# I've seen fire and I've seen rain 2 (Part 1) **URL:** \ **Category:** Thread Games\ **Created:** [June 23, 2020, 4:29am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ive-seen-fire-and-ive-seen-rain-2-part-1/912254 "2020-06-23T04:29:48Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 203
**Author:** ![Prof.Pepperwinkle](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/prof.pepperwinkle/32/13627_2.png) [@Prof.Pepperwinkle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Prof.Pepperwinkle)\ **Post date:** [March 8, 2023, 1:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ive-seen-fire-and-ive-seen-rain-2-part-1/912254/4042 "2023-03-08T13:46:24Z")
Easy street Easy street Where the rich folks play Yeah, yeah, yeah Move them feet ---
**Author:** ![knoodler](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/ccd318/32.png) [@knoodler](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/knoodler)\ **Post date:** [March 8, 2023, 2:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ive-seen-fire-and-ive-seen-rain-2-part-1/912254/4043 "2023-03-08T14:46:45Z")
Callin’ out around the world Are you ready for a brand new beat Summer’s here and the time is right For dancing in the street ---
**Author:** ![its\_the\_daddy](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/bb73d2/32.png) [@its\_the\_daddy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/its_the_daddy)\ **Post date:** [March 8, 2023, 3:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ive-seen-fire-and-ive-seen-rain-2-part-1/912254/4044 "2023-03-08T15:26:05Z")
We like our fun and we never fight You can’t dance and stay uptight It’s a supernatural delight Everybody was dancing in the moonlight ---
**Author:** ![Prof.Pepperwinkle](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/prof.pepperwinkle/32/13627_2.png) [@Prof.Pepperwinkle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Prof.Pepperwinkle)\ **Post date:** [March 8, 2023, 3:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ive-seen-fire-and-ive-seen-rain-2-part-1/912254/4045 "2023-03-08T15:31:30Z")
Moonlight becomes you It goes with your hair You certainly know the right thing to wear ---
**Author:** ![dirtball](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dirtball/32/18772_2.png) [@dirtball](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dirtball)\ **Post date:** [March 8, 2023, 4:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ive-seen-fire-and-ive-seen-rain-2-part-1/912254/4046 "2023-03-08T16:09:26Z")
Moonlight on Vermont affected everybody Even Mrs. Wooten well as Little Nitty Even lifebuoy floatin’ With his lil’ pistol showin’ ‘n his lil’ pistol totin’ Well that goes t’ show you what uh moon can do ---
**Author:** ![kenobi\_65](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kenobi_65/32/13178_2.png) [@kenobi\_65](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kenobi_65)\ **Post date:** [March 8, 2023, 4:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ive-seen-fire-and-ive-seen-rain-2-part-1/912254/4047 "2023-03-08T16:12:34Z")
We’ll lay back and observe the constellations And watch the moon smilin’ bright I’ll play the radio on southern stations 'Cause southern belles are hell at night ---
**Author:** ![Rebo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/rebo/32/13005_2.png) [@Rebo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rebo)\ **Post date:** [March 8, 2023, 4:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ive-seen-fire-and-ive-seen-rain-2-part-1/912254/4048 "2023-03-08T16:16:56Z")
We can all thank Doctor be Who stepped across the line. With lots of watts he took control, The first one of its kind. So listen to your radio Most each and every night 'cause if you don’t I’m sure you won’t Get to feeling right. Anywhere, y’all, Everywhere, y’all, I heard it, I heard it, I heard it on the X. ---
**Author:** ![Casparlatete](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/casparlatete/32/3377_2.png) [@Casparlatete](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Casparlatete)\ **Post date:** [March 8, 2023, 4:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ive-seen-fire-and-ive-seen-rain-2-part-1/912254/4049 "2023-03-08T16:38:24Z")
Heard it through the grapevine Not much longer would you be mine Oh I heard it through the grapevine Oh I’m just about to lose my mind Honey, honey yeah Heard it through the grapevine _I Heard It Through the Grapevine. Marvin Gaye_ ---
**Author:** ![llikewise](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/llikewise/32/8522_2.png) [@llikewise](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/llikewise)\ **Post date:** [March 8, 2023, 4:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ive-seen-fire-and-ive-seen-rain-2-part-1/912254/4050 "2023-03-08T16:47:50Z")
Well, I heard some people talkin’ just the other day And they said you were gonna put me on a shelf But let me tell you I got some news for you And you’ll soon find out it’s true And then you’ll have to eat your lunch all by yourself ---
**Author:** ![Bicycle\_Bill](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bicycle_bill/32/6208_2.png) [@Bicycle\_Bill](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bicycle_Bill)\ **Post date:** [March 9, 2023, 12:30am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ive-seen-fire-and-ive-seen-rain-2-part-1/912254/4051 "2023-03-09T00:30:02Z")
All by myself Don’t wanna live All by myself Anymore All By Myself – _Eric Carmen_ ---
