# That 70's song-- Name That Tune for old fogeys **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [July 9, 2003, 4:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/that-70s-song-name-that-tune-for-old-fogeys/187256 "2003-07-09T16:04:12Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 5
**Author:** ![Biggirl](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/biggirl/32/3294_2.png) [@Biggirl](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Biggirl)\ **Post date:** [July 9, 2003, 11:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/that-70s-song-name-that-tune-for-old-fogeys/187256/81 "2003-07-09T23:25:40Z")
Oh and one more thing-- Thanks **Fish** for taking care of the next page honors. He (or she) is, in fact, the bomb. ---
**Author:** ![Suse](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/df705f/32.png) [@Suse](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Suse)\ **Post date:** [July 9, 2003, 11:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/that-70s-song-name-that-tune-for-old-fogeys/187256/82 "2003-07-09T23:26:00Z")
1. American Woman - The Guess Who 2. Evil Ways - Santana 3. Devil Woman - Cliff Richard oh, I should say Biggirl’s 69, 70, and 71 Bytheway’s 71) Life in the Fast Lane - The Eagles 73) We’re All Alone - Rita Coolidge 75) Wreck of the Edmund Fitzgerald - Gordon Lightfoot ---
**Author:** ![Suse](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/df705f/32.png) [@Suse](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Suse)\ **Post date:** [July 9, 2003, 11:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/that-70s-song-name-that-tune-for-old-fogeys/187256/83 "2003-07-09T23:38:32Z")
One more - 31) Think of Me - (can’t think of the artist but I know I’m gonna hate myself when I read the name) ---
**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:** [July 10, 2003, 3:41am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/that-70s-song-name-that-tune-for-old-fogeys/187256/84 "2003-07-10T03:41:33Z")
1. is actually called “Hello, It’s Me” and it’s by Todd Rundgren. bytheway’s 69) is “Claire” by Gilbert O’ Sullivan. Some additions: 1. She’s filing her nails while they’re dragging the lake. 2. Baby take off your dress. 3. How in the world you gonna see, laughin’ at fools like me. 4. Magically bored on a quiet street corner. 5. Behind four walls of stone, the rich man sleeps. ---
**Author:** ![NoCoolUserName](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/5fc32e/32.png) [@NoCoolUserName](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/NoCoolUserName)\ **Post date:** [July 10, 2003, 4:11am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/that-70s-song-name-that-tune-for-old-fogeys/187256/85 "2003-07-10T04:11:45Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by NDP \* > \*\* > 76) She’s filing her nails while they’re dragging the lake. > 77) Baby take off your dress. > \*\* 1. **Watching the Detectives** by Elvis Costello 2. **You Can Leave Your Hat On** by you’re probably thinking Joe Cocker but actually written and originally recorded by Randy Newman–yes, Yes, YES ---
**Author:** ![NoCoolUserName](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/5fc32e/32.png) [@NoCoolUserName](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/NoCoolUserName)\ **Post date:** [July 10, 2003, 4:16am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/that-70s-song-name-that-tune-for-old-fogeys/187256/86 "2003-07-10T04:16:02Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by bytheway \* > **70. Wanting just to stay awake, wondering how much I can take** **25 or 6 to 4** by Chicago ---
**Author:** ![astorian](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/ad7895/32.png) [@astorian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/astorian)\ **Post date:** [July 10, 2003, 4:39am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/that-70s-song-name-that-tune-for-old-fogeys/187256/87 "2003-07-10T04:39:36Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by Fish42 \* > \*\*6) Nothing’s the matter with your head baby. Find it. > Come on and find it. > > 1. “Don’t need a sword to cut through flowers” > > \*\* #6- “Come and Get Your Love” by Redbone #49- “Whatever Gets You Through the Night” by John Lennon (assist from Elton John) ---
**Author:** ![ddgryphon](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/8c91f0/32.png) [@ddgryphon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ddgryphon)\ **Post date:** [July 10, 2003, 5:24am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/that-70s-song-name-that-tune-for-old-fogeys/187256/88 "2003-07-10T05:24:26Z")
I’ve lost track of what’s answered and what isn’t. Wouldn’t it be a little more organized to name your list and then identify answers by poster and their numbering? Since I’m unsure, I’ll do my own little numbering and preface it with my first three letters: ddg-1. There’s no double-lock defense ddg-2. Mamma had the usual to say, that we should, please be good today ddg-3. give me things that won’t get lost ddg-4. We just come from such different sets of circumstance ddg-5. It was the hexagram of the heavens ddg-6. Born already ruined, stone-cold dead as I stepped out of the womb ddg-7. Put on your black leather ddg-8. Figured they’d kidnap a rich man’s son, make it in the world of crime ddg-9. I wish I was a baby, I wish I was dead ddg-10. Well, I know my banana is older than the rest ddg-11. The wound is so fresh you can taste the blood ddg-12. What good is spilling blood? It will not grow a thing ---
