# Musical Novel **URL:** \ **Category:** Thread Games\ **Created:** [September 21, 2019, 1:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/musical-novel/840596 "2019-09-21T01:04:56Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 18\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![atimnie](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/atimnie/32/11_2.png) [@atimnie](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/atimnie)\ **Post date:** [September 21, 2019, 1:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/musical-novel/840596/1 "2019-09-21T01:04:56Z")
Post a snippet from your hypothetical novel utilizing three song titles from one artist or band. The next poster guesses the artist, then posts his own snippet. “What was the name of Steve Martin’s character in 'Dead Men Don’t Wear Plaid? Eleanor.” “Rigby Reardon?” “Good.” “Morning for 500.” “What was the name… sorry, out of time. You almost won the game, Eleanor, but not quite.” “So, I’m a loser?” ---
**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:** [September 21, 2019, 1:24am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/musical-novel/840596/2 "2019-09-21T01:24:09Z")
“Eleanor Rigby”, “Good Morning”, “I’m A Loser”. Ladies & gentlemen: the Beatles! * * * “When reading poetry by dead men,” said Prof. Turtillow, “one must read between the lines. The obvious context is always a safe place to land, but, if one is brave enough to interpret the words closely, one can find an uncharted love song.” ---
**Author:** ![atimnie](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/atimnie/32/11_2.png) [@atimnie](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/atimnie)\ **Post date:** [September 21, 2019, 2:09am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/musical-novel/840596/3 "2019-09-21T02:09:48Z")
Gonna have to Google that, or Bing. I think I can pick out the song titles, no clue at all about the band. ---
**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:** [September 21, 2019, 1:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/musical-novel/840596/4 "2019-09-21T13:41:37Z")
Sara Bareilles: “Poetry By Dead Men”, “Between The Lines”, “A Safe Place To Land”, “Brave”, “Uncharted” and “Love Song”. Try again: “The old Model T’s broke down again,” cussed Godfrey. “You’re gonna have to help start me up. This piece o’ junk’s been trouble ever since I decided to paint it black.” "But, Godfrey, asked Angie quiveringly, “what color was it before?” “It was black,” sneered Godfrey. ---
**Author:** ![atimnie](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/atimnie/32/11_2.png) [@atimnie](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/atimnie)\ **Post date:** [September 21, 2019, 2:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/musical-novel/840596/5 "2019-09-21T14:23:08Z")
Start Me Up, Paint it Black, Angie, maybe one or two others, The Rolling Stones. _I see you shiver with antici… pation_ “This movie is stupid,” Jesse said. “I could make a better movie.” “Yeah, right. You’re so vain.” ---
**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:** [September 21, 2019, 10:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/musical-novel/840596/6 "2019-09-21T22:30:39Z")
Carly Simon: _Anticipation_, _Jesse_ and _You’re So Vain_. Harry Potter, the only living boy in New York, thought Rubeus Hagrid to be a most peculiar man. He had to wonder why his mother told Hagrid, “Save the life of my child.” ---
**Author:** ![atimnie](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/atimnie/32/11_2.png) [@atimnie](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/atimnie)\ **Post date:** [September 22, 2019, 2:22am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/musical-novel/840596/7 "2019-09-22T02:22:49Z")
The Only Living Boy in New York, A Most Peculiar Man, Save the Life of My Child, Simon and Garfunkel “Save your apologies, it’s too late.” “But Clara…” “It’s over. Maybe there was a time you actually loved me, but that time is long ago, and so far away. Jack, get me some aspirin.” “Jack is an idiot.” “Jack treats me better than you, so don’t be talking smack. Water, Jack.” ---
**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:** [September 22, 2019, 2:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/musical-novel/840596/8 "2019-09-22T14:17:45Z")
“It’s too late”, “So far away”, “Smackwater Jack” = Carole King “Miss, may I have one more cup of coffee?” “Hold your horses, I gotta serve somebody else.” “Miss, is there any of the meat loaf left?” “Nah, I threw it all away.” ---
**Author:** ![atimnie](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/atimnie/32/11_2.png) [@atimnie](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/atimnie)\ **Post date:** [October 20, 2019, 2:17am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/musical-novel/840596/9 "2019-10-20T02:17:19Z")
I know it’s Bob Dylan, but the only song I could pick out is Gotta Serve Somebody. ---
**Author:** ![AWB](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/bb73d2/32.png) [@AWB](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/AWB)\ **Post date:** [October 20, 2019, 3:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/musical-novel/840596/10 "2019-10-20T03:26:50Z")
“One More Cup of Coffee”, “Gotta Serve Somebody”, “Threw It All Away” – Bob Dylan “Can you help me chop down the trees?” “Not today, I’m working, man.” “But we need to make room for the new subdivisions.” ---
**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:** [October 20, 2019, 3:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/musical-novel/840596/11 "2019-10-20T15:23:37Z")
“Working Man”, “Subdivisions”, “The Trees” = Rush One Chelsea morning I got in a big yellow taxi, and followed the twisted river to the cactus tree. ---
**Author:** ![atimnie](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/atimnie/32/11_2.png) [@atimnie](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/atimnie)\ **Post date:** [October 20, 2019, 9:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/musical-novel/840596/12 "2019-10-20T21:12:03Z")
Chelsea Morning, Big Yellow Taxi, Twisted, River. Had to Bing to confirm Cactus Tree, knew all the others immediately. Joni Mitchell. Okay, one, I can live without you piling your magazines all over the place, and two, your psycho girlfriend, I can live without her. ---
**Author:** ![Nonsuch](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/nonsuch/32/2922_2.png) [@Nonsuch](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Nonsuch)\ **Post date:** [October 21, 2019, 9:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/musical-novel/840596/13 "2019-10-21T21:11:31Z")
Anyone? Or has **atimnie** staked this thread? ---
**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:** [October 21, 2019, 10:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/musical-novel/840596/14 "2019-10-21T22:25:06Z")
Without You and Without Her are by Harry Nilsson, but I’m not matching anything else. ---
**Author:** ![atimnie](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/atimnie/32/11_2.png) [@atimnie](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/atimnie)\ **Post date:** [October 21, 2019, 10:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/musical-novel/840596/15 "2019-10-21T22:54:17Z")
The original version of One is by Nilsson. You got two out of three, go. ---
**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:** [October 22, 2019, 11:47am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/musical-novel/840596/16 "2019-10-22T11:47:03Z")
She woke him up around about the heart of the sunrise. “Did you ever see that scene in the movie _Good People_ where they were talking about whether people were living lives of grace or disgrace? I wanna know, right now, what do you think of my life?” “Khatru, my love, I’ve seen all “Good People” movies, and, let me tell you, yours is no disgrace.” ---
**Author:** ![atimnie](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/atimnie/32/11_2.png) [@atimnie](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/atimnie)\ **Post date:** [October 22, 2019, 1:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/musical-novel/840596/17 "2019-10-22T13:19:16Z")
Roundabout, Heart of the Sunrise, All Good People, Yours is No Disgrace. Yes. “We’re living in a land of make believe, people. Cities drowning in debt, we make believe there’s not a problem. So what you gotta do, you gotta go, now, and vote for the party that can fix this.” ---
**Author:** ![Oly](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/oly/32/8255_2.png) [@Oly](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Oly)\ **Post date:** [October 23, 2019, 12:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/musical-novel/840596/18 "2019-10-23T12:55:19Z")
The Land of Make Believe, Go Now, Cities Moody Blues In the summer of 1977, from every street corner, soul music wafted beautifully through the warm evening air, acting as a poultice to the raw and hateful mood that permeated the neighborhood during the daylight hours.