# Great-Grandson of the Song Game Thread **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [July 23, 2002, 9:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/great-grandson-of-the-song-game-thread/120454 "2002-07-23T21:56:35Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 8
**Author:** ![Jack\_Batty](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/jack_batty/32/3201_2.png) [@Jack\_Batty](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jack_Batty)\ **Post date:** [July 24, 2002, 9:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/great-grandson-of-the-song-game-thread/120454/141 "2002-07-24T21:53:06Z")
Team 2: (a two-fer) _I got my suit on, (yeah) I got my **boot** on (yeah) I’m going down that stairway, yeah. I got my glove on (yeah) I get some blood on (yeah) My **sneakers** , I don’t care_, hey man. Starz - Subway Terror ---
**Author:** ![\_Roger\_the\_Shrubber](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/_/977dab/32.png) [@\_Roger\_the\_Shrubber](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/_Roger_the_Shrubber)\ **Post date:** [July 24, 2002, 10:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/great-grandson-of-the-song-game-thread/120454/142 "2002-07-24T22:03:13Z")
Since **Mudshark** used the same song as I did, (_Nobody Home_), this one’s **Team Two’s** point, right? And it’s **Team Two** ’s turn to pick a word, (which I am oh-so conveniently on)…so how about **water**? Team Two: _No more **water** in the well No more **water** , **water**!_ Trip Through Your Wires | U2 ---
**Author:** ![Squish](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/8797f3/32.png) [@Squish](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Squish)\ **Post date:** [July 24, 2002, 10:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/great-grandson-of-the-song-game-thread/120454/143 "2002-07-24T22:13:51Z")
Team 1 registering a protest: Although Mudshark did use the same song, he used a different passage. That shouldn’t count against us. And even if his post is disqualified, mine counts. ---
**Author:** ![Nortia](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/eb8c5e/32.png) [@Nortia](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Nortia)\ **Post date:** [July 24, 2002, 10:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/great-grandson-of-the-song-game-thread/120454/144 "2002-07-24T22:14:22Z")
Team 1 Like A Bridge Over Troubled Water - Simon and Garfunkel _Like a bridge over troubled **water** I will lay me down Like a bridge over troubled **water** I will lay me down_ ---
**Author:** ![Nortia](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/eb8c5e/32.png) [@Nortia](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Nortia)\ **Post date:** [July 24, 2002, 10:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/great-grandson-of-the-song-game-thread/120454/145 "2002-07-24T22:15:30Z")
Ignore that post then 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![\_Roger\_the\_Shrubber](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/_/977dab/32.png) [@\_Roger\_the\_Shrubber](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/_Roger_the_Shrubber)\ **Post date:** [July 24, 2002, 10:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/great-grandson-of-the-song-game-thread/120454/146 "2002-07-24T22:16:15Z")
Okay, yeah, I see your point. That’s fine with me…so should we just switch back over to footwear again? ---
**Author:** ![Squish](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/8797f3/32.png) [@Squish](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Squish)\ **Post date:** [July 24, 2002, 10:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/great-grandson-of-the-song-game-thread/120454/147 "2002-07-24T22:18:11Z")
Yeah. Even though I like ‘water’ better–I’m here ta win! Ah’m here ta pound yas! 😃 ---
**Author:** ![ShibbOleth](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/848f3c/32.png) [@ShibbOleth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ShibbOleth)\ **Post date:** [July 24, 2002, 10:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/great-grandson-of-the-song-game-thread/120454/148 "2002-07-24T22:40:30Z")
I’d hate to see my nine hours of solo work go down the drain with one inadvertent post. And I have plenty of footwear songs left in my armory, if I can just get to the boards and stay awake. So **Team 1** is on the clock then, yes? ---
**Author:** ![ShibbOleth](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/848f3c/32.png) [@ShibbOleth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ShibbOleth)\ **Post date:** [July 24, 2002, 10:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/great-grandson-of-the-song-game-thread/120454/149 "2002-07-24T22:40:30Z")
I’d hate to see my nine hours of solo work go down the drain with one inadvertent post. And I have plenty of footwear songs left in my armory, if I can just get to the boards and stay awake. So **Team 1** is on the clock then, yes? ---
**Author:** ![ShibbOleth](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/848f3c/32.png) [@ShibbOleth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ShibbOleth)\ **Post date:** [July 24, 2002, 10:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/great-grandson-of-the-song-game-thread/120454/150 "2002-07-24T22:48:13Z")
I’d hate to see my nine hours of solo work go down the drain with one inadvertent post. And I have plenty of footwear songs left in my armory, if I can just get to the boards and stay awake. So **Team 1** is on the clock then, yes? ---