**Author:** ![Catfood\_Purrito](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/c6cbf5/32.png) [@Catfood\_Purrito](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Catfood_Purrito)\ **Post date:** [July 10, 2003, 7:35am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/that-70s-song-name-that-tune-for-old-fogeys/187256/89 "2003-07-10T07:35:59Z")
> [@](#): > > 1. Behind four walls of stone, the rich man sleeps Burn Down the Mission by Elton John 1. But there ain’t no Coupe DeVille hiding at the bottom of a Cracker Jack box. 2. Waitin’ for the train that goes home sweet Mary, hopin’ that the train is on time. 3. So on we go, his welfare is my concern, no burden is he to bear, we’ll get there. ---
**Author:** ![Marley23](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/45deac/32.png) [@Marley23](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Marley23)\ **Post date:** [July 10, 2003, 7:41am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/that-70s-song-name-that-tune-for-old-fogeys/187256/90 "2003-07-10T07:41:53Z")
“give me things that won’t get lost” _Old Man_, Neil Young. “I wish I was a baby, I wish I was dead” _Cold Turkey_, John Lennon. Huh. I did a search to check the song name, and apparently the same line appears in Bob Dylan’s _Maggie’s Farm_. Dylan wrote it first. ---
**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:** [July 10, 2003, 7:54am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/that-70s-song-name-that-tune-for-old-fogeys/187256/91 "2003-07-10T07:54:45Z")
1. is “Two Out of Three Ain’t Bad” by Meatloaf 2. is “He Ain’t Heavy, He’s My Brother” by The Hollies (or Neil Diamond) Some more: 1. Television man is crazy. Says we’re juvenile delinquent wrecks. 2. Talk to me some more, you don’t have to go. ---
**Author:** ![Mudshark](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/f04885/32.png) [@Mudshark](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mudshark)\ **Post date:** [July 10, 2003, 10:06am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/that-70s-song-name-that-tune-for-old-fogeys/187256/92 "2003-07-10T10:06:25Z")
ddg-10. Well, I know my banana is older than the rest **Monkberry Moon Delight** - Paul McCartney 85). _She cried to the Southern wind…_ ---
**Author:** ![Suse](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/df705f/32.png) [@Suse](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Suse)\ **Post date:** [July 10, 2003, 11:05am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/that-70s-song-name-that-tune-for-old-fogeys/187256/93 "2003-07-10T11:05:28Z")
Thanks for the correction, NDP - that was driving me nuts! 1. How in the world you gonna see, laughin’ at fools like me. Instant Karma - John Lennon 1. Waitin’ for the train that goes home sweet Mary, hopin’ that the train is on time. One Toke Over the Line - Brewer and Shipley ---
**Author:** ![astorian](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/ad7895/32.png) [@astorian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/astorian)\ **Post date:** [July 10, 2003, 1:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/that-70s-song-name-that-tune-for-old-fogeys/187256/94 "2003-07-10T13:09:45Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by ddgryphon \* > \*\*I’ve lost track of what’s answered and what isn’t. Wouldn’t it be a little more organized to name your list and then identify answers by poster and their numbering? > > Since I’m unsure, I’ll do my own little numbering and preface it with my first three letters: > > ddg-1. There’s no double-lock defense > ddg-2. Mamma had the usual to say, that we should, please be good today > ddg-3. give me things that won’t get lost > ddg-4. We just come from such different sets of circumstance > ddg-5. It was the hexagram of the heavens > ddg-6. Born already ruined, stone-cold dead as I stepped out of the womb > ddg-7. Put on your black leather > ddg-8. Figured they’d kidnap a rich man’s son, make it in the world of crime > ddg-9. I wish I was a baby, I wish I was dead > ddg-10. Well, I know my banana is older than the rest > ddg-11. The wound is so fresh you can taste the blood > ddg-12. What good is spilling blood? It will not grow a thing \*\* ddg7 - “Shock Me,” by Kiss (a rare vocal by Ace Frehley) ---
**Author:** ![Biggirl](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/biggirl/32/3294_2.png) [@Biggirl](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Biggirl)\ **Post date:** [July 10, 2003, 2:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/that-70s-song-name-that-tune-for-old-fogeys/187256/95 "2003-07-10T14:11:28Z")
A few more while I wait for lunch when I have time to actually look over some other posts. 