# Respond to the previous poster by quoting a song lyric. **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [April 20, 2007, 8:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/respond-to-the-previous-poster-by-quoting-a-song-lyric/400990 "2007-04-20T20:19:47Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 23
**Author:** ![Find\_Friends](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/c37758/32.png) [@Find\_Friends](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Find_Friends)\ **Post date:** [April 28, 2007, 12:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/respond-to-the-previous-poster-by-quoting-a-song-lyric/400990/441 "2007-04-28T12:45:20Z")
Cause I love you girl Ain’t nobody gonna stop us now * * * TBJ ---
**Author:** ![GawnFishin](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/e9bcb4/32.png) [@GawnFishin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/GawnFishin)\ **Post date:** [April 28, 2007, 1:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/respond-to-the-previous-poster-by-quoting-a-song-lyric/400990/442 "2007-04-28T13:43:04Z")
[QUOTE=True Blue Jack] Cause I love you girl Ain’t nobody gonna stop us now * * * TBJ [/QUOTE] And we can build this thing together Standing strong forever Nothing’s gonna stop us now _(Starship)_ ---
**Author:** ![Find\_Friends](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/c37758/32.png) [@Find\_Friends](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Find_Friends)\ **Post date:** [April 28, 2007, 1:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/respond-to-the-previous-poster-by-quoting-a-song-lyric/400990/443 "2007-04-28T13:47:51Z")
[QUOTE=GawnFishin’] And we can build this thing together Standing strong forever Nothing’s gonna stop us now _(Starship)_ [/QUOTE] STOP! - in the name of love… - be-fore you break my heart! ☹ Baby, baby… {Supremes!} * * * TBJ ---
**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:** [April 28, 2007, 2:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/respond-to-the-previous-poster-by-quoting-a-song-lyric/400990/444 "2007-04-28T14:05:45Z")
[QUOTE=True Blue Jack] STOP! - in the name of love… - be-fore you break my heart! ☹ Baby, baby… {Supremes!} * * * TBJ [/QUOTE] Stop yo’ train Let a po’ boy ride Girl, don’t you hear me cryin’ Woo-hoo, ah-whoooo-hooooooo (From Howlin’ Wolf’s _Smokestack Lightnin’_ ---
**Author:** ![swampbear](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/swampbear/32/467_2.png) [@swampbear](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/swampbear)\ **Post date:** [April 28, 2007, 2:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/respond-to-the-previous-poster-by-quoting-a-song-lyric/400990/445 "2007-04-28T14:18:48Z")
[QUOTE=John Carter of Mars] Stop yo’ train Let a po’ boy ride Girl, don’t you hear me cryin’ Woo-hoo, ah-whoooo-hooooooo (From Howlin’ Wolf’s _Smokestack Lightnin’_ [/QUOTE] People all over the world (everybody) Join hands (join) Start a love train, love train People all over the world (all the world, now) Join hands (love ride) Start a love train (love ride), love train The O’Jays ---
**Author:** ![WarmNPrickly](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/d78d45/32.png) [@WarmNPrickly](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/WarmNPrickly)\ **Post date:** [April 28, 2007, 2:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/respond-to-the-previous-poster-by-quoting-a-song-lyric/400990/446 "2007-04-28T14:23:55Z")
> [@](#): > > People all over the world (everybody) > Join hands (join) > Start a love train, love train > People all over the world (all the world, now) > Join hands (love ride) > Start a love train (love ride), love train We are the world, we are the children We are the ones who make a brighter day So lets start giving Theres a choice we’re making We’re saving out own lives its true we’ll make a better day Just you and me ---
**Author:** ![hocow](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/hocow/32/4112_2.png) [@hocow](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/hocow)\ **Post date:** [April 28, 2007, 2:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/respond-to-the-previous-poster-by-quoting-a-song-lyric/400990/447 "2007-04-28T14:46:17Z")
Cause it’s you and me and all of the people with nothing to do Nothing to lose And it’s you and me and all of the people And I don’t know why I can’t keep my eyes off of you _Lifehouse_ ---
**Author:** ![grayloche](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/ecb155/32.png) [@grayloche](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/grayloche)\ **Post date:** [April 28, 2007, 2:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/respond-to-the-previous-poster-by-quoting-a-song-lyric/400990/448 "2007-04-28T14:48:42Z")
[QUOTE=Christopher] We are the world, we are the children We are the ones who make a brighter day So lets start giving Theres a choice we’re making We’re saving out own lives its true we’ll make a better day Just you and me [/QUOTE] Is this the world we created? We made it on our own Is this the world we devastated Right to the bone? If there’s a god in the sky looking down What can he think of what we’ve done To the world that he created? Queen ---
