titles-thread-game/371270/12 "2006-09-03T14:22:22Z")

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Kenna “Love Hate Sensation”

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**Author:** ![silenus](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/silenus/32/166_2.png) [@silenus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/silenus)\
**Post date:** [September 3, 2006, 2:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-new-artist-song-titles-thread-game/371270/13 "2006-09-03T14:28:36Z")

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Elton John  
“King Must Die, The”

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**Author:** ![Sunshine\_and\_Smiles](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/a5b964/32.png) [@Sunshine\_and\_Smiles](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sunshine_and_Smiles)\
**Post date:** [September 3, 2006, 2:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-new-artist-song-titles-thread-game/371270/14 "2006-09-03T14:45:37Z")

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The Kinks  
“Lola”

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**Author:** ![silenus](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/silenus/32/166_2.png) [@silenus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/silenus)\
**Post date:** [September 3, 2006, 2:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-new-artist-song-titles-thread-game/371270/15 "2006-09-03T14:53:13Z")

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Gordon Lightfoot  
“Minstrel of the Dawn”

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**Author:** ![SSG\_Schwartz](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/e9a140/32.png) [@SSG\_Schwartz](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SSG_Schwartz)\
**Post date:** [September 3, 2006, 3:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-new-artist-song-titles-thread-game/371270/16 "2006-09-03T15:29:52Z")

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Moody Blues–Nights in White Satin

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**Author:** ![twickster](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/ec9cab/32.png) [@twickster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/twickster)\
**Post date:** [September 3, 2006, 3:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-new-artist-song-titles-thread-game/371270/17 "2006-09-03T15:36:01Z")

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Glenn Miller  
“Now I Know”

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**Author:** ![twickster](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/ec9cab/32.png) [@twickster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/twickster)\
**Post date:** [September 3, 2006, 3:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-new-artist-song-titles-thread-game/371270/18 "2006-09-03T15:37:37Z")

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[QUOTE=Sgt Schwartz]  
Moody Blues–Nights in White Satin  
[/QUOTE]

Oops, not only earlier than mine, but much better.

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**Author:** ![silenus](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/silenus/32/166_2.png) [@silenus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/silenus)\
**Post date:** [September 3, 2006, 3:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-new-artist-song-titles-thread-game/371270/19 "2006-09-03T15:39:05Z")

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New Riders of the Purple Sage  
“One Too Many Stories”

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**Author:** ![twickster](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/ec9cab/32.png) [@twickster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/twickster)\
**Post date:** [September 3, 2006, 3:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-new-artist-song-titles-thread-game/371270/20 "2006-09-03T15:47:30Z")

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Orchestral Manoeuvvres in the Dark  
“Pandora’s Box”

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