# If life is a rock and the radio rolls me... **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [March 30, 2002, 10:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-life-is-a-rock-and-the-radio-rolls-me/100975 "2002-03-30T22:52:52Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 32
**Author:** ![Rico](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/rico/32/3582_2.png) [@Rico](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rico)\ **Post date:** [May 8, 2002, 7:23am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-life-is-a-rock-and-the-radio-rolls-me/100975/621 "2002-05-08T07:23:13Z")
Even more minimalist: “Tequila!” ---
**Author:** ![happyheathen](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/b5e925/32.png) [@happyheathen](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/happyheathen)\ **Post date:** [May 8, 2002, 6:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-life-is-a-rock-and-the-radio-rolls-me/100975/622 "2002-05-08T18:42:17Z")
" " Theme From ‘A Summer Place’ 1960 and now, returning to our regularly scheduled trip-over-the-garbage… "On Friday we’ll be jacked up on the football game And I’ll be ready to fight We’re gonna smash 'em now My girl will be working on her pom-poms now And she’ll be yelling tonight So be true to your school now Just like you would to your girl, now Be true to your school now And let your colors fly Be true to your school Rah rah rah Be true to your school…" ---
**Author:** ![Mona\_Lott](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/ee7513/32.png) [@Mona\_Lott](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mona_Lott)\ **Post date:** [May 8, 2002, 6:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-life-is-a-rock-and-the-radio-rolls-me/100975/623 "2002-05-08T18:51:29Z")
…come with me and see the beauty of Tuesday afternoon, Tuesday afternoon. Moody Blues ---
**Author:** ![happyheathen](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/b5e925/32.png) [@happyheathen](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/happyheathen)\ **Post date:** [May 9, 2002, 12:53am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-life-is-a-rock-and-the-radio-rolls-me/100975/624 "2002-05-09T00:53:06Z")
“Backfield in motion, yeah, I’m gonna have to penalize you Backfield in motion, baby, You know that’s against the rules.” ---
**Author:** ![Rico](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/rico/32/3582_2.png) [@Rico](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rico)\ **Post date:** [May 9, 2002, 4:52am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-life-is-a-rock-and-the-radio-rolls-me/100975/625 "2002-05-09T04:52:57Z")
Mary wants to be a super woman But is that really in her head But I just want to live each day to love her For what she is, mmm Mary wants to be another movie star But is that really in her mind And all the things she wants to be She needs to leave behind But, very well I believe I know you very well Wish that you knew me too very well And I think I can deal with everything Going through your head ---
**Author:** ![Siege](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/dbc845/32.png) [@Siege](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Siege)\ **Post date:** [May 9, 2002, 10:32am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-life-is-a-rock-and-the-radio-rolls-me/100975/626 "2002-05-09T10:32:29Z")
Thanks for the compliment, **happy heathen**. I’m honored. Here are a couple more for the count. (OK, so the first one may be a novelty song. I still hated it) _Short People got no reason to live_ And _Well that’s a strange way to tell me you love me When your sorrow is all I can see If you just want to cry to somebody Don’t cry to me. No, don’t cry to me._ Well, jeez, maybe if you’d quit making short jokes I wouldn’t [n]need\* to cry. _Janie’s Got A Gun. Janie’s got a gun The whole thing’s come undone. Janie’s got a gun. She had to take him down easy And put a bullet in his bra-ain “Cause nobody believes me. The man is such a sleaze.” It ain’t never gonna be the sa-ame._ CJ ---
**Author:** ![meezer](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/e9c0ed/32.png) [@meezer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/meezer)\ **Post date:** [May 9, 2002, 2:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-life-is-a-rock-and-the-radio-rolls-me/100975/627 "2002-05-09T14:02:55Z")
These boots are made for walkin’ And that’s just what they’ll do One of these days these boots Are gonna walk all over you ---
**Author:** ![happyheathen](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/b5e925/32.png) [@happyheathen](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/happyheathen)\ **Post date:** [May 9, 2002, 7:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-life-is-a-rock-and-the-radio-rolls-me/100975/628 "2002-05-09T19:58:15Z")
**CJ** - EVERYTHING by Newman is a novelty (and I LIKED “Short People” (also “Burn On”, but…)). What was the second one? “Janie” ? surely you can come up with something lower than that?! **meezer** - Yup, “Boots” has been done. The artist does have 2 more bits of dreck on the old resume, neither of which has been done. _All Hail the **Thread That Wouldn’t Die!!!** _ ---
**Author:** ![Mona\_Lott](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/ee7513/32.png) [@Mona\_Lott](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mona_Lott)\ **Post date:** [May 10, 2002, 3:50am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-life-is-a-rock-and-the-radio-rolls-me/100975/629 "2002-05-10T03:50:33Z")
So, are you thinking of Sugar Town by Nancy Sinatra and Somethin’ Stupid by Nancy and Frank Sinatra? Please don’t make me try to recall the lyrics. My head hurts enough now. I wonder if we can get this thread up over 700. Is it possible, happyheathen? ---