**Author:** ![GawnFishin](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/e9bcb4/32.png) [@GawnFishin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/GawnFishin)\ **Post date:** [April 28, 2007, 6:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/respond-to-the-previous-poster-by-quoting-a-song-lyric/400990/449 "2007-04-28T18:11:29Z")
[QUOTE=grayloche] Is this the world we created? We made it on our own Is this the world we devastated Right to the bone? If there’s a god in the sky looking down What can he think of what we’ve done To the world that he created? Queen [/QUOTE] Tragedy When the feeling’s gone and you can’t go on It’s tragedy When the morning cries and you don’t know why It’s hard to bear _(Bee Gees)_ ---
**Author:** ![swampbear](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/swampbear/32/467_2.png) [@swampbear](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/swampbear)\ **Post date:** [April 28, 2007, 6:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/respond-to-the-previous-poster-by-quoting-a-song-lyric/400990/450 "2007-04-28T18:16:47Z")
[QUOTE=GawnFishin’] Tragedy When the feeling’s gone and you can’t go on It’s tragedy When the morning cries and you don’t know why It’s hard to bear _(Bee Gees)_ [/QUOTE] The thrill is gone The thrill is gone away The thrill is gone baby The thrill is gone away You know you done me wrong baby And you’ll be sorry someday BB King ---
**Author:** ![SnakesCatLady](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/4af34b/32.png) [@SnakesCatLady](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SnakesCatLady)\ **Post date:** [April 28, 2007, 6:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/respond-to-the-previous-poster-by-quoting-a-song-lyric/400990/451 "2007-04-28T18:35:10Z")
[QUOTE=swampbear] The thrill is gone The thrill is gone away The thrill is gone baby The thrill is gone away You know you done me wrong baby And you’ll be sorry someday BB King [/QUOTE] That this is thriller, thriller night cause I can thrill you more than any ghost would dare to try Girl, this is thriller, thriller night So let me hold you tight and share a killer, diller, chiller Thriller here tonight. - Michael Jackson ---
**Author:** ![Sternvogel](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/bc79bd/32.png) [@Sternvogel](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sternvogel)\ **Post date:** [April 28, 2007, 6:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/respond-to-the-previous-poster-by-quoting-a-song-lyric/400990/452 "2007-04-28T18:46:31Z")
[QUOTE=SnakesCatLady] That this is thriller, thriller night cause I can thrill you more than any ghost would dare to try - Michael Jackson [/QUOTE] A bolt of fear shot through him as He looked up in the sky, For he saw the riders comin’ hard And he heard their mournful cry: Yippee-yi-ya, yippee-yi-yo, Ghost riders in the sky. – Vaughn Monroe ---
**Author:** ![swampbear](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/swampbear/32/467_2.png) [@swampbear](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/swampbear)\ **Post date:** [April 28, 2007, 7:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/respond-to-the-previous-poster-by-quoting-a-song-lyric/400990/453 "2007-04-28T19:10:09Z")
[QUOTE=Sternvogel] A bolt of fear shot through him as He looked up in the sky, For he saw the riders comin’ hard And he heard their mournful cry: Yippee-yi-ya, yippee-yi-yo, Ghost riders in the sky. – Vaughn Monroe [/QUOTE] If there’s something strange in your neighborhood Who ya gonna call? GHOSTBUSTERS If there’s something weird and it don’t look good Who ya gonna call? GHOSTBUSTERS I ain’t afraid of no ghosts I ain’t afraid of no ghosts ---
**Author:** ![SnakesCatLady](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/4af34b/32.png) [@SnakesCatLady](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SnakesCatLady)\ **Post date:** [April 28, 2007, 7:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/respond-to-the-previous-poster-by-quoting-a-song-lyric/400990/454 "2007-04-28T19:15:11Z")
[QUOTE=swampbear] If there’s something strange in your neighborhood Who ya gonna call? GHOSTBUSTERS If there’s something weird and it don’t look good Who ya gonna call? GHOSTBUSTERS I ain’t afraid of no ghosts I ain’t afraid of no ghosts [/QUOTE] Gypsies danced around the campfire Shook their tambourines They were waiting for ghost of an outlaw Sundown was his name As the midnight hour drew closer and the sky began to fall You could see his shadow in the light of the moon You could hear the Gypsies call. - The Outlaws ---
