# Half forgotten old songs **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Tags:** music\ **Created:** [June 13, 2024, 5:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/half-forgotten-old-songs/1002840 "2024-06-13T17:24:39Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 2
**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:** [June 13, 2024, 9:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/half-forgotten-old-songs/1002840/21 "2024-06-13T21:57:36Z")
“Fire On the Mountain” just popped up on my Youtube feed. I have no idea what I was listening to that prompted it, but I like it. ---
**Author:** ![Lucas\_Jackson](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/lucas_jackson/32/303_2.png) [@Lucas\_Jackson](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lucas_Jackson)\ **Post date:** [June 13, 2024, 10:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/half-forgotten-old-songs/1002840/22 "2024-06-13T22:05:45Z")
> [@Biggirl](#): > > Practically every day I wake up with what I call my WTF?? song in my head. Same here. It’s weird! Two days ago it was Lady Godiva. I had not even thought of that song in probably 50 years, and then it just turned up on my doorstep. > **[NEW \* Lady Godiva - Peter & Gordon {Stereo}](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q-LLvEuSKnA%2F)** > > 1966.....#6 U.S. Billboard Hot 100, #16 UK Singles Chart, #1 Canada, #1 Australia"Lady Godiva" is a popular song originally recorded and released in 1966 as ... ---
**Author:** ![Lucas\_Jackson](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/lucas_jackson/32/303_2.png) [@Lucas\_Jackson](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lucas_Jackson)\ **Post date:** [June 13, 2024, 10:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/half-forgotten-old-songs/1002840/23 "2024-06-13T22:07:34Z")
> [@JohnT](#): > > I had a Youtube link, but SDMB wouldn’t allow me to post it. ☹ > **[Day by Day (From "Godspell")](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zWAqW5D5kZo%2F)** > > Provided to YouTube by Masterworks BroadwayDay by Day (From "Godspell") · Robin Lamont · Godspell Ensemble · Stephen SchwartzGodspell (The 40th Anniversary C... ---
**Author:** ![Just\_Asking\_Questions](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/ba9def/32.png) [@Just\_Asking\_Questions](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Just_Asking_Questions)\ **Post date:** [June 13, 2024, 10:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/half-forgotten-old-songs/1002840/24 "2024-06-13T22:12:11Z")
> [@silenus](#): > > “Fire On the Mountain” just popped up on my Youtube feed. They’re listening. Always. ---
**Author:** ![XOldiesJock](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/x/ec9cab/32.png) [@XOldiesJock](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/XOldiesJock)\ **Post date:** [June 13, 2024, 10:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/half-forgotten-old-songs/1002840/25 "2024-06-13T22:26:54Z")
> [@silenus](#): > > _“Fire On the Mountain” just popped up on my Youtube feed. I have no idea what I was listening to that prompted it, but I like it._ For those who have never heard this haunting tune, here’s a YouTube link: [The Marshall Tucker Band - Fire on the Mountain (Official Audio) (youtube.com)](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0uMWbZj-gWg) Slide guitar and flute! Great example of a “story song.” Yes, that was played on Rock stations back in the day. ---
**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:** [June 13, 2024, 10:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/half-forgotten-old-songs/1002840/26 "2024-06-13T22:48:05Z")
Not linking. ---
**Author:** ![beowulff](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/beowulff/32/542_2.png) [@beowulff](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/beowulff)\ **Post date:** [June 13, 2024, 11:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/half-forgotten-old-songs/1002840/27 "2024-06-13T23:23:01Z")
Years (decades) ago, I was driving along, and heard a song I’d never heard before. A catchy little tune. For decades after that, I was unable to find it, and none of my friends had ever heard of it before. But, thanks to the magic of the Internet, I am able to present it to you today: > **[Made For TV - So Afraid of the Russians](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AVf7m_YZ2zY%2F)** > > MP3 of original 45rpm record. ---
**Author:** ![Darren\_Garrison](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/darren_garrison/32/92_2.png) [@Darren\_Garrison](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Darren_Garrison)\ **Post date:** [June 14, 2024, 12:55am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/half-forgotten-old-songs/1002840/28 "2024-06-14T00:55:31Z")
Something I was somehow reminded of again somehow a couple of days ago is a song that ran across a couple of months ago: _Dellah and the Dealer_. I hadn’t thought of that one at all in decades, in fact I never even knew it was a “real song” until running into it, I had only ever known it was a weird song by a character in an episode of some TV show. I couldn’t track down where I had originally heard it when I tried months ago, but I tried again tonight and found the scene in an episode of _WKRP_ that first aired when I was 7 years old. (No idea when was the most recent time I saw it in reruns.) The full song, not the _WKRP_ version: [![](https://img.youtube.com/vi/pN0OBHz_Xmo/maxresdefault.jpg "Della and the Dealer-Hoyt Axton") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pN0OBHz_Xmo) ---
**Author:** ![Dung\_Beetle](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dung_beetle/32/7945_2.png) [@Dung\_Beetle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dung_Beetle)\ **Post date:** [June 14, 2024, 1:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/half-forgotten-old-songs/1002840/29 "2024-06-14T01:14:18Z")
I like to hear the weird 70s stuff (the weirdest decade, hands down). The other day I heard Angel In Your Arms, by Hot, and was perplexed by these lyrics: When I first found out I hurt all over I felt so left out till I got to know her So I tried the way that she got over And I became just like her so don’t be surprised to find That the angel in your arms this morning…etc. What does that mean? ---
**Author:** ![Toxgoddess](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/f08c70/32.png) [@Toxgoddess](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Toxgoddess)\ **Post date:** [June 14, 2024, 1:41am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/half-forgotten-old-songs/1002840/30 "2024-06-14T01:41:46Z")
Drugs? ---