**Author:** ![knoodler](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/ccd318/32.png) [@knoodler](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/knoodler)\ **Post date:** [March 9, 2023, 1:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ive-seen-fire-and-ive-seen-rain-2-part-1/912254/4052 "2023-03-09T01:03:36Z")
> [@Rebo](#): > > We can all thank Doctor be > Who stepped across the line. > With lots of watts he took control, > The first one of its kind. The story of [“Dr.” Brinkley](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_R._Brinkley) is a fascinating one. (Coincidentally the song this verse contains is one of the answers in the Music Quiz.) Back to the thread: One is the loneliest number that you’ll ever do Two can be as bad as one It’s the loneliest number since the number one ---
**Author:** ![dirtball](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dirtball/32/18772_2.png) [@dirtball](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dirtball)\ **Post date:** [March 9, 2023, 1:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ive-seen-fire-and-ive-seen-rain-2-part-1/912254/4053 "2023-03-09T01:14:10Z")
Think I’ll roll another number for the road I feel able to get under any load Though my feet aren’t on the ground I been standin’ on the sound Of some open-hearted people goin’ down ---
**Author:** ![its\_the\_daddy](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/bb73d2/32.png) [@its\_the\_daddy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/its_the_daddy)\ **Post date:** [March 9, 2023, 7:42am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ive-seen-fire-and-ive-seen-rain-2-part-1/912254/4054 "2023-03-09T07:42:14Z")
I got a peaceful easy feeling. And I know you won’t let me down 'Cause I’m already standing on the ground. ---
**Author:** ![Casparlatete](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/casparlatete/32/3377_2.png) [@Casparlatete](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Casparlatete)\ **Post date:** [March 9, 2023, 9:42am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ive-seen-fire-and-ive-seen-rain-2-part-1/912254/4055 "2023-03-09T09:42:23Z")
Don’t you know I’m still standing better than I ever did Looking like a true survivor, feeling like a little kid I’m still standing after all this time Picking up the pieces of my life without you on my mind _I’m Still Standing. Elton John_ ---
**Author:** ![Rebo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/rebo/32/13005_2.png) [@Rebo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rebo)\ **Post date:** [March 9, 2023, 12:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ive-seen-fire-and-ive-seen-rain-2-part-1/912254/4056 "2023-03-09T12:28:10Z")
What music quiz? And should the lyric then be “Doctor B”? I copied it from a lyrics site. There’s pigeons down on Market Square She’s standin’ in her underwear Lookin’ down from a hotel room The nightfall will be comin’ soon Oh, my, my, oh, hell yes You’ve got to put on that party dress It was too cold to cry when I woke up alone I hit the last number, I walked to the road _Mary Jane’s Last Dance_, Tom Petty ---
**Author:** ![Prof.Pepperwinkle](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/prof.pepperwinkle/32/13627_2.png) [@Prof.Pepperwinkle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Prof.Pepperwinkle)\ **Post date:** [March 9, 2023, 12:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ive-seen-fire-and-ive-seen-rain-2-part-1/912254/4057 "2023-03-09T12:34:24Z")
Get this party started on a Saturday night Everybody’s waiting for me to arrive Sending out the message to all of my friends We’ll be looking flashy in my Mercedes Benz I got lots of style, check my gold diamond rings I can go for miles if you know what I mean ---
**Author:** ![Rebo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/rebo/32/13005_2.png) [@Rebo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rebo)\ **Post date:** [March 9, 2023, 12:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ive-seen-fire-and-ive-seen-rain-2-part-1/912254/4058 "2023-03-09T12:46:47Z")
You know I’m here for the party And I ain’t leaving till they throw me out Gonna have a fun gonna get me some You know I’m here, I’m here for the party ---
**Author:** ![dirtball](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dirtball/32/18772_2.png) [@dirtball](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dirtball)\ **Post date:** [March 9, 2023, 1:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ive-seen-fire-and-ive-seen-rain-2-part-1/912254/4059 "2023-03-09T13:14:42Z")
First we’ll pick Priscilla up and then we’ll stop for Jane And Mary Ellen needs a ride, we’re goin’ by her place We’re goin’ to a party, our friends will all be there I got the directions, it’s across the river somewhere ---
**Author:** ![Prof.Pepperwinkle](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/prof.pepperwinkle/32/13627_2.png) [@Prof.Pepperwinkle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Prof.Pepperwinkle)\ **Post date:** [March 9, 2023, 1:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ive-seen-fire-and-ive-seen-rain-2-part-1/912254/4060 "2023-03-09T13:53:10Z")
Over the river and through the woods 'Til Grandmother’s house we spy Hoorah for the fun when the pudding’s done Hoorah for the pumpkin pie ---
**Author:** ![llikewise](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/llikewise/32/8522_2.png) [@llikewise](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/llikewise)\ **Post date:** [March 9, 2023, 3:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ive-seen-fire-and-ive-seen-rain-2-part-1/912254/4061 "2023-03-09T15:16:48Z")
Ready or not here I come Gee that used to be such fun Apples peaches pumpkin pie Who’s afraid to holler I? [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ive-seen-fire-and-ive-seen-rain-2-part-1/912254.md?page=202) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ive-seen-fire-and-ive-seen-rain-2-part-1/912254.md?page=204)