**Author:** ![swampbear](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/swampbear/32/467_2.png) [@swampbear](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/swampbear)\ **Post date:** [April 28, 2007, 7:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/respond-to-the-previous-poster-by-quoting-a-song-lyric/400990/455 "2007-04-28T19:26:26Z")
[QUOTE=SnakesCatLady] Gypsies danced around the campfire Shook their tambourines They were waiting for ghost of an outlaw Sundown was his name As the midnight hour drew closer and the sky began to fall You could see his shadow in the light of the moon You could hear the Gypsies call. - The Outlaws [/QUOTE] Yipie i ay Yipie i oh Ghost herd in the sky Their brands were still on fire and their hooves were made of steel Their horns were black and shiny and their hot breath he could feel A bolt of fear went through him as they thundered through the sky He saw the riders coming hard… and he heard their mournful cry Yipie i ay Yipie i oh Ghost riders in the sky. ---
**Author:** ![Ferd\_Burfel](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/ecccb3/32.png) [@Ferd\_Burfel](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ferd_Burfel)\ **Post date:** [April 28, 2007, 7:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/respond-to-the-previous-poster-by-quoting-a-song-lyric/400990/456 "2007-04-28T19:31:37Z")
[QUOTE=SnakesCatLady] Gypsies danced around the campfire Shook their tambourines They were waiting for ghost of an outlaw Sundown was his name As the midnight hour drew closer and the sky began to fall You could see his shadow in the light of the moon You could hear the Gypsies call. - The Outlaws [/QUOTE] Watch the jingle jangle start to shine Reflections of the music that is mine When you toss a coin you’ll hear it sing Now listen while I play My green tambourine ---
**Author:** ![Sternvogel](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/bc79bd/32.png) [@Sternvogel](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sternvogel)\ **Post date:** [April 28, 2007, 7:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/respond-to-the-previous-poster-by-quoting-a-song-lyric/400990/457 "2007-04-28T19:36:04Z")
[QUOTE=Ferd Burfel] Watch the jingle jangle start to shine Reflections of the music that is mine When you toss a coin you’ll hear it sing Now listen while I play My green tambourine [/QUOTE] I know there’s something wrong Might take a fire to kill it Might take a hurricane Don’t know what life that I’m livin’ Black tambourine Ohh ohh oh black tambourine – Beck ---
**Author:** ![WarmNPrickly](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/d78d45/32.png) [@WarmNPrickly](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/WarmNPrickly)\ **Post date:** [April 28, 2007, 7:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/respond-to-the-previous-poster-by-quoting-a-song-lyric/400990/458 "2007-04-28T19:39:12Z")
> [@](#): > > I know there’s something wrong > Might take a fire to kill it > Might take a hurricane > Don’t know what life that I’m livin’ > Black tambourine > Ohh ohh oh black tambourine The bitch is hungry She needs to tell So give her inches And feed her well More days to come New places to go I’ve got to leave It’s time for a show Here I am, rock you like a hurricane Here I am, rock you like a hurricane - scorpions ---
**Author:** ![GawnFishin](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/e9bcb4/32.png) [@GawnFishin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/GawnFishin)\ **Post date:** [April 28, 2007, 7:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/respond-to-the-previous-poster-by-quoting-a-song-lyric/400990/459 "2007-04-28T19:45:02Z")
[QUOTE=Christopher] The bitch is hungry She needs to tell So give her inches And feed her well More days to come New places to go I’ve got to leave It’s time for a show Here I am, rock you like a hurricane Here I am, rock you like a hurricane - scorpions [/QUOTE] He opened the lid and shook his fist And said, “Whatever happened to my Transylvania twist?” It’s now the mash It’s now the monster mash The monster mash And it’s a graveyard smash _(Bobby “Boris” Pickett)_ ---
**Author:** ![WarmNPrickly](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/d78d45/32.png) [@WarmNPrickly](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/WarmNPrickly)\ **Post date:** [April 28, 2007, 7:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/respond-to-the-previous-poster-by-quoting-a-song-lyric/400990/460 "2007-04-28T19:56:36Z")
> [@](#): > > He opened the lid and shook his fist > And said, “Whatever happened to my Transylvania twist?” > It’s now the mash > It’s now the monster mash > The monster mash > And it’s a graveyard smash that suicide is painless It brings on many changes and I can take or leave it if I please. I try to find a way to make all our little joys relate without that ever-present hate but now I know that it’s too late M_A_S_H_ theme song [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/respond-to-the-previous-poster-by-quoting-a-song-lyric/400990.md?page=22) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/respond-to-the-previous-poster-by-quoting-a-song-lyric/400990.md?page=24)