Song lyric trivia

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If you call any vegetable, what does Frank Zappa say the chances are good will happen?

What grows cold when the thunder rolls and the lightning strikes, according to Garth?

What can stop the Duke of Earl?

Regards,
Shodan

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The vegetable will respond to you. (Oh! Can you see them responding?)

Nothing!

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This one is more difficult than I thought so here it is again.

NDP 7) What does Aretha Franklin have in “The House that Jack Built” and what doesn’t she have?

Along with a few more:

NDP 8) In “Madman Across the Water,” when will the people visiting Elton John see him again?

NDP 9) In Iggy Pop’s “Lust for Life,” what does Johnny Yen have with him and what’s he going to do?

NDP 10) What do the wise men do “In the Court of the Crimson King” by King Crimson?

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*NDP 8) In “Madman Across the Water,” when will the people visiting Elton John see him again?

NDP 9) In Iggy Pop’s “Lust for Life,” what does Johnny Yen have with him and what’s he going to do?*

OP by NDP

  1. Either next Thursday afternoon or very soon.

  2. liquor and drugs and a striptease.

In the song, “Summer in the City”, what is a pity?

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This one’s from way back on page one:
-Some people say he’s Kris Kristofferson’s double. Some even say they’re the same. Who?
The silver tongue devil.
What did Hattie tell Matty she saw?
What time is the Big Bopper supposed to pick up you sweet thing you?
What was the loot from Jimmy Buffett’s Great Filling Station Robbery?

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In the song, “Summer in the City”, what is a pity?
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There doesn’t seem to be a shadow in the city.

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What may be better than the last according to the singer?

What are they doing to the passports?

What train would you find “American ladies, 5 foot tall, in blue?”

What song is called “wooden music”?

What advice does this father give his son? (think greek for the correct family)

Who smeared the toothpaste and got asked for a ride?

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I was just coming in here to post this one myself, I swear.

You would find them on the Marrakesh Express.

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Quiche La Poodle?

  1. What does Gary got?

  2. Sanitation Expert and a Maintenance Engineer?

  3. Where does The Regular take his place?

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  1. A boner (That’s the title of the song.)

  2. Garbageman and janitor.

Of mine, NDP 7 (“What does Aretha Franklin have in ‘The House that Jack Built’ and what doesn’t she have?”) and NDP 10 (“What do the wise men do ‘In the Court of the Crimson King’ by King Crimson?”) remain unanswered. Here are a few more:

NDP 11) According to Stevie Wonder in “Higher Ground,” what do powers keep on doing?

NDP 12) What does Primus want you to do when “some trendy new atrocity
has brought you to your knees”?

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Here are some new ones.

  1. Why does B. B. King say “It’s All Right”?
  2. What was special about the girl Tex Williams had a date with?
  3. What was Cowboy Copas going to look back on?
  4. In “Gentle on My Mind,” how does Glen Campbell describe his beard?
  5. In “Ghost Riders in the Sky,” what warning did Frankie Laine get?
  6. Where did Simon & Garfunkel say they were in “Keep the Customer Satisfied”?
  7. In "Ringo, " what does Ringo say to Lorne Greene as he lowers his gun, and why?
  8. What is unusual about the Beatles’ friends in “Yellow Submarine”?
  9. What was too late for the woman who came “Undun”?
  10. According to Barnes & Barnes, what classy place don’t you ever see fishheads in?
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  1. Like a rustling coal pile.
  2. If you want to save your soul from hell riding on our range, then cowboy change your ways.
  3. Drinking cappucino in Italian restaurants with Oriental women.
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Hattie saw a thing with two big horns and a wooly jaw.
The Bopper is to pick his sweetie up at 8:00, and don’t be late!

Ringo says, “We’re even, friend.” (Greene had saved Ringo’s life years earlier)
Many of the Beatles’ friends live next door to the Yellow Submarine - those that aren’t all aboard, that is.

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The Marikash(sp?) Express

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Tht’s correct. Any guesses on the other questions?

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  1. This year may be better than the last. (Long December - Counting Crows)
  2. Hrm… “Suite: Judy Blue Eyes” by Crosby, Stills, and Nash?
  3. It’s not time to make a change (Cat Stevens, “Father and Son”)?
  4. Mr. Spaceman - Jimmy Buffett

Positive about 1, unsure about 2 & 3, positive about 4.

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All correct except for #4. Right group, wrong song.
Any guesses about what happened to those passports?

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Sail the seas of cheese with them.

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Liz , it appears that you and i have similar tastes in music.

Here are some for you, and anyone else who wants to try, to figure out.

What shouldn’t you do when you’re lost in the rain here?

What are the 2 reasons I stay awake each lonely night?

Where do the poets write nothing at all?

Why do I have no time for the corner boys, down in the street making all that noise?

What has happened to Cuernavaca and Vera Cruz?

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After answering a couple earlier, I finally have some of my own. I’m hoping these aren’t too hard.

  1. What was I hospitalized for in 1984?
  2. All my life, I had a dream of someone I’d like to meet. He would be mine, he’d be so fine - who is he?
  3. When I was driving once, what did I see painted on a bridge?
  4. What was rudely carved on a beech tree? (two possible answers)
  5. Wish I had lipstick on my shirt instead of what?