Anybody want to play 20 questions?

The Game Room
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  1. I don’t think so, couldn’t find anything…but then I’m not a Simon and Garfunkel expert.
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Is the composer well-known for things other than songwriting?

163
  1. There is no known composer (it being “traditional”) so, no.
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Is it a nationalistic song?

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  1. No
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Is it a song that’s normally sung at or around a particular day, like a holiday or birthday and whatnot?

167
  1. No
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A song that’s:

  1. Most likely British

  2. Not classical

  3. Written around 1400, maybe even earlier

  4. Has lyrics

  5. Not religious

  6. Not a children’s song

  7. Has been recorded by several artists

  8. Traditional with no known composer

  9. Not nationalistic

  10. Not sung in connection with any particular day

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Yes, pretty much.
Hints: it’s known as a British (English) folk song, and has been performed and recorded by well-known British, Irish and American acts. The lyrics mention clay.

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Is it a song sung by British soldiers?

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14: I’ve never heard of it being associated with the military, or of soldiers singing it while marching so…no.
Hint: It is NOT upbeat.

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Hint: it’s a love song, but one that would be called pervy and wrong nowadays.
Come on, it’s too freakin’ easy now!

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Huh. So far, I’m baffled. Is it a comic song?

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I Like Little Gilrs by Oingo Boingo :wink:

No … they don’t sing about clay.

I wonder if it’s more or less obvious than Alben Barkley.

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I figured it was a love song because there’s pretty much no categories left that would be sung by currently well known artists. However, I can think of no songs by current artists that go back to the 15th C, except Christmas carols, religious songs, and perhaps national anthem type songs.

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I’ll guess Greensleeves

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I think it is too, it was actually the point of my Simon and Garfunkle question. (scarborough fair) as I thought that “Parsley Sage Rosemary and Thyme” was an allusion to Greensleeves. :smack:

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I was thinking of “Greensleeves” with my question about the composer being well-known for things other than songwriting; King Henry VIII is sometimes credited with writing it.

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Feel free to start a new one. If Greensleeves is wrong, we’ll play both.

ETA: I was thinking Greenleeves early on, but I gathered from Wiki, perhaps erroneously, that it was written later than 1400, and I, perhaps erroneously again, associated that song with Christmas.

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Greensleeves melody is the same as “What child is This?” xmas carol.

Amber appears to be out of pocket, With you permission i’ll start another one. I’ll be online most of the day.

I am thinking of a person: