# Name that song **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Tags:** music\ **Created:** [October 19, 2024, 11:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/name-that-song/1008985 "2024-10-19T23:18:31Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 11\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Chefguy](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/chefguy/32/138_2.png) [@Chefguy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chefguy)\ **Post date:** [October 19, 2024, 11:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/name-that-song/1008985/1 "2024-10-19T23:18:31Z")
Again. This should be easy for rock music fans of a certain age. It starts out with a strong bass line and quick tempo. At some point in the song someone is wailing “oh-oh-ohoh-ohoh-etc”. There may be a line about climbing a mountain and swimming a sea. Any ideas? ---
**Author:** ![markn\_1](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/f9ae1b/32.png) [@markn\_1](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/markn_1)\ **Post date:** [October 19, 2024, 11:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/name-that-song/1008985/2 "2024-10-19T23:30:14Z")
Jump into the Fire by Harry Nilsson? [![](https://img.youtube.com/vi/CfjNpgZ4C5Q/maxresdefault.jpg "Harry Nilsson - Jump into the Fire (Official Audio)") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CfjNpgZ4C5Q) ---
**Author:** ![beowulff](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/beowulff/32/542_2.png) [@beowulff](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/beowulff)\ **Post date:** [October 19, 2024, 11:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/name-that-song/1008985/3 "2024-10-19T23:31:38Z")
How could it be anything else? Nilsson was so amazing, and died way too young. ---
**Author:** ![Chefguy](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/chefguy/32/138_2.png) [@Chefguy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chefguy)\ **Post date:** [October 19, 2024, 11:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/name-that-song/1008985/4 "2024-10-19T23:33:24Z")
Yep, got it in one, as I knew would happen. Problem is that if you type in a lyric like “climb the highest mountain”, you get a lot of hits. ---
**Author:** ![NDP](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ndp/32/55_2.png) [@NDP](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/NDP)\ **Post date:** [October 19, 2024, 11:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/name-that-song/1008985/5 "2024-10-19T23:42:11Z")
I take it you’ve never seen **Goodfellas**? ---
**Author:** ![Chefguy](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/chefguy/32/138_2.png) [@Chefguy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chefguy)\ **Post date:** [October 19, 2024, 11:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/name-that-song/1008985/6 "2024-10-19T23:43:30Z")
Many times. ---
**Author:** ![SuntanLotion](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/suntanlotion/32/16165_2.png) [@SuntanLotion](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SuntanLotion)\ **Post date:** [October 19, 2024, 11:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/name-that-song/1008985/7 "2024-10-19T23:47:10Z")
About 2 weeks ago, I heard a song Giant Eagle had playing. Could not understand the words. It stayed in my mind and finally it came to me the other day. Night Changes by One Direction. ---
**Author:** ![Chefguy](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/chefguy/32/138_2.png) [@Chefguy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chefguy)\ **Post date:** [October 19, 2024, 11:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/name-that-song/1008985/8 "2024-10-19T23:51:54Z")
I think my brain was mixing up the bass line with “[Stuck In The Middle With You](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ln7Vn_WKkWU)” by Steeler’s Wheel (which has the added plus of COWBELL). ---
**Author:** ![blondebear](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/blondebear/32/1022_2.png) [@blondebear](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/blondebear)\ **Post date:** [October 19, 2024, 11:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/name-that-song/1008985/9 "2024-10-19T23:55:27Z")
> [@beowulff](#): > > Nilsson was so amazing, and died way too young. Sadly he ruined his voice by trying to out-shout John Lennon (along with a couple of other lifestyle choices) ---
**Author:** ![Chefguy](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/chefguy/32/138_2.png) [@Chefguy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chefguy)\ **Post date:** [October 19, 2024, 11:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/name-that-song/1008985/10 "2024-10-19T23:57:25Z")
> [@beowulff](#): > > Nilsson was so amazing, and died way too young. Yeah, I always loved “Everybody’s Talkin’” ---
**Author:** ![Stranger\_On\_A\_Train](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/13edae/32.png) [@Stranger\_On\_A\_Train](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Stranger_On_A_Train)\ **Post date:** [October 20, 2024, 3:22am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/name-that-song/1008985/11 "2024-10-20T03:22:04Z")
> [@NDP](#): > > I take it you’ve never seen **Goodfellas**? [Sunday, May 11th, 1980, 6:55 am](https://youtu.be/7SvJ--JVU9w?si=rMBWPTsiNUs1BDDr) Stranger