# How 'bout a rousing round of Name That Tune by Storyline?

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**Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\
**Created:** [April 15, 2002, 1:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-bout-a-rousing-round-of-name-that-tune-by-storyline/103723 "2002-04-15T13:19:31Z")\
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**Author:** ![RobGraham](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/8e8cbc/32.png) [@RobGraham](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RobGraham)\
**Post date:** [April 18, 2002, 1:37am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-bout-a-rousing-round-of-name-that-tune-by-storyline/103723/61 "2002-04-18T01:37:54Z")

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> \*Originally posted by AudreyK \*  
> A man describes to his lover the experience of his accident, the efforts to save him, and his eventual death. \*\*

Is this DOA by Bloodrock?

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**Author:** ![RobGraham](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/8e8cbc/32.png) [@RobGraham](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RobGraham)\
**Post date:** [April 18, 2002, 1:39am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-bout-a-rousing-round-of-name-that-tune-by-storyline/103723/62 "2002-04-18T01:39:49Z")

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> \*Originally posted by brondicon \*  
> \*\*A man arranges a meeting with a woman, only to find he’s got bad directions. \*\*

Fool in the Rain- Led Zepplin

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**Author:** ![Grelby](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/a5b964/32.png) [@Grelby](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Grelby)\
**Post date:** [April 18, 2002, 1:59am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-bout-a-rousing-round-of-name-that-tune-by-storyline/103723/63 "2002-04-18T01:59:05Z")

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AudreyK - _The Night I Fell Asleep at the Wheel_ (or something like that) by the Bare Naked Ladies?

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**Author:** ![happyheathen](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/b5e925/32.png) [@happyheathen](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/happyheathen)\
**Post date:** [April 18, 2002, 7:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-bout-a-rousing-round-of-name-that-tune-by-storyline/103723/64 "2002-04-18T19:11:35Z")

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Yeesh!

“Tom Dooley” Kingston Trio

how quickly they forget…

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**Author:** ![caveman](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/caveman/32/7242_2.png) [@caveman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/caveman)\
**Post date:** [April 18, 2002, 7:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-bout-a-rousing-round-of-name-that-tune-by-storyline/103723/65 "2002-04-18T19:58:19Z")

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This one is a hint to my previous selection, which has not yet been solved:

A wrestling tournament in which an extraordinarily small competitor, an extraordinarily immese competitor, a polygonal competitor, and a sad-sack competitor vie for victory.

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**Author:** ![Tretiak](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/a88e57/32.png) [@Tretiak](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tretiak)\
**Post date:** [April 18, 2002, 11:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-bout-a-rousing-round-of-name-that-tune-by-storyline/103723/66 "2002-04-18T23:07:35Z")

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> \*Originally posted by caveman \*  
> \*\*This one is a hint to my previous selection, which has not yet been solved:
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> A wrestling tournament in which an extraordinarily small competitor, an extraordinarily immese competitor, a polygonal competitor, and a sad-sack competitor vie for victory. \*\*

hmm, I am tempted to say _Particle Man_ by They Might Be Giants, but I am not convinced that is right.

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**Author:** ![hardygrrl](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/a3d4f5/32.png) [@hardygrrl](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/hardygrrl)\
**Post date:** [April 19, 2002, 12:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-bout-a-rousing-round-of-name-that-tune-by-storyline/103723/67 "2002-04-19T00:13:49Z")

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A sensitive grunge rocker describes his codependant relationship with his wife.

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**Author:** ![caveman](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/caveman/32/7242_2.png) [@caveman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/caveman)\
**Post date:** [April 19, 2002, 1:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-bout-a-rousing-round-of-name-that-tune-by-storyline/103723/68 "2002-04-19T13:44:38Z")

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> \*Originally posted by Tretiak \*  
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> hmm, I am tempted to say _Particle Man_ by They Might Be Giants, but I am not convinced that is right. \*\*

Correct! My other tune is on the same album…

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**Author:** ![Geek\_Mecha](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/ecae2f/32.png) [@Geek\_Mecha](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Geek_Mecha)\
**Post date:** [April 19, 2002, 2:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-bout-a-rousing-round-of-name-that-tune-by-storyline/103723/69 "2002-04-19T14:56:29Z")

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**amarinth** and **Grelby** , you got 'em. 🙂

[sub]Actually, it’s _Tonight Is The Night I Fell Asleep At The Wheel_, which has _got_ to be one of the longest song titles ever.[/sub]

Another one:

A romatic drifter bad-boy cowboy-type wants to die during his finest hour.

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**Author:** ![Already\_in\_Use](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/a9adbd/32.png) [@Already\_in\_Use](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Already_in_Use)\
**Post date:** [April 20, 2002, 3:18am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-bout-a-rousing-round-of-name-that-tune-by-storyline/103723/70 "2002-04-20T03:18:41Z")

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An idiot jock has sex with an allegedly lesbian girl, who proceeds to partially castrate him. He then becomes a gay sadomasochist.

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