# the " I turned on the radio and first heard \_\_\_\_by\_\_\_\_" A-Z game **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [August 19, 2003, 5:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-i-turned-on-the-radio-and-first-heard-____by____-a-z-game/196234 "2003-08-19T17:09:50Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 14\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![elfkin477](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/a9a28c/32.png) [@elfkin477](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/elfkin477)\ **Post date:** [August 19, 2003, 5:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-i-turned-on-the-radio-and-first-heard-____by____-a-z-game/196234/1 "2003-08-19T17:09:50Z")
You know that game kids play on long car rides? The one that goes something like " I went to the beach and brought…" then they list various things people have said plus their own up through the letter they’re up to at their turn. Person E would need to remember the list up until that point to say " I’m went to the beach and brought: an apple, a brat, a cat, a doorand an earwig" I thought it might be fun to play that here after a fashion. Let’s pretend we’re listening to the radio for this game, and our task is to list the first song we were exposed to by an artist. (you didn’t actually have to have heard it on the radio, of course, but it should be the first song you remember hearing by the artist.) When it’s your turn, you pick an artist or band (either the first word starts with that letter if it’s a band - articles excepted- or the last name of an artist) who starts with whichever letter we’re up to, and give the single you first heard. But, instead of “remembering” what the people before you said, you fill in your own first song by the artists they chose before picking your artist and listing the single. I think it would be interesting to see who was exposed to what first, too 🙂 Try to remember to underline or bold your artist and song so it stands out, please. And yes, you have to repeat the sentence before listing your responses too, just like people force you to in the verbal game 😃 Oh, and feel free to take more than one turn, but don’t change your previous answers, of course. If people like this, we can start another round(s) once we get to artist/band Z. * * * " I turned on the radio and first heard: **Cornflake Girl** by **Tori Amos**. ---
**Author:** ![BuckleberryFerry](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/5f9b8f/32.png) [@BuckleberryFerry](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BuckleberryFerry)\ **Post date:** [August 19, 2003, 6:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-i-turned-on-the-radio-and-first-heard-____by____-a-z-game/196234/2 "2003-08-19T18:29:38Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by elfkin477 \* > **I turned on the radio and first heard: Cornflake Girl by Tori Amos.** Um…I don’t think I’ve really heard anything by Amos, but I’ll do the second bit. “I turned on the radio and first heard: **As Long As You Love Me** by **the Backstreet Boys**.” Did I do that right? ---
**Author:** ![Labdad](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/439d5e/32.png) [@Labdad](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Labdad)\ **Post date:** [August 19, 2003, 6:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-i-turned-on-the-radio-and-first-heard-____by____-a-z-game/196234/3 "2003-08-19T18:52:42Z")
“I turned on the radio and first heard: **Seeds and Stems Again Blues** by **Commander Cody and the Lost Planet Airmen.** ” ---
**Author:** ![gallows\_fodder](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/8c91f0/32.png) [@gallows\_fodder](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/gallows_fodder)\ **Post date:** [August 19, 2003, 7:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-i-turned-on-the-radio-and-first-heard-____by____-a-z-game/196234/4 "2003-08-19T19:05:22Z")
(Aren’t we supposed to be pulling the other responses before adding our own, and also changing the songs to songs we know by those artists? This is gonna be hard…how many Commander Cody fans do we have here? 🙂 ) “I turned on the radio and first heard: Little Earthquakes by Tori Amos, Bye Bye Bye by the Backstreet Boys, Riot in Cell Block #9 by Commander Cody and the Last Planet Airmen (thank you, Google!), and **Black Celebration** by **Depeche Mode**.” ---
**Author:** ![Labdad](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/439d5e/32.png) [@Labdad](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Labdad)\ **Post date:** [August 19, 2003, 7:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-i-turned-on-the-radio-and-first-heard-____by____-a-z-game/196234/5 "2003-08-19T19:10:45Z")
OK - I get it now. Sorry. (But we may have more Commander Cody fans than you think!) ---
