# Asking the musical question . . . **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [March 28, 2000, 4:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/asking-the-musical-question/15565 "2000-03-28T16:58:00Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Eve](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/9e8a1a/32.png) [@Eve](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Eve)\ **Post date:** [March 28, 2000, 4:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/asking-the-musical-question/15565/1 "2000-03-28T16:58:00Z")
Who wrote the book of love? Have you ever seen a dream walking? Do you know what it means to miss New Orleans? Is it true what they say about Dixie? Where did Robinson Crusoe go with Friday on Saturday night? Ain’t there anyone here for love? Who? ---
**Author:** ![SwimmingRiddles](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/43a26b/32.png) [@SwimmingRiddles](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SwimmingRiddles)\ **Post date:** [March 28, 2000, 5:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/asking-the-musical-question/15565/2 "2000-03-28T17:00:00Z")
Why? ---
**Author:** ![Coldfire](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/a587f6/32.png) [@Coldfire](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Coldfire)\ **Post date:** [March 28, 2000, 5:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/asking-the-musical-question/15565/3 "2000-03-28T17:01:00Z")
WTF? ---
**Author:** ![aschrott](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/aca169/32.png) [@aschrott](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/aschrott)\ **Post date:** [March 28, 2000, 5:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/asking-the-musical-question/15565/4 "2000-03-28T17:08:00Z")
1. Stephen King, of course 2. they hospitalized me for that 3. sobriety 4. they make the best cups by far 5. ‘boy’s night’ at the Nectarine? 6. I came for the free drink refills 7. where? hmmm… ---
**Author:** ![Girlbysea](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/c6cbf5/32.png) [@Girlbysea](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Girlbysea)\ **Post date:** [March 28, 2000, 5:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/asking-the-musical-question/15565/5 "2000-03-28T17:08:00Z")
Will a country road really take you home? * * * * * * Girlbysea (AKA: ChiefScott’s GBS) ---
**Author:** ![UncleBeer](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/u/977dab/32.png) [@UncleBeer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/UncleBeer)\ **Post date:** [March 28, 2000, 5:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/asking-the-musical-question/15565/6 "2000-03-28T17:11:00Z")
Eve, did you run this by your editor before posting? I didn’t think so. ---
**Author:** ![QuickSilver](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/quicksilver/32/7832_2.png) [@QuickSilver](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/QuickSilver)\ **Post date:** [March 28, 2000, 5:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/asking-the-musical-question/15565/7 "2000-03-28T17:14:00Z")
Who put the Bop in the Bop-she-bop-she-bop? Who put the Ram in the Ram-a-dam-a-ding-dong? Who was that man? ---
**Author:** ![plnnr](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/7ea924/32.png) [@plnnr](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/plnnr)\ **Post date:** [March 28, 2000, 5:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/asking-the-musical-question/15565/8 "2000-03-28T17:23:00Z")
Why don’t we get drunk and … ---
**Author:** ![Nu\_Vo\_Da\_Da](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/97f17d/32.png) [@Nu\_Vo\_Da\_Da](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Nu_Vo_Da_Da)\ **Post date:** [March 28, 2000, 5:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/asking-the-musical-question/15565/9 "2000-03-28T17:47:00Z")
Tell me why the sun does shine Tell me why the ivy twines Tell me why the sky is blue And then I’ll tell you why I love you. (and then theres the second verse) Nuclear fusion makes the sun to shine Tropisms make the ivy twine Raleigh scattering makes the sky blue Testicular hormones are why I love you. ---
**Author:** ![SingleDad](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/9e8a1a/32.png) [@SingleDad](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SingleDad)\ **Post date:** [March 28, 2000, 5:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/asking-the-musical-question/15565/10 "2000-03-28T17:50:00Z")
Do you believe in rock ‘n’ roll? Can music save your mortal soul? And can you teach me how to dance real slow? ---
**Author:** ![Eve](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/9e8a1a/32.png) [@Eve](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Eve)\ **Post date:** [March 28, 2000, 5:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/asking-the-musical-question/15565/11 "2000-03-28T17:55:00Z")
SingleDad— Yes No Oh, boy, can I! Girlbysea— Depends. Quicksilver— Carol King, I think . . . ---
**Author:** ![WallyM7](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/b5e925/32.png) [@WallyM7](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/WallyM7)\ **Post date:** [March 28, 2000, 5:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/asking-the-musical-question/15565/12 "2000-03-28T17:56:00Z")
Why is it Istanbul and not Constantinople? ---
**Author:** ![Sake\_Samurai](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/bc79bd/32.png) [@Sake\_Samurai](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sake_Samurai)\ **Post date:** [March 28, 2000, 5:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/asking-the-musical-question/15565/13 "2000-03-28T17:58:00Z")
Hey, that’s nobody’s business but the Turks! * * * Yet to be reconciled with the reality of the dark for a moment, I go on wandering from dream to dream. ---
**Author:** ![WallyM7](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/b5e925/32.png) [@WallyM7](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/WallyM7)\ **Post date:** [March 29, 2000, 6:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/asking-the-musical-question/15565/14 "2000-03-29T06:03:00Z")
That’s true. Even old New york was once New Asmsterdam. ---
**Author:** ![Biggirl](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/biggirl/32/3294_2.png) [@Biggirl](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Biggirl)\ **Post date:** [March 29, 2000, 6:09am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/asking-the-musical-question/15565/15 "2000-03-29T06:09:00Z")
What have you done for me lately? Don’t you want me, baby? If rams eat oats and does eat oats, do little lambs eat ivy? ---
**Author:** ![Beadalin](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/3be4f8/32.png) [@Beadalin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Beadalin)\ **Post date:** [March 29, 2000, 6:15am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/asking-the-musical-question/15565/16 "2000-03-29T06:15:00Z")
A kid’ll eat ivy, too. I wouldn’t, would you? ---
**Author:** ![QuickSilver](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/quicksilver/32/7832_2.png) [@QuickSilver](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/QuickSilver)\ **Post date:** [March 29, 2000, 6:16am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/asking-the-musical-question/15565/17 "2000-03-29T06:16:00Z")
Who’s the guy who builds da boats? …and who’s the guy who sails 'em? Who’s the guy who catches the fish and brings them home to Liza? ---
**Author:** ![The\_Peyote\_Coyote](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/5f8ce5/32.png) [@The\_Peyote\_Coyote](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/The_Peyote_Coyote)\ **Post date:** [March 29, 2000, 6:21am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/asking-the-musical-question/15565/18 "2000-03-29T06:21:00Z")
I’ll eat Ivy any time she lets me. ---
**Author:** ![Myron\_Van\_Horowitzski](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/9de053/32.png) [@Myron\_Van\_Horowitzski](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Myron_Van_Horowitzski)\ **Post date:** [March 29, 2000, 6:35am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/asking-the-musical-question/15565/19 "2000-03-29T06:35:00Z")
How long has this been going on? If a picture paints a thousand words, then why can’t I paint you? Why don’t we go do it in the road? Do you know where you’re goin’ to? How gentle is the rain, that falls softly on the meadow? If I said you had a beautiful body would you hold it against me? What am I doin’ hangin’ 'round? * * * Imbibo, ergo sum. ---
**Author:** ![sixseatport](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/839c29/32.png) [@sixseatport](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/sixseatport)\ **Post date:** [March 29, 2000, 6:35am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/asking-the-musical-question/15565/20 "2000-03-29T06:35:00Z")
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