87)There was a group called The Jumper, they were laying it down. 1. Like a cat and a mouse I thought of going house to house. 2. Baby what’s these things you’re saying behind my back? 90)There’s a hole in my head where the rain comes in. 91)I turned on the music to start my day. 1. I went to the doctor and got me the cure. I think I got it some more. ---
**Author:** ![astorian](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/ad7895/32.png) [@astorian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/astorian)\ **Post date:** [July 10, 2003, 2:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/that-70s-song-name-that-tune-for-old-fogeys/187256/96 "2003-07-10T14:18:19Z")
ast1- I’m a soldier in the war on poverty. ast2- I had a hole in the place where my heart should have been. ast3- We could stay inside and play games, I don’t know. ast4- The head nurse, she blew in just like a tornado. ast5- It hurts to see the man that I’ve become. ast6- He’ll say, “Excuse me- haven’t I seen you somewhere before?” ast7- Ain’t got much, but what we got’s ours. ast8- Robin Hood and William Tell and Ivanhoe and Lancelot, they don’t envy me. ast9- I used to go out to parties and stand around. ast10- The world’s coming to an end. I don’t even care. ---
**Author:** ![Biggirl](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/biggirl/32/3294_2.png) [@Biggirl](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Biggirl)\ **Post date:** [July 10, 2003, 2:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/that-70s-song-name-that-tune-for-old-fogeys/187256/97 "2003-07-10T14:29:53Z")
ast1-- Billy Preston Nothing from Nothing ast5- Indiana Wants Me (by I don’t know who, but damn he’s gotta stop killing people.) ---
**Author:** ![mdf](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/dbc845/32.png) [@mdf](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mdf)\ **Post date:** [July 10, 2003, 2:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/that-70s-song-name-that-tune-for-old-fogeys/187256/98 "2003-07-10T14:38:23Z")
ast3- We could stay inside and play games, I don’t know. Rikki Don’t Lose that Number - Steely Dan mdf1 - Now it’s not a meaningless question To ask if they’ve been and gone ---
**Author:** ![mdf](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/dbc845/32.png) [@mdf](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mdf)\ **Post date:** [July 10, 2003, 2:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/that-70s-song-name-that-tune-for-old-fogeys/187256/99 "2003-07-10T14:41:17Z")
**Biggirl** 92) I went to the doctor and got me the cure. I think I got it some more. Cat Scratch Fever - Ted Nugent ---
**Author:** ![Fish42](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/4da419/32.png) [@Fish42](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Fish42)\ **Post date:** [July 10, 2003, 3:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/that-70s-song-name-that-tune-for-old-fogeys/187256/100 "2003-07-10T15:30:11Z")
1. Starbright, starbright, you’ve got the lovin’ that I like, …turn this crazy bird around “This Flight Tonight,” Joni Mitchell 1. It can’t be wrong when it feels so right “You Light Up My Life,” Debbie Boone 1. I’ve had enough of reading things By neurotic psychotic pigheaded politicians “Gimme Some Truth,” John Lennon 1. Love and hope and sex and dreams are still surviving on the streets “Shattered,” The Rolling Stones 1. Once the rain starts falling on my face you won’t even see a single trace. “In the Rain,” The Dramatics 87)There was a group called The Jumper, they were laying it down. “Rock N Roll Hootchie Koo,” Rick Derringer ast4- The head nurse, she blew in just like a tornado. “Oh My My,” Ringo Starr f1) “We can deal with rockets and dreams/But reality, what does it mean?” f2) “I got a freaky old lady named Cocaine Katie” f3) “One good thing about music/When it hits, you feel no pain” f4) “He’s got a dream about buying some land/Gonna giveup the booze and the one-night stands.” f5) “Eleven long-haired friends of Jesus in a chartreuse micro-bus” And from the “Great Minds Think Alike (Or At Least Come Up With Similar Lyrics)” Department: f6) “I’m no schoolboy, but I know what I like.” f7) “I ain’t no monkey, but I know what I like.” [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/that-70s-song-name-that-tune-for-old-fogeys/187256.md?page=4) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/that-70s-song-name-that-tune-for-old-fogeys/187256.md?page=6)