**Author:** ![Exapno\_Mapcase](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/exapno_mapcase/32/1051_2.png) [@Exapno\_Mapcase](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Exapno_Mapcase)\ **Post date:** [June 14, 2024, 2:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/half-forgotten-old-songs/1002840/31 "2024-06-14T02:10:20Z")
I’ve found that the way to get the best out of Sirius XM is to have a number of back-up channels that you can switch to. Someone who likes Classic Rock can pick between the 50s, 60, 70s, 80s, and 90s channels, classic vinyl, classic rewind, underground garage, yacht rock, deep tracks, road trip, channels dedicated to the Beatles, Springsteen, the Grateful Dead, Pearl Jam, U-2, Tom Petty, Dave Matthews, Phish, Bon Jovi, Jimmy Buffett, first wave, lithium, SiriusXMU, alt nation, Ozzy’s Boneyard, jam bands, the Bridge and a bunch more. Unless your tastes are incredibly narrow, anyone should be able to find something they like playing at any moment. SiriusXM is the only thing that makes up for not having cassette and CD players in cars anymore. ---
**Author:** ![JKellyMap](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/jkellymap/32/15880_2.png) [@JKellyMap](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/JKellyMap)\ **Post date:** [June 14, 2024, 2:38am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/half-forgotten-old-songs/1002840/32 "2024-06-14T02:38:19Z")
This happened to me the other day when a Sirius channel played “Lunatic Fringe” by Red Rider, which I hadn’t heard since I was 11 or 12, circa 1982, when MTV hadn’t yet reached its first birthday. ---
**Author:** ![gkster](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/gkster/32/14107_2.png) [@gkster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/gkster)\ **Post date:** [June 14, 2024, 3:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/half-forgotten-old-songs/1002840/33 "2024-06-14T03:13:33Z")
I didn’t remember the title “Captain of Her Heart” but definitely recognized it when I heard it, great chords and tune. And after that youtube video, another good one that I hadn’t heard in a while came up: Paul Williams and “Save me a Dream”. [https://youtu.be/0-MgVslfD5w](https://youtu.be/0-MgVslfD5w) ---
**Author:** ![crowmanyclouds](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/crowmanyclouds/32/19884_2.png) [@crowmanyclouds](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/crowmanyclouds)\ **Post date:** [June 14, 2024, 5:40am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/half-forgotten-old-songs/1002840/34 "2024-06-14T05:40:25Z")
> [@Dung\_Beetle](#): > > I like to hear the weird 70s stuff (the weirdest decade, hands down). The other day I heard Angel In Your Arms, by Hot, and was perplexed by these lyrics: > > When I first found out I hurt all over > I felt so left out till I got to know her > So I tried the way that she got over > And I became just like her > so don’t be surprised to find > That the angel in your arms this morning…etc. > > What does that mean? _When I first found out I hurt all over_ I found out you are cheating on me. _I felt so left out till I got to know her_ I met her and we talked. _So I tried the way that she got over_ _And I became just like her_ _so don’t be surprised to find_ _That the angel in your arms this morning_ _Is gonna be the devil in someone else’s arms tonight_ Now I’m also cheating on you. ---
**Author:** ![Spoons](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/spoons/32/3141_2.png) [@Spoons](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Spoons)\ **Post date:** [June 14, 2024, 6:09am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/half-forgotten-old-songs/1002840/35 "2024-06-14T06:09:59Z")
> [@Exapno\_Mapcase](#): > > I’ve found that the way to get the best out of Sirius XM is to have a number of back-up channels that you can switch to. That’s how you do it. Just switch channels to another one, if you don’t like what’s playing. You’ll find something you like. ---
**Author:** ![Dung\_Beetle](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dung_beetle/32/7945_2.png) [@Dung\_Beetle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dung_Beetle)\ **Post date:** [June 14, 2024, 11:18am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/half-forgotten-old-songs/1002840/36 "2024-06-14T11:18:06Z")
Thanks! I guess the line that was really tripping me up was, “I tried the way that she got over”. Got over…heartbreak? A fence? A bad cold? Finish the sentence! I know, then it wouldn’t rhyme. ---
**Author:** ![nightshadea](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/7ba0ec/32.png) [@nightshadea](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/nightshadea)\ **Post date:** [June 14, 2024, 11:46am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/half-forgotten-old-songs/1002840/37 "2024-06-14T11:46:11Z")
may i ask how you posted that link? ---
**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:** [June 14, 2024, 1:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/half-forgotten-old-songs/1002840/38 "2024-06-14T13:48:39Z")
> [@How to insert a link to Youtube video, with preview image shown](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-to-insert-a-link-to-youtube-video-with-preview-image-shown/1002471): > > I want to make a humorous comment, and make it easy for readers to understand the reference by linking to a youtube video. But most people won’t want to actually watch the video, and I don’t want to waste people’s time. To make my point, all I want to show in my post is the opening image of the video , the same image that appears on youtube before you click to watch the video. In the past, I remember that when I posted a link to a video, the image appears in my post. But this time, Discourse … ---
**Author:** ![sb1953](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/a87d85/32.png) [@sb1953](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/sb1953)\ **Post date:** [June 14, 2024, 1:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/half-forgotten-old-songs/1002840/39 "2024-06-14T13:53:48Z")
I also have “This Ol’ Cowboy” by Marshall Tucker on Vinyl ---
**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:** [June 14, 2024, 2:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/half-forgotten-old-songs/1002840/40 "2024-06-14T14:16:07Z")
Did not have the usual, daily WTF song in my head this morning because Michelin Tires has firmly implanted The Chemical Brother’s Galvanize in there. So at least I know where the fuck this song in my head is coming from. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/half-forgotten-old-songs/1002840.md?page=1) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/half-forgotten-old-songs/1002840.md?page=3)