# Lyrics Quiz - Who Did What?? **URL:** \ **Category:** The Game Room\ **Created:** [December 1, 2011, 7:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lyrics-quiz-who-did-what/604737 "2011-12-01T19:40:27Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 7\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![hogarth](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/hogarth/32/1773_2.png) [@hogarth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/hogarth)\ **Post date:** [December 5, 2011, 3:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lyrics-quiz-who-did-what/604737/21 "2011-12-05T15:00:25Z")
> [@Twoflower](#): > > 1. > > Happy Jack Huh. I always heard that as “wasn’t _tall_ but he was a man”. ---
**Author:** ![Eonwe](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/eonwe/32/240_2.png) [@Eonwe](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Eonwe)\ **Post date:** [December 5, 2011, 4:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lyrics-quiz-who-did-what/604737/22 "2011-12-05T16:14:02Z")
Eight of 'em. Nothing anyone else hasn’t already gotten. 1. Levon wore his war wound like a crown? 2. Billie Jean is not my lover? 3. Roland is a headless Thompson gunner? 4. Lola wore yellow feathers in her hair and a dress cut down to there? 5. Layla’s got me on my knees? 6. Cecelia is breaking my heart and shaking my confidence daily? 7. Jack scratches his head and does his best James Dean? 8. Mean Mr. Mustard shaves in the dark trying to save paper? ---
**Author:** ![Wheelz](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/wheelz/32/5718_2.png) [@Wheelz](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Wheelz)\ **Post date:** [December 5, 2011, 5:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lyrics-quiz-who-did-what/604737/23 "2011-12-05T17:58:19Z")
1. Who’s in the basement mixing up the medicine? Johnny 1. Who’s dress waves? Mary 1. Who is not my lover? Billie Jean 1. Who used to have a carefree mind of her own with a devilish look in her eye? Veronica 1. Who is a headless Thompson gunner? Roland 1. Who wore yellow feathers in her hair and a dress cut down to there? Lola 1. Who is living on reds, vitamin C, and cocaine? Sweet Jane 1. Who was the one afraid to cut the cake? Uncle Joe 1. Who always hated me, for what, I don’t know? Sherriff John Brown 1. Who’s got me on my knees? Layla 1. Who learned to race a stock car by running ‘shine outta Alabam? Rapid Roy (?) 1. Who flagged a diesel down? Bobby McGee 1. Who’s a store-bought woman? Cracklin’ Rosie 1. Who is breaking my heart and shaking my confidence daily? Cecilia 1. Who scratches his head and does his best James Dean? Jack That’s an even half, if I got them all right. (ETA: and nothing that hasn’t been got yet…) ---
**Author:** ![astorian](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/ad7895/32.png) [@astorian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/astorian)\ **Post date:** [December 5, 2011, 7:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lyrics-quiz-who-did-what/604737/24 "2011-12-05T19:59:16Z")
1. Who weighs 19 stones (translated: 266 pounds)? 2. Who do you stroll through the crowd like? 3. Who would I climb the Empire State Building and fight? 4. Whose children are all out there, playing his licks? 5. Whose shoes was Mr. Hughes’ wearing? ---
**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:** [December 6, 2011, 3:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lyrics-quiz-who-did-what/604737/25 "2011-12-06T15:17:43Z")
1. Leavon 2. ? 3. Mary 4. Billie Jean 5. ? 6. ? 7. Her Majesty 8. ? 9. ? 10. ? 11. ? 12. ? 13. ? 14. ? 15. ? 16. ? 17. Sweet Jane 18. ? 19. Sheriff Johns? - from “I Shot the Sheriff” 20. Layla 21. Lola 22. ? 23. Rapid Roy 24. ? 25. Smackwater Jack 26. Bobby McGee 27. Rosie 28. Cecelia 29. Jack 30. Mean Mr Mustard 1. So many were familiar and I just couldn’t come up with a name. Thanks for this! ---
**Author:** ![kaylasdad99](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kaylasdad99/32/3398_2.png) [@kaylasdad99](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kaylasdad99)\ **Post date:** [December 6, 2011, 7:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lyrics-quiz-who-did-what/604737/26 "2011-12-06T19:51:10Z")
1. Who wore his war wound like a crown? 2. Who’s in the basement mixing up the medicine? 3. Who’s dress waves? 4. **Who is not my lover?** Billie Jean 5. Who is the demon I cl ing to? 6. Who would never say where she came from? 7. Who is a pretty nice girl but she doesn’t have a lot to say? 8. Who used to have a carefree mind of her own with a devilish look in her eye? 9. Who is a headless Thompson gunner? 10. **Who wore yellow feathers in her hair and a dress cut down to there?** Lola (_Copacabana_ 11. Who ain’t gettin’ no younger? 12. Who’s been tops for awhile with a million dollar smile? 13. Who could take a man out with just one punch? 14. Who said I took you just a little too far? 15. **Who is tired ‘cause every man becomes a lovesick jerk?** Lili von Shtupp 16. **Who is as distant as the Milky Way?** Stevie Wonder’s Cherie Amour 17. Who is living on reds, vitamin C, and cocaine? 18. Who was the one afraid to cut the cake? 19. **Who always hated me, for what, I don’t know?** Sheriff Johnson 20. **Who’s got me on my knees?** Layla 21. Who wasn’t old, but he was a man? 22. Who never used the pill, claiming that it just ain’t natural? 23. Who learned to race a stock car by running ‘shine outta Alabam? 24. Who said he had an understanding with the law? 25. **Who bought a shotgun ‘cause he was in the mood for a little confrontation?** Smackwater Jack 26. Who flagged a diesel down? 27. Who’s a store-bought woman? 28. **Who is breaking my heart and shaking my confidence daily?** Cecilia 29. **Who scratches his head and does his best James Dean?** Jack (evidently, doing this makes Diane go all giddy) 30. Who shaves in the dark trying to save paper? Nine out of 30. Pretty pathetic. ---
**Author:** ![kaylasdad99](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kaylasdad99/32/3398_2.png) [@kaylasdad99](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kaylasdad99)\ **Post date:** [December 6, 2011, 7:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lyrics-quiz-who-did-what/604737/27 "2011-12-06T19:56:40Z")
Oops. Maybe only eight. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lyrics-quiz-who-did-what/604737.md?page=1)