**Author:** ![BuckleberryFerry](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/5f9b8f/32.png) [@BuckleberryFerry](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BuckleberryFerry)\ **Post date:** [August 19, 2003, 7:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-i-turned-on-the-radio-and-first-heard-____by____-a-z-game/196234/6 "2003-08-19T19:59:59Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by gallows fodder \* > \*\*(Aren’t we supposed to be pulling the other responses before adding our own, and also changing the songs to songs we know by those artists? This is gonna be hard…how many Commander Cody fans do we have here? 🙂 ) > > “I turned on the radio and first heard: Little Earthquakes by Tori Amos, _Bye Bye Bye by the Backstreet Boys_, Riot in Cell Block #9 by Commander Cody and the Last Planet Airmen (thank you, Google!), and Black Celebration by Depeche Mode.” \*\* (italics mine) I hate that I know this, but Bye Bye Bye is \*N SYNC. ---
**Author:** ![elfkin477](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/a9a28c/32.png) [@elfkin477](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/elfkin477)\ **Post date:** [August 20, 2003, 12:59am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-i-turned-on-the-radio-and-first-heard-____by____-a-z-game/196234/7 "2003-08-20T00:59:56Z")
Hmmm. This has been more complicated than I anticipated. Looks like **gallows fodder** got the idea, though. Shall we try another childhood tatic, and call for a do-over? (Please try not to pick really obscure bands so it doesn’t keep others from playing. If I promise not to pick P is for Possum Dixon, don’t pick C is for Neco Case) \*\* I turned on the radio and first heard **Dude Looks Like a Lady** by **Aerosmith**. ---
**Author:** ![BuckleberryFerry](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/5f9b8f/32.png) [@BuckleberryFerry](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BuckleberryFerry)\ **Post date:** [August 20, 2003, 3:02am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-i-turned-on-the-radio-and-first-heard-____by____-a-z-game/196234/8 "2003-08-20T03:02:17Z")
I turned on the radio and first heard: **Cryin’** by **Aerosmith** and **As Long As You Love Me** by **The Backstreet Boys** ---
**Author:** ![Lathe\_of\_Heaven](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/c5a1d2/32.png) [@Lathe\_of\_Heaven](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lathe_of_Heaven)\ **Post date:** [August 20, 2003, 3:52am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-i-turned-on-the-radio-and-first-heard-____by____-a-z-game/196234/9 "2003-08-20T03:52:02Z")
I turned on the radio and heard **I Don’t Want To Miss A Thing** by **Aerosmith** , **I Want It That Way** by the **Backstreet Boys** , and **Zombie** by the **Cranberries**. ---
**Author:** ![NoCoolUserName](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/5fc32e/32.png) [@NoCoolUserName](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/NoCoolUserName)\ **Post date:** [August 20, 2003, 5:57am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-i-turned-on-the-radio-and-first-heard-____by____-a-z-game/196234/10 "2003-08-20T05:57:02Z")
I turned on the radio and heard: _Same Old Song And Dance_ by Aerosmith _I Want It That Way_ by the Backstreet Boys _Dreams_ by the Cranberries **and** _She Blinded Me with Science!_ by Thomas Dolby ---
**Author:** ![Lisa-go-Blind](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/7c8e57/32.png) [@Lisa-go-Blind](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lisa-go-Blind)\ **Post date:** [August 20, 2003, 6:12am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-i-turned-on-the-radio-and-first-heard-____by____-a-z-game/196234/11 "2003-08-20T06:12:39Z")
I turned on the radio and heard: _Dream On_ by Aerosmith _As Long as You Love Me_ by the Backstreet Boys _Linger_ by the Cranberries _She Blinded Me With Science_ by Thomas Dolby and _Novocaine for the Soul_ by Eels. ---
**Author:** ![elfkin477](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/a9a28c/32.png) [@elfkin477](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/elfkin477)\ **Post date:** [August 20, 2003, 2:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-i-turned-on-the-radio-and-first-heard-____by____-a-z-game/196234/12 "2003-08-20T14:47:37Z")
I turned on the radio and heard: Dude Looks Like a Lady by Aerosmith, Everybody(backstreet’s back) by the Backstreet Boys Linger by the Cranberries She Blinded Me With Science by Thomas Dolby Novocaine for the Soul by Eels and **Big Me** by **The Foo Fighters** ---
**Author:** ![big\_alex](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/e56c9b/32.png) [@big\_alex](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/big_alex)\ **Post date:** [August 20, 2003, 6:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-i-turned-on-the-radio-and-first-heard-____by____-a-z-game/196234/13 "2003-08-20T18:30:52Z")
I turned on the radio and heard: Walk this way by Aerosmith As long as you love me by The backstreet boys Linger by The cranberries She blinded me with science by Thomas Dolby Going over to Suzie’s house by The eels Learn to fly by The foo fighters and Good ridance by Green day ---
**Author:** ![elfkin477](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/a9a28c/32.png) [@elfkin477](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/elfkin477)\ **Post date:** [August 26, 2003, 5:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-i-turned-on-the-radio-and-first-heard-____by____-a-z-game/196234/14 "2003-08-26T17:14:33Z")
I turned on the radio and heard: Dude Looks Like a Lady by Aerosmith, Everybody(backstreet’s back) by the Backstreet Boys Linger by the Cranberries She Blinded Me With Science by Thomas Dolby Novocaine for the Soul by Eels Big Me by The Foo Fighters Basket Case by Green Day and **Doll Parts** by **Hole**