# 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:** 9
**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 11, 2003, 4:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/that-70s-song-name-that-tune-for-old-fogeys/187256/161 "2003-07-11T16:28:19Z")
ast-13 is Everybody Is A Star. Me now! BG1- One day near Salinas I let him slip away BG2- One of these days you’re gonna break your glass BG3- You know you’re gonna lose and never win BG4- Will I have to suffer and cry the whole night through? BG5- You must believe it’s all heaven sent BG6- I feel I need you, baby BG7- Nothing you can’t handle/Nothing you ain’t got ---
**Author:** ![Fish42](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/4da419/32.png) [@Fish42](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Fish42)\ **Post date:** [July 11, 2003, 4:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/that-70s-song-name-that-tune-for-old-fogeys/187256/162 "2003-07-11T16:51:27Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by Biggirl \* > \*\* > BG1- One day near Salinas I let him slip away > > BG4- Will I have to suffer and cry the whole night through? > \*\* BG-1 “Me and Bobby McGee,” Janis Joplin BG-4 “When Will I See You Again,” The Three Degrees f21) “I know it sounds absurd/Please tell me who I am” f22) “You can feel it in your olfactory” And f20 was not “American Pie” and f18 is the Doobie Brothers but a different song than “Takin It To The Streets.” ---
**Author:** ![koeeoaddi](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/koeeoaddi/32/408_2.png) [@koeeoaddi](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/koeeoaddi)\ **Post date:** [July 11, 2003, 4:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/that-70s-song-name-that-tune-for-old-fogeys/187256/163 "2003-07-11T16:51:27Z")
BG1- One day near Salinas I let him slip away - Me and Bobby McGee - Kris Kristopherson (sp?) BG7-Nothing you can’t handle/Nothing you ain’t got - Low Down - Boz Scags BG3- You know you’re gonna lose and never win - Your Mama Don’t Dance - Loggins & Messina How about: k1 - I need you to live k2 - after the ambulances go k3 - tie me on her and turn her loose k4 - things got bad and things got worse ---
**Author:** ![Spoons](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/spoons/32/3141_2.png) [@Spoons](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Spoons)\ **Post date:** [July 11, 2003, 5:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/that-70s-song-name-that-tune-for-old-fogeys/187256/164 "2003-07-11T17:56:56Z")
f18) “Though it’s part of the Lone Star State, people don’t seem to care.” – “China Grove” by the Doobie Brothers f19) "I can sink a lttle drink and shout out, “She’s with me.” – “Saturday Night’s Alright for Fighting,” by Elton John ---
**Author:** ![Biffy\_the\_Elephant\_Shrew](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/e47c2d/32.png) [@Biffy\_the\_Elephant\_Shrew](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Biffy_the_Elephant_Shrew)\ **Post date:** [July 11, 2003, 6:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/that-70s-song-name-that-tune-for-old-fogeys/187256/165 "2003-07-11T18:04:28Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by Fish42 \* > \*\* > f22) “You can feel it in your olfactory” > \*\* “Dead Skunk,” by Rufus Wainwiright’s dad ---
**Author:** ![Biffy\_the\_Elephant\_Shrew](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/e47c2d/32.png) [@Biffy\_the\_Elephant\_Shrew](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Biffy_the_Elephant_Shrew)\ **Post date:** [July 11, 2003, 6:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/that-70s-song-name-that-tune-for-old-fogeys/187256/166 "2003-07-11T18:08:46Z")
Oops: that’s _Wainwright_. > [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by koeeoaddi \* > \*\* > k2 - after the ambulances go > k3 - tie me on her and turn her loose > \*\* “Desolation Row” and “Country Pie,” both by Dylan (and both from the **'60s** ). ---
**Author:** ![Enginerd](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/bcef8e/32.png) [@Enginerd](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Enginerd)\ **Post date:** [July 11, 2003, 6:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/that-70s-song-name-that-tune-for-old-fogeys/187256/167 "2003-07-11T18:09:21Z")
> [@](#): > > f18) “Though it’s part of the Lone Star State, people don’t seem to care.” > f20) “The drinks will flow and blood will spill.” 18 is _China Grove_ by the **Doobies** 20 is _The Boys are Back in town_ by **Thin Lizzy** > [@](#): > > k2 - after the ambulances go > k4 - things got bad and things got worse k2 - _Desolation Row_ by **Bob Dylan**. k4 - _Lodi_ by **CCR** ---
**Author:** ![gossamer](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/f07891/32.png) [@gossamer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/gossamer)\ **Post date:** [July 11, 2003, 6:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/that-70s-song-name-that-tune-for-old-fogeys/187256/168 "2003-07-11T18:10:35Z")
ast10- The world’s coming to an end. I don’t even care. “Earache My Eye”–Cheech and Chong is the first thing that comes to mind ---
**Author:** ![ddgryphon](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/8c91f0/32.png) [@ddgryphon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ddgryphon)\ **Post date:** [July 11, 2003, 6:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/that-70s-song-name-that-tune-for-old-fogeys/187256/169 "2003-07-11T18:11:20Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by koeeoaddi \* > \*\*BG1- One day near Salinas I let him slip away - Me and Bobby McGee - Kris Kristopherson (sp?) > > BG7-Nothing you can’t handle/Nothing you ain’t got - Low Down - Boz Scags > > BG3- You know you’re gonna lose and never win - Your Mama Don’t Dance - Loggins & Messina > > How about: > > k1 - I need you to live > k2 - after the ambulances go > k3 - tie me on her and turn her loose > k4 - things got bad and things got worse \*\* K4 - Joy – Neilson (I love that song – Joy to the world was a beautiful girl/but to me Joy meant only sorrow). Bloody brilliant! ---
**Author:** ![ddgryphon](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/8c91f0/32.png) [@ddgryphon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ddgryphon)\ **Post date:** [July 11, 2003, 6:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/that-70s-song-name-that-tune-for-old-fogeys/187256/170 "2003-07-11T18:16:38Z")
ast20- “And I was a dreamer, with only words to trade.” – Longfellow Serenade, Neil Diamond. And, yes, he’s one of my guilty pleasures. ---