**Author:** ![Nortia](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/eb8c5e/32.png) [@Nortia](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Nortia)\ **Post date:** [July 24, 2002, 10:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/great-grandson-of-the-song-game-thread/120454/151 "2002-07-24T22:54:28Z")
You hate it that much **ShibbOleth**? 😉 ---
**Author:** ![ShibbOleth](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/848f3c/32.png) [@ShibbOleth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ShibbOleth)\ **Post date:** [July 24, 2002, 11:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/great-grandson-of-the-song-game-thread/120454/152 "2002-07-24T23:00:11Z")
Yikes, the rare yet dreaded triple post. See, that’s what I’m on about. **Team 1** \*High hats and Arrow collars **white spats** and lots of dollars Spending every dime for a wonderful time \* Puttin’ On the Ritz, Taco ---
**Author:** ![\_Roger\_the\_Shrubber](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/_/977dab/32.png) [@\_Roger\_the\_Shrubber](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/_Roger_the_Shrubber)\ **Post date:** [July 24, 2002, 11:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/great-grandson-of-the-song-game-thread/120454/153 "2002-07-24T23:05:51Z")
Team Two - There ain’t no sense in feeling lonely They got no faith in you But I’ve got a feeling you still owe me So wipe the shit from your **shoes** Nobody ever mentions the weather can make or break your day Nobody ever seems to remember life is a game we play\* Hello | Oasis ---
**Author:** ![Jack\_Batty](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/jack_batty/32/3201_2.png) [@Jack\_Batty](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jack_Batty)\ **Post date:** [July 24, 2002, 11:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/great-grandson-of-the-song-game-thread/120454/154 "2002-07-24T23:07:43Z")
Team 2: _He went right upside the head of my favorite baby seal he went “whap” with a lead-filled **snowshoe** , and he hit him on the nose and hit him on the fin, and he that got me just about as evil as an eskimo boy can be._ Frank Zappa – Nanook Rubs It. ---
**Author:** ![Jack\_Batty](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/jack_batty/32/3201_2.png) [@Jack\_Batty](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jack_Batty)\ **Post date:** [July 24, 2002, 11:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/great-grandson-of-the-song-game-thread/120454/155 "2002-07-24T23:08:45Z")
Nuts ---
**Author:** ![ShibbOleth](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/848f3c/32.png) [@ShibbOleth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ShibbOleth)\ **Post date:** [July 24, 2002, 11:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/great-grandson-of-the-song-game-thread/120454/156 "2002-07-24T23:13:30Z")
**Team 1** \*But don’t you step on my **blue suede shoes**. You can do anything but lay off of my **Blue suede shoes**. \* Blue Suede Shoes, Carl Perkins ---
**Author:** ![Nortia](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/eb8c5e/32.png) [@Nortia](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Nortia)\ **Post date:** [July 24, 2002, 11:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/great-grandson-of-the-song-game-thread/120454/157 "2002-07-24T23:13:39Z")
Team 1 Superstar - Sheryl Crow _You know you look alright You got cheap **shoes** , a Malibu and big public fights_ ---
**Author:** ![Oly](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/oly/32/8255_2.png) [@Oly](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Oly)\ **Post date:** [July 24, 2002, 11:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/great-grandson-of-the-song-game-thread/120454/158 "2002-07-24T23:21:03Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by ShibbOleth \* > \*\* > > BTW, **Oly** , the word you were looking for in German was Mannschaft, nicht Gemeinschaft. I realized this after I pressed enter. Gemeinschaft means community or organization, IIRC. \*\* :smack: Ach Du Leiber! Entschuldigun, bitte!! **team 2** - Wear your braces round your seat **Doctor Martens** on your feet Keep your barnet very neat For credibility on street Uniform—Pete townshend ---
**Author:** ![ShibbOleth](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/848f3c/32.png) [@ShibbOleth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ShibbOleth)\ **Post date:** [July 24, 2002, 11:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/great-grandson-of-the-song-game-thread/120454/159 "2002-07-24T23:29:13Z")
**Team 1** \*Wouldn’t it be good to be in your **shoes** Even if it was for just one day And wouldn’t it be good if we could wish ourselves away \* Wouldn’t It Be Good, Nik Kershaw PS: Kein Problem, **Oly** , es war nicht so gross eine Fehler zu machen. ---
**Author:** ![Nortia](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/eb8c5e/32.png) [@Nortia](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Nortia)\ **Post date:** [July 24, 2002, 11:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/great-grandson-of-the-song-game-thread/120454/160 "2002-07-24T23:29:32Z")
Team 1 A Change - Sheryl Crow _Queen of south beach, aging blues Dinner’s at six, wear your cement **shoes** _ [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/great-grandson-of-the-song-game-thread/120454.md?page=7) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/great-grandson-of-the-song-game-thread/120454.md?page=9)