**Author:** ![happyheathen](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/b5e925/32.png) [@happyheathen](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/happyheathen)\ **Post date:** [May 10, 2002, 4:24am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-life-is-a-rock-and-the-radio-rolls-me/100975/630 "2002-05-10T04:24:09Z")
**Mona** - 700? anything is possible, if you are truly sick… “Somethin’ Stupid” was one of the ones I had in mind. the other: "When I woke up, the sun was shinin’ in my eyes My silver spurs were gone, my head felt twice its size She took my silver spurs, a dollar and a dime And left me cravin’ for more summer wine More summer wine Strawberries, cherries and an angel’s kiss in Spring My summer wine is really made from all these things…" ---
**Author:** ![happyheathen](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/b5e925/32.png) [@happyheathen](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/happyheathen)\ **Post date:** [May 10, 2002, 4:30am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-life-is-a-rock-and-the-radio-rolls-me/100975/631 "2002-05-10T04:30:17Z")
and, to complete the Lee Hazelwood/Nancy Sinatra trilogy-from-Hell: Sand "Male: Young woman shared her fire with me. Now warms herself with memory. I was a stranger in her land. A wandering man, she called me sand. Female: He was a stranger in my land. A wandering man. Male: She called me sand" the third was “Some Velvet Morning”, above anybody remember a really, REALLY creepy set of father/daughter songs from a few years back? ---
**Author:** ![Mona\_Lott](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/ee7513/32.png) [@Mona\_Lott](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mona_Lott)\ **Post date:** [May 10, 2002, 4:36am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-life-is-a-rock-and-the-radio-rolls-me/100975/632 "2002-05-10T04:36:02Z")
Nat “King” Cole and Natalie Cole? I believe it was studio trickery that allowed then to sing duets, since he had died years before. ---
**Author:** ![happyheathen](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/b5e925/32.png) [@happyheathen](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/happyheathen)\ **Post date:** [May 10, 2002, 4:48am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-life-is-a-rock-and-the-radio-rolls-me/100975/633 "2002-05-10T04:48:51Z")
That’s the one… p.s. - if you remember the song, it is acceptable to use Google to get exact lyrics… [sub]Cause we gotta little convoy, rockin’ through the night Yeah we gotta little convoy, ain’t she a beautiful sight? [/sub] 700? no prob… ---
**Author:** ![John\_Carter\_of\_Mars](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/2bfe46/32.png) [@John\_Carter\_of\_Mars](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/John_Carter_of_Mars)\ **Post date:** [May 10, 2002, 5:08am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-life-is-a-rock-and-the-radio-rolls-me/100975/634 "2002-05-10T05:08:19Z")
**It’s drek you want, is it?** “I prayed and prayed To the Lord To send you back to me But when you came To me it was Only in my dreams Mayyyyyybe” “Maybe” by the Chantels. Entered the charts in January, 1958. ---
**Author:** ![happyheathen](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/b5e925/32.png) [@happyheathen](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/happyheathen)\ **Post date:** [May 10, 2002, 5:23am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-life-is-a-rock-and-the-radio-rolls-me/100975/635 "2002-05-10T05:23:08Z")
**Martian** - if you _MUST_ post dupes, at least spread them out a little, 'K? 😃 (see page 12) ---
**Author:** ![Rhubarb](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/59ef9b/32.png) [@Rhubarb](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rhubarb)\ **Post date:** [May 10, 2002, 5:29am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-life-is-a-rock-and-the-radio-rolls-me/100975/636 "2002-05-10T05:29:44Z")
“We had joy we had fun We had seasons in the sun But the wine and the song like the seasons Have all gone.” -Seasons in the Sun, Terry Jacks. This played on the office musak today.:eek: ---
**Author:** ![Rico](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/rico/32/3582_2.png) [@Rico](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rico)\ **Post date:** [May 10, 2002, 5:34am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-life-is-a-rock-and-the-radio-rolls-me/100975/637 "2002-05-10T05:34:51Z")
I guess I thought you’d be here forever Another illusion I chose to create Don’t know what you got until it’s gone And I found out a little too late I was acting as if, you were lucky to have me Doing you a favor (I hardly knew you were there) But then you were gone And it all was wrong Had no idea how much I cared (Now) being without you Takes a lot of getting used to Should learn to live with it (But) I don’t want to Being without you Is all a big mistake Instead of getting (any) easier It’s the hardest thing to take I’m addicted to you (babe) You’re a hard habit to break ---
**Author:** ![happyheathen](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/b5e925/32.png) [@happyheathen](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/happyheathen)\ **Post date:** [May 10, 2002, 5:48am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-life-is-a-rock-and-the-radio-rolls-me/100975/638 "2002-05-10T05:48:51Z")
**Rhubarb** - Welcome to the party. Sadly, “Seasons in the Sun” was done on page 1. everyone: email bushy\_hare (underscore!) at yahoo if you’d like the list to date. It is a gem to be treasured! ---
**Author:** ![John\_Carter\_of\_Mars](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/2bfe46/32.png) [@John\_Carter\_of\_Mars](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/John_Carter_of_Mars)\ **Post date:** [May 10, 2002, 5:50am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-life-is-a-rock-and-the-radio-rolls-me/100975/639 "2002-05-10T05:50:03Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by happyheathen \* > \*\ ***Martian** - > > if you _MUST_ post dupes, at least spread them out a little, 'K? 😃 > > (see page 12) \*\* DAMN! That’s humiliating! Sorry about that folks. I mussa’ been a’ drinkin’ one of these times, but right now I just can’t figger which when it was. :o ---
**Author:** ![Mona\_Lott](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/ee7513/32.png) [@Mona\_Lott](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mona_Lott)\ **Post date:** [May 10, 2002, 7:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-life-is-a-rock-and-the-radio-rolls-me/100975/640 "2002-05-10T19:45:14Z")
Every heartbeat bears your name Loud and clear they stake my claim My red blood runs true blue Every heartbeat belongs to you. Every Heartbeat–Amy Grant [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-life-is-a-rock-and-the-radio-rolls-me/100975.md?page=31) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-life-is-a-rock-and-the-radio-rolls-me/100975.md?page=33)