**Author:** ![ddgryphon](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/8c91f0/32.png) [@ddgryphon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ddgryphon)\ **Post date:** [July 11, 2003, 6:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/that-70s-song-name-that-tune-for-old-fogeys/187256/171 "2003-07-11T18:24:27Z")
ddg 13 – I’m a faithful follower of Brother John Birch ddg 14 – She cries alone at night too often/He smokes and drinks/And don’t come home at all ---
**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 11, 2003, 6:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/that-70s-song-name-that-tune-for-old-fogeys/187256/172 "2003-07-11T18:35:54Z")
BG5 is also “Lowdown” by Boz Skaggs. Some more of my own: NDP 1 - I think I see my brother coming NDP 2 - Talk to me some more/ You don’t have to go NDP 3 - Everyone says I’ve got no respect NDP 4 - The trip we made to Hollywood is still etched upon my mind ---
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Also, ddg 13 is “Uneasy Rider” by the Charlie Daniels Band. ---
**Author:** ![Spoons](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/spoons/32/3141_2.png) [@Spoons](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Spoons)\ **Post date:** [July 11, 2003, 7:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/that-70s-song-name-that-tune-for-old-fogeys/187256/174 "2003-07-11T19:25:56Z")
ddg 14 – She cries alone at night too often/He smokes and drinks/And don’t come home at all – “Only Women Bleed” by Alice Cooper ---
**Author:** ![5\_time\_champ](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/5/278dde/32.png) [@5\_time\_champ](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/5_time_champ)\ **Post date:** [July 11, 2003, 7:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/that-70s-song-name-that-tune-for-old-fogeys/187256/175 "2003-07-11T19:36:46Z")
NDP 4 - The trip we made to Hollywood is still etched upon my mind _Reelin’ in the Years_ by **Steely Dan** ---
**Author:** ![astorian](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/ad7895/32.png) [@astorian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/astorian)\ **Post date:** [July 11, 2003, 7:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/that-70s-song-name-that-tune-for-old-fogeys/187256/176 "2003-07-11T19:39:35Z")
Several people have gotte ast13 wrong. The words “everyone’s a star” are part of the song I have in mind, but that’s not the title. And while ast14 is a Tavares song, it’s not the one named. - A few more: ast21- “Lazy day in bed, music in my head.” ast22- “Just feel the thunder as it warms your face.” ast23- “Here comes the big boss! Let’s get it on!” ast24- “My face is so pretty, you don’t see a scar.” ast25- “Needing me now is something I could use.” ast26- “Some button-pushing cowboy plays that love song.” ast27- “It was a beautiful song, but it ran too long.” ast28- “You can sell your paintings on the sidewalk.” ast29- “Call a spade a spade, the way you did back in the days.” ast30- “But the names you drop are second-hand.” ---
**Author:** ![5\_time\_champ](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/5/278dde/32.png) [@5\_time\_champ](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/5_time_champ)\ **Post date:** [July 11, 2003, 7:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/that-70s-song-name-that-tune-for-old-fogeys/187256/177 "2003-07-11T19:40:43Z")
> [@](#): > > ( f21) “I know it sounds absurd/Please tell me who I am” _The Logical Song_ by **Supertramp** ---
**Author:** ![5\_time\_champ](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/5/278dde/32.png) [@5\_time\_champ](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/5_time_champ)\ **Post date:** [July 11, 2003, 7:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/that-70s-song-name-that-tune-for-old-fogeys/187256/178 "2003-07-11T19:47:46Z")
ast23- “Here comes the big boss! Let’s get it on!” _Kung Fu Fighting_ by **Bruce somebody ??** ast27- “It was a beautiful song, but it ran too long.” _The Entertainer_ by **Billy Joel** ast29- “Call a spade a spade, the way you did back in the days.” \*Harry Truman \* by **Chicago** ---
**Author:** ![Spoons](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/spoons/32/3141_2.png) [@Spoons](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Spoons)\ **Post date:** [July 11, 2003, 7:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/that-70s-song-name-that-tune-for-old-fogeys/187256/179 "2003-07-11T19:49:22Z")
ast23- “Here comes the big boss! Let’s get it on!” – “King Fu Fighting” by Carl Douglas ast26- “Some button-pushing cowboy plays that love song.” – “Please Mr. Please,” by Olivia Newton-John ast27- “It was a beautiful song, but it ran too long.” – The Entertainer" by Billy Joel ast28- “You can sell your paintings on the sidewalk.” – “Please Come to Boston” by Dave Loggins ---
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Hey, BG5 should have been something else. Oh well, I guess I’ll have to post more easy ones. BG8- Take this handkerchief and dry your eyes BG9- Oh yes I can make it now, the pain is gone BG10- People get lonely-- ain’t nothing new BG11- Trying to keep up his courage by applying booze BG12-What used to be happy is sad [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/that-70s-song-name-that-tune-for-old-fogeys/187256.md?page=8) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/that-70s-song-name-that-tune-for-old-fogeys/187256.md?page=10)